Pierre LaBossiere

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Sequim's Amanda Weller and Kendall Hastings, at the net, look to teammate Kalli Wiker, lower left, for assistance as Port Angeles' Samantha Robbins, Ava Brenkman and Lillian Halberg look on during Saturdays match at Port Angeles High School.

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Wolves near-perfect serving in win over the Roughriders

The Sequim volleyball team got off to a hot start and got near-perfect serving all match in beating Port Angeles 3-0 (25-9,… Continue reading

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Sequim's Amanda Weller and Kendall Hastings, at the net, look to teammate Kalli Wiker, lower left, for assistance as Port Angeles' Samantha Robbins, Ava Brenkman and Lillian Halberg look on during Saturdays match at Port Angeles High School.
East Jefferson's Anson Jones (24) looks for running room against the Kingston defense Friday night. Jones rushed for 92 yards as Kingston won 12-7.  (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: East Jefferson nearly knocks off Kingston; PA shut out

The East Jefferson football team played tough defense and rallied with a touchdown in the final three minutes, but couldn’t get the ball… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Anson Jones (24) looks for running room against the Kingston defense Friday night. Jones rushed for 92 yards as Kingston won 12-7.  (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)

PREP FOOTBALL: Friday night’s prep football scores

Friday’s Prep Football Scores Bremerton 54, Port Angeles 0 Sequim 27, South Kitsap 15 Kingston 12, East Jefferson 7 Napavine 34, Forks 19 Ballard 15,… Continue reading

A landslide blocks safe passage along the Spruce Railroad Trail. Olympic National Park officials said heavy rain was the cause. (Photo courtesy of Noel Carey)

OUTDOORS: Funding secured for repairing Spruce Railroad Trail

Funding has been secured and a contractor lined up to repair a 280-foot-long stretch of the Spruce Railroad Trail that was buried… Continue reading

A landslide blocks safe passage along the Spruce Railroad Trail. Olympic National Park officials said heavy rain was the cause. (Photo courtesy of Noel Carey)

PREP SPORTS: East Jefferson swimmers improve times

The East Jefferson swim team posted its second time trials this weekend at Shore Aquatic Center in Port Angeles. “It’s the little… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School
Port Angeles cross country runners get off to a team start at Port Townsend on Saturday. From left, are Jayden McLarty, Reid Schmidt, Brian Guttormsen, Jason Gladfelter and Kowen Kasten.

PREP ROUNDUP: Riders dominate Olympic in cross country

Sequim’s Pyeatt and EJ’s Allworth-Miles win

Port Angeles High School
Port Angeles cross country runners get off to a team start at Port Townsend on Saturday. From left, are Jayden McLarty, Reid Schmidt, Brian Guttormsen, Jason Gladfelter and Kowen Kasten.
Forks' Hayden Baker (30) runs the ball against Pe Ell-Willapa Valley on Saturday. (Eric Trent/Daily Chronicle)

PREP FOOTBALL: Spartans shut out Pe Ell-Willapa Valley; Quilcene romps

Forks’ Hayden Baker scored four touchdowns as the Spartans romped over Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 49-0 in an easy road victory. Coach Trevor Highfield… Continue reading

Forks' Hayden Baker (30) runs the ball against Pe Ell-Willapa Valley on Saturday. (Eric Trent/Daily Chronicle)

PREP ROUNDUP: East Jefferson soccer posts shutout win; PA volleyball improves to 2-0

East Jefferson picked up its first girls’ soccer win in Olympic 2A play, scoring a goal in the sixth minute against Kingston and… Continue reading

North Olympic Discovery Marathon
John Ruddell, 12, is the Grand Prize winner of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon kids medal design contest.

NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: Kids medal grand prize winner announced

Dry Creek Elementary School student John Ruddell, 12, is the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 North Olympic Discovery Marathon kids medal… Continue reading

North Olympic Discovery Marathon
John Ruddell, 12, is the Grand Prize winner of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon kids medal design contest.

PREP ROUNDUP: Young Forks soccer team falls to powerhouse Adna

The Forks soccer girls went up against one of the strongest 1B teams in the state and came away holding their heads up,… Continue reading

PREP ROUNDUP: East Jefferson swimmers post time trials

The East Jefferson girls’ swim team got in its initial time trial at the Shore Aquatic Center in Port Angeles. The team’s… Continue reading

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Quilcene's Bishop Budnek Scampers for a 60-yard touchdown run during a Saturday home game against the Crescent Loggers. In on the play are Crescent's Wyatt Lee (12) and Darren Lee (88).

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene, Crescent renew rivalry; Forks nearly knocks off defending champ Onalaska

With small- school football in flux all over the state due to COVID-19 restrictions, just getting an official game together is an accomplishment… Continue reading

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Quilcene's Bishop Budnek Scampers for a 60-yard touchdown run during a Saturday home game against the Crescent Loggers. In on the play are Crescent's Wyatt Lee (12) and Darren Lee (88).
Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter races in Saturday's dual meet again Sequim on Saturday at Kingston. Gladfelter won the boys' race.

PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Pyeatt, Sequim girls win against PA

In the first showdown of the season between elite cross country runners, Riley Pyeatt of Sequim and Lauren Larson of Port Angeles, Pyeatt… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter races in Saturday's dual meet again Sequim on Saturday at Kingston. Gladfelter won the boys' race.

PREP FOOTBALL: Scores from around the state

Saturday’s Prep Football Scores Onalaska 24, Forks 16 Sequim 38, Bainbridge 0 Ridgefield 42, Hudson’s Bay 0 Castle Rock 52, Goldendale 13 North Kitsap 26,… Continue reading

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim volleyball loses close match to Kingston; Quilcene nips Clallam Bay

Wolves volleyball coach Jennie Webber Heilman hopes a close 3-2 defeat to Kingston doesn’t continue a trend the team fell into in the… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Kennedy Bruch, 10, defends the net against East Jefferson Volleyball Team of Katie Ballard, left, and Sophie Patterson during a Tuesday game in Chimacum.

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Port Angeles downs combined Jefferson team in opener

The prep volleyball season got back on the court after a 15-month COVID-19 pandemic hiatus with the Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Chimacum… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Kennedy Bruch, 10, defends the net against East Jefferson Volleyball Team of Katie Ballard, left, and Sophie Patterson during a Tuesday game in Chimacum.
Pierre LaBossiere

COLUMN: Welcoming the return of local sports

IT’S BEEN ALMOST exactly a year. A year of dashed hopes and crushing lows. A few days of despair. Some false starts. Other days in… Continue reading

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Port Angeles High School
Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College still had a couple of inches of snow on the field Monday afternoon. The Port Angeles soccer girls are hoping to open their season tonight against East Jefferson, but that game may be postponed if the snow doesn't melt.

PREP SPORTS: More preps back Tuesday and Wednesday after long hiatus

Despite a bit of a hiccup from a weekend snowstorm, prep sports is finally returning to the Olympic Peninsula today after a… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School
Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College still had a couple of inches of snow on the field Monday afternoon. The Port Angeles soccer girls are hoping to open their season tonight against East Jefferson, but that game may be postponed if the snow doesn't melt.

Olympics protect most of Peninsula from new snow

The rainshadow effect largely came to the aid of the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend as the area avoided the heavy snow… Continue reading

Health officer: New COVID case numbers down, but don’t relax yet

New COVID-19 cases on the North Olympic Peninsula continue to remain few, but Jefferson County Health Officer Dr. Tom Locke warned people… Continue reading