Preps

Port Angeles Roughriders.

GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles to play Hockinson on the road Wednesday in state playoff

It was a case of good news, bad news with an unexpected seeding for the Port Angeles girls soccer team in the… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.
Sequim Wolves.

DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL: Sequim frustrated, comes up one match short of trip to state

The Sequim volleyball team came close again to qualifying for the state 2A tournament, but the Wolves’ season came to a frustrating and… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves.
Port Angeles' Emma Desjardins knocked a ball high in the air off a throw-in to score the Riders' first goal Saturday against Orting. (Hudl)

PREP PLAYOFF SOCCER: Port Angeles girls qualify for state with shutout of Orting

The Port Angeles girls soccer team set a couple of program records, bouncing back from tough loss to powerhouse Bainbridge Friday night to… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Emma Desjardins knocked a ball high in the air off a throw-in to score the Riders' first goal Saturday against Orting. (Hudl)
Neah Bay Red Devils

PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Neah Bay cruises in district playoff

The Neah Bay football team romped in its Quad-District playoff game Friday night, crushing Oakville 76-18 to qualify for the 1B state… Continue reading

Neah Bay Red Devils
Port Angeles' Henry Wendel and Jay Lieberman in the state 2A cross-country race at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. (Angie Gooding)

STATE CROSS-COUNTRY: East Jefferson boys finish fifth in the state as a team

PA boys place all four runners in top 87

Port Angeles' Henry Wendel and Jay Lieberman in the state 2A cross-country race at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. (Angie Gooding)

DISTRICT SOCCER: Wolves bow out with loss to North Kitsap

PA’s match delayed by Hood Canal Bridge collision closure

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles’ Becca Manson, right, works to keep control as Sequim’s Raimey Brewer approaches in midfield on Thursday at Wally Sigmar Field. KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles’ Becca Manson, right, works to keep control as Sequim’s Raimey Brewer approaches in midfield on Thursday at Wally Sigmar Field.

PREPS: Steady senior Becca Manson shows adaptibility for Port Angeles

Forks football players named to Central 2B West All-League team

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles’ Becca Manson, right, works to keep control as Sequim’s Raimey Brewer approaches in midfield on Thursday at Wally Sigmar Field. KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles’ Becca Manson, right, works to keep control as Sequim’s Raimey Brewer approaches in midfield on Thursday at Wally Sigmar Field.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News East Jefferson’s Grace Liske, left, returns the ball as teammates Penina Vaiolo, back, and Emily Liske look on during a Class 1A West Central District volleyball tournament loser-out contest with Seattle Christian at Chimacum High School on Tuesday. The Rivals fell 3-1 to the Warriors to end their season with a 13-5 record, a seven-win improvement from 2024 and the first winning season since Chimacum and Port Townsend combined athletics in 2021.

DISTRICT PLAYOFF PREPS: Desjardins penalty kick holds up in Port Angeles win; East Jefferson volleyball bows out after successful season

East Jefferson volleyball fell 3-1 to the Warriors to end their season with a 13-5 record, a 7-win improvement from 2024 and the… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News East Jefferson’s Grace Liske, left, returns the ball as teammates Penina Vaiolo, back, and Emily Liske look on during a Class 1A West Central District volleyball tournament loser-out contest with Seattle Christian at Chimacum High School on Tuesday. The Rivals fell 3-1 to the Warriors to end their season with a 13-5 record, a seven-win improvement from 2024 and the first winning season since Chimacum and Port Townsend combined athletics in 2021.
Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles soccer.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles girls soccer

Port Angeles’ Lilly Anne Lancaster is getting hot for the Roughriders at the right time of year. Lancaster scored a hat trick in just five… Continue reading

Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles soccer.
Crescent’s Jackson Girard (20) fights to get to the goal line pylon in first half action against Mary M. Knight in Joyce on Saturday. Helping to block is Connor Avrett (49). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Crescent finishes season perfect; EJ wins three straight

EJ ends season on three-game winning streak

Crescent’s Jackson Girard (20) fights to get to the goal line pylon in first half action against Mary M. Knight in Joyce on Saturday. Helping to block is Connor Avrett (49). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim Wolves.

GIRLS PREP SOCCER: Sequim holds on to win postseason opener

The Sequim girls soccer team won its loser-out playoff game this weekend, hanging on at the end to beat Franklin Pierce 3-2. The… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves.
Crescent's Liam Sprague stretches for more yardage against Mary M. Knight on homecoming day at Crescent High School. The Loggers won to finish the season 9-0. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: (Updated) Crescent finishes season perfect; EJ wins third game in a row

Forks makes playoffs, Neah Bay tunes up

Crescent's Liam Sprague stretches for more yardage against Mary M. Knight on homecoming day at Crescent High School. The Loggers won to finish the season 9-0. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
The Port Angeles cross country celebrates during the Westside Classic meet in Tacoma this week. Six members of the team qualified for the state 2A championship, including four boys. (Angie Gooding/Port Angeles Cross Country)

PREP CROSS COUNTRY: PA, Sequim to send nine runners to state

EJ boys win 1A district; girls second

The Port Angeles cross country celebrates during the Westside Classic meet in Tacoma this week. Six members of the team qualified for the state 2A championship, including four boys. (Angie Gooding/Port Angeles Cross Country)
Port Angeles' Lilly Anne Lancaster scores one of her three goals against Washington on Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles wallops Washington 9-0 in playoff opener

All the pieces fell into place as the Port Angeles girls soccer team had its most dominant performance of the season, winning… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Lilly Anne Lancaster scores one of her three goals against Washington on Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles’ Mariah Traband, left, heads a ball past Sequim’s Harper Moore and toward teammate Morgan Politika, right, and Sequim’s Brooklynn Schmidt during a game earlier this month.

PREPS: Riders await playoff date

Mariah Traband and Lilly Lancaster each scored two goals as Port Angeles shook off a slow first half and earned a 4-2 win… Continue reading

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles’ Mariah Traband, left, heads a ball past Sequim’s Harper Moore and toward teammate Morgan Politika, right, and Sequim’s Brooklynn Schmidt during a game earlier this month.
Port Angeles’ Carson Waddell (2) throws the ball against Bremerton on Friday night. Torrential rain at the beginning of the game affected play, especially in the first half. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Games dictated by rain and defense this week

In a defensive battle dictated by torrential rain that deluged the field for the first half, the Port Angeles Roughriders football team… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Carson Waddell (2) throws the ball against Bremerton on Friday night. Torrential rain at the beginning of the game affected play, especially in the first half. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)
Jordyn Julmist, Sequim volleyball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jordyn Julmist, Sequim volleyball

Every year, the Sequim volleyball team makes it a goal to knock off perennial powerhouse North Kitsap. Last week, for the first time in a… Continue reading

Jordyn Julmist, Sequim volleyball.
East Jefferson, Neah Bay

FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: East Jefferson, Neah Bay win

The East Jefferson football team pitched a shutout,… Continue reading

East Jefferson, Neah Bay
Port Angeles running back Dylan Mann (22) gets blocking from teammate Stryder Wilhelm (62) as he rushes for some of his 101 yards Friday night against Bremerton. The Knights won in extremely wet conditions 21-0. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Roughriders lose soggy defensive battle to Bremerton

In a defensive battle dictated by torrential rain that deluged the field for the first half, the Port Angeles Roughriders football team… Continue reading

Port Angeles running back Dylan Mann (22) gets blocking from teammate Stryder Wilhelm (62) as he rushes for some of his 101 yards Friday night against Bremerton. The Knights won in extremely wet conditions 21-0. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL SCORES: Bremerton shuts out Port Angeles; East Jefferson, Neah Bay win

Sequim falls in wild shootout with Bainbridge