Pierre LaBossiere

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles, Sequim baseball both win

The Port Angeles baseball team got another great pitching performance from Colton Romero and four runs in the seventh inning to help hold… Continue reading

 

Sequim’s pitcher Nevaeh Owens delivers to the plate while the PA runner at first Lexie Smith is ready to take off. Sequim first baseman is Rylie Doig also ready for a play. dlogan

PREP SOFTBALL: No. 1 Riders pull away from the Wolves in final two innings

Robinson four RBIs; Sequim’s Rome a home run

 

Sequim wolves

PREP ROUNDUP: Wolves baseball howls thanks to 6-run sixth inning

The Sequim baseball team erupted for six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to pull away from Crosspoint in a 12-8… Continue reading

 

Dawn Munson of Dry Creek Elementary was the winner of the 2024 North Olympic Kids Marathon medal contest. (Courtesy photo)

NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: Kids’ marathon medal art contest winners announced

Dawn Munson of Dry Creek Elementary School was the grand prize winner this year in the eighth annual North Olympic Discovery Kids… Continue reading

Dawn Munson of Dry Creek Elementary was the winner of the 2024 North Olympic Kids Marathon medal contest. (Courtesy photo)
Abby Kimball, Port Angeles softball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Abby Kimball, Port Angeles softball

The Port Angeles softball team has been great so far this season. As good as they’ve been, the Roughriders had a massive challenge last Tuesday,… Continue reading

Abby Kimball, Port Angeles softball.
Nicholas Kim of Seattle (29), leads a pack of runners in the 12K race of the Olympic Adventure Trail run this weekend west of Port Angeles. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)

PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: More than 350 take on the Olympic Adventure Trail

More than 360 competitors took on the annual Olympic Adventure Trail run held in the woods and hills west of Port Angeles… Continue reading

Nicholas Kim of Seattle (29), leads a pack of runners in the 12K race of the Olympic Adventure Trail run this weekend west of Port Angeles. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)
Cat 1 19-29 rider Jayce Winter of Arlington flies down the course Sunday at the NW Cup held at Dry Hill. More than 500 riders from several states and British Columbia of all ages competed in the three-day event. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

MOUNTAIN BIKING: 500-plus racers descend on Dry Hill

Competitors come from as far as Tennessee, Quebec

Cat 1 19-29 rider Jayce Winter of Arlington flies down the course Sunday at the NW Cup held at Dry Hill. More than 500 riders from several states and British Columbia of all ages competed in the three-day event. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Forks' Peyton Johnson throws the Javelin during the annual Forks Lions Clubs' track and field meet at Spartan Stadium on Saturday. Johnson was the winner of the girls' javelin. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Port Angeles boys win at Forks Lions Invitational

East Jefferson’s Yearian No. 1 in the state in 800, 1,600

Forks' Peyton Johnson throws the Javelin during the annual Forks Lions Clubs' track and field meet at Spartan Stadium on Saturday. Johnson was the winner of the girls' javelin. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Forks Spartans

SATURDAY’S PREP BASEBALL: Spartans walk off in bottom of the seventh inning

The Forks baseball bats came alive in the bottom of the seventh inning with Landin Davis delivering the game-winning walk-off hit in a… Continue reading

Forks Spartans

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks softball wallops Coupeville 11-2

EJ boys soccer ties with Annie Wright

Sequim Wolves
Sequim Wolves
Port Angeles' Josiah Gooding (11) leads off of second base while Sequim shortstop Devyn Dearinger plays behind him in Sequim on Friday. The Roughriders won 7-4. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASEBALL: Riders able to hold off Wolves again

Forks steals 30 bases and sweeps a pair of games over Ocosta

Port Angeles' Josiah Gooding (11) leads off of second base while Sequim shortstop Devyn Dearinger plays behind him in Sequim on Friday. The Roughriders won 7-4. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: PA ranked No. 1 after beating North Kitsap

The Port Angeles softball team showed the defending 2A state champion North Kitsap Vikings that they are definitely for real. The Roughriders got… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
Port Angeles' Alex Angevine slides home safely against Sequim as catcher Ayden Holland waits for a throw. In the on-deck circle is Port Angeles' Ezra Townsend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASEBALL: Riders able to hold off Wolves at Civic Field

Guttormsen outduels Staples in pitchers’ battle

Port Angeles' Alex Angevine slides home safely against Sequim as catcher Ayden Holland waits for a throw. In the on-deck circle is Port Angeles' Ezra Townsend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Laurel Lanes owner Vern Elkhart with Port Angeles Business Association president Anthony Sanders receiving his hall of fame plaque back in January. (Courtesy photo)

BOWLING: Laurel Lanes’ Vern Elkhart inducted into Westsound bowling hall of fame

Bowling alleys in small towns all across the country have been closing down over the past few decades. Sequim and Port Townsend… Continue reading

Laurel Lanes owner Vern Elkhart with Port Angeles Business Association president Anthony Sanders receiving his hall of fame plaque back in January. (Courtesy photo)
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East Jefferson's Cash Holmes tumbles into home for a run during a game against Klahowya on Monday in Chimacum. Despite the Eagles coming in to Monday's game as the defending 1A state champion, East Jefferson gave Klahowya a tough game, but fell in the end 5-4.

PREP BASEBALL: East Jefferson’s Brody Moore strikes out 14 in tough loss to Klahowya

Despite only getting one hit, the East Jefferson baseball team gave defending 1A state champion Klahowya everything it could handle in a 5-4… Continue reading

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East Jefferson's Cash Holmes tumbles into home for a run during a game against Klahowya on Monday in Chimacum. Despite the Eagles coming in to Monday's game as the defending 1A state champion, East Jefferson gave Klahowya a tough game, but fell in the end 5-4.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Seventh Klahhane gymnast qualifies for regionals

A seventh Klahhane Xcel gymnast qualified for the regional Xcel gymnastics championship to be held April 19-20 in Boise, Idaho. Xcel Gold gymnast… Continue reading

Klahhane Xcel gymnasts, from left, Elyse Brown, Mariah Traband and Scarlett Sullivan all qualified for regionals at the Washington State Xcel Championship held in Pasco this weekend. Brown won a first-place medal for the floor exercise. (Klahhane Gymnastics)

GYMNASTICS (Updated): Seven Klahhane gymnasts qualify for regionals after state XCel championships

Seven Klahhane Xcel gymnasts qualified for regionals after competing at the Washington State Xcel Championships this weekend. The top highlight for the Olympic… Continue reading

Klahhane Xcel gymnasts, from left, Elyse Brown, Mariah Traband and Scarlett Sullivan all qualified for regionals at the Washington State Xcel Championship held in Pasco this weekend. Brown won a first-place medal for the floor exercise. (Klahhane Gymnastics)
Ethan Staples, Sequim baseball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK, Ethan Staples, Sequim baseball

Sequim’s Ethan Staples has been a big part of the baseball team’s three-game winning streak. In a 15-4 victory over Mount Tahoma on Friday, Staples… Continue reading

Ethan Staples, Sequim baseball.
Spot shrimp season begins on May 16 and May 17 in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet and Hood Canal, depending on the specific marine area. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

OUTDOORS: Spot shrimp season begins May 16-17

More razor clam digs this week

Spot shrimp season begins on May 16 and May 17 in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet and Hood Canal, depending on the specific marine area. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)