East Jefferson’s Kateyn Riley keeps her eyes on the basket while being closely guarded against Washougal on Saturday in Chimacum. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
East Jefferson’s Kateyn Riley keeps her eyes on the basket while being closely guarded against Washougal on Saturday in Chimacum. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

WRESTLING: Forks gets a trio of champions at The Rock

East Jefferson puts two wrestlers in championship match

Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP BASKETBALL: PA boys split a pair at SunDome Shootout

The Port Angeles boys basketball team picked up a split of games against a couple of tough opponents at the Yakima SunDome Shootout,… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
Forks basketball player Keira Johnson (holding sign) celebrates her career school scoring record with her teammates at a game at Mount Vernon Christian High School in Mount Vernon on Friday. (Courtesy photo)

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks wins sixth straight as record falls

It was a lot of good news tinged with a bit of bad for the Forks girls basketball team in the Spartans’… Continue reading

Forks basketball player Keira Johnson (holding sign) celebrates her career school scoring record with her teammates at a game at Mount Vernon Christian High School in Mount Vernon on Friday. (Courtesy photo)
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Port Angeles' Morgan Politika, right, charges to the key defended by Washougal's Ireland Albaugh on Thursday at Port Angeles High School.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Roughrider girls battle, but fall short against Washougal

The Port Angeles girls basketball team battled back against foul trouble and a tall, physical Washougal squad, but came up just short… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Morgan Politika, right, charges to the key defended by Washougal's Ireland Albaugh on Thursday at Port Angeles High School.
Forks Spartans

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks girls win fifth straight

The Forks girls basketball team got rolling in the second quarter and got a huge game from Keira Johnson in a 53-43 win… Continue reading

Forks Spartans
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Neah Bay's Allie Greene shoots over the Mossyrock defense on March 4 in Spokane in the 1B state championship game. Greene led the Red Devils with 19 points to help the Neah Bay girls win the state championship 56-54. She now plays for Peninsula College.

2023 REVIEW: It was a year of champions on the Olympic Peninsula

In 2023, there were two championship teams from the Olympic Peninsula crowned, a huge growth in the local BMX scene, a historic… Continue reading

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Neah Bay's Allie Greene shoots over the Mossyrock defense on March 4 in Spokane in the 1B state championship game. Greene led the Red Devils with 19 points to help the Neah Bay girls win the state championship 56-54. She now plays for Peninsula College.
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Port Angeles' Jason Hawes, right, picks an opening in the in the line after receiving a key block by teammate  Brandt Perry, left, during Friday's game against Bainbridge at Port Angeles Civic Field.

ALL-PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Port Angeles’ Jason Hawes literally did it all

This season, Port Angeles senior Jason Hawes was asked to do everything for the Roughriders football team. The all-Olympic League linebacker was… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Jason Hawes, right, picks an opening in the in the line after receiving a key block by teammate  Brandt Perry, left, during Friday's game against Bainbridge at Port Angeles Civic Field.
Port Angeles’ Millie Long is leading the nation in steals with 4.57 a game for Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, Calif. (Max Tepper /Cal Poly Humboldt)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Millie Long leading nation in steals at Cal Poly Humboldt

After just seven games, Port Angeles’ Millie Long has already made her mark for the Cal Poly Humboldt women’s basketball team. Long,… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Millie Long is leading the nation in steals with 4.57 a game for Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, Calif. (Max Tepper /Cal Poly Humboldt)
Forks wrestler Miley Blanton and East Jefferson wrestler Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Miley Blanton, Forks; Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson

This week, we recognize a pair of girl wrestlers at opposite ends of the Olympic Peninsula who have had outstanding starts to their 2023-24 seasons.… Continue reading

Forks wrestler Miley Blanton and East Jefferson wrestler Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez.
Sequim Wolves.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim dominates Steilacoom to get back on winning track

The Sequim girls basketball team bounced back from a rough loss against Neah Bay by getting back on the winning track with a… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves.
With teammate Sasha Yada, left, racing into Spartan territory, Sequim’s Taryn Johnson looks to advance the ball against Bainbridge in the first half of a Sept. 26 Olympic League match-up. Johnson has been selected as the Peninsula Daily News’ All-Peninsula Girls Soccer MVP for the second straight season.
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ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS SOCCER MVP: Sequim’s Taryn Johnson willing to win

Wolves’ career goal-scoring leader repeats as MVP

With teammate Sasha Yada, left, racing into Spartan territory, Sequim’s Taryn Johnson looks to advance the ball against Bainbridge in the first half of a Sept. 26 Olympic League match-up. Johnson has been selected as the Peninsula Daily News’ All-Peninsula Girls Soccer MVP for the second straight season.
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OUTDOORS: Holiday razor clam digs start Tuesday

Razor clam fritters to help ring in the new year? That’s a possibility with coastal razor clam digs set to run Tuesday through Friday, Dec.… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Isaiah Shamp, right, goes for the quick layup over the head of Enumclaw’s Austin Pierce on Wednesday at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles dials up the pressure in second-half comeback win over Enumclaw

Port Angeles put the squeeze on Enumclaw late, clawing back from an eight-point halftime deficit and holding the Hornets to just three… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Isaiah Shamp, right, goes for the quick layup over the head of Enumclaw’s Austin Pierce on Wednesday at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay girls wipe out Sequim 67-29

Crescent boys win ninth straight

Port Angeles’ Parker Nickerson, right, charges past W.F. West’s Weston Potter during Tuesday’s game at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders bounce Bearcats

Port Angeles tops tall team from W.F. West

Port Angeles’ Parker Nickerson, right, charges past W.F. West’s Weston Potter during Tuesday’s game at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS SWIMMING: Ellefson part of three victories as Port Angeles sinks Shelton

Port Angeles found competition for the first time this season but didn’t blink, knocking off Shelton 94-75 in a nonleague boys swim… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Crescent holds off Quilcene comeback

The Crescent boys basketball team improved to 8-1 on the season, fending off a comeback attempt from Quilcene in a 54-46 victory. “That… Continue reading