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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)
Forks' Avery Dilley prepares to pitch in a doubleheader Friday at Sequim. The Spartans won both games of the doubleheader. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP SOFTBALL, BASEBALL: Forks, Port Angeles girls each sweep

The Forks girls softball team got fives hits and a pair of home runs from Avery Dilley and scored a total of 37… Continue reading

Forks' Avery Dilley prepares to pitch in a doubleheader Friday at Sequim. The Spartans won both games of the doubleheader. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Peninsula College's Jelissa Julmist (Sequim High School) goes up for a basket against Lane in the NWAC semifinals held in Pasco on Saturday. Defending NWAC champion Lane hit 12 3-pointers and won 80-63, the Titans' 45th win in a row as the Pirates' season ends with a 24-3 record. In on the play is Peninsula's Ciera Tugade Agasiva. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College).

NWAC FINAL FOUR: Peninsula women fall to hot-shooting juggernaut Lane 80-63

The Peninsula College women nearly beat Lane early this season, but in the Northwest Athletic Conference Final Four semifinals, the Pirates ran into… Continue reading

Peninsula College's Jelissa Julmist (Sequim High School) goes up for a basket against Lane in the NWAC semifinals held in Pasco on Saturday. Defending NWAC champion Lane hit 12 3-pointers and won 80-63, the Titans' 45th win in a row as the Pirates' season ends with a 24-3 record. In on the play is Peninsula's Ciera Tugade Agasiva. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College).
The Bryant family has been working Frosty Moss exchange areas for years and has won awards for their imaginative themes. (Peninsula Adventure Sports)

RUNNING: Volunteers make Frosty Moss Relay

Saturday will bring the return of the Frosty Moss Relay, a team endurance race from the Sol Duc Valley to Blyn that… Continue reading

The Bryant family has been working Frosty Moss exchange areas for years and has won awards for their imaginative themes. (Peninsula Adventure Sports)

AREA SPORTS: Attend Mariners’ game, support Clallam kids in need

Enjoy the Seattle Mariners-Houston Asros baseball game at T-Mobile Park July 20 and… Continue reading

Forks' Estevan Ramos (2) competes with Roughrider Matthew Miller (10) on the turf of Spartan Stadium where Port Angeles defeated Forks 2 to 0.  Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

PREPS: Port Angeles boys soccer bests Forks, beats hail storm

Port Angeles boys and girls golfers top Sequim

Forks' Estevan Ramos (2) competes with Roughrider Matthew Miller (10) on the turf of Spartan Stadium where Port Angeles defeated Forks 2 to 0.  Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

BOYS SOCCER: East Jefferson opens strong, looks to keep high level in tough Nisqually League

A hat trick by freshman Alan Morales highlighted East Jefferson’s play in a 5-0 season-opening shutout of Nisqually League boys soccer foe… Continue reading

Photos by Alaska Anchorage Athletics Alaska Anchorage senior Millie Long has earned a number of accolades this season, including Great Northern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Millie Long earns Division II All-West Region honors

Previously won GNAC Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer

Photos by Alaska Anchorage Athletics Alaska Anchorage senior Millie Long has earned a number of accolades this season, including Great Northern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.
Alecsis Smith has been an inside force off the bench for the Peninsula College women's basketball team, averaging 11.5 points and 11 rebounds a game in the first two games of the NWAC Tournament. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: 31-0 Lane awaits Peninsula women in NWAC semis

This weekend will be a true battle of titans, both literally and figuratively. The Peninsula College women are back in the Northwest… Continue reading

Alecsis Smith has been an inside force off the bench for the Peninsula College women's basketball team, averaging 11.5 points and 11 rebounds a game in the first two games of the NWAC Tournament. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles soccer opens season with dramatic win

The Port Angeles boys soccer team rallied for a pair of goals in the final six minutes of the second half to beat… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
Neah Bay's Qwaapeys Greene was named the girls' MVP of the North Olympic League. (NFHS Network)

PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay dominates all-NOL teams

Greene girls MVP; Chambers, Swan co-MVPs for boys

Neah Bay's Qwaapeys Greene was named the girls' MVP of the North Olympic League. (NFHS Network)
From left, Mariah Disque and Kadence Greul of the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Club competed in the women’s Jr. U17 doubles boat at Vancouver Lake this weekend. (OPRA)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: OPRA rowers bring home medals; top players, coaches named in boys basketball

The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association competed in its first regatta of the season at Vancouver Lake Spring Sprints on Saturday, with Cooper… Continue reading

From left, Mariah Disque and Kadence Greul of the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Club competed in the women’s Jr. U17 doubles boat at Vancouver Lake this weekend. (OPRA)
The Neah Bay girls basketball team celebrates its third-straight state 1B championship in Spokane this weekend. (Cherish Moss)

PREP BASKETBALL RECAP: Neah Bay girls keep legacy going with another title

Neah Bay boys come within seconds of making championship game

The Neah Bay girls basketball team celebrates its third-straight state 1B championship in Spokane this weekend. (Cherish Moss)
Wiinuk Martin, Neah Bay girls basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Wiinuk Martin, Neah Bay girls basketball

Pretty much the entire starting five for the Neah Bay girls basketball team contributed to the team’s third straight state Class 1B championship this weekend… Continue reading

Wiinuk Martin, Neah Bay girls basketball.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Bremerton state champions in boys 2A basketball

For the second time in five years, a boys basketball state 2A champion has come out of the Olympic League. Olympic League co-champion… Continue reading

The Neah Bay girls basketball team celebrates its third straight state 1B championship in Spokane on Saturday. (Cherish Moss)

1B GIRLS BASKETBALL: (updated) Neah Bay makes history with three straight state championships

Red Devils defeat Garfield-Palouse 46-36 in finals

The Neah Bay girls basketball team celebrates its third straight state 1B championship in Spokane on Saturday. (Cherish Moss)

STATE 1B BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay boys finish fifth

Heartbreaking loss in semifinals to rival Lummi