Preps

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Port Angele's John Vaara, left, tips the ball away from Bainbridge Island's Everett Moore, front, and Charlie Diiorio Triesch on Tuesday night at Port Angeles High School.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles digs deep defensively, dumps Bainbridge

Vaara and Dunning combine for 32 points, 30 rebounds in blowout

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Port Angele's John Vaara, left, tips the ball away from Bainbridge Island's Everett Moore, front, and Charlie Diiorio Triesch on Tuesday night at Port Angeles High School.
Port Angeles senior Teagan Clark, seated at center, signs a letter of intent to play softball at Skagit Valley College with her family in attendance including dad Dustin Clark, mom Tasha Clark, sister Teanna and brother Dru.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Teagan Clark signs to pitch for Skagit Valley

Newest Cardinal advocated for prep athletes during pandemic shutdown

Port Angeles senior Teagan Clark, seated at center, signs a letter of intent to play softball at Skagit Valley College with her family in attendance including dad Dustin Clark, mom Tasha Clark, sister Teanna and brother Dru.
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Forks' Logan Olson scores over Neah Bay in a fast-paced contest in which the Spartans prevailed 62-54 over the Red Devils.
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Forks' Logan Olson scores over Neah Bay in a fast-paced contest in which the Spartans prevailed 62-54 over the Red Devils.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Crescent girls hoops win again

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife seek feedback

Keira Johnson, Forks basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Keira Johnson, Forks basketball

Forks’ Keira Johnson has been red-hot through January, helping the Spartans to their first-place position in the Pacific 2B League standings. Johnson hit five 3-pointers… Continue reading

Keira Johnson, Forks basketball
Aiden Henninger of Sequim, with his father, Ray, left and mother Ann Marie Henninger, signs to play soccer at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio.

PREP SOCCER: Sequim’s Henninger signs with Franciscan

Aidan Henninger has signed a letter of intent to play for NCAA Division III Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. Henninger, homeschooled though grade… Continue reading

Aiden Henninger of Sequim, with his father, Ray, left and mother Ann Marie Henninger, signs to play soccer at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio.
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The Port Angeles/Sequim/Crescent gymnastics team won a dual with Kingston this weekend. From left, back row, are Faith Caar, Maddie Adams, Kathryn Jones, Yau Fu, Jessamyn Schindler and Mei-Ying Harper-Smith. From left, front row, are Ellie Turner, Danica Pierson, Aubrie Scott, Alex Schmadeke, Amara Brown and Susannah Sharp.

GYMNASTICS: Olympic Peninsula gymnasts shine

Sequim, Port Angeles and Crescent gymnasts took the top six all-around spots in a meet with Kingston High School this weekend. A… Continue reading

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The Port Angeles/Sequim/Crescent gymnastics team won a dual with Kingston this weekend. From left, back row, are Faith Caar, Maddie Adams, Kathryn Jones, Yau Fu, Jessamyn Schindler and Mei-Ying Harper-Smith. From left, front row, are Ellie Turner, Danica Pierson, Aubrie Scott, Alex Schmadeke, Amara Brown and Susannah Sharp.
Sequim Wolves.

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim girls remain perfect in league

The Sequim girls basketball team blew open a competitive game with a 25-point fourth quarter in a 71-46 win over Bremerton on Saturday.… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves.
Forks Spartans.

WRESTLING: Forks wins Kalama tournament

The Forks wrestling team picked up five first-place finishes and took first place as a team at the Kalama Rubber Chicken tournament this… Continue reading

Forks Spartans.
Sequim's Jaydin Possin (21) dribbles against the defense of North Kitsap's Jalen East on Thursday in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Sequim scraps with No. 1 North Kitsap

Riders get 38-point performance from Wyatt Dunning

Sequim's Jaydin Possin (21) dribbles against the defense of North Kitsap's Jalen East on Thursday in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles Roughriders

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles pulls past Neah Bay with third quarter-burst

With both teams suffering from game postponements by the COVID protocols of other teams, the two most successful girls basketball programs on… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
East Jefferson senior Gage Berry, top, pins Cascade Christian’s Aphelele Mzameko in the 182-pound weight class during the Rivals’ senior night victory over the Cougars on Wednesday at Port Townsend High School. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
East Jefferson senior Gage Berry, top, pins Cascade Christian’s Aphelele Mzameko in the 182-pound weight class during the Rivals’ senior night victory over the Cougars on Wednesday at Port Townsend High School. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

RPI: Area teams place high in initial rankings

Forks boys in a very tough Pacific 2B League

Forks Spartans

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Spartans crush South Bend

Forks rolled past South Bend 64-17 in a Class 2B Pacific League boys basketball contest on Tuesday night. The Spartans were up 30-2… Continue reading

Forks Spartans
Sequim's Keenen Green (4) drives the ball to the basket against Olympic on Monday night in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim's Keenen Green (4) drives the ball to the basket against Olympic on Monday night in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Jolene Vaara, Sequim basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jolene Vaara, Sequim girls basketball

Sequim’s Jolene Vaara saved her best game of the year for Olympic Peninsula rival Port Angeles. Vaara went off on the Roughriders, scoring 31 points… Continue reading

Jolene Vaara, Sequim basketball
Mia Gagnon, center, midfielder for the Port Angeles Roughriders girls soccer team, is joined by her teammates while announcing her intent to play soccer for Bellevue College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS SOCCER: Roughriders’ Mia Gagnon moving on to the big city

Port Angeles’ Mia Gagnon came in to the Port Angeles girls soccer program with a bang, according to her high school coach.… Continue reading

Mia Gagnon, center, midfielder for the Port Angeles Roughriders girls soccer team, is joined by her teammates while announcing her intent to play soccer for Bellevue College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

WRESTLING: Olympic Peninsula grapplers place at Bainbridge tournament

Several wrestlers from Port Angeles, Sequim and East Jefferson placed high in their weight divisions at the Bainbridge Island tournament held this weekend.… Continue reading