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KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Crescent quarterback Henry Bourm, right, looks to pass while teammate Thomas Leonard fends off the Concrete defense on Saturday in Joyce.

CRESCENT FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Loggers look to replace seniors

But plenty of firepower from last year returns

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Crescent quarterback Henry Bourm, right, looks to pass while teammate Thomas Leonard fends off the Concrete defense on Saturday in Joyce.
Quilcene's Andrew Perez runs for yardage against Crescent on Saturday in Quilcene. In on the play are Crescent's Conner Bauers (3) and Henry Bourm (15). Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Bigger, faster Quilcene looks to rebound

Rangers return six seniors and a big front line

Quilcene's Andrew Perez runs for yardage against Crescent on Saturday in Quilcene. In on the play are Crescent's Conner Bauers (3) and Henry Bourm (15). Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Changes and new features for the upcoming prep season

The pads are cracking on the practice fields. Rosters are being set. Schedules being updated. This week is the calm before the storm. Prep season… Continue reading

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PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Lefties wrap up nonleague schedule with victory

12 more West Coast League games to be played

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Alex Angevine of the Wilder Senior Baseball Club is congratulated by teammate Jordan Shumway after belting a home run against Lakeside Gray at Civic Field late Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder Senior completes sweep

Angevine 4-for-4 with a home run

Alex Angevine of the Wilder Senior Baseball Club is congratulated by teammate Jordan Shumway after belting a home run against Lakeside Gray at Civic Field late Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Lefties lose a close one at Bellingham in battle for first place

The Port Angeles Lefties got solid pitching from their staff Friday night against Bellingham, but only managed six hits in a tight pitchers’… Continue reading

Port Angeles Lefties
Jen Huffman Joe Rantz, who grew up in Sequim and won a gold medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, is shown in his University of Washington rowing uniform.

SEQUIM HALL OF FAME: Inaugural class including Rantz, Dryke and 2011 softball champs gets its due Sept. 14

Swimmers, Basketball coach Kaps, star Ryan Kaps and more all honored

Jen Huffman Joe Rantz, who grew up in Sequim and won a gold medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, is shown in his University of Washington rowing uniform.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Tommy Post, part of a group basing at Sunland, tees off on the first hole of Peninsula Golf Club during Friday's session of the Clallam County Amateur Championship tournament.

AREA SPORTS: Clallam Amateur underway

Wrestling camp starts Wednesday in Port Angeles

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Tommy Post, part of a group basing at Sunland, tees off on the first hole of Peninsula Golf Club during Friday's session of the Clallam County Amateur Championship tournament.

LEFTIES: Arms strong in one-run loss

The West Coast League All-Star Game is back this year for the first time in five… Continue reading

Siblings Naomii and Dom Sprague were named the Crescent Loggers Athletes of the Year. Naomii competed in volleyball, basketball and track for the Loggers while Dom plays football, basketball and track. (Crescent High School)

PREP SPORTS: Sprague siblings named Loggers of the Year

Siblings Naomii and Dom Sprague were named the 2024 Crescent Loggers Athletes of the Year. The Loggers athletes of the year must play… Continue reading

Siblings Naomii and Dom Sprague were named the Crescent Loggers Athletes of the Year. Naomii competed in volleyball, basketball and track for the Loggers while Dom plays football, basketball and track. (Crescent High School)

SPORTS BRIEFS: Women’s soccer skills camp starts Monday

Forks Demo Derby tickets on sale starting Saturday

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LEFTIES: Victoria gets past Port Angeles in road trip opener

A five-run first inning did in Port Angeles in an 11-3 loss to the Victoria… Continue reading

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New Sequim athletic director/head football coach Ian Henley speaks with a Timber Creek (Keller, Texas) player on the sidelines. Henley previously served as associate head coach and special teams coordinator for the school, which plays in 6A, the largest classification in Texas.

PREPS: Lone Star to the Wolf Pack

Sequim hires Texas coach as new AD/football coach

New Sequim athletic director/head football coach Ian Henley speaks with a Timber Creek (Keller, Texas) player on the sidelines. Henley previously served as associate head coach and special teams coordinator for the school, which plays in 6A, the largest classification in Texas.
The 1983 Port Angeles cross country team, from left, top row are Kari Nordby. Julie Blore, Robin Mather, Heather Lucas and Monica Barlow. From left, bottom row, are Jennifer Foley, Jeri Beck and Teresa Bower.

ROUGHRIDERS HALL OF FAME: (Updated) Groundbreaking and record-shattering teams inducted

The Port Angeles Roughriders Hall of Fame will include a pair of groundbreaking teams from the 1960s and ’70s and a record-setting… Continue reading

The 1983 Port Angeles cross country team, from left, top row are Kari Nordby. Julie Blore, Robin Mather, Heather Lucas and Monica Barlow. From left, bottom row, are Jennifer Foley, Jeri Beck and Teresa Bower.
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WEST COAST LEAGUE: Lefties lose pair of close ones against defending champion Corvallis

The Port Angeles Lefties gave the Corvallis Knights everything they could handle for two games, but the Knights showed why they are the… Continue reading

Port Angeles lefties
East Jefferson's Athletic Director Shelby Box in Shelby, Mont.

EAST JEFFERSON: Rivals athletic director Shelby Box wins InSideOut award

East Jefferson Athletic Director Shelby Box will be presented with the InSideOut Leadership Award later this week. Box is the director of… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Athletic Director Shelby Box in Shelby, Mont.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim head coach Erik Wiker gives instruction to players in a non-league game at Spartan Stadium in Forks in September 2023.

PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim head coach Erik Wiker steps down after two decades in charge

Won 123 games, eight league titles in 20 years

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim head coach Erik Wiker gives instruction to players in a non-league game at Spartan Stadium in Forks in September 2023.

SPORTS ON TELEVISION: Weekend sports broadcasts

SPORTS ON TELEVISION Friday 11 a.m. ESPN NCAA Baseball, World Series Virginia vs. North Carolina (Live) Noon (13) KCPQ UEFA Soccer, European Championship Germany vs.… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Brody Moore pitches against Klahowya back in April. Moore had a shutout and at least three games that he struck out more than 10 batters this season for the Rivals. he was named tot he second team all-Nisqually League. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

NISQUALLY LEAGUE BASEBALL: East Jefferson’s Moore named to second team

East Jefferson’s Brody Moore, coming off an outstanding season for the Rivals baseball team, was named to the all-Nisqually League second team.… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Brody Moore pitches against Klahowya back in April. Moore had a shutout and at least three games that he struck out more than 10 batters this season for the Rivals. he was named tot he second team all-Nisqually League. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Youth golf camp set June 24-27

There will be a golf camp being offered from June 24-27 at Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course for children ages 8-12 in the North… Continue reading