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Keira Johnson, Forks basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Keira Johnson, Forks basketball

Keira Johnson made history for the Forks girls basketball program last week. Johnson scored 26 points in a victory over Lummi at the Mount Vernon… Continue reading

Keira Johnson, Forks basketball
The Frosty Moss Team Relay was held in May in 2021 and this year will move to March 16. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)

OUTDOOR SPORTS: Peninsula Adventure Sports announces 2024 calendar

Peninsula Adventure Sports, a leading organizer of outdoor endurance events on the Olympic Peninsula, announced this week its 2024 race calendar featuring… Continue reading

The Frosty Moss Team Relay was held in May in 2021 and this year will move to March 16. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)
East Jefferson’s Kateyn Riley keeps her eyes on the basket while being closely guarded against Washougal on Saturday in Chimacum. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: EJ girls bow to physical Washougal

Crescent boys improve to 10-1

East Jefferson’s Kateyn Riley keeps her eyes on the basket while being closely guarded against Washougal on Saturday in Chimacum. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

WRESTLING: Forks gets a trio of champions at The Rock

East Jefferson puts two wrestlers in championship match

Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP BASKETBALL: PA boys split a pair at SunDome Shootout

The Port Angeles boys basketball team picked up a split of games against a couple of tough opponents at the Yakima SunDome Shootout,… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
Forks basketball player Keira Johnson (holding sign) celebrates her career school scoring record with her teammates at a game at Mount Vernon Christian High School in Mount Vernon on Friday. (Courtesy photo)

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks wins sixth straight as record falls

It was a lot of good news tinged with a bit of bad for the Forks girls basketball team in the Spartans’… Continue reading

Forks basketball player Keira Johnson (holding sign) celebrates her career school scoring record with her teammates at a game at Mount Vernon Christian High School in Mount Vernon on Friday. (Courtesy photo)
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Port Angeles' Morgan Politika, right, charges to the key defended by Washougal's Ireland Albaugh on Thursday at Port Angeles High School.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Roughrider girls battle, but fall short against Washougal

The Port Angeles girls basketball team battled back against foul trouble and a tall, physical Washougal squad, but came up just short… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Morgan Politika, right, charges to the key defended by Washougal's Ireland Albaugh on Thursday at Port Angeles High School.
Forks Spartans

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks girls win fifth straight

The Forks girls basketball team got rolling in the second quarter and got a huge game from Keira Johnson in a 53-43 win… Continue reading

Forks Spartans
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Neah Bay's Allie Greene shoots over the Mossyrock defense on March 4 in Spokane in the 1B state championship game. Greene led the Red Devils with 19 points to help the Neah Bay girls win the state championship 56-54. She now plays for Peninsula College.

2023 REVIEW: It was a year of champions on the Olympic Peninsula

In 2023, there were two championship teams from the Olympic Peninsula crowned, a huge growth in the local BMX scene, a historic… Continue reading

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Neah Bay's Allie Greene shoots over the Mossyrock defense on March 4 in Spokane in the 1B state championship game. Greene led the Red Devils with 19 points to help the Neah Bay girls win the state championship 56-54. She now plays for Peninsula College.
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Port Angeles' Jason Hawes, right, picks an opening in the in the line after receiving a key block by teammate  Brandt Perry, left, during Friday's game against Bainbridge at Port Angeles Civic Field.

ALL-PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Port Angeles’ Jason Hawes literally did it all

This season, Port Angeles senior Jason Hawes was asked to do everything for the Roughriders football team. The all-Olympic League linebacker was… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Jason Hawes, right, picks an opening in the in the line after receiving a key block by teammate  Brandt Perry, left, during Friday's game against Bainbridge at Port Angeles Civic Field.
Port Angeles’ Millie Long is leading the nation in steals with 4.57 a game for Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, Calif. (Max Tepper /Cal Poly Humboldt)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Millie Long leading nation in steals at Cal Poly Humboldt

After just seven games, Port Angeles’ Millie Long has already made her mark for the Cal Poly Humboldt women’s basketball team. Long,… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Millie Long is leading the nation in steals with 4.57 a game for Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, Calif. (Max Tepper /Cal Poly Humboldt)
Forks wrestler Miley Blanton and East Jefferson wrestler Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Miley Blanton, Forks; Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson

This week, we recognize a pair of girl wrestlers at opposite ends of the Olympic Peninsula who have had outstanding starts to their 2023-24 seasons.… Continue reading

Forks wrestler Miley Blanton and East Jefferson wrestler Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez.
Sequim Wolves.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim dominates Steilacoom to get back on winning track

The Sequim girls basketball team bounced back from a rough loss against Neah Bay by getting back on the winning track with a… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves.
Port Angeles’ Parker Nickerson, right, charges past W.F. West’s Weston Potter during Tuesday’s game at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders bounce Bearcats

Port Angeles tops tall team from W.F. West

Port Angeles’ Parker Nickerson, right, charges past W.F. West’s Weston Potter during Tuesday’s game at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Crescent holds off Quilcene comeback

The Crescent boys basketball team improved to 8-1 on the season, fending off a comeback attempt from Quilcene in a 54-46 victory. “That… Continue reading

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rivals split pair of games; Crescent has won 6 straight

The East Jefferson girls split a pair of games this weekend, falling on the road Monday night to a tough Crosspoint team 63-45.… Continue reading

Lindsay Smith, Port Angeles girls basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lindsay Smith, Port Angeles girls basketball

Port Angeles girls basketball player Lindsay Smith is off to a great start this season. Smith, a 5-foot-11 guard who plays bigger than her height,… Continue reading

Lindsay Smith, Port Angeles girls basketball.
Washington State wide receiver Lincoln Victor (5) is tackled by Washington cornerback Dominique Hampton, left, and linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio, right, during the Apple Cup on Nov. 25 in Seattle. Washington and Washington State will continue to play each other in football for at least another five years, but the Apple Cup will no longer be a conference game. (Lindsey Wasson/The Associated Press)

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Plenty of options for WSU, OSU

Now that Washington State and Oregon State apparently have finally won their litigation to maintain control of the Pac-12, the two schools can work together… Continue reading

Washington State wide receiver Lincoln Victor (5) is tackled by Washington cornerback Dominique Hampton, left, and linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio, right, during the Apple Cup on Nov. 25 in Seattle. Washington and Washington State will continue to play each other in football for at least another five years, but the Apple Cup will no longer be a conference game. (Lindsey Wasson/The Associated Press)
Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson wrestling

WRESTLING ROUNDUP: East Jefferson’s Lanphear-Ramirez takes first at Hammerhead Invite

A pair of Olympic Peninsula girls had a fantastic weekend at the prestigious Hammerhead Invitational held over two days at the Kitsap Sun… Continue reading

Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson wrestling
Peninsula College’s Javon Ervin (5) drives the ball against Green River on Saturday in Port Angeles. Green River won 78-58. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men struggle shooting against Gators

PC women win three straight in Eastern Oregon

Peninsula College’s Javon Ervin (5) drives the ball against Green River on Saturday in Port Angeles. Green River won 78-58. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)