Preps

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Forks gets past Crosspoint; PA game suspended due to water leak

Playing without their big inside presence in Avery Dilley and coming off a lost Friday night against Toutle Lake, the Forks girls basketball… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS: Crescent boys make fourth-quarter stand in win vs. Crosspoint

Crescent came up with clutch stops defensively and converted on the other end to pull away from… Continue reading

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East Jefferson's Traycen Brown drives while defended by Cascade Christian's Josiah Gopaul during a 2023-24 contest at Chimacum High School.
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East Jefferson's Traycen Brown drives while defended by Cascade Christian's Josiah Gopaul during a 2023-24 contest at Chimacum High School.
Port Angeles’ Isaac Meek powers to victory in the 200-yard freestyle, setting the first of two new personal bests in the Riders’ swim meet victory over Klahowya at Shore Aquatic Center.

PREPS: Port Angeles swimmers sink Klahowya in season-opening meet

Forks boys basketball completes comeback vs. Aberdeen

Port Angeles’ Isaac Meek powers to victory in the 200-yard freestyle, setting the first of two new personal bests in the Riders’ swim meet victory over Klahowya at Shore Aquatic Center.
(Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group) Sequim's Gracie Chartraw (No. 4) looks to pass against North Mason on Tuesday in Sequim. She is still recovering from an injury last season, but is expected to be one of the Wolves’ leading scorers, said coach Joclin Julmist.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Sequim girls plan to play scrappy

Being scrappy: that’s a major goal for this year’s Sequim girls varsity basketball squad to become successful, said head coach Joclin Julmist. Graduated from last… Continue reading

(Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group) Sequim's Gracie Chartraw (No. 4) looks to pass against North Mason on Tuesday in Sequim. She is still recovering from an injury last season, but is expected to be one of the Wolves’ leading scorers, said coach Joclin Julmist.
Sequim guard Bobbi Mixon drives around a pair of North Mason defenders Tuesday in Sequim. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim guard Bobbi Mixon drives around a pair of North Mason defenders Tuesday in Sequim. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Riders lose after buzzer-beater forces OT; Wolves improves to 4-0

The Port Angeles boys basketball team was one second away from beating Bainbridge on the road, but the Spartans’ Luke Johnson hit an… Continue reading

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Forks Titus Rowley goes up for a basket against Coupeville on Monday night in Forks. The Spartans won 55-47. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks boys, girls hoops sweep

Forks’ big man Titus Rowley was barely able to play in the Spartans’ basketball game against Coupeville due to foul trouble, but it… Continue reading

Forks Titus Rowley goes up for a basket against Coupeville on Monday night in Forks. The Spartans won 55-47. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim’s Solomon Sheppard attacks the rim during a 2023-24 contest against North Mason. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim’s Solomon Sheppard attacks the rim during a 2023-24 contest against North Mason. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
The Forks girls wrestling team finished second at The Prairie Open this weekend, beaten only by Yelm, a 4A school. From left, back row, are coach James Salazar, manager Moli Luong, Kinley Rondeau, Jade Blair, Riley Tjepkema, Alexis Koskela and Natalie Horejsi. From left, bottow row, are LaRayne Blair, Lilly Galeana, Flora Horejsi and Viviana Luna. (Forks High School)

PREP WRESTLING: Forks girls second at Yelm tourney

East Jefferson, Sequim, Forks boys all get weight champions at weekend meets

The Forks girls wrestling team finished second at The Prairie Open this weekend, beaten only by Yelm, a 4A school. From left, back row, are coach James Salazar, manager Moli Luong, Kinley Rondeau, Jade Blair, Riley Tjepkema, Alexis Koskela and Natalie Horejsi. From left, bottow row, are LaRayne Blair, Lilly Galeana, Flora Horejsi and Viviana Luna. (Forks High School)
Cerise Moss, Neah Bay girls basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cerise Moss, Neah Bay girls basketball

Neah Bay’s Cerise Moss had a spectacular opening game for the Red Devils, who go into this season as the two-time defending state 1B champions.… Continue reading

Cerise Moss, Neah Bay girls basketball.
The Evergreen State College’s Max Baeder, from Port Angeles, finished eighth in the NAIA Men’s Marathon Classic held this weekend in Sacramento, Calif. Baeder set a TESC record in the marathon. (The Evergreen State College)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sheppard’s 34 leads Sequim to victory; PA’s Baeder 8th in NAIA marathon

The Sequim boys basketball team got another monster game from Solomon Sheppard in beating Clover Park 72-40 this weekend. Sheppard, who scored 29… Continue reading

The Evergreen State College’s Max Baeder, from Port Angeles, finished eighth in the NAIA Men’s Marathon Classic held this weekend in Sacramento, Calif. Baeder set a TESC record in the marathon. (The Evergreen State College)
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GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay begins title defense, smothers Port Angeles in 43-28 win

The Neah Bay girls basketball team graduated a number of players over the past two years who are now playing college basketball,… Continue reading

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SATURDAY PREP BASKETBALL: Roughrider boys turn the screws on defense

The Port Angeles boys basketball team has shown it can score. On Saturday night, the Roughriders showed their defensive teeth in a… Continue reading

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FRIDAY PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim girls win league opener

PA boys, girls’ games both come down to final shot

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GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Young Spartans will play through growing pains

The Forks girls basketball team will be young this season and will see some growing pains, especially early, said coach David Hurn. The… Continue reading

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Forks' Kyle Lohrengel scores over Hoquiam's Chance LaBounty during a 2023-24 contest in the Spartans gym. Lohrengel returns to play point guard for Forks.
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Forks' Kyle Lohrengel scores over Hoquiam's Chance LaBounty during a 2023-24 contest in the Spartans gym. Lohrengel returns to play point guard for Forks.
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Sequim’s Bobbi Mixon attempts to save the ball from going out of bounds during the Wolves’ season-opening 50-30 loss to Anacortes on Wednesday.

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim girls humbled in home opener; Forks boys win at East Jefferson

Anacortes’ stifling man-to-man defense limited Sequim to just 21.3 percent shooting offensively (10-for-47), rolling off a 50-30 nonleague win in the Wolves’ season… Continue reading

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Sequim’s Bobbi Mixon attempts to save the ball from going out of bounds during the Wolves’ season-opening 50-30 loss to Anacortes on Wednesday.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles’ Teanna Clark, left, takes to ball to the lane as Sequim’s Libby Turella follows along on Tuesday in Port Angeles.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles a year older, still tough defensively

For years now, the Port Angeles girls basketball team has been young, fielding a number of freshmen and sophomores. Yet, the Roughriders,… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles’ Teanna Clark, left, takes to ball to the lane as Sequim’s Libby Turella follows along on Tuesday in Port Angeles.
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Port Angeles' Gus Halberg, left, is pursued by Bremerton's Enoch Taylor on Thursday at Port Angeles High School.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders reloading in 24-25 slate

One player with significant varsity experience

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Port Angeles' Gus Halberg, left, is pursued by Bremerton's Enoch Taylor on Thursday at Port Angeles High School.