Preps

BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Cohesive, motivated group leading Port Angeles’ charge

BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Cohesive, motivated group leading Port Angeles’ charge

A senior-laden and deep Port Angeles boys basketball team is impressing Roughriders head coach Kasey Ulin early in preseason practices. “Realistically, I… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Cohesive, motivated group leading Port Angeles’ charge
GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Group effort will be crucial for Port Angeles

GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Group effort will be crucial for Port Angeles

It’s a stay-tough season for the Port Angeles girls basketball team. Toughness can be a slippery concept to define for the Roughriders,… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Group effort will be crucial for Port Angeles
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles’ Millie Long, left, was named the Olympic League 2A girls’ soccer MVP. Long scored 33 goals this season to go along with 11 assists.

GIRLS PREP SOCCER: Millie Long named Olympic 2A MVP

Millie Long produced the greatest individual statistical season in Port Angeles girls soccer history this fall and has been rewarded with the… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles’ Millie Long, left, was named the Olympic League 2A girls’ soccer MVP. Long scored 33 goals this season to go along with 11 assists.

PREPS: Olympic 1A all-league named for football, Olympic volleyball all-league named

Port Townsend and Chimacum football players recently received recognition on the Nisqually/Olympic League All-League Team in… Continue reading

1B STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Quilcene nearly pulls off upset over No. 2 Naselle

1B STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Quilcene nearly pulls off upset over No. 2 Naselle

Special-teams miscues put a hamper on Quilcene’s upset bid, as the seventh-seeded Rangers fell 50-46 to the No. 2 Naselle Comets in the… Continue reading

1B STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Quilcene nearly pulls off upset over No. 2 Naselle
STATE FOOTBALL: Quilcene’s Budnek manning many positions

STATE FOOTBALL: Quilcene’s Budnek manning many positions

It’s rare that a noseguard gets the nod as league MVP, but Quilcene junior Zach Budnek stands out by going all out. The… Continue reading

STATE FOOTBALL: Quilcene’s Budnek manning many positions

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Townsend, Port Angeles turkey trots set

The eighth annual Turkey Trot 5K and 1-mile Kids Fun Run in support of Jumping Mouse Children’s… Continue reading

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Kenzie Johnson, Emma Murray and Felicia Che, Port Angeles girls swimming

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Kenzie Johnson, Emma Murray and Felicia Che, Port Angeles girls swimming

What a finale for the Port Angeles swimming seniors. After a fifth-place finish at the West Central District III meet, the Roughriders weren’t expected to… Continue reading

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Kenzie Johnson, Emma Murray and Felicia Che, Port Angeles girls swimming

STATE SWIMMING MEET: Port Angeles girls sixth at state

Relying on a combination of experienced seniors and a talented freshman, the Port Angeles swim and dive girls team placed again at… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Injuries take a big bite out of Wolves

PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Injuries take a big bite out of Wolves

Sequim’s inflatable Wolf mascot deflating while the team gathered for its end of season wrap-up talk was more than a little symbolic in… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Injuries take a big bite out of Wolves

PREP 1B FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Budneks lead Quilcene to victory

The Quilcene Rangers got 50 out of their 52 points from the Budnek brothers en route to a 52-26 Class 1B Quad-District Football… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Sequim falls to Lakewood in 2A state playoff

The Sequim football team’s season came to a close Friday night, as the Wolves fell to Lakewood 38-12 in the opening round of… Continue reading

STATE SOCCER: Port Angeles pulls off the comeback with three-goal, second-half charge

STATE SOCCER: Port Angeles pulls off the comeback with three-goal, second-half charge

Sequim falls 3-0 to Ridgefield, Port Angeles’ next state opponent

STATE SOCCER: Port Angeles pulls off the comeback with three-goal, second-half charge
THINGS WE LEARNED: Wolves use their Newton

THINGS WE LEARNED: Wolves use their Newton

Sequim used its Newton and chased down its second straight Class 2A State Football Tournament berth in a 37-21 win over River Ridge… Continue reading

THINGS WE LEARNED: Wolves use their Newton
STATE AND QUAD-DISTRICT FOOTBALL: Feeding Ward could be key for Sequim’s hopes; Quilcene, Neah Bay and Crescent also in action

STATE AND QUAD-DISTRICT FOOTBALL: Feeding Ward could be key for Sequim’s hopes; Quilcene, Neah Bay and Crescent also in action

With rain in the forecast for tonight’s Sequim-Lakewood Class 2A State Football Tournament game, ball control will be a crucial component in whether… Continue reading

STATE AND QUAD-DISTRICT FOOTBALL: Feeding Ward could be key for Sequim’s hopes; Quilcene, Neah Bay and Crescent also in action
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Tipoff tournament results; Peninsula College and Forks all-stars named

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Tipoff tournament results; Peninsula College and Forks all-stars named

North Olympic Peninsula teams made it to two championship games in the Port Angeles Parks and… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Tipoff tournament results; Peninsula College and Forks all-stars named

FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Opponents, venues times set for postseason teams

Times, dates and venues have been finalized for four North Peninsula football teams’ playoff battles this weekend. The Sequim Wolves will play their 2A State… Continue reading

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: The center of the soccer world on the Peninsula

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: The center of the soccer world on the Peninsula

What a great weekend for the Beautiful Game. We had looked forward all week to Saturday, when the planets in the soccer universe aligned to… Continue reading

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: The center of the soccer world on the Peninsula
PREP SWIMMING: WIAA announces local swimmers invited to state meet

PREP SWIMMING: WIAA announces local swimmers invited to state meet

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has released the list of North Olympic Peninsula swimmers and divers who will compete at the 2019… Continue reading

PREP SWIMMING: WIAA announces local swimmers invited to state meet
CROSS-COUNTRY: Three North Olympic Peninsula runners place at State

CROSS-COUNTRY: Three North Olympic Peninsula runners place at State

A trio of North Olympic Peninsula runners placed in the top 10 in their respective races at the state cross-country meet and the… Continue reading

CROSS-COUNTRY: Three North Olympic Peninsula runners place at State