Preps

Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' No. 1 boys tennis singles player Reef Gelder backhands a volley in the team's match against North Kitsap on Monday.

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles netters swept by North Kitsap

East Jefferson girls soccer picks up second straight shutout

Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' No. 1 boys tennis singles player Reef Gelder backhands a volley in the team's match against North Kitsap on Monday.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Port Angeles’ Millie Long nets first goal for Peninsula

Pirate men go up 4-0 in win

Port Angeles junior Jack Gladfelter, front left, races at the front of the pack at the opening of the varsity boys race at the 43rd Salt Creek Invitational at Salt Creek Recreation Area. Gladfelter finished second overall as the Roughrider boys claimed the varsity and junior varsity team titles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

CROSS COUNTRY: Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt, Port Angeles boys race to championships as 43rd Salt Creek Invitational returns

East Jefferson boys and girls total four top-10 finishes

Port Angeles junior Jack Gladfelter, front left, races at the front of the pack at the opening of the varsity boys race at the 43rd Salt Creek Invitational at Salt Creek Recreation Area. Gladfelter finished second overall as the Roughrider boys claimed the varsity and junior varsity team titles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Kobe Applegate holds the Rainshadow Rumble rivalry trophy as the team heads toward the student section to sing the school fight song after a 17-12 win over Port Angeles on Friday.

PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim rules the Rainshadow Rumble once again after holding back Port Angeles

Lars Wiker throws for 177 yards in QB debut

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Kobe Applegate holds the Rainshadow Rumble rivalry trophy as the team heads toward the student section to sing the school fight song after a 17-12 win over Port Angeles on Friday.
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PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP (with statewide scores): Quilcene comes close in highly ranked matchup with Lummi; Forks reels in Fishermen

Rough seas sideline East Jefferson-Coupeville

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Rodger Johnson/Port Angeles Cross Country Port Angeles freshman Zakara Braun was the Roughriders' top girls finisher in a meet held in Bremerton on Wednesday.

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Jack Gladfelter, Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt race to victory at first league meet

Mattern, Pray score goals for East Jefferson

Rodger Johnson/Port Angeles Cross Country Port Angeles freshman Zakara Braun was the Roughriders' top girls finisher in a meet held in Bremerton on Wednesday.
Taryn Johnson, Sequim Soccer. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP ROUNDUP: Wolves’ Taryn Johnon tallies hat trick in win

The Sequim girls soccer team got a hat trick from Taryn Johnson, who scored her flurry of goals in just seven minutes, in… Continue reading

Taryn Johnson, Sequim Soccer. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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SPORTS BRIEFS: Rangers VB splits a pair; Little Riders sweep

The Quilcene Rangers split their first two matches of the year against Mary M. Knight, losing on the… Continue reading

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East Jefferson's Max Allworth-Miles runs at the Tahoma cross country race Saturday. Allworth-Miles led the team, finishing fifth in the boys' race. (Courtesy photo)

PREP SPORTS: East Jefferson cross country opens season

The East Jefferson Cross Country team had its opening meet of the season at the Tahoma Coed Relays at Lake Wilderness Park… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Max Allworth-Miles runs at the Tahoma cross country race Saturday. Allworth-Miles led the team, finishing fifth in the boys' race. (Courtesy photo)
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Jolene Vaara, right, and Port Angeles' Kennedy Bruch battle at the net during the Wolves' 3-1 win over the Roughriders on Thursday.

PREP ROUNDUP: Wolves outlast Roughriders in volleyball

Sequim and Port Angeles battled back and forth in a rivalry volleyball match Thursday, with the Wolves coming out on top 3-1 (23-25,… Continue reading

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Jolene Vaara, right, and Port Angeles' Kennedy Bruch battle at the net during the Wolves' 3-1 win over the Roughriders on Thursday.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Teammates congratulate Port Angeles' Teagan Clark, No. 4, after the first of her two free-kick goals during the Roughriders 3-1 win over Sequim on Thursday.

PREP SOCCER: Port Angeles, Clark put best foot forward in win over rival Sequim

Clark scores twice on long free kicks, Wagner nets for Wolves

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Teammates congratulate Port Angeles' Teagan Clark, No. 4, after the first of her two free-kick goals during the Roughriders 3-1 win over Sequim on Thursday.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles’ Daniel Cable, center, weaves around East Jefferson defenders, from left, Malachi Azariah McDonald, Gerald Lindsey and Christopher Fair on Friday in Port Angeles.

PREP FOOTBALL: Cable, Roughriders get rolling in win over East Jefferson

Three first-quarter scores for senior

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles’ Daniel Cable, center, weaves around East Jefferson defenders, from left, Malachi Azariah McDonald, Gerald Lindsey and Christopher Fair on Friday in Port Angeles.

PREP TENNIS: Gunderson and Soule duo lift Roughriders tennis in season opener

Little rallies back as Sequim nets win

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Sequim wins season opener in rare Labor Day match

The Sequim volleyball team played its first full match of the year Monday, fighting traffic jams and a slow start against West… Continue reading

Sequim head coach Erik Wiker and the Wolves look for a full season in the fall of 2021 after playing just five games this spring thanks to COVID restrictions and schedule limitations. (Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell)

PREP FOOTBALL: Small roster, quarantine issues sideline Sequim

Update: Friday’s home opener canceled

Sequim head coach Erik Wiker and the Wolves look for a full season in the fall of 2021 after playing just five games this spring thanks to COVID restrictions and schedule limitations. (Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell)
Forks' Kaleb Blanton runs with the ball during pregame warmups before the Spartans' home opener with Sequim last Friday. Blanton and Forks debuted new home uniforms with gold and white shoulder stripes and gold numbers in the game. (Michael Carman/Peninsula Daily News)

WHAT WE LEARNED: New uniforms for Forks football

Forks debuted some brand new home uniforms for its season opener with Sequim last Friday. The Spartans added yellow and white sleeve… Continue reading

Forks' Kaleb Blanton runs with the ball during pregame warmups before the Spartans' home opener with Sequim last Friday. Blanton and Forks debuted new home uniforms with gold and white shoulder stripes and gold numbers in the game. (Michael Carman/Peninsula Daily News)
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PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene Rangers beat 1A foe at 11-man; Neah Bay loses wild shootout in OT

Playing short-handed at the 11-man level and playing a 1A opponent at the last minute, the Quilcene Rangers still won their season-opener, 18-8… Continue reading

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Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Granite Falls Tiger, Connor Wichman, (11) can only watch as East Jefferson Rival, Cash Holmes, dives into the end zone for six points after a 10 yard dash from scrimmage during a Friday night game in Port Townsend’s Memorial Field.

PREP FOOTBALL: (Updated) East Jefferson, Port Angeles both lose close games

The East Jefferson Rivals got plenty of offense from a corral of running backs, but… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Granite Falls Tiger, Connor Wichman, (11) can only watch as East Jefferson Rival, Cash Holmes, dives into the end zone for six points after a 10 yard dash from scrimmage during a Friday night game in Port Townsend’s Memorial Field.
Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks quarterback Logan Olson outruns Sequim's Mason King for a touchdown in the second quarter of the Spartans' 56-28 season-opening win over the Wolves.

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks strides past Sequim with second-half surge (with video highlights)

Olson-Kilmer connect in passing game

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks quarterback Logan Olson outruns Sequim's Mason King for a touchdown in the second quarter of the Spartans' 56-28 season-opening win over the Wolves.

FRIDAY’S PREP FOOTBALL SCORES: Forks beats Sequim; East Jefferson, Port Angeles nipped

Friday’s PREP FOOTBALL scores Blaine 36, Port Angeles 28 Forks 56, Sequim 28 Granite Falls 20, East Jefferson 19 Aberdeen/Wishkah Valley Co-op 40, Hoquiam 8… Continue reading