Preps

Sequim’s Gracie Chartraw avoids the defense of Enumclaw’s Sydney VanHoof, center, and Ava Smith during the Wolves’ Class 2A bi-district defeat at home Wednesday. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim shots won’t fall in bi-district loss

Forks boys bow out with 2-2 district record

Sequim’s Gracie Chartraw avoids the defense of Enumclaw’s Sydney VanHoof, center, and Ava Smith during the Wolves’ Class 2A bi-district defeat at home Wednesday. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles’ Gus Halberg drives the ball against Sammamish on Tuesday night in Port Angeles. The Roughriders lost the district playoff game 65-57, but they are still alive in the postseason and play again at home tonight at 6 p.m. against Steilacoom. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP PLAYOFF BASKETBALL: Port Angeles loses playoff opener but remains alive

This time, there would be no miracle finish for the Port Angeles boys basketball team. The last time Port Angeles and Sammamish… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Gus Halberg drives the ball against Sammamish on Tuesday night in Port Angeles. The Roughriders lost the district playoff game 65-57, but they are still alive in the postseason and play again at home tonight at 6 p.m. against Steilacoom. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim’s Charlie Grider (11) defends the rim against Evergreen’s Mohamed Abdi (5) in Tuesday’s bidistrict basketball playoff game in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Sequim boys and Forks girls remain alive

Sequim’s seniors came through in their final game in Rick Kaps Gym as the Wolves stayed alive with a 73-61 Class 2A bi-district… Continue reading

Sequim’s Charlie Grider (11) defends the rim against Evergreen’s Mohamed Abdi (5) in Tuesday’s bidistrict basketball playoff game in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

1B BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Neah Bay boys, girls qualify for state

The Neah Bay boys and girls basketball teams both qualified for the state 1B basketball tournament with victories, while the Crescent boys… Continue reading

Sequim’s Jack Henninger signs a letter of intent to play football at the University of Mary (North Dakota). The all-Olympic League kicker plans to study occupational therapy and kick for the Marauders’ football squad. Behind him are, from left, soccer coach David Breckenridge, football special teams coach Cody Buckmaster and football head coach Erik Wiker. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

COLLEGE SIGNING: Sequim’s Henninger signs to kick for University of Mary

Jack Henninger spent much of the fall with a laser focus of splitting the uprights. With the stroke of a pen, he now… Continue reading

Sequim’s Jack Henninger signs a letter of intent to play football at the University of Mary (North Dakota). The all-Olympic League kicker plans to study occupational therapy and kick for the Marauders’ football squad. Behind him are, from left, soccer coach David Breckenridge, football special teams coach Cody Buckmaster and football head coach Erik Wiker. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP PLAYOFFS: Online tickets only for PA, Sequim bidistrict games

Cash will not be taken for tonight’s Port Angeles and Sequim boys playoff basketball games and Wednesday’s girls playoff games. The Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Paige Mason, right, shoots against Sequim on Feb. 6. She scored 26 points in the Port Angeles victory and is the Peninsula Daily News Athlete of the Week sponsored by Swain’s General Store in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Paige Mason, Port Angeles basketball

Port Angeles’ Paige Mason has been a big part of the Roughriders girls basketball team for the past three years and is getting especially hot… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Paige Mason, right, shoots against Sequim on Feb. 6. She scored 26 points in the Port Angeles victory and is the Peninsula Daily News Athlete of the Week sponsored by Swain’s General Store in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The Port Angeles girls gymnastics team that competed at subdistricts late last week. From left, standing, are Shavari Epps, Scarlett Sullivan, Faith Carr, Summer Hirst-Lowe, Maddie Adams. From left, kneeling, are Ryah Deleon and Waverly Mead. (Courtesy photo)

HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles, Sequim gymnasts qualify for district

Sequim and Port Angeles gymnasts competed against seven other schools last week in the 2A/3A subdistrict meet, with girls from both schools qualifying… Continue reading

The Port Angeles girls gymnastics team that competed at subdistricts late last week. From left, standing, are Shavari Epps, Scarlett Sullivan, Faith Carr, Summer Hirst-Lowe, Maddie Adams. From left, kneeling, are Ryah Deleon and Waverly Mead. (Courtesy photo)
Sequim, Port Angeles.

PREP BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Port Angeles, Sequim boys and girls to host four playoff games

Postseason basketball is moving into high gear this week as the Port Angeles boys and girls basketball teams are all hosting bidistrict… Continue reading

Sequim, Port Angeles.
Colby Ellefson.

BOYS SWIMMING: Sequim’s Ellefson district champion in 200 freestyle

Sequim’s Colby Ellefson is a bidistrict champion in the 200-yard freestyle. And he won by a microsecond. Ellefson, who swam for the Port… Continue reading

Colby Ellefson.
Forks' Miley Blanton, left, and East Jefferson's Manaseh Lanphear-Ramirez were both regional wrestling champions.

PREP WRESTLING: Forks first at regionals

20 grapplers from around the Olympic Peninsula make the Mat Classic

Forks' Miley Blanton, left, and East Jefferson's Manaseh Lanphear-Ramirez were both regional wrestling champions.
Forks Spartans.

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks boys crush Ocosta in district playoffs to set up rematch with Chief Leschi

The Forks boys basketball team got another big game from Aidan Salazer and blew out Ocosta 78-44 in their latest District 4 2B… Continue reading

Forks Spartans.
Port Angeles Roughriders

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles beats Bremerton, reigns over entire Olympic League

Forks girls stay alive

Port Angeles Roughriders
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Kason Albaugh, right, tries to avoid being boxed in by Bremerton's Frank Allen, left, and Trenton Bulmer on Thursday in Port Angeles.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders heat up from outside, best top-10 Bremerton

Earn second place in Olympic League with win

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Kason Albaugh, right, tries to avoid being boxed in by Bremerton's Frank Allen, left, and Trenton Bulmer on Thursday in Port Angeles.
Napavine’s Cal Bullock, center, splits the defense of Forks’ Kyle Lohrengel and Dylan Micheau during a Class 2B Southwest District Tournament game at W.F. West High School in Chehalis. (Dylan Wilhelm/The Chronicle)

BOYS BASKETBALL: No. 1 Napavine too much for Forks in district quarterfinal

East Jefferson hangs on for win

Napavine’s Cal Bullock, center, splits the defense of Forks’ Kyle Lohrengel and Dylan Micheau during a Class 2B Southwest District Tournament game at W.F. West High School in Chehalis. (Dylan Wilhelm/The Chronicle)
East Jefferson basketball

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Rivals girls win over Vashon

Forks girls lose, but still alive in playoffs

East Jefferson basketball
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson, center, pushes between Sequim's Ethan Melnick, left, and Lars Wiker on Tuesday night in Port Angeles.

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders able to fend off Wolves

Port Angeles has monster game tonight versus Bremerton

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson, center, pushes between Sequim's Ethan Melnick, left, and Lars Wiker on Tuesday night in Port Angeles.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Izzy Felton, left, pushes past Sequim's Graciela Chartraw on Tuesday evening at Port Angeles High School.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles drops Sequim to rule the Rainshadow Rumble rivalry

Riders a win from outright Olympic League title

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Izzy Felton, left, pushes past Sequim's Graciela Chartraw on Tuesday evening at Port Angeles High School.
East Jefferson Rival Kay Botkin pushes around Seattle Christian Warrior Trista Vanderveer during a Nisqually League game played in Chimacum on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

East Jefferson girls guarantee top-four spot

Rivals have chance to finish Nisqually with winning record

East Jefferson Rival Kay Botkin pushes around Seattle Christian Warrior Trista Vanderveer during a Nisqually League game played in Chimacum on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
From left, Cash Holmes, East Jefferson basketball, and Aidan Salazar, Forks basketball.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Cash Holmes, East Jefferson basketball; Aidan Salazar, Forks basketball

Our Athletes of the Week for this week play hoops on opposite ends of the Olympic Peninsula. In Forks, Aidan Salazar had a monster game… Continue reading

From left, Cash Holmes, East Jefferson basketball, and Aidan Salazar, Forks basketball.