Preps

The Port Scandalous Roller Derby League begins Feb. 22 at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Roller derby season opener set for Feb. 22

The Port Scandalous Roller Derby League will begin with Port Scandalous taking on the Bellingham Roller Betties Feb. 22 at the Sequim… Continue reading

The Port Scandalous Roller Derby League begins Feb. 22 at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club.
Ethan Melnick, Sequim basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ethan Melnick, Sequim basketball

Sequim has been getting big contributions all year from Solomon Sheppard and Jericho Julmist, but in the past month, the Wolves’ Ethan Melnick has been… Continue reading

Ethan Melnick, Sequim basketball.
The Forks boys wrestling team won its fifth straight District 4 championship this weekend. (Forks wrestling)

PREP WRESTLING: Forks boys, East Jefferson girls district champs

The Forks boys and East Jefferson girls both walked away this weekend with district wrestling championships. The Spartans were district champs for the… Continue reading

The Forks boys wrestling team won its fifth straight District 4 championship this weekend. (Forks wrestling)
Port Angeles Roughriders

STATE BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Port Angeles girls come in sixth in the state

In the Port Angeles girls bowling team’s first trip to state, the squad came in sixth among 12 schools. The Roughriders finished with… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
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Port Angeles' Cayleith Alward, top, passes over the head of Bremerton's Tiana Barber on Friday night on the Port Angeles home court.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles in position for second with win

After a slow start that kept an outmatched Bremerton team in the game well into the third quarter, the Port Angeles girls… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Cayleith Alward, top, passes over the head of Bremerton's Tiana Barber on Friday night on the Port Angeles home court.
Sequim Wolves
Sequim Wolves
Mason Iverson, right, lifts Kingston's Jack Grady before earning a pin during East Jefferson's home tournament in December. Wrestling for the Port Townsend-based team, Iverson became the first Quilcene student to qualify for Mat Classic, the state wrestling meet, earlier this week.  

WRESTLING: Quilcene’s Mason Iverson wins district title, first Ranger wrestler to make Mat Classic state tournament

Quilcene’s Mason Iverson will stride into a jam-packed Tacoma Dome later this month and find himself in the middle of the Mat Classic… Continue reading

Mason Iverson, right, lifts Kingston's Jack Grady before earning a pin during East Jefferson's home tournament in December. Wrestling for the Port Townsend-based team, Iverson became the first Quilcene student to qualify for Mat Classic, the state wrestling meet, earlier this week.  
Students at White Crane Martial Arts in downtown Port Angeles attended a lecture on the history and philosophy of Martial arts by visiting grandmaster Mike Foulk from Vancouver.  (White Crane Martial Arts)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Registration open for OJBR

Registration is open for Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball and softball. If people are signing up multiple players from the same family,… Continue reading

Students at White Crane Martial Arts in downtown Port Angeles attended a lecture on the history and philosophy of Martial arts by visiting grandmaster Mike Foulk from Vancouver.  (White Crane Martial Arts)

PREP SPORTS: Snow postpones games all over Olympic Peninsula

Multiple basketball games around in the Olympic Peninsula were postponed Monday and Tuesday nights due to snowfall and icy road conditions, with… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Keatyn Hoch (10) goes up for a basket against the defense of Sequim’s Jamison Gray (33) on Friday night in Sequim. The Wolves rallied in the fourth quarter to win 58-49. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL RECAP: Sequim rallies to sweep rumble

Wolves still alive for league title; Port Angeles girls in solid shape for second place

Port Angeles’ Keatyn Hoch (10) goes up for a basket against the defense of Sequim’s Jamison Gray (33) on Friday night in Sequim. The Wolves rallied in the fourth quarter to win 58-49. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Brody Lausche, Forks basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Brody Lausche, Forks basketball

Forks’ Brody Lausche has been an absolute beast on the boards all month as the Spartans not only locked up a Pacific 2B League championship,… Continue reading

Brody Lausche, Forks basketball.
Port Angeles’ Zoey Van Gordon finished seventh at the West-Central District III tournament with a 508 three-game series. (Port Angeles Bowling)
Port Angeles’ Zoey Van Gordon finished seventh at the West-Central District III tournament with a 508 three-game series. (Port Angeles Bowling)
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Sequim's Jericho Julmist, right, and Solomon Sheppard celebrate the Wolves' come-from-behind victory over rival Port Angeles on Friday night.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Sequim rallies, captures Rainshadow Rumble from Port Angeles

Sequim overcame Port Angeles’ game-long tenacity with a fourth quarter flurry of pressure defense, jump shots and a sweet drive to the rim… Continue reading

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Sequim's Jericho Julmist, right, and Solomon Sheppard celebrate the Wolves' come-from-behind victory over rival Port Angeles on Friday night.
Port Angeles' Teanna Clark (10) defends a shot by Sequim's Manuela Valle Jover (2) in a game Friday in Sequim. Also in on the play are Sequim's taylor Heyting (1) and Port Angeles' Lexie Smith (34). Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Riders slam the door on Wolves in 46-15 win

Port Angeles remains in second place in Olympic League

Port Angeles' Teanna Clark (10) defends a shot by Sequim's Manuela Valle Jover (2) in a game Friday in Sequim. Also in on the play are Sequim's taylor Heyting (1) and Port Angeles' Lexie Smith (34). Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Forks Spartans

PREP WRESTLING: Forks girls second at Mascara Madness

The Forks girls wrestling team finished second out of 13 schools at the Mascara Madness Wrestling Tournament held at North Mason High School… Continue reading

Forks Spartans
Neah Bay's Makyah Chambers was honored Friday night for scoring his 1,000th point for the Red Devils. (Courtesy of Neah Bay basketball)

PREP HOOPS ROUNDUP (updated): Neah Bay, Forks, Crescent all win

Even though the Forks boys basketball team has already locked up a Pacific 2B League title, the Spartans have plenty to remain motivated… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Makyah Chambers was honored Friday night for scoring his 1,000th point for the Red Devils. (Courtesy of Neah Bay basketball)
Port Angeles’ Isaac Meek powers to victory in the 200-yard freestyle, setting the first of two new personal bests in the Riders’ swim meet victory over Klahowya at Shore Aquatic Center.

PREPS: Rider swimmers prep for postseason

Divers sweep podium positions

Port Angeles’ Isaac Meek powers to victory in the 200-yard freestyle, setting the first of two new personal bests in the Riders’ swim meet victory over Klahowya at Shore Aquatic Center.
Port Angeles'  Brock Hope eyes the basket while being guarded by a North Kitsap defender Tuesday night in Port Angeles. Hope finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds as the Roughriders overcame a 14-point deficit to beat the Vikings. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles rallies from 14 down to beat North Kitsap

PA girls move into tie for second place with win

Port Angeles'  Brock Hope eyes the basket while being guarded by a North Kitsap defender Tuesday night in Port Angeles. Hope finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds as the Roughriders overcame a 14-point deficit to beat the Vikings. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim Wolves

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim boys soar past Olympic

The Sequim boys basketball team got another huge game from Jericho Julmist and big contributions from others in a 69-45 win over Olympic… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves
Participants run along the Olympic Discovery Trail in the 2024 Elwha Bridge run just west of Port Angeles. (Run the Peninsula)

RUN THE PENINSULA: Elwha Bridge 5K/10K set for Saturday

Saturday is the return of the Run the Peninsula series with the seventh annual Elwha Bridge 5K and 10K. About 450 hardy… Continue reading

Participants run along the Olympic Discovery Trail in the 2024 Elwha Bridge run just west of Port Angeles. (Run the Peninsula)