Picture 21-25 Cruiser Class- Caleb Plummer of Port Orchard and Angel Plata of Seattle race in Saturday’s BMX 21-25 cruiser class state qualifier at the Lincoln Park BMX track in Port Angeles. A total of 124 riders battled high winds Friday night in 35 motos at Lincoln Park with 374 riders competing in 83 motos in Saturday’s state qualifier. All qualifiers will return to Port Angeles on Sept. 27 as the Lincoln Park BMX again hosts the state finals. (Revolution Racing)

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PHOTO: State qualifier at Lincoln Park

Caleb Plummer of Port Orchard (No. 8) and Angel Plata of Seattle race in Saturday’s BMX 21-25 cruiser…

Geoffrey Sullivan of the Elks pitches against Rotary in the North Olympic Baseball and Softball Majors 50/70 championship game at Lincoln Park on Friday. Rotary ended up winning the championship. Miller won the 40/10 Majors title, while in softball, Leitz won the 16U title, PA Power won the Majors 12U championshop and Fors Financial won the Minors championship game. Look for photos of the winning teams in the Peninsula Daily News sports later this week. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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NOBAS BASEBALL: Elks battles Rotary in title game

Geoffrey Sullivan of the Elks pitches against Rotary in the North Olympic Baseball and Softball Majors 50/70 championship…

Wilder Baseball Club

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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Wilder Senior splits four in opening weekend

LYNNWOOD — The Wilder Senior American Legion Baseball Club got good pitching in every game, but split four…

Clallam Bay’s Cyrus Politte competes in the 1B triple jump in Yakima this weekend. He finished second in the triple jump and first in the high jump at the state championship meet. (Dwayne Johnson)

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STATE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Update): Port Angeles’ Brody Pierce; Clallam Bay’s Cyrus Politte state champions

Clallam Bay’s Cyrus Politte wins the 1B high jump

Port Angeles Lefties

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WEST COAST LEAGUE: Lefties win season opener over Marion Berries

SALEM, Ore. — The Port Angeles Lefties got their 2026 campaign off to a successful start with a…

Port Angeles’ Johnathan Labbe caught this halibut which weighed in just under 80-pounds, a personal best for the 16-year-old. Unfortunately for Labbe, he caught the halibut an hour and 45 minutes after the end of the Port Angeles Salmon Club’s Halibut Derby last Sunday.

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OUTDOORS: Bottomfishing rules clarified around Duncan, Duntze rocks near Neah Bay

BOTTOMFISH ANGLERS SCORED a victory this week with a modification to the Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay) rule…

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STATE TRACK AND FIELD: PA’s Clark second in the javelin

Clark 2nd in javelin for Riders in early action

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AREA SPORTS: YMCA’s NFL Flag Football set for this summer

PA, Joyce, Sequim locations for ages 4-14

Kennedy Rognlien was named the Olympic League Offensive Player of the Year after batting .622 in league play. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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ALL OLYMPIC LEAGUE SOFTBALL: PA’s Rognlien, Stevens receive top honors from league for offense, defense

PA’s Politika makes first team.

Andrew Hass of Port Angeles, center, defended his world title at the Oregon State Hanmadang All Styles Martial Art Skills Tournament & Expo in Eugene, Ore. on May 23. Hass broke a board located 8-feet, 2-inches off the ground in his signature event. Hass teaches the kids classes at White Crane Martial Arts in Port Angeles. Also Pictured is Master Robert Nicholls and Grandmaster Robert Nicholls.

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AREA SPORTS: Port Angeles martial artist defends world title

Youth football registration underway

Port Angeles pitcher Kody Williams was named to the Olympic League first team in baseball this week. Williams formed a formidable one-two punch along with Brayden Martin down the stretch for the Roughriders. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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ALL OLYMPIC LEAGUE BASEBALL: Sequim, PA place five on league’s first team

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles and Sequim baseball teams placed four players on the All-Olympic first team…

Tyson Pettingill, left, and Tommy Markey, right, are two of the expected big sluggers for the Port Angeles Lefties this season.

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WEST COAST LEAGUE BASEBALL: Port Angeles Lefties a mix of new and the familiar

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Lefties begin their ninth season Friday with a mix of the new…

Photo courtesy Caleb Messinger/ Ashtyn Messinger, a home-schooled sixth grader who participates in Sequim youth sports, displays the heart she made before going into surgery at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Doctors installed a defibrillator after Ashtyn suffered cardiac arrest on a soccer field at Carrie Blake Community Park on Sunday, May 17.

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YOUTH SPORTS: Fast action saves young Sequim athlete after cardiac arrest on field

SEQUIM — A terrifying medical emergency on a Sequim soccer field is a powerful reminder of how training,…

Forks catcher Fynlie Peters was one of three Spartans named to the All-Pacific B League first team in softball. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PACIFIC 2B LEAGUE: Five Spartans make first team in softball, baseball

FORKS — The Forks baseball and softball teams landed five players on the Pacific 2B All-League first teams.

Riley Shea celebrates his hole-in-one at the Peninsula Golf Club earlier this month.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Three holes-in-one reported at area golf courses

SEQUIM — There were three holes-in-one reported this month at area golf courses.

Keanna Teed of Buckley receives her winning check of $5,000 from Port Angeles Mayor Kate Dexter for winning the Port Angeles Halibut Derby. A total of 244 anglers participated in the return of the derby. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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OUTDOORS: More than 240 battle for biggest fish in halibut derby

PORT ANGELES — More than 240 anglers braved some stiff winds in the return of the Port Angeles…

Left, Morgan Politika, Port Angeles softball, and Adrian Aragon, Sequim boys golf.

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Morgan Politika, Port Angeles softball, and Adrian Aragon, Sequim golf

Our athletes of the week this week are a Port Angeles girl and a Sequim boy who had…

Darrell Duckett, a 2019 Port Angeles graduate who played football at Central Washington, has been hired as the new Port Angeles High School head football coach.

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PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles hires former Rider as new head football coach

Darrell Ducket played, coached at CWU

Port Angeles’ Jack Gladfelter was third in the 10,000-meter run at the NAIA nationals in Asheville, N.C., this weekend and sixth in the 5,000 meters. (Joe Gladfelter)

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AREA SPORTS BRIEF: Port Angeles’ Jack Gladfelter third in the 10K at NAIA nationals

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Jack Gladfelter, a former track and cross-country athlete at Port Angeles High School, finished third…

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STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT: Port Angeles season draws to a close against Tumwater

CENTRALIA — The Port Angeles baseball team’s season came to an end Saturday as the Roughriders ran into…