Preps

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim volleyball sweeps Bremerton; wreck cancels swim meet

The Sequim volleyball team crushed Bremerton this weekend, allowing just 26 points in a 3-0 (25-3, 25-18, 25-5) victory. The win keeps the… Continue reading

East Jefferson midfielder Olivia McClemans beats Bush's Kate Van Nimwegen to the ball in a nonleague game Saturday in Chimacum. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: East Jefferson soccer learns from powerhouse; PA swimmers dominate

The East Jefferson girls soccer team went up… Continue reading

East Jefferson midfielder Olivia McClemans beats Bush's Kate Van Nimwegen to the ball in a nonleague game Saturday in Chimacum. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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SATURDAY FOOTBALL: Crescent wins another wild one 56-52

The Crescent football team, beset by a rash of injuries, nearly blew a 28-point lead, but rallied with a game-winning 49-yard touchdown run… Continue reading

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Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Rivals' quarterback Silas Morford spots a hole and runs for yardage in a Nisqually League game played against the Klahowya Eagles on Friday night at Memorial Field in Port Townsend.

PREP FOOTBALL: Rivals show fight in homecoming game with Klahowya

Sequim edges Bremerton 7-6; Forks thumps Ilwaco 28-0

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Rivals' quarterback Silas Morford spots a hole and runs for yardage in a Nisqually League game played against the Klahowya Eagles on Friday night at Memorial Field in Port Townsend.
Clallam Bay high school football coach and athletic director Brian Thomas has been recognized as a Week 4 Coach of the Week winner by the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington State Football Coaches’ Association Each recipient receives a $500 donation to the school’s football program and will be honored on-field at a Seahawks home game with their fellow recipients.

AREA SPORTS: Clallam Bay Bruins football honored by Seattle Seahawks, state coaches association

Coach of the Week Brian Thomas

Clallam Bay high school football coach and athletic director Brian Thomas has been recognized as a Week 4 Coach of the Week winner by the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington State Football Coaches’ Association Each recipient receives a $500 donation to the school’s football program and will be honored on-field at a Seahawks home game with their fellow recipients.
Port Angeles Girls Swimming The Port Angeles girls swim team assembles before an Olympic League match with Bremerton at the Bremerton Family YMCA on Wednesday. Team members are, from left, Emerson DuBois, Amayah Nelson, Lynzee Reid, Lizzy Shaw, Mia Francis, Lucy Townsend, Damun Seera, Chloe Kay-Sanders, Grace Williams, Grace Kathol, Brooke St. Luise, Danika Asgiersson, Bella Sains, Shavari Epps, and Sally Kasten.

PREPS: Port Angeles swimmers edge Bremerton

Rider tennis also wins big

Port Angeles Girls Swimming The Port Angeles girls swim team assembles before an Olympic League match with Bremerton at the Bremerton Family YMCA on Wednesday. Team members are, from left, Emerson DuBois, Amayah Nelson, Lynzee Reid, Lizzy Shaw, Mia Francis, Lucy Townsend, Damun Seera, Chloe Kay-Sanders, Grace Williams, Grace Kathol, Brooke St. Luise, Danika Asgiersson, Bella Sains, Shavari Epps, and Sally Kasten.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim’s Dawn Hulstedt runs ahead of Olympic’s Brynn Fulton and Port Angeles’ Leia Larson during the Olympic League cross country meet at Voice of America at the Dungeness Recreation Area on Wednesday.

CROSS COUNTRY: Wolves girls edge Riders at Voice of America meet

PA’s Larson top overall area finisher

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim’s Dawn Hulstedt runs ahead of Olympic’s Brynn Fulton and Port Angeles’ Leia Larson during the Olympic League cross country meet at Voice of America at the Dungeness Recreation Area on Wednesday.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim boys basketball plans golf tournament plus dinner and auction event Nov. 16

Sequim boys basketball will hold a golf tournament and dinner and auction events on Nov. 16. A four-person… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Ava-Anne Sheahan, right, takes the header as Bremerton's Melanie Uhrich closes in on Tuesday night in Port Angeles.

GIRLS SOCCER: Shehan scores second-half hat trick for Port Angeles

Wolves fall 1-0 to league leading North Kitsap

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Ava-Anne Sheahan, right, takes the header as Bremerton's Melanie Uhrich closes in on Tuesday night in Port Angeles.

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles tennis sweeps Kingston

The Port Angeles boys tennis team swept Kingston 7-0, not losing a single set during the entire meet. In fact, Garret Buerer… Continue reading

Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke ran for 148 yards on 24 carries against the Port Angeles Roughriders on Friday night. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Sequim takes back the trophy; Quilcene wins a thriller

The Sequim Wolves had surely been looking forward to getting back the Rainshadow Rumble trophy all year after the Port Angeles Roughriders won… Continue reading

Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke ran for 148 yards on 24 carries against the Port Angeles Roughriders on Friday night. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Left, Andrew Perez-Lopez, Quilcene football, and Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles girls soccer.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Andrew Perez-Lopez, Quilcene football, and Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles girls soccer

This week, we recognize a pair of athletes who came through in the clutch for their teams in dramatic victories. Andrew Perez-Lopez pretty much did… Continue reading

Left, Andrew Perez-Lopez, Quilcene football, and Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles girls soccer.
The Sequim Wolves celebrate winning the Rainshadow Rumble trophy in Sequim on Friday night. Sequim beat Port Angeles 27-7. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

RAINSHADOW RUMBLE: Sequim regains the trophy

Wolves overcome early mistakes to beat Roughriders 27-7

The Sequim Wolves celebrate winning the Rainshadow Rumble trophy in Sequim on Friday night. Sequim beat Port Angeles 27-7. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Forks' Estevan Ramos is tackled by Meridian defenders in a game Friday in Forks. The Spartans lost 54-7 in a nonleague game against the 1A powerhouse. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Quilcene wins in a nailbiter

All other Olympic Peninsula teams in lopsided games

Forks' Estevan Ramos is tackled by Meridian defenders in a game Friday in Forks. The Spartans lost 54-7 in a nonleague game against the 1A powerhouse. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Riders swim team handles East Jefferson, Kingston

The Port Angeles girls swim team turned in a powerful performance this weekend, easily defeating Kingston and East Jefferson at home. The… Continue reading

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles' Lilly Anne Lancaster, right, hugs teammate Ava-Anne Sheahan after scoring the game-winning goal in double overtime in the Riders' 3-2 win over rival Sequim on Thursday.

GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles rallies for double-overtime Rainshadow Rumble win over Sequim

In the right place at the right time and with the proper angle, Port Angeles freshman Lilly Anne Lancaster sent in the game-winning… Continue reading

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles' Lilly Anne Lancaster, right, hugs teammate Ava-Anne Sheahan after scoring the game-winning goal in double overtime in the Riders' 3-2 win over rival Sequim on Thursday.

AREA SPORTS: Sequim Junior Soccer holding dinner/auction fundraiser Oct. 11

Sequim Junior Soccer will hold a dinner and auction fundraiser complete with a meal catered by chef Kathryn Kitt at the Shipley Center,… Continue reading

Port Angeles Cross Country Port Angeles’ Leia Larson was the Roughriders’ top performer, finishing third overall in the Olympic League No. 1 cross country meet Wednesday at North Mason High School.

CROSS COUNTRY: Port Angeles, Sequim compete in rain-soaked Olympic League meet

Four Roughrider runners placed in the top 14 as Port Angeles’ girls cross country team turned in a second-place performance in heavy rain… Continue reading

Port Angeles Cross Country Port Angeles’ Leia Larson was the Roughriders’ top performer, finishing third overall in the Olympic League No. 1 cross country meet Wednesday at North Mason High School.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles' Elizabeth Shaw swims the 100-yard breast stroke during an Olympic League swim meet with Sequim on Wednesday at the YMCA of Sequim.

GIRLS SWIMMING: Port Angeles splashes Sequim in season-opening meet

Shinkle wins twice for Sequim

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles' Elizabeth Shaw swims the 100-yard breast stroke during an Olympic League swim meet with Sequim on Wednesday at the YMCA of Sequim.
Spartan Keana Rowley gets the hit against Hoquiam's Hayden Brook-Andrew Tuesday night in Forks where Forks outlasted the Grizzlies winning 3 to 2 in all close sets. Also in the action are Forks' Erika Williams (1) and Hoquiams's Katlyn Brodhead (3). Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks volleyball outlasts Hoquiam in five sets

The Forks volleyball team came from behind twice to prevail in a five-set marathon match over former Evergreen A League foe Hoquiam 3-2… Continue reading

Spartan Keana Rowley gets the hit against Hoquiam's Hayden Brook-Andrew Tuesday night in Forks where Forks outlasted the Grizzlies winning 3 to 2 in all close sets. Also in the action are Forks' Erika Williams (1) and Hoquiams's Katlyn Brodhead (3). Photo by Lonnie Archibald.