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PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Summer is the season … for baseball

Every year, we look forward to summer on the sports desk. It’s a chance for us to breathe again, after the pandemonium of covering preps… Continue reading

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Members of the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association after the Rat Island Regatta at Fort Worden this weekend. (OPRA)

RAT ISLAND REGATTA: OPRA rowers take top spots

The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association and Sequim Bay Yacht Club had strong showings at the 31st annual Rat Island Regatta at Fort… Continue reading

Members of the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association after the Rat Island Regatta at Fort Worden this weekend. (OPRA)
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AMERICAN LEGION: Dick Brown Memorial Firecracker tourney begins Wednesday

Volunteers needed to man concessions, run scoreboards

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At left, Sherri Felton, here playing for the University of Washington, was the star player on the 1977 Port Angeles girls basketball team, the first girls team to make state since girls sports were reintroduced in Port Angeles in 1975. At right, Jerry Payne, here playing for Washington State, was a star player on the Port Angeles 1972 football team. He played tight end for the Roughriders and linebacker for the Cougars.

ROUGHRIDERS HALL OF FAME: Three historic teams added to Class of 2025

For the first time, three teams will be inducted in one year into the Port Angeles Roughrider Hall of Fame. The teams… Continue reading

At left, Sherri Felton, here playing for the University of Washington, was the star player on the 1977 Port Angeles girls basketball team, the first girls team to make state since girls sports were reintroduced in Port Angeles in 1975. At right, Jerry Payne, here playing for Washington State, was a star player on the Port Angeles 1972 football team. He played tight end for the Roughriders and linebacker for the Cougars.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Time to register for Port Angeles summer hoops camp

The Port Angeles summer basketball camp run by Port Angeles High School coaches and players will be held July 21-24 at the… Continue reading

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AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder Junior goes 5-0 at Selah tournament

Wilder Junior capped off a wildly successful weekend tournament in Selah by blasting the Yakima Valley Peppers 14-6 to finish 5-0 in the… Continue reading

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AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder Sr. splits four games in Mount Vernon

Wilder Senior split four games at a Mount Vernon American Legion tournament, getting a go-ahead run in the seventh inning on an… Continue reading

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AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder Junior wins four straight at Selah tournament

Three out of the four wins by shutout

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Youth volleyball camps for grades 7-8, 9-12 set in Sequim

Register by July 14 for a T-shirt

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CARMAN’S COLUMN: Be prepared for lengthy NBA title run

Hoping curse kicks in, but OKC looking poised to win

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Photo by Karen O'Donnell Hands Across the Water International Yacht Race participants finish the Victoria-to-Port Angeles portion of the race in Port Angeles Harbor last Saturday.

SAILING: Yacht races seal border bond

Sailors from both the U.S. and Canada came together for a weekend of spirited racing and international camaraderie during the Hands Across… Continue reading

Photo by Karen O'Donnell Hands Across the Water International Yacht Race participants finish the Victoria-to-Port Angeles portion of the race in Port Angeles Harbor last Saturday.
The top three finishers in the women's masters short course race of the Gravel Unravel this weekend celebrate in Quilcene receiving their medals. From left are Jennifer Ritter of Boise, Idaho, third, Emiko Atherton of Seattle, first, and Shaun Baesman of Bainbridge, second. (David Goetze)

GRAVEL UNRAVEL: Big hills, thick clouds and close finishes

It wasn’t as muddy as some past years, but the mountains were just as big and grueling as hundreds of gravel bike riders… Continue reading

The top three finishers in the women's masters short course race of the Gravel Unravel this weekend celebrate in Quilcene receiving their medals. From left are Jennifer Ritter of Boise, Idaho, third, Emiko Atherton of Seattle, first, and Shaun Baesman of Bainbridge, second. (David Goetze)
The Port Angeles Illusion fastpitch softball team won the 14U C state championship Sunday by beating the Bonney Lake Firecrackers 13-3 in the title game. From left, top row, are Jenessa Balch, assistant coach Leeah Faris, coach Warren Stevens, Teyah Elofson, Riley Nichols, Brooklyn Rondeau, Misty McNeely, McKenna Cox, Sophia Calderon, Britney Rowland and Greg Faris. From left bottom row, are Ayla Balch, Kylin Weitz, Alexia Fuller, Mattie Messenger, Tyann Connary, Kailyn Crowder and Pearl Salazar.

STANDALONE PHOTO: Illusion 14U are state champs

The Port Angeles Illusion fastpitch softball team won the 14U C state championship Sunday by beating the Bonney Lake Firecrackers 13-3 in the title game.… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Illusion fastpitch softball team won the 14U C state championship Sunday by beating the Bonney Lake Firecrackers 13-3 in the title game. From left, top row, are Jenessa Balch, assistant coach Leeah Faris, coach Warren Stevens, Teyah Elofson, Riley Nichols, Brooklyn Rondeau, Misty McNeely, McKenna Cox, Sophia Calderon, Britney Rowland and Greg Faris. From left bottom row, are Ayla Balch, Kylin Weitz, Alexia Fuller, Mattie Messenger, Tyann Connary, Kailyn Crowder and Pearl Salazar.
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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Wilder Jr. shuts out Wollochet behind DeLeon

Wilder Junior completed a sweep over Wollochet with four-hit 8-0 shutout victory late Sunday afternoon. Bryce DeLeon got the complete-game victory. He… Continue reading

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Strait Slice Pizza won the Peninsula Soccer League championship this weekend. From left, kneeling (not including children), are Kaye Thomas, Kelsey Kuhn, Beckie Lee, Mel Messineo, Taryn Asmus, Victoria Jones and Jack Waknitz. From left, standing, are Sam Havens, Ian Miller, Christine Loewe, Alli Roth, Aaron Lee, Kyle Henderson, Jimmy Quigley, Luke Strong-Cvetich, Zach Gray, Isaiah Jindrich and Minh Pham-Bui.

PENINSULA SOCCER LEAGUE: Strait Slice league champions

Strait Slice Pizza won the Peninsula Soccer League championship this weekend. From left, kneeling (not including children), are Kaye Thomas, Kelsey Kuhn, Beckie Lee, Mel… Continue reading

Strait Slice Pizza won the Peninsula Soccer League championship this weekend. From left, kneeling (not including children), are Kaye Thomas, Kelsey Kuhn, Beckie Lee, Mel Messineo, Taryn Asmus, Victoria Jones and Jack Waknitz. From left, standing, are Sam Havens, Ian Miller, Christine Loewe, Alli Roth, Aaron Lee, Kyle Henderson, Jimmy Quigley, Luke Strong-Cvetich, Zach Gray, Isaiah Jindrich and Minh Pham-Bui.
Wilder Senior’s Bryant Laboy hits a chopper against Whatcom Post No. 7 while Landen Olson waits in the on-deck circle. Wilder Senior was able to win the pitchers’ duel with a walk-off hit in the bottom of the seventh by Braydan White. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder Senior wins four straight

Senior’s Ethan Staples fires no-hitter

Wilder Senior’s Bryant Laboy hits a chopper against Whatcom Post No. 7 while Landen Olson waits in the on-deck circle. Wilder Senior was able to win the pitchers’ duel with a walk-off hit in the bottom of the seventh by Braydan White. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sprague resigns as Crescent volleyball coach

Kimber Sprague has announced her resignation as head volleyball coach at Crescent High School. Sprague began her tenure with the Crescent Loggers in… Continue reading

A flotilla of racers takes off in Tacoma on Friday on its way to Port Townsend for the 2025 SEVENTY48 human-powered race. (Mark Cole)

SEVENTY48: People power takes on the Puget Sound

The 2025 edition of SEVENTY48 is in the books, and this year’s finishers brought the fire in near record-setting time. From elite… Continue reading

A flotilla of racers takes off in Tacoma on Friday on its way to Port Townsend for the 2025 SEVENTY48 human-powered race. (Mark Cole)

AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder Senior outpitches Wilder Junior in 6-2 victory

The Wilder Senior and Wilder Junior baseball clubs for the most part pitched well this weekend at the Olympic College Invitational, but both… Continue reading

Ivy Karlinsky of Seattle has her two daughters Isla, 6, and Ellie, 3, help her over the finish line during the last 20 meters of her half-marathon race at the Port Angeles Pier on Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: A hot time was had by all

They came, they ran and they conquered the elements in the 23rd annual North Olympic Discovery Marathon on Sunday. Runners from all… Continue reading

Ivy Karlinsky of Seattle has her two daughters Isla, 6, and Ellie, 3, help her over the finish line during the last 20 meters of her half-marathon race at the Port Angeles Pier on Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)