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Courtesy photo Forks individual district champions celebrates their titles and Forks' team title. From left, are assistant coach Conner Nielson, Peyton Johnson, Hayden Queen, Dalton Kilmer, Jesus Garcia-Dominguez, assistant coach Daniel Frishkorn, Jake Weakley, Conner Demorest, Abraham Montealegre and head Coach Kyle Weakley.

WRESTLING: Forks wins subregionals; EJ boys have three weight champions

Wrestling in all those tournaments this season against bigger schools paid off for the Forks boys, as the Spartans dominated the District 4… Continue reading

Courtesy photo Forks individual district champions celebrates their titles and Forks' team title. From left, are assistant coach Conner Nielson, Peyton Johnson, Hayden Queen, Dalton Kilmer, Jesus Garcia-Dominguez, assistant coach Daniel Frishkorn, Jake Weakley, Conner Demorest, Abraham Montealegre and head Coach Kyle Weakley.
Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Tyler Mooney puts up a layup while defended by Port Angeles' Xander Maestas, at left, and John Vaara during the Roughriders' 62-49 victory Thursday.

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim plays PA boys tough

The Port Angeles boy basketball team didn’t have the type of game required for future postseason success against their rivals Thursday, though the… Continue reading

Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Tyler Mooney puts up a layup while defended by Port Angeles' Xander Maestas, at left, and John Vaara during the Roughriders' 62-49 victory Thursday.
Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson drives against Sehome's Grant Kepley on Friday night in Port Angeles. Nickerson scored 11 points in the third quarter to help spark a Roughriders comeback win. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: PA roars back against top 10 team

The Port Angeles boys basketball team found themselves in a fair amount of trouble early in the second quarter against a solid… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson drives against Sehome's Grant Kepley on Friday night in Port Angeles. Nickerson scored 11 points in the third quarter to help spark a Roughriders comeback win. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

WRESTLING: Three Riders win league titles at Subregional

Three Port Angeles grapplers claimed Olympic League Subregional wrestling championships and a total of ten Sequim and Port Angeles boys wrestlers advanced to… Continue reading

esse Major/For Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Eve Burke, left, and Sequim's Hannah Bates eye a loose ball during the Roughriders' 60-36 Senior Night win over the Wolves.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles thumps Sequim, celebrates senior night

Wolves unable to clinch Olympic League on Riders’ home court

esse Major/For Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Eve Burke, left, and Sequim's Hannah Bates eye a loose ball during the Roughriders' 60-36 Senior Night win over the Wolves.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Rep. Kilmer honors Scooter Chapman’s legacy with speech on floor of U.S. House (with video)

Peninsula men and women sweep Edmonds

Forks Logan Olson (24) drives between Warrior defenders Mickey Lara (left) and Emanual Mowat Wednesday night in Forks where the Spartans defeated the Chief Leschi Warriors 68 to 54. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks beats Chief Leschi, but loses No. 2 seed to playoffs in coin flip

Spartans boys and girls host basketball doubleheader Saturday

Forks Logan Olson (24) drives between Warrior defenders Mickey Lara (left) and Emanual Mowat Wednesday night in Forks where the Spartans defeated the Chief Leschi Warriors 68 to 54. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Registration open for youth softball, baseball

Registration for North Olympic Baseball and Softball’s upcoming spring season is underway at www.nobas.org. The league offers T-Ball, Minor and Major Baseball… Continue reading

#30 Wyatt Dunning of the PA Riders drives around the guarding of a Kingston defender Tuesday night at the PAHS gym. dlogan

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles hits 15 3-pointers in 92-32 win

The Port Angeles Roughriders boys basketball team set the nets on fire Tuesday night with its outside shooting, burying 15 3-pointers in… Continue reading

#30 Wyatt Dunning of the PA Riders drives around the guarding of a Kingston defender Tuesday night at the PAHS gym. dlogan
Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP BASKETBALL: Roughrider girls able to rally past Kingston

Crescent wins big on Senior Night

Port Angeles Roughriders
Bailee Larson, Port Angeles girls basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Bailee Larson, Port Angeles girls basketball

Bailee Larson has been on fire lately for the Port Angeles Roughriders girls basketball team. Larson, who takes care of much of the Riders’ ball-handling… Continue reading

Bailee Larson, Port Angeles girls basketball
Forks Spartans

PREP ROUNDUP: Spartans boys win in Westport

Forks continued to tune up for the Class 2B Southwest District Tournament, running away from the Ocosta Wildcats in the second half of… Continue reading

Forks Spartans
Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP BASKETBALL: Roughriders overcome fouls to fend off Knights

Not shooting well and facing serious foul trouble, the Port Angeles Roughriders boys basketball team dug in deep on defense and pounded the… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
For ASB-PDN-220130 Sequim High School is proud to recognize Ben Sweet as he signs a letter of intent to join the men’s golf Team at Whitman College in Walla Walla. Ben is pictured with his father Tyler Sweet and mother Stephanie Sweet. Whitman competes at the NCAA Division III level and has recently been ranked in the division's top 25 programs.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Winter sports championships on schedule; Sweet signs with Whitman

Winter sports championships on schedule The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association announced minor modifications to state championship events for the winter season next month in compliance… Continue reading

For ASB-PDN-220130 Sequim High School is proud to recognize Ben Sweet as he signs a letter of intent to join the men’s golf Team at Whitman College in Walla Walla. Ben is pictured with his father Tyler Sweet and mother Stephanie Sweet. Whitman competes at the NCAA Division III level and has recently been ranked in the division's top 25 programs.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sequim, Port Angeles win on the road

The Sequim girls basketball team got 30 points and seven rebounds from Jolene Vaara to help beat Kingston on the road 63-47 on… Continue reading

Forks' Ryan Rancourt (32 ) out-jumps Raymond's Morgan Anderson (30) to start the overtime portion of Saturday night's league game played in Forks. Forks won 67-66. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BOYS ROUNDUP: Forks Spartans win in overtime

The Spartans boys basketball team showed some resiliency in an important overtime win over Raymond on Saturday. “Lots of crazy things happened in… Continue reading

Forks' Ryan Rancourt (32 ) out-jumps Raymond's Morgan Anderson (30) to start the overtime portion of Saturday night's league game played in Forks. Forks won 67-66. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles takes No. 1 North Kitsap to the limit

Riders-Vikings in an instant classic

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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Eve Burke, left, and Anna Petty, right, surround North Kitsap's Jade Sunnenberg on Thursday night at Port Angeles High School.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles crushes league rival North Kitsap

Sequim remains in first place with win

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Eve Burke, left, and Anna Petty, right, surround North Kitsap's Jade Sunnenberg on Thursday night at Port Angeles High School.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News KONP Radio sportscaster Howard "Scooter" Chapman speaks to the crowd after the 2017 unveiling of a plaque naming the Civic Field press box the Scooter Chapman Press Box in recognition of his devotion to prep sports since the early 1950s. Chapman is retiring after a lifetime in broadcasting.

PREP SPORTS: ‘Scooter’ Week celebrates retiring broadcasting legend Scooter Chapman

Chapman to appear on KONP next week

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News KONP Radio sportscaster Howard "Scooter" Chapman speaks to the crowd after the 2017 unveiling of a plaque naming the Civic Field press box the Scooter Chapman Press Box in recognition of his devotion to prep sports since the early 1950s. Chapman is retiring after a lifetime in broadcasting.
Port Angeles Naval Elks Lodge Hoopshoot winners advancing to the district finals are from left, Quinn Herr, Skylar Wheeler, Morgan Politika, Sawyer Davis, Makai McAfee, Jude Sprague and event coordinator Evan Boyd. The district finals will be held at the Vern Burton Community Center with registration beginning at noon. Hoopshoot is an annual basketball free-throw shooting contest for children ages eight to 13 across the country.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles Hoopshoot winners announced

First-place Raymond holds down Forks girls basketball

Port Angeles Naval Elks Lodge Hoopshoot winners advancing to the district finals are from left, Quinn Herr, Skylar Wheeler, Morgan Politika, Sawyer Davis, Makai McAfee, Jude Sprague and event coordinator Evan Boyd. The district finals will be held at the Vern Burton Community Center with registration beginning at noon. Hoopshoot is an annual basketball free-throw shooting contest for children ages eight to 13 across the country.