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PREP SOCCER: Forks comes up just short for district title, falls 3-2 to Seton Catholic

The Forks soccer team’s remarkable spring run came to a heartbreaking halt this weekend with a hard-fought 3-2 loss in the Southwest 1A/2B… Continue reading

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Neah Bay's Ruth Greene, left, and Kianah Cameron, and Crescent's JoCy Kazlauskas  reace in the 100-meter hurdles on Friday.

TRACK AND FIELD: Neah Bay boys, girls win final track meet of the year

Dominating the sprints and the field events, the Neah Bay boys and girls won the final North Olympic B track meet of the… Continue reading

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Neah Bay's Ruth Greene, left, and Kianah Cameron, and Crescent's JoCy Kazlauskas  reace in the 100-meter hurdles on Friday.

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles comes back; Forks wins big

The Roughriders wrapped up their home schedule with a senior night 4-3 win over Central Kitsap, avenging a loss the night before… Continue reading

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Sequim's Ben Sweet tees off at the opening of Tuesday's league championships on his home course at The Cedars at Dungeness.

PREP GOLF: Sequim boys win Olympic League title

Four Wolves among top 15

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Sequim's Ben Sweet tees off at the opening of Tuesday's league championships on his home course at The Cedars at Dungeness.
Forks' Juan Pablo Flores waves his jersey in celebration after scoring the first goal against Columbia Adventist during this playoff contest at Spartan Stadium in Forks Tuesday evening.  Also pictured are Andres Santos (13) Aristeo Ayala-Weed (18) and Luis Perez (21). (Lonnie Archibald/for the Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks soccer and softball teams win playoff games

The Forks Spartans found themselves in a tough soccer battle with a good squad from Columbia Adventist on Tuesday. The Spartans entered the… Continue reading

Forks' Juan Pablo Flores waves his jersey in celebration after scoring the first goal against Columbia Adventist during this playoff contest at Spartan Stadium in Forks Tuesday evening.  Also pictured are Andres Santos (13) Aristeo Ayala-Weed (18) and Luis Perez (21). (Lonnie Archibald/for the Peninsula Daily News)
Port Townsend Women's Golf Club
Port Townsend Women's Golf Club Captain Katherine Buchanan spent last week as a volunteer repairing the bunker on hole No. 3.

GOLF ROUNDUP: Wilder Baseball to hold fundraiser May 15

The Wilder Baseball Club four-person golf fundraiser will be held at 10 a.m. May 15 at Peninsula Golf Course. Cost is $110… Continue reading

Port Townsend Women's Golf Club
Port Townsend Women's Golf Club Captain Katherine Buchanan spent last week as a volunteer repairing the bunker on hole No. 3.
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Port Angeles' Zoe Smithson rounds first base against Central Kitsap. Smithson hit two home runs in Monday's 10-0 win and is batting .651 on the season.
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Port Angeles' Zoe Smithson rounds first base against Central Kitsap. Smithson hit two home runs in Monday's 10-0 win and is batting .651 on the season.
Port Angeles Marathon Association
Mother and daughter, Katie and Audrey Rudd of Port Angeles, run in the 5K Railroad Bridge Run on Saturday.

ADVENTURE SPORTS: More than 300 compete in Railroad Bridge Run

More than 300 participants ran the Olympic Discovery Trail from Carlsborg to Sequim in the Railroad Bridge Run this weekend, the second leg… Continue reading

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Mother and daughter, Katie and Audrey Rudd of Port Angeles, run in the 5K Railroad Bridge Run on Saturday.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women shut out Skagit Valley 1-0

The Peninsula College women’s soccer team got a long-range goal from defender Tommylia Dunbar in the first half and held on for… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of Jessica Lancaster 
From left, back row, coach Jay Marazon, Stella Fradkin, Madison Wilkinson, Emma Desjardin, Maddie Walton, assistant coach Rob Walton, Mariah Traband, Alayna Marazon, Lilly Lancaster, and assistant coach Jack Waknitz. From left, front row, Brooklynn Schmidt, Madigan Ordona, Emma Rhodes, Cela Waknitz, Lila Nix and Peyton Smith.

STORM KING SOCCER: Avalanche girls finish second at Founders Cup

The Storm King FC Avalanche Girls 2010 team finished second in the Washington Youth Soccer 2021 Founders Cup held over… Continue reading

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From left, back row, coach Jay Marazon, Stella Fradkin, Madison Wilkinson, Emma Desjardin, Maddie Walton, assistant coach Rob Walton, Mariah Traband, Alayna Marazon, Lilly Lancaster, and assistant coach Jack Waknitz. From left, front row, Brooklynn Schmidt, Madigan Ordona, Emma Rhodes, Cela Waknitz, Lila Nix and Peyton Smith.
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Port Angeles' Porter Litle, front, races with Bremerton's Jeffery Pickering for the ball on Saturday in Port Angeles.

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles soccer team bounces back; (Updated) Neah Bay football romps over Darrington

The Port Angeles soccer team snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over Bremerton on Senior Day. Coach Chris Saari… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Porter Litle, front, races with Bremerton's Jeffery Pickering for the ball on Saturday in Port Angeles.
Sequim's Riley Pyeatt and Port Angeles's Lauren Larson go toe-to-toe in the 800. Pyeatt won the race by two seconds, but Larson came back to win the 3,200 as Pyeatt and Larson combined to win the 400, 800, 1,600 and 3,200. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)

TRACK AND FIELD: Pyeatt, Larson dominate distance events

Sequim girls finish third at 1A/2A/3A league meet

Sequim's Riley Pyeatt and Port Angeles's Lauren Larson go toe-to-toe in the 800. Pyeatt won the race by two seconds, but Larson came back to win the 3,200 as Pyeatt and Larson combined to win the 400, 800, 1,600 and 3,200. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula College women, men both win

Sequim’s Hope Glasser goes for 13 points and 12 rebounds

Port Angeles' Seth Woods tries to put the tag on North Kitsap's Colton Bower Friday in Poulsbo. The Roughriders won the game 9-4 after scoring eight runs in the seventh inning. (Mark Krulish/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

BASEBALL, SOFTBALL: Roughriders rally with eight runs in the seventh; PA girls crush opponents

The Port Angeles Roughriders had been handled for six innings by North Kitsap pitchers, but then erupted for eight runs in the top… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Seth Woods tries to put the tag on North Kitsap's Colton Bower Friday in Poulsbo. The Roughriders won the game 9-4 after scoring eight runs in the seventh inning. (Mark Krulish/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles BMX track president and operator Sean Coleman, left, talks with track design assistant Colby Groves, 17, at the track. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BMX season begins Thursday with rebuilt track

Facility to host top state and Gold Cup races through fall

Port Angeles BMX track president and operator Sean Coleman, left, talks with track design assistant Colby Groves, 17, at the track. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles varsity tennis players celebrate their 8-0 start on the season: Kinnley Brady, Holly Jones, Hannah Reetz, Brielle Keywood, Ellie Getchell, Emma Olsen, Eden Critchfield, Hannah Basden, Reagan Critchfield, Shannon Callahan, Millie Long, Liberty Lauer, Angelina Sprague.

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim soccer, tennis and PA tennis all remain perfect

Both the Port Angeles and Sequim tennis teams won Monday, setting up a battle between the two undefeated squads to be held Thursday… Continue reading

Port Angeles varsity tennis players celebrate their 8-0 start on the season: Kinnley Brady, Holly Jones, Hannah Reetz, Brielle Keywood, Ellie Getchell, Emma Olsen, Eden Critchfield, Hannah Basden, Reagan Critchfield, Shannon Callahan, Millie Long, Liberty Lauer, Angelina Sprague.

SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula men’s soccer responds with 3-0 win

The Peninsula men’s soccer team got a shutout from its defense and goals from three different scorers in bouncing back from their… Continue reading

Debbie Proctor of Vancouver (307) and Sherry Xiong of Port Angeles (343) run in the half-marathon of the Olympic Adventure Trail run Saturday. (Photo by Matt Sagen, Cascadia Films)

OAT Run: More than 200 runners hit the Adventure Trails

Seattleites win 12K, half-marathon

Debbie Proctor of Vancouver (307) and Sherry Xiong of Port Angeles (343) run in the half-marathon of the Olympic Adventure Trail run Saturday. (Photo by Matt Sagen, Cascadia Films)
Sequim's Riley Pyeatt at a meet in Port Angeles in March. Pyeatt won four individual and relay events Saturday at a Port Angeles meet. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP TRACK: Sequim’s Pyeatt big winner at Port Angeles meet

Roughriders’ Larson posts top times in state

Sequim's Riley Pyeatt at a meet in Port Angeles in March. Pyeatt won four individual and relay events Saturday at a Port Angeles meet. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Forks' Tony Flores-Hernandez (9) battles for a loose ball against Elma in Forks on Saturday. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: (Updated) Forks soccer aiming for league title; Neah Bay wins belated football opener

Forks got a late winning goal from William Perez to knock off Tenino 3-2, keeping its perfect record intact for a likely league-deciding… Continue reading

Forks' Tony Flores-Hernandez (9) battles for a loose ball against Elma in Forks on Saturday. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)