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Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter, now running for Corban University in Salem, Ore., is an NAIA All-American after finishing sixth at the outdoor nationals in the 10,000 meters.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA’s Gladfelter sixth at NAIA nationals

Marion, INDIANA — Port Angeles High School graduate Jack Gladfelter finished sixth in the 10,000 meters at the…

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A crew from Olympic Electric installs a new scoreboard at Port Angeles Civic Field on Tuesday. The Port Angeles Lefties begin their 2025 West Coast League season at 6:35 p.m. Friday against Kamloops. The old scoreboard on the left is coming down and will be donated.

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STANDALONE PHOTO: Civic Field scoreboard/video board nears completion

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Leigh Morgan and the 1986 Port Angeles girls basketball team finished second on the state. Morgan will be the moderator of a "Game On For Life" event at the Port Angeles Field Arts and Events Hall on June 3.

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FIELD ARTS AND EVENTS HALL; Port Angeles athletic legends to speak

PORT ANGELES — Four of the best athletes in the history of Port Angeles High School will be…

Heidi Leitz, Port Angeles softball.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Heidi Leitz, Port Angeles softball

Port Angeles’ Heidi Leitz had a spectacular season coming in to the state 2A softball tournament this weekend.

Port Angeles’ Zoe Ernst signs to play soccer for Lower Columbia College surrounded by her, from left, father Jaxon Ernst, brother Clayton Ernst and mother Emily Ernst. (Port Angeles High School)

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COLLEGE SIGNING: Zoe Ernst found her way back to the pitch and is now off to college

PORT ANGELES — Plenty of kids playing sports have to overcome something before they find success, be it…

Port Angeles pitcher Heidi Leitz pitched a no-hitter and a perfect game during the state 2A tournament this weekend in Selah. She helped lead the Riders to the state championship game, which they lost 2-1 to Aberdeen. (Dan Rosenfield/Longview Daily News)

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POSTSEASON RECAP: Port Angeles softball, baseball make mark at state

SELAH — The Port Angeles girls softball team finished second at state for the second time, the Port…

Port Angeles' Teanna Clark, left, won the West Central District 3 title in the javelin while Sequim's Clare Turella won the district championship in the high jump.

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DISTRICT TRACK AND FIELD: PA’s Clark, Sequim’s Turella district champions

BREMERTON — Port Angeles Teanna Clark and Sequim’s Clare Turella will both be going to the state 2A…

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STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT: Riders fall in elite eight to Selah

Port Angeles wins first game at state tourney since 2001

Port Angeles' Heidi Leitz pitched a perfect game with 19 strikeouts in the state tournament semifinals victory over Mark Morris. The Roughriders finished second at state, falling to Aberdeen 2-1 in the finals. (Dan Rosenfield/Longview Daily News)

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STATE SOFTBALL: Port Angeles second in state after falling 2-1 to Aberdeen

Heidi Leitz throws two no-hitters, including a perfect game in semifinals

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Port Angeles pitcher Heidi Leitz throws in the first inning against Liberty on Friday at Volunteer Field.

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STATE SOFTBALL: Leitz untouchable as Riders no-hit Woodland, advance to Saturday semifinal

SELAH — Port Angeles pitcher Heidi Leitz was even better in her second outing of the day, tossing…

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DISTRICT TRACK & FIELD: Neah Bay, Clallam Bay, Crescent, Forks and East Jefferson athletes all qualify for state

TACOMA — Neah Bay, Clallam Bay and Crescent athletes all came away with Quad-District Track &Field Championships and…

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Jeremy Giesegh, a 2024 West Coast League All-Star, returns to Port Angeles after hitting .348 with 77 hits last summer.

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LEFTIES SEASON OPENER: New video scoreboard, signage installed at Civic Field

Italian beef sandwiches added

Port Angeles' Cale Wentz and Austin Worthington finished tied for 21st and tied for 33rd at the boys' Class 2A State Golf Tournament at The Riverside Golf Club in Chehalis. 

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PREP GOLF: Port Angeles ends up ninth at state

CHEHALIS — North Olympic Peninsula golfers had up-and-down days competing on the second and final day of their…

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Quilcene pitcher Eli Allen throws in the first inning against Wahkiakum during Wednesday’s playoff game in Sequim.

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PREP SPORTS: Quilcene rally falls short

Tait qualifies for state in Track & Field

Port Angeles’ Jake Anstett, center, won the 450cc division of the American Motorcycle Association Pro Racing’s Washington Nitro Nationals Hillclimb in Sunnyside over the weekend. (Washington Nitro Nationals Hillclimb)

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AREA SPORTS: Motorcyclist Anstett rockets to Hillclimb victories

SUNNYSIDE — Port Angeles’ Jake Anstett blistered the field in the Pro 450 CC category at the Washington…

Third basemen Josiah Gooding is one of the excellent defensive players for the Port Angeles Roughriders baseball team. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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STATE BASEBALL PREVIEW: Port Angeles enters tournament riding high

PORT ANGELES — At midseason, it looked like a longshot for the Port Angeles baseball team to make…

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STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT: All Olympic Peninsula boys make first-day cut

CHEHALIS — All three Olympic Peninsula boys at the 2A state golf tournament at the Riverside Golf Club…

Coach Morgan Worthington talks to her players between innings at a game last week at Dry Creek Elementary. The Roughriders go in to the state tournament Friday ranked No. 3 in the state. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PORT ANGELES SOFTBALL: Roughriders loaded for another long run in state tournament

PORT ANGELES — Last year, the Port Angeles softball team graduated superstar Natalie Robinson, who won the Olympic…

The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association's Danielle Woodhouse approaches the finish line at Lake Vancouver this weekend, where she finished second in the B final of the U17 singles race. (Sean Halberg)

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: OPRA rower second at Lake Vancouver race

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association concluded its spring season Saturday, with members competing at the…

Port Angeles’ Ava-Anne Sheahan signed to play soccer for Corban University in Salem, Ore., last week surrounded by her family, from left, mother Megan Shean, brother Axel Johnston, sister Addy Johnston and father Bucky Johnston. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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COLLEGE SIGNING: Two-sport star Ava-Anne Sheahan chooses soccer at Corban

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles’ Ava-Anne Sheahan could have easily picked one of two sports to continue her…