Preps

Port Angeles' Ava-Anne Sheahan takes a lead off first base behind Sequim first baseman Ava Ritter on Friday in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP SOFTBALL: Roughriders finish regular season with win over Sequim for league co-championship

Tiebreaking game Monday with North Kitsap at Dry Creek

Port Angeles' Ava-Anne Sheahan takes a lead off first base behind Sequim first baseman Ava Ritter on Friday in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Clallam Bay boys, Crescent girls win subdistrict meet

The Crescent girls got four first-place finishes from sophomore Naomii Sprague to win the girls North Olympic League track and field subdistrict title,… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: Forks girls second in Pacific 2B Subdistrict

The Forks track and field team got outstanding performances from its girls relay teams and throwers at the Pacific 2B League subdistricts meet… Continue reading

PREPS: Forks baseball season wraps with loss to Ilwaco

Rognlien homer powers Port Angeles

OUTDOORS: Invasive European green crab search training in June in Jefferson, Clallam counties

CITIZEN SCIENTISTS IN Jefferson and Clallam counties can train to become a crustacean detective of sorts on the lookout for populations of invasive European green… Continue reading

Sequim seniors Ava Johnson, left, and Emily Post extended their high school golf careers by qualifying for the Class 2A State Girls Golf Championship May 21-22 in Liberty Lake with successful rounds Monday at the Olympic League Championships at Bremerton’s Kitsap Golf & Country Club. Johnson, in her second season, finished second overall and Post parred the final hole to earn the fifth seed to state.

AREA SPORTS: Former Roughrider Daunte Gouge named Oregon Athletic Director of the Year

Rhody events set

Sequim seniors Ava Johnson, left, and Emily Post extended their high school golf careers by qualifying for the Class 2A State Girls Golf Championship May 21-22 in Liberty Lake with successful rounds Monday at the Olympic League Championships at Bremerton’s Kitsap Golf & Country Club. Johnson, in her second season, finished second overall and Post parred the final hole to earn the fifth seed to state.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim’s Ethan Staples, shown here pitching during a win over Kingston last month, struck out seven and drove in two runs in the Wolves’ 7-3 bi-district tournament win over Fife on Wednesday.

PREPS: Sequim baseball one win away from state after win over fifth-seeded Fife

Forks softball falls to 1A power Montesano

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim’s Ethan Staples, shown here pitching during a win over Kingston last month, struck out seven and drove in two runs in the Wolves’ 7-3 bi-district tournament win over Fife on Wednesday.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles shortstop Alex Angevine, left, receives the throw from home to pick off Fife's Kaden Cretti during Tuesday's playoff game at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PLAYOFF BASEBALL: Port Angeles punches its ticket to state tournament

Roughriders hold on to beat Fife 5-3

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles shortstop Alex Angevine, left, receives the throw from home to pick off Fife's Kaden Cretti during Tuesday's playoff game at Port Angeles Civic Field.

BOYS SOCCER: Late header goal sinks Sequim in district tournament

Wolves finish season 6-9-0

BASEBALL, SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim, Forks stay alive in postseason

Port Angeles softball rallies to remain in first place

The Port Angeles boys golf team will send at least four members to the state 2A tournament at Liberty Lake. From left, Sky Gelder, Kolby Charles, Reid Schmidt, Bob Anderson, Nate Anderson, Austin Worthington and Max Gelder. Not in the photo is Cale Wentz. (Port Angeles boys golf)

OLYMPIC LEAGUE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP: PA quartet of Gagnon, Gelder, Schmidt and Anderson qualify for state

Port Angeles’ youth and experience combined for an impressive day at the Class 2A/3A Olympic League Golf Championships held in blustery conditions at… Continue reading

The Port Angeles boys golf team will send at least four members to the state 2A tournament at Liberty Lake. From left, Sky Gelder, Kolby Charles, Reid Schmidt, Bob Anderson, Nate Anderson, Austin Worthington and Max Gelder. Not in the photo is Cale Wentz. (Port Angeles boys golf)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Parker Nickerson of Port Angeles leads the way to win the boys 100 hurdles on April 19 on the track at Port Angeles High School.

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Here are some of the names to watch for in postseason track and field

district meets. District meets at the 1B, 2B, 1A and 2A levels are… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Parker Nickerson of Port Angeles leads the way to win the boys 100 hurdles on April 19 on the track at Port Angeles High School.
Nicholas Zellar-Singh/Kitsap News Group Port Angeles' Donovan Heins set a new state standard in the long jump at the Olympic League Track and Field championships.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Donovan Heins, Port Angeles Track and Field

Donovan Heins has been a steady excellent performer all season for the Port Angeles boys track team. This weekend, he made the leap, literally, from… Continue reading

Nicholas Zellar-Singh/Kitsap News Group Port Angeles' Donovan Heins set a new state standard in the long jump at the Olympic League Track and Field championships.
More than 100 riders came out and enjoyed the Lincoln Park BMX track Sunday as the track also hosted boys and girls clinics put on by BMX elite champion rider Olivia Armstrong from Bend, Ore. A total of 106 riders in 26 motos raced after the clinics. Lincoln Park BMX is hosting a variety of events all spring and summer. For more information, go to www.LPBMX.com. (Courtesy of Lincoln Park BMX)

BMX: Clinics by Oregon elite pro and much more at Lincoln Park

More than 100 riders came out and enjoyed the Lincoln Park BMX track Sunday as the track also hosted boys and girls clinics put on… Continue reading

More than 100 riders came out and enjoyed the Lincoln Park BMX track Sunday as the track also hosted boys and girls clinics put on by BMX elite champion rider Olivia Armstrong from Bend, Ore. A total of 106 riders in 26 motos raced after the clinics. Lincoln Park BMX is hosting a variety of events all spring and summer. For more information, go to www.LPBMX.com. (Courtesy of Lincoln Park BMX)

PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Roughriders to host district tournament game Tuesday

The Port Angeles baseball team picked up a No. 4 seed in the bi-district tournament and will host a first-round playoff game… Continue reading

Nicholas Zellar-Singh/Kitsap News Group Port Angeles' Donovan Heins, left, and Parker Nickerson run in the 110-meter hurdles Thursday at the Olympic League Track and Field Championship at North Kitsap High School. Nickerson won both the 100 and the 300 hurdles while Heins won the long jump Saturday with the No. 1 distance in the entire state.

PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Roughrider boys win Olympic League meet

Heins No. 1 long jump in state

Nicholas Zellar-Singh/Kitsap News Group Port Angeles' Donovan Heins, left, and Parker Nickerson run in the 110-meter hurdles Thursday at the Olympic League Track and Field Championship at North Kitsap High School. Nickerson won both the 100 and the 300 hurdles while Heins won the long jump Saturday with the No. 1 distance in the entire state.
Port Angeles Roughriders

SOFTBALL: Port Angeles bounces back with big win over Bainbridge

Sequim loses wild back-and-forth game with Kingston; Forks girls improve to 9-0 in league

Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP BASEBALL: Sequim, Forks lose over weekend

The Sequim baseball team gave up seven runs in the first inning to North Kitsap in a 15-4 loss in a makeup game… Continue reading

Nicholas Zellar-Singh/Kitsap News Group Port Angeles' Faerin Tait leaps during the 100-meter hurdles Thursday at the Olympic League Track and Field Championship at North Kitsap High School.

TRACK & FIELD: Port Angeles boys lead Olympic League Championships after first day

Heins, Nickerson, Martin shine

Nicholas Zellar-Singh/Kitsap News Group Port Angeles' Faerin Tait leaps during the 100-meter hurdles Thursday at the Olympic League Track and Field Championship at North Kitsap High School.
Heidi Leitz (8) swings for a base hit against North Kitsap on Thursday. The Riders got up 4-0, but North Kitsap went on to win 15-4 to tie Port Angeles for first place. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

SOFTBALL: North Kitsap takes control in late innings vs. Roughriders

Robinson sets PA’s new career HR record

Heidi Leitz (8) swings for a base hit against North Kitsap on Thursday. The Riders got up 4-0, but North Kitsap went on to win 15-4 to tie Port Angeles for first place. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)