Pierre LaBossiere

Port Angeles’ Gus Halberg, left, drives down court paced by Sammamish’s Rakin Showki on Wednesday night in Port Angeles. Halberg is expected to be a big contributor this year for the Roughriders. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Port Angeles boys mix experience with influx of youth

One thing the Port Angeles boys basketball team has shown so far this season is that it appears no lead will be… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Gus Halberg, left, drives down court paced by Sammamish’s Rakin Showki on Wednesday night in Port Angeles. Halberg is expected to be a big contributor this year for the Roughriders. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Isaiah Shamp, Port Angeles basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Isaiah Shamp, Port Angeles basketball

The Port Angeles boys basketball team had one of its most remarkable victories ever last week and star player Isaiah Shamp was right in the… Continue reading

Isaiah Shamp, Port Angeles basketball.
Peninsula College’s Aiden Olmstead drives against the defense of South Puget Sound as Peninsula head coach Bryce Jacobson, background, watches the play. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula rally falls just short against S. Puget Sound

The Peninsula College men’s basketball team showed in the finale of the Pirate Classic on Sunday night that even in a game… Continue reading

Peninsula College’s Aiden Olmstead drives against the defense of South Puget Sound as Peninsula head coach Bryce Jacobson, background, watches the play. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BRIEFS: Crescent girls finish game with four players

The Crescent girls basketball team only has six players and when two of them fouled out against Ocosta on Saturday, the Loggers were… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Forks boys and girls win home tournament

The Forks wrestling team, coming off its second-place 2B finish at the state Mat Classic last year, showed in the opening tournament of… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.
Port Angeles Roughriders.
Eleanor Jones, 11, of Sequim (No. 112) leads the pack at the beginning of the Run the Peninsula’s Jamestown Glow Run in Blyn late Saturday afternoon. Jones won the women’s 5K as more than 450 runners participated. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

RUN THE PENINSULA: More than 450 run through the gloaming in Blyn

More than 450 runners were treated to a pleasant evening and beautiful Christmas lights at the Jamestown tribal campus in the annual Jamestown… Continue reading

Eleanor Jones, 11, of Sequim (No. 112) leads the pack at the beginning of the Run the Peninsula’s Jamestown Glow Run in Blyn late Saturday afternoon. Jones won the women’s 5K as more than 450 runners participated. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Peninsula's Jelissa Julmist, a graduate of Sequim High School, looks for the net defended by Chemeketa's Annie Bafford on Saturday in Port Angeles.
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Peninsula's Jelissa Julmist, a graduate of Sequim High School, looks for the net defended by Chemeketa's Annie Bafford on Saturday in Port Angeles.
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Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson, front, looks for the net as Sammamish's Barry Morrissette puts up a defense during Wednesday evening's game at Port Angeles High School.
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Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson, front, looks for the net as Sammamish's Barry Morrissette puts up a defense during Wednesday evening's game at Port Angeles High School.
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Forks' Chloe Gaydeski, front, battles for the ball with Port Angeles' Paige Mason during Tueday's game at Port Angeles High School.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls clamp down in fourth quarter

Riders blow open tight game to beat Forks 56-38

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Forks' Chloe Gaydeski, front, battles for the ball with Port Angeles' Paige Mason during Tueday's game at Port Angeles High School.
Forks Spartans.

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks girls, boys sweep Crescent

Spartans’ Keira Johnson pours in 31

Forks Spartans.
Sami Nolan, left, and Chelsea Pluard, both of Port Angeles, finish the 5K in the 2022 edition of the Jamestown S’Klallam Glow Run in Blyn. The race returns Saturday afternoon and evening. (Run the Peninsula)

RUN THE PENINSULA: Jamestown S’Klallam run returns Saturday

This Saturday afternoon and evening features the final Run the Peninsula event for 2023. The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe 5K/10K Glow Run will complete… Continue reading

Sami Nolan, left, and Chelsea Pluard, both of Port Angeles, finish the 5K in the 2022 edition of the Jamestown S’Klallam Glow Run in Blyn. The race returns Saturday afternoon and evening. (Run the Peninsula)
Kylin Weitz, Lincoln Park BMX.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kylin Weitz, Lincoln Park BMX

Franklin Elementary School student and Lincoln Park BMX rider Kylin Weitz placed fourth at the BMX USA Grand Nationals in Tulsa, Okla., this weekend. Weitz… Continue reading

Kylin Weitz, Lincoln Park BMX.
Jake Hughes was named the NWAC men’s soccer coach of the year. Hughes’ 2023 squad won the NWAC championship. (Peninsula College)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula’s Hughes named NWAC coach of the year

For the second time, Peninsula College men’s soccer coach Jake Hughes has been named the NWAC soccer coach of the year. The… Continue reading

Jake Hughes was named the NWAC men’s soccer coach of the year. Hughes’ 2023 squad won the NWAC championship. (Peninsula College)
Neah Bay's Adan Ellis goes for a reception at the Apple Bowl in Wenatchee in the state 1B semifinal football game. Ellis had three touchdown catches in the game. Defending on the play are Liberty Bell's Bodie Thompson (20) and Greyden Paz (13). (Al Camp)

STATE 1B FOOTBALL SEMIFINALS: (Updated) Neah Bay’s deep playoff runs comes to an end

For the second straight year, the Paz siblings and the Liberty Bell football team was just a little too much for Neah Bay… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Adan Ellis goes for a reception at the Apple Bowl in Wenatchee in the state 1B semifinal football game. Ellis had three touchdown catches in the game. Defending on the play are Liberty Bell's Bodie Thompson (20) and Greyden Paz (13). (Al Camp)
Peninsula College.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: (Updated) Peninsula men come from way down to beat Clark

The Peninsula College men’s basketball team capped off a successful Turkey Tournament at Skagit Valley College with a huge come-from-behind 80-79 victory… Continue reading

Peninsula College.
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, left, defended by Seattle Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon (21) catches a 28-yard pass for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: Seattle doomed by terrible first half against first-place 49ers

Team rallies in second half but Niners slam the door late in 31-13 loss

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, left, defended by Seattle Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon (21) catches a 28-yard pass for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Washington State quarterback Cameron Ward blocks Washington linebacker Carson Bruener as he runs with the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

APPLE CUP: Fourth-down gamble in fourth quarter pays off for Huskies

Washington beats Washington State 24-21 as time expires

Washington State quarterback Cameron Ward blocks Washington linebacker Carson Bruener as he runs with the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Neah Bay Red Devils
Neah Bay Red Devils
Steelhead fishing on the outer coastal rivers in Olympic National Park is closed beginning Monday. (Chase Gunnel/WDFW)

OUTDOORS: Olympic National Park closing coastal steelhead rivers

To protect declining populations of wild steelhead, Olympic National Park is closing the Queets, Salmon and Quinault rivers to sport fishing Monday.… Continue reading

Steelhead fishing on the outer coastal rivers in Olympic National Park is closed beginning Monday. (Chase Gunnel/WDFW)