Pierre LaBossiere

LEFTIES: Port Angeles roars back to win after falling in 7-0 hole against Bellingham Bells

The Port Angeles Lefties had a remarkable comeback victory Sunday, digging out of a 7-0 hole to beat the Bellingham Bells 10-7. Garrett… Continue reading

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Forks' Karen Ensastequi-Salazar wrestles in a double dual versus Curtis and Bethel high schools this weekend.

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks grapplers win double dual

Forks wrestlers beat both 4A Curtis and 3A Bethel in a double dual Saturday in Tacoma. The Spartans defeated Curtis by score of… Continue reading

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Forks' Karen Ensastequi-Salazar wrestles in a double dual versus Curtis and Bethel high schools this weekend.
Sequim's Malory Morey goes up for a shot against Bainbridge on Saturday. Sequim won 66-17. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim girls win big against Bainbridge

Neah Bay’s Laila Greene scores 1,000th point

Sequim's Malory Morey goes up for a shot against Bainbridge on Saturday. Sequim won 66-17. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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The Port Angeles-Sequim-Crescent gymnastics team has won two meets this year. From left, back row, are Kathryn Jones, Alex Schmadeke, Mei-Ying Harper-Smith, Susannah Sharp, Kori Miller, Ellie Turner, Amara Brown and Maddie Clark. From left, front row, are Aubrie Scott, Faith Carr, Maizie Tucker, Emma Sharp and Molly Scofield.

GYMNASTICS: PA-Sequim squad wins pair of meets

The Port Angeles/Sequim/Crescent combined gymnastics squad held its home meet against North Kitsap last week, beating the Vikings by a score of… Continue reading

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The Port Angeles-Sequim-Crescent gymnastics team has won two meets this year. From left, back row, are Kathryn Jones, Alex Schmadeke, Mei-Ying Harper-Smith, Susannah Sharp, Kori Miller, Ellie Turner, Amara Brown and Maddie Clark. From left, front row, are Aubrie Scott, Faith Carr, Maizie Tucker, Emma Sharp and Molly Scofield.

SUNDAY’S SPORTS ON TELEVISION

Sunday’s sports on television 9 a.m. (5) KING Tennis ITF, French Open (Live) 9 a.m. (47) GOLF Golf PGA, The Memorial Tournament Final Round (Live)… Continue reading

WEST COAST LEAGUE: Port Angeles Lefties fall in WCL opener to Bellingham

The Port Angeles Lefties dropped their West Coast League opener Friday, giving up four runs in the… Continue reading

Port Angeles amputee Dana Lawson is a survivor of multiple bouts of cancer and domestic violence. She plans to compete in the North Olympic Discovery Marathon in June to raise awareness for her group Unbounded Horizons, which helps domestic violence survivors heal through nature. (Photo courtesy of Colton McCoy)
Port Angeles amputee Dana Lawson is a survivor of multiple bouts of cancer and domestic violence. She plans to compete in the North Olympic Discovery Marathon in June to raise awareness for her group Unbounded Horizons, which helps domestic violence survivors heal through nature. (Photo courtesy of Colton McCoy)
Youngsters accompanied by a pair of pace runners take off down the Waterfront Trail portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail from Port Angeles City Pier during the 2019 North Olympic Discovery Marathon Kid's Marathon. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Youngsters accompanied by a pair of pace runners take off down the Waterfront Trail portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail from Port Angeles City Pier during the 2019 North Olympic Discovery Marathon Kid's Marathon. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates men, women lose close road games to Bellevue

The Peninsula College men’s and women’s teams have not been able to get past first-place Bellevue this season, as they had a pair… Continue reading

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Fundraising campaign for traveling volleyball team

The U17 School of Volleyball traveling team is raising funds through a GoFundMe campaign to play at the junior… Continue reading

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A day was added to spot shrimp season in Marine Area 9.

OUTDOORS: Day added for spot shrimp; Lower Hoh River to open for gamefish

The quota count is in and more shrimp fishing is on the way for many marine areas in northern and southern Puget Sound… Continue reading

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A day was added to spot shrimp season in Marine Area 9.
Grace Johnson, left, and Hope Glasser.

PENINSULA COLLEGE: Pirates’ student-athletes honored

Nordland’s Grace Johnson and Sequim’s Hope Glasser were among the six athletic award winners announced by the Peninsula College athletic department during… Continue reading

Grace Johnson, left, and Hope Glasser.
Wilder Senior Baseball Club.

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Wilder Sr. wins two out of three

Wilder Sr. won two out of three games at the Ephrata Tournament on Sunday and Monday, busting out for an eight-run inning in… Continue reading

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Peninsula’s Hope Glasser, a graduate of Sequim High School, right, tries to slip around the defense of Olympic’s Jasmani Apker-Montoya, a Port Townsend High School graduate, during Saturday’s game in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates hang on to beat Olympic

Sequim’s Glasser: 16 points, eight boards, five steals, five assists

Peninsula’s Hope Glasser, a graduate of Sequim High School, right, tries to slip around the defense of Olympic’s Jasmani Apker-Montoya, a Port Townsend High School graduate, during Saturday’s game in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: (Updated) Forks boys basketball team wins in OT

The Forks boys basketball team kept its perfect record intact, but had to go to overtime to beat a tough Northwest Christian team… Continue reading

Wilder Baseball Club.

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Wilder Senior splits a pair at Ephrata Tournament

Wilder Senior was on both ends of big innings late Saturday, splitting a pair of games at the Ephrata Tournament, beating the River… Continue reading

Wilder Baseball Club.
Forks senior Tony Hernandez-Flores drives the key against Raymond. Forks clinched a Pacific League 2B League championship by beating the Seagulls 79-34. (Photo by Lonnie Archibald.)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Spartans win Pacific B League; Neah Bay remains perfect

The Spartans sealed their second straight league championship, this one in the Pacific 2B League, with a blowout win over the Seagulls. Forks… Continue reading

Forks senior Tony Hernandez-Flores drives the key against Raymond. Forks clinched a Pacific League 2B League championship by beating the Seagulls 79-34. (Photo by Lonnie Archibald.)

Sunday’s sports on television

Sunday’s sports on television 9:30 a.m. (5) KING Auto Racing IndyCar, Indianapolis 500 IndyCar Series (Live) 10 a.m. (4) KOMO Basketball NBA, New York Knicks… Continue reading

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Lefties' Damiano Palmegani, center, gets caught in a rundown between second and third as Bellingham second baseman Mason Margenco, left, looks at the toss from shortstop Collin Burns in the bottom of the third in June 2019 at Port Angeles Civic Field. Palmegani was forced out on the play.

LEFTIES: Baseball team returning to Civic Field on Tuesday after hiatus

Team will feature Pac-12, Big Ten, WCC players; Host families still needed

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Lefties' Damiano Palmegani, center, gets caught in a rundown between second and third as Bellingham second baseman Mason Margenco, left, looks at the toss from shortstop Collin Burns in the bottom of the third in June 2019 at Port Angeles Civic Field. Palmegani was forced out on the play.
Tasiah Little of the PC Women’s basketball is guarded by Bellevue Bulldog Keani Midel Monday at the PC gym. PC lost by a “hair” to the Bulldogs. dlogan
Tasiah Little of the PC Women’s basketball is guarded by Bellevue Bulldog Keani Midel Monday at the PC gym. PC lost by a “hair” to the Bulldogs. dlogan