East Jefferson's Dillon Page-Castillo battle for a rebound against defending state champion Annie Wright in a game Tuesday in Port Townsend. Annie Wright won 89-44. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Defending champions Annie Wright run past East Jefferson

The East Jefferson boys basketball team ran into a juggernaut from defending 1A state champion Annie Wright, falling 89-44 to the Gators… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Dillon Page-Castillo battle for a rebound against defending state champion Annie Wright in a game Tuesday in Port Townsend. Annie Wright won 89-44. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
East Jefferson's Jackson Dupuy performs a takedown of a Forks wrestler at East Jefferson's team duals held this weekend. (Ava Fletcher)

PREP ROUNDUP: East Jefferson wrestlers win home tourney

PA bowling rolls two 700 games in beating Sequim

East Jefferson's Jackson Dupuy performs a takedown of a Forks wrestler at East Jefferson's team duals held this weekend. (Ava Fletcher)

PREP SPORTS: Sequim, PA postpone Tuesday games due to high wind warning

Sequim and Port Angeles postponed their basketball games Tuesday night due to high winds forecast for the Hood Canal area that could result… Continue reading

Ty Rowley, Forks basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ty Rowley, Forks basketball

The Forks basketball team this year has undergone a huge amount of turnover, with two all-league performers graduating, another one moving to another community and… Continue reading

Ty Rowley, Forks basketball
Port ANgeles Roughriders

PREP WRESTLING: PA grapplers sixth at Larry Brown tournament

The Port Angeles boys wrestling team came in sixth at the Larry Brown Invitational in Fife this weekend. The Roughriders had six wrestlers… Continue reading

Port ANgeles Roughriders
Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke (0) drives to the rim against Bainbridge on Friday night in Sequim. The Wolves were down by just two points to open up the fourth quarter but lost 67-56. (Emily Matthiessen/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim boys battle Bainbridge tough, but fall in fourth quarter

The Sequim boys basketball team had a pair of losses this weekend, with the important loss against Bainbridge on Friday. Bainbridge is expected… Continue reading

Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke (0) drives to the rim against Bainbridge on Friday night in Sequim. The Wolves were down by just two points to open up the fourth quarter but lost 67-56. (Emily Matthiessen/for Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula College Pirates

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women extend winning streak to seven games

The Peninsula College women’s basketball team extended its winning streak to seven games with a three-game sweep at the NWAC Crossover tournament at… Continue reading

Peninsula College Pirates
Port Angeles Roughriders

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles allows just 15 points in league win

For the second straight Olympic League game, the Port Angeles girls basketball team allowed just 15 points to its opponent, crushing Olympic… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
Daniel Benoit drives the ball up the court against Elma in Port Angeles' first home game of the year Saturday. The Riders overcame an 18-0 Elma run to win in the fourth quarter 56-50. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles boys rally to overcome 18-0 scoring drought

Saturday’s game was a nonleague win for the Port Angeles boys basketball team, but it was the kind of win that can… Continue reading

Daniel Benoit drives the ball up the court against Elma in Port Angeles' first home game of the year Saturday. The Riders overcame an 18-0 Elma run to win in the fourth quarter 56-50. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Severity, frequency of storms increasing

all number among the recent destructive weather events… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula cheerleaders performed in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade on Dec. 7 in front of thousands of spectators lining the streets at Hawaii’s Waikiki Beach. From left, Port Angeles’ Madison Bishop, Forks’ Danikka King and Libby Owen and Port Angeles’ Addisen McNeece and Melia Webber.

AREA SPORTS: Forks, Port Angeles cheerleaders perform in Pearl Harbor Day Parade

Cheerleaders from Forks and Port Angeles represented the North Olympic Peninsula in the annual Pearl Harbor… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula cheerleaders performed in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade on Dec. 7 in front of thousands of spectators lining the streets at Hawaii’s Waikiki Beach. From left, Port Angeles’ Madison Bishop, Forks’ Danikka King and Libby Owen and Port Angeles’ Addisen McNeece and Melia Webber.
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Port Angeles’ Allison Fricker avoids Olympic Trojan Kathryn James, right, trying to strip her flag during their flag football match Thursday evening in a heavy mist at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. The Roughriders beat Olympic 42-0 and Kingston 42-35 to improve to 3-1. Sequim (3-1) edged North Kitsap 15-14 and lost to Klahowya 35-6.
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Port Angeles’ Allison Fricker avoids Olympic Trojan Kathryn James, right, trying to strip her flag during their flag football match Thursday evening in a heavy mist at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. The Roughriders beat Olympic 42-0 and Kingston 42-35 to improve to 3-1. Sequim (3-1) edged North Kitsap 15-14 and lost to Klahowya 35-6.
Port Angeles’ 400-yard free relay team achieved a state-qualifying time, improving their previous best by two seconds during the Riders’ swim meet against defending state-champion Bainbridge at Shore Aquatic Center on Wednesday in Port Angeles. Swimmers are, from left, Patrick Ross, Miles Van Denburg, Adam Kaminski and Thomas Jones.

PREPS: Roughriders swimming pushes defending state champ Bainbridge to the limit

Port Angeles added a state-qualifying time, six new district cuts and set an impressive 22 personal-best times while pushing defending state-champion Bainbridge… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ 400-yard free relay team achieved a state-qualifying time, improving their previous best by two seconds during the Riders’ swim meet against defending state-champion Bainbridge at Shore Aquatic Center on Wednesday in Port Angeles. Swimmers are, from left, Patrick Ross, Miles Van Denburg, Adam Kaminski and Thomas Jones.
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Forks’ Avery Dilley defends against Port Angeles’ Storey Schmidt during the team’s season opener last week.

GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Forks wants to repeat as league champs, compete for state berth

Forks returns its entire starting five from its district playoff run last season as the Spartans seek to repeat with their fourth straight… Continue reading

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Forks’ Avery Dilley defends against Port Angeles’ Storey Schmidt during the team’s season opener last week.

BRIDGE CLOSURE: (Updated!) Several prep games postponed due to Hood Canal Bridge accident

A total of six basketball games involving Olympic Peninsula teams were postponed Tuesday due to… Continue reading

Ty Rowley (20) is the biggest returning player for the Forks Spartans this year. Rowley scored 36 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in a win this week against Hoquiam and is part of a big squad for the Spartans. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Forks boys start a new chapter with brand new roster

It’s a big year of change for the Forks boys basketball team. Some of that change is due to graduation, some of it… Continue reading

Ty Rowley (20) is the biggest returning player for the Forks Spartans this year. Rowley scored 36 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in a win this week against Hoquiam and is part of a big squad for the Spartans. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Neah Bay Red Devils

PREP BASKETBALL: 4-0 Neah Bay girls run past Forks

Neah Bay executed its halfcourt offense and got numerous good looks inside in blowing past Forks 71-40 in a nonleague girls basketball… Continue reading

Neah Bay Red Devils
Forks' Ty Rowley scored 36 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in a 70-59 win over Hoquiam on Monday in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Forks' Ty Rowley scored 36 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in a 70-59 win over Hoquiam on Monday in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BOWLING: PA girls solid, but drops match to Klahowya

Port Angeles rolled some solid games against Klahowya, one of the toughest teams in the state, but lost 7-0 to the Eagles.… Continue reading

Sequim sophomore Aiden Glenn (on top) wrestles Anthony Martinez of Steilacoom at the Ramrock Invitational this weekend in Olympia. Glenn won two matches of the day, including a technical fall over Martinez, to finish fourth at 175 pounds. (Marcie Glenn)

WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Forks second at Ocosta; Sequim, Port Angeles at Ramrock Invite

The Forks boys finished second as a team in the Ocosta Invitational this weekend, while Forks’ Jade Blair finished first in the 125A… Continue reading

Sequim sophomore Aiden Glenn (on top) wrestles Anthony Martinez of Steilacoom at the Ramrock Invitational this weekend in Olympia. Glenn won two matches of the day, including a technical fall over Martinez, to finish fourth at 175 pounds. (Marcie Glenn)