The Port Angeles girls swim team finished 12th at state this weekend. From left, top row, are Amayah Nelson, Lizzy Shaw and Lynzee Reid. From left, bottom row, are Anaya Tejeda, Chloe Kay-Sanders and Mia Francis. (Sally Cole)

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STATE SWIMMING: PA, Sequim teams finish in top 18

PA’s Lynzee Reid third in diving; Sequim’s Ava Shinkle fifth in 200 IM

Neah Bay Red Devils

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STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Neah Bay fends off Garfield-Palouse in a shootout

Red Devils win 60-54 as Vikings’ rally comes up short

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Port Angeles senior Kennedy Rognlien stretches to make a save during the Roughriders' 1-0 loss to Hockinson in a Class 2A girls soccer state tournament game at Battle Ground High School. This was Rognlien's 16th and final save of the game.

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PREP SOCCER PLAYOFFS: PA thwarted despite Rognlien heroics

Senior goalkeeper makes 16 saves

Peninsula College defender Jeremie Kuelo (4) was named the North Region MVP in men's soccer. (Jay Cline/Peninsula Soccer)

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NWAC SOCCER: Peninsula players earn North Region MVPs

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College soccer programs netted two North Region MVPs for their men’s and women’s…

Paige Mason, left, and Jack Gladfelter and Max Baeder, right.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA’s Mason named NWAC defender of the week

Gladfelter, Baeder to NAIA nationals

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Forks' Estevan Ramos (yellow helmet) is tackled during a 2024 game against Meridian. Ramos made the All Central 2B League, Western Division second team as both a kick return specialist and as a wide receiver.

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2B ALL-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: Seven Forks players make second team

FORKS — The Forks football team placed seven players on the Central 2B League West Division second team…

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1B STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Neah Bay, Quilcene face long road trips

NEAH BAY — Both the Neah Bay and Quilcene football teams will have to make long road trips…

Forks Spartans

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ALL-LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL: Trio of Forks players make first team

FORKS — The Forks volleyball team cleaned up on the league awards with three first-teamers and Jenn LeDuke…

The Port Angeles District 3 swim team will send three relay swimmers and three individuals to state. From left, are Mia Francis, Chloe Kay-Sanders, Anaya Tejeda, Ellie Karjalainen, Lizzy Shaw, Lynzee Reid, Lucy Townsend and Amayah Nelson.

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DISTRICT SWIMMING: Port Angeles finishes fourth at district

PA, Sequim send four relay teams and six individuals to state

Port Angeles Roughriders.

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GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles to play Hockinson on the road Wednesday in state playoff

PORT ANGELES — It was a case of good news, bad news with an unexpected seeding for the…

Tyler Swan, Neah Bay football.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Tyler Swan, Neah Bay football

Neah Bay’s Tyler Swan picked a perfect day to have a big game for the Red Devils.

Sequim Wolves.

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DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL: Sequim frustrated, comes up one match short of trip to state

BELFAIR — The Sequim volleyball team came close again to qualifying for the state 2A tournament, but the…

ISIS-Jade Bryant (8) corrals a loose ball against Columbia Basin College at Wally Sigmar Field on Sunday. The Pirates won 2-0 to advance to the NWAC Final Four. In the background is Peninsula's Elise Maffeo (24). (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women move on to final four

Men lose 1-0 in NWAC quarters

Port Angeles' Henry Wendel and Jay Lieberman in the state 2A cross-country race at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. (Angie Gooding)

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STATE CROSS-COUNTRY: East Jefferson boys finish fifth in the state as a team

PA boys place all four runners in top 87

Port Angeles' Emma Desjardins knocked a ball high in the air off a throw-in to score the Riders' first goal Saturday against Orting. (Hudl)

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PREP PLAYOFF SOCCER: Port Angeles girls qualify for state with shutout of Orting

POULSBO — The Port Angeles girls soccer team set a couple of program records, bouncing back from tough…

Neah Bay Red Devils

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PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Neah Bay cruises in district playoff

NEAH BAY — The Neah Bay football team romped in its Quad-District playoff game Friday night, crushing Oakville…

Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles soccer.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles girls soccer

Port Angeles’ Lilly Anne Lancaster is getting hot for the Roughriders at the right time of year.

Crescent’s Jackson Girard (20) fights to get to the goal line pylon in first half action against Mary M. Knight in Joyce on Saturday. Helping to block is Connor Avrett (49). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Crescent finishes season perfect; EJ wins three straight

EJ ends season on three-game winning streak

Sequim Wolves.

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GIRLS PREP SOCCER: Sequim holds on to win postseason opener

TACOMA — The Sequim girls soccer team won its loser-out playoff game this weekend, hanging on at the…

Crescent's Liam Sprague stretches for more yardage against Mary M. Knight on homecoming day at Crescent High School. The Loggers won to finish the season 9-0. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: (Updated) Crescent finishes season perfect; EJ wins third game in a row

Forks makes playoffs, Neah Bay tunes up