Preps

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles boys and girls to host district playoff games; Sequim girls on the road

Port Angeles girls No. 1 tournament seed

Courtesy photo The Port Angeles/Sequim/Crescent gymnastics team. From left, back row are Jessamyn Schindler, Danica Pierson, Aubrie scott, Ellie Turner, Kathryn Jones, Maddie Adams and Amara Brown. From left, front row are Mei-Ying Harper-Smith, Susannah Sharp, Yau Fu, Faith Caar and Alex Schmadeke.

PREP ROUNDUP: Area gymnasts shine at subdistrict; PA boys fourth at district swimming

Port Angeles, Sequim and Crescent were among nine teams that competed in the 2A/3A subdistrict gymnastics meet this weekend, with several gymnasts moving… Continue reading

Courtesy photo The Port Angeles/Sequim/Crescent gymnastics team. From left, back row are Jessamyn Schindler, Danica Pierson, Aubrie scott, Ellie Turner, Kathryn Jones, Maddie Adams and Amara Brown. From left, front row are Mei-Ying Harper-Smith, Susannah Sharp, Yau Fu, Faith Caar and Alex Schmadeke.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Wyatt Dunning, front, tries to evade the defense of North Kitsap's Jonas La Tour during Thursday night's game at Port Angeles High School.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles topples North Kitsap to earn share of Olympic League Championship *with photos and video

Roughriders stingy defensively, effective in half court offensively

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Wyatt Dunning, front, tries to evade the defense of North Kitsap's Jonas La Tour during Thursday night's game at Port Angeles High School.
Riley Pursley shoots over Wahkiakum's Dominic Curl (4) on the court at Rochester. Rochester won 65-50, edning the Spartans' season. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Forks blisters Ilwaco to stay alive; Port Angeles knocks off NK

Riders, Wolves share Olympic League crown

Riley Pursley shoots over Wahkiakum's Dominic Curl (4) on the court at Rochester. Rochester won 65-50, edning the Spartans' season. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks falls in district quarterfinals

Play Wahkiakum tonight at Rochester

Carmen Geyer/Port Angeles School District Port Angeles' Cheyenne Maggard, center, is joined by her parents Meghan and Brent as she signs her letter of intent to compete in air rifle at the University of Tennessee-Martin.

SHOOTING SPORTS: Port Angeles sharpshooter Cheyenne Maggard sets her sights on Tennessee-Martin

Will compete in air rifle for NCAA program

Carmen Geyer/Port Angeles School District Port Angeles' Cheyenne Maggard, center, is joined by her parents Meghan and Brent as she signs her letter of intent to compete in air rifle at the University of Tennessee-Martin.
Sequim's Hannah Bates brings the ball up the court against Kingston in Sequim on Tuesday night. Sequim won the game 45-41. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

GIRLS PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim wins finale; PA has shot at share of title

The Wolves held off a game Kingston effort Tuesday night, winning 45-41 in a nonleague game. “It was a hard-fought win. The girls… Continue reading

Sequim's Hannah Bates brings the ball up the court against Kingston in Sequim on Tuesday night. Sequim won the game 45-41. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
The Knights are falling. PA’s Wyatt Dunning has an off balance shot go in as he parts the Knights defense. in on the play are the Roughriders' John Vaara and Xander Maestas (11). John Vaara is just behind and #11 is Xander Maestas is in the background. dlogan

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles boys alive for league title

Huge rematch with North Kitsap tonight

The Knights are falling. PA’s Wyatt Dunning has an off balance shot go in as he parts the Knights defense. in on the play are the Roughriders' John Vaara and Xander Maestas (11). John Vaara is just behind and #11 is Xander Maestas is in the background. dlogan

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