Area Sports

The Klahhane Xcel Bronze team that finished first at the Freedom Invite. From left, Penny Goodwin, Addie Brown, Adrie McGuire, Reagan Haguewood, Kinley Matthews, Sasha Gmazel and Nora Pecoraro. (Klahhane Gymnastics)

KLAHHANE GYMNASTICS: Xcel Bronze second at Freedom Invite; Xcel Gold third

The Klahhane Gymnastics Xcel teams had another packed weekend competing at the Freedom Invitational meet hosted by Cascade Elite Gymnastics West in Bremerton… Continue reading

The Klahhane Xcel Bronze team that finished first at the Freedom Invite. From left, Penny Goodwin, Addie Brown, Adrie McGuire, Reagan Haguewood, Kinley Matthews, Sasha Gmazel and Nora Pecoraro. (Klahhane Gymnastics)
Kylin Weitz, 11, of Port Angeles took first in the Friday qualifier in the 12 girls challenge class and in the 8-12 cruiser class at the Sunshine State National in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Lincoln Park BMX)

BMX: Lincoln Park riders shine in Florida

This past weekend, three Lincoln Park BMX riders shined in the Okeeheelee BMX in West Palm Beach, Fla., to race… Continue reading

Kylin Weitz, 11, of Port Angeles took first in the Friday qualifier in the 12 girls challenge class and in the 8-12 cruiser class at the Sunshine State National in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Lincoln Park BMX)
The Klahhane XCel Bronze team finished first as a team at the Biggest Little Meet in Mukilteo on Sunday. Team members are Lucy Monaghan, Nora Pecoraro, Kinley Matthews, Reagan Haguewood, Adrie McGuire, Penny Goodwin, Sasha Gmazel and Addie Brown. (Klahhane Gymnastics)

GYMNASTICS: Klahhane Xcel Bronze team takes first

Xcel Gold’s Ciarlo claims third straight vault win

The Klahhane XCel Bronze team finished first as a team at the Biggest Little Meet in Mukilteo on Sunday. Team members are Lucy Monaghan, Nora Pecoraro, Kinley Matthews, Reagan Haguewood, Adrie McGuire, Penny Goodwin, Sasha Gmazel and Addie Brown. (Klahhane Gymnastics)
The Martin Luther King Jr. basketball tournament was held this weekend at various gyms around Port Angeles. A total of 70 teams, with boys and girls from fourth through eighth grade, and from as far away as Stanwood, Lakewood and Ephrata competed in the two-day event. Here, Helen Martin of the Port Angeles seventh-grade girls team, made up of players from Stevens Middle School, Queen of Angels and Neah Bay, goes up against Stanwood. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PHOTO: 70 teams compete at annual MLK Jr. tournament in Port Angeles

The Martin Luther King Jr. basketball tournament was held this weekend at various gyms around Port Angeles. A total of 70 teams, with boys and… Continue reading

The Martin Luther King Jr. basketball tournament was held this weekend at various gyms around Port Angeles. A total of 70 teams, with boys and girls from fourth through eighth grade, and from as far away as Stanwood, Lakewood and Ephrata competed in the two-day event. Here, Helen Martin of the Port Angeles seventh-grade girls team, made up of players from Stevens Middle School, Queen of Angels and Neah Bay, goes up against Stanwood. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
This out and back race is a timed event and starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 10 at the old JC Penny Parking lot at: 651 W. Washington St., Sequim, WA 98382.

AREA SPORTS: Irrigation Festival’s Run celebrates 130 years

Run set May 10

This out and back race is a timed event and starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 10 at the old JC Penny Parking lot at: 651 W. Washington St., Sequim, WA 98382.

AREA SPORTS: Registration open for youth baseball and softball in Port Angeles and Port Townsend plus Sequim Soccer info

Registration is underway for North Olympic Baseball and Softball’s upcoming seasons at https://tinyurl.com/PDN-NOBAS25. The league… Continue reading

Left, Calm Beneath Castles will be shown at the Port Angeles Field Hall and Events Center on Jan. 16. Right, Jaida Wood, Pacific Lutheran University.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Three Red Devils named all-state and much more

New ski film, razor clams and former Rider shines for PLU

Left, Calm Beneath Castles will be shown at the Port Angeles Field Hall and Events Center on Jan. 16. Right, Jaida Wood, Pacific Lutheran University.
Port Angeles-Sequim Gymnastics Sequim gymnast Lucy Spelker, center, turned in the best all-around score (30.7) to take top honors for the Port Angeles-Sequim gymnastics squad in a win over Kingston this week. Spelker is joined by, from left, Port Angeles’ Lexi Possinger (fourth on vault), Mya Callis (seventh on floor), Shavari Epps (second on vault) and Lillian Sutherland (fourth on bars).

PREPS: Gymnasts win first meet, Sequim’s Spelker tops all-around

Rider swimmers fare well against Bainbridge

Port Angeles-Sequim Gymnastics Sequim gymnast Lucy Spelker, center, turned in the best all-around score (30.7) to take top honors for the Port Angeles-Sequim gymnastics squad in a win over Kingston this week. Spelker is joined by, from left, Port Angeles’ Lexi Possinger (fourth on vault), Mya Callis (seventh on floor), Shavari Epps (second on vault) and Lillian Sutherland (fourth on bars).

AREA SPORTS: Sequim VFW hosting Army-Navy football game watch party Saturday

Dungeness crab survey

PENINSULA COLLEGE: Registration open for winter leagues

Registration is now open for adult recreation winter volleyball and basketball leagues, as well as a drop-in basketball opportunity, all hosted by… Continue reading

Dustin Hines of Port Townsend won the Jamestown Glow Run 5K, a year after finishing second in the same race. John Mauro, also of Port Townsend, won the 10K. Matt Sagan/Cascadia Films

JAMESTOWN S’KLALLAM GLOW RUN: More than 600 enjoy the lights and the gloaming

More than 600 people from the Olympic Peninsula and the Pacific Northwest enjoyed what is turning into one of the most popular 5K/10K… Continue reading

Dustin Hines of Port Townsend won the Jamestown Glow Run 5K, a year after finishing second in the same race. John Mauro, also of Port Townsend, won the 10K. Matt Sagan/Cascadia Films
From left, Lincoln Park BMX's Teyah Elofson-Cross, Kylin Weitz, track operator Sean Coleman and Chloe Holloway represented the Olympic Peninsula at the BMX Grand Nationals last weekend in Tulsa, Okla. At right is USABMX president BA Anderson. Wietz won a first-place medal at Grand Nationals. (Lincoln Park BMX)

BMX RACING: Lincoln Park riders excel at BMX Nationals

Several Lincoln Park BMX racers competed at the BMX Grand Nationals held last weekend in Tulsa, Okla., with Lincoln Park’s Wyatt Christensen… Continue reading

From left, Lincoln Park BMX's Teyah Elofson-Cross, Kylin Weitz, track operator Sean Coleman and Chloe Holloway represented the Olympic Peninsula at the BMX Grand Nationals last weekend in Tulsa, Okla. At right is USABMX president BA Anderson. Wietz won a first-place medal at Grand Nationals. (Lincoln Park BMX)
From left, Eve Burke, Linfield College and Millie Long, Alaska-Anchorage.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Loggers girls win and former Riders thriving in college

Fielding a team of five eighth-graders, including two starters, the Crescent Loggers girls basketball team held off Lake Quinault this weekend. “I was… Continue reading

From left, Eve Burke, Linfield College and Millie Long, Alaska-Anchorage.
The Jamestown S'Klallam Glow Run is the final race in teh Run the Peninsula series. Drivers are urged to be aware at Sequim/Blyn intersection about the race Saturday evening. (Matt Sagan/Cascadia Films)

RUN THE PENINSULA: Colorful Glow Run set for Saturday in Blyn

The final race of the Run the Peninsula series will take place on the Olympic Discovery Trail between Blyn and Sequim on Saturday… Continue reading

The Jamestown S'Klallam Glow Run is the final race in teh Run the Peninsula series. Drivers are urged to be aware at Sequim/Blyn intersection about the race Saturday evening. (Matt Sagan/Cascadia Films)
Eastern Washington University Athletics Forks’ Luke Dahlgren, front, has been named All-Big Sky honorable mention after starting all 12 games on the offensive line and serving as captain of the Eastern Washington Eagles.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Forks’ Luke Dahlgren earns All-Big Sky Conference honorable mention for Eastern Washington

Eastern Washington football team captain and redshirt senior offensive lineman Luke Dahlgren, a 2019 Forks High School graduate, was named All-Big Sky… Continue reading

Eastern Washington University Athletics Forks’ Luke Dahlgren, front, has been named All-Big Sky honorable mention after starting all 12 games on the offensive line and serving as captain of the Eastern Washington Eagles.
The Port Angeles Swim Club celebrated its 60th anniversary on Saturday. For decades, the club has trained swimmers who have gone on to become swimming stars in high school and college. (Port Angeles Swim Club)

CLUB SPORTS: Port Angeles Swim Club celebrates 60th anniversary

The Port Angeles Swim Club celebrated its 60 anniversary on Saturday. During its more than half a century of history, the club… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Swim Club celebrated its 60th anniversary on Saturday. For decades, the club has trained swimmers who have gone on to become swimming stars in high school and college. (Port Angeles Swim Club)
Corban College’s Jack Gladfelter, a Port Angeles High School graduate, runs in the NAIA nationals cross-country meet in Columbia, Mo., on Saturday. Gladfelter finished eighth in the nation. (Joe Gladfelter)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA’s Gladfelter eighth at national cross-country championship

Port Angeles High School graduate Jack Gladfelter finished eighth in the nation at the NAIA Cross-Country nationals held at the Gans Creek… Continue reading

Corban College’s Jack Gladfelter, a Port Angeles High School graduate, runs in the NAIA nationals cross-country meet in Columbia, Mo., on Saturday. Gladfelter finished eighth in the nation. (Joe Gladfelter)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: WDFW approves razor clam digs starting Friday

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers confirmed seven days of razor clam digs on coastal beaches beginning the day after Thanksgiving.… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS: Turkey Trot 5K Saturday in Port Townsend

The annual Turkey Trot 5K and 1-mile Kids Dash to benefit Jumping Mouse Children’s Center… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS: Pirate women drop Columbia Basin

Neah Bay’s Amber Swan and Ezrah Ray each score 7