Area Sports

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Runners take off from the start of Saturday's combined 5k and 10k races of the Olympic Discovery Marathon along the Waterfront Trail from Port Angeles City Pier,

NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: It was made in the shade for 5K/10K runners

The 23rd annual North Olympic Discovery Marathon started off Saturday under bright sunny skies Saturday with the vast majority of the runners… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Runners take off from the start of Saturday's combined 5k and 10k races of the Olympic Discovery Marathon along the Waterfront Trail from Port Angeles City Pier,
Olympic Labor Council claimed the North Olympic Baseball and Softball 12U Majors Softball championship recently at Jim Lunt Field at Lincoln Park. Majors Softball 12U - OLC (teal shirts) Back row from left, assistant Coach Britney Rowland, Kylin Weitz, Ayla Balch, Chloe Holloway, Teyah Elofson-Cross, Eleanor Mahaney, Kamia Jennings, Ohlyvia Tomasko, Skylar Wheeler, head coach Jason Wheeler, assistant Coach Brad Holloway, assistant Coach Julie Charles-Elofson. Front row, Bailey Dahl, Adilyn Hylton, Chloe Anderson, Raveya Tomasko, Oliva Lampman and Lauren Almond.

North Olympic Baseball and Softball: 2025 Softball champions

Olympic Labor Council claimed the North Olympic Baseball and Softball 12U Majors Softball championship recently at Jim Lunt Field at Lincoln Park. Majors Softball 12U… Continue reading

Olympic Labor Council claimed the North Olympic Baseball and Softball 12U Majors Softball championship recently at Jim Lunt Field at Lincoln Park. Majors Softball 12U - OLC (teal shirts) Back row from left, assistant Coach Britney Rowland, Kylin Weitz, Ayla Balch, Chloe Holloway, Teyah Elofson-Cross, Eleanor Mahaney, Kamia Jennings, Ohlyvia Tomasko, Skylar Wheeler, head coach Jason Wheeler, assistant Coach Brad Holloway, assistant Coach Julie Charles-Elofson. Front row, Bailey Dahl, Adilyn Hylton, Chloe Anderson, Raveya Tomasko, Oliva Lampman and Lauren Almond.
From left, Grandmasters Harris, Robert Nicholls of White Crane Martial Arts and Sterling Chase conducted high belt testing and instruction seminars at the Mountain Region headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Local 155 teams up with Peninsula Bottling Co.

The Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball League in Port Angeles is off to a shining start this season thanks to a unique… Continue reading

From left, Grandmasters Harris, Robert Nicholls of White Crane Martial Arts and Sterling Chase conducted high belt testing and instruction seminars at the Mountain Region headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Runners take off at 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn during the start of the 2024 North Olympic Discovery Marathon. More than 2,200 people are signed up to compete in a variety of races this weekend as part of marathon weekend. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

RUN THE PENINSULA: Registration is up for North Olympic Discovery Marathon

Registration for the 23rd annual North Olympic Discovery Marathon races is up about 5 percent from last year and 2,200 people are… Continue reading

Runners take off at 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn during the start of the 2024 North Olympic Discovery Marathon. More than 2,200 people are signed up to compete in a variety of races this weekend as part of marathon weekend. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Wilder logo

AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder Sr. wins on 10th-inning Lincoln Bear home run

The Wilder Senior Baseball Club began its season with a two-game sweep Sunday over Lakeside Legion U18, winning 4-3 on a walk-off… Continue reading

Wilder logo

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Strait Slice, Forks FC battle to tie in PSL action

In a battle for first place in the Peninsula College Adult Soccer League, Strait Slice and Forks FC fought to a 3-3… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS: Summer opportunities for teen hiking group, youth volleball in Chimacum

An immersive teen hiking program will teach outdoors essentials beginning June 24. The Olympic Peninsula YMCA will… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School graduate Barry Wilcox competes in the 2025 World Cup in Belgium. He won all four races of the 2025 World Cup. (US Paralympics Cycling)

PARA CYCLING: Port Angeles’ Barry Wilcox the 2025 World Cup champion

Port Angeles High School graduate and member of the Port Angeles Roughriders Hall of Fame Barry Wilcox already had an incredible list… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School graduate Barry Wilcox competes in the 2025 World Cup in Belgium. He won all four races of the 2025 World Cup. (US Paralympics Cycling)
Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter, now running for Corban University in Salem, Ore., is an NAIA All-American after finishing sixth at the outdoor nationals in the 10,000 meters.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA’s Gladfelter sixth at NAIA nationals

Port Angeles High School graduate Jack Gladfelter finished sixth in the 10,000 meters at the NAIA outdoor national championships . Gladfelter, who… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter, now running for Corban University in Salem, Ore., is an NAIA All-American after finishing sixth at the outdoor nationals in the 10,000 meters.
Leigh Morgan and the 1986 Port Angeles girls basketball team finished second on the state. Morgan will be the moderator of a "Game On For Life" event at the Port Angeles Field Arts and Events Hall on June 3.

FIELD ARTS AND EVENTS HALL; Port Angeles athletic legends to speak

Four of the best athletes in the history of Port Angeles High School will be featured speakers as part of “Game On… Continue reading

Leigh Morgan and the 1986 Port Angeles girls basketball team finished second on the state. Morgan will be the moderator of a "Game On For Life" event at the Port Angeles Field Arts and Events Hall on June 3.
Port Angeles’ Jake Anstett, center, won the 450cc division of the American Motorcycle Association Pro Racing’s Washington Nitro Nationals Hillclimb in Sunnyside over the weekend. (Washington Nitro Nationals Hillclimb)

AREA SPORTS: Motorcyclist Anstett rockets to Hillclimb victories

Port Angeles’ Jake Anstett blistered the field in the Pro 450 CC category at the Washington Nitro Nationals Motorcycle Hillclimb this weekend, dominating… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Jake Anstett, center, won the 450cc division of the American Motorcycle Association Pro Racing’s Washington Nitro Nationals Hillclimb in Sunnyside over the weekend. (Washington Nitro Nationals Hillclimb)
The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association's Danielle Woodhouse approaches the finish line at Lake Vancouver this weekend, where she finished second in the B final of the U17 singles race. (Sean Halberg)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: OPRA rower second at Lake Vancouver race

The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association concluded its spring season Saturday, with members competing at the US Rowing Northwest Youth Championship at Vancouver… Continue reading

The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association's Danielle Woodhouse approaches the finish line at Lake Vancouver this weekend, where she finished second in the B final of the U17 singles race. (Sean Halberg)
The Rhody Run’s women’s 10K winner, Fiona Fraser, (1131) is on the heels of her father, Ian (1132), who finished fourth among the men, as they exit the Jefferson County Fairgrounds at the start of the 44th annual Jefferson Healthcare Rhody Run on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

RHODY RUN: Port Townsend’s Fraser family dominates 10K

The Fraser family of Port Townsend dominated the 44th annual Jefferson Healthcare Rhody Run 10K this weekend as more than 900 runners… Continue reading

The Rhody Run’s women’s 10K winner, Fiona Fraser, (1131) is on the heels of her father, Ian (1132), who finished fourth among the men, as they exit the Jefferson County Fairgrounds at the start of the 44th annual Jefferson Healthcare Rhody Run on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/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)

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

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.
Twenty-five Gymnasts from Port Hadlock’s Twisters Gymnastics brought home 39 medals from the Washington State Championships held in March. Another Twisters gymnast also won two regional medals. Top row, from left, Addie Plotner, Tia York, Emmeline Freund, Arden Moore, Avery Dean, Claire Harrison, Molly Brown, Addyson Reid and third row, Isabel Zamora, Addy Davis, Paisley Bergen, Lylia Paranada, Lorelei Chapman, Gwen Smith; second row, Khloe Przygocki, Maggie Brown, Sophia Borrayo, Reilly Goss, Addie Davis, Kyla Sanders, Lola Borrayo and front row, Kate Weber, Kennedy Jevne, Alexandria Armand, Emma Allen and Mia Wills.

GYMNASTICS: Twisters Gymnasts shine at state competition

Twisters Gymnastics capped a successful season with 25 gymnasts qualifying for the Washington State Championships and… Continue reading

Twenty-five Gymnasts from Port Hadlock’s Twisters Gymnastics brought home 39 medals from the Washington State Championships held in March. Another Twisters gymnast also won two regional medals. Top row, from left, Addie Plotner, Tia York, Emmeline Freund, Arden Moore, Avery Dean, Claire Harrison, Molly Brown, Addyson Reid and third row, Isabel Zamora, Addy Davis, Paisley Bergen, Lylia Paranada, Lorelei Chapman, Gwen Smith; second row, Khloe Przygocki, Maggie Brown, Sophia Borrayo, Reilly Goss, Addie Davis, Kyla Sanders, Lola Borrayo and front row, Kate Weber, Kennedy Jevne, Alexandria Armand, Emma Allen and Mia Wills.

AREA SPORTS: Flodstrom hits .400, earns All-Lonestar Conference honor

Angelo State’s Ethan Flodstrom earned a spot on the All-Lone Star Conference Baseball second team as well as the conference’s All-Academic… Continue reading

Members of the Port Angeles Wrestling Club competed in the USA Wrestling Freestyle/Greco-Roman state tournament in Spokane this weekend. From left, are Jace Collins, Carson Grooms and Crew Disher. Coaches are, from left, Rob Grooms and Dom Timpero. (Courtesy of Rob Gale)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Trio of PA wrestlers compete at state; PA-NK softball rescheduled

A trio of member of the Port Angeles Wrestling Club competed this weekend at the USA Wrestling Freestyle/Greco-Roman state tournament, with a pair… Continue reading

Members of the Port Angeles Wrestling Club competed in the USA Wrestling Freestyle/Greco-Roman state tournament in Spokane this weekend. From left, are Jace Collins, Carson Grooms and Crew Disher. Coaches are, from left, Rob Grooms and Dom Timpero. (Courtesy of Rob Gale)