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Leitz won the 16U senior fastpitch championship at the North Olympic Baseball and Softball Port Angeles city championsip. From top row, from left are coach Danielle Morgan, Shania Foster, Hadleigh Tokarczyk (on back), Jayla Olson, Emily LeFebvre (on back), Lainey Rudd, Allison Jester (on back), Laniyah Moore, Kayleen LeFebvre and Makynzie Baker, Coach Carly Swingle. Front row, from left, are Mariah Disque, Nyomie Colfax, Kadence Greul and Catie Chance. (Courtesy of NOBAS)

NORTH OLYMPIC BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL: Fastpitch champions crowned

Leitz won the 16U senior fastpitch championship at the North Olympic Baseball and Softball Port Angeles city championship. From top row, from left are coach… Continue reading

Leitz won the 16U senior fastpitch championship at the North Olympic Baseball and Softball Port Angeles city championsip. From top row, from left are coach Danielle Morgan, Shania Foster, Hadleigh Tokarczyk (on back), Jayla Olson, Emily LeFebvre (on back), Lainey Rudd, Allison Jester (on back), Laniyah Moore, Kayleen LeFebvre and Makynzie Baker, Coach Carly Swingle. Front row, from left, are Mariah Disque, Nyomie Colfax, Kadence Greul and Catie Chance. (Courtesy of NOBAS)
Wilder Senior pitcher Landen Olson of Forks is backed up by his first baseman Brayden White of Sequim as he pitches in the first inning of Wilder's game with Narrows U18 out of Gig Harbor. Narrows won 7-6. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder Sr. comeback falls just short

The Wilder Senior Baseball Club was left still looking for its first win of the year after a comeback in the ninth… Continue reading

Wilder Senior pitcher Landen Olson of Forks is backed up by his first baseman Brayden White of Sequim as he pitches in the first inning of Wilder's game with Narrows U18 out of Gig Harbor. Narrows won 7-6. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: EJ Little League to host district tournament

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The Elks Majors 50/70 team celebrates its Port Angeles city championship this weekend as part of a North Olympic Baseball and Softball tournament weekend. Five teams total were crowned champions. From left, back row, are coach Jared Johnstad, Kade Johnstad, Felix Hammar, Kyler Williams, Jay Lieberman, Makai McAfee, coach Rob Merritt, Cooper Merritt, Julian Dominguez, Austin Penic and manager Brian Shimko. (Courtesy of Brian Shimko)

NORTH OLYMPIC BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL: A weekend of champions for NOBAS

North Olympic Baseball and Softball crowned champions in five different divisions this weekend in the Port Angeles city championship tournament.… Continue reading

The Elks Majors 50/70 team celebrates its Port Angeles city championship this weekend as part of a North Olympic Baseball and Softball tournament weekend. Five teams total were crowned champions. From left, back row, are coach Jared Johnstad, Kade Johnstad, Felix Hammar, Kyler Williams, Jay Lieberman, Makai McAfee, coach Rob Merritt, Cooper Merritt, Julian Dominguez, Austin Penic and manager Brian Shimko. (Courtesy of Brian Shimko)

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Wilder Jr. off to 3-0 start; Wilder Sr. loses two close ones

The Wilder Senior Baseball Club got off to a rough start against a pair of always tough Lakeside teams, while the Wilder Junior… Continue reading

Eagles runner (No. 10) Noah Kiser slides into home hoping to beat the tag of the Elks catcher Kyler Williams, but Williams got the tag down for the out in the Cal Ripken Majors championship game Saturday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

NORTH OLYMPIC BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL: Elks win Majors title second year in a row

For the second year in a row, Elks won the Cal Ripken Majors championship, beating the Eagles 7-3 in the championship game… Continue reading

Eagles runner (No. 10) Noah Kiser slides into home hoping to beat the tag of the Elks catcher Kyler Williams, but Williams got the tag down for the out in the Cal Ripken Majors championship game Saturday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Participants in the North Olympic Discovery Marathon OMC 5K/10K race take off from the start at Port Angeles City Pier on Saturday.

NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA MARATHON: Winners come from near and far on opening day

More than 500 runners from as far away as Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and Amsterdam braved the drizzly weather of the North Olympic… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Participants in the North Olympic Discovery Marathon OMC 5K/10K race take off from the start at Port Angeles City Pier on Saturday.

AREA SPORTS: Local 155 earns walk-off win in Babe Ruth action

Begin postseason tournament Saturday

The Port Angeles NJROTC Air Rifle team competes during a recent regional event. Team members from left, Joseph Maggard, Michael Aranda, Sadie Miller, Tallulah Meneely, and Brenna Murphy. The Air Rifle team is raising funds to travel to the Civilian Marksmanship Program's National competition in July.

SHOOTING SPORTS: Port Angeles NJROTC advances to National competition in Ohio in July

Cadets Sadie Miller, Joseph Maggard, Michael Aranda, Tallulah Meneely and Brenna Murphy.

The Port Angeles NJROTC Air Rifle team competes during a recent regional event. Team members from left, Joseph Maggard, Michael Aranda, Sadie Miller, Tallulah Meneely, and Brenna Murphy. The Air Rifle team is raising funds to travel to the Civilian Marksmanship Program's National competition in July.

AREA SPORTS: Operation Uplift golf tournament June 9 at The Cedars at Dungeness

BMX league for beginners starts Monday

Runners take off at the beginning of the 2023 North Olympic Discovery Marathon at 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn. The two days of running events begins Saturday with the marathon and half-marathon Sunday. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

RUN THE PENINSULA: North Olympic Discovery Marathon returns this weekend

Saturday and Sunday is North Olympic Discovery Marathon weekend, as the jewel event of the Run the Peninsula series will bring hundreds… Continue reading

Runners take off at the beginning of the 2023 North Olympic Discovery Marathon at 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn. The two days of running events begins Saturday with the marathon and half-marathon Sunday. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Lincoln Park BMX clinic hosted by Olympian Nyhaug

Canadian BMX Olympic champion Tory Nyhaug will be giving a clinic at the Lincoln Park BMX track on June 21 and 22.… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Peninsula's Millie Long, right, drives past the defense of Shoreline's Symone Pease during Wednesday's season finale in Port Angeles.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Millie Long transfers to Alaska Anchorage

Same school/coach of Port Angeles star Jessica Madison

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Peninsula's Millie Long, right, drives past the defense of Shoreline's Symone Pease during Wednesday's season finale in Port Angeles.
Bob Anderson/Port Angeles Golf The Port Angeles boys golf team from left, Sky Gelder, Austin Worthington, Reid Schmidt, Nate Anderson and Max Gagnon, recently competed at the Class 2A State Tournament at Liberty Lake Golf Course in the Spokane Valley. Anderson shot a 76 in his opening round and was looking for a high finish before a spring squall complicated matters for all players, dropping temperatures with cold rain and wind. He ended up earning 20th place.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: YMCA flag football registration open until May 31

East Jefferson Little League screens “The Sandlot” outdoors Saturday night

Bob Anderson/Port Angeles Golf The Port Angeles boys golf team from left, Sky Gelder, Austin Worthington, Reid Schmidt, Nate Anderson and Max Gagnon, recently competed at the Class 2A State Tournament at Liberty Lake Golf Course in the Spokane Valley. Anderson shot a 76 in his opening round and was looking for a high finish before a spring squall complicated matters for all players, dropping temperatures with cold rain and wind. He ended up earning 20th place.
The Cedars at Dungeness Women’s 18-hole golf group held their annual Member/Member Golf Tournament on Tuesday with 20 players braving the elements while playing a game of Queen’s of the Green. The pairings of Mimi Shin and Jane Peoples and Lori Wyngaert and Lori Oaks tied for the top spot while Lisa Chon and Carin Bunney were second and Bobbie Piety and Yoon Park third. Marlene Hirschfeld and Judy Reno won Best Costume.

AREA SPORTS: Wilder Baseball Club tryouts begin Saturday at Civic Field

Jefferson County Parks & Recreation hosting summer basketball camp

The Cedars at Dungeness Women’s 18-hole golf group held their annual Member/Member Golf Tournament on Tuesday with 20 players braving the elements while playing a game of Queen’s of the Green. The pairings of Mimi Shin and Jane Peoples and Lori Wyngaert and Lori Oaks tied for the top spot while Lisa Chon and Carin Bunney were second and Bobbie Piety and Yoon Park third. Marlene Hirschfeld and Judy Reno won Best Costume.
Jake Anstett of Port Angeles competes in the Nitro Nationals Hillclimb competition outside of Sunnyside this weekend. Anstett won three out of six races and finished second in three others. (Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA’s Anstett dominates at Nitro Nationals

Port Angeles’ Jake Anstett dominated the Washington Nitro Nationals Motorcycle Hillclimb this weekend, winning three first places and three second places over two… Continue reading

Jake Anstett of Port Angeles competes in the Nitro Nationals Hillclimb competition outside of Sunnyside this weekend. Anstett won three out of six races and finished second in three others. (Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press)
Steven Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Port Townsend's Seamus Fraser, in white tank top, leads the pack at the beginning of the 44th annual Rhody Run held Sunday in Port Townsend. Fraser went on to win the 10K.

RHODY RUN: Nearly 900 runners take to Port Townsend streets

Nearly 900 runners took on the 2024 Jefferson Healthcare 44th annual Rhody Run 5K and 10K races, with competitors as young as… Continue reading

Steven Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Port Townsend's Seamus Fraser, in white tank top, leads the pack at the beginning of the 44th annual Rhody Run held Sunday in Port Townsend. Fraser went on to win the 10K.
Elon Gromyko of Lynnwood races in the boys' 7 and under category at the second Northwest Cup race in Port Angeles on Sunday. in the U7 men’s category. More than 500 riders from several states and Canadian provinces competed in the three days of downhill racing this weekend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

NORTHWEST CUP: It was all downhill at Dry Hill

More than 500 racers take on Port Angeles courses

Elon Gromyko of Lynnwood races in the boys' 7 and under category at the second Northwest Cup race in Port Angeles on Sunday. in the U7 men’s category. More than 500 riders from several states and Canadian provinces competed in the three days of downhill racing this weekend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Lincoln Park BMX Port Angeles' Teyah Elofson-Cross, left, and Kylin Weitz represented Lincoln Park BMX and Team USA while competing at the UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Rock Hill, S.C. earlier this week. Kingston's Wyatt Christensen also trains at Lincoln Park BMX and won a world championship at the event.

BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Lincoln Park BMX riders represent track and country

Lincoln Park BMXers represented track and country while competing in the 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Championship last week, with Kingston-based… Continue reading

Lincoln Park BMX Port Angeles' Teyah Elofson-Cross, left, and Kylin Weitz represented Lincoln Park BMX and Team USA while competing at the UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Rock Hill, S.C. earlier this week. Kingston's Wyatt Christensen also trains at Lincoln Park BMX and won a world championship at the event.
Riley Pyeatt (1513), a 2022 Sequim graduate and state track champion in two events, now running for Abilene Christian, came in third at the Western Athletic Conference championships in the 800 meters this past weekend. (Joshua Beam)

TRACK AND FIELD: Sequim’s Pyeatt third in the WAC in the 800

Distance runner won two state championships for the Wolves and a Nike Nationals title

Riley Pyeatt (1513), a 2022 Sequim graduate and state track champion in two events, now running for Abilene Christian, came in third at the Western Athletic Conference championships in the 800 meters this past weekend. (Joshua Beam)