Isaiah Nevill of Port Angeles races in the 11-14 Cat 3 category Sunday at the Dry Hill race course. More than 500 racers from all over the Pacific Northwest, Colorado, California, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Toronto competed this weekend at the track outside of Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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DOWNHILL BMX: NW Cup returns to Dry Hill with 520 Sunday finishers

PORT ANGELES — The second running of the Northwest Cup this weekend saw more than 500 racers compete…

Sophia Ritchie, Port Angeles softball.

High School Sports

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sophia Ritchie, Port Angeles softball

The Port Angeles softball team is off to state as the champions of the West Central District 3…

Camille Shiflett of Quilcene was the top women’s finisher in the 12K at the 45th running of the Rhody Run on Saturday in Port Townsend in a time of 47:26.48. The race returned to Fort Worden State Park this year. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PORT TOWNSEND: 45th Rhody Run returns to Fort Worden

PORT TOWNSEND — More than 960 people took to the streets of Port Townsend as the Jefferson Healthcare…

Outdoors & Recreation

OUTDOORS: Spot shrimp will not open in some marine areas

OLYMPIA — The recreational spot shrimp fishery will not open in Marine Area 8-1 (Deception Pass, Hope Island…

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PREP SOFTBALL: Forks falls short of state berth

CENTRALIA — The Forks softball season is done after the Spartans lost their final two games at the…

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PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Noah Foster leads the way for Forks

RAYMOND — Forks’ Noah Foster won two league titles and was part of a third title as a…

Port Angeles’ Matthew Miller battles a Steilacoom player in the District 3 2A tournament Saturday in Poulsbo. Steilacoom won 1-0 to end Port Angeles’ season with a 15-4-0 record. (Jay Cline/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP SOCCER: PA season ends on a 1-0 heartbreaker decided by penalty kick

Riders come up one win short of qualifying to state

The Port Angeles softball team celebrates winning the District 3 2A tournament Saturday evening in Lacey, beating league rival North Kitsap 10-8 to win the title. The Roughriders will now move on the 2A state tournament in Selah.

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PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles holds off North Kitsap to win district championship

LACEY — The Port Angeles softball team won the District 3 2A tournament, going through its heated rival…

Port Angeles Roughriders

High School Sports

POSTSEASON BASEBALL: Port Angeles holds off Olympic to qualify for state tournament

TACOMA — The Port Angeles baseball team won two straight games in the District 3 2A tournament consolation…

Port Angeles’ Matthew Miller, left and Tanner Lagrange, force the issue against North Kitsap’s defense Tuesday at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP SOCCER POSTSEASON: Port Angeles holds on to beat tenacious Vikings

Riders win 2-0 on a pair of free kicks by Matthew Miller

Quilcene Rangers

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PREP SOFTBALL: Quilcene bounces back from 8-run deficit to qualify for state

LACEY — The Quilcene softball team qualified for the state 1B tournament Wednesday, but certainly did it the…

Port Angeles Roughriders

High School Sports

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles seeded No. 1 in district tournament

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles received the No. 1 seed in the District 3 softball tournament, while Sequim…

Port Angeles’ Bryce DeLeon gives a great effort to try to beat out a hit but the Bremerton first baseman barely hangs onto the ball for the out. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Riders win behind another shutout

Sequim wins with 7th-inning rally

Port Angeles roughriders

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PREP SOFTBALL: Roughriders lose 4-3 to 3A powerhouse in tuneup for playoffs

BUCKLEY — Despite out-hitting White River, the Port Angeles softball team fell to the 3A Hornets 4-3 in…

Rick Ross, Peninsula College Dean of Athletics and Student Activities, is retiring June 20 after 32 years at the school. He was invited to cut down the net the women’s basketball North Region championship night. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

College Sports

PENINSULA COLLEGE: Rick Ross led school’s athletic success for quarter century

PORT ANGELES — The success of Peninsula College’s athletic program is unmatched in the Northwest Athletic Conference.

Brayden Martin, Port Angeles baseball, left, and Mariah Traband, Port Angeles softball

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Brayden Martin, Port Angeles baseball and Mariah Traband, Port Angeles softball

It was quite the week to conclude the regular season for Port Angeles’ Brayden Martin and Mariah Traband.

High School Sports

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks baseball splits pair at district

Sequim’s Lam second at Olympic League tournament

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PREP SOCCER PLAYOFFS (Updated): Rivals win first playoff match on golden goal

Sequim loses 3-1; penalty kick call crucial

Brody Pierce, left, and Teanna Clark, Port Angeles track and field

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PREP TRACK ROUNDUP: Pierce leads PA boys to second-place finish at league meet

Clark wins javelin 13th straight time; Sequim’s Randall, Turella win

Port Angeles’ Mariah Traband tracks down a fly ball in right field. Traband went 4-for-4 as the No. 3-ranked Roughriders beat North Kitsap 13-3 to win the Olympic League championship. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP SOFTBALL: Roughriders win league title over Vikings with authority

PA crushes Vikings 13-3; Sequim loses 11-10 in 11 innings to Trojans