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Port Angeles powerlifter Maggie Doyle set four U.S. Powerlifting Association age group records while winning her first powerlifting competition in Bremerton in December. She is shown with her coach, Ryan Fontana of the YMCA of Port Angeles.

POWERLIFTING: Port Angeles teen Maggie Doyle stacking plates and lifting massive weights

Doyle wins first competition she enters

Port Angeles powerlifter Maggie Doyle set four U.S. Powerlifting Association age group records while winning her first powerlifting competition in Bremerton in December. She is shown with her coach, Ryan Fontana of the YMCA of Port Angeles.
Peninsula’s Ese Onakpoma, left, eyes his opponent, Bellevue’s Mehki Alexander, during Wednesday’s game at Peninsula College. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Hot-shooting Peninsula wins second straight North Region game

Peninsula College received excellent production from its starting five to outshoot Bellevue in an 89-71 NWAC North Region men’s basketball victory on… Continue reading

Peninsula’s Ese Onakpoma, left, eyes his opponent, Bellevue’s Mehki Alexander, during Wednesday’s game at Peninsula College. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula’s Shania Moananu, right, is held by Bellevue’s Alicia Morrison on Wednesday night at Peninsula College. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College bounces Bellevue

Defense, shooting, everybody involved

Peninsula’s Shania Moananu, right, is held by Bellevue’s Alicia Morrison on Wednesday night at Peninsula College. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Forks girls reel in Ilwaco

Forks moved a step closer to repeating as Pacific League girls basketball champs by beating Ilwaco at home Wednesday. The Spartans (7-0, 13-3)… Continue reading

Natalie Robinson, center, celebrates signing to play softball at Columbia Basin College with her former high school coach Randy Steinman, left, and her current coach Morgan Worthington. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles’ Natalie Robinson taking her big bat and arm to Columbia Basin College

Port Angeles’ Natalie Robinson is taking her powerful arm and bat out to Tri-Cities. Surrounded by friends and family, the power-hitting Robinson… Continue reading

Natalie Robinson, center, celebrates signing to play softball at Columbia Basin College with her former high school coach Randy Steinman, left, and her current coach Morgan Worthington. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

LOCAL SPORTS: Wintry weather prompts prep cancellations; Thursday games on

A winter storm that featured both snow and freezing rain canceled prep sports on the Olympic Peninsula on Tuesday. Schools around the… Continue reading

Professional snowboarder Jason Robinson will introduce the snowboarding film “Flying High Again” at the Field Arts & Events Hall tonight. (Courtesy photo)

OUTDOORS: Pro snowboarder to introduce ‘Flying High Again’

Professional snowboarder and local resident Jason Robinson will introduce Flying High Again, the latest award-winning film from Teton Gravity Research in its… Continue reading

Professional snowboarder Jason Robinson will introduce the snowboarding film “Flying High Again” at the Field Arts & Events Hall tonight. (Courtesy photo)
Neah Bay’s Jodell Wimberley scores a touchdown in 2022 against Wellpinit in a state playoff game in Forks. Wimberley, who gained 1,839 yards rushing and 36 touchdowns for the Red Devils, made the all-state offensive team as a running back. (Photos by Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News) Left, Forks’ Nate Dahlgren made the first team of the 2B state football defensive team as a linebacker. Here, he is running the ball on offense against Friday Harbor in a game that was played in Sequim. Right, Neah Bay’s Jodell Wimberley scores a touchdown in 2022 against Wellpinit in a state playoff game in Forks. Wimberley, who gained 1,839 yards rushing and 36 touchdowns for the Red Devils, made the all-state offensive team as a running back. (Photos by Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks’ Dahlgren, Neah Bay’s Wimberley among all-state selections

Four Neah Bay players named to 1B team

Neah Bay’s Jodell Wimberley scores a touchdown in 2022 against Wellpinit in a state playoff game in Forks. Wimberley, who gained 1,839 yards rushing and 36 touchdowns for the Red Devils, made the all-state offensive team as a running back. (Photos by Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News) Left, Forks’ Nate Dahlgren made the first team of the 2B state football defensive team as a linebacker. Here, he is running the ball on offense against Friday Harbor in a game that was played in Sequim. Right, Neah Bay’s Jodell Wimberley scores a touchdown in 2022 against Wellpinit in a state playoff game in Forks. Wimberley, who gained 1,839 yards rushing and 36 touchdowns for the Red Devils, made the all-state offensive team as a running back. (Photos by Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Susannah Sharp of Sequim, competing for the joint Port Angeles/Sequim gymnastics team, preforms on the balance beam Monday at a meet in Port Angeles against Bainbridge. Bainbridge edged Port Angeles/Sequim 164-139. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Roughriders fifth at Swimvitational

The Port Angeles boys swim team competed this weekend in the 10-team Swimvitational Meet, where each team could only field a maximum of… Continue reading

Susannah Sharp of Sequim, competing for the joint Port Angeles/Sequim gymnastics team, preforms on the balance beam Monday at a meet in Port Angeles against Bainbridge. Bainbridge edged Port Angeles/Sequim 164-139. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Dallas Dunning, Port Angeles basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Dallas Dunning, Port Angeles basketball

Port Angeles’ Dallas Dunning saved his best game of the season for the Rainshadow Rivalry against Sequim. Dunning, a 6-foot-5 forward who causes most teams… Continue reading

Dallas Dunning, Port Angeles basketball.
Port Angeles’ Jason Hawes, right, evades the tackle of Olympic’s Donovan Weaver in a game in October at Port Angeles Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles’ Jason Hawes first team all-state

Port Angeles Roughriders’ football player Jason Hawes can add another honor to his long list. The Olympic League defensive MVP was named… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Jason Hawes, right, evades the tackle of Olympic’s Donovan Weaver in a game in October at Port Angeles Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Eighty teams, some from as far away as Anacortes, Stanwood and Enunclaw, braved the road conditions to play in the annual Port Angeles Martin Luther King Jr. youth basketball tournament Saturday and Sunday. Games were played at Stevens Middle School, Roosevelt Elementary, Dry Creek, Lower Elwha and Queen of Angels. Here, Port Angeles sixth-grader Justin Johnson (3) looks to the basket against a team from Neah Bay as Port Angeles’ Logan Garling (23) is in on the play. Neah Bay won 57-42 in the game played at Stevens Middle School. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PHOTO: MLK Jr. Tournament busy despite icy roads

Eighty teams, some from as far away as Anacortes, Stanwood and Enunclaw, braved the road conditions to play in the annual Port Angeles Martin Luther… Continue reading

  • Jan 15, 2024
  • By Dave Logan Peninsula Daily News
  • Area Sports
Eighty teams, some from as far away as Anacortes, Stanwood and Enunclaw, braved the road conditions to play in the annual Port Angeles Martin Luther King Jr. youth basketball tournament Saturday and Sunday. Games were played at Stevens Middle School, Roosevelt Elementary, Dry Creek, Lower Elwha and Queen of Angels. Here, Port Angeles sixth-grader Justin Johnson (3) looks to the basket against a team from Neah Bay as Port Angeles’ Logan Garling (23) is in on the play. Neah Bay won 57-42 in the game played at Stevens Middle School. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Forks’ Kyle Lohrengel scores over Hoquiam’s Chance LaBounty on Friday evening in a nonleague game in Forks. Also in action for Forks are Titus Rowley (20) and Landin Davis (5). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks holds off Hoquiam; Sequim beats Clover Park

The Forks Spartans overcame a barrage of 3-pointers from Hoquiam, coming from behind from a double-digit deficit to beat Hoquiam 65-58 on Friday… Continue reading

Forks’ Kyle Lohrengel scores over Hoquiam’s Chance LaBounty on Friday evening in a nonleague game in Forks. Also in action for Forks are Titus Rowley (20) and Landin Davis (5). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men get winning bucket with 3 seconds left; Women win on 11 3-pointers

The Peninsula College men’s basketball team got a layup from Ese Onakpoma with three seconds left in the game to edge Edmonds 80-78… Continue reading

PREP WRESTLING: Tumaua, Blanton take first for Forks

Forks got first-place finishes from defending state champion Sloan Tumaua and Miley Blanton in wrestling tournaments this weekend, with a number of other… Continue reading

Port Angeles hosts youth basketball tournament

Total of 160 games played Saturday, Sunday

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles' Teanna Clark shoots while defended by Sequim's Jolene Vaara as Dani Herman looks on during the Riders' 66-64 Rainshadow Rumble rivalry win Thursday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles edges Sequim thanks to hot-shooting second-half

Riders hit 7 of 12 3s in second half

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles' Teanna Clark shoots while defended by Sequim's Jolene Vaara as Dani Herman looks on during the Riders' 66-64 Rainshadow Rumble rivalry win Thursday.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson shoots while defended by Sequim's Zeke Schamedke, center, and Charlie Grider during the Riders' 77-52 Rainshadow Rumble rivalry victory Thursday.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders’ run puts away Sequim

It was more of a snowy game than a Rainshadow Rivalry between the Port Angeles and Sequim boys basketball teams. And the Roughriders… Continue reading

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson shoots while defended by Sequim's Zeke Schamedke, center, and Charlie Grider during the Riders' 77-52 Rainshadow Rumble rivalry victory Thursday.

PREP SPORTS: Robinson bowls first ‘clean game’ in Port Angeles win

Abby Robinson’s games of 190 and 189 sparked Port Angeles in a 5-0 girls bowling win over Olympic… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula’s Shania Moananu, center, squeezes between Whatcom’s Ella Huyntington, left, and Alexa Rodriguez on Wednesday night at Peninsula College.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Allie Greene sinks five 3s to lead Peninsula women in win

It was a little rusty at times as the Peninsula College women’s basketball team played its first actual game in nearly a… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula’s Shania Moananu, center, squeezes between Whatcom’s Ella Huyntington, left, and Alexa Rodriguez on Wednesday night at Peninsula College.