Pierre LaBossiere

LEFTIES: Home runs not enough in road loss

The Lefties are still seeking their first win of their latest road trip, as they lost 8-3 in their first… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Wilder Senior splits wild doubleheader

Wilder Senior split a pair of high-scoring 18U baseball games against the Wenatchee Apple Packers in a doubleheader Monday. The Port Angeles-based squad… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Wilder Junior beats the heat at sweltering Oregon tourney

Playing in 100-degree temperatures all of last weekend in Oregon, the Wilder Junior 16U baseball team came within a whisker of winning… Continue reading

COLUMN: Undercover at a Lefties game for the smells and sounds of small-town baseball

COLUMN: Undercover at a Lefties game for the smells and sounds of small-town baseball

IN ATTENDING A Lefties’ game last week, I decided to go incognito. For no real reason other than kicks. No press pass, no notebook. No… Continue reading

COLUMN: Undercover at a Lefties game for the smells and sounds of small-town baseball

LEFTIES: PA swept by Cowlitz, off to Wenatchee

The Lefties certainly have seen enough of the Cowlitz Black Bears for now, getting out of town after being swept in a three-game… Continue reading

WILDER: Senior team hits 2 HRs, but lose second game on road trip

The Wilder Seniors got back-to-back home runs from Luke Angevine and Matt Hendry, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Mount Vernon… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEF: Jeff Throop memorial ride set for Sunday

The Olympic Peninsula Motorcycle Club will hold a memorial potluck and grand prix ride Sunday for Jeff Throop, longtime member of the… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Three HRs not enough against Cowlitz

LEFTIES: Three HRs not enough against Cowlitz

The Lefties mustered up three home runs against the Black Bears, but their pitchers struggled, giving up 13 hits and… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Three HRs not enough against Cowlitz

AREA SPORTS BRIEF: NOTC athletes move on to regionals

Four North Olympic Track Club athletes advanced to the regional round in the Pacific Northwest Association Junior Olympic Championships on Saturday and Sunday.… Continue reading

WILDER BASEBALL: Wilder pitchers combine for 1-0 shutout

Wilder Senior’s Chance Wilson and Curan Bradly combined to pitch a five-hit shutout as Wilder won the first game in a cross-state… Continue reading

LEFTIES: PA romps in final homestand game, loses first game of long road trip

LEFTIES: PA romps in final homestand game, loses first game of long road trip

The Lefties had the bases loaded with no outs in the ninth inning against Cowlitz, but they couldn’t break through for a game-tying… Continue reading

LEFTIES: PA romps in final homestand game, loses first game of long road trip
ALL-PENINSULA BOYS TRACK TEAM

ALL-PENINSULA BOYS TRACK TEAM

Port Townsend’s three-event state champion Seren Dances has been selected as the All-Peninsula Boys Track and Field MVP. His MVP story is… Continue reading

ALL-PENINSULA BOYS TRACK TEAM
TRACK AND FIELD: Port Townsend state champion Seren Dances is All-Peninsula MVP

TRACK AND FIELD: Port Townsend state champion Seren Dances is All-Peninsula MVP

Seren Dances might just be getting started building his track and field resume. Dances capped a steady and successful track and field… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: Port Townsend state champion Seren Dances is All-Peninsula MVP
LEFTIES: Port Angeles holds down Bend offense

LEFTIES: Port Angeles holds down Bend offense

Playing before one of their biggest crowds of the year, the Lefties got spectacular pitching late and rallied from an early deficit… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Port Angeles holds down Bend offense
ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS TRACK MVP: PA’s Gracie Long — 24 wins in eight events, two school records

ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS TRACK MVP: PA’s Gracie Long — 24 wins in eight events, two school records

Gracie Long had a remarkable track season, beginning it with 24 first-place finishes through the regular season, then ending it by breaking… Continue reading

ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS TRACK MVP: PA’s Gracie Long — 24 wins in eight events, two school records
ALL-PENINSULA: The best girls’ track athletes on the Olympic Peninsula

ALL-PENINSULA: The best girls’ track athletes on the Olympic Peninsula

Placing in two events at the State 2A Track and Field championships, winning 24 events during the season and shattering two 33-year-old school records was… Continue reading

ALL-PENINSULA: The best girls’ track athletes on the Olympic Peninsula

LEFTIES: Victoria breaks out late for win: Lefties back home tonight after road trip

The Lefties are returning home today for the first time in nine days after their first… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEF: Peninsula College Youth Summer basketball league begins June 26

The Peninsula College Youth Basketball Summer League begins June 26 and runs through July 31. It’s open to boys and girls grades… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Port Angeles slugs 19 hits in 14-3 win

The Lefties remained dominant over the Sweets, blowing up for 19 hits, including eight extra-base hits,… Continue reading

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: A long overdue eulogy for San Juan Islands editor

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: A long overdue eulogy for San Juan Islands editor

This is a column I started a half-dozen times over the past three years and I could never get through it. I would set it… Continue reading

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: A long overdue eulogy for San Juan Islands editor