Kasey Ulin coached the Port Angeles boys basketball team from 2015 to 2025. He announced his resignation late last month. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Kasey Ulin’s departure leaves huge hole in Port Angeles sports scene

I was sad to hear the news a couple of weeks ago that Kasey Ulin was stepping down…

Corban College's Jack Gladfelter, left and The Evergreen State College's Max Baeder, right, after competing in the Charles Bowles Cross-Country Invitational in Salem, Ore., last week. (Joe Gladfelter)

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Gladfelter sixth at Charles Bowles Invite

SALEM, Ore. — Port Angeles graduate Jack Gladfelter improved on his time in the 50th running of the…

Sequim quarterback Kaden Miller (15) evades a Bremerton tackle as he tries to get a pass off to teammate Patrick Elias (22) on Friday night in Sequim. Bremerton won the game 34-12. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Forks wins a thriller; Sequim, Port Angeles fall to league foes

FORKS — It was a rough weekend for 2A teams Sequim and Port Angeles, but Forks got its…

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kade Highfield, Forks football

There were a lot of heroes who helped lead the Forks Spartans to an exciting 37-33 win over…

Spartan Tannon Gaydeski holds for kicker Mario Reyes who had a great night kicking extra points and a field goal for Forks in their 37 to 33 win over the Ilwaco Fishermen at Spartan Stadium Friday night.  Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

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PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Forks rises up to beat Ilwaco for first win of the year

Quilcene wins big, Neah Bay falls in nailbiter

Runners begin heading up the hill between the starting line and the McFee Tunnell at the Spruce Railroad Trail run Saturday. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News).

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RUN THE PENINSULA: It was a family affair at Spruce Railroad Run

LAKE CRESCENT — The second Spruce Railroad Trail Run went off without a hitch and it was a…

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FRIDAY’S PREP SCORES: Port Angeles, Sequim, Neah Bay all go down; Forks beats Ilwaco

Friday’s prep football scores

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Port Angeles' Jude Wallace breaks away from a would-be tackle by North Kitsap's Tyler Prouse on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.

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PREP FOOTBALL: Turnovers stymie Riders in loss to North Kitsap

Sequim allows 400 yards rushing in loss

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GIRLS SOCCER: Riders post shutout in stormy conditions

BREMERTON — The Port Angeles girls soccer team bounced back from a loss to league-leading North Kitsap with…

Competitors in the first Spruce Railroad Trail 5K/10K in 2024 run down a leaf-covered path along Lake Crescent. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)

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RUN THE PENINSULA: Spruce Railroad 5K/10K coming up Saturday

PORT ANGELES — There is still space available for entrants in the second annual Spruce Railroad 5K and…

Kids compete on rowing machines at the Peninsula College campus as part of the Little Hurt on Sunday. The Little Hurt encourages youths from first through eighth grades to try different disciplines of running, cycling and rowing in conjunction with Peninsula Adventure Sport's Big Hurt on the same weekend. Full names of winner are not available for kids under 13, but the seventh- eighth-grade winner was Levi Simoneau of Port Angeles. A total of 84 kids participated in the event. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College)

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PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTs: 84 kids participate in Little Hurt

Kids compete on rowing machines at the Peninsula College campus as part of the Little Hurt on Sunday.…

Forks' Kim Camacho controls the ball in Forks while teammate Kendyl Woody is on the play against East Jefferson's Paula Ibarra. Forks won the game against an East Jefferson JV squad 7-0. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP SOCCER: Forks girls win second match in saved season

FORKS — The Forks girls soccer team won Monday, but more importantly, they are getting to have a…

Sequim’s Patrick Elias, left, expresses disbelief after Port Angeles’ Jude Wallace, right, completed a pass reception near the Sequim goal line while teammate Taylor Abold celebrates during Friday night’s game in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Port Angeles takes back Rainshadow trophy

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Roughriders had their biggest win in more than a year Friday night,…

Emma Desjardins, Port Angeles soccer, and Dylan Mann, Port Angeles football.

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Emma Desjardins, Port Angeles girls soccer, and Dylan Mann, Port Angeles football

Our athletes of the week each led their respective teams to victories over their Rainshadow Rivals this week.

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Big Hurt iron man competitor Joey Gish of Sequim races through the transfer zone on the way to his kayak after finishing the mountain bike leg of the race in first place on Saturday at Pebble Beach Park in Port Angeles. Gish finished second in the iron division in the 2024 Big Hurt

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BIG HURT: Team and individual races come down to tight duels

PORT ANGELES — In a very close finish for such a long endurance race, the team of Senior…

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PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Quilcene, Crescent win

TACOMA — The Quilcene Rangers got the best game of Isaac Figueroa’s career in crushing Charles Wright 60-30…

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PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles loses tough one 1-0 to powerhouse North Kitsap

PORT ANGELES — There are no moral victories in the standings, but the Port Angeles girls soccer team…

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Peninsula's Layla Bejar, right, gets blocking assistance from teammate Shiori Shintaku as Shoreline's Milka Embaye advances for the ball on Saturday in Port Angeles.

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women set scoring record

PORT ANGELES — For the second time in two years against the same team, the Port Angeles women’s…

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Port Angeles' Asante Korsmo holds up the  Rainshadow Rumble trophy as he and the rest of his Roughriders team celebrate Friday night's 27-14 victory over Sequm at Port Angeles Civic Field.

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RAINSHADOW RUMBLE: Port Angeles defense swarms Sequim in 27-14 win

Dylan Mann four TDS, Wallace 184 yards of offense

The Port Angeles Roughriders celebrate their 27-14 win over the Sequim Wolves Friday night at Civic Field in Port Angeles. More details online to come on the game. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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RAINSHADOW RUMBLE: Port Angeles shuts down Sequim 27-14

The Port Angeles Roughriders celebrate their 27-14 win over the Sequim Wolves Friday night at Civic Field in…