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PREPS: COVID capacity restrictions lifted for Port Angeles High School sports

Port Angeles basketball fans can pack the home gym Thursday night for the Roughriders’ huge game against North Kitsap. The Port Angeles… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of Rob Gale Members of the Port Angeles girls wrestling team celebrate finishing sixth out of 30 teams at subregionals held Saturday at Sequim High School. The girls finished with 94 points and were just seven points out of third. From left, are Ada Oberwarth, Charlize Pasco, Kennedy Bruch, Shelby Moore, Alexandra Morrison and Heavenly King. Bruch finished second in her 130-pound weight division, making it to the championship round.

WRESTLING STANDALONE: Port Angeles girls in the upper echelon

Members of the Port Angeles girls wrestling team celebrate finishing sixth out of 30 teams at subregionals held Saturday at Sequim High School. The girls… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of Rob Gale Members of the Port Angeles girls wrestling team celebrate finishing sixth out of 30 teams at subregionals held Saturday at Sequim High School. The girls finished with 94 points and were just seven points out of third. From left, are Ada Oberwarth, Charlize Pasco, Kennedy Bruch, Shelby Moore, Alexandra Morrison and Heavenly King. Bruch finished second in her 130-pound weight division, making it to the championship round.
Logan Massie, East Jefferson wrestling

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Logan Massie, East Jefferson wrestling

Logan Massie and his East Jefferson wrestling teammates had a big weekend. Massie won the 170-pound West-Central District 3 1A subregional championship, one of four… Continue reading

Logan Massie, East Jefferson wrestling
Port Angeles' Xander Maestas actually made this shot Saturday against Sequim and picked up a foul for a 3-point play Saturday. Also in on the play are, from left, Sequim's Isaiah Moore, Zach Thompson, Cole Smithson and Tyler Mooney. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: PA boys able to hold off Sequim again

Forks teams win playoff openers

Port Angeles' Xander Maestas actually made this shot Saturday against Sequim and picked up a foul for a 3-point play Saturday. Also in on the play are, from left, Sequim's Isaiah Moore, Zach Thompson, Cole Smithson and Tyler Mooney. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Courtesy photo Forks individual district champions celebrates their titles and Forks' team title. From left, are assistant coach Conner Nielson, Peyton Johnson, Hayden Queen, Dalton Kilmer, Jesus Garcia-Dominguez, assistant coach Daniel Frishkorn, Jake Weakley, Conner Demorest, Abraham Montealegre and head Coach Kyle Weakley.

WRESTLING: Forks wins subregionals; EJ boys have three weight champions

Wrestling in all those tournaments this season against bigger schools paid off for the Forks boys, as the Spartans dominated the District 4… Continue reading

Courtesy photo Forks individual district champions celebrates their titles and Forks' team title. From left, are assistant coach Conner Nielson, Peyton Johnson, Hayden Queen, Dalton Kilmer, Jesus Garcia-Dominguez, assistant coach Daniel Frishkorn, Jake Weakley, Conner Demorest, Abraham Montealegre and head Coach Kyle Weakley.
Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Tyler Mooney puts up a layup while defended by Port Angeles' Xander Maestas, at left, and John Vaara during the Roughriders' 62-49 victory Thursday.

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim plays PA boys tough

The Port Angeles boy basketball team didn’t have the type of game required for future postseason success against their rivals Thursday, though the… Continue reading

Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Tyler Mooney puts up a layup while defended by Port Angeles' Xander Maestas, at left, and John Vaara during the Roughriders' 62-49 victory Thursday.
Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson drives against Sehome's Grant Kepley on Friday night in Port Angeles. Nickerson scored 11 points in the third quarter to help spark a Roughriders comeback win. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: PA roars back against top 10 team

The Port Angeles boys basketball team found themselves in a fair amount of trouble early in the second quarter against a solid… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson drives against Sehome's Grant Kepley on Friday night in Port Angeles. Nickerson scored 11 points in the third quarter to help spark a Roughriders comeback win. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

WRESTLING: Three Riders win league titles at Subregional

Three Port Angeles grapplers claimed Olympic League Subregional wrestling championships and a total of ten Sequim and Port Angeles boys wrestlers advanced to… Continue reading

esse Major/For Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Eve Burke, left, and Sequim's Hannah Bates eye a loose ball during the Roughriders' 60-36 Senior Night win over the Wolves.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles thumps Sequim, celebrates senior night

Wolves unable to clinch Olympic League on Riders’ home court

esse Major/For Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Eve Burke, left, and Sequim's Hannah Bates eye a loose ball during the Roughriders' 60-36 Senior Night win over the Wolves.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Rep. Kilmer honors Scooter Chapman’s legacy with speech on floor of U.S. House (with video)

Peninsula men and women sweep Edmonds

Forks Logan Olson (24) drives between Warrior defenders Mickey Lara (left) and Emanual Mowat Wednesday night in Forks where the Spartans defeated the Chief Leschi Warriors 68 to 54. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks beats Chief Leschi, but loses No. 2 seed to playoffs in coin flip

Spartans boys and girls host basketball doubleheader Saturday

Forks Logan Olson (24) drives between Warrior defenders Mickey Lara (left) and Emanual Mowat Wednesday night in Forks where the Spartans defeated the Chief Leschi Warriors 68 to 54. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Registration open for youth softball, baseball

Registration for North Olympic Baseball and Softball’s upcoming spring season is underway at www.nobas.org. The league offers T-Ball, Minor and Major Baseball… Continue reading

#30 Wyatt Dunning of the PA Riders drives around the guarding of a Kingston defender Tuesday night at the PAHS gym. dlogan

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles hits 15 3-pointers in 92-32 win

The Port Angeles Roughriders boys basketball team set the nets on fire Tuesday night with its outside shooting, burying 15 3-pointers in… Continue reading

#30 Wyatt Dunning of the PA Riders drives around the guarding of a Kingston defender Tuesday night at the PAHS gym. dlogan
Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP BASKETBALL: Roughrider girls able to rally past Kingston

Crescent wins big on Senior Night

Port Angeles Roughriders
Bailee Larson, Port Angeles girls basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Bailee Larson, Port Angeles girls basketball

Bailee Larson has been on fire lately for the Port Angeles Roughriders girls basketball team. Larson, who takes care of much of the Riders’ ball-handling… Continue reading

Bailee Larson, Port Angeles girls basketball
Forks Spartans

PREP ROUNDUP: Spartans boys win in Westport

Forks continued to tune up for the Class 2B Southwest District Tournament, running away from the Ocosta Wildcats in the second half of… Continue reading

Forks Spartans
Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP BASKETBALL: Roughriders overcome fouls to fend off Knights

Not shooting well and facing serious foul trouble, the Port Angeles Roughriders boys basketball team dug in deep on defense and pounded the… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
For ASB-PDN-220130 Sequim High School is proud to recognize Ben Sweet as he signs a letter of intent to join the men’s golf Team at Whitman College in Walla Walla. Ben is pictured with his father Tyler Sweet and mother Stephanie Sweet. Whitman competes at the NCAA Division III level and has recently been ranked in the division's top 25 programs.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Winter sports championships on schedule; Sweet signs with Whitman

Winter sports championships on schedule The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association announced minor modifications to state championship events for the winter season next month in compliance… Continue reading

For ASB-PDN-220130 Sequim High School is proud to recognize Ben Sweet as he signs a letter of intent to join the men’s golf Team at Whitman College in Walla Walla. Ben is pictured with his father Tyler Sweet and mother Stephanie Sweet. Whitman competes at the NCAA Division III level and has recently been ranked in the division's top 25 programs.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sequim, Port Angeles win on the road

The Sequim girls basketball team got 30 points and seven rebounds from Jolene Vaara to help beat Kingston on the road 63-47 on… Continue reading

Forks' Ryan Rancourt (32 ) out-jumps Raymond's Morgan Anderson (30) to start the overtime portion of Saturday night's league game played in Forks. Forks won 67-66. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BOYS ROUNDUP: Forks Spartans win in overtime

The Spartans boys basketball team showed some resiliency in an important overtime win over Raymond on Saturday. “Lots of crazy things happened in… Continue reading

Forks' Ryan Rancourt (32 ) out-jumps Raymond's Morgan Anderson (30) to start the overtime portion of Saturday night's league game played in Forks. Forks won 67-66. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)