Preps

The Port Angeles girls gymnastics team that competed at subdistricts late last week. From left, standing, are Shavari Epps, Scarlett Sullivan, Faith Carr, Summer Hirst-Lowe, Maddie Adams. From left, kneeling, are Ryah Deleon and Waverly Mead. (Courtesy photo)

HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles, Sequim gymnasts qualify for district

Sequim and Port Angeles gymnasts competed against seven other schools last week in the 2A/3A subdistrict meet, with girls from both schools qualifying… Continue reading

The Port Angeles girls gymnastics team that competed at subdistricts late last week. From left, standing, are Shavari Epps, Scarlett Sullivan, Faith Carr, Summer Hirst-Lowe, Maddie Adams. From left, kneeling, are Ryah Deleon and Waverly Mead. (Courtesy photo)
Sequim, Port Angeles.

PREP BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Port Angeles, Sequim boys and girls to host four playoff games

Postseason basketball is moving into high gear this week as the Port Angeles boys and girls basketball teams are all hosting bidistrict… Continue reading

Sequim, Port Angeles.
Colby Ellefson.

BOYS SWIMMING: Sequim’s Ellefson district champion in 200 freestyle

Sequim’s Colby Ellefson is a bidistrict champion in the 200-yard freestyle. And he won by a microsecond. Ellefson, who swam for the Port… Continue reading

Colby Ellefson.
Forks' Miley Blanton, left, and East Jefferson's Manaseh Lanphear-Ramirez were both regional wrestling champions.

PREP WRESTLING: Forks first at regionals

20 grapplers from around the Olympic Peninsula make the Mat Classic

Forks' Miley Blanton, left, and East Jefferson's Manaseh Lanphear-Ramirez were both regional wrestling champions.
Forks Spartans.

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks boys crush Ocosta in district playoffs to set up rematch with Chief Leschi

The Forks boys basketball team got another big game from Aidan Salazer and blew out Ocosta 78-44 in their latest District 4 2B… Continue reading

Forks Spartans.
Port Angeles Roughriders
Port Angeles Roughriders
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Port Angeles' Kason Albaugh, right, tries to avoid being boxed in by Bremerton's Frank Allen, left, and Trenton Bulmer on Thursday in Port Angeles.
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Port Angeles' Kason Albaugh, right, tries to avoid being boxed in by Bremerton's Frank Allen, left, and Trenton Bulmer on Thursday in Port Angeles.
Napavine’s Cal Bullock, center, splits the defense of Forks’ Kyle Lohrengel and Dylan Micheau during a Class 2B Southwest District Tournament game at W.F. West High School in Chehalis. (Dylan Wilhelm/The Chronicle)
Napavine’s Cal Bullock, center, splits the defense of Forks’ Kyle Lohrengel and Dylan Micheau during a Class 2B Southwest District Tournament game at W.F. West High School in Chehalis. (Dylan Wilhelm/The Chronicle)
East Jefferson basketball

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Rivals girls win over Vashon

Forks girls lose, but still alive in playoffs

East Jefferson basketball
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Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson, center, pushes between Sequim's Ethan Melnick, left, and Lars Wiker on Tuesday night in Port Angeles.

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders able to fend off Wolves

Port Angeles has monster game tonight versus Bremerton

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Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson, center, pushes between Sequim's Ethan Melnick, left, and Lars Wiker on Tuesday night in Port Angeles.
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Port Angeles' Izzy Felton, left, pushes past Sequim's Graciela Chartraw on Tuesday evening at Port Angeles High School.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS 
Port Angeles' Izzy Felton, left, pushes past Sequim's Graciela Chartraw on Tuesday evening at Port Angeles High School.
East Jefferson Rival Kay Botkin pushes around Seattle Christian Warrior Trista Vanderveer during a Nisqually League game played in Chimacum on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

East Jefferson girls guarantee top-four spot

Rivals have chance to finish Nisqually with winning record

East Jefferson Rival Kay Botkin pushes around Seattle Christian Warrior Trista Vanderveer during a Nisqually League game played in Chimacum on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
From left, Cash Holmes, East Jefferson basketball, and Aidan Salazar, Forks basketball.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Cash Holmes, East Jefferson basketball; Aidan Salazar, Forks basketball

Our Athletes of the Week for this week play hoops on opposite ends of the Olympic Peninsula. In Forks, Aidan Salazar had a monster game… Continue reading

From left, Cash Holmes, East Jefferson basketball, and Aidan Salazar, Forks basketball.
East Jefferson’s Keidan Guzman drives the ball against Bellevue Christian on Friday. Guzman finished with 13 points, six assists and eight rebounds in the Rivals’ victory to keep them at .500 in the Nisqually League. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: East Jefferson remains in playoff hunt; Forks wins postseason opener

The East Jefferson boys basketball team won got back to .500 in league play and helped solidify a playoff spot with an… Continue reading

East Jefferson’s Keidan Guzman drives the ball against Bellevue Christian on Friday. Guzman finished with 13 points, six assists and eight rebounds in the Rivals’ victory to keep them at .500 in the Nisqually League. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
East Jefferson Rival grappler Manaseh Lanphear Ramirez tries to flip his Klahowya opponent Sean Price during the Nisqually League subregionals at Port Townsend High School on Saturday. Ramirez won the 150-pound weight class. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP WRESTLING SUBREGIONALS: East Jefferson boasts four subregional champions

The East Jefferson wrestling team got four subdistrict Nisqually League champions this weekend, three boys and one girl. Winning Nisqually League titles… Continue reading

East Jefferson Rival grappler Manaseh Lanphear Ramirez tries to flip his Klahowya opponent Sean Price during the Nisqually League subregionals at Port Townsend High School on Saturday. Ramirez won the 150-pound weight class. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
The Forks boys wrestling team celebrates its subregionals championship this weekend. (Forks High School)

PREP WRESTLING SUBREGIONALS: Forks boys team subregional champions

The Forks boys wrestling team got four weight champions and finished first at the 1B/2B District 4 subregionals. Meanwhile, for the Forks girls,… Continue reading

The Forks boys wrestling team celebrates its subregionals championship this weekend. (Forks High School)
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Sequim's Jolene Vaara defends a shot taken by Olympic's Sophia Brown as the Wolves' Gracie Chartraw looks on during Sequim's 81-44 win Thursday.
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Sequim's Jolene Vaara defends a shot taken by Olympic's Sophia Brown as the Wolves' Gracie Chartraw looks on during Sequim's 81-44 win Thursday.

Robinson 10th at state tournament

Port Angeles’ Abby Robinson finished 10th at the Class 1A/2A WIAA state bowling tournament held at Bowlero South Seattle. Robinson averaged a score… Continue reading

Sequim’s Jamison Gray goes up for a shot against Kingston in Sequim on Tuesday. The Wolves won 63-50 as six players scored at least eight points. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim boys win with balance

Sequim, East Jefferson and Forks teams all win

Sequim’s Jamison Gray goes up for a shot against Kingston in Sequim on Tuesday. The Wolves won 63-50 as six players scored at least eight points. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)