Preps

Sequim’s Nico Musso, third from left, scores the second goal the Wolves’ 2-0 Class 2A West Central District Tournament victory over Bremerton on Thursday at Peninsula College’s Wally Sigmar Field. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

DISTRICT SOCCER: Sequim heads its way into state qualifer

The Sequim boys soccer players and coaches both said they’ve been working hard this season to improve the team’s set pieces. On… Continue reading

Sequim’s Nico Musso, third from left, scores the second goal the Wolves’ 2-0 Class 2A West Central District Tournament victory over Bremerton on Thursday at Peninsula College’s Wally Sigmar Field. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles’ Leitz strikes out 10 in district softball shutout victory

Heidi Leitz threw a complete game five-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts, Ava-Anne Sheahan and Kennedy Rognlien homered and the Roughriders moved within a… Continue reading

Forks’ Avery Diley takes the throw at first for the out against Rainier runner Mia Naval on Wednesday afternoon at Borst Park in Centralia during the District 4 tournament. The Spartans fell to the Mountaineers 8-7 to close out the season. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOFTBALL: Forks’ comeback comes up just shy

Sequim pounds out 11 hits in win

Forks’ Avery Diley takes the throw at first for the out against Rainier runner Mia Naval on Wednesday afternoon at Borst Park in Centralia during the District 4 tournament. The Spartans fell to the Mountaineers 8-7 to close out the season. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles Roughriders.

PREP BASEBALL: Roughriders hang on tight to beat Steilacoom

The Port Angeles baseball team is one victory away from an automatic bid to the 2A state tournament after holding off a seventh-inning… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.
The Port Angeles boys golf team members who qualified for either district or state. From left, Noah Myers, Sky Gelder, Kolby Charles, Austin Worthington and Cale Wentz. Worthington and Wentz will be moving on to play in the state tournament next week, joined by three Port Angeles girls and three golfers from Sequim. (Bob Anderson)

DISTRICT GOLF: Eight Olympic Peninsula golfers moving on to state

Port Angeles’ Austin Worthington and Sequim’s Adrian Aragon qualified to move on the state 2A tournament, while Port Angeles girls Claire Osterberg and… Continue reading

The Port Angeles boys golf team members who qualified for either district or state. From left, Noah Myers, Sky Gelder, Kolby Charles, Austin Worthington and Cale Wentz. Worthington and Wentz will be moving on to play in the state tournament next week, joined by three Port Angeles girls and three golfers from Sequim. (Bob Anderson)

PREP SOCCER: Tough night for Olympic Peninsula teams as Port Angeles, Sequim and Forks all fall

Sequim plays home playoff Thursday at PC

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles a No. 1 seed at district; Sequim qualifies for tournament

The Olympic League champion Port Angeles softball team knows its district opponent Saturday, while Sequim made the district tournament as a No. 12 seed.… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Ian Smithson reaches first baseball safely as the throw to the Eatonville first baseman was high and pulled him off the bag. Port Angeles won 8-1 to stay alive in the District 3 tournament. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP PLAYOFF BASEBALL: Riders rely on power and speed to beat Eatonville

Gooding belts HR; Williams throws complete game

Port Angeles’ Ian Smithson reaches first baseball safely as the throw to the Eatonville first baseman was high and pulled him off the bag. Port Angeles won 8-1 to stay alive in the District 3 tournament. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles’ Lexie Smith went 4-for-4 with a home run against Kingston as the Roughriders won 10-1 to win sole possession of first place. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS SOFTBALL: Port Angeles romps, grabs sole possession of league title

The Port Angeles softball team locked up sole possession of the Olympic League championship, taking care of business against a decent Kingston… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Lexie Smith went 4-for-4 with a home run against Kingston as the Roughriders won 10-1 to win sole possession of first place. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Left, Gus Halberg, Port Angeles soccer. Right, Evan Cisneros, Sequim soccer.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Gus Halberg, Port Angeles soccer; Evan Cisneros, Sequim soccer

In a remarkable day of postseason soccer at Peninsula College’s Wally Sigmar Field on Saturday, two Olympic Peninsula athletes stood out with their own remarkable… Continue reading

Left, Gus Halberg, Port Angeles soccer. Right, Evan Cisneros, Sequim soccer.

GIRLS TENNIS: Sequim to send doubles team and two singles players to district

Sequim’s Tiffany Lam and Amara Gonzalez both qualified for the West Central District III girls tennis tournament, finishing fifth and sixth at the… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Grant Butterworth, front, tries to steer an incoming corner kick as Olympic's Jackson Wyall and goalkeeper Mariano Pena defend the net during Saturday's playoff game at Peninsula College.

PREP SOCCER PLAYOFFS: High drama for both PA and Sequim

Sequim wins in overtime; Port Angeles goes to 10 rounds of penalty kicks

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Grant Butterworth, front, tries to steer an incoming corner kick as Olympic's Jackson Wyall and goalkeeper Mariano Pena defend the net during Saturday's playoff game at Peninsula College.
(Courtesy of Casey McDonald) The Port Angeles girls 4x400 team took first place at the Olympic League track and field championships this weekend held in Belfair. From left to right, top are Storey Schmidt and Faerin Tait. From left to right bottom are Leia Larson and Brooke Pierce.

TRACK AND FIELD: PA, Sequim girls do well at Olympic League meet

The Port Angeles and Sequim girls track teams both had excellent showings at the Olympic League track and field championships this weekend with… Continue reading

(Courtesy of Casey McDonald) The Port Angeles girls 4x400 team took first place at the Olympic League track and field championships this weekend held in Belfair. From left to right, top are Storey Schmidt and Faerin Tait. From left to right bottom are Leia Larson and Brooke Pierce.
The Port Angeles softball team honored its seniors Friday at Dry Creek Elementary. From left, are Heidi Leitz, Lexie Smith, Ava-Anne Sheahan and Abby Kimball. (Courtesy of Morgan Worthington)

PREP SOFTBALL, BASEBALL: Roughriders earn share of Olympic League title

PA can clinch sole possession Monday

The Port Angeles softball team honored its seniors Friday at Dry Creek Elementary. From left, are Heidi Leitz, Lexie Smith, Ava-Anne Sheahan and Abby Kimball. (Courtesy of Morgan Worthington)

TRACK & FIELD: Port Angeles’ Hunter Flores, Faerin Tait win events on first day of Olympic League Championships

Sequim and Port Angeles athletes combined to win three events on the first day of the two-day Olympic League Track & Field Championships… Continue reading

Forks Spartan Margarito Gonzalez (left) competes with Elma's Luis Torres for ball control Thursday evening on the turf of Spartan Stadium in this league contest. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

PREP SPORTS: Forks boys soccer beats Elma 2-0 to advance to district tournament

Every North Olympic Peninsula boys soccer team qualified for the postseason with Forks becoming the last of the four teams by shutting out… Continue reading

Forks Spartan Margarito Gonzalez (left) competes with Elma's Luis Torres for ball control Thursday evening on the turf of Spartan Stadium in this league contest. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.
Port Angeles’ Hunter Stratford pitches against Kingston at Civic Field on Wednesday. The Roughriders prevailed in nine innings in windy conditions 7-6 to finish the regular season in third place in the Olympic League at 8-6. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASEBALL: Windy and weird ending to regular season for PA

Postseason

Port Angeles’ Hunter Stratford pitches against Kingston at Civic Field on Wednesday. The Roughriders prevailed in nine innings in windy conditions 7-6 to finish the regular season in third place in the Olympic League at 8-6. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles will compete today and Saturday at the Olympic League Girls Tennis Championships at North Kitsap. Competing for the Roughriders are, from left, Bridget Weed (singles), Audrey Rudd (doubles), Pyper Alton (doubles), Cayleigh Alward (doubles), Abby Riffle (doubles), Emma Murray (singles) and head coach Stephanie Gochnour.

PREPS: Roughriders slug past North Kitsap in softball showdown

Tennis off to Olympic League Championships

Port Angeles will compete today and Saturday at the Olympic League Girls Tennis Championships at North Kitsap. Competing for the Roughriders are, from left, Bridget Weed (singles), Audrey Rudd (doubles), Pyper Alton (doubles), Cayleigh Alward (doubles), Abby Riffle (doubles), Emma Murray (singles) and head coach Stephanie Gochnour.
Port Angeles' Matthew Miller settles the ball against Bremerton on Tuesday at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles. Miller scored a hat trick, his third of the season, as the Roughriders won 4-0 to lock up third place in the Olympic League. Port Angeles will host a district playoff game Saturday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOCCER: Roughriders wrap up third-place in Olympic League

Hat trick No. 3 for Miller

Port Angeles' Matthew Miller settles the ball against Bremerton on Tuesday at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles. Miller scored a hat trick, his third of the season, as the Roughriders won 4-0 to lock up third place in the Olympic League. Port Angeles will host a district playoff game Saturday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Sequim's Levi Breithaupt takes a tee-off shot during Friday's Duke Streeter Invitational at Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles.

PREP GOLF: PA’s Worthington, Wentz win Duke Streeter Invite

The Port Angeles tandem of Austin Worthington and Cale Wentz held off a talented Bainbridge squad to win the Duke Streeter Invitational… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Sequim's Levi Breithaupt takes a tee-off shot during Friday's Duke Streeter Invitational at Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles.