Preps

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim tennis wins and Zombie Run

The Sequim boys tennis team swept Kingston 7-0, losing only one set in the entire match. Singles players Garrett Little, Connor Bear and… Continue reading

Taryn Johnson, Sequim soccer, left, and Daniel Cable, Port Angeles football.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Taryn Johnson, Sequim soccer; Daniel Cable, Port Angeles football

With all the remarkable performances last week, we could just pick one Athlete of the Week this week. We’re selecting Sequim soccer forward Taryn Johnson… Continue reading

Taryn Johnson, Sequim soccer, left, and Daniel Cable, Port Angeles football.
East Jefferson's Camryn Hines runs at the Nike Hole in the Wall Invitational on Saturday. Hines finished eighth in the girls varsity silver race while teammate Aliyah Yearian was second. (Photo courtesy of Randy Allworth)

CROSS COUNTRY (UPDATED): Olympic Peninsula runners perform well at Nike Hole in the Wall

Several Olympic Peninsula cross-country athletes had strong showings in the prestigious Nike Hole in the Wall Cross-Country 5K Invitational held Saturday at Lakewood… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Camryn Hines runs at the Nike Hole in the Wall Invitational on Saturday. Hines finished eighth in the girls varsity silver race while teammate Aliyah Yearian was second. (Photo courtesy of Randy Allworth)

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene Rangers, Neah Bay Red Devils, East Jefferson Rivals all win big

Quilcene scheduled two football games two days apart and the Rangers responded by scoring 100 points in a 48-hour period. After beating Crescent… Continue reading

FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCORES: Port Angeles, East Jefferson, Forks all win

Prep Football Friday’s Scores Port Angeles 31, Kingston 6 North Kitsap 49, Sequim 7 Forks 32, Rainier 6 East Jefferson 49, Cascade Christian 13 Aberdeen/Wishkah… Continue reading

Sequim running back Sam Fitzgerald looks for running room in the Wolves' 49-7 loss to North Kitsap on Oct. 8. Fitzgerald led Sequim with 88 rushing yards. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

PREP FOOTBALL: No. 1 Vikings overwhelm Wolves after Sequim stays close early

A young Sequim football squad kept league powerhouse North Kitsap in check for a quarter, but the Vikings overpowered the host Wolves over… Continue reading

Sequim running back Sam Fitzgerald looks for running room in the Wolves' 49-7 loss to North Kitsap on Oct. 8. Fitzgerald led Sequim with 88 rushing yards. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
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East Jefferson Rival Anson Jones rushes around Cougars Brayden Metcalf (50) and Torin Carpenter (51) during a Friday night game played in Memorial Field in Port Townsend.

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles, Forks, East Jefferson all romp

Port Angeles’ Daniel Cable had 198 yards rushing and three touchdowns running and receiving as the Roughriders beat Kingston on the road 31-6.… Continue reading

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East Jefferson Rival Anson Jones rushes around Cougars Brayden Metcalf (50) and Torin Carpenter (51) during a Friday night game played in Memorial Field in Port Townsend.

PREP ROUNDUP: Taryn Johnson scores four goals; PA, EJ soccer teams win

Following a three-goal performance against Port Angeles earlier in the week, Sequim’s Taryn Johnson did one better against Olympic, scoring a hat trick… Continue reading

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Crescent's Wyatt Lee, left, tries to outrun Quilcene's Kevin Alejo, front, and  Max Budnek on Thursday in Joyce.

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene erupts early against Crescent

Despite giving up 242 yards and two touchdowns to Crescent’s star running back, Wyatt Lee, the Quilcene Rangers used a balance attack on… Continue reading

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Crescent's Wyatt Lee, left, tries to outrun Quilcene's Kevin Alejo, front, and  Max Budnek on Thursday in Joyce.
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Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter, far left, leads the pack at an Olympic League 2A cross-country meet in Bremerton on Wednesday. Gladfelter won the boys' race while Sequim's Riley Pyeatt won the girls' race.

PREP CROSS COUNTRY: PA boys, Sequim girls win at Olympic League meet

The Port Angeles boys cross-country team won an Olympic League 2A meet at Gordon Field on Wednesday with the Roughriders’ Jack Gladfelter taking… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter, far left, leads the pack at an Olympic League 2A cross-country meet in Bremerton on Wednesday. Gladfelter won the boys' race while Sequim's Riley Pyeatt won the girls' race.
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Port Angeles' Anna Petty, right, pushes past Sequim's Jennyfer Gomez on Tuesday at Peninsula College in Port Angeles.

PREP SOCCER: Taryn Johnson’s hat trick leads Wolves over Riders

Sequim’s Taryn Johnson tallied her second hat trick of the season in a tight, come-from-behind 3-2 victory for the Wolves over Olympic… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Anna Petty, right, pushes past Sequim's Jennyfer Gomez on Tuesday at Peninsula College in Port Angeles.
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East Jefferson Rival Akira Anderson (12) looks on as teammate Sophie Patterson hits the ball away from Vashon’s Lola Kuyper (17) during a Monday night game in Port Townsend.

PREP ROUNDUP: Rivals VB wins second straight; EJ soccer wins third out of four

The East Jefferson volleyball team took three games to win its second match in a row, blanking Vashon 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-20)… Continue reading

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East Jefferson Rival Akira Anderson (12) looks on as teammate Sophie Patterson hits the ball away from Vashon’s Lola Kuyper (17) during a Monday night game in Port Townsend.
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Hannah Wagner, Sequim soccer

Sequim’s Hannah Wagner has been a handful for the Wolves’ opponents all season and thus we have named her this week’s Athlete of the Week… Continue reading

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PREP ROUNDUP: PA soccer romps; Wagner scores hat trick for Sequim

Port Angeles got back on the winning track after a two-game losing kid, blasting Kingston 7-0 in an Olympic League girls soccer contest.… Continue reading

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Ranger Kevin Alejo extends the ball over the plane of the goal line for a touchdown during a Thursday afternoon game home game against the Muckleshoot Kings.
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Ranger Kevin Alejo extends the ball over the plane of the goal line for a touchdown during a Thursday afternoon game home game against the Muckleshoot Kings.
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Port Angeles' Ty Bradow, center, fends off Kennedy Catholic's Xe'Ree Alexander as Roughrider Daniel Cable tries to slip past with the ball on Friday at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PREP FOOTBALL: Riders make too many mistakes against Kennedy

Pressed into existence earlier this week in order to preserve its homecoming football game, Port Angeles’ clash with traditional state playoff power… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Ty Bradow, center, fends off Kennedy Catholic's Xe'Ree Alexander as Roughrider Daniel Cable tries to slip past with the ball on Friday at Port Angeles Civic Field.
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Sequim quarterback Lars Wiker, left, tries to avoid the grasp of a Bremerton defender in the Wolves' 35-29 loss at Bremerton on Thursday.

PREP FOOTBALL: Wolves charge back against Knights

Rally from 21-0 deficit comes up just shy

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Sequim quarterback Lars Wiker, left, tries to avoid the grasp of a Bremerton defender in the Wolves' 35-29 loss at Bremerton on Thursday.
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Port Angeles' Max Baeder, right, races with Sequim's Colby Ellefson during a 3.1-mile Olympic League cross-country race at Voice of America at Dungeness Recreation Area. Ellefson ended up edging out Baeder for second place.
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Port Angeles' Max Baeder, right, races with Sequim's Colby Ellefson during a 3.1-mile Olympic League cross-country race at Voice of America at Dungeness Recreation Area. Ellefson ended up edging out Baeder for second place.
Sequim's Kendall Hastings, center, hits past a couple of Kingston would-be blockers in a Olympic League 2A volleyball match Tuesday. The Wolves won 3-1, to improve to 4-2 in league play. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Sequim spikes Kingston in four sets

Port Angeles and Forks earn home sweeps

Sequim's Kendall Hastings, center, hits past a couple of Kingston would-be blockers in a Olympic League 2A volleyball match Tuesday. The Wolves won 3-1, to improve to 4-2 in league play. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)