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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula Soccer League begins fall season

The Peninsula Soccer League, a coed league for adult recreation soccer players, kicked off the fall season Sunday with five matches at… Continue reading

Sequim’s Jennyfer Gomez, front, takes a header in front of Port Angeles’ Becca Manson last year at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles. Gomez, a second-team all-Olympic League selection, is back this year as a strong midfielder for the Wolves. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS SOCCER PREVIEW: Sequim seeks state bid with roster rich in talent

Taryn Johnson and her 52 career goals among returning players

Sequim’s Jennyfer Gomez, front, takes a header in front of Port Angeles’ Becca Manson last year at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles. Gomez, a second-team all-Olympic League selection, is back this year as a strong midfielder for the Wolves. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Kason Albaugh, Port Angeles football.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kason Albaugh, Port Angeles football

What a season debut for the Port Angeles Roughriders football team and Kason Albaugh. Albaugh had a fumble early in the game against the Blaine… Continue reading

Kason Albaugh, Port Angeles football.
Port Angeles’ Millie Long, left, scored four goals for Cal Poly, Humboldt this weekend against Seattle Pacific. One of her teammates is Grace Johnson of Chimacum. Both Lumberjacks also played for the Peninsula College Pirates. (Rick Ross)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Port Angeles’ Millie Long tallies four-goal game for Cal Poly, Humboldt

It only took two games for former Roughrider and former Pirate to make history for the Cal Poly, Humboldt, women’s soccer team. Millie… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Millie Long, left, scored four goals for Cal Poly, Humboldt this weekend against Seattle Pacific. One of her teammates is Grace Johnson of Chimacum. Both Lumberjacks also played for the Peninsula College Pirates. (Rick Ross)
Peninsula College Pirates.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Pirates defeat defending NWAC champ Spokane 5-1

The Peninsula College women’s soccer team beat two powerhouses on the road in eastern Washington and northern Idaho in the Pirates’… Continue reading

Peninsula College Pirates.
Port Angeles' Blake Sohlberg hauls in this 45-yard catch-and-run touchdown pass to give the Roughriders a 9-0 lead early in their 44-21 win over Blaine Friday night. Sohlberg also had three interceptions. (Jack Kintner photo)

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles crushes Blaine in opener 44-21

Albaugh scores 3 TDs; Sohlberg 3 interceptions and a touchdown

Port Angeles' Blake Sohlberg hauls in this 45-yard catch-and-run touchdown pass to give the Roughriders a 9-0 lead early in their 44-21 win over Blaine Friday night. Sohlberg also had three interceptions. (Jack Kintner photo)
Quilcene’s Mason Iverson, 32, rushes around Naselle’s Jacob Pakanen and picks up a first down during a Saturday game played at Port Townsend’s Memorial Field. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

SATURDAY’S PREP FOOTBALL: Rangers fall to Naselle; Neah Bay loses to defending champ Liberty Bell

The Quilcene football team got lots of offense in its opening game, but the defense struggled in a high-scoring affair against Naselle,… Continue reading

Quilcene’s Mason Iverson, 32, rushes around Naselle’s Jacob Pakanen and picks up a first down during a Saturday game played at Port Townsend’s Memorial Field. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Spartan Gunner Rogers (16) and Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke (14) pull in a Forks pass for joint possession. Joint possession goes to the offense giving Forks a first down. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks holds back Sequim’s late charge

Crescent wins in a shutout

Spartan Gunner Rogers (16) and Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke (14) pull in a Forks pass for joint possession. Joint possession goes to the offense giving Forks a first down. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

SATURDAY’S PREP FOOTBALL SCORES: Quilcene, Neah Bay fall in a pair of shootouts

Saturday’s Prep Scores Liberty Bell 50, Neah Bay 24 Naselle 66, Quilcene 40 Auburn Mountainview 40, Kentridge 6 Cascade Christian 34, Cedar Park Christian (Bothell)… Continue reading

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GIRLS SOCCER PREVIEW: Port Angeles young, but Roughriders have plenty of skill

Return 10 varsity players

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Camano Island angler Wade La Fontaine caught this state-record dolphinfish (also known as mahi mahi or dorado) while charter fishing off Westport on Aug. 25. The 21-pound fish measured 48 inches in length.

OUTDOORS: State-record dorado caught off Westport

Found in 70-degree water

Camano Island angler Wade La Fontaine caught this state-record dolphinfish (also known as mahi mahi or dorado) while charter fishing off Westport on Aug. 25. The 21-pound fish measured 48 inches in length.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Quilcene’s Mason Iverson, left, fights for yardage during a Sept. 2022 game against Crescent. Iverson led the Rangers in rushing yards last season and returns at fullback for Quilcene.

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene looking for return trip to state

Rangers becoming a 1B mainstay

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Quilcene’s Mason Iverson, left, fights for yardage during a Sept. 2022 game against Crescent. Iverson led the Rangers in rushing yards last season and returns at fullback for Quilcene.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Kason Albaugh, center, gets a block from teammate Landyn Jones as Anacortes' defenders Brock Beaner, left, and Braden Thomas close in during the first quarter on Friday in Port Angeles.

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Senior-led Port Angeles should be in the playoff chase

Talent, experience and maybe most importantly consistency in the coaching staff heads up the Port Angeles 2023 football team under third-year head… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Kason Albaugh, center, gets a block from teammate Landyn Jones as Anacortes' defenders Brock Beaner, left, and Braden Thomas close in during the first quarter on Friday in Port Angeles.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Henry Bourm of Crescent -- 2022

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Crescent will be young and speedy

The Crescent football team remains a young squad, but the Loggers will be throwing some interesting wrinkles at their opponents and showing off… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Henry Bourm of Crescent -- 2022
Larry Beatty, left, a track and field star for Port Angeles from 1982 and Alison Maxwell, also a track runner from 2001, were among the 2023 class of the Port Angeles Roughriders Hall of Fame. (Photos by Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PORT ANGELES ROUGHRIDERS HALL OF FAME: Inductees include trailblazers, champions, movers and shakers

Class of 2023 inducted Saturday in Civic Field event

Larry Beatty, left, a track and field star for Port Angeles from 1982 and Alison Maxwell, also a track runner from 2001, were among the 2023 class of the Port Angeles Roughriders Hall of Fame. (Photos by Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Quarterback Lars Wiker (10) is back this year for the Sequim Wolves, who will be looking to bounce back from a 2-7 season. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Sequim looks to bounce back

Wolves plan to take care of ‘little things’ that make the difference

Quarterback Lars Wiker (10) is back this year for the Sequim Wolves, who will be looking to bounce back from a 2-7 season. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula College adding adult rec leagues

Adults who enjoy recreation soccer, volleyball or basketball will see a change in those opportunities this year, with volleyball and basketball starting… Continue reading

The Big Hurt.

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Big Hurt returns to Port Angeles Sept. 23

Prepare for an unparalleled celebration of athleticism, camaraderie and sheer determination as The Big Hurt multisport weekend makes its return on Sept.… Continue reading

The Big Hurt.

OUTDOORS: Wild coho, Chinook closed in western Strait

Salmon fishing east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line in Marine Area 4 has been closed through Sept. 30, though wild coho west of the… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News East Jefferson’s Gary Zambor makes the catch at the 3-yard line during an October 2022 win over Klahowya. Zambor will be counted on once again to be a playmaker for the Rivals on both sides of the football.

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEWS: East Jefferson looking to learn

A three-year starter returning at quarterback, experienced playmakers at wide receiver and a lineman who can squat 400 pounds head up a… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News East Jefferson’s Gary Zambor makes the catch at the 3-yard line during an October 2022 win over Klahowya. Zambor will be counted on once again to be a playmaker for the Rivals on both sides of the football.