Preps

New Port Angeles baseball coach Wyatt Hall.

PREP BASEBALL: Wyatt Hall makes turn toward home as new Port Angeles head coach

Port Angeles dipped into its recent past in tabbing former Roughrider standout Wyatt Hall as the school’s new head baseball coach. Hall,… Continue reading

 

Girls Basketball: Peters lifts Spartans to league win

Fynlie Peters had the hot hand, hitting five 3-point baskets on her way to a career-high 27 points as Forks sent Ilwaco packing… Continue reading

 

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Port Angeles’ Adam Kaminski (top) and Edward Gillespie dual for the 100-yard freestyle victory during the Roughriders meet with Kingston on Wednesday.

PREP SWIMMING: Port Angeles sets 16 new personal bests in win over Kingston

The Port Angeles boys swim and dive team closed out its regular-season road schedule with a convincing 128-49 win over Kingston on Wednesday,… Continue reading

 

GIRLS PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim wins fifth straight league game

The Sequim girls basketball team won its fifth Olympic League game in a row and vaulted itself into second place in the league,… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves

PREP BOYS ROUNDUP: Sequim pulls away from Bulldogs in fourth quarter

Sequim came away with the win by coming through with a strong fourth quarter defensive performance in a 59-49 road win over North… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves
Port Angeles freshman Elyse Brown competes in the Roughriders' Olympic League home gymnastics meet at the Klahhane Gymnastics Center in Port Angeles on Monday. Brown finished first in the all-around and the Port Angeles team took third overall against Kingston, Bainbridge and North Kitsap. Sequim freshman Sequim Freshman Emily Bair placed seventh in the floor exercise and Port Angeles' Ryah Deleon was ninth on the floor. Coach Elizabeth DeFrang also said sophomores Mya Callis and Denise Galvan performed their best routines all season. The last league meet of the year is Jan. 30 at Bainbridge. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GYMNASTICS: PA’s Brown first in the all-around in home meet

Port Angeles freshman Elyse Brown competes in the Roughriders’ Olympic League home gymnastics meet at the Klahhane Gymnastics Center in Port Angeles on Monday. Brown… Continue reading

Port Angeles freshman Elyse Brown competes in the Roughriders' Olympic League home gymnastics meet at the Klahhane Gymnastics Center in Port Angeles on Monday. Brown finished first in the all-around and the Port Angeles team took third overall against Kingston, Bainbridge and North Kitsap. Sequim freshman Sequim Freshman Emily Bair placed seventh in the floor exercise and Port Angeles' Ryah Deleon was ninth on the floor. Coach Elizabeth DeFrang also said sophomores Mya Callis and Denise Galvan performed their best routines all season. The last league meet of the year is Jan. 30 at Bainbridge. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BOWLING: Port Angeles wins regular season finale

Port Angeles capped off their regular season by beating North Mason 6-1 at Laurel Lanes on Monday. The Roughriders knocked down 703… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Edward Gillespie competes in the 100 breaststroke at the Swimvitational at the Olympic Aquatic Center in Silverdale. (Linda Adams)

BOYS SWIMMING: Roughriders third at Swimvitational

The Port Angeles boys swim team traveled to the Olympic Aquatic Center to compete in the annual Swimvitational meet, a highly competitive event… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Edward Gillespie competes in the 100 breaststroke at the Swimvitational at the Olympic Aquatic Center in Silverdale. (Linda Adams)

PREP WRESTLING: Port Angeles boys third at WIAA Matman

The Port Angeles boys wrestling squad finished third at the WIAA Matman meet at Central Kitsap this weekend, while the girls were also… Continue reading

Morgan Politika, Port Angeles girls basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Morgan Politika, Port Angeles girls basketball

There’s a lot of players who have helped the Port Angeles girls basketball team get off to a 7-0 start in league this season. Senior… Continue reading

Morgan Politika, Port Angeles girls basketball.
Sequim wolves

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles romps over North Mason

Sequim holds off Kingston comeback attempt

Sequim wolves

FRIDAY’S PREP SCORES: Port Angeles, Sequim boys and girls all win Friday

Friday’s Prep Basketball Scores Look for updates on these games during the weekend on www.PeninsulaDailyNews.com and in Monday’s e-edition. Boys Sequim 57, Kingston 53 Port… Continue reading

PREPS: Franich leads Port Angeles bowlers past Sequim

Leilah Franich had a big day and helped the Port Angeles bowling team defeat Sequim 7-0. at Laurel Lanes on Thursday. Franich… Continue reading

PREP SWIMMING: Denburg adds 4th state qualifying time as Riders swamp North Kitsap

Port Angeles swimmers posted 14 personal-best times, won 10 events, swept three races, added a pair of district-qualifying times and secured another state-qualifying… Continue reading

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Port Angeles’ Brock Hope is defended closely by North Kitsap players during the Roughriders’ 61-47 win at home Wednesday.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles defense turns the tide vs. North Kitsap

In the middle game of a tough three-game stretch, the Port Angeles boys basketball team found itself in a surprising dogfight against… Continue reading

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Port Angeles’ Brock Hope is defended closely by North Kitsap players during the Roughriders’ 61-47 win at home Wednesday.
Sequim's Solomon Sheppard drives the ball up the court against Bremerton's Aaron Matthews. Sheppard led the Wolves with 21 points, but Sequim lost to the defending state champions 79-56. (Emily Mathiessen/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim's Solomon Sheppard drives the ball up the court against Bremerton's Aaron Matthews. Sheppard led the Wolves with 21 points, but Sequim lost to the defending state champions 79-56. (Emily Mathiessen/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls hold off stubborn Buccaneers

Julmist nearly a quadruple-double in Sequim victory

PREP ROUNDUP: East Jefferson, Quilcene hoops teams sweep

The East Jefferson boys won their third game in a row, getting up big on Charles Wright in the first half and hanging… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Lefties installed a new scoreboard and videoboard at Civic Field this spring. In addition to the Lefties, the Port Angeles baseball and football teams use the board, as well as the Wilder Baseball Club. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

YEAR IN REVIEW: 2025 a year of change and success for area teams

One of the themes for sports on the Olympic Peninsula in 2025 is “change.” There were lots of changes and new accomplishments in the local… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Lefties installed a new scoreboard and videoboard at Civic Field this spring. In addition to the Lefties, the Port Angeles baseball and football teams use the board, as well as the Wilder Baseball Club. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)