Preps

OUTDOORS: Holiday razor clam digs start Tuesday

Razor clam fritters to help ring in the new year? That’s a possibility with coastal razor clam digs set to run Tuesday through Friday, Dec.… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Isaiah Shamp, right, goes for the quick layup over the head of Enumclaw’s Austin Pierce on Wednesday at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles dials up the pressure in second-half comeback win over Enumclaw

Port Angeles put the squeeze on Enumclaw late, clawing back from an eight-point halftime deficit and holding the Hornets to just three… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Isaiah Shamp, right, goes for the quick layup over the head of Enumclaw’s Austin Pierce on Wednesday at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles’ Parker Nickerson, right, charges past W.F. West’s Weston Potter during Tuesday’s game at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders bounce Bearcats

Port Angeles tops tall team from W.F. West

Port Angeles’ Parker Nickerson, right, charges past W.F. West’s Weston Potter during Tuesday’s game at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS SWIMMING: Ellefson part of three victories as Port Angeles sinks Shelton

Port Angeles found competition for the first time this season but didn’t blink, knocking off Shelton 94-75 in a nonleague boys swim… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Crescent holds off Quilcene comeback

The Crescent boys basketball team improved to 8-1 on the season, fending off a comeback attempt from Quilcene in a 54-46 victory. “That… Continue reading

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rivals split pair of games; Crescent has won 6 straight

The East Jefferson girls split a pair of games this weekend, falling on the road Monday night to a tough Crosspoint team 63-45.… Continue reading

Lindsay Smith, Port Angeles girls basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lindsay Smith, Port Angeles girls basketball

Port Angeles girls basketball player Lindsay Smith is off to a great start this season. Smith, a 5-foot-11 guard who plays bigger than her height,… Continue reading

Lindsay Smith, Port Angeles girls basketball.
Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson wrestling

WRESTLING ROUNDUP: East Jefferson’s Lanphear-Ramirez takes first at Hammerhead Invite

A pair of Olympic Peninsula girls had a fantastic weekend at the prestigious Hammerhead Invitational held over two days at the Kitsap Sun… Continue reading

Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson wrestling

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim girls blow Anacortes game open in second half

The Sequim girls basketball team blew open a tight game with a 20-5 third quarter to beat Anacortes on Saturday 50-32. The Wolves… Continue reading

Sequim’s Gracie Chartraw (4) pushes the ball up the court against North Kitsap on Friday night as Hailey Wagner (32) follows the play. Chartraw scored 23 in a 56-40 win. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim girls crush North Kitsap in third quarter behind Chartraw, Vaara

Crescent girls win a pair of games; Forks boys bounce back with win

Sequim’s Gracie Chartraw (4) pushes the ball up the court against North Kitsap on Friday night as Hailey Wagner (32) follows the play. Chartraw scored 23 in a 56-40 win. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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Port Angeles' Lindsay Smith attempts a reverse layup during the Roughriders' 59-29 win over Olympic on Thursday in the Rider Gymnasium.

PREP ROUNDUP: Roughriders girls get off and running

Clark swipes 8 steals for Port Angeles

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Port Angeles' Lindsay Smith attempts a reverse layup during the Roughriders' 59-29 win over Olympic on Thursday in the Rider Gymnasium.
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Sequim's Jolene Vaara goes to the rim during a 2022-23 contest. Vaara won the Olympic League MVP and Defensive Player of the Year honors while guiding the Wolves to a league title.
Emily Matthiessen /Olympic Peninsula News Group
Sequim's Jolene Vaara goes to the rim during a 2022-23 contest. Vaara won the Olympic League MVP and Defensive Player of the Year honors while guiding the Wolves to a league title.
Forks’ Aidan Salazar drives up court against the Ilwaco defense on Wednesday night in the Spartan Gym where the Fishermen came from behind in the second half to defeat the Spartant 64-41. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Forks falters in second half vs. Fishermen

Forks went toe-to-toe with Ilwaco in an early season tussle for the top spot in the Pacific League boys basketball standings, running out… Continue reading

Forks’ Aidan Salazar drives up court against the Ilwaco defense on Wednesday night in the Spartan Gym where the Fishermen came from behind in the second half to defeat the Spartant 64-41. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke (15) is guarded tightly by Bremerton’s Isaiah Cadengo (20) on Tuesday night in Sequim. Bremerton won the closely fought contest 69-66. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke (15) is guarded tightly by Bremerton’s Isaiah Cadengo (20) on Tuesday night in Sequim. Bremerton won the closely fought contest 69-66. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles’ Isaiah Shamp fights to get off a shot against North Mason’s Andrew Littrean on Tuesday night in Port Angeles. Shamp finished with 17 points in a 92-57 victory. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Roughriders run wild over Bulldogs

No pun intended, but the Port Angeles boys basketball team found themselves in a dogfight with the North Mason Bulldogs midway through… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Isaiah Shamp fights to get off a shot against North Mason’s Andrew Littrean on Tuesday night in Port Angeles. Shamp finished with 17 points in a 92-57 victory. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Jolene Vaara, Sequim basketball
Jolene Vaara, Sequim basketball

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks boys bounce back after fast start by Neah Bay

After a slow first quarter against an energetic Neah Bay squad, the Forks boys basketball team rallied to come from behind and… Continue reading