Port Angeles Roughriders.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles romps over Olympic

Port Angeles stymied Olympic offensively, limiting the Trojans from the floor in a 53-18 Olympic League girls basketball win Tuesday night. “Our defense… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.
From left, Forks' Kyra Neel  competes with Neah Bay's Ryana Moss, Angel Halttunen and Allie Greene in Forks. Neah Bay came from behind in the closing minutes to defeat Forks 54-50 in a nonleague contest. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP ROUNDUP: Neah Bay girls get past Forks; EJ girls win first game

The Forks girls basketball team had a chance to tie the game after Neah Bay came roaring back from behind in the second… Continue reading

From left, Forks' Kyra Neel  competes with Neah Bay's Ryana Moss, Angel Halttunen and Allie Greene in Forks. Neah Bay came from behind in the closing minutes to defeat Forks 54-50 in a nonleague contest. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Washington State head coach Mike Leach, right, speaks with quarterback Anthony Gordon (18) during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford in Pullman, Wash., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

WASHINGTON STATE FOOTBALL: Former coach Mike Leach dies

Gruff, pioneering and unfiltered, Mike Leach was one of the most influential football coaches of this or any generation. His boundless curiosity and fascination for… Continue reading

Washington State head coach Mike Leach, right, speaks with quarterback Anthony Gordon (18) during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford in Pullman, Wash., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
Jolene Vaara, left, Sequim girls basketball, and Keira Johnson, Forks girls basketball.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Jolene Vaara, Sequim girls basketball; and Keira Johnson, Forks girls basketball

Two Olympic Peninsula girls’ basketball players have gotten off to scorching starts this young season, earning our co-Athletes of the Week for this week. In… Continue reading

Jolene Vaara, left, Sequim girls basketball, and Keira Johnson, Forks girls basketball.
Photo courtesy of WWU Athletics / Claire Henninger makes a save in the NCAA Division II national quarterfinal game. A former Sequim soccer standout, Henninger is graduate student at Western Washington University and helped the WWU women's soccer team earn its second national title with a 2-1 win over West Chester (Pa.) on Dec. 3.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Former Sequim goalkeeper wins national championship at WWU

Sequim’s Claire Henninger’s athletic career hit a lot of road bumps, including a big disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but her persistence… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of WWU Athletics / Claire Henninger makes a save in the NCAA Division II national quarterfinal game. A former Sequim soccer standout, Henninger is graduate student at Western Washington University and helped the WWU women's soccer team earn its second national title with a 2-1 win over West Chester (Pa.) on Dec. 3.
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The Forks boys wrestling team celebrates winning the Tony Saldivar Ironman tournament held in Granger this weekend. Forks beat out 18 other teams to win the team title with Sloan Tumaua and Matthew Montes winning their weight divisions.

PREP WRESTLING: Forks boys, girls celebrate first- and second-place trophies at Tony Saldivar Ironman

The Forks boys wrestling team celebrates winning the Tony Saldivar Ironman tournament held in Granger this weekend. Forks beat out 18 other teams to win… Continue reading

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The Forks boys wrestling team celebrates winning the Tony Saldivar Ironman tournament held in Granger this weekend. Forks beat out 18 other teams to win the team title with Sloan Tumaua and Matthew Montes winning their weight divisions.
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Forks' Keira Johnson skies for a layup during the Spartans' 74-25 win over South Bend on the road Friday night.
Eric Trent/Daily Chronicle
Forks' Keira Johnson skies for a layup during the Spartans' 74-25 win over South Bend on the road Friday night.
Peninsula Pirates.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula beats Lower Columbia in rematch

For the second time in a week, the Peninsula women held off the No. 2-ranked team in the NWAC, Lower Columbia, in a… Continue reading

Peninsula Pirates.
Peninsula Pirates.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Shorthanded Pirates sweep pair of games at Triton Classic

Coming off its first loss of the year to a winless team and missing top scorer Roosevelt Williams Jr., the Peninsula College men’s… Continue reading

Peninsula Pirates.

PREP WRESTLING: Forks boys win Tony Saldivar Ironman tournament

A year after coming in second at the same tournament, the Forks boys wrestling team won the Tony Saldivar Ironman meet held at… Continue reading

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Forks' Keira Johnson skies for a layup during the Spartans' 74-25 win over South Bend on the road Friday night.

PREPS: Forks wins big on the road as Neel has huge game

Neel 16 points, 17 rebounds for Spartans

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Forks' Keira Johnson skies for a layup during the Spartans' 74-25 win over South Bend on the road Friday night.
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Sequim's Jelissa Julmist eyes the rim while double teamed during the Wolves' 56-43 win Thursday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Wolves get going in second half to beat Bremerton

Sequim erased a slow first half in a 56-43 Olympic League girls basketball win over Bremerton at home Thursday. Junior Jolene Vaara led… Continue reading

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Sequim's Jelissa Julmist eyes the rim while double teamed during the Wolves' 56-43 win Thursday.
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Paige Mason of Port Angeles, center, tries to hold on as she slips past North Mason's Tanza Tupolo, left, Adrianne Tupolo, right, on Thursday in Port Angeles.
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Paige Mason of Port Angeles, center, tries to hold on as she slips past North Mason's Tanza Tupolo, left, Adrianne Tupolo, right, on Thursday in Port Angeles.
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Forks' Keira Johnson scores over North Beach's Malia Cox in Forks on Wednesday evening where Forks defeated North Beach 59-15.

PREPS: Forks girls get stingy in blowout basketball win

East Jefferson pins down win vs. Klahowya

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Forks' Keira Johnson scores over North Beach's Malia Cox in Forks on Wednesday evening where Forks defeated North Beach 59-15.
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East Jefferson's Lorenzo McCleese, right denies a shot by Port Angeles' Tyler Hunter during Thursday's game in Port Angeles.

PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEWS: East Jefferson looking to rise

Team should compete in stacked Nisqually League

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
East Jefferson's Lorenzo McCleese, right denies a shot by Port Angeles' Tyler Hunter during Thursday's game in Port Angeles.
Sequim Wolves.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Vaara pours in 29 points in Wolves’ win

Port Angeles girls bounce back with road win over Bremerton

Sequim Wolves.
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Port Angeles' Kason Albaugh pulls down a loose ball as Bremerton's David Klega, left, tries to push him away during Tuesday's matchup at Port Angeles High School.

PREP BASKETBALL: Roughriders romp again, beat Knights 86-46

Forks boys win first game of the year

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Port Angeles' Kason Albaugh pulls down a loose ball as Bremerton's David Klega, left, tries to push him away during Tuesday's matchup at Port Angeles High School.
At left, Fresno State quarterback Jake Haener, a former Husky, will face off against Washington State quarterback Cam Ward in the Jimmy Kimmel Bowl on Dec. 17 in Los Angeles. (The Associated Press)

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: UW, Fresno State joined at the hip

I’ve circled the date of Dec. 17. That’s the day may alma mater, Fresno State, plays in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl. Their opponent? The… Continue reading

At left, Fresno State quarterback Jake Haener, a former Husky, will face off against Washington State quarterback Cam Ward in the Jimmy Kimmel Bowl on Dec. 17 in Los Angeles. (The Associated Press)
Sequim Wolves

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim girls basketball roars back to beat Neah Bay

In a battle between two good Olympic Peninsula girls basketball teams, Sequim scored 25 points in the fourth quarter to come from… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves
Tyler Hunter, Port Angeles basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Tyler Hunter, Port Angeles boys basketball

The Port Angeles boys basketball team is off to a 2-0 start and averaging 89.5 points a game heading into Olympic 2A League action this… Continue reading

Tyler Hunter, Port Angeles basketball