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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic Adventure Trail Run set April 12, spots remain

The Olympic Adventure Trail Run 12K, half-marathon and 50K races are coming up April… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Hunting/fishing license fee increase passes state Senate, first since 2011

Sen. Mike Chapman votes against fee hikes

Courtesy of Rob Gale The Port Angeles Wrestling Middle school League Championships were held Wednesday at Stevens Middle School. There were more than 165 matches with the Port Angeles boys (pictured) taking home the team trophy for the third straight year. The East Jefferson girls took first with Port Angeles second.

MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS: PA boys win home tournament

Olympic Peninsula Motorcycle Club will host its Spring Break Mini Moto-X weekend of dirt… Continue reading

Courtesy of Rob Gale The Port Angeles Wrestling Middle school League Championships were held Wednesday at Stevens Middle School. There were more than 165 matches with the Port Angeles boys (pictured) taking home the team trophy for the third straight year. The East Jefferson girls took first with Port Angeles second.
Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Duran Ward applies the tag to North Mason's Boston Stanley as Sequim's Simon Skribner backs up the play and pitcher Zeke Schmadeke, right, looks on.

PREPS: Dearinger’s 3-run double does the job for Sequim

Devyn Dearinger’s bases-clearing two-out double capped a six-run comeback and lifted Sequim to an eventual 8-7 victory over North Mason at home in… Continue reading

Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Duran Ward applies the tag to North Mason's Boston Stanley as Sequim's Simon Skribner backs up the play and pitcher Zeke Schmadeke, right, looks on.
Spartan Landen Olson slides into third with a triple then scores on an overthrow.  Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

PREP BASEBALL: Forks sweeps Chief Leschi

Quilcene pitcher Allen fires no-hitter, strikes out 19

Spartan Landen Olson slides into third with a triple then scores on an overthrow.  Photo by Lonnie Archibald.
Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP SOCCER: Roughriders rack up another road win

Pyper Alton earns comeback tiebreaker tennis win

Port Angeles Roughriders

TRACK AND FIELD: East Jefferson boys win Nisqually League meet

The East Jefferson boys won a seven-school Nisqually League track and field meet at Klahowya High School, while the East Jefferson girls came… 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.

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