Preps

Sequim guard Bobbi Mixon drives around a pair of North Mason defenders Tuesday in Sequim. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim guard Bobbi Mixon drives around a pair of North Mason defenders Tuesday in Sequim. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Riders lose after buzzer-beater forces OT; Wolves improves to 4-0

The Port Angeles boys basketball team was one second away from beating Bainbridge on the road, but the Spartans’ Luke Johnson hit an… Continue reading

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Forks Titus Rowley goes up for a basket against Coupeville on Monday night in Forks. The Spartans won 55-47. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks boys, girls hoops sweep

Forks’ big man Titus Rowley was barely able to play in the Spartans’ basketball game against Coupeville due to foul trouble, but it… Continue reading

Forks Titus Rowley goes up for a basket against Coupeville on Monday night in Forks. The Spartans won 55-47. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim’s Solomon Sheppard attacks the rim during a 2023-24 contest against North Mason. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim’s Solomon Sheppard attacks the rim during a 2023-24 contest against North Mason. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
The Forks girls wrestling team finished second at The Prairie Open this weekend, beaten only by Yelm, a 4A school. From left, back row, are coach James Salazar, manager Moli Luong, Kinley Rondeau, Jade Blair, Riley Tjepkema, Alexis Koskela and Natalie Horejsi. From left, bottow row, are LaRayne Blair, Lilly Galeana, Flora Horejsi and Viviana Luna. (Forks High School)

PREP WRESTLING: Forks girls second at Yelm tourney

East Jefferson, Sequim, Forks boys all get weight champions at weekend meets

The Forks girls wrestling team finished second at The Prairie Open this weekend, beaten only by Yelm, a 4A school. From left, back row, are coach James Salazar, manager Moli Luong, Kinley Rondeau, Jade Blair, Riley Tjepkema, Alexis Koskela and Natalie Horejsi. From left, bottow row, are LaRayne Blair, Lilly Galeana, Flora Horejsi and Viviana Luna. (Forks High School)
Cerise Moss, Neah Bay girls basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cerise Moss, Neah Bay girls basketball

Neah Bay’s Cerise Moss had a spectacular opening game for the Red Devils, who go into this season as the two-time defending state 1B champions.… Continue reading

Cerise Moss, Neah Bay girls basketball.
The Evergreen State College’s Max Baeder, from Port Angeles, finished eighth in the NAIA Men’s Marathon Classic held this weekend in Sacramento, Calif. Baeder set a TESC record in the marathon. (The Evergreen State College)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sheppard’s 34 leads Sequim to victory; PA’s Baeder 8th in NAIA marathon

The Sequim boys basketball team got another monster game from Solomon Sheppard in beating Clover Park 72-40 this weekend. Sheppard, who scored 29… Continue reading

The Evergreen State College’s Max Baeder, from Port Angeles, finished eighth in the NAIA Men’s Marathon Classic held this weekend in Sacramento, Calif. Baeder set a TESC record in the marathon. (The Evergreen State College)
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GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay begins title defense, smothers Port Angeles in 43-28 win

The Neah Bay girls basketball team graduated a number of players over the past two years who are now playing college basketball,… Continue reading

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SATURDAY PREP BASKETBALL: Roughrider boys turn the screws on defense

The Port Angeles boys basketball team has shown it can score. On Saturday night, the Roughriders showed their defensive teeth in a… Continue reading

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Sequim Wolves

FRIDAY PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim girls win league opener

PA boys, girls’ games both come down to final shot

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GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Young Spartans will play through growing pains

The Forks girls basketball team will be young this season and will see some growing pains, especially early, said coach David Hurn. The… Continue reading

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Forks' Kyle Lohrengel scores over Hoquiam's Chance LaBounty during a 2023-24 contest in the Spartans gym. Lohrengel returns to play point guard for Forks.
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Forks' Kyle Lohrengel scores over Hoquiam's Chance LaBounty during a 2023-24 contest in the Spartans gym. Lohrengel returns to play point guard for Forks.
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Sequim’s Bobbi Mixon attempts to save the ball from going out of bounds during the Wolves’ season-opening 50-30 loss to Anacortes on Wednesday.

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim girls humbled in home opener; Forks boys win at East Jefferson

Anacortes’ stifling man-to-man defense limited Sequim to just 21.3 percent shooting offensively (10-for-47), rolling off a 50-30 nonleague win in the Wolves’ season… Continue reading

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Sequim’s Bobbi Mixon attempts to save the ball from going out of bounds during the Wolves’ season-opening 50-30 loss to Anacortes on Wednesday.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles’ Teanna Clark, left, takes to ball to the lane as Sequim’s Libby Turella follows along on Tuesday in Port Angeles.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles a year older, still tough defensively

For years now, the Port Angeles girls basketball team has been young, fielding a number of freshmen and sophomores. Yet, the Roughriders,… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles’ Teanna Clark, left, takes to ball to the lane as Sequim’s Libby Turella follows along on Tuesday in Port Angeles.
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Port Angeles' Gus Halberg, left, is pursued by Bremerton's Enoch Taylor on Thursday at Port Angeles High School.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders reloading in 24-25 slate

One player with significant varsity experience

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Port Angeles' Gus Halberg, left, is pursued by Bremerton's Enoch Taylor on Thursday at Port Angeles High School.
Forks' Karee Neel drives through Roughrider defenders Sariah Doherty (21) and Becca Manson Tuesday night in Forks. Port Angeles won 44-26 in the season openers for both teams. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Roughrider girls clamp down on defense

Port Angeles beats young Forks team 44-26

Forks' Karee Neel drives through Roughrider defenders Sariah Doherty (21) and Becca Manson Tuesday night in Forks. Port Angeles won 44-26 in the season openers for both teams. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Adan Ellis, Neah Bay football.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Adan Ellis, Neah Bay football

Senior Adan Ellis had a huge performance in the final game of his career for the Neah Bay Red Devils football team. Ellis, a receiver… Continue reading

Adan Ellis, Neah Bay football.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Crescent boys basketball season begins with resounding win

The Crescent Loggers boys basketball team got its season off with a win over Lake Quinault, scoring 32 points in the third quarter… Continue reading

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Photo courtesy Sarah Campbell/ Sequim High School junior Riley Campbell received a Letterman jacket on Nov. 9 for her years of service volunteering with the Wolf Pack youth football and cheer program. She started in the organization in kindergarten.

AREA SPORTS: Varsity-level volunteer Riley Campbell awarded letter jacket

Wolf Pack youth football honors volunteer

  • Nov 28, 2024
  • By Matthew Nash Olympic Peninsula News Group
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Photo courtesy Sarah Campbell/ Sequim High School junior Riley Campbell received a Letterman jacket on Nov. 9 for her years of service volunteering with the Wolf Pack youth football and cheer program. She started in the organization in kindergarten.
Leilah Franich, of the Port Angeles girls bowling team rolls against rival Sequim on Monday at Laurel Lanes in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS PREP BOWLING: Sequim bounces back to edge PA 4-3.

The Sequim bowling team nipped Port Angeles 4-3 Monday afternoon in an Olympic League contest at Laurel Lanes. After a strong first… Continue reading

Leilah Franich, of the Port Angeles girls bowling team rolls against rival Sequim on Monday at Laurel Lanes in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)