Preps

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Sequim’s Raimey Brewer avoids a flag grab by a Klahowya player during an Olympic League flag football game, the first on the Sequim High School football field.

PREPS: Sequim flag football defends turf in first home games

Sequim’s Kiley Winter scored three touchdowns, Ruby Moxley-Horgan added another and Stella Dennis hauled in an interception as the Wolves earned revenge on… Continue reading

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Sequim’s Raimey Brewer avoids a flag grab by a Klahowya player during an Olympic League flag football game, the first on the Sequim High School football field.
Neah Bay’s Allie Greene, left, a member of the Haskell Indian Nations University women’s basketball team, guards a Kansas counterpart during the teams’ 785 Game Wednesday night at the famed Allen Fieldhouse at the University of Kansas. (ESPN)

Greene takes on Kansas Jayhawks at historic arena

Neah Bay Red Devils alumni Allie Greene and her Haskell Indian Nations University women’s basketball team teammates took the floor on James… Continue reading

Neah Bay’s Allie Greene, left, a member of the Haskell Indian Nations University women’s basketball team, guards a Kansas counterpart during the teams’ 785 Game Wednesday night at the famed Allen Fieldhouse at the University of Kansas. (ESPN)
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Sequim’s Noah Green, right, guards Lindbergh’s Christian Serrano on a drive to the rim on Wednesday in Renton.

PREPS: Wolves fall in regional round rematch

In a road rematch of the their Class 2A state regional round game last February, the Sequim Wolves put themselves in a position… Continue reading

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Sequim’s Noah Green, right, guards Lindbergh’s Christian Serrano on a drive to the rim on Wednesday in Renton.
East Jefferson's Luke O'Hara, the team's leading scorer last season, is back this year for the Rivals. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEW: East Jefferson another team facing a new era

East Jefferson is another North Olympic Peninsula boys basketball team going through a lot of changes this season. Alex Little, an assistant… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Luke O'Hara, the team's leading scorer last season, is back this year for the Rivals. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
East Jefferson's Dillon Page-Castillo battle for a rebound against defending state champion Annie Wright in a game Tuesday in Port Townsend. Annie Wright won 89-44. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Defending champions Annie Wright run past East Jefferson

The East Jefferson boys basketball team ran into a juggernaut from defending 1A state champion Annie Wright, falling 89-44 to the Gators… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Dillon Page-Castillo battle for a rebound against defending state champion Annie Wright in a game Tuesday in Port Townsend. Annie Wright won 89-44. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
East Jefferson's Jackson Dupuy performs a takedown of a Forks wrestler at East Jefferson's team duals held this weekend. (Ava Fletcher)

PREP ROUNDUP: East Jefferson wrestlers win home tourney

PA bowling rolls two 700 games in beating Sequim

East Jefferson's Jackson Dupuy performs a takedown of a Forks wrestler at East Jefferson's team duals held this weekend. (Ava Fletcher)

PREP SPORTS: Sequim, PA postpone Tuesday games due to high wind warning

Sequim and Port Angeles postponed their basketball games Tuesday night due to high winds forecast for the Hood Canal area that could result… Continue reading

Ty Rowley, Forks basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ty Rowley, Forks basketball

The Forks basketball team this year has undergone a huge amount of turnover, with two all-league performers graduating, another one moving to another community and… Continue reading

Ty Rowley, Forks basketball
Port ANgeles Roughriders

PREP WRESTLING: PA grapplers sixth at Larry Brown tournament

The Port Angeles boys wrestling team came in sixth at the Larry Brown Invitational in Fife this weekend. The Roughriders had six wrestlers… Continue reading

Port ANgeles Roughriders
Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke (0) drives to the rim against Bainbridge on Friday night in Sequim. The Wolves were down by just two points to open up the fourth quarter but lost 67-56. (Emily Matthiessen/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim boys battle Bainbridge tough, but fall in fourth quarter

The Sequim boys basketball team had a pair of losses this weekend, with the important loss against Bainbridge on Friday. Bainbridge is expected… Continue reading

Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke (0) drives to the rim against Bainbridge on Friday night in Sequim. The Wolves were down by just two points to open up the fourth quarter but lost 67-56. (Emily Matthiessen/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles Roughriders

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles allows just 15 points in league win

For the second straight Olympic League game, the Port Angeles girls basketball team allowed just 15 points to its opponent, crushing Olympic… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
Daniel Benoit drives the ball up the court against Elma in Port Angeles' first home game of the year Saturday. The Riders overcame an 18-0 Elma run to win in the fourth quarter 56-50. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles boys rally to overcome 18-0 scoring drought

Saturday’s game was a nonleague win for the Port Angeles boys basketball team, but it was the kind of win that can… Continue reading

Daniel Benoit drives the ball up the court against Elma in Port Angeles' first home game of the year Saturday. The Riders overcame an 18-0 Elma run to win in the fourth quarter 56-50. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Port Angeles’ Allison Fricker avoids Olympic Trojan Kathryn James, right, trying to strip her flag during their flag football match Thursday evening in a heavy mist at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. The Roughriders beat Olympic 42-0 and Kingston 42-35 to improve to 3-1. Sequim (3-1) edged North Kitsap 15-14 and lost to Klahowya 35-6.
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Port Angeles’ Allison Fricker avoids Olympic Trojan Kathryn James, right, trying to strip her flag during their flag football match Thursday evening in a heavy mist at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. The Roughriders beat Olympic 42-0 and Kingston 42-35 to improve to 3-1. Sequim (3-1) edged North Kitsap 15-14 and lost to Klahowya 35-6.
Port Angeles’ 400-yard free relay team achieved a state-qualifying time, improving their previous best by two seconds during the Riders’ swim meet against defending state-champion Bainbridge at Shore Aquatic Center on Wednesday in Port Angeles. Swimmers are, from left, Patrick Ross, Miles Van Denburg, Adam Kaminski and Thomas Jones.

PREPS: Roughriders swimming pushes defending state champ Bainbridge to the limit

Port Angeles added a state-qualifying time, six new district cuts and set an impressive 22 personal-best times while pushing defending state-champion Bainbridge… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ 400-yard free relay team achieved a state-qualifying time, improving their previous best by two seconds during the Riders’ swim meet against defending state-champion Bainbridge at Shore Aquatic Center on Wednesday in Port Angeles. Swimmers are, from left, Patrick Ross, Miles Van Denburg, Adam Kaminski and Thomas Jones.
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Forks’ Avery Dilley defends against Port Angeles’ Storey Schmidt during the team’s season opener last week.

GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Forks wants to repeat as league champs, compete for state berth

Forks returns its entire starting five from its district playoff run last season as the Spartans seek to repeat with their fourth straight… Continue reading

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Forks’ Avery Dilley defends against Port Angeles’ Storey Schmidt during the team’s season opener last week.

BRIDGE CLOSURE: (Updated!) Several prep games postponed due to Hood Canal Bridge accident

A total of six basketball games involving Olympic Peninsula teams were postponed Tuesday due to… Continue reading

Ty Rowley (20) is the biggest returning player for the Forks Spartans this year. Rowley scored 36 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in a win this week against Hoquiam and is part of a big squad for the Spartans. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Forks boys start a new chapter with brand new roster

It’s a big year of change for the Forks boys basketball team. Some of that change is due to graduation, some of it… Continue reading

Ty Rowley (20) is the biggest returning player for the Forks Spartans this year. Rowley scored 36 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in a win this week against Hoquiam and is part of a big squad for the Spartans. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Neah Bay Red Devils

PREP BASKETBALL: 4-0 Neah Bay girls run past Forks

Neah Bay executed its halfcourt offense and got numerous good looks inside in blowing past Forks 71-40 in a nonleague girls basketball… Continue reading

Neah Bay Red Devils
Forks' Ty Rowley scored 36 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in a 70-59 win over Hoquiam on Monday in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Forks' Ty Rowley scored 36 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in a 70-59 win over Hoquiam on Monday in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BOWLING: PA girls solid, but drops match to Klahowya

Port Angeles rolled some solid games against Klahowya, one of the toughest teams in the state, but lost 7-0 to the Eagles.… Continue reading