Pierre LaBossiere

WRESTLING: East Jefferson places two wrestlers at Hammerhead Invite

More than two dozen Olympic Peninsula wrestlers competed in the prestigious Hammerhead Invitational in Bremerton, one of the biggest wrestling tournaments in the… Continue reading

 

Sequim's Mason Rapelje goes in for a layup during Friday's victory over North Mason. The Wolves came back from a double-digit deficit to win 64-56. (Emily Matthiessen/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP HOOPS ROUNDUP: Sequim roars back in second half to beat Bulldogs

The Sequim boys basketball team overcame a terrible start and turned up the screws on defense in the second half to overcome a… Continue reading

 

Port Angeles' Brody Pierce drives the lane against Bainbridge on Friday in Port Angeles. The short-handed Roughriders kept pace with the Spartans until the final three minutes of the first half. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Short-handed PA falls to Bainbridge

Shorthanded and out-sized by a huge Bainbridge Island team, the Port Angeles Roughriders actually hung tough with the Spartans until the final… Continue reading

 

East Jefferson's Luke O'Hara, the team's leading scorer last season, is back this year for the Rivals. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEW: East Jefferson another team facing a new era

East Jefferson is another North Olympic Peninsula boys basketball team going through a lot of changes this season. Alex Little, an assistant… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Luke O'Hara, the team's leading scorer last season, is back this year for the Rivals. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Today’s Seahawks game will be televised on KCPQ Channel 13

Today’s titanic game between the Seattle Seahawks and the L.A. Rams will be broadcast locally on KCPQ Channel 13. With the game sold… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Dillon Page-Castillo battle for a rebound against defending state champion Annie Wright in a game Tuesday in Port Townsend. Annie Wright won 89-44. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Defending champions Annie Wright run past East Jefferson

The East Jefferson boys basketball team ran into a juggernaut from defending 1A state champion Annie Wright, falling 89-44 to the Gators… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Dillon Page-Castillo battle for a rebound against defending state champion Annie Wright in a game Tuesday in Port Townsend. Annie Wright won 89-44. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
East Jefferson's Jackson Dupuy performs a takedown of a Forks wrestler at East Jefferson's team duals held this weekend. (Ava Fletcher)

PREP ROUNDUP: East Jefferson wrestlers win home tourney

PA bowling rolls two 700 games in beating Sequim

East Jefferson's Jackson Dupuy performs a takedown of a Forks wrestler at East Jefferson's team duals held this weekend. (Ava Fletcher)

PREP SPORTS: Sequim, PA postpone Tuesday games due to high wind warning

Sequim and Port Angeles postponed their basketball games Tuesday night due to high winds forecast for the Hood Canal area that could result… Continue reading

Ty Rowley, Forks basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ty Rowley, Forks basketball

The Forks basketball team this year has undergone a huge amount of turnover, with two all-league performers graduating, another one moving to another community and… Continue reading

Ty Rowley, Forks basketball
Port ANgeles Roughriders

PREP WRESTLING: PA grapplers sixth at Larry Brown tournament

The Port Angeles boys wrestling team came in sixth at the Larry Brown Invitational in Fife this weekend. The Roughriders had six wrestlers… Continue reading

Port ANgeles Roughriders
Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke (0) drives to the rim against Bainbridge on Friday night in Sequim. The Wolves were down by just two points to open up the fourth quarter but lost 67-56. (Emily Matthiessen/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim boys battle Bainbridge tough, but fall in fourth quarter

The Sequim boys basketball team had a pair of losses this weekend, with the important loss against Bainbridge on Friday. Bainbridge is expected… Continue reading

Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke (0) drives to the rim against Bainbridge on Friday night in Sequim. The Wolves were down by just two points to open up the fourth quarter but lost 67-56. (Emily Matthiessen/for Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula College Pirates

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women extend winning streak to seven games

The Peninsula College women’s basketball team extended its winning streak to seven games with a three-game sweep at the NWAC Crossover tournament at… Continue reading

Peninsula College Pirates
Port Angeles Roughriders

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles allows just 15 points in league win

For the second straight Olympic League game, the Port Angeles girls basketball team allowed just 15 points to its opponent, crushing Olympic… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
Daniel Benoit drives the ball up the court against Elma in Port Angeles' first home game of the year Saturday. The Riders overcame an 18-0 Elma run to win in the fourth quarter 56-50. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles boys rally to overcome 18-0 scoring drought

Saturday’s game was a nonleague win for the Port Angeles boys basketball team, but it was the kind of win that can… Continue reading

Daniel Benoit drives the ball up the court against Elma in Port Angeles' first home game of the year Saturday. The Riders overcame an 18-0 Elma run to win in the fourth quarter 56-50. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BRIDGE CLOSURE: (Updated!) Several prep games postponed due to Hood Canal Bridge accident

A total of six basketball games involving Olympic Peninsula teams were postponed Tuesday due to… Continue reading

Ty Rowley (20) is the biggest returning player for the Forks Spartans this year. Rowley scored 36 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in a win this week against Hoquiam and is part of a big squad for the Spartans. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Forks boys start a new chapter with brand new roster

It’s a big year of change for the Forks boys basketball team. Some of that change is due to graduation, some of it… Continue reading

Ty Rowley (20) is the biggest returning player for the Forks Spartans this year. Rowley scored 36 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in a win this week against Hoquiam and is part of a big squad for the Spartans. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Forks' Ty Rowley scored 36 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in a 70-59 win over Hoquiam on Monday in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Forks' Ty Rowley scored 36 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in a 70-59 win over Hoquiam on Monday in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BOWLING: PA girls solid, but drops match to Klahowya

Port Angeles rolled some solid games against Klahowya, one of the toughest teams in the state, but lost 7-0 to the Eagles.… Continue reading

Sequim sophomore Aiden Glenn (on top) wrestles Anthony Martinez of Steilacoom at the Ramrock Invitational this weekend in Olympia. Glenn won two matches of the day, including a technical fall over Martinez, to finish fourth at 175 pounds. (Marcie Glenn)

WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Forks second at Ocosta; Sequim, Port Angeles at Ramrock Invite

The Forks boys finished second as a team in the Ocosta Invitational this weekend, while Forks’ Jade Blair finished first in the 125A… Continue reading

Sequim sophomore Aiden Glenn (on top) wrestles Anthony Martinez of Steilacoom at the Ramrock Invitational this weekend in Olympia. Glenn won two matches of the day, including a technical fall over Martinez, to finish fourth at 175 pounds. (Marcie Glenn)
Gracie Chartaw, Sequim girls basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Gracie Chartaw, Sequim girls basketball

Sequim’s Gracie Chartaw had a spectacular first week to her season for the girls basketball team. Chartaw is a big part of the reason the… Continue reading

Gracie Chartaw, Sequim girls basketball.