Preps

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Port Angeles' Abby Kimball slides into third ahead of the throw to Bremerton's Madison Gardner on Tuesday at Dry Creek School in Port Angeles.

PREP SOFTBALL: Roughriders keep bashing away

Port Angeles wins 12-0 over Bremerton

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Port Angeles' Abby Kimball slides into third ahead of the throw to Bremerton's Madison Gardner on Tuesday at Dry Creek School in Port Angeles.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim tennis edges North Kitsap

The Sequim girls tennis team, behind a sweep from the Wolves’ singles players and a hard-fought doubles victory, beat North Kitsap 4-3 on… Continue reading

Pierre LaBossiere.

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Something special brewing at Peninsula College

Exciting things are happening with the Peninsula College women’s basketball team. For the first time since Mitch Freeman’s men’s team made a surprise run to… Continue reading

Pierre LaBossiere.
Lily Halberg, Port Angeles softball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lily Halberg, Port Angeles softball

Port Angeles’ Lily Halberg got off to a scorching start in the Roughriders softball team’s doubleheader sweep over Anacortes and Sehome on Saturday. In the… Continue reading

Lily Halberg, Port Angeles softball
Port Angeles Roughriders.

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles softball girls belt five homers, romp in doubleheader

The Port Angeles girls softball team, returning to action after a 15-1 abbreviated season in 2021, started off with two big wins on… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.
Sequim Wolves.

PREP TRACK: Sequim boys and girls win at Port Angeles Invitational

The Sequim boys and girls track teams rode their sprinters and middle distance runners to each come in first place at the… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves.
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Sequim's Brandon Charters fights off Port Angeles' Caleb McLarty for possession as the Wolves' Kristian Mingoy looks on during Sequim's rivalry victory over the Roughriders.

PREP SPORTS: Sequim boys soccer scores early and often against rival Port Angeles

Sequim made quick work of rival Port Angeles in the first installment of the boys soccer edition of the Rainshadow Rumble at home… Continue reading

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Sequim's Brandon Charters fights off Port Angeles' Caleb McLarty for possession as the Wolves' Kristian Mingoy looks on during Sequim's rivalry victory over the Roughriders.
Port Angeles' Zoe Smithson, seated, recently signed a letter of intent to play softball at Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland. Smithson is joined by, from left by her brother Ian, dad Larry and mom Staci at her signing ceremony.
Port Angeles' Zoe Smithson, seated, recently signed a letter of intent to play softball at Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland. Smithson is joined by, from left by her brother Ian, dad Larry and mom Staci at her signing ceremony.
Port Angeles' Beckett Jarnigan runs back to second base in a game at Civic Field on Tuesday. In on the play is Bremerton shortstop Landon Isenhart. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASEBALL: Young Roughriders lose opener

After a day of torrential rain, the skies cleared, the sun came out, the field at Civic Field was in good shape… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Beckett Jarnigan runs back to second base in a game at Civic Field on Tuesday. In on the play is Bremerton shortstop Landon Isenhart. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Sequim's Brandon Charters battles for the ball with a North Mason defender in the Wolves' 4-0 win Tuesday night in Sequim.

PREP SOCCER: Sequim rallies in second half for win

Port Angeles comes from behind to earn a point

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Sequim's Brandon Charters battles for the ball with a North Mason defender in the Wolves' 4-0 win Tuesday night in Sequim.
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East Jefferson Rival Nathan Nisbet tags safe at third before the ball reached Quilcene’s third baseman Aiden Kate during a non-league game played in Chimacum on Monday. East Jefferson won the game 11-4.

PREP BASEBALL: East Jefferson begins season with win over Quilcene

Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News East Jefferson Rival Nathan Nisbet tags safe at third before the ball reached Quilcene’s third baseman Aiden Kate during… Continue reading

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East Jefferson Rival Nathan Nisbet tags safe at third before the ball reached Quilcene’s third baseman Aiden Kate during a non-league game played in Chimacum on Monday. East Jefferson won the game 11-4.
Wyatt Dunning, left, and Eve Burke

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles’ Dunning, Burke named to all-state teams

Neah Bay’s Allie Green, Julian Carrick named North Olympic League MVPs

Wyatt Dunning, left, and Eve Burke
Dominic Riccobene, Sequim boys golf

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Dominic Riccobene, Sequim boys golf

Dominic Riccobene is one of the leaders on a very good Sequim boys golf team that shot an amazing team score of 163 at Cedars… Continue reading

Dominic Riccobene, Sequim boys golf
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Port Angeles' Caleb Gagnon, left, fends off Forks' Arturo Dominguez on Saturday in Port Angeles.
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Port Angeles' Caleb Gagnon, left, fends off Forks' Arturo Dominguez on Saturday in Port Angeles.
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The Port Angeles High School sailing team competed off Silverdale earlier this month. Boat No. 121 is skippered by Luna Hutchin with crewmate Charlie Kasten, boat No. 156 is skippered by Ozzy Minard with crewmate Ella Shultz and boat No. 122 is skippered by Elliot Dahlin Skipper with cremate Fern Knobel.

SAILING: Port Angeles duo of Minard-Schulz win in Silverdale

The Community Boating Program’s high school sailing team, representing high schoolers from all over Clallam County, competed in its first regatta earlier in… Continue reading

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The Port Angeles High School sailing team competed off Silverdale earlier this month. Boat No. 121 is skippered by Luna Hutchin with crewmate Charlie Kasten, boat No. 156 is skippered by Ozzy Minard with crewmate Ella Shultz and boat No. 122 is skippered by Elliot Dahlin Skipper with cremate Fern Knobel.

GOLF ROUNDUP: North Peninsula high school teams all win

The Sequim High School golf team improved its record to 2-0 today, defeating the Bremerton High School Bremerton by 46 strokes. Playing in… Continue reading

John Vaara, Port Angeles basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: John Vaara, Port Angeles basketball

Post player John Vaara, at 6-foot-9, was instrumental in the Port Angeles boys basketball team coming back with its first trophy since 1997 from the… Continue reading

John Vaara, Port Angeles basketball
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The Port Angeles girls basketball team qualified for the state 2A tournament in Yakima after a two-year hiatus. From left, front row are, Isabelle Felton, Anna Petty, Jenna McGoff, Eve Burke and Raeah Kibe. From left, back row, are Angelina Sprague, Lexie Smith, Paige Mason, Catherine Brown, Bailee Larson, Piper Williams and Jayde Gedelman.

STANDALONES: State aspirations and qualifiers

The Sequim boys golf team is the defending Olympic League state champion. The boys won their first match of the year last week in defense… Continue reading

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The Port Angeles girls basketball team qualified for the state 2A tournament in Yakima after a two-year hiatus. From left, front row are, Isabelle Felton, Anna Petty, Jenna McGoff, Eve Burke and Raeah Kibe. From left, back row, are Angelina Sprague, Lexie Smith, Paige Mason, Catherine Brown, Bailee Larson, Piper Williams and Jayde Gedelman.
The Sequim boys golf team is the defending Olympic League state champion. The boys won their first match of the year last weekend. From left are Dominic Riccobene, Ben Sweet, Pryce Glasser, Cole Smithson, Lars Wiker and Zack Thompson. (Photo courtesy of Sean O'Mera)

PREP GOLF: Port Angeles, Sequim open season with wins

The Port Angeles boys golf team began its 2022 season with a 198-209 win over Bremerton at Gold Mountain Golf Course. Edun Bailey… Continue reading

The Sequim boys golf team is the defending Olympic League state champion. The boys won their first match of the year last weekend. From left are Dominic Riccobene, Ben Sweet, Pryce Glasser, Cole Smithson, Lars Wiker and Zack Thompson. (Photo courtesy of Sean O'Mera)
In her final game for Neah Bay, senior Oceana Aguirre scored 10 points and had 13 rebounds in the Red Devils' 1B girls' basketball championship game against Mount Vernon Christian. (Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press)
In her final game for Neah Bay, senior Oceana Aguirre scored 10 points and had 13 rebounds in the Red Devils' 1B girls' basketball championship game against Mount Vernon Christian. (Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press)