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PREP SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Port Angeles, Sequim come up short

Both the Port Angeles and Sequim boys soccer teams fell short of qualifying for the state tournament with the Roughriders going down 3-1… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: Forks to send 20 athletes to district meet

Clallam Bay’s William Hull wins four individual events at NOL meet

Sequim’s Nico Musso, third from left, scores the second goal the Wolves’ 2-0 Class 2A West Central District Tournament victory over Bremerton on Thursday at Peninsula College’s Wally Sigmar Field. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

DISTRICT SOCCER: Sequim heads its way into state qualifer

The Sequim boys soccer players and coaches both said they’ve been working hard this season to improve the team’s set pieces. On… Continue reading

Sequim’s Nico Musso, third from left, scores the second goal the Wolves’ 2-0 Class 2A West Central District Tournament victory over Bremerton on Thursday at Peninsula College’s Wally Sigmar Field. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles’ Leitz strikes out 10 in district softball shutout victory

Heidi Leitz threw a complete game five-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts, Ava-Anne Sheahan and Kennedy Rognlien homered and the Roughriders moved within a… Continue reading

Forks’ Avery Diley takes the throw at first for the out against Rainier runner Mia Naval on Wednesday afternoon at Borst Park in Centralia during the District 4 tournament. The Spartans fell to the Mountaineers 8-7 to close out the season. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOFTBALL: Forks’ comeback comes up just shy

Sequim pounds out 11 hits in win

Forks’ Avery Diley takes the throw at first for the out against Rainier runner Mia Naval on Wednesday afternoon at Borst Park in Centralia during the District 4 tournament. The Spartans fell to the Mountaineers 8-7 to close out the season. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Gemma Rowland and Peninsula College women’s soccer coach Kanyon Anderson celebrate after Rowland was honored with the Wally Sigmar award for soccer. The award is given to those who exemplify leadership, athleticism, academics and citizenship. (Peninsula College Athletics)

PENINSULA COLLEGE: Pirates honor athletic award winners at year-end ceremony

Peninsula College Athletics celebrated its 2024-25 academic year accomplishments by handing out athletic awards to outstanding student-athletes Wednesday afternoon in the Pirate… Continue reading

Gemma Rowland and Peninsula College women’s soccer coach Kanyon Anderson celebrate after Rowland was honored with the Wally Sigmar award for soccer. The award is given to those who exemplify leadership, athleticism, academics and citizenship. (Peninsula College Athletics)
The Cedars at Dungeness Men’s Club member Michael “Burch” Burchard aced the par-3 No. 8 hole from 100 yards with his pitching wedge on Monday. It was his first career hole-in-one. (The Cedars at Dungeness)

AREA SPORTS: Cedars member Burchard collects first hole-in-one

Port Angeles Basketball Summer Camp July 21-24

The Cedars at Dungeness Men’s Club member Michael “Burch” Burchard aced the par-3 No. 8 hole from 100 yards with his pitching wedge on Monday. It was his first career hole-in-one. (The Cedars at Dungeness)
Port Angeles Roughriders.

PREP BASEBALL: Roughriders hang on tight to beat Steilacoom

The Port Angeles baseball team is one victory away from an automatic bid to the 2A state tournament after holding off a seventh-inning… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Registration extended for Rhody Run; NOBAS seeks volunteers

The registration has been extended to 8 p.m. Saturday for Sunday’s running of the Jefferson Healthcare 5K/10K Rhody Run in Port Townsend.… Continue reading

The Port Angeles boys golf team members who qualified for either district or state. From left, Noah Myers, Sky Gelder, Kolby Charles, Austin Worthington and Cale Wentz. Worthington and Wentz will be moving on to play in the state tournament next week, joined by three Port Angeles girls and three golfers from Sequim. (Bob Anderson)

DISTRICT GOLF: Eight Olympic Peninsula golfers moving on to state

Port Angeles’ Austin Worthington and Sequim’s Adrian Aragon qualified to move on the state 2A tournament, while Port Angeles girls Claire Osterberg and… Continue reading

The Port Angeles boys golf team members who qualified for either district or state. From left, Noah Myers, Sky Gelder, Kolby Charles, Austin Worthington and Cale Wentz. Worthington and Wentz will be moving on to play in the state tournament next week, joined by three Port Angeles girls and three golfers from Sequim. (Bob Anderson)

PREP SOCCER: Tough night for Olympic Peninsula teams as Port Angeles, Sequim and Forks all fall

Sequim plays home playoff Thursday at PC

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles a No. 1 seed at district; Sequim qualifies for tournament

The Olympic League champion Port Angeles softball team knows its district opponent Saturday, while Sequim made the district tournament as a No. 12 seed.… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Ian Smithson reaches first baseball safely as the throw to the Eatonville first baseman was high and pulled him off the bag. Port Angeles won 8-1 to stay alive in the District 3 tournament. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP PLAYOFF BASEBALL: Riders rely on power and speed to beat Eatonville

Gooding belts HR; Williams throws complete game

Port Angeles’ Ian Smithson reaches first baseball safely as the throw to the Eatonville first baseman was high and pulled him off the bag. Port Angeles won 8-1 to stay alive in the District 3 tournament. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles’ Lexie Smith went 4-for-4 with a home run against Kingston as the Roughriders won 10-1 to win sole possession of first place. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS SOFTBALL: Port Angeles romps, grabs sole possession of league title

The Port Angeles softball team locked up sole possession of the Olympic League championship, taking care of business against a decent Kingston… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Lexie Smith went 4-for-4 with a home run against Kingston as the Roughriders won 10-1 to win sole possession of first place. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Left, Gus Halberg, Port Angeles soccer. Right, Evan Cisneros, Sequim soccer.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Gus Halberg, Port Angeles soccer; Evan Cisneros, Sequim soccer

In a remarkable day of postseason soccer at Peninsula College’s Wally Sigmar Field on Saturday, two Olympic Peninsula athletes stood out with their own remarkable… Continue reading

Left, Gus Halberg, Port Angeles soccer. Right, Evan Cisneros, Sequim soccer.
Ten teams from around the state and 30 Port Angeles High School alumni competed last week at the Rumble on the Ridge adult basketball tournament. Winning the tournament was the 7 Cedars Casino team, which beat the Dream Team 65-57 in the championship game. The 7 Cedars team are, from left, Garrett Edwards, Daniel Horton, Rick Gooding, Kasey Ulin, Gabe Long, Xander Maestas, Dru Clark and Easton Joslin. Not pictured is Jim Halberg.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA’s Gladfelter second at CCC championship; 7 Cedars wins Rumble on the Ridge

Port Angeles distance runner Jack Gladfelter finished second at the Cascade Collegiate Conference championships in the 10,000-meter race, making CCC All-Conference for… Continue reading

Ten teams from around the state and 30 Port Angeles High School alumni competed last week at the Rumble on the Ridge adult basketball tournament. Winning the tournament was the 7 Cedars Casino team, which beat the Dream Team 65-57 in the championship game. The 7 Cedars team are, from left, Garrett Edwards, Daniel Horton, Rick Gooding, Kasey Ulin, Gabe Long, Xander Maestas, Dru Clark and Easton Joslin. Not pictured is Jim Halberg.

GIRLS TENNIS: Sequim to send doubles team and two singles players to district

Sequim’s Tiffany Lam and Amara Gonzalez both qualified for the West Central District III girls tennis tournament, finishing fifth and sixth at the… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Grant Butterworth, front, tries to steer an incoming corner kick as Olympic's Jackson Wyall and goalkeeper Mariano Pena defend the net during Saturday's playoff game at Peninsula College.

PREP SOCCER PLAYOFFS: High drama for both PA and Sequim

Sequim wins in overtime; Port Angeles goes to 10 rounds of penalty kicks

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Grant Butterworth, front, tries to steer an incoming corner kick as Olympic's Jackson Wyall and goalkeeper Mariano Pena defend the net during Saturday's playoff game at Peninsula College.
(Courtesy of Casey McDonald) The Port Angeles girls 4x400 team took first place at the Olympic League track and field championships this weekend held in Belfair. From left to right, top are Storey Schmidt and Faerin Tait. From left to right bottom are Leia Larson and Brooke Pierce.

TRACK AND FIELD: PA, Sequim girls do well at Olympic League meet

The Port Angeles and Sequim girls track teams both had excellent showings at the Olympic League track and field championships this weekend with… Continue reading

(Courtesy of Casey McDonald) The Port Angeles girls 4x400 team took first place at the Olympic League track and field championships this weekend held in Belfair. From left to right, top are Storey Schmidt and Faerin Tait. From left to right bottom are Leia Larson and Brooke Pierce.
The Port Angeles softball team honored its seniors Friday at Dry Creek Elementary. From left, are Heidi Leitz, Lexie Smith, Ava-Anne Sheahan and Abby Kimball. (Courtesy of Morgan Worthington)

PREP SOFTBALL, BASEBALL: Roughriders earn share of Olympic League title

PA can clinch sole possession Monday

The Port Angeles softball team honored its seniors Friday at Dry Creek Elementary. From left, are Heidi Leitz, Lexie Smith, Ava-Anne Sheahan and Abby Kimball. (Courtesy of Morgan Worthington)