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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles prep bowlers sweep Olympic

The Port Angeles bowlers improved to 3-1 by defeating visiting Olympic 7-0 on Monday. Abby Robinson led all bowlers with a 170,… Continue reading

  • Nov 22, 2023
  • By Pierre LaBossiere Peninsula Daily News
  • SportsPreps
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Port Angeles' Jason Hawes, right, tries to evade the tackle of Olympic's Donovan Weaver during a game this season at Port Angeles Civic Field. Hawes had a 90-yard touchdown return in the Olympic game and made the all-Olympic League first team as a kick returner. He was also named league defensive MVP.

OLYMPIC LEAGUE FOOTBALL: Roughriders put nine players on all-league teams

Sequim has five players named to league’s second team

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Port Angeles' Jason Hawes, right, tries to evade the tackle of Olympic's Donovan Weaver during a game this season at Port Angeles Civic Field. Hawes had a 90-yard touchdown return in the Olympic game and made the all-Olympic League first team as a kick returner. He was also named league defensive MVP.
Jason Hawes, Port Angeles football.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jason Hawes, Port Angeles football

Our Athlete of the Week this week just wrapped up an amazing high school football career with an Olympic League defensive MVP award. Port Angeles’… Continue reading

Jason Hawes, Port Angeles football.
Neah Bay Red Devils.
Neah Bay Red Devils.
Abby Robinson bowled a 184 and 187 for Port Angeles in a 5-2 win over Sequim on Monday at Laurel Lanes. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BOWLING: Roughriders outroll Wolves in first meeting of year

Port Angeles defeated Sequim 5-2 at Laurel Lanes on Monday in the first meeting of the season between the two girls bowling… Continue reading

Abby Robinson bowled a 184 and 187 for Port Angeles in a 5-2 win over Sequim on Monday at Laurel Lanes. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim’s Jolene Vaara (25) and Arianna Stovall (33) were both named to the Olympic League first team for volleyball. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Sequim’s Vaara, Stovall make first team all-Olympic League

Sequim middle hitters Jolene Vaara and Arianna Stovall made all-Olympic League first-team volleyball last week. Making the second team was Port Angeles setter… Continue reading

Sequim’s Jolene Vaara (25) and Arianna Stovall (33) were both named to the Olympic League first team for volleyball. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Yau Fu, Port Angeles swimming, left, and Tyler Swan, Neah Bay football.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Yau Fu, Port Angeles girls swimming; Tyler Swan, Neah Bay football

Our athletes of week the made their marks this weekend. Port Angeles swimmer Yau Fu was a big part of a girls team that finished… Continue reading

Yau Fu, Port Angeles swimming, left, and Tyler Swan, Neah Bay football.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Neah Bay football to play in Richland at 1 p.m. Saturday

The Neah Bay football team learned Monday that it will travel to Richland on Saturday to play Liberty Christian in the state 1B… Continue reading

The Port Angeles girls swim team celebrates its fourth-place finish at the state 2A meet held in Federal Way this weekend. From left, Amayah Nelson, Brooke St. Luise, Danika Asgeirsson, Yau Fu, Harper McGuire, Lynzee Reid, Emerson DuBois, Lizzy Shaw, Chloe Kay-Sanders and Oliva Mesen. (Courtesy photo)

STATE SWIM MEET: Port Angeles girls finish fourth; highest finish since 2017

With all three Port Angeles relay teams finishing in the top eight, the Roughriders finished fourth as a team in the state… Continue reading

The Port Angeles girls swim team celebrates its fourth-place finish at the state 2A meet held in Federal Way this weekend. From left, Amayah Nelson, Brooke St. Luise, Danika Asgeirsson, Yau Fu, Harper McGuire, Lynzee Reid, Emerson DuBois, Lizzy Shaw, Chloe Kay-Sanders and Oliva Mesen. (Courtesy photo)
Neah Bay’s Jodell Wimberley runs against Winlock in a fierce rainstorm in Forks on Friday night. Wimberley scored seven touchdowns as Neah Bay won 86-6. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Neah Bay’s Jodell Wimberley runs against Winlock in a fierce rainstorm in Forks on Friday night. Wimberley scored seven touchdowns as Neah Bay won 86-6. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Neah Bay’s Angel Halttunen digs the ball against Mossyrock in the state semifinals Thursday in Yakima. (Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press)

STATE 1B VOLLEYBALL: Neah Bay falls in title game, finishes second in state

Champion Oakesdale has won seven out of the last eight championships

Neah Bay’s Angel Halttunen digs the ball against Mossyrock in the state semifinals Thursday in Yakima. (Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press)
Port Angeles’ Kason Albaugh (12) runs the ball with Trevor Martin (58) blocking in a state playoff game Friday night against No. 1-ranked Tumwater. (Josh Kirshenbaum/The Chronicle)

STATE FOOTBALL: Roughriders’ run ends against No. 1 Tumwater

State powerhouse too strong for Port Angeles

Port Angeles’ Kason Albaugh (12) runs the ball with Trevor Martin (58) blocking in a state playoff game Friday night against No. 1-ranked Tumwater. (Josh Kirshenbaum/The Chronicle)
Port Angeles football team seniors include, clockwise from upper left, Jason Hawes, Parker Nickerson, Landyn Jones, Ezra Townsend, Kason Albaugh and Tanner Flores. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles seniors have climbed a big hill

COVID, injuries, heartbreak, but now a state berth

Port Angeles football team seniors include, clockwise from upper left, Jason Hawes, Parker Nickerson, Landyn Jones, Ezra Townsend, Kason Albaugh and Tanner Flores. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Neah Bay Red Devils.

STATE VOLLEYBALL: Neah Bay in championship match

No. 2 Red Devils will face No. 1 Oakesdale for title

Neah Bay Red Devils.
Sequim Wolves.

STATE GIRLS SOCCER: Sequim’s season ends against Ridgefield

Team loses Johnson, Gomez, but returns a lot of freshmen

Sequim Wolves.

STATE VOLLEYBALL: Neah Bay wins opener at state tourney

The Neah Bay girls volleyball team won its opening match Wednesday at the state 1B volleyball championships, moving into the quarterfinals. The Red… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
Port Angeles Roughriders
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Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group
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Peninsula's Nil Grau gives a high kick to keep the ball out of reach of Edmond's Enzo Buenaventura during a match at Wally Sigmar Field in October.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula College puts 10 on North Region first teams

The Peninsula College soccer teams got five women and five men named to the North Region All-Star teams, as the Pirates’ Nil Grau… Continue reading

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Peninsula's Nil Grau gives a high kick to keep the ball out of reach of Edmond's Enzo Buenaventura during a match at Wally Sigmar Field in October.
Port Angeles’ Kennedy Rognlien, left, and Sequim’s Kalli Grove, right.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles soccer; Kalli Grove, Sequim soccer

The Port Angeles and Sequim girls soccer teams are both playing in the 2A state tournament this week. And they both got there in an… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Kennedy Rognlien, left, and Sequim’s Kalli Grove, right.