Quilcene's Megan Weller attempts a spike against Sunnyside Christian's Mackenzie Benjert during last year's Class 1B state volleyball tournament in Yakima. Roger Harnack/The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

PREP SPORTS: Quilcene, Neah Bay begin volleyball tournament Friday; Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Sequim at state swim meet

YAKIMA — Quilcene and Neah Bay kick off the Class 1B state volleyball tournament at the Yakima Valley SunDome this morning. Port Angeles, Port Townsend… Continue reading

Quilcene's Megan Weller attempts a spike against Sunnyside Christian's Mackenzie Benjert during last year's Class 1B state volleyball tournament in Yakima. Roger Harnack/The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

PREP SPORTS: Sequim football lands four on All-Olympic League First Team; all-league volleyball and soccer honorees

PORT ANGELES — Sequim senior Miguel Moroles has been chosen as the Olympic League 2A First Team quarterback, according to the school's athletic director, Dave… Continue reading

UPDATED — STATE VOLLEYBALL: Quilcene opens with win; Neah Bay advances to second day

UPDATED — STATE VOLLEYBALL: Quilcene opens with win; Neah Bay advances to second day

YAKIMA — Neah Bay won its second-round game with Three Rivers Christian in three sets 25-13, 25-19, 25-23. The Red Devils will continue play in… Continue reading

UPDATED — STATE VOLLEYBALL: Quilcene opens with win; Neah Bay advances to second day
UPDATED — Ulin approved as Port Angeles boys basketball coach

UPDATED — Ulin approved as Port Angeles boys basketball coach

PORT ANGELES — Kasey Ulin was officially approved Thursday night as the new boys basketball head coach at Port Angeles High School. Ulin's supplemental contract,… Continue reading

UPDATED — Ulin approved as Port Angeles boys basketball coach
Peninsula College's Tasha Inong attacks the ball against Grays Harbors' Ashley Alonzo last month. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula College facing tough semifinal clash with Lane

TUKWILA — A Peninsula College women's soccer season that started with two wins at Starfire Sports Complex has the potential to end there with two… Continue reading

Peninsula College's Tasha Inong attacks the ball against Grays Harbors' Ashley Alonzo last month. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula College's Kassio Monteiro (11)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men, women well-represented on NWAC All-Star teams

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College men's and women's soccer teams are well-represented on the NWAC North-West Region All-Star teams, with six women and five men… Continue reading

Peninsula College's Kassio Monteiro (11)

OUTDOORS: Cycle event Saturday to raise food and funds for Sequim Food Bank

CYCLISTS WHO ENJOY philanthropy and are looking for a worthwhile ride this weekend should check out the fourth annual Cranksgiving “food-raising” event this Saturday in… Continue reading

Quilcene running back Colten Pol (1) levels a Mary M. Knight defender during the Rangers' 52-14 win. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Colten Pol grows on and off the field, helps Quilcene to state berth

QUILCENE — As rambunctious on the field as the first four letters of his given name would suggest, Quilcene's Colten Pol has been a force… Continue reading

Quilcene running back Colten Pol (1) levels a Mary M. Knight defender during the Rangers' 52-14 win. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles High School softball standout Carly Gouge signs a letter of intent to play at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale

SOFTBALL: Port Angeles’ Carly Gouge signs letter of intent with Hillsdale College

PORT ANGELES — Carly Gouge moved one giant step closer to her dream when she signed a national letter of intent to play softball at… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School softball standout Carly Gouge signs a letter of intent to play at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale
UPDATED — Ulin approved as Port Angeles boys basketball coach

UPDATED — Ulin approved as Port Angeles boys basketball coach

PORT ANGELES — Kasey Ulin was officially approved Thursday night as the new boys basketball head coach at Port Angeles High School. Ulin's supplemental contract,… Continue reading

UPDATED — Ulin approved as Port Angeles boys basketball coach

GOLF: Custom swing fitting working well

WAY BACK ON a rainy day in May, I went for a custom swing fitting for a new TaylorMade JetSpeed driver after an invitation to… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Callaghan scores 18, but Peninsula men fall in scrimmage

[Updated to correct the day of Peninsula's next scrimmage, which will be Saturday, not Sunday.] PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College men's basketball team fell… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke

CROSS COUNTRY: Late move helped Port Townsend’s Clarke win state championship

PORT TOWNSEND — When Ryan Clarke finally arrived home from Pasco on Sunday evening, he went for a run. Because that's how long-distance runners party.… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke

MEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula’s season a success despite early exit

PORT ANGELES — The Northwest Athletic Conference championship cup will be in someone else’s trophy case this year, but that doesn’t change how dominant the… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Three things learned last week

Down to two. A few weeks ago, there was a chance that five North Olympic Peninsula would have five football teams make the postseason. Now… Continue reading

Peninsula College's Kai Mahuka manages to get enough of a foot on the ball to get it past Treasure Valley goalkeeper Tessa Pitzer and score the only goal of the game in the Pirates' 1-0 win in the NWAC quarterfinals. Jay Cline/for Peninsula Daily News

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula Pirates earn trip back to NWAC semifinals

PORT ANGELES — Trips to the Northwest Athletic Conference soccer semifinals are becoming routine for the Peninsula College women's team. Another visit, the program's fourth… Continue reading

Peninsula College's Kai Mahuka manages to get enough of a foot on the ball to get it past Treasure Valley goalkeeper Tessa Pitzer and score the only goal of the game in the Pirates' 1-0 win in the NWAC quarterfinals. Jay Cline/for Peninsula Daily News
Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke runs the last 200 meters of the boys 1A race on his way to winning a cross country state championship. Dave Shreffler/for Peninsula Daily News

CROSS COUNTRY: Port Townsend’s Ryan Clarke wins title, Sequim boys finish second at state championships; other area results

PASCO — Port Townsend senior Ryan Clarke wrapped up his high school cross country career with a Class 1A state championship. Clarke's performance highlighted a… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke runs the last 200 meters of the boys 1A race on his way to winning a cross country state championship. Dave Shreffler/for Peninsula Daily News
Quilcene's Triston Williams (86) charges through the Taholah defense en route to a first down during the Rangers' 86-28 win in the Quad-District playoffs. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene makes state by trouncing Taholah 82-28

QUILCENE — A first quarter wave of offense, defense and special teams helped Quilcene wash over shorthanded Taholah 86-28 in a Quad-District playoff game to… Continue reading

Quilcene's Triston Williams (86) charges through the Taholah defense en route to a first down during the Rangers' 86-28 win in the Quad-District playoffs. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
The Port Angeles High School girls swimming and dive team placed second at the district meet on Saturday at Hazen High School in Renton. The team is

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles girls take second at distict swimming and diving meet; Clallam Bay football falls to Tulalip Heritage

RENTON — Port Angeles finished second and broke a meet record at the district meet at Hazen High School. Taylor Beebe, Carter Juskevich, Jaine Macias… Continue reading

The Port Angeles High School girls swimming and dive team placed second at the district meet on Saturday at Hazen High School in Renton. The team is
Quilcene's Sammy Rae (4) battles at the net with Neah Bay's Vonte Aguirre (12) and Morgan Buzzell (1) at Crescent High School. The Rangers won in three sets. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

VOLLEYBALL: Quilcene, Neah Bay advance to state; Sequim, Port Townsend fall short

JOYCE — Two area volleyball teams went into the Class 1B Tri-District tournament and two teams came out with berths to this week's state tournament… Continue reading

Quilcene's Sammy Rae (4) battles at the net with Neah Bay's Vonte Aguirre (12) and Morgan Buzzell (1) at Crescent High School. The Rangers won in three sets. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News