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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles first baseman Ezra Townsend, right, attempts to catch North Kitsap baserunner Zach Edwards off the bag during Wednesday's game at Port Angeles Civic Field.

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PREP BASEBALL: Riders’ bats go silent against NK

PORT ANGELES — A young Port Angeles Roughriders team has improved during the season, but it found out…

Sequim's Connor Bear throws a pitch against North Mason on Monday. Bear and teammate Ricky Jennings combined to throw a one-hitter in a 5-1 win. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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PREP BASEBALL: Wolves’ duo throws a 1-hitter

Port Angeles knocks off first-place Bainbridge on the road

Port Angeles High School basketball player Quanah Wheeler, seated, signs to play for Olympic College last week. Standing from left, are Olympic College men's assistant coach John Callaghan, Port Angeles boys basketball coach Kasey Ulin and Olympic College men's coach Ryley Callaghan. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP BASKETBALL: Quanah Wheeler keeps family college tradition going

Port Angeles guard signs to play for Olympic College

The Port Angeles Illusion Fastpitch 18U girls won the championship Sunday at the US Specialty Sports Association Space Coast Qualifier in Olympia. The girls won a paid berth to the Space Coast Cup regional Championship in Viera, Fla., in late June. From left, standing are coach Bucky Johnston, coach Warren Stevens and coach Leeah Faris, players Taylee Rome, Ava Sheahan, Macy Aumock, Jadeah Nordberg, Alyssa Vendenberg, Jill Begley, and coaches Rick Pennington and Greg Faris. From left, sitting, are Mikkhia Stevens, Cydne Moore, Mikki Green, Cheyenne Zimmer and Jocy Kazlauskas.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles Illusion off to Space Coast tourney

The Port Angeles Illusion Fastpitch 18U girls won the championship Sunday at the US Specialty Sports Association Space…

Jerry Payne played football for the Port Angeles Roughrider in 1973 and was an all-league linebacker. He went on to play at Washington State University. He also set state records in the discus and the shot put. Payne is one of 11 new inductees in the Port Angeles Roughrider Hall of Fame. (Courtesy photo)

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ROUGHRIDER HALL OF FAME: 11 more to be be inducted in August

PORT ANGELES — The Roughrider Hall of Fame continues to grow in leaps and bounds, inducting 11 more…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Lincoln Park BMX holding open house; youth basketball camp set

PORT ANGELES — The Lincoln Park BMX Park is holding a new rider league open house from 8:30…

Christy Grubb, Sequim softball

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Christy Grubb, Sequim softball

Sequim’s Christy Grubb had a monster game in helping the Wolves softball team beat 3A Bainbridge 10-2 on…

East Jefferson goalkeeper Haven McMillen makes a leaping save against Seattle Christian during a game Saturday at Memorial Field in Port Townsend. Seattle Christian’s forward Olara Parodi, 11, and East Jefferson's Micajah Shifflett, 15, were in on the play. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

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PREP ROUNDUP: EJ soccer loses tight one; Sequim soccer beats Kingston

PORT TOWNSEND — Going up against a highly skilled player for Seattle Christian, the East Jefferson Rivals mounted…

Courtesy of Joe Gladfelter Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter shows off the medals he won, including a first place in the 3,200, at the Gear Up Eason Invitational held in Snohomish this weekend. Athletes from more than 50 schools competed at the meet.

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TRACK AND FIELD: Gladfelter, Pyeatt shine at Eason Invite

East Jefferson boys win BCS Invitational

Runners take off from the start of the Railroad Bridge race of the Run the Peninsula Road Race Series on Saturday at Railroad Bridge Park in Sequim. The event, which consisted of a 5K and 10K run on the Olympic Discovery Trail, was second of the series, which also includes upcoming races on the Larry Scott Trail in Port Townsend, the Jamestown S’Klallam Reservation in Blyn and the North Olympic Discovery Marathon. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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RAILROAD BRIDGE RUN: More than 300 competitors enjoy a perfect day to run

Port Angeles Larson family wins two races

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles double team members Angelina Sprague, left, and Kinnley Brady compete against the Bainbridge Island team of Emily Knighton and Kristina Walker on Friday at Port Angeles High School.

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PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim softball clobbers Bainbridge behind Wagner, Grubb

PA girls tennis goes up against unbeaten Bainbridge

Participants in the 2021 Railroad Bridge Run outside of Sequim compete. More than 350 competitors are expected for the event this year. (Run the Peninsula)

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Railroad Bridge Run returns to Sequim

SEQUIM — The next Run the Peninsula Series race will take place Saturday in Sequim with the annual…

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A thick layer of slush coats the soccer pitch at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College in Port Angeles on Saturday, forcing the cancellation of JV and varsity soccer matches between Port Angeles and Bremerton. A storm that brought winter-like conditions, along with lightning and thunder, rendered the field unplayable, prompting a postponement of the games until a later date.

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PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: April slush leads to … pining for summer

OK, OK, Mother Nature, you win.

Peninsula College Peninsula College esports player Tim Deser competes at esports for the school. Deser is also a midfielder on the men's soccer team.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula College’s Tim Deser in esports national semifinals

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College’s Tim Deser became the first Pirates esports player to reach the National Junior…

Peyton Rudd, left, and Gunner Rogers.

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Peyton Rudd, Port Angeles softball, and Gunner Rogers, Forks baseball

Forks’ Gunner Rogers and Port Angeles’ Peyton Rudd have something in common.

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Edun Bailey of Port Angeles tees off on the first hole against Sequim on Friday at Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles.

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PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim golfers fend off cold, Port Angeles squad

PORT ANGELES — Riding solid scores from their big three of Dominic Riccobene, Ben Sweet and Pryce Glasser,…

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DIAMOND ROUNDUP: Forks sweeps; Port Angeles girls win behind Clark

MENLO — The Forks baseball team maintained its perfect won-loss record this weekend, getting huge games from Gunner…

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TRACK AND FIELD: Pyeatt, Brown lead Sequim at Li’l Norway Invite

POULSBO — Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt and Adrian Brown and East Jefferson’s Tusker Behrenfeld all had great showings at…

Runners start the 12K portion of the annual Olympic Adventure Trail run along Kelly Ridge west of Port Angeles this weekend. Heavy snow, sleep, hail and rain greeted runners during this year's race. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)

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ADVENTURE SPORTS: Neither snow nor rain stop OAT runners

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Adventure Trail run truly was an adventure this year, thanks to a cranky…

Port Angeles pitcher Elijah Flodstrom delivers a pitch to Sequim leadoff hitter Ayden Holland as Joseph Ritchie catches Monday night. Flodstrom pitched a complete-game shutout in a 10-0 win. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP BASEBALL: Riders roll past Wolves behind Flodstrom, Townsend

PORT ANGELES — With a spectacular background of fresh snow on the hills outside of Port Angeles, the…

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