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Port Angeles Roughriders.

PREP SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Roughriders finish second at district, seeded No. 6 at state tournament

Port Angeles’ hugely successful softball district tournament ended with a flourish late Saturday with a wild game against unbeaten and No. 1-ranked North Kitsap,… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.
East JeffersonRivals

DISTRICT TRACK: East Jefferson to send big contingent to state

Six district champions for Rivals; Forks’ Dahlgren a district champion

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Port Angeles' Kole Acker releases a pitch against W.F. West in the opening round of state in Chehalis on May 20. (Photos by Alec Dietz/The Chronicle)

STATE 2A BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ season comes to an end against No. 3-ranked W.F. West

The Port Angeles boys baseball team ran into a buzzsaw by the name of Hunter Lutman in their state 2A baseball opener, getting… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Kole Acker releases a pitch against W.F. West in the opening round of state in Chehalis on May 20. (Photos by Alec Dietz/The Chronicle)
Forks Spartans

PREP SOFTBALL: Forks qualifies for state tournament

The Forks softball team qualified for the state 2B tournament by beating Toledo 4-2 Saturday morning in the consolation semifinals at the District… Continue reading

Forks Spartans
Rainier assistant coach Kayla Mounts, right, helps the umpire with the safe call at first base as Mountaineers runner Brooklyn Swenson reaches first on a wild throw. Forks first baseman Kaidence Rigby reaches for the ball in the dirt during the game played at Borst Park in Centralia, where Forks defeated Rainier 6-2 in 2B District 1/4 play. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

SOFTBALL: Forks falls to Adna in district semis; still alive for state berth

Forks couldn’t break down state powerhouse Adna in a Class 2B Southwest District 4 Softball Tournament Semifinal on Wednesday, falling 9-1 to the… Continue reading

Rainier assistant coach Kayla Mounts, right, helps the umpire with the safe call at first base as Mountaineers runner Brooklyn Swenson reaches first on a wild throw. Forks first baseman Kaidence Rigby reaches for the ball in the dirt during the game played at Borst Park in Centralia, where Forks defeated Rainier 6-2 in 2B District 1/4 play. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Left, Emily Post of Sequim hits a tee shot at the district golf tournament held at Cedars at Dungeness on Tuesday. Right, Sara German of Sequim hits a fairway shot at the district golf tournament. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP GOLF: Wolves trio qualifies for state tournament

Disappointment for area girls golfers and excitement for the Sequim boys team in its last-ditch attempt to qualify for the Class 2A state… Continue reading

Left, Emily Post of Sequim hits a tee shot at the district golf tournament held at Cedars at Dungeness on Tuesday. Right, Sara German of Sequim hits a fairway shot at the district golf tournament. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Cincinnati Reds shortstop Matt McLain (9) in the third inning of a baseball game Monday, May 15, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: WCL’s McLain debuts with Reds

Matt McLain, the first winner of the West Coast League’s Top Prospect Award has arrived in Major League Baseball. McLain was tabbed in… Continue reading

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Matt McLain (9) in the third inning of a baseball game Monday, May 15, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Forks wins district opener behind Gaydeski, Soto

The Forks softball team got great pitching performances from Chloe Gaydeski and Lizzy Soto and took advantage of six Rainier errors to win… Continue reading

SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Quilcene Rangers qualify for state tournament

It’s been six years, but the Quilcene Rangers softball rebuild is nearly finished. The Rangers qualified for the state 1B tournament by beating… Continue reading

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Port Angeles baserunner Lily Halberg makes a diving slide into second as the ball gets past Sequim shortstop Hannah Bates last week in Port Angeles. Both teams begin play in the bi-district tournament Friday.

PREP SOFTBALL DISTRICT PLAYOFFS: Tournament brackets set for Port Angeles, Sequim and Forks

The Port Angeles softball team picked up a No. 7 seed in the bi-district softball tournament, meaning the Roughriders start off in double-elimination.… Continue reading

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Port Angeles baserunner Lily Halberg makes a diving slide into second as the ball gets past Sequim shortstop Hannah Bates last week in Port Angeles. Both teams begin play in the bi-district tournament Friday.
Lizzy Soto, Forks softball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lizzy Soto, Forks softball

Lizzy Soto is just one of the reasons the Forks softball team gained a Pacific 2B League co-championship. Soto had a pair of monster doubleheaders… Continue reading

Lizzy Soto, Forks softball.
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Port Angeles' Ava-Anne Sheahan bats in the second inning as Sequim catcher Mikki Green waits for the delivery on Friday in Port Angeles.

PREP SOFTBALL: Riders jump on Wolves early

PA wins 8-1 to finish second in league; both teams to district

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Port Angeles' Ava-Anne Sheahan bats in the second inning as Sequim catcher Mikki Green waits for the delivery on Friday in Port Angeles.

PREP SOFTBALL: Forks softball loses pair before district tourney

Forks softball wrapped up its regular season with a pair of losses, but it doesn’t matter for postseason as the Pacific 2B League… Continue reading

Aliyah Yearian, East Jefferson track.

TRACK AND FIELD: East Jefferson girls second at Nisqually meet

Forks strong in relays, field events at Pacific 2B League meet

Aliyah Yearian, East Jefferson track.
Port Angeles Roughriders.
Port Angeles Roughriders.
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Port Angeles' Heidi Leitz connects on a solo home run during the Roughriders 7-5 loss to North Kitsap at Dry Creek Elementary on Thursday.

PREPS: Olympic League champ North Kitsap softball edges Port Angeles

North Olympic League Sub-District Track and Field

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Port Angeles' Heidi Leitz connects on a solo home run during the Roughriders 7-5 loss to North Kitsap at Dry Creek Elementary on Thursday.
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Port Angeles’ Colton Romero, center, reaches the plate thanks to a sacrifice bunt by teammate Jordan Shumway, right, as Franklin Pierce catcher Trey Smith looks on helplessly in the second inning of Wednesday’s playoff game at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PREP BASEBALL: Riders crush Franklin Pierce and live to play another day

With their backs against the wall in a loser-out district playoff game, the Port Angeles baseball team flashed some serious leather, got… Continue reading

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Port Angeles’ Colton Romero, center, reaches the plate thanks to a sacrifice bunt by teammate Jordan Shumway, right, as Franklin Pierce catcher Trey Smith looks on helplessly in the second inning of Wednesday’s playoff game at Port Angeles Civic Field.
Port Townsend Golf Club 
Golfers in the 2021 Rhody Open Golf Tournament watch a chip shot on the ninth hole at Port Townsend Golf Club.
Port Townsend Golf Club 
Golfers in the 2021 Rhody Open Golf Tournament watch a chip shot on the ninth hole at Port Townsend Golf Club.
Port Angeles Roughriders.

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles wins pitchers’ duel

Forks sweeps to win share of Pacific 2B title

Port Angeles Roughriders.