Pierre LaBossiere

The Port Angeles cross country celebrates during the Westside Classic meet in Tacoma this week. Six members of the team qualified for the state 2A championship, including four boys. (Angie Gooding/Port Angeles Cross Country)

PREP CROSS COUNTRY: PA, Sequim to send nine runners to state

EJ boys win 1A district; girls second

The Port Angeles cross country celebrates during the Westside Classic meet in Tacoma this week. Six members of the team qualified for the state 2A championship, including four boys. (Angie Gooding/Port Angeles Cross Country)
Port Angeles' Lilly Anne Lancaster scores one of her three goals against Washington on Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles wallops Washington 9-0 in playoff opener

All the pieces fell into place as the Port Angeles girls soccer team had its most dominant performance of the season, winning… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Lilly Anne Lancaster scores one of her three goals against Washington on Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles’ Carson Waddell (2) throws the ball against Bremerton on Friday night. Torrential rain at the beginning of the game affected play, especially in the first half. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Games dictated by rain and defense this week

In a defensive battle dictated by torrential rain that deluged the field for the first half, the Port Angeles Roughriders football team… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Carson Waddell (2) throws the ball against Bremerton on Friday night. Torrential rain at the beginning of the game affected play, especially in the first half. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)
Nicholas Lyne of Victoria, B.C., competes in the Last Man Standing competition at the Salt Creek 24 this weekend. (Jesse Major Photography/Peninsula Adventure Sports)

SALT CREEK 24: Records fall despite high winds

The winds howled but records still fell at this year’s Salt Creek 24 endurance race at the Salt Creek Recreation Area. The… Continue reading

Nicholas Lyne of Victoria, B.C., competes in the Last Man Standing competition at the Salt Creek 24 this weekend. (Jesse Major Photography/Peninsula Adventure Sports)
Jordyn Julmist, Sequim volleyball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jordyn Julmist, Sequim volleyball

Every year, the Sequim volleyball team makes it a goal to knock off perennial powerhouse North Kitsap. Last week, for the first time in a… Continue reading

Jordyn Julmist, Sequim volleyball.
East Jefferson, Neah Bay

FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: East Jefferson, Neah Bay win

The East Jefferson football team pitched a shutout,… Continue reading

East Jefferson, Neah Bay
Peninsula College

COLLEGE SOCCER: Pirates score in stoppage time for force a tie with Shoreline

The Peninsula College men’s soccer team will have to wait another game to lock up a North Region championship after a 2-2 tie… Continue reading

Peninsula College
Port Angeles running back Dylan Mann (22) gets blocking from teammate Stryder Wilhelm (62) as he rushes for some of his 101 yards Friday night against Bremerton. The Knights won in extremely wet conditions 21-0. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Roughriders lose soggy defensive battle to Bremerton

In a defensive battle dictated by torrential rain that deluged the field for the first half, the Port Angeles Roughriders football team… Continue reading

Port Angeles running back Dylan Mann (22) gets blocking from teammate Stryder Wilhelm (62) as he rushes for some of his 101 yards Friday night against Bremerton. The Knights won in extremely wet conditions 21-0. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim’s Ruby Moxley-Horgan advances the ball against Port Angeles’ Emma Deshardins (20) on Tuesday in Sequim. The Roughriders scored three goals in the second half to win 3-1. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

GIRLS PREP SOCCER: Roughriders storm back in second half against Sequim

PA’s Lancaster scores pair of goals in final minutes to win 3-1

Sequim’s Ruby Moxley-Horgan advances the ball against Port Angeles’ Emma Deshardins (20) on Tuesday in Sequim. The Roughriders scored three goals in the second half to win 3-1. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Forks' Vivi Luna competes with Ocosta's Penny Park for ball control Monday at Spartan Staidum. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

FORKS SOCCER: Short-handed Spartans battle Ocosta to 1-1 tie

The Forks soccer team managed to battle Ocosta to a 1-1 tie despite only having 10 players available for the match. “The first… Continue reading

Forks' Vivi Luna competes with Ocosta's Penny Park for ball control Monday at Spartan Staidum. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Hannah Wagner, Vancouver Island University soccer

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim’s Wagner named athlete of the week at VIU

Former Sequim High School and Peninsula College soccer star Hannah Wagner was named the Pacific Western Athletic Association women’s soccer athlete of the… Continue reading

Hannah Wagner, Vancouver Island University soccer
Mikah Love (12), here playing against Quilcene earlier this year, had 429 all-purpose yards against Lake Quinault this weekend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Mikah Love (12), here playing against Quilcene earlier this year, had 429 all-purpose yards against Lake Quinault this weekend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Jackson Dupuy, East Jefferson football.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jackson Dupuy, East Jefferson football

Jackson Dupuy’s monster game Friday night helped lead the East Jefferson Rivals to the biggest upset win of the year on the Olympic Peninsula. The… Continue reading

Jackson Dupuy, East Jefferson football.

GIRLS SWIMMING: Port Angeles fourth at Swimvitational

The Port Angeles girls swim team traveled to Silverdale on Saturday to compete in the annual Swimvitational meet. The competition was limited to… Continue reading

East Jefferson Rivals

PREP FOOTBALL SCORES: East Jefferson blows out nemesis Bellevue Christian

Friday night’s Washington prep football scores: East Jefferson 33, Bellevue Christian 7 Olympic 59, Sequim 14 Pe Ell/Willapa Valley 34, Forks 9 Darrington 52, Quilcene… Continue reading

East Jefferson Rivals
East Jefferson's Jackson Dupuy is tackled against Annie Wright last week. Dupuy gained 154 yards rushing Friday night against Bellevue Christian to help the Rivals beat the vikings 33-7. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: (Correction) Port Angeles falls in wild shootout to Squalicum

East Jefferson shocks 5-0 Bellevue Christian 33-7

East Jefferson's Jackson Dupuy is tackled against Annie Wright last week. Dupuy gained 154 yards rushing Friday night against Bellevue Christian to help the Rivals beat the vikings 33-7. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula College's Kasi Baker (18) battles Whatcom's Annabelle Jackson (16) for a loose ball int he rain at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles on Saturday. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men, women clinch playoff spots

The Peninsula College men and women locked up playoff spots against Whatcom this weekend, with the women coming away with a 2-0… Continue reading

Peninsula College's Kasi Baker (18) battles Whatcom's Annabelle Jackson (16) for a loose ball int he rain at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles on Saturday. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
East Jefferson's Carina Shiflett prepares to hit the ball against Klahowya on Friday in Chimacum. (Carrie Beebe)

PREP ROUNDUP: East Jefferson volleyball wins three straight

The East Jefferson volleyball team capped off an undefeated week with a 3-0 win over Klahowya (25-14, 25-16, 25-18) on Friday, improving the… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Carina Shiflett prepares to hit the ball against Klahowya on Friday in Chimacum. (Carrie Beebe)
Sequim's Kassi Montero battles above the net against unbeaten Bainbridge in a match Tuesday in Sequim. Also in on the play are Sequim's Kenzie Berglund (23) and Teagan Neathery (17). (Jacques Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Sequim plays Bainbridge tough; PA sweeps Olympic

Riders tennis wins to improve to 8-2

Sequim's Kassi Montero battles above the net against unbeaten Bainbridge in a match Tuesday in Sequim. Also in on the play are Sequim's Kenzie Berglund (23) and Teagan Neathery (17). (Jacques Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group)