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Caldwell, DeLeo and Beebe family members pose with Rhody Festival royalty at the Port Townsend Public Golf Course this weekend. Back row, from left are Chad Caldwell, Ron Wiley, Jim Beebe, Justice Beebe, Joey Beebe, Kelvin Kisner, Carlene Dahlman, Matt Dalman and Paul Dahlman. Middle row, from left are Leslie Shore, Danielle Babb, Karen Cartmel, Michael Babb, Tim Babb, James Babb, Pat Caldwell, Beth Caldwell (partial view), Tim Caldwell, Courtney Caldwell and Rebecca Beebe. Kneeling front, from left is Jim Caldwell Memorial Rhody Festival Golf tournament organizer Rita Beebe, Rhody Princess Paige Govia and Queen Melody Douglas.

GOLF: More than 100 golfers play Rhody events

The Jim Caldwell Memorial Rhody Festival Golf tournaments raised more than $4,500 this month for the Rhododendron Festival royalty scholarship fund. A… Continue reading

Caldwell, DeLeo and Beebe family members pose with Rhody Festival royalty at the Port Townsend Public Golf Course this weekend. Back row, from left are Chad Caldwell, Ron Wiley, Jim Beebe, Justice Beebe, Joey Beebe, Kelvin Kisner, Carlene Dahlman, Matt Dalman and Paul Dahlman. Middle row, from left are Leslie Shore, Danielle Babb, Karen Cartmel, Michael Babb, Tim Babb, James Babb, Pat Caldwell, Beth Caldwell (partial view), Tim Caldwell, Courtney Caldwell and Rebecca Beebe. Kneeling front, from left is Jim Caldwell Memorial Rhody Festival Golf tournament organizer Rita Beebe, Rhody Princess Paige Govia and Queen Melody Douglas.
Port Angeles pitcher Cheyenne Zimmer throws in the first inning against Sequim on Friday afternoon in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Three Peninsula teams prepare for state

The Olympic Peninsula will have three teams playing 10 miles apart in three separate tournaments at the state softball tournaments beginning Friday.… Continue reading

Port Angeles pitcher Cheyenne Zimmer throws in the first inning against Sequim on Friday afternoon in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
From left, Piper Williams, Cole Smithson and Edun Bailey are have qualified for the second round of the 2A state golf tournament.

STATE GOLF: Port Angeles’ Williams, Sequim’s Smithson lead the way

Total of five Olympic Peninsula prep golfers appear to have qualified for second round

From left, Piper Williams, Cole Smithson and Edun Bailey are have qualified for the second round of the 2A state golf tournament.
Sequim's Kendall Hastings plays against an Olympic opponent on April 21 in Sequim. Hastings won three matches at the West Central 2/3 2A tournament this weekend and finished second in the district, moving on to the state tennis championships this weekend at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

DISTRICT TENNIS PLAYOFFS: Sequim’s Hastings second; moves on to state tournament

Sequim’s Kendall Hastings finished second at the West Central District 2/3 tournament held this weekend at the Kitsap Tennis Center. Hastings beat K.… Continue reading

Sequim's Kendall Hastings plays against an Olympic opponent on April 21 in Sequim. Hastings won three matches at the West Central 2/3 2A tournament this weekend and finished second in the district, moving on to the state tennis championships this weekend at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Ivy Barrett, Sequim track and field

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ivy Barrett, Sequim track and field

Ivy Barrett is part of an extremely deep Sequim track and field team that is sending more than a dozen athletes to the state 2A… Continue reading

Ivy Barrett, Sequim track and field
Rhody Run

RHODY RUN: More than 800 athletes run race

More than 800 runners hit the streets in and around Port Townsend on Sunday in the 2023 edition of the Rhody Run,… Continue reading

Rhody Run
Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter celebrates winning the 1,600 District 2/3 championship this weekend at Renton Stadium. He also won the 3,200 championship. (Joe Gladfelter photo)

2A TRACK AND FIELD: Sequim tallies eight district champions

Port Angeles’ Gladfelter wins the 1,600 and 3,200

Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter celebrates winning the 1,600 District 2/3 championship this weekend at Renton Stadium. He also won the 3,200 championship. (Joe Gladfelter photo)
Forks’ Keira Johnson steals second well ahead of the throw to Toledo’s Candance Clark Saturday in Fort Borst Park in Centralia, where Forks defeated the Riverhawks 4-2, earning a trip to the state tournament. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Forks drops final district game, seeded No. 7 at state tournament

The Forks softball team played Pe Ell/Willapa Valley for the fourth time this season, losing a close one Saturday afternoon 5-3 to the… Continue reading

Forks’ Keira Johnson steals second well ahead of the throw to Toledo’s Candance Clark Saturday in Fort Borst Park in Centralia, where Forks defeated the Riverhawks 4-2, earning a trip to the state tournament. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles Roughriders.

PREP SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Roughriders finish second at district, seeded No. 6 at state tournament

Port Angeles’ hugely successful softball district tournament ended with a flourish late Saturday with a wild game against unbeaten and No. 1-ranked North Kitsap,… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.
East JeffersonRivals

DISTRICT TRACK: East Jefferson to send big contingent to state

Six district champions for Rivals; Forks’ Dahlgren a district champion

East JeffersonRivals
Port Angeles' Kole Acker releases a pitch against W.F. West in the opening round of state in Chehalis on May 20. (Photos by Alec Dietz/The Chronicle)

STATE 2A BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ season comes to an end against No. 3-ranked W.F. West

The Port Angeles boys baseball team ran into a buzzsaw by the name of Hunter Lutman in their state 2A baseball opener, getting… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Kole Acker releases a pitch against W.F. West in the opening round of state in Chehalis on May 20. (Photos by Alec Dietz/The Chronicle)
Forks Spartans

PREP SOFTBALL: Forks qualifies for state tournament

The Forks softball team qualified for the state 2B tournament by beating Toledo 4-2 Saturday morning in the consolation semifinals at the District… Continue reading

Forks Spartans

DISTRICT SOFTBALL UPDATED: Freshmen Reid, Rognlien power state-bound Port Angeles past Fife and into district championship

Sequim falls in winner-to-state contest

Max Ross recently caught this halibut while fishing the western portion of Marine Area 6.

OUTDOORS: Halibut quota take pointing toward added time

A HALIBUT CATCH update recently provided by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife shows plenty of quota remaining for the North Coast (Neah Bay… Continue reading

Max Ross recently caught this halibut while fishing the western portion of Marine Area 6.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Wilder Baseball Club sets tryouts for ages 14-19

PA youth basketball camp set July 17-20

Mukilteo angler Alex Malysheff, right, caught and released this lancetfish while halibut fishing off Neah Bay. A number of lancetfish, usually a tropical species, have washed up on West Coast shores in recent weeks.

OUTDOORS: Lancetfish no stranger to area seas, shores

Deep sea denizen caught and released off Neah Bay, washing ashore on West Coast

Mukilteo angler Alex Malysheff, right, caught and released this lancetfish while halibut fishing off Neah Bay. A number of lancetfish, usually a tropical species, have washed up on West Coast shores in recent weeks.
Rainier assistant coach Kayla Mounts, right, helps the umpire with the safe call at first base as Mountaineers runner Brooklyn Swenson reaches first on a wild throw. Forks first baseman Kaidence Rigby reaches for the ball in the dirt during the game played at Borst Park in Centralia, where Forks defeated Rainier 6-2 in 2B District 1/4 play. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

SOFTBALL: Forks falls to Adna in district semis; still alive for state berth

Forks couldn’t break down state powerhouse Adna in a Class 2B Southwest District 4 Softball Tournament Semifinal on Wednesday, falling 9-1 to the… Continue reading

Rainier assistant coach Kayla Mounts, right, helps the umpire with the safe call at first base as Mountaineers runner Brooklyn Swenson reaches first on a wild throw. Forks first baseman Kaidence Rigby reaches for the ball in the dirt during the game played at Borst Park in Centralia, where Forks defeated Rainier 6-2 in 2B District 1/4 play. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Left, Emily Post of Sequim hits a tee shot at the district golf tournament held at Cedars at Dungeness on Tuesday. Right, Sara German of Sequim hits a fairway shot at the district golf tournament. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP GOLF: Wolves trio qualifies for state tournament

Disappointment for area girls golfers and excitement for the Sequim boys team in its last-ditch attempt to qualify for the Class 2A state… Continue reading

Left, Emily Post of Sequim hits a tee shot at the district golf tournament held at Cedars at Dungeness on Tuesday. Right, Sara German of Sequim hits a fairway shot at the district golf tournament. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Cincinnati Reds shortstop Matt McLain (9) in the third inning of a baseball game Monday, May 15, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: WCL’s McLain debuts with Reds

Matt McLain, the first winner of the West Coast League’s Top Prospect Award has arrived in Major League Baseball. McLain was tabbed in… Continue reading

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Cincinnati Reds shortstop Matt McLain (9) in the third inning of a baseball game Monday, May 15, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Forks wins district opener behind Gaydeski, Soto

The Forks softball team got great pitching performances from Chloe Gaydeski and Lizzy Soto and took advantage of six Rainier errors to win… Continue reading