Preps

STATE CROSS COUNTRY: East Jefferson boys finish seventh in the state

The East Jefferson boys cross-country team finished seventh in the state in the 1A championships held at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco,… Continue reading

PREP DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL: Sequim falls short of qualifying for state

The Sequim volleyball team got seed lower than it expected and that made the hill that much higher for the Wolves to try… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Quilcene's Mason Iverson leaps over his would-be Oakville Acorn tackler and runs for a first down in the first quarter of a Class 1B Quad District winner-to-state-game played under the lights on Friday in Port Townsend.

PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Quilcene romps; Sequim and Forks fall

The Quilcene Rangers football team found the Acorns to be a relatively easy nut to crack in a Class 1B Quad-District winner-to-state… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Quilcene's Mason Iverson leaps over his would-be Oakville Acorn tackler and runs for a first down in the first quarter of a Class 1B Quad District winner-to-state-game played under the lights on Friday in Port Townsend.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Quilcene’s Mason Iverson leaps over his would-be Oakville Acorn tackler and runs for a first down in the first quarter of a Class 1B Quad District winner-to-state-game played under the lights on Friday in Port Townsend.

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene cracks Acorns, on to state tournament

The Rangers found the Acorns to be a relatively easy nut to crack in a Class 1B Quad-District… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Quilcene’s Mason Iverson leaps over his would-be Oakville Acorn tackler and runs for a first down in the first quarter of a Class 1B Quad District winner-to-state-game played under the lights on Friday in Port Townsend.
Skyler Smith/Blast Zone Media Forks' Cash Barajas attempts to haul in a pass despite the early contact of the Toledo defensive back during the Spartans' 63-20 Class 2B District 4 Crossover playoff on Friday at Kelso High School.

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks hangs for a half vs. No. 4 Toledo

Flashes of Forks’ football future were on display as the Spartans hung tough with No. 4 Toledo (9-1) for a half before fading… Continue reading

Skyler Smith/Blast Zone Media Forks' Cash Barajas attempts to haul in a pass despite the early contact of the Toledo defensive back during the Spartans' 63-20 Class 2B District 4 Crossover playoff on Friday at Kelso High School.

PREP SOCCER: Roughriders’ season comes to a close in district tournament

Finish fall campaign 9-9

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim’s Lars Wiker, with ball, is tackled by, from left, Forks’ Gage Willenbrink, Bubba Hernandez and Sawyer Graham. Hernandez, Graham and Willenbrink were all honored in all-league voting by Class 2B Central League West Division coaches.

PREPS: Sawyer Graham, Bubba Hernandez lead Forks’ all-league football picks

Spartans comeback falls just short, one more shot at state

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim’s Lars Wiker, with ball, is tackled by, from left, Forks’ Gage Willenbrink, Bubba Hernandez and Sawyer Graham. Hernandez, Graham and Willenbrink were all honored in all-league voting by Class 2B Central League West Division coaches.
Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles girls soccer goalkeeper

PREP SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Riders give No. 5 Spartans all they can handle

PA loses 2-1 in penalty kicks but still alive in postseason

Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles girls soccer goalkeeper
Port Angeles quarterback Blake Sohlberg hands off to running back Dylan Mann on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field against Olympic. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Area teams prepare for playoffs

This is the beginning of football playoffs this week with five local teams in the postseason and another team wrapping up its season with an… Continue reading

Port Angeles quarterback Blake Sohlberg hands off to running back Dylan Mann on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field against Olympic. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Millie Long, left, and Kyrsten McGuffey, both of Port Angeles, won Great Northern Athletic Conference players of the week last week in basketball and football. (Kyrsten McGuffey (20) scored four goals last week and leads the GNAC with eight this season (Photos by Stephanie Burgoon, Alaska-Anchorage and Imogene Eagan, Western Washington).

COLLEGE SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Long, McGuffey GNAC players of the week

Former Port Angeles Roughriders and Peninsula College teammates Kyrsten McGuffey and Millie Long were both honored last week by the Great Northwest… Continue reading

Millie Long, left, and Kyrsten McGuffey, both of Port Angeles, won Great Northern Athletic Conference players of the week last week in basketball and football. (Kyrsten McGuffey (20) scored four goals last week and leads the GNAC with eight this season (Photos by Stephanie Burgoon, Alaska-Anchorage and Imogene Eagan, Western Washington).
Kedryn DeScala, Port Angeles soccer, and Luke O’Hara, East Jefferson football.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Kedryn DeScala, Port Angeles soccer and Luke O’Hara, East Jefferson football

Port Angeles girls’ soccer player Kedryn DeScala did her best this weekend to extend the Roughriders season at least two more games. In a crucial… Continue reading

Kedryn DeScala, Port Angeles soccer, and Luke O’Hara, East Jefferson football.
Avery Dilley tips the ball against Toutle Lake in this District 4 2B volleyball tournament held in Forks on Saturday. Forks won 3-1 to move on to the district semifinals against Mossyrock in Raymond on Wednesday. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Forks one win away from state; Sequim No. 2 seed at district

The Forks Spartans volleyball team is one win away from qualifying for the state 2B tournament, while Sequim goes into the 2A District… Continue reading

Avery Dilley tips the ball against Toutle Lake in this District 4 2B volleyball tournament held in Forks on Saturday. Forks won 3-1 to move on to the district semifinals against Mossyrock in Raymond on Wednesday. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
These Port Angeles boys tennis players qualified for the District 3 tournament. From left are Tate Alton, Nathan Basden, Luke Flodstrom, Keatyn Hoch and Austin Worthington. Basden and Flodstrom won the district championship.

POSTSEASON BOYS TENNIS: PA’s Flodstrom, Basden win district championship

Port Angeles’ Nathan Basden and Luke Flodstrom won the District 3 boys tennis duos championship, coming from behind in the championship match at… Continue reading

These Port Angeles boys tennis players qualified for the District 3 tournament. From left are Tate Alton, Nathan Basden, Luke Flodstrom, Keatyn Hoch and Austin Worthington. Basden and Flodstrom won the district championship.
Dawn Hulstedt, Sequim

DISTRICT CROSS-COUNTRY: Sequim’s Hulstedt finishes third

TACOMA —Sequim’s Dawn Hulstedt finished third at the District 3/4 Westside Classic Cross-Country meet, qualifying for the state 2A meet. Hulstedt finished in a time… Continue reading

Dawn Hulstedt, Sequim
East Jefferson's Luke O'Hara ran for 201 yards and four touchdowns Friday night against Vashon as the Rivals won their season finale 55-0. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Rivals romp over Vashon for season-ending win

Port Angeles drops season finale to league champ Olympic

East Jefferson's Luke O'Hara ran for 201 yards and four touchdowns Friday night against Vashon as the Rivals won their season finale 55-0. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Teanna Clark is congratulated by her teammates after she scored on a penalty kick against Franklin Pierce in the Roughriders' district playoff victory Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOCCER: Port Angeles girls win playoff opener behind flurry of goals

The Port Angeles girls soccer team made sure to extend its season, erupting for four goals in eight minutes in the first… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Teanna Clark is congratulated by her teammates after she scored on a penalty kick against Franklin Pierce in the Roughriders' district playoff victory Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim quarterback Zeke Schmadeke ran for 230 yards in the Wolves’ playoff-clinching win over North Mason on Thursday. Schmadeke is shown during an Oct. 25 home game with Bainbridge. Michael Dashiell/Olympic News Group

PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim routs Bulldogs, moves on to postseason

Schmadeke racks up 230 yards rushing in playoff-clinching win

Sequim quarterback Zeke Schmadeke ran for 230 yards in the Wolves’ playoff-clinching win over North Mason on Thursday. Schmadeke is shown during an Oct. 25 home game with Bainbridge. Michael Dashiell/Olympic News Group

PREP FOOTBALL: Screens sink Spartans in loss to high-powered Napavine

Forks wrapped its Central 2B League football regular season with a rain-soaked 54-10 loss to the undefeated league champion Napavine Tigers on Thursday.… Continue reading

Hustle played a big role towards Forks winning the Class 2B Pacific League championship Wednesday night in the Spartan gym where Forks defeated Raymond-South Bend 3-0. Forks' Chloe Gaydeski dives for the dig while teammates Bailey Johnson (2) and Eladia Hernandez-Stansbury look on. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

VOLLEYBALL: Forks nets Pacific League crown

Spartans on to district tourney

Hustle played a big role towards Forks winning the Class 2B Pacific League championship Wednesday night in the Spartan gym where Forks defeated Raymond-South Bend 3-0. Forks' Chloe Gaydeski dives for the dig while teammates Bailey Johnson (2) and Eladia Hernandez-Stansbury look on. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

SPORTS BRIEFS: Roughrider girls soccer hosts Saturday playoff at Peninsula College

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