Preps

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Port Angeles quarterback Blake Sohlberg looks to pass as North Mason's Derek Dunham on Friday in Port Angeles.

PREP FOOTBALL: Pair of mistakes cost Port Angeles in loss to North Mason

In a game that seemed more evenly matched than the final score showed, the Port Angeles Roughriders were done in by two… Continue reading

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Port Angeles quarterback Blake Sohlberg looks to pass as North Mason's Derek Dunham on Friday in Port Angeles.
Sequim Wolves

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim controls second half in win over Elma

Crescent comes up clutch in 4th quarter; Neah Bay holds off Quilcene

Sequim Wolves
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Sequim’s Amara Gonzalez, right and Bainbridge’s Vega Hendrickson vie for possession in the first half of Thursday's Olympic League match-up in Sequim.

PREP SOCCER: Sequim soccer plays Bainbridge tough

The Wolves hung tough with the visiting Bainbridge Spartans but conceded two second half goals in a 2-0 loss on Sept. 19. “We… Continue reading

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Sequim’s Amara Gonzalez, right and Bainbridge’s Vega Hendrickson vie for possession in the first half of Thursday's Olympic League match-up in Sequim.
Port Angeles Cross Country Girls competitors begin the Olympic League Opener cross country race at Kingston High School on Wednesday. (Port Angeles Cross Country)

PREP SPORTS: Riders, Wolves kick off cross country seasons

Leia Larson led Port Angeles to a second-place team finish as the Roughriders and Sequim opened the cross-country season at Wednesday’s Olympic League… Continue reading

Port Angeles Cross Country Girls competitors begin the Olympic League Opener cross country race at Kingston High School on Wednesday. (Port Angeles Cross Country)
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Port Townsend Rivals sophomore Josh Yearian, #80, looks relaxed as he runs up hill while competing in a multi-school cross country meet on Tuesday at Camus Prairie Park Golf Club. Yearian clocked a time of 10:38.50 for the two mile lap around the course.

PREP ROUNDUP: (Updated) Young East Jefferson runners place 7 in top 15

The young East Jefferson boys and girls cross-country teams combined for six finishes in the top 12 in a Nisqually League 2-mile… Continue reading

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Port Townsend Rivals sophomore Josh Yearian, #80, looks relaxed as he runs up hill while competing in a multi-school cross country meet on Tuesday at Camus Prairie Park Golf Club. Yearian clocked a time of 10:38.50 for the two mile lap around the course.
The new pickleball courts at the Elks Playfield in Port Angeles are completed. (City of Port Angeles)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: EJ volleyball wins, new pickleball courts and more

The East Jefferson volleyball team got big matches from Penina Vailolo and Sophia Petta in getting past a good Crescent squad 3-0 (25-21,… Continue reading

The new pickleball courts at the Elks Playfield in Port Angeles are completed. (City of Port Angeles)
Landen Olson, Forks football.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Landen Olson, Forks football

Landen Olson is off to a great start for the Forks football team this season. Olson, who plays defensive back and wide receiver, had never… Continue reading

Landen Olson, Forks football.
Sequim’s Malachi Hampton (18) had a 74-yard touchdown reception against Franklin Pierce. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim’s Malachi Hampton (18) had a 74-yard touchdown reception against Franklin Pierce. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim's Liam Wiker (No. 12) runs the ball against Franklin Pierce. In the background is Zeke Schmadeke (No. 14). Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group.

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim falls to Franklin Pierce

Zeke Schmadeke with 35-year TD run, 74-yard TD pass to Malachi Hampton

Sequim's Liam Wiker (No. 12) runs the ball against Franklin Pierce. In the background is Zeke Schmadeke (No. 14). Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group.

COLLEGE SOCCER: PC men, women sweep at Edmonds

The Peninsula College men’s soccer team got a goal in the 88th minute to pull out a 2-1 road win over Edmonds to… Continue reading

Bubba Hernandez-Stansbury somehow breaks out of a mass of tacklers and sprints for a 57-yard touchdown against Port Angeles on Friday night. Forks won a defensive battle 13-7. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks wins rugged defensive battle over PA

Zero points in second half as defenses force seven turnovers

Bubba Hernandez-Stansbury somehow breaks out of a mass of tacklers and sprints for a 57-yard touchdown against Port Angeles on Friday night. Forks won a defensive battle 13-7. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Port Angeles' Sophia Ritchie, front left, storms past North Mason's Addisen Sheridan, right, as teammates Ava-Anne Sheahan, rear left, and Cayleigh Alward keep pace on Thursday night in Port Angeles.
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Port Angeles' Sophia Ritchie, front left, storms past North Mason's Addisen Sheridan, right, as teammates Ava-Anne Sheahan, rear left, and Cayleigh Alward keep pace on Thursday night in Port Angeles.
The Port Angeles girls swim and dive team competed at the Olympic League Jamboree on Wednesday. Top row from left, Lilly Mahaney, Grace Kathol, Grace Williams, Ana Kay-Sanders, Sally Kasten, Dorothy Fetterman, Charlie Logue, Mallory Hartman; middle row: Lucy Townsend, Danika Asgeirsson, Amayah Nelson, Chloe Kay-Sanders, coach Sally Cole and bottom, Mia Francis, Bella Sains, Shavari Epps, Damun Seera, Lizzy Shaw, Lynzee Reid and Brooke St. Luise.

GIRLS SWIMMING: Roughriders hit the pool for jamboree

The Port Angeles girls swim team opened its season with a splash Wednesday, attending the first Olympic League girls swim jamboree with other… Continue reading

The Port Angeles girls swim and dive team competed at the Olympic League Jamboree on Wednesday. Top row from left, Lilly Mahaney, Grace Kathol, Grace Williams, Ana Kay-Sanders, Sally Kasten, Dorothy Fetterman, Charlie Logue, Mallory Hartman; middle row: Lucy Townsend, Danika Asgeirsson, Amayah Nelson, Chloe Kay-Sanders, coach Sally Cole and bottom, Mia Francis, Bella Sains, Shavari Epps, Damun Seera, Lizzy Shaw, Lynzee Reid and Brooke St. Luise.
Sequim, Port Angeles

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles, Sequim boys tennis teams win

The Roughriders boys tennis team started league with a 7-0 victory on the road against North Mason. The Roughriders relied on their experience… Continue reading

Sequim, Port Angeles
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Port Angeles Ava-Anne Sheahan, right, is the Roughriders lone returning senior starter from last season's state-bound girls soccer team.
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Port Angeles Ava-Anne Sheahan, right, is the Roughriders lone returning senior starter from last season's state-bound girls soccer team.

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles soccer plays well in opener

Port Angeles conceded the game’s lone goal late in a 1-0 season-opening nonleague girls soccer match with Class 1A power Klahowya. “It was… Continue reading

Zeke Schmadeke, Sequim football.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Zeke Schmadeke, Sequim football

What an amazing opening week for Sequim football player Zeke Schmadeke. Schmadeke, who was big as a receiver and kick returner for Sequim last year,… Continue reading

Zeke Schmadeke, Sequim football.
Sequim’s Malachi Hampton tries to get away from a tackle by Forks’ Bubba Hernandez in Friday’s marquee matchup between the Wolves and Spartans in Sequim. Sequim came away with a 35-26 win. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim bares its teeth in opener

The game of the week was in Sequim on Friday night, with the Wolves showing that, with a senior-heavy squad, they might be… Continue reading

Sequim’s Malachi Hampton tries to get away from a tackle by Forks’ Bubba Hernandez in Friday’s marquee matchup between the Wolves and Spartans in Sequim. Sequim came away with a 35-26 win. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)