Preps

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles, Sequim extend winning streaks

Riders five straight and Wolves four straight

 

FRIDAY’S PREP SCORES: Port Angeles, Sequim boys and girls all win Friday

Friday’s Prep Basketball Scores Look for updates on these games during the weekend on www.PeninsulaDailyNews.com and in Monday’s e-edition. Boys Sequim 57, Kingston 53 Port… Continue reading

 

PREPS: Franich leads Port Angeles bowlers past Sequim

Leilah Franich had a big day and helped the Port Angeles bowling team defeat Sequim 7-0. at Laurel Lanes on Thursday. Franich… Continue reading

 

PREP SWIMMING: Denburg adds 4th state qualifying time as Riders swamp North Kitsap

Port Angeles swimmers posted 14 personal-best times, won 10 events, swept three races, added a pair of district-qualifying times and secured another state-qualifying… Continue reading

Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News 
Port Angeles’ Brock Hope is defended closely by North Kitsap players during the Roughriders’ 61-47 win at home Wednesday.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles defense turns the tide vs. North Kitsap

In the middle game of a tough three-game stretch, the Port Angeles boys basketball team found itself in a surprising dogfight against… Continue reading

Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News 
Port Angeles’ Brock Hope is defended closely by North Kitsap players during the Roughriders’ 61-47 win at home Wednesday.
Sequim's Solomon Sheppard drives the ball up the court against Bremerton's Aaron Matthews. Sheppard led the Wolves with 21 points, but Sequim lost to the defending state champions 79-56. (Emily Mathiessen/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim's Solomon Sheppard drives the ball up the court against Bremerton's Aaron Matthews. Sheppard led the Wolves with 21 points, but Sequim lost to the defending state champions 79-56. (Emily Mathiessen/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls hold off stubborn Buccaneers

Julmist nearly a quadruple-double in Sequim victory

PREP ROUNDUP: East Jefferson, Quilcene hoops teams sweep

The East Jefferson boys won their third game in a row, getting up big on Charles Wright in the first half and hanging… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Lefties installed a new scoreboard and videoboard at Civic Field this spring. In addition to the Lefties, the Port Angeles baseball and football teams use the board, as well as the Wilder Baseball Club. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

YEAR IN REVIEW: 2025 a year of change and success for area teams

One of the themes for sports on the Olympic Peninsula in 2025 is “change.” There were lots of changes and new accomplishments in the local… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Lefties installed a new scoreboard and videoboard at Civic Field this spring. In addition to the Lefties, the Port Angeles baseball and football teams use the board, as well as the Wilder Baseball Club. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Forks boys and girls and Sequim boys all place

The Forks boys and girls and Sequim boys all placed high as teams at major wrestling tournaments this weekend. The Forks boys, with… Continue reading

Brody Pierce, Port Angeles basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Brody Pierce, Port Angeles basketball

Brody Pierce has been a big part of the Port Angeles boys basketball success so far this season, as the Riders enter this week 3-2… Continue reading

Brody Pierce, Port Angeles basketball.
Sequim's Gracie Chartraw (14) scored 34 points to help lead the Wolves to a 66-40 over league rival North Kitsap on Friday. In on this play are North Kitsap's Addison Jess (42) and Jasmine Sunnenberg (12). (Emily Mathiessen/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim's Gracie Chartraw (14) scored 34 points to help lead the Wolves to a 66-40 over league rival North Kitsap on Friday. In on this play are North Kitsap's Addison Jess (42) and Jasmine Sunnenberg (12). (Emily Mathiessen/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim Wolves

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim blitzes North Kitsap early to win

Port Angeles gives defending state champion Bremerton all it can handle

Sequim Wolves
Port Angeles Swim & Dive
Port Angeles freshman Jebow Nabua swims the 100-yard butterfly competitively for the first time during the Roughriders’ 136-46 boys swim and dive meet victory over Olympic at Shore Aquatic Center on Wednesday.

BOYS PREP SWIMMING: Port Angeles swamps Trojans in Shore showdown

The Port Angeles Roughriders boys swim and dive opened 2026 with a bang, rolling past the Olympic Trojans 136–46 in their first… Continue reading

Port Angeles Swim & Dive
Port Angeles freshman Jebow Nabua swims the 100-yard butterfly competitively for the first time during the Roughriders’ 136-46 boys swim and dive meet victory over Olympic at Shore Aquatic Center on Wednesday.
Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News
 Port Angeles’ Teanna Clark, pictured driving against Sequim’s Gracie Chartraw in a game Tuesday night, scored nine points in the fourth quarter of the Roughriders’ win over Bainbridge on Wednesday.

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles clamps down defensively, gets rolling offensively in first-place showdown with Bainbridge

Port Angeles rallied back from a 10-point halftime deficit — outscoring Bainbridge 17-2 in the fourth quarter — to remain in the Olympic… Continue reading

Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News
 Port Angeles’ Teanna Clark, pictured driving against Sequim’s Gracie Chartraw in a game Tuesday night, scored nine points in the fourth quarter of the Roughriders’ win over Bainbridge on Wednesday.
Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke shoots against the defense of Port Angeles's Ashton Gedelman (20) and Abe Brenkman (35). Keilar Point (23) is also on the floor. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles holds back Sequim in barn-burner

In a close, back-and-forth boys basketball battle between rivals Sequim and Port Angeles, it became increasingly clear that the game would be… Continue reading

Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke shoots against the defense of Port Angeles's Ashton Gedelman (20) and Abe Brenkman (35). Keilar Point (23) is also on the floor. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles’ Morgan Politika goes up for a shot against Sequim on Tuesday night in Port Angeles. Defending for Sequim is Indi Mixon (30), Kaiya Robinson (5) and Hailey Wagner (21). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Politika comes to the rescue for the Riders

Despite Sequim’s shooting struggles, the Port Angeles girls basketball team found itself in a close battle late against the Wolves, who gained… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Morgan Politika goes up for a shot against Sequim on Tuesday night in Port Angeles. Defending for Sequim is Indi Mixon (30), Kaiya Robinson (5) and Hailey Wagner (21). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Crescent Loggers

PREP ROUNDUP: Crescent boys hoops, Quilcene girls win

The Crescent boys basketball team got back on the winning track with a 72-58 win over Mary M. Knight on Monday. The game… Continue reading

Crescent Loggers
It was a fast moving game between Forks and Raymond-South Bend on Tuesday in Forks. The Spartans defeated RSB 49-42. Here, Forks' Chloe Gaydeski looks for an outlet while surrounded by Ravens from left, Avalyn Stigall, Kassie Koski, Ava Baugher and Megan Kongbouakhay.  Looking on is Forks' Avery Dilley.  (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP : Forks girls top Raymond-South Bend

Rivals fly high in fourth, edge Eagles

It was a fast moving game between Forks and Raymond-South Bend on Tuesday in Forks. The Spartans defeated RSB 49-42. Here, Forks' Chloe Gaydeski looks for an outlet while surrounded by Ravens from left, Avalyn Stigall, Kassie Koski, Ava Baugher and Megan Kongbouakhay.  Looking on is Forks' Avery Dilley.  (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Entries open for NODM Kids Medal

The North Olympic Discovery Marathon invites young artists from across the Olympic Peninsula to help design the official 2026 North Olympic Discovery… Continue reading