Preps

Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles soccer.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles girls soccer

Port Angeles’ Lilly Anne Lancaster is getting hot for the Roughriders at the right time of year. Lancaster scored a hat trick in just five… Continue reading

Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles soccer.
Crescent’s Jackson Girard (20) fights to get to the goal line pylon in first half action against Mary M. Knight in Joyce on Saturday. Helping to block is Connor Avrett (49). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Crescent’s Jackson Girard (20) fights to get to the goal line pylon in first half action against Mary M. Knight in Joyce on Saturday. Helping to block is Connor Avrett (49). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim Wolves.

GIRLS PREP SOCCER: Sequim holds on to win postseason opener

The Sequim girls soccer team won its loser-out playoff game this weekend, hanging on at the end to beat Franklin Pierce 3-2. The… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves.
Crescent's Liam Sprague stretches for more yardage against Mary M. Knight on homecoming day at Crescent High School. The Loggers won to finish the season 9-0. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Crescent's Liam Sprague stretches for more yardage against Mary M. Knight on homecoming day at Crescent High School. The Loggers won to finish the season 9-0. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
The Port Angeles cross country celebrates during the Westside Classic meet in Tacoma this week. Six members of the team qualified for the state 2A championship, including four boys. (Angie Gooding/Port Angeles Cross Country)
The Port Angeles cross country celebrates during the Westside Classic meet in Tacoma this week. Six members of the team qualified for the state 2A championship, including four boys. (Angie Gooding/Port Angeles Cross Country)
Port Angeles' Lilly Anne Lancaster scores one of her three goals against Washington on Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles wallops Washington 9-0 in playoff opener

All the pieces fell into place as the Port Angeles girls soccer team had its most dominant performance of the season, winning… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Lilly Anne Lancaster scores one of her three goals against Washington on Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Port Angeles’ Mariah Traband, left, heads a ball past Sequim’s Harper Moore and toward teammate Morgan Politika, right, and Sequim’s Brooklynn Schmidt during a game earlier this month.

PREPS: Riders await playoff date

Mariah Traband and Lilly Lancaster each scored two goals as Port Angeles shook off a slow first half and earned a 4-2 win… Continue reading

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Port Angeles’ Mariah Traband, left, heads a ball past Sequim’s Harper Moore and toward teammate Morgan Politika, right, and Sequim’s Brooklynn Schmidt during a game earlier this month.
Port Angeles’ Carson Waddell (2) throws the ball against Bremerton on Friday night. Torrential rain at the beginning of the game affected play, especially in the first half. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Games dictated by rain and defense this week

In a defensive battle dictated by torrential rain that deluged the field for the first half, the Port Angeles Roughriders football team… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Carson Waddell (2) throws the ball against Bremerton on Friday night. Torrential rain at the beginning of the game affected play, especially in the first half. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)
Jordyn Julmist, Sequim volleyball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jordyn Julmist, Sequim volleyball

Every year, the Sequim volleyball team makes it a goal to knock off perennial powerhouse North Kitsap. Last week, for the first time in a… Continue reading

Jordyn Julmist, Sequim volleyball.
East Jefferson, Neah Bay

FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: East Jefferson, Neah Bay win

The East Jefferson football team pitched a shutout,… Continue reading

East Jefferson, Neah Bay
Port Angeles running back Dylan Mann (22) gets blocking from teammate Stryder Wilhelm (62) as he rushes for some of his 101 yards Friday night against Bremerton. The Knights won in extremely wet conditions 21-0. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Roughriders lose soggy defensive battle to Bremerton

In a defensive battle dictated by torrential rain that deluged the field for the first half, the Port Angeles Roughriders football team… Continue reading

Port Angeles running back Dylan Mann (22) gets blocking from teammate Stryder Wilhelm (62) as he rushes for some of his 101 yards Friday night against Bremerton. The Knights won in extremely wet conditions 21-0. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Port Angeles senior Leia Larson, front, eyes the finish line while Sequim freshman Emily Bair (back) overtakes Olympic's Abigail Thatcher to earn a top-5 finish at the Olympic League Cross Country Championships at The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course on Thursday.
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Port Angeles senior Leia Larson, front, eyes the finish line while Sequim freshman Emily Bair (back) overtakes Olympic's Abigail Thatcher to earn a top-5 finish at the Olympic League Cross Country Championships at The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course on Thursday.

PREP SWIMMING: Roughriders’ depth keeps meet close

The Port Angeles girls swim and dive team traveled to Poulsbo for its final meet of the season but came up short against North Kitsap,… Continue reading

Forks' Avery Dilley (center) and Chloe Gaydeski dig against Chief Leschi on Tuesday in Forks. The Spartans beat Chief Leschi 3-0. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim holds serve against rival Port Angeles; Forks wins in 3

Strong service runs by Sequim earned a Rainshadow Rumble rivalry sweep of Port Angeles but the Wolves had to work for their 3-1… Continue reading

Forks' Avery Dilley (center) and Chloe Gaydeski dig against Chief Leschi on Tuesday in Forks. The Spartans beat Chief Leschi 3-0. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim’s Ruby Moxley-Horgan advances the ball against Port Angeles’ Emma Deshardins (20) on Tuesday in Sequim. The Roughriders scored three goals in the second half to win 3-1. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

GIRLS PREP SOCCER: Roughriders storm back in second half against Sequim

PA’s Lancaster scores pair of goals in final minutes to win 3-1

Sequim’s Ruby Moxley-Horgan advances the ball against Port Angeles’ Emma Deshardins (20) on Tuesday in Sequim. The Roughriders scored three goals in the second half to win 3-1. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
New Port Angeles boys basketball head coach Kevin Ruble previously served as an assistant coach and video coordinator for the University of Portland women's basketball program.
New Port Angeles boys basketball head coach Kevin Ruble previously served as an assistant coach and video coordinator for the University of Portland women's basketball program.
Forks' Vivi Luna competes with Ocosta's Penny Park for ball control Monday at Spartan Staidum. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

FORKS SOCCER: Short-handed Spartans battle Ocosta to 1-1 tie

The Forks soccer team managed to battle Ocosta to a 1-1 tie despite only having 10 players available for the match. “The first… Continue reading

Forks' Vivi Luna competes with Ocosta's Penny Park for ball control Monday at Spartan Staidum. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Mikah Love (12), here playing against Quilcene earlier this year, had 429 all-purpose yards against Lake Quinault this weekend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Mikah Love (12), here playing against Quilcene earlier this year, had 429 all-purpose yards against Lake Quinault this weekend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Jackson Dupuy, East Jefferson football.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jackson Dupuy, East Jefferson football

Jackson Dupuy’s monster game Friday night helped lead the East Jefferson Rivals to the biggest upset win of the year on the Olympic Peninsula. The… Continue reading

Jackson Dupuy, East Jefferson football.