Preps

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles quarterback Parker Nickerson gets tripped up on a short run by North Kitsap's Benen Lawler on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: East Jefferson stuffs kick to win first game; PA loses to powerhouse

Behind some huge runs from Logan Massie and clutch plays on both sides of the ball by their special teams, the East Jefferson… Continue reading

 

Spartan Ryan Rancourt (13) clutches a Logan Olson pass between two Titan defenders Friday night at Spartan Stadium where Forks defeated Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 22 to 21 in a thriller. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

PREP FOOTBALL: Emotional win for Forks football

Coming off a devastating week for the team and community, the Forks Spartans rallied late in the game to score in the final… Continue reading

 

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks wins thriller; East Jefferson wins

Friday’s scores Forks 22, Pe Ell/Willapa Valley 21 East Jefferson 9, South Whidbey 7 North Kitsap 56, Port Angeles 0 Bainbridge 48, Sequim 10 Olympic… Continue reading

 

Jack Gladfelter of Port Angeles checks his watch for an intermediate time before going on to win the varsity boys cross-country race at Lincoln Park in Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

CROSS COUNTRY: Gladfelter and Pyeatt win races as Port Angeles and Sequim runners set records

Rider boys win team title

Jack Gladfelter of Port Angeles checks his watch for an intermediate time before going on to win the varsity boys cross-country race at Lincoln Park in Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim's Espn Judd rips a forehand volley as he and teammate Kaiden Jones take on Olympic's Warner Alexander and Freddy Enamorato on Wednesday in Sequim. Jones and Judd won, 6-2, 6-1, as the Wolves swept the Trojans 7-0. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim tennis nets sweep of Trojans

Forks volleyball wins in emotional season opener

Sequim's Espn Judd rips a forehand volley as he and teammate Kaiden Jones take on Olympic's Warner Alexander and Freddy Enamorato on Wednesday in Sequim. Jones and Judd won, 6-2, 6-1, as the Wolves swept the Trojans 7-0. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim sophomore Lars Wiker made his first varsity start at quarterback during the Wolves' 17-12 rivalry victory over Port Angeles.

PREP NOTEBOOK: Tackling not a part of Quilcene practices

Close contact saved for game days

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim sophomore Lars Wiker made his first varsity start at quarterback during the Wolves' 17-12 rivalry victory over Port Angeles.
Sequim's Rileigh VanDyken, right, vies for the ball with Bainbridge's Laine Romney in the Wolves' penalty-shootout loss to the Spartans on Tuesday. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim girls fall in penalty kick shootout

Riders also felled by penalty kick

Sequim's Rileigh VanDyken, right, vies for the ball with Bainbridge's Laine Romney in the Wolves' penalty-shootout loss to the Spartans on Tuesday. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim's Jolene Vaara swings away at the net during a match with Bainbridge on Tuesday. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Sequim out-paced vs. Spartans

Riders compete with North Kitsap

Sequim's Jolene Vaara swings away at the net during a match with Bainbridge on Tuesday. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' No. 1 boys tennis singles player Reef Gelder backhands a volley in the team's match against North Kitsap on Monday.

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles netters swept by North Kitsap

East Jefferson girls soccer picks up second straight shutout

Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' No. 1 boys tennis singles player Reef Gelder backhands a volley in the team's match against North Kitsap on Monday.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Port Angeles’ Millie Long nets first goal for Peninsula

Pirate men go up 4-0 in win

Port Angeles junior Jack Gladfelter, front left, races at the front of the pack at the opening of the varsity boys race at the 43rd Salt Creek Invitational at Salt Creek Recreation Area. Gladfelter finished second overall as the Roughrider boys claimed the varsity and junior varsity team titles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

CROSS COUNTRY: Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt, Port Angeles boys race to championships as 43rd Salt Creek Invitational returns

East Jefferson boys and girls total four top-10 finishes

Port Angeles junior Jack Gladfelter, front left, races at the front of the pack at the opening of the varsity boys race at the 43rd Salt Creek Invitational at Salt Creek Recreation Area. Gladfelter finished second overall as the Roughrider boys claimed the varsity and junior varsity team titles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Kobe Applegate holds the Rainshadow Rumble rivalry trophy as the team heads toward the student section to sing the school fight song after a 17-12 win over Port Angeles on Friday.

PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim rules the Rainshadow Rumble once again after holding back Port Angeles

Lars Wiker throws for 177 yards in QB debut

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Kobe Applegate holds the Rainshadow Rumble rivalry trophy as the team heads toward the student section to sing the school fight song after a 17-12 win over Port Angeles on Friday.
Quilcene Rangers

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP (with statewide scores): Quilcene comes close in highly ranked matchup with Lummi; Forks reels in Fishermen

Rough seas sideline East Jefferson-Coupeville

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Rodger Johnson/Port Angeles Cross Country Port Angeles freshman Zakara Braun was the Roughriders' top girls finisher in a meet held in Bremerton on Wednesday.

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Jack Gladfelter, Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt race to victory at first league meet

Mattern, Pray score goals for East Jefferson

Rodger Johnson/Port Angeles Cross Country Port Angeles freshman Zakara Braun was the Roughriders' top girls finisher in a meet held in Bremerton on Wednesday.
Taryn Johnson, Sequim Soccer. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP ROUNDUP: Wolves’ Taryn Johnon tallies hat trick in win

The Sequim girls soccer team got a hat trick from Taryn Johnson, who scored her flurry of goals in just seven minutes, in… Continue reading

Taryn Johnson, Sequim Soccer. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Quilcene Rangers

SPORTS BRIEFS: Rangers VB splits a pair; Little Riders sweep

The Quilcene Rangers split their first two matches of the year against Mary M. Knight, losing on the… Continue reading

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East Jefferson's Max Allworth-Miles runs at the Tahoma cross country race Saturday. Allworth-Miles led the team, finishing fifth in the boys' race. (Courtesy photo)

PREP SPORTS: East Jefferson cross country opens season

The East Jefferson Cross Country team had its opening meet of the season at the Tahoma Coed Relays at Lake Wilderness Park… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Max Allworth-Miles runs at the Tahoma cross country race Saturday. Allworth-Miles led the team, finishing fifth in the boys' race. (Courtesy photo)
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Jolene Vaara, right, and Port Angeles' Kennedy Bruch battle at the net during the Wolves' 3-1 win over the Roughriders on Thursday.

PREP ROUNDUP: Wolves outlast Roughriders in volleyball

Sequim and Port Angeles battled back and forth in a rivalry volleyball match Thursday, with the Wolves coming out on top 3-1 (23-25,… Continue reading

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Jolene Vaara, right, and Port Angeles' Kennedy Bruch battle at the net during the Wolves' 3-1 win over the Roughriders on Thursday.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Teammates congratulate Port Angeles' Teagan Clark, No. 4, after the first of her two free-kick goals during the Roughriders 3-1 win over Sequim on Thursday.

PREP SOCCER: Port Angeles, Clark put best foot forward in win over rival Sequim

Clark scores twice on long free kicks, Wagner nets for Wolves

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Teammates congratulate Port Angeles' Teagan Clark, No. 4, after the first of her two free-kick goals during the Roughriders 3-1 win over Sequim on Thursday.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles’ Daniel Cable, center, weaves around East Jefferson defenders, from left, Malachi Azariah McDonald, Gerald Lindsey and Christopher Fair on Friday in Port Angeles.

PREP FOOTBALL: Cable, Roughriders get rolling in win over East Jefferson

Three first-quarter scores for senior

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles’ Daniel Cable, center, weaves around East Jefferson defenders, from left, Malachi Azariah McDonald, Gerald Lindsey and Christopher Fair on Friday in Port Angeles.