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Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Beaver Miquel Espinoza (10) and Spartan Abraham Montealegre (right) compete for ball control Monday evening on the turf of Spartan Stadium where Forks defeated Tenino 4-0. In on the play is Forks' Eduardo Calmo, 4, and Margarito Gonzalez Black, 11.

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks soccer and Port Angeles softball both cruise

The Forks boys soccer team evened its Evergreen 1A record with a 4-0 shutout over Tenino. Mateo Lucas got the Spartans off to… Continue reading

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Beaver Miquel Espinoza (10) and Spartan Abraham Montealegre (right) compete for ball control Monday evening on the turf of Spartan Stadium where Forks defeated Tenino 4-0. In on the play is Forks' Eduardo Calmo, 4, and Margarito Gonzalez Black, 11.
Nico Musso, Sequim soccer.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Nico Musso, Sequim boys soccer

The Sequim boys soccer team is off to a 2-1 start this season and Nico Musso is a big part of the reason why. First,… Continue reading

Nico Musso, Sequim soccer.
Members of the Port Scandalous Roller Derby squad practice in Sequim during the winter to get ready for the season. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Scandalous Roller Derby to hold second bout April 5

Tickets are available for the The Port Scandalous Roller Derby team bout versus the Dockyard Roller Derby team out of Tacoma on April… Continue reading

Members of the Port Scandalous Roller Derby squad practice in Sequim during the winter to get ready for the season. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim Wolves

PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP: Sequim boys overcome downpour, physical North Mason in 3-0 win

PA boys lose first Olympic League game to powerhouse Bainbridge

Sequim Wolves
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles pitcher Heidi Leitz throws in the first inning against Liberty on Friday at Volunteer Field.

PREP SOFTBALL, BASEBALL: Port Angeles girls bounce back after loss

Heidi Leitz two home runs in two days; PA baseball scores two runs late to earn rare tie

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles pitcher Heidi Leitz throws in the first inning against Liberty on Friday at Volunteer Field.

PREP BASEBALL: PA scores two to salvage tie against Nathan Hale

The Port Angeles baseball team earned a rare tie with a 6-6 game against Nathan Hale that was called after six innings… Continue reading

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles freshman Madeline Walton competes in the long jump during a track and field meet held at Sequim High School. It was the first meet held on the recently resurfaced track in Sequim since 2021.

PREPS: Sequim’s rebuilt track hosts first meet

Sequim High School’s new running track made its official debut Thursday, welcoming five North Olympic Peninsula schools and Kingston to a seven-team Olympic… Continue reading

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles freshman Madeline Walton competes in the long jump during a track and field meet held at Sequim High School. It was the first meet held on the recently resurfaced track in Sequim since 2021.
Andy Borchers

GOLF: Area golfers record hole-in-one’s

Jack McLinn, a Sequim golfer and member of The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course, recently recorded his… Continue reading

Andy Borchers
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife A Jefferson County jury returned a guilty verdict in a case concerning spot shrimp unlawfully harvested from Hood Canal in May 2024.

OUTDOORS: Shrimp poaching case reveals light punishment for prized species

PENALTIES FOR POACHING spot shrimp are pretty light in our state. At least, that’s the takeaway after a recent court case in Jefferson County. Jefferson… Continue reading

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife A Jefferson County jury returned a guilty verdict in a case concerning spot shrimp unlawfully harvested from Hood Canal in May 2024.

PREPS: Sequim’s Schmadeke, Dearinger combine on 1-hit shutout

Sequim pitchers Zeke Schmadeke and Devyn Dearinger combined on a one-hit shutout as the Wolves shut out Kingston 6-0 in an Olympic League… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Nathan Basden bats against North Mason on Tuesday at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PREP BASEBALL, SOFTBALL: Riders’ Politika, DeLeon fire 2-hitter at North Mason

The Port Angeles baseball team won its Olympic League opener 8-0 over North Mason, getting a combined two-hitter from pitchers Rylan Politika… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Nathan Basden bats against North Mason on Tuesday at Port Angeles Civic Field.
Sequim, Port Angeles soccer

PREPS: Sequim’s Musso nets hat trick in victory; PA blanks North Mason on the road

Sequim’s improvement in its second game, a 5-1 home boys soccer win over Kingston, highlighted by a Nico Musso hat trick, was seen… Continue reading

Sequim, Port Angeles soccer
East Jefferson Rivals

PREP SOCCER: East Jefferson soccer wins to improve to 3-0 on the season

The East Jefferson boys soccer team improved to 3-0 with a dominant 4-1 road victory over South Whidbey. Simon Barlow had a pair… Continue reading

East Jefferson Rivals
Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Juan Carlos Cisneros-Lopez, Sequim Junior Soccer’s new director of coaching, works with players, such as Barrett Gerdes, 6-and-a-half, at a preseason skills camp on March 1 at the Albert Haller Playfields. In the coming months, Cisneros-Lopez said he plans to develop a curriculum for players and coaches to succeed.

SEQUIM JUNIOR SOCCER: First development director hired by program

Sequim Junior Soccer looks to level up its players’ game with support from a local expert. Sequim High grad Juan Carlos “JC” Cisneros-Lopez,… Continue reading

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Juan Carlos Cisneros-Lopez, Sequim Junior Soccer’s new director of coaching, works with players, such as Barrett Gerdes, 6-and-a-half, at a preseason skills camp on March 1 at the Albert Haller Playfields. In the coming months, Cisneros-Lopez said he plans to develop a curriculum for players and coaches to succeed.
For the fourth straight year, the 7 Cedars Casino men's basketball team won the Peninsula Basketball League championship, sweeping through the season-ending playoff bracket on Monday night. The team includes from left, Garrett Edwards, Easton Joslin, Kasey Ulin, Daniel Horton, Kyle Benedict, Dru Clark, Wyatt Dunning and Jim Halberg. (Peninsula College)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Walla Walla upsets Lane for NWAC title and two former Pirates in NCAA tourneys

Walla Walla Community College ended up winning the Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball championship, beating Lane 65-58 in the championship game. Lane went… Continue reading

For the fourth straight year, the 7 Cedars Casino men's basketball team won the Peninsula Basketball League championship, sweeping through the season-ending playoff bracket on Monday night. The team includes from left, Garrett Edwards, Easton Joslin, Kasey Ulin, Daniel Horton, Kyle Benedict, Dru Clark, Wyatt Dunning and Jim Halberg. (Peninsula College)
Steve Johanson (44), an all-Olympic basketball player for Port Angeles High School, went on to play at Central Washington, leading the Wildcats to the elite eight in the NAIA national tournament in the 1970s.

ROUGHRIDERS HALL OF FAME (Updated): Nine added to the hall in class of 2025

Updated with more online photos

Steve Johanson (44), an all-Olympic basketball player for Port Angeles High School, went on to play at Central Washington, leading the Wildcats to the elite eight in the NAIA national tournament in the 1970s.
Chris Hartman of the Sub Alpine Tees Team hands off the crocheted yellow banana slug baton to teammate Jon Cummings. Fellow teammates cheer on the runners at the Port Angeles Yacht Club Club exchange station Saturday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: 84 teams, 11 Iron individuals take on Frosty Moss

The Frosty Moss lived up to its billing with some heavy rains and typical Olympic Peninsula nippy spring temperatures, but it didn’t… Continue reading

Chris Hartman of the Sub Alpine Tees Team hands off the crocheted yellow banana slug baton to teammate Jon Cummings. Fellow teammates cheer on the runners at the Port Angeles Yacht Club Club exchange station Saturday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Alan Morales, East Jefferson soccer.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alan Morales, East Jefferson soccer

The East Jefferson boys soccer team is off to a great start this season with a 5-0 shutout over Nisqually League rival Annie Wright, followed… Continue reading

Alan Morales, East Jefferson soccer.
Forks’ Luke Dahlgren will be on hand for a youth football camp in Forks put on July 5 by Seattle Seahawks coach Neiko Thorpe.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Seahawks’ Thorpe, Forks’ Dahlgren to head football camp

Seattle Seahawks defensive and special teams coach Neiko Thorpe will be holding the second annual EZZZ Youth Football Camp at Spartan Stadium in… Continue reading

Forks’ Luke Dahlgren will be on hand for a youth football camp in Forks put on July 5 by Seattle Seahawks coach Neiko Thorpe.
East Jefferson's Jameson Henery, 7, races Port Angeles Roughrider Jacob Weaver for control of the ball during a non-league game on Saturday at Memorial Field in Port Townsend. The Rivals scored two late goals to win 3-2. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOCCER: East Jefferson rallies with two late goals to beat Port Angeles

The Port Angeles boys soccer team twice had leads against East Jefferson but the Rivals rallied twice to earn a hard-fought 3-2… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Jameson Henery, 7, races Port Angeles Roughrider Jacob Weaver for control of the ball during a non-league game on Saturday at Memorial Field in Port Townsend. The Rivals scored two late goals to win 3-2. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)