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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirate Classic set for this weekend

The First Federal Pirate Classic returns to the Peninsula College gym this weekend for three days of hoops action from 10 different… Continue reading

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RUN THE PENINSULA: Jamestown S’Klallam Run set for Saturday

The final race of the Run the Peninsula series, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe 5K/10K Glow Run/Walk, will take place in Blyn Saturday… Continue reading

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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Bryan Smith of Seattle pushes his bicycle up a steep, muddy hill during Saturday's PNW Extreme Cyclocross mens single-speed race at Extreme Sports Park in Port Angeles.

CYCLOCROSS: A muddy time was had by all

Nearly 200 riders — and runners — from all around the Pacific Northwest braved the mud and torrential rain of the Extreme… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Bryan Smith of Seattle pushes his bicycle up a steep, muddy hill during Saturday's PNW Extreme Cyclocross mens single-speed race at Extreme Sports Park in Port Angeles.
Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films A competitor takes on the mud at Extreme Sports Park in March during a demonstration cyclocross race. The real deal put on by Peninsula Adventure Sports is coming back to ESP on Saturday and Sunday.

CYCLOCROSS: Muddy, grueling event coming to ESP on Saturday and Sunday

If you want to see an interesting, albeit a little bit weird, sport new to the Olympic Peninsula, head on out to… Continue reading

Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films A competitor takes on the mud at Extreme Sports Park in March during a demonstration cyclocross race. The real deal put on by Peninsula Adventure Sports is coming back to ESP on Saturday and Sunday.
Courtesy photo Salazar Painting won the championship of the Peninsula Adult Soccer League on Sunday with a 5-2 win over Windermere. From left, back row are Raul Medina, Abisai Garcia, Felix Morales, Sergio Arriola, Juan Carlos Cisneros, Pablo Salazar, Dave Brenckenridge, Nick Allen and Juan Carlos Salgado. From left, front row, are Sabrina Wilk, Tina Breckenridge, Armando Sanchez, Sergio Yanez, Manuel Gonzalez and Javier Mora.

REC SOCCER: Salazar Painting wins title

Salazar Painting won the championship of the Peninsula College Soccer League, cementing the title with a 5-2 win over… Continue reading

Courtesy photo Salazar Painting won the championship of the Peninsula Adult Soccer League on Sunday with a 5-2 win over Windermere. From left, back row are Raul Medina, Abisai Garcia, Felix Morales, Sergio Arriola, Juan Carlos Cisneros, Pablo Salazar, Dave Brenckenridge, Nick Allen and Juan Carlos Salgado. From left, front row, are Sabrina Wilk, Tina Breckenridge, Armando Sanchez, Sergio Yanez, Manuel Gonzalez and Javier Mora.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lefties designated hitter Luke Sanders bats in the first inning against Portland on Thursday evening in Port Angeles.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: WCL’s 2022 schedule set with four new teams

The Port Angeles Lefties will visit the rival Victoria HarbourCats to open the 2022 West Coast League summer collegiate wood bat baseball… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lefties designated hitter Luke Sanders bats in the first inning against Portland on Thursday evening in Port Angeles.
Port Angeles High School sailing team members Elliot Dahlin and Fern Knobel (152), sail at a regional scrimmage this weekend off Kingston as a rainbow comes out. Teammates Ozzy Minard and Ella Schulz are in boat 156. (Photo courtesy of Perry Brestel)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles sailors end season strong; Peninsula soccer, volleyball results

This weekend, sailing teams from Port Townsend, Central Kitsap, Kingston and Port Angeles came together for a regional scrimmage in Apple Tree Cove… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School sailing team members Elliot Dahlin and Fern Knobel (152), sail at a regional scrimmage this weekend off Kingston as a rainbow comes out. Teammates Ozzy Minard and Ella Schulz are in boat 156. (Photo courtesy of Perry Brestel)
Port Angeles High School sailing team members Elliot Dahlin and Fern Knobel (152), sail at a regional scrimmage this weekend off Kingston as a rainbow comes out. Teammates Ozzy Minard and Ella Schulz are in boat 156. (Courtesy of Perry Brestel)

Port Angeles sailing team ends season with strong finish

This weekend, sailing teams from Port Townsend, Central Kitsap, Kingston and Port Angeles came together for a regional scrimmage in Apple Tree Cove… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School sailing team members Elliot Dahlin and Fern Knobel (152), sail at a regional scrimmage this weekend off Kingston as a rainbow comes out. Teammates Ozzy Minard and Ella Schulz are in boat 156. (Courtesy of Perry Brestel)
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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula women’s soccer ranked No. 3 in the nation; men ranked No. 6

The Peninsula College women’s soccer team is ranked No. 3 among Div. II community colleges and the Peninsula College men’s soccer… Continue reading

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Sequim’s Russ Britton (507) jumps through the finish line after he completes the Run the Peninsula 5K on the Larry Scott Trail in Port Townsend on Saturday. Taran Johnson, (547) also from Sequim, races to the finish. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Hundreds of runners take on Larry Scott Trail

High-schoolers, locals among 264 live-event entrants

Sequim’s Russ Britton (507) jumps through the finish line after he completes the Run the Peninsula 5K on the Larry Scott Trail in Port Townsend on Saturday. Taran Johnson, (547) also from Sequim, races to the finish. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Extreme Timber Sports show Saturday, Oct. 23 highlights first-ever Fall Fest

Port Angeles Boys AAU holding tryouts

Elizabeth Hammel, left and Jessica Rohr, right cross the finish like at the Larry Scott Trail Run in 2019, the last year the event was run live.

RUN THE PENINSULA: Spots available for Larry Scott Run

The fourth of five Run the Peninsula events, the Larry Scott Paved Trail Run, is set Saturday along the Port Townsend Bay… Continue reading

Elizabeth Hammel, left and Jessica Rohr, right cross the finish like at the Larry Scott Trail Run in 2019, the last year the event was run live.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: WDFW taking comment on trout; Future Riders results

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking public comment on updates to a variety of fishing rules and regulations affecting state… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Last call for Tour de Forts participants; Crescent-Quilcene to play

It’s last call for the Tour de Forts, set to happen Saturday in Jefferson County. The Gran Fondo-style ride will tour three… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Teams sought for volleyball league

Plans are in the works to hold an adult coed volleyball league, formerly run by the City of Port Angeles Parks and… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Windermere moves into first-place tie in soccer league

Pura Vida, Windermere and the Bandidos FC were the winners Sunday in the Peninsula Soccer League with Windermere moving into a tie… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Crab Fest 5K Fun Run set Oct. 9; Future Riders youth football recaps

The Crab Fest 5K Fun Run will be held along the Olympic Discovery Trail along the… Continue reading

Chase Schweitzer of Port Hadlock, center, took the No. 1 plate at the Northwest Region BMX championships held in Richland Saturday and Sunday. At left is second-place finisher Kameron Johnson and at right is third-place finisher Erick Rios.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: East Jefferson Volleyball wins first match of year; Port Hadlock teen wins regional BMX titles

The East Jefferson volleyball team went to five sets and 205 points in a marathon 3-2 (19-25, 25-18, 17-25, 25-21, 16-14) victory… Continue reading

Chase Schweitzer of Port Hadlock, center, took the No. 1 plate at the Northwest Region BMX championships held in Richland Saturday and Sunday. At left is second-place finisher Kameron Johnson and at right is third-place finisher Erick Rios.
Olympic Motorcycle Club’s Triple Crown Fall Series gets underway with the first of three racing weekends this Saturday at the club’s track off of Deer Park Road. Round two follows on Oct. 16-17, and the series concludes Nov. 5-6. (Tom Hines/Olympic Motorcycle Club)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic Peninsula Motorcycle Club’s Fall Series underway this weekend; Quillayute and Sol Duc rivers reopen Wednesday

Weekend rain on the West End did the trick as the Quillayute and Sol Duc rivers will re-open to recreational fishing beginning Wednesday.… Continue reading

Olympic Motorcycle Club’s Triple Crown Fall Series gets underway with the first of three racing weekends this Saturday at the club’s track off of Deer Park Road. Round two follows on Oct. 16-17, and the series concludes Nov. 5-6. (Tom Hines/Olympic Motorcycle Club)

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Open houses set to prepare for Little Hurt

Peninsula Adventure Sports and its partner, North Olympic Healthcare Network, are teaming up with Lincoln Park BMX, Port Angeles School District Americorps… Continue reading