Preps

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene Rangers, Neah Bay Red Devils, East Jefferson Rivals all win big

Quilcene scheduled two football games two days apart and the Rangers responded by scoring 100 points in a 48-hour period. After beating Crescent… Continue reading

FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCORES: Port Angeles, East Jefferson, Forks all win

Prep Football Friday’s Scores Port Angeles 31, Kingston 6 North Kitsap 49, Sequim 7 Forks 32, Rainier 6 East Jefferson 49, Cascade Christian 13 Aberdeen/Wishkah… Continue reading

Sequim running back Sam Fitzgerald looks for running room in the Wolves' 49-7 loss to North Kitsap on Oct. 8. Fitzgerald led Sequim with 88 rushing yards. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

PREP FOOTBALL: No. 1 Vikings overwhelm Wolves after Sequim stays close early

A young Sequim football squad kept league powerhouse North Kitsap in check for a quarter, but the Vikings overpowered the host Wolves over… Continue reading

Sequim running back Sam Fitzgerald looks for running room in the Wolves' 49-7 loss to North Kitsap on Oct. 8. Fitzgerald led Sequim with 88 rushing yards. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
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East Jefferson Rival Anson Jones rushes around Cougars Brayden Metcalf (50) and Torin Carpenter (51) during a Friday night game played in Memorial Field in Port Townsend.

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles, Forks, East Jefferson all romp

Port Angeles’ Daniel Cable had 198 yards rushing and three touchdowns running and receiving as the Roughriders beat Kingston on the road 31-6.… Continue reading

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East Jefferson Rival Anson Jones rushes around Cougars Brayden Metcalf (50) and Torin Carpenter (51) during a Friday night game played in Memorial Field in Port Townsend.

PREP ROUNDUP: Taryn Johnson scores four goals; PA, EJ soccer teams win

Following a three-goal performance against Port Angeles earlier in the week, Sequim’s Taryn Johnson did one better against Olympic, scoring a hat trick… Continue reading

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Crescent's Wyatt Lee, left, tries to outrun Quilcene's Kevin Alejo, front, and  Max Budnek on Thursday in Joyce.

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene erupts early against Crescent

Despite giving up 242 yards and two touchdowns to Crescent’s star running back, Wyatt Lee, the Quilcene Rangers used a balance attack on… Continue reading

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Crescent's Wyatt Lee, left, tries to outrun Quilcene's Kevin Alejo, front, and  Max Budnek on Thursday in Joyce.
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Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter, far left, leads the pack at an Olympic League 2A cross-country meet in Bremerton on Wednesday. Gladfelter won the boys' race while Sequim's Riley Pyeatt won the girls' race.

PREP CROSS COUNTRY: PA boys, Sequim girls win at Olympic League meet

The Port Angeles boys cross-country team won an Olympic League 2A meet at Gordon Field on Wednesday with the Roughriders’ Jack Gladfelter taking… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter, far left, leads the pack at an Olympic League 2A cross-country meet in Bremerton on Wednesday. Gladfelter won the boys' race while Sequim's Riley Pyeatt won the girls' race.
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Port Angeles' Anna Petty, right, pushes past Sequim's Jennyfer Gomez on Tuesday at Peninsula College in Port Angeles.

PREP SOCCER: Taryn Johnson’s hat trick leads Wolves over Riders

Sequim’s Taryn Johnson tallied her second hat trick of the season in a tight, come-from-behind 3-2 victory for the Wolves over Olympic… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Anna Petty, right, pushes past Sequim's Jennyfer Gomez on Tuesday at Peninsula College in Port Angeles.
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East Jefferson Rival Akira Anderson (12) looks on as teammate Sophie Patterson hits the ball away from Vashon’s Lola Kuyper (17) during a Monday night game in Port Townsend.

PREP ROUNDUP: Rivals VB wins second straight; EJ soccer wins third out of four

The East Jefferson volleyball team took three games to win its second match in a row, blanking Vashon 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-20)… Continue reading

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East Jefferson Rival Akira Anderson (12) looks on as teammate Sophie Patterson hits the ball away from Vashon’s Lola Kuyper (17) during a Monday night game in Port Townsend.
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Hannah Wagner, Sequim soccer

Sequim’s Hannah Wagner has been a handful for the Wolves’ opponents all season and thus we have named her this week’s Athlete of the Week… Continue reading

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PREP ROUNDUP: PA soccer romps; Wagner scores hat trick for Sequim

Port Angeles got back on the winning track after a two-game losing kid, blasting Kingston 7-0 in an Olympic League girls soccer contest.… Continue reading

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Ranger Kevin Alejo extends the ball over the plane of the goal line for a touchdown during a Thursday afternoon game home game against the Muckleshoot Kings.
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Ranger Kevin Alejo extends the ball over the plane of the goal line for a touchdown during a Thursday afternoon game home game against the Muckleshoot Kings.
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Port Angeles' Ty Bradow, center, fends off Kennedy Catholic's Xe'Ree Alexander as Roughrider Daniel Cable tries to slip past with the ball on Friday at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PREP FOOTBALL: Riders make too many mistakes against Kennedy

Pressed into existence earlier this week in order to preserve its homecoming football game, Port Angeles’ clash with traditional state playoff power… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Ty Bradow, center, fends off Kennedy Catholic's Xe'Ree Alexander as Roughrider Daniel Cable tries to slip past with the ball on Friday at Port Angeles Civic Field.
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Sequim quarterback Lars Wiker, left, tries to avoid the grasp of a Bremerton defender in the Wolves' 35-29 loss at Bremerton on Thursday.

PREP FOOTBALL: Wolves charge back against Knights

Rally from 21-0 deficit comes up just shy

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Sequim quarterback Lars Wiker, left, tries to avoid the grasp of a Bremerton defender in the Wolves' 35-29 loss at Bremerton on Thursday.
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Port Angeles' Max Baeder, right, races with Sequim's Colby Ellefson during a 3.1-mile Olympic League cross-country race at Voice of America at Dungeness Recreation Area. Ellefson ended up edging out Baeder for second place.
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Port Angeles' Max Baeder, right, races with Sequim's Colby Ellefson during a 3.1-mile Olympic League cross-country race at Voice of America at Dungeness Recreation Area. Ellefson ended up edging out Baeder for second place.
Sequim's Kendall Hastings, center, hits past a couple of Kingston would-be blockers in a Olympic League 2A volleyball match Tuesday. The Wolves won 3-1, to improve to 4-2 in league play. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Sequim spikes Kingston in four sets

Port Angeles and Forks earn home sweeps

Sequim's Kendall Hastings, center, hits past a couple of Kingston would-be blockers in a Olympic League 2A volleyball match Tuesday. The Wolves won 3-1, to improve to 4-2 in league play. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
The Port Angeles and Sequim volleyball teams celebrate their showings at the Monarch Volleyball Tournament held in Longview this weekend.

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles, Sequim spikers make good showings at tourney

The Port Angeles volleyball team made it to the semifinals in the Monarch Challenge 14-team tournament at Mark Morris High School this weekend… Continue reading

The Port Angeles and Sequim volleyball teams celebrate their showings at the Monarch Volleyball Tournament held in Longview this weekend.
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Crescent quarterback Weston Hart, center, looks for help from teammate Wyatt Lee, right, as Muckleshoot Tribal defender Donavan Heredia closes in on Saturday in Joyce.

PREP FOOTBALL: Eight is enough for the Loggers

Wyatt Lee: 266 yards rushing, four TDs and 27 tackles

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Crescent quarterback Weston Hart, center, looks for help from teammate Wyatt Lee, right, as Muckleshoot Tribal defender Donavan Heredia closes in on Saturday in Joyce.
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Port Angeles quarterback Parker Nickerson gets tripped up on a short run by North Kitsap's Benen Lawler on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: East Jefferson stuffs kick to win first game; PA loses to powerhouse

Behind some huge runs from Logan Massie and clutch plays on both sides of the ball by their special teams, the East Jefferson… Continue reading

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Port Angeles quarterback Parker Nickerson gets tripped up on a short run by North Kitsap's Benen Lawler on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.
Spartan Ryan Rancourt (13) clutches a Logan Olson pass between two Titan defenders Friday night at Spartan Stadium where Forks defeated Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 22 to 21 in a thriller.  Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

PREP FOOTBALL: Emotional win for Forks football

Coming off a devastating week for the team and community, the Forks Spartans rallied late in the game to score in the final… Continue reading

Spartan Ryan Rancourt (13) clutches a Logan Olson pass between two Titan defenders Friday night at Spartan Stadium where Forks defeated Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 22 to 21 in a thriller.  Photo by Lonnie Archibald.