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Forks Spartans

PREP WRESTLING: Forks beats 2A Aberdeen in dual

Forks earned a nonleague match win over the Class 2A Bobcats. The 2B Spartans beat Aberdeen 48-27. “It was an exciting event. Both… Continue reading

Forks Spartans
Wyatt Dunning, Port Angeles basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Wyatt Dunning, Port Angeles basketball

Port Angeles’ Wyatt Dunning has already served notice that he’s going to be a force to reckon with this season. Leading a shorthanded team against… Continue reading

Wyatt Dunning, Port Angeles basketball
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Port Angeles' Paige Mason, center, tries to break through the Bonney Lake defense of Kaylie Hellner, left, and Ava Rice on Saturday in Port Angeles.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Riders can’t overcome slow start vs. Bonney Lake

The Port Angeles girls basketball team is off to an 0-2 start, but they’re getting ready for league by playing some tough… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Paige Mason, center, tries to break through the Bonney Lake defense of Kaylie Hellner, left, and Ava Rice on Saturday in Port Angeles.
Port Angeles Roughriders.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles wins at the buzzer

Missing six players, the Port Angeles boys basketball team relied on a huge game from Wyatt Dunning and some gritty play from bench… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.
Forks' Jake Weakley, right, pinned East Jefferson's Gabe Evans in the 160-pound class during the Forks Wrestling Invitational held Saturday in the Spartan Gym. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

WRESTLING: Forks boys win at home invite

The Forks boys and East Jefferson girls wrestling teams won against teams from southwest Washington and around the Olympic Peninsula in the Forks… Continue reading

Forks' Jake Weakley, right, pinned East Jefferson's Gabe Evans in the 160-pound class during the Forks Wrestling Invitational held Saturday in the Spartan Gym. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Sequim's Sammie Bacon, left, and Forks' Keiri Johnson battle in the key while Sequim's Bobbie Mixon, right, looks on. The Sequim girls won 61-44.

PREP BASKETBALL: (Updated) Sequim boys, girls win opener over Forks

Port Angeles girls lose to 4A Lake Stevens by two points

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Sequim's Sammie Bacon, left, and Forks' Keiri Johnson battle in the key while Sequim's Bobbie Mixon, right, looks on. The Sequim girls won 61-44.
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Quilcene's Bishop Budnek runs the ball against Almira-Coulee-Hartline in the 1B state football championship at Mount Tahoma High School on Saturday. ACH won 50-20. Also in on the play are Quilcene's Maxx Budnek (98), Dominic Smith (5) and Nathan Kieffer (11).
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Quilcene's Bishop Budnek runs the ball against Almira-Coulee-Hartline in the 1B state football championship at Mount Tahoma High School on Saturday. ACH won 50-20. Also in on the play are Quilcene's Maxx Budnek (98), Dominic Smith (5) and Nathan Kieffer (11).

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Neah Bay rolls in opener; Peninsula men win big; WIAA Scholarship

A hot-shooting Ryana Moss led the way with 23 points as the Neah Bay varsity rolled to a 60-9 win over the Sequim… Continue reading

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Quilcene's Bishop Budnek totaled 240 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 37 carries in the Rangers' 36-12 semifinal win over Odessa. Budnek earned a WIAA Athlete of the Week honor for his efforts.
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Quilcene's Bishop Budnek totaled 240 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 37 carries in the Rangers' 36-12 semifinal win over Odessa. Budnek earned a WIAA Athlete of the Week honor for his efforts.
Alex Schmadeke of Sequim High School signs a letter of intent to attend Augustana University in Sioux Falls, S.D. and compete in acro and tumbling. At her signing is her mother Kate Schmadeke, seated left and Zeke Schmadeke, seated right. Standing, from left, is coach Kelle Riley, grandmother Linda Swanson and grandparents Richard and Kathy Schmadeke. Alex also recognized her father Brent Schmadeke, who was not able to attend. (Sequim High School)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Schmadeke signs; Quilcene send-off and more

Family, friends and supporters of the Quilcene Rangers football team will be assembling at 8 a.m. Saturday in the front parking lot at… Continue reading

Alex Schmadeke of Sequim High School signs a letter of intent to attend Augustana University in Sioux Falls, S.D. and compete in acro and tumbling. At her signing is her mother Kate Schmadeke, seated left and Zeke Schmadeke, seated right. Standing, from left, is coach Kelle Riley, grandmother Linda Swanson and grandparents Richard and Kathy Schmadeke. Alex also recognized her father Brent Schmadeke, who was not able to attend. (Sequim High School)
Jayden Love

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jayden Love, Quilcene football

yes eighth-graders play varsity high school sports at the 1B level — Love was… Continue reading

Jayden Love
Quilcene Rangers.

1B STATE FOOTBALL: Quilcene crushes Odessa 36-12 in semifinals

Rangers will face ACH in the championship game Saturday

Quilcene Rangers.
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Port Angeles' Anna Petty (14) looks upfield as she dribbles against Sequim's Zoe Moore. Petty, the Roughriders' lockdown defensive central midfielder, is the All-Peninsula Girls Soccer MVP

ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS SOCCER MVP: Port Angeles’ Petty displays tenacious D

Travel back to the fall of 2019 and a freshman making her first start in Port Angeles’ girls soccer’s first game of… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Anna Petty (14) looks upfield as she dribbles against Sequim's Zoe Moore. Petty, the Roughriders' lockdown defensive central midfielder, is the All-Peninsula Girls Soccer MVP
Jaida Wood-Pacific Lutheran University

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Former Roughrider Wood leads PLU to victory

Class of 2021 Port Angeles graduate Jaida Wood is seeing plenty of court time with the Pacific Lutheran University basketball team as… Continue reading

Jaida Wood-Pacific Lutheran University
Jack Gladfelter of Port Angeles, left, and Riley Pyeatt of Sequim were named to the all-state cross-country team.

Gladfelter, Pyeatt make all-state XC

Port Angeles cross-country runner Jack Gladfelter and Sequim harrier Riley Pyeatt were both named to the all-state cross-country boys and girls team this… Continue reading

Jack Gladfelter of Port Angeles, left, and Riley Pyeatt of Sequim were named to the all-state cross-country team.
Kevin Alejo, Quilcene football

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kevin Alejo, Quilcene football

Quilcene senior fullback Kevin Alejo has been a huge part of the Rangers’ success, not only this year, but over the past five years with… Continue reading

Kevin Alejo, Quilcene football
Sequim hitter Kendall Hastings was named to the Olympic 2A League all-league first team for volleyball. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

VOLLEYBALL: All-Olympic League and All-Nisqually League teams announced

Halberg and Hastings make first team for Port Angeles, Sequim

Sequim hitter Kendall Hastings was named to the Olympic 2A League all-league first team for volleyball. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles School District
Port Angeles girls soccer coach Scott Moseley recently resigned after guiding the Roughriders to four state appearances and three consecutive Olympic League titles. He leaves as the winningest coach in program history.

PREP COLUMN: Moseley made Port Angeles soccer fun

My recent story on Port Angeles girls soccer head coach Scott Moseley had all the information required to salute the impact Moseley had in his… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District
Port Angeles girls soccer coach Scott Moseley recently resigned after guiding the Roughriders to four state appearances and three consecutive Olympic League titles. He leaves as the winningest coach in program history.
Bishop Budnek

STATE 1B FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: (Updated) Rangers start slow but romp in second half

The Quilcene Rangers football team got off to a poor start in the 1B state quarterfinals, going in to the halftime break actually… Continue reading

Bishop Budnek
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Forks quarterback Logan Olson avoids the rush against Napavine in the state 2B quarterfinal Saturday.

STATE 2B FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Forks’ season ended by powerhouse Napavine

Forks football had a wildly successful year, ranked in the top 10 all year, and winning both a district playoff game and its… Continue reading

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Forks quarterback Logan Olson avoids the rush against Napavine in the state 2B quarterfinal Saturday.