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PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles swimmers battle tough North Kitsap

The Port Angeles girls swim team put up a spirited performance but fell to a strong North Kitsap team 121-63. Though the… Continue reading

Spartan freshman running back Kingston Steffen (24) picks up yardage against Adna during the first quarter Friday at Spartan Stadium. After Forks led 14-13 at the half, Adna came back in the second half to win 43-14. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Adna takes over in second half against Forks

The Forks football team got off to a great start against Adna, but the Pirates took advantage of Spartans mistakes in the second… Continue reading

Spartan freshman running back Kingston Steffen (24) picks up yardage against Adna during the first quarter Friday at Spartan Stadium. After Forks led 14-13 at the half, Adna came back in the second half to win 43-14. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
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PREP FOOTBALL: Early bad breaks hurt Roughriders

Bad breaks in the first nine minutes of the game turned into a Bainbridge runaway late in the first half as three… Continue reading

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PREPS: Roughrider netters sweep rivals

Port Angeles boys tennis earned its second win of the season over rival Sequim in a 7-0 sweep. The Riders swept the… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Kenie Moses, left, kneels for the return as teammate Aubree Hebert rushes in during Thursday's match against Brainbridge at Port Angeles High School.

VOLLEYBALL: Riders play well against league-leading Bainbridge

PA tennis beats rival Sequim

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Kenie Moses, left, kneels for the return as teammate Aubree Hebert rushes in during Thursday's match against Brainbridge at Port Angeles High School.
Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Sequim’s Liam Wiker is tackled by North Kitsap’s Townsyn Walsh in the first half of the Wolves’ 30-7 Olympic League loss in Poulsbo on Thursday.

PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim struggles offensively in loss to North Kitsap

Defense plays well in 30-7 defeat

Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Sequim’s Liam Wiker is tackled by North Kitsap’s Townsyn Walsh in the first half of the Wolves’ 30-7 Olympic League loss in Poulsbo on Thursday.
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CROSS COUNTRY: Rider girls win Lincoln Park run

Port Angeles and Sequim girls runners made up five of the top-10 individual finishers in a five-team Olympic League cross country meet… Continue reading

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Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim’s Annie Ellefson swims the 200-yard medley relay during a swim meet with East Jefferson on Wednesday at the Sequim YMCA.

GIRLS SWIMMING: Wolves slip past Rivals in pool play

Sequim edged East Jefferson 86-72 in an Olympic League girls swim meet Wednesday at the Sequim YMCA. “It was a great meet with… Continue reading

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim’s Annie Ellefson swims the 200-yard medley relay during a swim meet with East Jefferson on Wednesday at the Sequim YMCA.
Jay Cline/for Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula's Nil Grau leaps for a header in front of a Skagit Valley opponent as teammate Edwin Diaz looks on during the Pirates' 2-1 victory over the Cardinals on Wednesday at Wally Sigmar Field.

MEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula rallies for short-handed win

Down to 10 men, Pirates stay unbeaten with 2 late goals

Jay Cline/for Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula's Nil Grau leaps for a header in front of a Skagit Valley opponent as teammate Edwin Diaz looks on during the Pirates' 2-1 victory over the Cardinals on Wednesday at Wally Sigmar Field.
Jay Cline/for Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula's Shawna Larson, center, concentrates on the ball in front of Skagit Valley's Paige Mason, right, a 2024 Port Angeles High School graduate, and Stephanie Ortiz during the Pirates' 4-1 win Wednesday at Wally Sigmar Field.

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Second-half surge lifts Peninsula

Three goals over 21 minutes in the second half gave the Peninsula College women all the cushion they would need in a… Continue reading

Jay Cline/for Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula's Shawna Larson, center, concentrates on the ball in front of Skagit Valley's Paige Mason, right, a 2024 Port Angeles High School graduate, and Stephanie Ortiz during the Pirates' 4-1 win Wednesday at Wally Sigmar Field.
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BOYS TENNIS: Roughrider boys take one match from state champion North Kitsap

Port Angeles boys tennis traveled to Poulsbo to take on the defending Class 2A state champion Vikings from North Kitsap and the Vikings… Continue reading

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Sequim's Sasha Yada (20) battles for a ball against a Kingston player on Tuesday in Sequim. Kingston won the match 3-2 in penalty kicks. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

GIRLS SOCCER: Sequim falls in penalty kick shootout heartbreaker

Riders win on the road in a shutout

Sequim's Sasha Yada (20) battles for a ball against a Kingston player on Tuesday in Sequim. Kingston won the match 3-2 in penalty kicks. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim's Sydney Clark, left, and Rose Gibson rise up to block a kill attempt from Kingston's Maddie Brown (15). Sequim won 3-0 to remain near the top of the Olympic League standings. (Michael Dashiell/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Sequim sweeps Kingston, remains solidly in third

The Sequim volleyball team swept Kingston 3-0 (25-22, 25-11, 25-20) to remain in third place and postseason in the Olympic League. After Tuesday’s… Continue reading

Sequim's Sydney Clark, left, and Rose Gibson rise up to block a kill attempt from Kingston's Maddie Brown (15). Sequim won 3-0 to remain near the top of the Olympic League standings. (Michael Dashiell/for Peninsula Daily News)
Spartan Miley Blanton (center) controls the ball between Ilwaco players Sharon Merino Orozco (6) and Jacquelyn Hernandez (10). Forks defeated the Fisherman 4 to 0 at Spartan Stadium. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks soccer breaks through for first win

Miley Blanton scores a hat trick

Spartan Miley Blanton (center) controls the ball between Ilwaco players Sharon Merino Orozco (6) and Jacquelyn Hernandez (10). Forks defeated the Fisherman 4 to 0 at Spartan Stadium. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.
Sequim Wolves, from left, Ethan Melnick, Malachi Hampton and Liam Wiker take on North Kitsap in Poulsbo in a rare Thursday game. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Sequim defensive battle sets up huge game Thursday

A serious traffic collision threw a wrench into the travel plans for both the Sequim Wolves and Port Angeles Roughriders. The collision delayed both teams… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves, from left, Ethan Melnick, Malachi Hampton and Liam Wiker take on North Kitsap in Poulsbo in a rare Thursday game. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Amayah Nelson, Port Angeles swimming.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Amayah Nelson, Port Angeles swimming

Port Angeles’ Amayah Nelson has been a big part of the reason why the Roughriders girls swim team has started its season with four straight… Continue reading

Amayah Nelson, Port Angeles swimming.

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim volleyball sweeps Bremerton; wreck cancels swim meet

The Sequim volleyball team crushed Bremerton this weekend, allowing just 26 points in a 3-0 (25-3, 25-18, 25-5) victory. The win keeps the… Continue reading

The Run the Peninsula’s inaugural Spruce Railroad Trail 5K/10K on Oct. 19 will go along the north shore of Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News).

RUN THE PENINSULA: Spruce Railroad Run to debut Oct. 19

The fourth race of the 2024 Run the Peninsula Series set for Oct. 19 will be a brand new event, the Spruce… Continue reading

The Run the Peninsula’s inaugural Spruce Railroad Trail 5K/10K on Oct. 19 will go along the north shore of Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News).
Former Port Angeles cross-country teammates Max Baeder, left, and Jack Gladfelter competed against each other at the Charles Bowles 8K Cross-Country Invitational in Salem, Ore., this weekend. Baeder runs for The Evergreen State college while Gladfelter runs for Corban University in Salem. (Joe Gladfelter)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Former Riders’ XC teammates compete in college

Former Port Angeles Roughriders teammates Jack Gladfelter and Max Baeder competed against each other at the 49th annual Charles Bowles 8K Cross-Country… Continue reading

Former Port Angeles cross-country teammates Max Baeder, left, and Jack Gladfelter competed against each other at the Charles Bowles 8K Cross-Country Invitational in Salem, Ore., this weekend. Baeder runs for The Evergreen State college while Gladfelter runs for Corban University in Salem. (Joe Gladfelter)
East Jefferson midfielder Olivia McClemans beats Bush's Kate Van Nimwegen to the ball in a nonleague game Saturday in Chimacum. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: East Jefferson soccer learns from powerhouse; PA swimmers dominate

The East Jefferson girls soccer team went up… Continue reading

East Jefferson midfielder Olivia McClemans beats Bush's Kate Van Nimwegen to the ball in a nonleague game Saturday in Chimacum. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)