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The Cedars at Dungeness Men’s Club member Michael “Burch” Burchard aced the par-3 No. 8 hole from 100 yards with his pitching wedge on Monday. It was his first career hole-in-one. (The Cedars at Dungeness)

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AREA SPORTS: Cedars member Burchard collects first hole-in-one

Port Angeles Basketball Summer Camp July 21-24

Forks’ Avery Diley takes the throw at first for the out against Rainier runner Mia Naval on Wednesday afternoon at Borst Park in Centralia during the District 4 tournament. The Spartans fell to the Mountaineers 8-7 to close out the season. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP SOFTBALL: Forks’ comeback comes up just shy

Sequim pounds out 11 hits in win

Gemma Rowland and Peninsula College women’s soccer coach Kanyon Anderson celebrate after Rowland was honored with the Wally Sigmar award for soccer. The award is given to those who exemplify leadership, athleticism, academics and citizenship. (Peninsula College Athletics)

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PENINSULA COLLEGE: Pirates honor athletic award winners at year-end ceremony

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College Athletics celebrated its 2024-25 academic year accomplishments by handing out athletic awards to…

The Port Angeles boys golf team members who qualified for either district or state. From left, Noah Myers, Sky Gelder, Kolby Charles, Austin Worthington and Cale Wentz. Worthington and Wentz will be moving on to play in the state tournament next week, joined by three Port Angeles girls and three golfers from Sequim. (Bob Anderson)

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DISTRICT GOLF: Eight Olympic Peninsula golfers moving on to state

TACOMA — Port Angeles’ Austin Worthington and Sequim’s Adrian Aragon qualified to move on the state 2A tournament,…

Port Angeles Roughriders.

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PREP BASEBALL: Roughriders hang on tight to beat Steilacoom

STEILACOOM — The Port Angeles baseball team is one victory away from an automatic bid to the 2A…

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PREP SOCCER: Tough night for Olympic Peninsula teams as Port Angeles, Sequim and Forks all fall

Sequim plays home playoff Thursday at PC

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PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles a No. 1 seed at district; Sequim qualifies for tournament

LACEY — The Olympic League champion Port Angeles softball team knows its district opponent Saturday, while Sequim made…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Registration extended for Rhody Run; NOBAS seeks volunteers

PORT TOWNSEND — The registration has been extended to 8 p.m. Saturday for Sunday’s running of the Jefferson…

Port Angeles’ Ian Smithson reaches first baseball safely as the throw to the Eatonville first baseman was high and pulled him off the bag. Port Angeles won 8-1 to stay alive in the District 3 tournament. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP PLAYOFF BASEBALL: Riders rely on power and speed to beat Eatonville

Gooding belts HR; Williams throws complete game

Port Angeles’ Lexie Smith went 4-for-4 with a home run against Kingston as the Roughriders won 10-1 to win sole possession of first place. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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GIRLS SOFTBALL: Port Angeles romps, grabs sole possession of league title

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles softball team locked up sole possession of the Olympic League championship, taking…

Left, Gus Halberg, Port Angeles soccer. Right, Evan Cisneros, Sequim soccer.

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Gus Halberg, Port Angeles soccer; Evan Cisneros, Sequim soccer

In a remarkable day of postseason soccer at Peninsula College’s Wally Sigmar Field on Saturday, two Olympic Peninsula…

Ten teams from around the state and 30 Port Angeles High School alumni competed last week at the Rumble on the Ridge adult basketball tournament. Winning the tournament was the 7 Cedars Casino team, which beat the Dream Team 65-57 in the championship game. The 7 Cedars team are, from left, Garrett Edwards, Daniel Horton, Rick Gooding, Kasey Ulin, Gabe Long, Xander Maestas, Dru Clark and Easton Joslin. Not pictured is Jim Halberg.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA’s Gladfelter second at CCC championship; 7 Cedars wins Rumble on the Ridge

ASHLAND, Ore. — Port Angeles distance runner Jack Gladfelter finished second at the Cascade Collegiate Conference championships in…

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GIRLS TENNIS: Sequim to send doubles team and two singles players to district

POULSBO — Sequim’s Tiffany Lam and Amara Gonzalez both qualified for the West Central District III girls tennis…

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Grant Butterworth, front, tries to steer an incoming corner kick as Olympic's Jackson Wyall and goalkeeper Mariano Pena defend the net during Saturday's playoff game at Peninsula College.

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PREP SOCCER PLAYOFFS: High drama for both PA and Sequim

Sequim wins in overtime; Port Angeles goes to 10 rounds of penalty kicks

The Port Angeles softball team honored its seniors Friday at Dry Creek Elementary. From left, are Heidi Leitz, Lexie Smith, Ava-Anne Sheahan and Abby Kimball. (Courtesy of Morgan Worthington)

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PREP SOFTBALL, BASEBALL: Roughriders earn share of Olympic League title

PA can clinch sole possession Monday

(Courtesy of Casey McDonald) The Port Angeles girls 4x400 team took first place at the Olympic League track and field championships this weekend held in Belfair. From left to right, top are Storey Schmidt and Faerin Tait. From left to right bottom are Leia Larson and Brooke Pierce.

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TRACK AND FIELD: PA, Sequim girls do well at Olympic League meet

BELFAIR — The Port Angeles and Sequim girls track teams both had excellent showings at the Olympic League…

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TRACK & FIELD: Port Angeles’ Hunter Flores, Faerin Tait win events on first day of Olympic League Championships

BELFAIR — Sequim and Port Angeles athletes combined to win three events on the first day of the…

Port Angeles' Matthew Miller settles the ball against Bremerton on Tuesday at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles. Miller scored a hat trick, his third of the season, as the Roughriders won 4-0 to lock up third place in the Olympic League. Port Angeles will host a district playoff game Saturday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP SOCCER: Roughriders wrap up third-place in Olympic League

Hat trick No. 3 for Miller

Port Angeles’ Hunter Stratford pitches against Kingston at Civic Field on Wednesday. The Roughriders prevailed in nine innings in windy conditions 7-6 to finish the regular season in third place in the Olympic League at 8-6. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP BASEBALL: Windy and weird ending to regular season for PA

Postseason

Port Angeles will compete today and Saturday at the Olympic League Girls Tennis Championships at North Kitsap. Competing for the Roughriders are, from left, Bridget Weed (singles), Audrey Rudd (doubles), Pyper Alton (doubles), Cayleigh Alward (doubles), Abby Riffle (doubles), Emma Murray (singles) and head coach Stephanie Gochnour.

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PREPS: Roughriders slug past North Kitsap in softball showdown

Tennis off to Olympic League Championships

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