Preps

PREP GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles loses opener to powerhouse Bainbridge 5-0

The Port Angeles girls soccer team didn’t come away with a win against a strong 3A team, but coach Daniel Horton saw a… Continue reading

Sequim’s Jennyfer Gomez, front, takes a header in front of Port Angeles’ Becca Manson last year at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles. Gomez, a second-team all-Olympic League selection, is back this year as a strong midfielder for the Wolves. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS SOCCER PREVIEW: Sequim seeks state bid with roster rich in talent

Taryn Johnson and her 52 career goals among returning players

Sequim’s Jennyfer Gomez, front, takes a header in front of Port Angeles’ Becca Manson last year at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles. Gomez, a second-team all-Olympic League selection, is back this year as a strong midfielder for the Wolves. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Kason Albaugh, Port Angeles football.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kason Albaugh, Port Angeles football

What a season debut for the Port Angeles Roughriders football team and Kason Albaugh. Albaugh had a fumble early in the game against the Blaine… Continue reading

Kason Albaugh, Port Angeles football.
Port Angeles' Blake Sohlberg hauls in this 45-yard catch-and-run touchdown pass to give the Roughriders a 9-0 lead early in their 44-21 win over Blaine Friday night. Sohlberg also had three interceptions. (Jack Kintner photo)

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles crushes Blaine in opener 44-21

Albaugh scores 3 TDs; Sohlberg 3 interceptions and a touchdown

Port Angeles' Blake Sohlberg hauls in this 45-yard catch-and-run touchdown pass to give the Roughriders a 9-0 lead early in their 44-21 win over Blaine Friday night. Sohlberg also had three interceptions. (Jack Kintner photo)
Quilcene’s Mason Iverson, 32, rushes around Naselle’s Jacob Pakanen and picks up a first down during a Saturday game played at Port Townsend’s Memorial Field. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

SATURDAY’S PREP FOOTBALL: Rangers fall to Naselle; Neah Bay loses to defending champ Liberty Bell

The Quilcene football team got lots of offense in its opening game, but the defense struggled in a high-scoring affair against Naselle,… Continue reading

Quilcene’s Mason Iverson, 32, rushes around Naselle’s Jacob Pakanen and picks up a first down during a Saturday game played at Port Townsend’s Memorial Field. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Spartan Gunner Rogers (16) and Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke (14) pull in a Forks pass for joint possession.  Joint possession goes to the offense giving Forks a first down.  (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Spartan Gunner Rogers (16) and Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke (14) pull in a Forks pass for joint possession.  Joint possession goes to the offense giving Forks a first down.  (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

SATURDAY’S PREP FOOTBALL SCORES: Quilcene, Neah Bay fall in a pair of shootouts

Saturday’s Prep Scores Liberty Bell 50, Neah Bay 24 Naselle 66, Quilcene 40 Auburn Mountainview 40, Kentridge 6 Cascade Christian 34, Cedar Park Christian (Bothell)… Continue reading

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Quilcene’s Mason Iverson, left, fights for yardage during a Sept. 2022 game against Crescent. Iverson led the Rangers in rushing yards last season and returns at fullback for Quilcene.
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Quilcene’s Mason Iverson, left, fights for yardage during a Sept. 2022 game against Crescent. Iverson led the Rangers in rushing yards last season and returns at fullback for Quilcene.
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Port Angeles' Kason Albaugh, center, gets a block from teammate Landyn Jones as Anacortes' defenders Brock Beaner, left, and Braden Thomas close in during the first quarter on Friday in Port Angeles.

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Senior-led Port Angeles should be in the playoff chase

Talent, experience and maybe most importantly consistency in the coaching staff heads up the Port Angeles 2023 football team under third-year head… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Kason Albaugh, center, gets a block from teammate Landyn Jones as Anacortes' defenders Brock Beaner, left, and Braden Thomas close in during the first quarter on Friday in Port Angeles.
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Henry Bourm of Crescent -- 2022

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Crescent will be young and speedy

The Crescent football team remains a young squad, but the Loggers will be throwing some interesting wrinkles at their opponents and showing off… Continue reading

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Henry Bourm of Crescent -- 2022
Larry Beatty, left, a track and field star for Port Angeles from 1982 and Alison Maxwell, also a track runner from 2001, were among the 2023 class of the Port Angeles Roughriders Hall of Fame. (Photos by Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Larry Beatty, left, a track and field star for Port Angeles from 1982 and Alison Maxwell, also a track runner from 2001, were among the 2023 class of the Port Angeles Roughriders Hall of Fame. (Photos by Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Quarterback Lars Wiker (10) is back this year for the Sequim Wolves, who will be looking to bounce back from a 2-7 season. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Sequim looks to bounce back

Wolves plan to take care of ‘little things’ that make the difference

Quarterback Lars Wiker (10) is back this year for the Sequim Wolves, who will be looking to bounce back from a 2-7 season. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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East Jefferson’s Gary Zambor makes the catch at the 3-yard line during an October 2022 win over Klahowya. Zambor will be counted on once again to be a playmaker for the Rivals on both sides of the football.

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEWS: East Jefferson looking to learn

A three-year starter returning at quarterback, experienced playmakers at wide receiver and a lineman who can squat 400 pounds head up a… Continue reading

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East Jefferson’s Gary Zambor makes the catch at the 3-yard line during an October 2022 win over Klahowya. Zambor will be counted on once again to be a playmaker for the Rivals on both sides of the football.
Neah Bay’s Jodell Wimberly carries the ball during a game last fall against Crescent. Wimberly is the leading offensive skill position player returning from last season’s Class 1B state runner-up Red Devils. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Neah Bay’s Jodell Wimberly carries the ball during a game last fall against Crescent. Wimberly is the leading offensive skill position player returning from last season’s Class 1B state runner-up Red Devils. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Forks' Nate Dahlgren (40) busts loose for yardage during a 2022 game against Sequim.

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Senior-heavy Forks team also has 14 freshmen

Forks is set to rely on a deep and experienced crop of seniors providing leadership to a large freshman class all while enjoying… Continue reading

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Forks' Nate Dahlgren (40) busts loose for yardage during a 2022 game against Sequim.
Members of the Port Angeles Junior Badminton team, from left, Tyna Barinaga, Caroline Jensen; back row, Judy Brodhun and Susie Childers were part of a squad that won an unprecedented 11 nationals titles as well as three second-place finishes in the 1964 Junior Nationals Tournament held in Pomona, Callif. Port Angeles players reached the finals 12 of 15 events.
Members of the Port Angeles Junior Badminton team, from left, Tyna Barinaga, Caroline Jensen; back row, Judy Brodhun and Susie Childers were part of a squad that won an unprecedented 11 nationals titles as well as three second-place finishes in the 1964 Junior Nationals Tournament held in Pomona, Callif. Port Angeles players reached the finals 12 of 15 events.
Washington State mascot Butch T. Cougar rides a vehicle before an NCAA college football game between Washington State and Arizona State, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Pullman. (Young Kwak/The Associated Press)

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Sometimes, WSU, you get what you need

Everyone has chimed in on the mess surrounding the demise of the Pac-12 and I thought I would approach it from a Mountain West perspective.… Continue reading

Washington State mascot Butch T. Cougar rides a vehicle before an NCAA college football game between Washington State and Arizona State, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Pullman. (Young Kwak/The Associated Press)
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Port Angeles' Natalie Robinson, left, watches the pitch as Sequim first baseman Sammie Bacon keeps tabs during a May game in Port Angeles.

ALL-PENINSULA SOFTBALL MVP: Port Angeles’ Natalie Robinson records results

Includes All-Peninsula team with Forks, Sequim and Port Angeles players

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Port Angeles' Natalie Robinson, left, watches the pitch as Sequim first baseman Sammie Bacon keeps tabs during a May game in Port Angeles.