Sequim's Aylee Bennett leaps for a loose ball as Port Angeles' Emma Smith looks on during the first half on Thursday night at Civic Field in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/for Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles beats Sequim in the rivalry’s first-ever shootout

PORT ANGELES — Rivalry games are often tests of pride and perseverance. And sometimes quirky bits of historical significance are part of the end result.… Continue reading

Sequim's Aylee Bennett leaps for a loose ball as Port Angeles' Emma Smith looks on during the first half on Thursday night at Civic Field in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/for Peninsula Daily News
Chinook salmon

OUTDOORS: Fishing open on Dungeness River; enormous kings being caught in West End rivers

THE RAINSHADOW RUMBLE, the annual rivalry football game between Sequim and Port Angeles, isn't the only game in the Dungeness Valley today. Anglers can target… Continue reading

Chinook salmon
Black-tailed buck deer such as this specimen

OUTDOORS: Saturday’s opening day of modern rifle deer season is cure for buck fever

THE COUNTDOWN TO Saturday’s opening day of modern rifle deer, and to a lesser extent waterfowl hunting season, is like waiting to have a doctor… Continue reading

Black-tailed buck deer such as this specimen
PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim hosts Port Angeles tonight in rejuvenated rivalry; other area previews

PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim hosts Port Angeles tonight in rejuvenated rivalry; other area previews

SEQUIM — The Rainshadow Rumble is actually a rivalry again. Since Erik Wiker took over the Sequim football program in 2004, the Wolves are 7-4… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim hosts Port Angeles tonight in rejuvenated rivalry; other area previews
Chinook salmon

OUTDOORS: Fishing to open Friday on Dungeness River; enormous kings being caught in West End rivers

THE RAINSHADOW RUMBLE, the annual rivalry football game between Sequim and Port Angeles, isn't the only game in the Dungeness Valley on Friday. Anglers can… Continue reading

Chinook salmon
Black-tailed buck deer such as this specimen

OUTDOORS: Saturday’s opening day of modern rifle deer season is cure for buck fever

THE COUNTDOWN TO Saturday’s opening day of modern rifle deer, and to a lesser extent waterfowl hunting season, is like waiting to have a doctor… Continue reading

Black-tailed buck deer such as this specimen
PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend moves up in Associated Press poll; Neah Bay holds spot

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend moves up in Associated Press poll; Neah Bay holds spot

Port Townsend moved up a spot in the latest Associated Press high school football poll, which were released Wednesday. The undefeated Redhawks are now tied… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend moves up in Associated Press poll; Neah Bay holds spot
Sequim's McKenzie Bentz gets the bump in the first game of her team's match against Kingston on Tuesday night in Sequim. The Wolves fell 3-1. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Sequim can’t handle Kingston in 3-1 loss; League-leading North Kitsap sweeps Port Angeles

SEQUIM — Sequim couldn’t break Kingston’s service game as the Buccaneers rallied after dropping the first set to cage the Wolves 21-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-18.… Continue reading

Sequim's McKenzie Bentz gets the bump in the first game of her team's match against Kingston on Tuesday night in Sequim. The Wolves fell 3-1. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
SunLand Golf & Country Club member Judy Flanders

GOLF: Plenty of activity at Cedars at Dungeness

THERE’S NEVER AN offseason at busy Cedars at Dungeness, the Sequim course that also currently leads KING-TV’s “Best of Western Washington” voting for Best Golf… Continue reading

SunLand Golf & Country Club member Judy Flanders
PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend moves up in Associated Press poll; Neah Bay holds spot

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend moves up in Associated Press poll; Neah Bay holds spot

Port Townsend moved up a spot in the latest Associated Press high school football poll, which were released Wednesday. The undefeated Redhawks are now tied… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend moves up in Associated Press poll; Neah Bay holds spot
Chimacum cheer captains Deidra Morris

PREP SPORTS: Chimacum cheer captains taking spirit to Orlando

CHIMACUM — Chimacum High School seniors Deidra Morris and Jaycie Eldridge are attending the Varsity Spirit Spectacular in December, an annual event held at Disney… Continue reading

Chimacum cheer captains Deidra Morris
Quilcene's Elysah Schryver (5) tips the ball over the fingers of Cr

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Quilcene back on winning track; Chimacum drops nonleague match

QUILCENE — Quilcene bounced back from a loss to first-place Christian Faith with a three-set sweep of Crosspoint 25-10, 25-4, 25-8. “We played well against… Continue reading

Quilcene's Elysah Schryver (5) tips the ball over the fingers of Cr

SPORTS BRIEFS: YMCA youth basketball registration . . . Volleyball league at Peninsula College . . . Jefferson County youth wrestling

YMCA youth basketball registration PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula YMCA is offering another season of youth basketball leagues for children age 4 through sixth… Continue reading

Forks running back Kenny Gale against Chimacum behind the block of Jack Dahlgren last month. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Three things learned last week

Sequim is firing away as it heads into this week's Rainshadow Rumble rivalry game against Port Angeles. Freshman quarterback Riley Cowan threw for 307 yards… Continue reading

Forks running back Kenny Gale against Chimacum behind the block of Jack Dahlgren last month. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men drop into first-place tie; women maintain tie atop division

BELLINGHAM — Peninsula College’s men’s and women’s soccer teams are both tied for first place in the Northwest Athletic Conference North Division. For the Peninsula… Continue reading

Quilcene quarterback Eli Harrison breaks away from Evergreen Lutheran's Ryan Lorette but loses a piece of his uniform. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene stumbles without Harrison, drops league showdown with Evergreen Lutheran

QUILCENE — The wave of “Oh, no's” that traveled up and down the Quilcene sideline foreshadowed a tough second half in a 28-8 loss to… Continue reading

Quilcene quarterback Eli Harrison breaks away from Evergreen Lutheran's Ryan Lorette but loses a piece of his uniform. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Sequim's Justin Porter

PREP SPORTS: Neah Bay football lights up Tulalip Heritage with 50-point first quarter; Sequim boys tennis deals Port Angeles a loss

MARYSVILLE — Cameron Buzzell caught the opening kickoff and was off to the races. So was Neah Bay. Buzzell took the ball 87 yards for… Continue reading

Sequim's Justin Porter
COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men drop into first-place tie; women maintain tie atop division

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men drop into first-place tie; women maintain tie atop division

BELLINGHAM — Peninsula College's men's and women's soccer teams are both tied for first place in the Northwest Athletic Conference North Division. For the Peninsula… Continue reading

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men drop into first-place tie; women maintain tie atop division
Forks running back Garrison Schumack (40) runs for a big gain that was called back due to a holding penalty as indicated by the flag in the background. Elma's Bryson Crisp (10) pursues Schumack from across the field. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks’ growing pains continue against Elma

FORKS — Forks football is building for long-term success. The downside to that is a ruthless learning curve in the short-term, which continued Friday night… Continue reading

Forks running back Garrison Schumack (40) runs for a big gain that was called back due to a holding penalty as indicated by the flag in the background. Elma's Bryson Crisp (10) pursues Schumack from across the field. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Quilcene quarterback Eli Harrison breaks away from Evergreen Lutheran's Ryan Lorette but loses a piece of his uniform. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene stumbles without Harrison, drops league showdown with Evergreen Lutheran

QUILCENE — The wave of “Oh, no's” that traveled up and down the Quilcene sideline foreshadowed a tough second half in a 28-8 loss to… Continue reading

Quilcene quarterback Eli Harrison breaks away from Evergreen Lutheran's Ryan Lorette but loses a piece of his uniform. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News