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Port Angeles roughriders

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls fend off Sequim comeback in fourth quarter

East Jefferson gets 30 points from Dylin Shockley in win

Port Angeles roughriders

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks boys regroup, roll past Raymond-South Bend

Shockley drains (8) 3-pointers, scores 30 for East Jefferson girls

Chloe Gaydeski of Forks battles for a rebound over Ilwaco's Madison Smolorak on Monday in Forks. The Spartans won their Pacific 2B League opener 63-23. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks girls romp; Neah Bay girls win 27th straight

Plagued by turnovers all season, the Forks girls basketball team took care of the basketball and had its most complete win of the… Continue reading

Chloe Gaydeski of Forks battles for a rebound over Ilwaco's Madison Smolorak on Monday in Forks. The Spartans won their Pacific 2B League opener 63-23. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Ethan Melnick of Sequim (0) drives against W.F. West late last year. Also in on the play are Solomon Sheppard (3) and Jamison Gray (33). (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL RECAP: Sequim boys, Neah Bay girls remain perfect after weekend action

The Sequim boys basketball team remained perfect this season, nearly doubling up Fife in a 75-40 win Friday. The victory pushed the Wolves’… Continue reading

Ethan Melnick of Sequim (0) drives against W.F. West late last year. Also in on the play are Solomon Sheppard (3) and Jamison Gray (33). (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim Wolves, left, and Neah Bay Red Devils.

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Red Devils, Wolves lead the teams standing out so far this winter

Now that 2024 has rolled into 2025 and various teams around the Olympic Peninsula are getting into the meat of league play, let’s see which… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves, left, and Neah Bay Red Devils.
Penina Vailolo, left, and Kay Botkin, East Jefferson girls basketball.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Penina Vailolo, Kay Botkin, East Jefferson girls basketball

Penina Vailolo and Kay Botkin both had huge games last week to lead the East Jefferson girls basketball team to two straight wins. First on… Continue reading

Penina Vailolo, left, and Kay Botkin, East Jefferson girls basketball.
In a dual meet between Port Angeles and Sequim at the annual Battle of the Axe teams duals tournament, Port Angeles' Drew Disher, left takes on Sequim's Riley Downs in the 150-pound division. Disher won 22-7 and Port Angeles edged out a 33-29 win over the Wolves. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BATTLE OF THE AXE: Area wrestlers face off in Port Angeles team duals

Forks girls take first place at the Axe

In a dual meet between Port Angeles and Sequim at the annual Battle of the Axe teams duals tournament, Port Angeles' Drew Disher, left takes on Sequim's Riley Downs in the 150-pound division. Disher won 22-7 and Port Angeles edged out a 33-29 win over the Wolves. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim Wolves

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim boys improve to 8-0 after crushing Fife

Forks boosts record to 9-1 after win over Ilwaco

Sequim Wolves
East Jefferson Rivals

PREP GIRLS ROUNDUP: East Jefferson, Neah Bay girls win

Port Angeles falls to Central Kitsap on the road

East Jefferson Rivals
East Jefferson Teri Wiley battles for inside position against the defense of Sequim's Hailey Wagner. Also in on the play is Sequim's Kiley Winter. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: East Jefferson girls clamp down on Sequim

The East Jefferson girls basketball team got off to a fast start and got huge contributions from several players in knocking off… Continue reading

East Jefferson Teri Wiley battles for inside position against the defense of Sequim's Hailey Wagner. Also in on the play is Sequim's Kiley Winter. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
East Jefferson's Rene Martin drives the ball against the defense of Port Angeles' Keatyn Hoch on Tuesday night in Port Angeles. The Roughriders won 76-26. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles overwhelms young East Jefferson squad 76-26

The Port Angeles boys basketball team ended 2024 with a bang, winning a New Year’s Eve game against fellow Olympic Peninsula squad… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Rene Martin drives the ball against the defense of Port Angeles' Keatyn Hoch on Tuesday night in Port Angeles. The Roughriders won 76-26. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim's Hailey Wagner drives against Bellerine Select, a team from outside of Melbourne, Australia, on Monday in Sequim. Wagner had nine rebounds as Sequim played the Australians tough in a 54-52 loss. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim boys win, girls fall to traveling teams from Australia

The Sequim boys basketball team doubled up on a traveling team from Australia, winning 80-39, while the Sequim girls lost a tight 54-52… Continue reading

Sequim's Hailey Wagner drives against Bellerine Select, a team from outside of Melbourne, Australia, on Monday in Sequim. Wagner had nine rebounds as Sequim played the Australians tough in a 54-52 loss. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim’s Solomon Sheppard goes up for a basket against W.F. West on Saturday. Sheppard had 11 points, two slam dunks, a 3-pointer and a blocked shot all in the first quarter, as the Wolves won to improve to 6-0. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL RECAP: Forks, Sequim, PA girls have big weekends

Sequim boys improve to 6-0

Sequim’s Solomon Sheppard goes up for a basket against W.F. West on Saturday. Sheppard had 11 points, two slam dunks, a 3-pointer and a blocked shot all in the first quarter, as the Wolves won to improve to 6-0. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Teanna Clark, Port Angeles basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Teanna Clark, Port Angeles girls basketball

Port Angeles’ Teanna Clark had the best game of her high school career this weekend at a tournament in Bellingham. Clark, who always fills up… Continue reading

Teanna Clark, Port Angeles basketball.
Sequim's Braydan White (21) drives the lane as Ethan Melnick (0) is also in on the play Saturday in Sequim against W.F. West. The Wolves won 59-42. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim boys crush W.F. West to remain undefeated

Sequim used a balanced attack with three players in double figures and 10 players scoring to run away from W.F. West 59-42 as… Continue reading

Sequim's Braydan White (21) drives the lane as Ethan Melnick (0) is also in on the play Saturday in Sequim against W.F. West. The Wolves won 59-42. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
East Jefferson Rivals

PREP WRESTLING: EJ wrestlers get three champions over weekend

Forks girls fourth at Grizzly Stocking Stuffer

East Jefferson Rivals
Port Angeles Roughriders

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles wins two straight at tournament

The Port Angeles girls basketball team swept a pair of games at a Meridian tournament this weekend behind its defense and a huge… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
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).
Port Angeles’ Gus Halberg, here playing against Olympic earlier this month, scored 37 points against W.F. West on Saturday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

WEEKEND HOOPS RECAP: Forks, Port Angeles win big; Sequim girls crush Foss

The Port Angeles and Forks boys basketball teams were the big winners this past weekend. The Roughriders got another huge game from Gus… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Gus Halberg, here playing against Olympic earlier this month, scored 37 points against W.F. West on Saturday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Kinley Rondeau, left, and Peyton Johnson, Forks girls wrestling.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Kinley Rondeau and Peyton Johnson, Forks girls wrestling

The Hammerhead Invitational is one of the biggest wrestling tournaments in the state, with 99 teams from Washington, Oregon and Utah competing over two days.… Continue reading

Kinley Rondeau, left, and Peyton Johnson, Forks girls wrestling.