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OUTDOORS: Spring bear hunts halted on emotional, not factual basis

Black bear population stable; nursing sows not targeted by hunters

Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press Quilcene's Bishop Budnek totaled 240 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 37 carries in the Rangers' 36-12 semifinal win over Odessa. Budnek earned a WIAA Athlete of the Week honor for his efforts.

STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Rangers eye first state title game appearance

Face Almira/Coulee-Hartline at noon Saturday

Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press Quilcene's Bishop Budnek totaled 240 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 37 carries in the Rangers' 36-12 semifinal win over Odessa. Budnek earned a WIAA Athlete of the Week honor for his efforts.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles' Anna Petty (14) looks upfield as she dribbles against Sequim's Zoe Moore. Petty, the Roughriders' lockdown defensive central midfielder, is the All-Peninsula Girls Soccer MVP

ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS SOCCER MVP: Port Angeles’ Petty displays tenacious D

Travel back to the fall of 2019 and a freshman making her first start in Port Angeles’ girls soccer’s first game of… Continue reading

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles' Anna Petty (14) looks upfield as she dribbles against Sequim's Zoe Moore. Petty, the Roughriders' lockdown defensive central midfielder, is the All-Peninsula Girls Soccer MVP
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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Former Roughrider Wood leads PLU to victory

Class of 2021 Port Angeles graduate Jaida Wood is seeing plenty of court time with the Pacific Lutheran University basketball team as… Continue reading

Jaida Wood-Pacific Lutheran University

OUTDOORS: Plenty of options for outdoor sports even in the wet weather

Staying warm and well-fed on leftovers may be the most attractive option considering the forecast of three potential atmospheric rivers sweeping their way over the… Continue reading

Sequim hitter Kendall Hastings was named to the Olympic 2A League all-league first team for volleyball. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

VOLLEYBALL: All-Olympic League and All-Nisqually League teams announced

Halberg and Hastings make first team for Port Angeles, Sequim

Sequim hitter Kendall Hastings was named to the Olympic 2A League all-league first team for volleyball. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles School District Port Angeles girls soccer coach Scott Moseley recently resigned after guiding the Roughriders to four state appearances and three consecutive Olympic League titles. He leaves as the winningest coach in program history.

PREP COLUMN: Moseley made Port Angeles soccer fun

My recent story on Port Angeles girls soccer head coach Scott Moseley had all the information required to salute the impact Moseley had in his… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District Port Angeles girls soccer coach Scott Moseley recently resigned after guiding the Roughriders to four state appearances and three consecutive Olympic League titles. He leaves as the winningest coach in program history.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Daniel Cable escapes the Bainbridge defense on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.

ALL 2A OLYMPIC LEAGUE FOOTBALL: Daniel Cable named league’s offensive MVP

The Olympic League’s All-League Football Team is well-stocked with Port Angeles and Sequim athletes, highlighted by Offensive MVP Daniel Cable of Port… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Daniel Cable escapes the Bainbridge defense on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.
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GIRLS SOCCER: Ten area players make All-Olympic team

Ten North Olympic Peninsula girls soccer players were honored with selection to the Olympic League’s All-League Teams in voting conducted by league… Continue reading

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OUTDOORS: Storm’s toll unknown yet on West End

The west end bore the brunt of the recent rain storms with rain and meltwater smashing flood records on a number of area rivers and… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District Port Angeles girls soccer coach Scott Moseley recently resigned after guiding the Roughriders to four state appearances and three consecutive Olympic League titles. He leaves as the winningest coach in program history.

PREP SOCCER: Moseley leaves mark on Port Angeles soccer

Winningest coach in program history guided team to 4 state trips, 3 straight league titles

Port Angeles School District Port Angeles girls soccer coach Scott Moseley recently resigned after guiding the Roughriders to four state appearances and three consecutive Olympic League titles. He leaves as the winningest coach in program history.
Alec Dietz / The Chronicle Forks' Dalton Kilmer leaps for a pass during an October game with Napavine. Kilmer was one of numerous Spartans named to the Class 2B Southwest District North Division All-League Team this week.

PREPS: Forks Spartans All-League Football and Volleyball honorees

All-Academic Teams announced

Alec Dietz / The Chronicle Forks' Dalton Kilmer leaps for a pass during an October game with Napavine. Kilmer was one of numerous Spartans named to the Class 2B Southwest District North Division All-League Team this week.

STATE FOOTBALL: Forks triumphs on the road in 35-20 win over Goldendale

Dalton Kilmer picked off three Goldendale passes, all in the second half, and Nate Dahlgren ran in two touchdowns as No. 10 Forks… Continue reading

Sequim School District Sequim senior Riley Pyeatt, center, signs her Letter of Intent to run track at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. The Wildcats are a member of the NCAA Division I Western Athletic Conference. Pyeatt recently finished her senior cross country season with a fifth-place at the Class 2A state meet in Pasco. She is joined by mom Tracie and dad Doug Pyeatt.

PREP TRACK, CROSS COUNTRY: Sequim runner Riley Pyeatt signs with Abilene Christian

Riley Pyeatt has been running down her dream of an NCAA Division I scholarship on Sequim’s track and trails for years now, and… Continue reading

Sequim School District Sequim senior Riley Pyeatt, center, signs her Letter of Intent to run track at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. The Wildcats are a member of the NCAA Division I Western Athletic Conference. Pyeatt recently finished her senior cross country season with a fifth-place at the Class 2A state meet in Pasco. She is joined by mom Tracie and dad Doug Pyeatt.
Jay Cline/for Peninsula College Peninsula College's Kyrsten McGuffey hurdles Columbia Basin goalkeeper RiaJo Schwartz during the first half of the Pirates 2-1 come-from-behind win over the Hawks in the NWAC Semifinals on Friday at Starfire Sports Stadium.

NWAC SEMIFINALS: Peninsula women cap comeback with goal by Nordland’s Grace Johnson

Pirates sail on to 11th NWAC Championship Game appearance; video of game-winner included

Jay Cline/for Peninsula College Peninsula College's Kyrsten McGuffey hurdles Columbia Basin goalkeeper RiaJo Schwartz during the first half of the Pirates 2-1 come-from-behind win over the Hawks in the NWAC Semifinals on Friday at Starfire Sports Stadium.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Pierce's Regina Garay, left, and Peninsula's Grace Johnson chase a loose ball on Saturday in Port Angeles. Johnson was one of six Pirate women named to the NWAC's North Region All-Star Team this week. Johnson and Peninsula play Columbia Basin in the NWAC Semifinals today at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula’s All-Stars honored

Women play in NWAC Semifinal today

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Pierce's Regina Garay, left, and Peninsula's Grace Johnson chase a loose ball on Saturday in Port Angeles. Johnson was one of six Pirate women named to the NWAC's North Region All-Star Team this week. Johnson and Peninsula play Columbia Basin in the NWAC Semifinals today at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila.

OUTDOORS: Hybrid options for steelhead season

If you thought steelhead regulations weren’t difficult to decipher already, low-forecasted returns have the state Department of Fish and Wildlife considering river-specific rules for coastal… Continue reading

The 2021 Port Angeles girls soccer team captured the Class 2A Olympic League title for the third straight season and made its third straight Class 2A state tournament trip.

STATE TOURNAMENT SOCCER: Port Angeles forces overtime with No. 2 Burlington-Edison, fall on golden goal

Riders make third straight state trip

The 2021 Port Angeles girls soccer team captured the Class 2A Olympic League title for the third straight season and made its third straight Class 2A state tournament trip.
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MICHAEL CARMAN COLUMN: Human element hurts Forks football, Neah Bay volleyball in state tournament seeding

A little too much human meddling has overtaken the importance of the data-driven Rankings Percentage Index used by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) for… Continue reading

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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lefties designated hitter Luke Sanders bats in the first inning against Portland on Thursday evening in Port Angeles.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: WCL’s 2022 schedule set with four new teams

The Port Angeles Lefties will visit the rival Victoria HarbourCats to open the 2022 West Coast League summer collegiate wood bat baseball… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lefties designated hitter Luke Sanders bats in the first inning against Portland on Thursday evening in Port Angeles.