Area Sports

Men’s 5K winner Langdon Larson of Port Angeles crosses the finish line at the Elwha Bridge Run held Saturday morning. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

Elwha Bridge Run kicks off five-race series

Larson siblings win men’s, women’s 5-kilometer events

Men’s 5K winner Langdon Larson of Port Angeles crosses the finish line at the Elwha Bridge Run held Saturday morning. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
The Klahhane Xcel gold team of, from left, Carly Mae Riggs, Gracelyn Goss, Paytynn Lindley, Lainey DePiro and Raynee Ciarlo finished second at the Fire and Ice Challenge in Lacey this weekend. (Klahhane Gymnastics)

GYMNASTICS: Klahhane Xcel gold, platinum teams win second in Lacey

The Klahhane Xcel gold and platinum teams both won second-place team awards at the Black Hills Gymnastics Fire and Ice Challenge this weekend.… Continue reading

The Klahhane Xcel gold team of, from left, Carly Mae Riggs, Gracelyn Goss, Paytynn Lindley, Lainey DePiro and Raynee Ciarlo finished second at the Fire and Ice Challenge in Lacey this weekend. (Klahhane Gymnastics)

AREA SPORTS: East Jefferson Little League registration underway; board members and coaches sought

Sequim Junior Soccer spots going fast

Lincoln Park BMX From left, Teyah Elofson-Cross and Kylin Weitz, Port Angeles riders at the Lincoln Park BMX. They are both headed to the UCI World BMX Championships in Rock Hill, S.C.

BMX: Five Lincoln Park riders headed to world championships

The Lincoln Park BMX track based out of Port Angeles has five riders, two from Port Angeles and three from Kingston, who qualified… Continue reading

Lincoln Park BMX From left, Teyah Elofson-Cross and Kylin Weitz, Port Angeles riders at the Lincoln Park BMX. They are both headed to the UCI World BMX Championships in Rock Hill, S.C.
Snow and ice may have forced a delay but the Sequim Elks Lodge recently held its National Hoop Shoot competition at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club. Contestants included, from left, Bennett Castell, Grayson Castell, Roman Bacchus, Maks Lopez and Luca Blake. Bennett Castle won the 8-9 age bracket, Bacchus the 10-11 division and Blake the 12-13 group and all three will compete at the district-level of the National Hoop Shoot competition.

AREA SPORTS: Sequim Elks Hoop Shoot winners; East Jefferson Little League registration open

Softball clinic Feb. 3 in Port Hadlock

Snow and ice may have forced a delay but the Sequim Elks Lodge recently held its National Hoop Shoot competition at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club. Contestants included, from left, Bennett Castell, Grayson Castell, Roman Bacchus, Maks Lopez and Luca Blake. Bennett Castle won the 8-9 age bracket, Bacchus the 10-11 division and Blake the 12-13 group and all three will compete at the district-level of the National Hoop Shoot competition.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula Basketball League action starts

7 Cedars Casino, Black Diamond Electric and The Cougars picked up wins on opening day of the Peninsula Basketball League on Sunday… Continue reading

Participants run, walk and push during the Elwha Bridge Run last year. (Run the Peninsula)

RUN THE PENINSULA: Series adds Spruce Railroad race in 2024

The Port Angeles Marathon Association, a dedicated non-profit organization, announced its 2024 lineup of events this week, including a new race along… Continue reading

Participants run, walk and push during the Elwha Bridge Run last year. (Run the Peninsula)

GYMNASTICS: Klahhane gymnasts bring home batch of medals

The Klahhane Gymnastics XCel Team opened its winter season at The Freedom Invitational hosted by Cascade Elite Gymnastics West at the Kitsap Sun… Continue reading

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.
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

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)

AREA SPORTS: Players, sponsors sought for Dream Playground benefit golf tournament Feb. 24

Sequim Little League registration deadline pushed to Jan. 15

AREA SPORTS: Razor clam digs start Tuesday

Spring Academy soccer registration open

AREA SPORTS: Red Devils netters, coach earn all-state volleyball honors

Neah Bay volleyball earned a number of honors in recent all-state voting conducted by the Washington State Volleyball Coaches Association. Red Devils… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS: Wilder Baseball alumni Seibel offering hitting clinic

Port Angeles High School and Wilder Baseball Club alumni Landon Seibel will offer a two-day… Continue reading

Crystal Stout and Greg Bondy pose on a snowmobile that was purchased through funds raised at Winterfest 2022. (Greg Birch)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Winterfest raises more than $70,000

The Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Education Foundation held its annual fundraiser, Winterfest, on Nov. 18 at the Vern Burton Community Center, raising… Continue reading

Crystal Stout and Greg Bondy pose on a snowmobile that was purchased through funds raised at Winterfest 2022. (Greg Birch)

AREA SPORTS: Turkey Trot 5K fun run Saturday in Port Townsend

Turkey Trot 2023, a 5-kilometer run/walk and Kids Dash benefit for Jumping Mouse Children’s… Continue reading

Beverly Hoffman and Steve Bennett from the Olympic Peninsula each won multiple medals at the Worl.d Senior Games last week in St. George, Utah, in the 75-70 age group for pickleball. (Courtesy photo)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Trio wins medals at the World Senior Games

Three Olympic Peninsula senior athletes brought home medals in pickleball from the World Senior Games held late last month in St. George,… Continue reading

Beverly Hoffman and Steve Bennett from the Olympic Peninsula each won multiple medals at the Worl.d Senior Games last week in St. George, Utah, in the 75-70 age group for pickleball. (Courtesy photo)
Claire Henninger, Western Washington.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Henninger GNAC Defensive Player of the Year

Led by senior goalkeeper Claire Henninger being selected as the Defensive Player of the Year, the Western Washington University women’s soccer team had… Continue reading

Claire Henninger, Western Washington.
Eastern Washington Football Forks’ Luke Dahlgren, left, and offensive line teammate Wyatt Hansen are featured in the Eastern Washington football program’s uniform reveal ahead of today’s “White Out” home game against Cal Poly. The pair are pictured in a helicopter at Spokane’s Fairchild Air Force Base.

AREA SPORTS: Forks’ Luke Dahlgren featured in Eastern Washington football uniform reveal

Senior starts at offensive guard for Eagles

Eastern Washington Football Forks’ Luke Dahlgren, left, and offensive line teammate Wyatt Hansen are featured in the Eastern Washington football program’s uniform reveal ahead of today’s “White Out” home game against Cal Poly. The pair are pictured in a helicopter at Spokane’s Fairchild Air Force Base.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Rivals soccer loses playoff heartbreaker; Klahhane gymnasts shine

The East Jefferson girls soccer team held a 2-0 lead in the second half in its postseason play-in game this weekend, but wasn’t… Continue reading