Preps

BOYS PREPS: Port Angeles swimmers dominate Olympic

In their final dual meet of the season, the Port Angeles boys swim team claimed victory as they faced off against Olympic, capping… Continue reading

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Forks players from left, Janessa Ramos, Brynn Daniels and Fynlie Peters trap Ocosta's Anna Davis Friday night in Forks during senior night for the Spartans.  Looking on is Forks' Bailey Johnson.  Forks defeated Ocosta 59-31.
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Forks players from left, Janessa Ramos, Brynn Daniels and Fynlie Peters trap Ocosta's Anna Davis Friday night in Forks during senior night for the Spartans.  Looking on is Forks' Bailey Johnson.  Forks defeated Ocosta 59-31.

WRESTLING: Forks boys tops at The Berserker

The Forks boys wrestling team got four first-place finishes and took first place among the boys teams at The Berserker Tournament at… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Isaiah Shamp, front, picks his path to the lane as Bainbridge's Will Rohrbacher tries to hold him off on Thursday in Port Angeles.
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Port Angeles' Isaiah Shamp, front, picks his path to the lane as Bainbridge's Will Rohrbacher tries to hold him off on Thursday in Port Angeles.
Sequim’s Colby Ellefson set new school records in the 100-yard backstroke and 200 individual medley during a meet with Kingston on Wednesday. Ellefson already holds the school’s 200 and 500 freestyle records.

BOYS SWIMMING: Colby Ellefson sets two school records

Sequim swimmer competing for Port Angeles

Sequim’s Colby Ellefson set new school records in the 100-yard backstroke and 200 individual medley during a meet with Kingston on Wednesday. Ellefson already holds the school’s 200 and 500 freestyle records.

PREP SPORTS: District rivalries will change with WIAA reclassification

Declining enrollment across the North Olympic Peninsula means area prep teams are staying put while longstanding district and state tournament rivalries will fall… Continue reading

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Crescent's Peyton Watson fights for the ball with Clallam Bay's Parker Prater, center, as Prater's teammates, from left, Dylan Simmons, Mauncio Cruz-Lopez and William Hull try to avoid the fray on Tuesday night in Joyce.
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Crescent's Peyton Watson fights for the ball with Clallam Bay's Parker Prater, center, as Prater's teammates, from left, Dylan Simmons, Mauncio Cruz-Lopez and William Hull try to avoid the fray on Tuesday night in Joyce.
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Clallam Bay's Simona Cruz-Lopez, left, grabs a rebound and tries to evade Crescent's Chloe Ferro-May, right, while Crescent's Mia Chester and Clallam Bay's Aizhan Talantbek Kyzy look on from behind on Tuesday in the Crescent gym.

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Crescent traps Clallam Bay with second-half surge

Crescent took firm command of its North Olympic League contest with Clallam Bay in a second half sparked by the play of Ciara… Continue reading

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Clallam Bay's Simona Cruz-Lopez, left, grabs a rebound and tries to evade Crescent's Chloe Ferro-May, right, while Crescent's Mia Chester and Clallam Bay's Aizhan Talantbek Kyzy look on from behind on Tuesday in the Crescent gym.
Forks’ Dylan Micheau (10) scores over Neah Bay’s Mathias Greene Monday evening in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay boys’ and girls’ streaks continue

The Neah Bay boys and girls basketball teams kept up their winning streaks with victories at Forks. The boys held on to beat… Continue reading

Forks’ Dylan Micheau (10) scores over Neah Bay’s Mathias Greene Monday evening in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
From left, Finn Thompson and Colby Ellefson members of the Port Angeles boys swim team.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Finn Thompson and Colby Ellefson, Port Angeles boys swim team

The Port Angeles boys swim team has two powerful co-captains leading the squad this season. Colby Ellefson of Sequim High School and Finn Thompson of… Continue reading

From left, Finn Thompson and Colby Ellefson members of the Port Angeles boys swim team.

BOYS SWIMMING: Roughriders dominate North Kitsap in dual

The Port Angeles swim team this weekend dominated North Kitsap 111-64 in its last home meet of the year, winning nine out… Continue reading

The Port Angeles-Sequim gymnastics team competed this weekend against Bainbridge and will compete at home Saturday against North Kitsap and Kingston. From left are Scarlett Sullivan, Shavari Epps, Susannah Sharp, Madison Ripley, Lucy Spelker, Faith Carr, Maddie Adams, Summer Hirst-Iowe and Ryah DeLeon. (Courtesy photo)

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles/Sequim gymnasts hang tough with Bainbridge

The Port Angeles/Sequim gymnastics team competed against Bainbridge this weekend, with several area gymnasts placing in their events. Overall, the team competed well… Continue reading

The Port Angeles-Sequim gymnastics team competed this weekend against Bainbridge and will compete at home Saturday against North Kitsap and Kingston. From left are Scarlett Sullivan, Shavari Epps, Susannah Sharp, Madison Ripley, Lucy Spelker, Faith Carr, Maddie Adams, Summer Hirst-Iowe and Ryah DeLeon. (Courtesy photo)

SATURDAY’S BOYS PREPS (Updated): Forks gets back on the winning track

The Forks boys basketball team bounced back from a rough road loss earlier in the week, taking care of business Saturday against… Continue reading

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SATURDAY’S GIRLS PREPS: Rivals stun Cascade Christian on the road

The East Jefferson girls basketball team had what coach Lorraine Rimson said was the “biggest win in the history of the program” with… Continue reading

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WRESTLING: Forks boys second at River Ridge Classic

The Forks wrestling squad got four champions at the River Ridge Rumble this weekend, getting one of its best results of the season… Continue reading

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim loses to red-hot Bremerton on the road

Neah Bay snaps Crescent’s 13-game winning streak

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Port Angeles' Paige Mason, front, steps into the lane past the defense of North Mason's Tanza Tupolo on Thursday at Port Angeles High School.
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Port Angeles' Paige Mason, front, steps into the lane past the defense of North Mason's Tanza Tupolo on Thursday at Port Angeles High School.