Forks' Haven Hoffman steals  third base against the Brewster Bears in Yakima this weekend. The Spartans beat Brewster 13-5 and made it all the way tot he 2B state championship game. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

STATE SOFTBALL: Forks falls in title game

Tie for best-ever finish by a team in school history

Forks' Haven Hoffman steals  third base against the Brewster Bears in Yakima this weekend. The Spartans beat Brewster 13-5 and made it all the way tot he 2B state championship game. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

STATE TRACK, TENNIS UPDATE: Sequim’s Skov second in pole vault

Sequim’s Garrett Little and Port Angeles’ Reef Gelder face each other in state 2A tennis semifinals

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks’ Haven Hofman steals third base standing up in the Spartans’ 13-5 win over the Brewster Bears.

Forks to play for state softball championship UPDATED

First state title game appearance for Spartans

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks’ Haven Hofman steals third base standing up in the Spartans’ 13-5 win over the Brewster Bears.

STATE TRACK & FIELD DAY 1: Sequim’s Jolene Vaara earns 2nd in long jump; East Jefferson’s Aliyah Yearian is 2nd in 1,600

Two record-setting North Olympic Peninsula prep athletes performers finished high atop their respective podiums at the state track & field championships Thursday night.… Continue reading

Members of the Discovery Bay Women’s Golf Club observed Memorial Day during their weekly play with a game of Flags.

GOLF: Discovery Bay Women’s Club observes Memorial Day

Members of the Discovery Bay Women’s Golf Club gathered on a perfect day for golf to play… Continue reading

Members of the Discovery Bay Women’s Golf Club observed Memorial Day during their weekly play with a game of Flags.

AREA SPORTS: Port Townsend’s Aliyah Yearian named WIAA Athlete of the Week

East Jefferson runner Aliyah Yearian earned a WIAA Athlete of the Week Award for her performance at the Class 1A West Central… Continue reading

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North Olympic Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers

North Olympic Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers members greet the arrival of the first derelict crab pots to be removed from Sequim and Discovery bays last Saturday. Crab pot removal will continue through June 15.

OUTDOORS: Halibut goes to 7 days a week June 1 off Port Angeles, Sekiu, Puget Sound

halibut fishing is closed Monday and will reopen on a seven-day-a-week basis June 1 off Marine Area… Continue reading

North Olympic Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers

North Olympic Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers members greet the arrival of the first derelict crab pots to be removed from Sequim and Discovery bays last Saturday. Crab pot removal will continue through June 15.
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Forks' Keira Johnson slides in safely with a steal of second base during the Spartans' doubleheader with Pe Ell on Wednesday at Tillicum Park in Forks.
Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Forks' Keira Johnson slides in safely with a steal of second base during the Spartans' doubleheader with Pe Ell on Wednesday at Tillicum Park in Forks.
Olympic Peninsula players named to the Olympic League all-league first team. Clockwise, upper left, Hannah Bates, Sequim; Mia Pozernick, Sequim; Natalie Robinson, Port Angeles; Lily Halberg, Port Angeles; Lexi King, Sequim; Lainey Vig, Sequim; Taylee Rome, Sequim.

ALL-LEAGUE SOFTBALL: 13 Sequim, Port Angeles players make all-league teams

Sequim placed five girls on the All-Olympic League first team, while Port Angeles placed two players. The Roughriders, who finished second at… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula players named to the Olympic League all-league first team. Clockwise, upper left, Hannah Bates, Sequim; Mia Pozernick, Sequim; Natalie Robinson, Port Angeles; Lily Halberg, Port Angeles; Lexi King, Sequim; Lainey Vig, Sequim; Taylee Rome, Sequim.
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Port Angeles' Phoenix Flores, left, placed 34th at the state 2A golf championships while PA's Piper Williams finished 17th in the girls 2A state championship.

STATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS: Piper 17th, Flores 34th at state

Port Angeles’ Piper Williams and Phoenix Flores finished as the top golfers from the Olympic Peninsula at the state 2A girls and… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Phoenix Flores, left, placed 34th at the state 2A golf championships while PA's Piper Williams finished 17th in the girls 2A state championship.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Windermere wins regular season Peninsual Soccer League title

The plot thickened in the Peninsula Soccer League Sunday, as Forks FC handed High Energy Metals its second straight loss, and Windermere… Continue reading

Caldwell, DeLeo and Beebe family members pose with Rhody Festival royalty at the Port Townsend Public Golf Course this weekend. Back row, from left are Chad Caldwell, Ron Wiley, Jim Beebe, Justice Beebe, Joey Beebe, Kelvin Kisner, Carlene Dahlman, Matt Dalman and Paul Dahlman. Middle row, from left are Leslie Shore, Danielle Babb, Karen Cartmel, Michael Babb, Tim Babb, James Babb, Pat Caldwell, Beth Caldwell (partial view), Tim Caldwell, Courtney Caldwell and Rebecca Beebe. Kneeling front, from left is  Jim Caldwell Memorial Rhody Festival Golf tournament organizer Rita Beebe, Rhody Princess Paige Govia and Queen Melody Douglas.

GOLF: More than 100 golfers play Rhody events

The Jim Caldwell Memorial Rhody Festival Golf tournaments raised more than $4,500 this month for the Rhododendron Festival royalty scholarship fund. A… Continue reading

Caldwell, DeLeo and Beebe family members pose with Rhody Festival royalty at the Port Townsend Public Golf Course this weekend. Back row, from left are Chad Caldwell, Ron Wiley, Jim Beebe, Justice Beebe, Joey Beebe, Kelvin Kisner, Carlene Dahlman, Matt Dalman and Paul Dahlman. Middle row, from left are Leslie Shore, Danielle Babb, Karen Cartmel, Michael Babb, Tim Babb, James Babb, Pat Caldwell, Beth Caldwell (partial view), Tim Caldwell, Courtney Caldwell and Rebecca Beebe. Kneeling front, from left is  Jim Caldwell Memorial Rhody Festival Golf tournament organizer Rita Beebe, Rhody Princess Paige Govia and Queen Melody Douglas.
Port Angeles pitcher Cheyenne Zimmer throws in the first inning against Sequim on Friday afternoon in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Three Peninsula teams prepare for state

The Olympic Peninsula will have three teams playing 10 miles apart in three separate tournaments at the state softball tournaments beginning Friday.… Continue reading

Port Angeles pitcher Cheyenne Zimmer throws in the first inning against Sequim on Friday afternoon in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
From left, Piper Williams, Cole Smithson and Edun Bailey are have qualified for the second round of the 2A state golf tournament.

STATE GOLF: Port Angeles’ Williams, Sequim’s Smithson lead the way

Total of five Olympic Peninsula prep golfers appear to have qualified for second round

From left, Piper Williams, Cole Smithson and Edun Bailey are have qualified for the second round of the 2A state golf tournament.
Sequim's Kendall Hastings plays against an Olympic opponent on April 21 in Sequim. Hastings won three matches at the West Central 2/3 2A tournament this weekend and finished second in the district, moving on to the state tennis championships this weekend at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

DISTRICT TENNIS PLAYOFFS: Sequim’s Hastings second; moves on to state tournament

Sequim’s Kendall Hastings finished second at the West Central District 2/3 tournament held this weekend at the Kitsap Tennis Center. Hastings beat K.… Continue reading

Sequim's Kendall Hastings plays against an Olympic opponent on April 21 in Sequim. Hastings won three matches at the West Central 2/3 2A tournament this weekend and finished second in the district, moving on to the state tennis championships this weekend at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Ivy Barrett, Sequim track and field

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ivy Barrett, Sequim track and field

Ivy Barrett is part of an extremely deep Sequim track and field team that is sending more than a dozen athletes to the state 2A… Continue reading

Ivy Barrett, Sequim track and field
Rhody Run

RHODY RUN: More than 800 athletes run race

More than 800 runners hit the streets in and around Port Townsend on Sunday in the 2023 edition of the Rhody Run,… Continue reading

Rhody Run
Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter celebrates winning the 1,600 District 2/3 championship this weekend at Renton Stadium. He also won the 3,200 championship. (Joe Gladfelter photo)

2A TRACK AND FIELD: Sequim tallies eight district champions

Port Angeles’ Gladfelter wins the 1,600 and 3,200

Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter celebrates winning the 1,600 District 2/3 championship this weekend at Renton Stadium. He also won the 3,200 championship. (Joe Gladfelter photo)
Forks’ Keira Johnson steals second well ahead of the throw to Toledo’s Candance Clark Saturday in Fort Borst Park in Centralia, where Forks defeated the Riverhawks 4-2, earning a trip to the state tournament. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Forks drops final district game, seeded No. 7 at state tournament

The Forks softball team played Pe Ell/Willapa Valley for the fourth time this season, losing a close one Saturday afternoon 5-3 to the… Continue reading

Forks’ Keira Johnson steals second well ahead of the throw to Toledo’s Candance Clark Saturday in Fort Borst Park in Centralia, where Forks defeated the Riverhawks 4-2, earning a trip to the state tournament. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles Roughriders.

PREP SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Roughriders finish second at district, seeded No. 6 at state tournament

Port Angeles’ hugely successful softball district tournament ended with a flourish late Saturday with a wild game against unbeaten and No. 1-ranked North Kitsap,… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.