PREP ROUNDUP: Forks soccer wins in shutout

The Forks girls soccer team beat Ilwaco 1-0 on Monday with a goal from Miley Blanton. “Our goalie was filled by a player… Continue reading

James Miller, Quilcene football

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: James Miller, Quilcene football

Senior James Miller has been a huge part of the resurgence of the Quilcene Rangers football team after a slow start to the season. Miller… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2022
  • Peninsula Daily News 
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Seattle Mariners fans react after the Seattle Mariners lost to the Houston Astros in Game 3 of an American League Division Series baseball game Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: These Mariners are built to last

The Seattle Mariners game Saturday lasted so long that my satellite feed cut off because I hadn’t changed the channel in six hours. It was… Continue reading

Seattle Mariners fans react after the Seattle Mariners lost to the Houston Astros in Game 3 of an American League Division Series baseball game Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Forks Spartans

PREPS ROUNDUP: Forks XC competes in Oregon; EJ soccer game halted due to smoke

The Forks boys cross-country team got two runners in the top 13 and finished fourth as a team in the DAM Worth… Continue reading

Forks Spartans
Quilcene Rangers

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: (Updated) Quilcene wins third straight

The Quilcene football team got three long touchdowns from James Miller and swamped a good Darrington team 44-6. It was the Rangers’ third-straight… Continue reading

Quilcene Rangers
Port Townsend’s Elliot Mull (123) and friend Nick Harper (103), both 10 years old lead, a continent of 10-13 year olds at the start of the 5K Larry Scott Trail Run on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/Peninsula Daily News)

(Updated) Familiar winners abound in Port Townsend race

Top times run in half-marathon, 10K and 5K events

Port Townsend’s Elliot Mull (123) and friend Nick Harper (103), both 10 years old lead, a continent of 10-13 year olds at the start of the 5K Larry Scott Trail Run on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula College men get back on winning track

The Peninsula college men’s soccer team got off to a fast start with two goals in the first seven minutes and went on… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Forks wins huge over Rainier; other scores

The Forks football team responded to the loss of starter Ryan… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Volleyball league needs more men

The Peninsula Volleyball League gets under way Oct. 25 and there is a need for a few more male players in both… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Max Baeder runs ahead of a Kingston competitor during Wednesday's Olympic League meet at the Dungeness Recreation Area near Sequim.

CROSS COUNTRY: Final rehearsal for area runners

Postseason meets begin next week

Port Angeles' Max Baeder runs ahead of a Kingston competitor during Wednesday's Olympic League meet at the Dungeness Recreation Area near Sequim.

OUTDOORS: Looking like added dates, earlier in season for 2023 halibut

Initial talks between the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the public are pointing to more halibut dates scheduled earlier in the year ahead… Continue reading

Sequim's Jennyfer Gomez (10) battles for the ball along with Port Angeles' Piper Williams (2) and Becca Manson (6) in Sequim on Tuesday night. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

GIRLS SOCCER: Riders come back on the Wolves

Second-half goal from Manson gives PA 3-2 win

Sequim's Jennyfer Gomez (10) battles for the ball along with Port Angeles' Piper Williams (2) and Becca Manson (6) in Sequim on Tuesday night. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles' Jayde Wold (1) digs the ball during a volleyball match against Sequim on Tuesday. In on the play are Roughriders Lily Halberg (12) and Karma Williams (5) and Sequim's Sydney Clark (7), Anna Cowan (8) and Kendall Hastings (15). Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim volleyball grabs second with win over Port Angeles

The Sequim volleyball team moved into second place in the Olympic 2A league with a 3-1 (25-9, 21-25, 25-11, 25-21) win over the… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Jayde Wold (1) digs the ball during a volleyball match against Sequim on Tuesday. In on the play are Roughriders Lily Halberg (12) and Karma Williams (5) and Sequim's Sydney Clark (7), Anna Cowan (8) and Kendall Hastings (15). Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles swim team to benefit from ESP Trick or Treat

The third annual Trick or Treat Trail Walk at Extreme Sports Park on Oct. 31 will benefit the Port Angeles swim team.… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of Joe Gladfelter
Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter (3482) competes in the men's elite division of the Nike Hole-in-the-Wall cross country meet in Arlington this weekend. Gladfelter finish sixth in his race and for the second straight week set a Port Angeles High School record.

CROSS COUNTRY: Port Angeles’ Gladfelter breaks own school record at Nike Hole-in-the-Wall

East Jefferson’s Aliyah Yearian in top 10 of girls’ elite race

Photo courtesy of Joe Gladfelter
Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter (3482) competes in the men's elite division of the Nike Hole-in-the-Wall cross country meet in Arlington this weekend. Gladfelter finish sixth in his race and for the second straight week set a Port Angeles High School record.
Mackenzie DuBois, Port Angeles swimming

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Mackenzie DuBois, Port Angeles girls swimming

Port Angeles’ Mackenzie DuBois has been a force for the girls swim team her senior season, helping to lead the Roughriders to a 4-1 record… Continue reading

Mackenzie DuBois, Port Angeles swimming
Seattle Mariners' Adam Frazier, left, and Cal Raleigh celebrate after scoring on a three-RBI double off the bat of J.P. Crawford (not shown) against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of Game 2 of a baseball AL wild-card playoff series Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

MLB PLAYOFFS: Divisional round begins Tuesday; Mariners game at 12:35 p.m.

Major League Baseball’s first foray into a best-of-three wild-card round provided its share of memorable moments. A 15-inning, 432-pitch game. A seven-run comeback win. Joe… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2022
  • By David Brandt The Associated Press
  • Mariners
Seattle Mariners' Adam Frazier, left, and Cal Raleigh celebrate after scoring on a three-RBI double off the bat of J.P. Crawford (not shown) against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of Game 2 of a baseball AL wild-card playoff series Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Peninsula's Kai Biegler, right, leaps high to keep the ball away from Everett's River Stewart during Saturday's match at Peninsula College in Port Angeles.

PENINSULA COLLEGE SOCCER: Men earn draw with Everett to remain in first place

The Peninsula College men’s soccer team remained in first place in the highly competitive North Region after a 2-2 tie with Everett,… Continue reading

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Peninsula's Kai Biegler, right, leaps high to keep the ball away from Everett's River Stewart during Saturday's match at Peninsula College in Port Angeles.
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Peninsula's Keilee Silva fights for a header with Everett's Giovanna Occhiallini, left, and Paige Runcorn right as Silva's teammate, Kira Meechudhone, follows behind on Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles.

PENINSULA COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER: Pirates remain perfect in league, win in another shutout

The Peninsula women went into the half up just 2-0 against Everett, but erupted for six goals in the second half to run away with… Continue reading

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Peninsula's Keilee Silva fights for a header with Everett's Giovanna Occhiallini, left, and Paige Runcorn right as Silva's teammate, Kira Meechudhone, follows behind on Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles.

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Crescent, Quilcene win league games

The Crescent Loggers football team won its second game of the year Saturday, beating Concrete 30-12, but coach Brian Shimko wasn’t pleased with… Continue reading