Area Sports

The Presidents’ Day Basketball Youth Tournament was held this weekend in Port Angeles with 40 teams coming from as far away as Elma, Sedro-Woolley, Belfair and Forks. Boys and girls teams had players in grades four through eight. Here, KaLeah Quilt of the seventh-grade Port Angeles girls team dribbles up the court against Shorewood. Shorewood won 22-21 on a last-second shot. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

STANDALONE PHOTO: Presidents’ Day hoops in Port Angeles

The Presidents’ Day Basketball Youth Tournament was held this weekend in Port Angeles with 40 teams coming from as far away as Elma, Sedro-Woolley, Belfair… Continue reading

The Presidents’ Day Basketball Youth Tournament was held this weekend in Port Angeles with 40 teams coming from as far away as Elma, Sedro-Woolley, Belfair and Forks. Boys and girls teams had players in grades four through eight. Here, KaLeah Quilt of the seventh-grade Port Angeles girls team dribbles up the court against Shorewood. Shorewood won 22-21 on a last-second shot. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
The Klahhane Xcel Gold team from left, includes Lainey DePiro, Raynee Ciarlo, Lorelei Sanders and Emily Bair. Four out of the six Xcel Gold members got 9.0 or higher in the floor exercise at the Realm Classic meet in Everett this weekend. (Klahhane Gymnastics)

GYMNASTICS: Klahhane gymnasts shine at Realm Classic

The Klahhane Gymnastics Xcel Team competed at the Realm Classic meet hosted by Coastal Realm Gymnastics last weekend. The athletes delivered outstanding performances,… Continue reading

The Klahhane Xcel Gold team from left, includes Lainey DePiro, Raynee Ciarlo, Lorelei Sanders and Emily Bair. Four out of the six Xcel Gold members got 9.0 or higher in the floor exercise at the Realm Classic meet in Everett this weekend. (Klahhane Gymnastics)

AREA SPORTS: Razor clam digs set Saturday through Friday

Sprint boat race dates announced

AREA SPORTS: Barn hosting Mariners Training Center clinics Feb. 17

North Olympic Baseball and Softball will host President’s Day baseball and softball clinics… Continue reading

UFC Former Port Angeles High School wrestler Kody Steele will make his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut Saturday when he fights China’s Rongzhu in the early prelims before the main UFC 312 pay-per-view broadcast.

MMA: Former Port Angeles wrestler Kody Steele set for debut at UFC 312

Will be on event’s Early Prelim bouts

UFC Former Port Angeles High School wrestler Kody Steele will make his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut Saturday when he fights China’s Rongzhu in the early prelims before the main UFC 312 pay-per-view broadcast.
From left, Ryan Halfacre, Airius Ingle, Quince Chanway and Eagle Zuniga from the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association compete in the under-15 men’s 500-meter race in Tacoma on Saturday. Under-17 competitor Mason Mai and OPRA head coach Sean Halberg look on. (Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association)

YOUTH ROWING: OPRA hauls in trophies from NW Ergomania! in Tacoma

The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association team brought back lots of hardware from the NW Ergomania! indoor rowing event in Tacoma. In the under-15… Continue reading

From left, Ryan Halfacre, Airius Ingle, Quince Chanway and Eagle Zuniga from the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association compete in the under-15 men’s 500-meter race in Tacoma on Saturday. Under-17 competitor Mason Mai and OPRA head coach Sean Halberg look on. (Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association)
Perhaps a better start of the race shot. The eventual winner is the fellow with the SF cap named Kyle Bardwell. And directly behind him in pink is the eventual female winner Sarah Paquet. dlogan

RUN THE PENINSULA: More than 330 brave the cold at Elwha Bridge Run

More than 330 runners and walkers braved temperatures in the mid-30s, not only to race the clock and themselves, but a snowstorm… Continue reading

Perhaps a better start of the race shot. The eventual winner is the fellow with the SF cap named Kyle Bardwell. And directly behind him in pink is the eventual female winner Sarah Paquet. dlogan
Sequim’s Dean Owen notched his second career hole-in-one while playing in The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course’s weekly Men’s Club event on Jan. 22.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Owen notches second ace

Catching clinic Tuesday

Sequim’s Dean Owen notched his second career hole-in-one while playing in The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course’s weekly Men’s Club event on Jan. 22.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Umpire training Feb. 22

An umpire training session for youth baseball/softball will be hosted by Washington District 2 Little… Continue reading

The Klahhane Xcel Bronze gymnastics team finished first at the Freedom Invitational this past weekend in Bremerton. From left, Penny Goodwin, Addie Brown, Adrie McGuire, Reagan Haguewood, Kinley Matthews, Sasha Gmazel and Nora Pecoraro. (Klahhane Gymnastics)

KLAHHANE GYMNASTICS: Xcel Bronze team takes second

The Klahhane Xcel Bronze gymnastics team finished first at the Freedom Invitational this past weekend in Bremerton. From left, Penny Goodwin, Addie Brown, Adrie McGuire,… Continue reading

The Klahhane Xcel Bronze gymnastics team finished first at the Freedom Invitational this past weekend in Bremerton. From left, Penny Goodwin, Addie Brown, Adrie McGuire, Reagan Haguewood, Kinley Matthews, Sasha Gmazel and Nora Pecoraro. (Klahhane Gymnastics)
The Rain Bear Running group at the 2024 OAT Run on the Olympic Peninsula. (Matt Sagen, Cascadia Films)

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Spring trail running workshop, training set

This spring brings an exciting lineup of trail running events and activities, making now the perfect time for people to mark their… Continue reading

The Rain Bear Running group at the 2024 OAT Run on the Olympic Peninsula. (Matt Sagen, Cascadia Films)
The Klahhane Xcel Bronze team that finished first at the Freedom Invite. From left, Penny Goodwin, Addie Brown, Adrie McGuire, Reagan Haguewood, Kinley Matthews, Sasha Gmazel and Nora Pecoraro. (Klahhane Gymnastics)

KLAHHANE GYMNASTICS: Xcel Bronze second at Freedom Invite; Xcel Gold third

The Klahhane Gymnastics Xcel teams had another packed weekend competing at the Freedom Invitational meet hosted by Cascade Elite Gymnastics West in Bremerton… Continue reading

The Klahhane Xcel Bronze team that finished first at the Freedom Invite. From left, Penny Goodwin, Addie Brown, Adrie McGuire, Reagan Haguewood, Kinley Matthews, Sasha Gmazel and Nora Pecoraro. (Klahhane Gymnastics)
Kylin Weitz, 11, of Port Angeles took first in the Friday qualifier in the 12 girls challenge class and in the 8-12 cruiser class at the Sunshine State National in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Lincoln Park BMX)

BMX: Lincoln Park riders shine in Florida

This past weekend, three Lincoln Park BMX riders shined in the Okeeheelee BMX in West Palm Beach, Fla., to race… Continue reading

Kylin Weitz, 11, of Port Angeles took first in the Friday qualifier in the 12 girls challenge class and in the 8-12 cruiser class at the Sunshine State National in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Lincoln Park BMX)
The Klahhane XCel Bronze team finished first as a team at the Biggest Little Meet in Mukilteo on Sunday. Team members are Lucy Monaghan, Nora Pecoraro, Kinley Matthews, Reagan Haguewood, Adrie McGuire, Penny Goodwin, Sasha Gmazel and Addie Brown. (Klahhane Gymnastics)

GYMNASTICS: Klahhane Xcel Bronze team takes first

Xcel Gold’s Ciarlo claims third straight vault win

The Klahhane XCel Bronze team finished first as a team at the Biggest Little Meet in Mukilteo on Sunday. Team members are Lucy Monaghan, Nora Pecoraro, Kinley Matthews, Reagan Haguewood, Adrie McGuire, Penny Goodwin, Sasha Gmazel and Addie Brown. (Klahhane Gymnastics)
The Martin Luther King Jr. basketball tournament was held this weekend at various gyms around Port Angeles. A total of 70 teams, with boys and girls from fourth through eighth grade, and from as far away as Stanwood, Lakewood and Ephrata competed in the two-day event. Here, Helen Martin of the Port Angeles seventh-grade girls team, made up of players from Stevens Middle School, Queen of Angels and Neah Bay, goes up against Stanwood. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PHOTO: 70 teams compete at annual MLK Jr. tournament in Port Angeles

The Martin Luther King Jr. basketball tournament was held this weekend at various gyms around Port Angeles. A total of 70 teams, with boys and… Continue reading

The Martin Luther King Jr. basketball tournament was held this weekend at various gyms around Port Angeles. A total of 70 teams, with boys and girls from fourth through eighth grade, and from as far away as Stanwood, Lakewood and Ephrata competed in the two-day event. Here, Helen Martin of the Port Angeles seventh-grade girls team, made up of players from Stevens Middle School, Queen of Angels and Neah Bay, goes up against Stanwood. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
This out and back race is a timed event and starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 10 at the old JC Penny Parking lot at: 651 W. Washington St., Sequim, WA 98382.

AREA SPORTS: Irrigation Festival’s Run celebrates 130 years

Run set May 10

This out and back race is a timed event and starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 10 at the old JC Penny Parking lot at: 651 W. Washington St., Sequim, WA 98382.

AREA SPORTS: Registration open for youth baseball and softball in Port Angeles and Port Townsend plus Sequim Soccer info

Registration is underway for North Olympic Baseball and Softball’s upcoming seasons at https://tinyurl.com/PDN-NOBAS25. The league… Continue reading

Left, Calm Beneath Castles will be shown at the Port Angeles Field Hall and Events Center on Jan. 16. Right, Jaida Wood, Pacific Lutheran University.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Three Red Devils named all-state and much more

New ski film, razor clams and former Rider shines for PLU

Left, Calm Beneath Castles will be shown at the Port Angeles Field Hall and Events Center on Jan. 16. Right, Jaida Wood, Pacific Lutheran University.
Port Angeles-Sequim Gymnastics Sequim gymnast Lucy Spelker, center, turned in the best all-around score (30.7) to take top honors for the Port Angeles-Sequim gymnastics squad in a win over Kingston this week. Spelker is joined by, from left, Port Angeles’ Lexi Possinger (fourth on vault), Mya Callis (seventh on floor), Shavari Epps (second on vault) and Lillian Sutherland (fourth on bars).

PREPS: Gymnasts win first meet, Sequim’s Spelker tops all-around

Rider swimmers fare well against Bainbridge

Port Angeles-Sequim Gymnastics Sequim gymnast Lucy Spelker, center, turned in the best all-around score (30.7) to take top honors for the Port Angeles-Sequim gymnastics squad in a win over Kingston this week. Spelker is joined by, from left, Port Angeles’ Lexi Possinger (fourth on vault), Mya Callis (seventh on floor), Shavari Epps (second on vault) and Lillian Sutherland (fourth on bars).

AREA SPORTS: Sequim VFW hosting Army-Navy football game watch party Saturday

Dungeness crab survey