Pierre LaBossiere

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK, Ella Ventura, Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK, Ella Ventura, Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association

When Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association rower Ella Ventura of Port Angeles puts her mind to something, nothing stops her. Ventura, 14, recently completed a pair… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK, Ella Ventura, Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association
HALL OF FAME: Full house expected Saturday to honor Port Angeles athletes

HALL OF FAME: Full house expected Saturday to honor Port Angeles athletes

Attendees will be coming from all across the country for the biggest dinner in Port Angeles, the second annual Port Angeles High… Continue reading

HALL OF FAME: Full house expected Saturday to honor Port Angeles athletes
TRACK AND FIELD: Port Townsend girls win home meet

TRACK AND FIELD: Port Townsend girls win home meet

The Port Townsend girls track team picked up eighth first-place finishes, including wins in all three relay races, to take first place… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: Port Townsend girls win home meet
PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles remains unbeaten in league; Sequim loses tight pitchers’ duel

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles remains unbeaten in league; Sequim loses tight pitchers’ duel

The Port Angeles baseball team got a 4-hitter from the duo of Ethan Flodstrom and Timmy Adams to beat North Mason 7-2,… Continue reading

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles remains unbeaten in league; Sequim loses tight pitchers’ duel
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Riley Pyeatt, Sequim track and field

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Riley Pyeatt, Sequim track and field

Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt had a remarkable day at the Wolves’ home meet Thursday. Going up against athletes from Port Townsend and Olympic high schools, Pyeatt… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Riley Pyeatt, Sequim track and field
PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Putting the spotlight on some special area teams

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Putting the spotlight on some special area teams

How good is the Sequim boys’ track team? The Wolves went to the Tacoma Invitational this weekend. There were 16 other boys’ teams at this… Continue reading

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Putting the spotlight on some special area teams
TRACK AND FIELD: Sequim boys win at Tacoma Invite; PA girls win Lil Norway

TRACK AND FIELD: Sequim boys win at Tacoma Invite; PA girls win Lil Norway

It was a trackapalooza Saturday, with eight prep teams from all around the Olympic Peninsula competing at four track meets in Western Washington, with the… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: Sequim boys win at Tacoma Invite; PA girls win Lil Norway
Pyeatt wins three events for Sequim track

Pyeatt wins three events for Sequim track

Wolves boys and girls claim three-team meet with Port Townsend and Olympic

Pyeatt wins three events for Sequim track
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Sequim’s Nate Despain will play for Peninsula

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Sequim’s Nate Despain will play for Peninsula

All-Olympic League guard sticking close to home

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Sequim’s Nate Despain will play for Peninsula
Sequim shuts out Port Angeles to maintain hold on first place

Sequim shuts out Port Angeles to maintain hold on first place

Wolves break Roughriders streak in Olympic League 2A Division

Sequim shuts out Port Angeles to maintain hold on first place
MOUNTAIN BIKING: Two young local riders win at Sunday’s NW Cup

MOUNTAIN BIKING: Two young local riders win at Sunday’s NW Cup

They came from as far away as the cold of Quebec and Vermont and the balmy deserts of Southern California. They even… Continue reading

MOUNTAIN BIKING: Two young local riders win at Sunday’s NW Cup
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Nathan Cantrell, Port Townsend distance runner

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Nathan Cantrell, Port Townsend distance runner

Port Townsend distance runner Nathan Cantrell is already off to a hot start this season. Cantrell won the 1,600-meter run at the Retro Flying “A”… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Nathan Cantrell, Port Townsend distance runner
ADVENTURE SPORTS: No slugs along the course for first-ever Frosty Moss run

ADVENTURE SPORTS: No slugs along the course for first-ever Frosty Moss run

The inaugural Frosty Moss Relay kicked off Saturday with nearly 150 competitors from around the state running relays 80 miles across the… Continue reading

ADVENTURE SPORTS: No slugs along the course for first-ever Frosty Moss run
MOUNTAIN BIKING: Northwest Cup concludes

MOUNTAIN BIKING: Northwest Cup concludes

Alex Matthew of Delta, B.C., competes at the Northwest Cup at Dry Hill in Port Angeles on Sunday. More than 500 mountain bikers from across… Continue reading

MOUNTAIN BIKING: Northwest Cup concludes

Mariners column: A red-hot team and a $13.50 beer

I had the privilege this season of attending the Mariners’ season opener at Safeco… er, I mean T-Mobile Park, last week. A lot of people… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Area pickleballers collect medals

Several Olympic Peninsula competitors picked up medals in the Intenrational Indoor Pickleball Championships held in Centralia from March 25-31..… Continue reading

GYMNASTICS: Harper-Smith takes gold at Xcel state championships

GYMNASTICS: Harper-Smith takes gold at Xcel state championships

The Klahhane Gymnastics Gold Division Team finished their season at the Xcel State Championships March 29-31 at the Southridge Sports… Continue reading

GYMNASTICS: Harper-Smith takes gold at Xcel state championships
MOUNTAIN BIKING: NW Cup returns to Port Angeles this weekend

MOUNTAIN BIKING: NW Cup returns to Port Angeles this weekend

Races also part of national Pro Gravity Racing Tour

MOUNTAIN BIKING: NW Cup returns to Port Angeles this weekend
SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim fifth-grade team wins state tournament and swim club results

SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim fifth-grade team wins state tournament and swim club results

The Sequim fifth-grade select boys basketball team won the AAU middle school state championship for its division… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim fifth-grade team wins state tournament and swim club results
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Rian Peters, Forks softball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Rian Peters, Forks softball

Forks’ Rian Peters had a heck of a doubleheader at the Lower Elwha Billy Whiteshoes fields this weekend. The Spartans slugger had a three-run home… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Rian Peters, Forks softball