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Peninsula College's Jelissa Julmist is surrounded by three Bellevue defenders Saturday in Port Angeles. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

PENINSULA COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Men, women go combined 6-0 over weekend

The Peninsula College women’s basketball team dominated its home Pirates Classic tournament this weekend, while the Pirates men’s team got clutch free… Continue reading

Peninsula College's Jelissa Julmist is surrounded by three Bellevue defenders Saturday in Port Angeles. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
Neah Bay

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay begins title defense, smothers Port Angeles in 43-28 win

The Neah Bay girls basketball team graduated a number of players over the past two years who are now playing college basketball,… Continue reading

Neah Bay
Port Angeles Roughriders

SATURDAY PREP BASKETBALL: Roughrider boys turn the screws on defense

The Port Angeles boys basketball team has shown it can score. On Saturday night, the Roughriders showed their defensive teeth in a… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
Sequim Wolves

FRIDAY PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim girls win league opener

PA boys, girls’ games both come down to final shot

Sequim Wolves
From left, Lincoln Park BMX's Teyah Elofson-Cross, Kylin Weitz, track operator Sean Coleman and Chloe Holloway represented the Olympic Peninsula at the BMX Grand Nationals last weekend in Tulsa, Okla. At right is USABMX president BA Anderson. Wietz won a first-place medal at Grand Nationals. (Lincoln Park BMX)

BMX RACING: Lincoln Park riders excel at BMX Nationals

Several Lincoln Park BMX racers competed at the BMX Grand Nationals held last weekend in Tulsa, Okla., with Lincoln Park’s Wyatt Christensen… Continue reading

From left, Lincoln Park BMX's Teyah Elofson-Cross, Kylin Weitz, track operator Sean Coleman and Chloe Holloway represented the Olympic Peninsula at the BMX Grand Nationals last weekend in Tulsa, Okla. At right is USABMX president BA Anderson. Wietz won a first-place medal at Grand Nationals. (Lincoln Park BMX)

GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Young Spartans will play through growing pains

The Forks girls basketball team will be young this season and will see some growing pains, especially early, said coach David Hurn. The… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles’ Teanna Clark, left, takes to ball to the lane as Sequim’s Libby Turella follows along on Tuesday in Port Angeles.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles a year older, still tough defensively

For years now, the Port Angeles girls basketball team has been young, fielding a number of freshmen and sophomores. Yet, the Roughriders,… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles’ Teanna Clark, left, takes to ball to the lane as Sequim’s Libby Turella follows along on Tuesday in Port Angeles.
Forks' Karee Neel drives through Roughrider defenders Sariah Doherty (21) and Becca Manson Tuesday night in Forks. Port Angeles won 44-26 in the season openers for both teams. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Roughrider girls clamp down on defense

Port Angeles beats young Forks team 44-26

Forks' Karee Neel drives through Roughrider defenders Sariah Doherty (21) and Becca Manson Tuesday night in Forks. Port Angeles won 44-26 in the season openers for both teams. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula College's Patrick Odingo drives against Green River's Maddux Albers on Tuesday in Port Angeles. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Green River holds off Pirates’ comebacks

The Peninsula College men’s basketball team got down double digits in the second half and made a number of runs to cut… Continue reading

Peninsula College's Patrick Odingo drives against Green River's Maddux Albers on Tuesday in Port Angeles. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

OUTDOORS BRIEF: City to temporarily remove Ediz Hook floating docks

On Wednesday, the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department temporarily removed the remaining floating docks from the Ediz Hook Boat Launch. These… Continue reading

Adan Ellis, Neah Bay football.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Adan Ellis, Neah Bay football

Senior Adan Ellis had a huge performance in the final game of his career for the Neah Bay Red Devils football team. Ellis, a receiver… Continue reading

Adan Ellis, Neah Bay football.
The Jamestown S'Klallam Glow Run is the final race in teh Run the Peninsula series. Drivers are urged to be aware at Sequim/Blyn intersection about the race Saturday evening. (Matt Sagan/Cascadia Films)

RUN THE PENINSULA: Colorful Glow Run set for Saturday in Blyn

The final race of the Run the Peninsula series will take place on the Olympic Discovery Trail between Blyn and Sequim on Saturday… Continue reading

The Jamestown S'Klallam Glow Run is the final race in teh Run the Peninsula series. Drivers are urged to be aware at Sequim/Blyn intersection about the race Saturday evening. (Matt Sagan/Cascadia Films)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates clamp down on defense to beat Big Bend

The Peninsula College men’s basketball team split a pair of games at the Skagit Valley Turkey Tournament this weekend. Saturday’s and Friday’s… Continue reading

Crescent Loggers

PREP ROUNDUP: Crescent boys basketball season begins with resounding win

The Crescent Loggers boys basketball team got its season off with a win over Lake Quinault, scoring 32 points in the third quarter… Continue reading

Crescent Loggers
The Peninsula College women's soccer team celebrates on Nov. 17 in Tukwila after winning the Northwest Athletic Conference championship. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women finish No. 1 in the nation

Pirates’ men ranked No. 2 nationally in coaches poll

The Peninsula College women's soccer team celebrates on Nov. 17 in Tukwila after winning the Northwest Athletic Conference championship. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
A wild steelhead held in the water on a coastal Washington river. Photo by Chase Gunnell/WDFW

OUTDOORS: Coastal steelhead regulations released; season opens Monday on most area streams

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fishery managers on Wednesday announced regulations for the state’s 2024-25 coastal steelhead season. Most major steelhead… Continue reading

A wild steelhead held in the water on a coastal Washington river. Photo by Chase Gunnell/WDFW
Leilah Franich, of the Port Angeles girls bowling team rolls against rival Sequim on Monday at Laurel Lanes in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS PREP BOWLING: Sequim bounces back to edge PA 4-3.

The Sequim bowling team nipped Port Angeles 4-3 Monday afternoon in an Olympic League contest at Laurel Lanes. After a strong first… Continue reading

Leilah Franich, of the Port Angeles girls bowling team rolls against rival Sequim on Monday at Laurel Lanes in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim middle hitter Arianna Stovall made the first team of the All-Olympic squad in volleyball with Libero Tiffany Lam, a second-team member in the background. Stovall consistently led the team in kills this season. Right, Sequim's Kenzi Berglund was named to the first-team All-Olympic squad in volleyball. (Jennie Webber-Heilman)  (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

ALL-OLYMPICS VOLLEYBALL: Sequim puts Stovall, Berglund on first team

The Sequim Wolves, coming off a successful Olympic League season in volleyball, got two players named to the league’s first team and another… Continue reading

Sequim middle hitter Arianna Stovall made the first team of the All-Olympic squad in volleyball with Libero Tiffany Lam, a second-team member in the background. Stovall consistently led the team in kills this season. Right, Sequim's Kenzi Berglund was named to the first-team All-Olympic squad in volleyball. (Jennie Webber-Heilman)  (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles swimmers Lynzee Reid, left, and Brooke St. Luise.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Lynzee Reid and Brooke St. Luise, Port Angeles girls swim team

For the 12th straight year, the Port Angeles girls swim team finished in the top 10 at the state swim and dive championships. The duo… Continue reading

Port Angeles swimmers Lynzee Reid, left, and Brooke St. Luise.
Neah Bay's Adan Ellis reaches for a pass against Almire-Coulee-Hartline in the state 1B quarterfinals Saturday played in Moses Lake. Ellis had four catches for 85 yards in the 14-12 loss. (Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press)

1B STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Neah Bay falls to ACH in defensive slugfest

Red Devils lose 14-12 as both teams’ defenses dominate

Neah Bay's Adan Ellis reaches for a pass against Almire-Coulee-Hartline in the state 1B quarterfinals Saturday played in Moses Lake. Ellis had four catches for 85 yards in the 14-12 loss. (Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press)