Preps

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS 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

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS 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.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS 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

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS 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.

PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Josiah Gooding’s 9th-inning single sends Riders to state tournament

Port Angeles begins play at state tournament Saturday

Port Angeles Roughriders.
Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News 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

Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News 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.
Photos by KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS 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

Photos by KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS 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.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Rhody Fest golf tournaments start Saturday

PA’s Nickerson a WIAA Athlete of the Week

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.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Landon Close, left, goes up and over Highline's Yonatan Garcia-Arevalo on Tuesday in Port Angeles.

PREP SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Riders’ season comes to a close at Wally Sigmar Field

Highline finally cracks Port Angeles’ tough defense in second half

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Landon Close, left, goes up and over Highline's Yonatan Garcia-Arevalo on Tuesday in Port Angeles.
Sequim’s Toppy Robideau pitches against Franklin Pierce on Tuesday in Sequim. The Wolves lost their district playoff game 12-2 but finished the season with a winning record at 11-10. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Wolves, Spartans wrap up seasons with district losses

Sequim’s baseball season came to a close… Continue reading

Sequim’s Toppy Robideau pitches against Franklin Pierce on Tuesday in Sequim. The Wolves lost their district playoff game 12-2 but finished the season with a winning record at 11-10. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group Port Angeles senior Edun Bailey escapes a sand trap during the Olympic League Golf Championships at Kitsap Golf & Country Club on Monday. Bailey finished tied for sixth and qualified for the state tournament in Spokane.

PREP GOLF: Flores wins Olympic League title

Port Angeles’ Williams tops among 2A girls

Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group Port Angeles senior Edun Bailey escapes a sand trap during the Olympic League Golf Championships at Kitsap Golf & Country Club on Monday. Bailey finished tied for sixth and qualified for the state tournament in Spokane.
Rival’s Gracie Smith hits a stand-up triple during this at bat against the Vashon Pirates in a game on Monday played at Blue Heron Middle School. She later scored a run on a steal to home.

PREP SOFTBALL: Rivals finish home season with a victory

The fledgling East Jefferson softball team wrapped up its home season with a victory Monday versus Vashon, looking for bigger and better… Continue reading

Rival’s Gracie Smith hits a stand-up triple during this at bat against the Vashon Pirates in a game on Monday played at Blue Heron Middle School. She later scored a run on a steal to home.
Port Angeles' Cindy Liang and Gwyneth Van Blair finished fourth at the Olympic League girls tennis tournament and will move on to district. (Courtesy photo)

PREP TENNIS: Three Port Angeles, Sequim girls qualify for district so far

Wolves’ Hastings second at league tournament

Port Angeles' Cindy Liang and Gwyneth Van Blair finished fourth at the Olympic League girls tennis tournament and will move on to district. (Courtesy photo)
Andrew Brown, Sequim track and field

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Andrew Brown, Sequim track and field

Sequim’s Andrew Brown was part of a highly successful Olympic League track and field championship meet for Sequim High School as both the Wolves’ boys… Continue reading

Andrew Brown, Sequim track and field
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Matthew Miller, left, chases a loose ball ahead of Kingston's Edwin Vallecillo, right, as Miller's teammates, from left, Hannes Spieker, Kaleb Gagnon and Jacob Miller watch from the backfield during Saturday's match in Port Angeles.

BOYS SOCCER: Riders rally against Bucs and now host playoff game Tuesday

Matthew Miller, Hannes Spieker each score two goals

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Matthew Miller, left, chases a loose ball ahead of Kingston's Edwin Vallecillo, right, as Miller's teammates, from left, Hannes Spieker, Kaleb Gagnon and Jacob Miller watch from the backfield during Saturday's match in Port Angeles.
Wahkiakum’s Dom Curl slides into second base as Forks’ Aiden Salazar (99) covers the base during a 2B District IV playoff baseball game at Bowen Field in Toledo on Saturday. Forks won 6-5 in a walkoff in the eighth inning. (Katelyn Metzger/The Daily News)

PREP BASEBALL: Forks stays alive in postseason thanks to walkoff sac fly

Forks stayed alive in the postseason Saturday with a walkoff sacrifice fly by Ryan Rancourt in the bottom of the eighth inning against… Continue reading

Wahkiakum’s Dom Curl slides into second base as Forks’ Aiden Salazar (99) covers the base during a 2B District IV playoff baseball game at Bowen Field in Toledo on Saturday. Forks won 6-5 in a walkoff in the eighth inning. (Katelyn Metzger/The Daily News)
Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter, left, and Parker Nickerson, each won two events at the Olympic League track and field championships this weekend.

TRACK AND FIELD: Port Angeles boys finish second at league meet; Sequim teams fourth

Multiple individual winners — PA’s Gladfelter, Nickerson; Sequim’s Brown and Vaara

Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter, left, and Parker Nickerson, each won two events at the Olympic League track and field championships this weekend.

PREP BASEBALL: Class 2A district tournament baseball seedings announced

It’s good news, bad news for both the Sequim and Port Angeles baseball teams as playoff seedings were announced this weekend. The… Continue reading