Heidi Leitz, Port Angeles softball.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Heidi Leitz, Port Angeles softball

What a spectacular start to the season for Port Angeles Roughriders softball player Heidi Leitz.

Port Angeles Roughriders.

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PREP ROUNDUP: (updated) Port Angeles softball remains perfect

Forks baseball wins on one-hitter

Forks Spartans.

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PREP ROUNDUP: Forks girls win home track and field meet

Sequim golf boys nipped by Bainbridge by one stroke

Forks Spartans.

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PREP BASEBALL: Forks earns doubleheader split with clutch hit

Port Angeles, Sequim softball teams win big

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Peninsula College soccer coaches Jake Hughes, left, and Kanyon Anderson speak during the official opening of a new pitch surface at the Wally Sigmar Athletic Complex on Wednesday on the school's Port Angeles campus.

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SIGMAR FIELD: Peninsula College, soccer community celebrate new turf surface

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new $770,000 field turf surface that, according…

Neah Bay's Allie Greene shoots a floater over the Mossyrock defense Saturday night in Spokane. Greene finished with 19 points, leading all scorers, in the 56-54 Neah Bay win.
(Bridget Mayfield/for the Peninsula Daily News)

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PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: It was a remarkable season of hoops on the Peninsula

While Gonzaga and the NCAA tournaments are still going, we’re out of the gymnasiums for a while and…

Port Angeles Roughriders.

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PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles softball wins again behind trio of home runs

GIG HARBOR — The Port Angeles softball team remained unbeaten, getting past 3A Gig Harbor 14-13 thanks to…

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Dena Dinius of Port Angeles competes in the 5K of the Red, Set Go St. Patrick's Day run/walk races held in Port Angeles this weekend.

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FUN RUN: More than 220 competitors enjoy St. Patrick’s race in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — More than 220 participants competed in this weekends Red, Set, Go St. Patrick’s Day run/walk…

Elijah Flodstrom, Port Angeles baseball

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Elijah Flodstrom, Port Angeles baseball.

It was hard to single out just one player for the Port Angeles Roughriders baseball team for our…

Jelissa Julmist, Sequim Wolves

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim’s Julmist scores 18 points in all-state game

SEATTLE — Sequim’s Hannah Bates and Jelissa Julmist played this weekend in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association girls…

Port Angeles Roughriders.

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PREP ROUNDUP: Roughriders soccer rallies late with pair of goals

PA softball outscores opponents 30-1 in pair of wins

Peninsula’s Itaua Tuisaula battles through a Lane double team during the NWAC semifinals held Saturday in Pasco. Tuisaula had 14 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks before leaving the game with an ankle injury. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

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NWAC SEMIFINALS: Peninsula College women battle injuries, fall in final seconds of overtime to Lane

Epic game swings back and forth all second half and OT

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Port Angeles' Alex Angevine, right, looks back after sliding into second as Bremerton shortstop Brian Infante lets the ball get past him, allioing Angevine to scramble to the bag in the second inning on Tuesday at Port Angeles Civic Field.

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PREP BASEBALL: Roughriders open season with a no-hitter

PA crushes Bremerton 10-0; EJ’s Brody Moore strikes out 13

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: East Jefferson’s Vandenberg makes first team All-Nisqually

SILVERDALE — East Jefferson’s Alyssa Vandenberg, the leading scorer for the Rivals, made the first team All-Nisqually League…

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GYMNASTICS: Klahhane gymnasts clean up with medals

PORT ANGELES — Klahhane Gymnastics had a busy weekend as the girls team competed at the Skookum Showdown…

Rhody Run Redux

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Registration open for Rhody Run Redux 2023

Sequim’s Julmist, Bates to play in all-state game

Matthew Miller, Port Angeles soccer

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Matthew Miller, Port Angeles boys soccer

Port Angeles High School freshman Matthew Miller had quite the varsity debut for the Roughriders boys soccer team.

East Jefferson’s Isaac Gurney, left, dribbles the ball against Port Angeles’ Keane McClain at Memorial Stadium in Port Townsend on Saturday. Port Angeles won 7-0. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP BOYS SOCCER: Roughriders begin season with shutout

PA’s Matthew Miller: 3 goals and 3 assists

Peninsula College’s Roosevelt Williams Jr. goes up for a layup around Columbia Basin’s Ta’Veus Randle on Saturday in the NWAC tournament held in Pasco. Peninsula lost 77-73. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

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NWAC TOURNAMENT BASKETBALL: Peninsula men fall in opener to Columbia Basin

Pirates shoot 9-for-34 from outside

Sequim’s Jolene Vaara goes to the basket for two of her team-high 20 points in a 64-49 Olympic League win over North Kitsap. Vaara had six 20-point games and was named the Olympic League MVP and defensive player of the year. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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OLYMPIC LEAGUE BASKETBALL: Sequim’s Jolene Vaara named MVP, defensive player of the year

PORT ANGELES — Sequim’s Jolene Vaara was named both the Olympic 2A League most valuable player and defensive…