PENINSULA COLLEGE: Registration open for winter leagues

Registration is now open for adult recreation winter volleyball and basketball leagues, as well as a drop-in basketball opportunity, all hosted by… Continue reading

The Forks girls wrestling team finished second at The Prairie Open this weekend, beaten only by Yelm, a 4A school. From left, back row, are coach James Salazar, manager Moli Luong, Kinley Rondeau, Jade Blair, Riley Tjepkema, Alexis Koskela and Natalie Horejsi. From left, bottow row, are LaRayne Blair, Lilly Galeana, Flora Horejsi and Viviana Luna. (Forks High School)

PREP WRESTLING: Forks girls second at Yelm tourney

East Jefferson, Sequim, Forks boys all get weight champions at weekend meets

The Forks girls wrestling team finished second at The Prairie Open this weekend, beaten only by Yelm, a 4A school. From left, back row, are coach James Salazar, manager Moli Luong, Kinley Rondeau, Jade Blair, Riley Tjepkema, Alexis Koskela and Natalie Horejsi. From left, bottow row, are LaRayne Blair, Lilly Galeana, Flora Horejsi and Viviana Luna. (Forks High School)
Cerise Moss, Neah Bay girls basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cerise Moss, Neah Bay girls basketball

Neah Bay’s Cerise Moss had a spectacular opening game for the Red Devils, who go into this season as the two-time defending state 1B champions.… Continue reading

Cerise Moss, Neah Bay girls basketball.
The Evergreen State College’s Max Baeder, from Port Angeles, finished eighth in the NAIA Men’s Marathon Classic held this weekend in Sacramento, Calif. Baeder set a TESC record in the marathon. (The Evergreen State College)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sheppard’s 34 leads Sequim to victory; PA’s Baeder 8th in NAIA marathon

The Sequim boys basketball team got another monster game from Solomon Sheppard in beating Clover Park 72-40 this weekend. Sheppard, who scored 29… Continue reading

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The Evergreen State College’s Max Baeder, from Port Angeles, finished eighth in the NAIA Men’s Marathon Classic held this weekend in Sacramento, Calif. Baeder set a TESC record in the marathon. (The Evergreen State College)
Dustin Hines of Port Townsend won the Jamestown Glow Run 5K, a year after finishing second in the same race. John Mauro, also of Port Townsend, won the 10K. Matt Sagan/Cascadia Films

JAMESTOWN S’KLALLAM GLOW RUN: More than 600 enjoy the lights and the gloaming

More than 600 people from the Olympic Peninsula and the Pacific Northwest enjoyed what is turning into one of the most popular 5K/10K… Continue reading

Dustin Hines of Port Townsend won the Jamestown Glow Run 5K, a year after finishing second in the same race. John Mauro, also of Port Townsend, won the 10K. Matt Sagan/Cascadia Films
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

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Forks' Kyle Lohrengel scores over Hoquiam's Chance LaBounty during a 2023-24 contest in the Spartans gym. Lohrengel returns to play point guard for Forks.
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Forks' Kyle Lohrengel scores over Hoquiam's Chance LaBounty during a 2023-24 contest in the Spartans gym. Lohrengel returns to play point guard for Forks.
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Sequim’s Bobbi Mixon attempts to save the ball from going out of bounds during the Wolves’ season-opening 50-30 loss to Anacortes on Wednesday.

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim girls humbled in home opener; Forks boys win at East Jefferson

Anacortes’ stifling man-to-man defense limited Sequim to just 21.3 percent shooting offensively (10-for-47), rolling off a 50-30 nonleague win in the Wolves’ season… Continue reading

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Sequim’s Bobbi Mixon attempts to save the ball from going out of bounds during the Wolves’ season-opening 50-30 loss to Anacortes on Wednesday.
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.
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Port Angeles' Gus Halberg, left, is pursued by Bremerton's Enoch Taylor on Thursday at Port Angeles High School.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders reloading in 24-25 slate

One player with significant varsity experience

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Port Angeles' Gus Halberg, left, is pursued by Bremerton's Enoch Taylor on Thursday at Port Angeles High School.
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

From left, Eve Burke, Linfield College and Millie Long, Alaska-Anchorage.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Loggers girls win and former Riders thriving in college

Fielding a team of five eighth-graders, including two starters, the Crescent Loggers girls basketball team held off Lake Quinault this weekend. “I was… Continue reading

From left, Eve Burke, Linfield College and Millie Long, Alaska-Anchorage.
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.