PREP WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Forks boys and girls and Sequim boys all place

The Forks boys and girls and Sequim boys all placed high as teams at major wrestling tournaments this weekend. The Forks boys, with… Continue reading

 

Peninsula College's Makena Patrick (22) is surrounded by Whatcom players in the paint Saturday in Port Angeles. Patrick had 16 points and 12 rebounds in a 83-46 Peninsula win. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Men, women split against Whatcom

The Peninsula College women’s basketball team extended its North Region winning streak to 42 games with the Pirates’ second straight high-scoring game,… Continue reading

 

Sequim Wolves

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim blitzes North Kitsap early to win

Port Angeles gives defending state champion Bremerton all it can handle

Sequim Wolves
Port Angeles Swim & Dive
Port Angeles freshman Jebow Nabua swims the 100-yard butterfly competitively for the first time during the Roughriders’ 136-46 boys swim and dive meet victory over Olympic at Shore Aquatic Center on Wednesday.

BOYS PREP SWIMMING: Port Angeles swamps Trojans in Shore showdown

The Port Angeles Roughriders boys swim and dive opened 2026 with a bang, rolling past the Olympic Trojans 136–46 in their first… Continue reading

Port Angeles Swim & Dive
Port Angeles freshman Jebow Nabua swims the 100-yard butterfly competitively for the first time during the Roughriders’ 136-46 boys swim and dive meet victory over Olympic at Shore Aquatic Center on Wednesday.
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 Port Angeles’ Teanna Clark, pictured driving against Sequim’s Gracie Chartraw in a game Tuesday night, scored nine points in the fourth quarter of the Roughriders’ win over Bainbridge on Wednesday.

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles clamps down defensively, gets rolling offensively in first-place showdown with Bainbridge

Port Angeles rallied back from a 10-point halftime deficit — outscoring Bainbridge 17-2 in the fourth quarter — to remain in the Olympic… Continue reading

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 Port Angeles’ Teanna Clark, pictured driving against Sequim’s Gracie Chartraw in a game Tuesday night, scored nine points in the fourth quarter of the Roughriders’ win over Bainbridge on Wednesday.
Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke shoots against the defense of Port Angeles's Ashton Gedelman (20) and Abe Brenkman (35). Keilar Point (23) is also on the floor. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles holds back Sequim in barn-burner

In a close, back-and-forth boys basketball battle between rivals Sequim and Port Angeles, it became increasingly clear that the game would be… Continue reading

Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke shoots against the defense of Port Angeles's Ashton Gedelman (20) and Abe Brenkman (35). Keilar Point (23) is also on the floor. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles’ Morgan Politika goes up for a shot against Sequim on Tuesday night in Port Angeles. Defending for Sequim is Indi Mixon (30), Kaiya Robinson (5) and Hailey Wagner (21). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Politika comes to the rescue for the Riders

Despite Sequim’s shooting struggles, the Port Angeles girls basketball team found itself in a close battle late against the Wolves, who gained… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Morgan Politika goes up for a shot against Sequim on Tuesday night in Port Angeles. Defending for Sequim is Indi Mixon (30), Kaiya Robinson (5) and Hailey Wagner (21). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Crescent Loggers

PREP ROUNDUP: Crescent boys hoops, Quilcene girls win

The Crescent boys basketball team got back on the winning track with a 72-58 win over Mary M. Knight on Monday. The game… Continue reading

Crescent Loggers
It was a fast moving game between Forks and Raymond-South Bend on Tuesday in Forks. The Spartans defeated RSB 49-42. Here, Forks' Chloe Gaydeski looks for an outlet while surrounded by Ravens from left, Avalyn Stigall, Kassie Koski, Ava Baugher and Megan Kongbouakhay.  Looking on is Forks' Avery Dilley.  (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP : Forks girls top Raymond-South Bend

Rivals fly high in fourth, edge Eagles

It was a fast moving game between Forks and Raymond-South Bend on Tuesday in Forks. The Spartans defeated RSB 49-42. Here, Forks' Chloe Gaydeski looks for an outlet while surrounded by Ravens from left, Avalyn Stigall, Kassie Koski, Ava Baugher and Megan Kongbouakhay.  Looking on is Forks' Avery Dilley.  (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Entries open for NODM Kids Medal

The North Olympic Discovery Marathon invites young artists from across the Olympic Peninsula to help design the official 2026 North Olympic Discovery… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Winter Youth Bowling League at Laurel Lanes

Laurel Lanes will host a Winter Youth Bowling League for ages 5–17 beginning Jan. 17. The league runs for eight weeks at… Continue reading

Forks’ Orlando Camacho waits for the official to call the match as he nears a pin against North Kitsap’s Albie Pedersen at 113 pounds. Camacho was eventually awarded a pin. Boys and girls from Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks and East Jefferson competed in the all-day tournament. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BATTLE OF THE AXE: Five area girl champs and Port Angeles hangs tough with tourney winner Aberdeen

There were numerous outstanding performances by wrestlers from all across the Olympic Peninsula at the 15-team Battle of the Axe held in… Continue reading

Forks’ Orlando Camacho waits for the official to call the match as he nears a pin against North Kitsap’s Albie Pedersen at 113 pounds. Camacho was eventually awarded a pin. Boys and girls from Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks and East Jefferson competed in the all-day tournament. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Bailey Johnson, left, and Penina Vailolo.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Bailey Johnson, Forks, and Penina Vailolo, East Jefferson

Our Athletes of the Week this week hail from opposite ends of the Olympic Peninsula. Bailey Johnson has been leading the Forks girls basketball team… Continue reading

Bailey Johnson, left, and Penina Vailolo.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: PC men lose final pre-conference game

Following a pattern of several of their games this year, the Peninsula College men played Highline tough well into the second half,… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Sariah Doherty drives the lane against the Surfcoast Chargers, a team from Melbourne, Australia. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Sariah Doherty drives the lane against the Surfcoast Chargers, a team from Melbourne, Australia. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Members of the Port Angeles boys basketball team and the Surfcoast Chargers, a team based in Melbourne, Australia, get together for photos after their game Friday night in Port Angeles. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles boys take care of Australian squad in exhibition

With Hunter Flores and Brock Hope back in the mix, the Port Angeles boys basketball team relied on its size and some… Continue reading

Members of the Port Angeles boys basketball team and the Surfcoast Chargers, a team based in Melbourne, Australia, get together for photos after their game Friday night in Port Angeles. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
The Seahawks' Leonard Williams celebrates Seattle's 13-3 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night, locking up the NFC No. 1 seed. (Getty Images)

The Seahawks smothered the 49ers, then soaked it all in: ‘I don’t want today to end’

This time, the victory cigars were the perfect party favor. It was only two years ago that the Seattle Seahawks puffed… Continue reading

  • Jan 4, 2026
  • By Michael-Shawn Dugar The Athletic
  • Seahawks
The Seahawks' Leonard Williams celebrates Seattle's 13-3 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night, locking up the NFC No. 1 seed. (Getty Images)
Port Angeles' Kennedy Rognlien makes a leaping save late in the game against Hockinson in the 2A state playoffs, one of 16 saves she made in the game. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Port Angeles' Kennedy Rognlien makes a leaping save late in the game against Hockinson in the 2A state playoffs, one of 16 saves she made in the game. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)