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East Jefferson’s Ava Shiflett, left, was named to the Nisqually League girls soccer first team while Iris Mattern, right, was named the Nisqually League MVP. (Jim Emery photos)

GIRLS SOCCER: East Jefferson’s Iris Mattern named Nisqually MVP

Teammate Shiflett makes first team

East Jefferson’s Ava Shiflett, left, was named to the Nisqually League girls soccer first team while Iris Mattern, right, was named the Nisqually League MVP. (Jim Emery photos)
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Peninsula's Nil Grau gives a high kick to keep the ball out of reach of Edmond's Enzo Buenaventura during a match at Wally Sigmar Field in October.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula College puts 10 on North Region first teams

The Peninsula College soccer teams got five women and five men named to the North Region All-Star teams, as the Pirates’ Nil Grau… Continue reading

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Peninsula's Nil Grau gives a high kick to keep the ball out of reach of Edmond's Enzo Buenaventura during a match at Wally Sigmar Field in October.

OUTDOORS: New round of razor clam digs approved

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers approved coastal razor clam digging days beginning Nov. 12. Not all beaches are open… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Kennedy Rognlien, left, and Sequim’s Kalli Grove, right.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles soccer; Kalli Grove, Sequim soccer

The Port Angeles and Sequim girls soccer teams are both playing in the 2A state tournament this week. And they both got there in an… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Kennedy Rognlien, left, and Sequim’s Kalli Grove, right.
The Port Angeles girls swim team finished third at this weekend’s bidistrict championships. Top row, from left, Danika Asgeirsson, Amayah Nelson, Yau Fu, Harper McGuire, Lynzee Reid, Emerson DuBois, Olivia Mesen. Bottom row, from left, Brooke St. Luise, Lizzy Shaw, head coach Sally Cole, assistant coach Lisa Walls, Chloe Kay-Sanders, Erin DeMarco. (Courtesy photo)

POSTSEASON SWIMMING: Port Angeles girls third at bidistrict

The Port Angeles girls swim team finished third at the bidistrict swim and dive meet, sending multiple competitors to state. Port Angeles… Continue reading

The Port Angeles girls swim team finished third at this weekend’s bidistrict championships. Top row, from left, Danika Asgeirsson, Amayah Nelson, Yau Fu, Harper McGuire, Lynzee Reid, Emerson DuBois, Olivia Mesen. Bottom row, from left, Brooke St. Luise, Lizzy Shaw, head coach Sally Cole, assistant coach Lisa Walls, Chloe Kay-Sanders, Erin DeMarco. (Courtesy photo)

PREP FOOTBALL: State playoff schedule set

The Port Angeles football team will play Tumwater at 7 p.m. Friday at Tumwater District Stadium in the Roughriders’ state playoff opener. Meanwhile,… Continue reading

The Port Angeles girls soccer team celebrates beating Enumclaw in penalty kicks and qualifying for the state 2A tournament. (Kevin Hanson)

GIRLS PREP SOCCER: (Updated) Port Angeles, Sequim both headed to state tournament

Roughriders win on penalty kicks to qualify for state

The Port Angeles girls soccer team celebrates beating Enumclaw in penalty kicks and qualifying for the state 2A tournament. (Kevin Hanson)
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Peninsula's Eliana Barden, on ground, is dogpiled by her teammates, clockwise from left, Taya Bohenko, Shawna Larson, Sydney Soskis, Maylin Rivera and Caneel Corpuz after Barden fired off the winning goal in overtime to defeat the North Idaho Cardinals 1-0 in Saturday's NWAC quarter-final game in Port Angeles.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women win 1-0 in OT to return to Final Four

The Peninsula College women, facing a team that was packing its entire squad in the defensive end in an apparent attempt to… Continue reading

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Peninsula's Eliana Barden, on ground, is dogpiled by her teammates, clockwise from left, Taya Bohenko, Shawna Larson, Sydney Soskis, Maylin Rivera and Caneel Corpuz after Barden fired off the winning goal in overtime to defeat the North Idaho Cardinals 1-0 in Saturday's NWAC quarter-final game in Port Angeles.
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Peninsula's Nil Grau, right, takes the header over Clark's Wilson Fresh as Grau's teammate, Abdurahim Leigh, looks on at front during Saturday's match in Port Angeles.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Pirates dominate red-hot Clark to return to Final Four

After missing out on the NWAC Final Four last year, the Peninsula College men’s soccer team is returning to Tukwila after a… Continue reading

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Peninsula's Nil Grau, right, takes the header over Clark's Wilson Fresh as Grau's teammate, Abdurahim Leigh, looks on at front during Saturday's match in Port Angeles.

STATE CROSS COUNTRY: East Jefferson’s Yearian second, Fraser third at state meet

With two runners in the top three, the East Jefferson girls cross country team finished in the top 10 for the second straight… Continue reading

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Port Angeles Roughriders
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Port Angeles' Izzy Felton, front, gets tangled in the box with Renton goalkeeper Zitlaly Valeriano-Reyes during Tuesday's bidistrict playoff at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles.

PREP SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Riders get roughed up, but win postseason opener 2-0

When you look at the Port Angeles girls soccer roster, you will see a lot of sophomores and freshmen. That team full… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Izzy Felton, front, gets tangled in the box with Renton goalkeeper Zitlaly Valeriano-Reyes during Tuesday's bidistrict playoff at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Forks’ LeDuke Pacific 2B League volleyball coach of the year

Forks’ Jenn LeDuke was named the Pacific 2B volleyball coach of the year and the Spartans got three of their players named to… Continue reading

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula College women No. 1 in national coaches’ poll

The Peninsula College women’s soccer team had an uphill climb all year to win the North Region, having to win its final… Continue reading

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From left, Christine Buchanan from Camano Island, Michele Harmeling from Palmer, Alaska, and Elizabeth Castillo from Tacoma run in the Salt Creek 24 event held this weekend at the Salt Creek Recreation Area. More than $7,000 was raised during the charity event. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

SALT CREEK 24: They truly went the distance

Three women ran more than 100 miles and roughly $7,000 was raised for local charities in the first Salt Creek 24 event… Continue reading

From left, Christine Buchanan from Camano Island, Michele Harmeling from Palmer, Alaska, and Elizabeth Castillo from Tacoma run in the Salt Creek 24 event held this weekend at the Salt Creek Recreation Area. More than $7,000 was raised during the charity event. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Salmon limit reduced for area rivers

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this week that daily limit for salmon will be reduced beginning today on Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Forks’ Walker Wheeler, left, and Nate Dahlgren, right, made the first team of the Central 2B North Division as defensive players. They also made the second team as offensive players. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Four Spartans make all-league first team

The Forks football team got four players — Nate Dahlgren, Sloan Tumaua, Walker Wheeler and Bubba Hernandez — on the Central 2B North… Continue reading

Forks’ Walker Wheeler, left, and Nate Dahlgren, right, made the first team of the Central 2B North Division as defensive players. They also made the second team as offensive players. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Fiona Fraser, East Jefferson cross country.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Fiona Fraser, East Jefferson cross country

Fiona Fraser has quietly put together a spectacular senior season for the East Jefferson girls cross country team. Fraser gets overlooked a little as her… Continue reading

Fiona Fraser, East Jefferson cross country.
Crescent's Carter Clifford hauls in a pass under the tight defense of a Darrington player Saturday in Joyce. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Crescent's Carter Clifford hauls in a pass under the tight defense of a Darrington player Saturday in Joyce. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
East Jefferson Rivals

PREP ROUNDUP: East Jefferson boys and girls win district cross-country championships

Sequim’s Garrett Little second at district tennis

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