Preps

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Port Angeles' Kason Albaugh tries to evade the defense of Bainbridge's Emmett Taylor on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PREP FOOTBALL: District crossover playoff games could be cross-state contests

District crossover football games have been tweaked for this fall in place of a “Round of 32” high school football playoff system… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Kason Albaugh tries to evade the defense of Bainbridge's Emmett Taylor on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.
Port Angeles' Tony McMahan surrounded by coaches and family as he signed to wrestle for Waldorf University in northern Iowa. From left, are, head coach Brian Cristion, mother Sarah McMahan, Tony McMahan, father Mike McMahan and assistant coach Rob Smith. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE SIGNING: McMahan makes it three for Port Angeles wrestling

Port Angeles’ Tony McMahan is blazing a trail himself as for the first time in recent history, three Roughriders wrestlers in one… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Tony McMahan surrounded by coaches and family as he signed to wrestle for Waldorf University in northern Iowa. From left, are, head coach Brian Cristion, mother Sarah McMahan, Tony McMahan, father Mike McMahan and assistant coach Rob Smith. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim's Raimey Brewer qualified for the 2A state girls golf tournament. Here, she is competing earlier in the season against Bainbridge. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

DISTRICT GOLF: Raimey Brewer heading to state for Sequim

PA’s Austin Worthington wins second playoff in as many weeks

Sequim's Raimey Brewer qualified for the 2A state girls golf tournament. Here, she is competing earlier in the season against Bainbridge. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Forks' Gunner Rogers pitches to a Pe Ell/Willapa Valley batter in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday at Fred Orr Park. Rogers was the winning pitcher in a 10-6 victory. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PACIFIC 2B LEAGUE BASEBALL: Forks’ Gunner Rogers named league MVP

After a dominant season both on the mound and at the plate, Forks baseball pitcher Gunner Rogers was named the Pacific 2B League… Continue reading

Forks' Gunner Rogers pitches to a Pe Ell/Willapa Valley batter in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday at Fred Orr Park. Rogers was the winning pitcher in a 10-6 victory. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

TRACK AND FIELD: East Jefferson girls third, boys fourth at district

Rivals will send at least seven athletes to state

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles No. 1 seed and opens district tournament against Highline

The Port Angeles softball team picked up a well-earned No. 1 seed in the bidistrict tournament that begins Friday. The Roughriders, co-champions of… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Natalie Robinson takes a pitch high and outside for a ball as North Kitsap catcher Kendall Becker collects the ball. Robinson had two hits, scoring one run and driving in another. She also was part of a double-play in the seventh inning that killed a Vikings' rally. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOFTBALL: PA secures No. 1 seed by beating Vikings 2-1

The Port Angeles softball team got both a measure of revenge and more importantly, the No. 1 district playoff seed out of… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Natalie Robinson takes a pitch high and outside for a ball as North Kitsap catcher Kendall Becker collects the ball. Robinson had two hits, scoring one run and driving in another. She also was part of a double-play in the seventh inning that killed a Vikings' rally. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Willow Harvey, left, and Faye Dachs, co-captains of the Roughriders' wrestling team are both going on to wrestle in college. Dachs just signed a letter of intent to compete for The Evergreen State College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP WRESTLING: PA’s Faye Dachs to blaze more trails at Evergreen State

Faye Dachs has been a pioneer for Port Angeles High School athletics and she plans to keep being a trend-setter in her… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Willow Harvey, left, and Faye Dachs, co-captains of the Roughriders' wrestling team are both going on to wrestle in college. Dachs just signed a letter of intent to compete for The Evergreen State College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles softball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles softball

Kennedy Rognlien played a big role in helping the Port Angeles girls softball team win an Olympic League co-championship. Rognlien’s biggest contribution came Thursday in… Continue reading

Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles softball

PREP POSTSEASON: PA baseball to play first two rounds of state tournament in Vancouver

The Port Angeles boys baseball team now has a time and location for its first two games in the state 2A tournament that… Continue reading

PREP TENNIS: Sequim’s Thompson second at league meet

Sequim’s Callie Thompson finished second in the Olympic League tennis tournament, qualifying for the West-Central District III tournament later this week. Thompson won… Continue reading

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Port Angeles centerfielder Nathan Basden catches a high popup during Tuesday's playoff against Fife in Port Angeles.

PREP POSTSEASON BASEBALL: (Updated) PA baseball third at bidistrict tournament

Riders to face WF West at state; Sequim’s bid for state berth ends one game short

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Port Angeles centerfielder Nathan Basden catches a high popup during Tuesday's playoff against Fife in Port Angeles.
Port Angeles' Ava-Anne Sheahan takes a lead off first base behind Sequim first baseman Ava Ritter on Friday in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles' Ava-Anne Sheahan takes a lead off first base behind Sequim first baseman Ava Ritter on Friday in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Clallam Bay boys, Crescent girls win subdistrict meet

The Crescent girls got four first-place finishes from sophomore Naomii Sprague to win the girls North Olympic League track and field subdistrict title,… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: Forks girls second in Pacific 2B Subdistrict

The Forks track and field team got outstanding performances from its girls relay teams and throwers at the Pacific 2B League subdistricts meet… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Invasive European green crab search training in June in Jefferson, Clallam counties

CITIZEN SCIENTISTS IN Jefferson and Clallam counties can train to become a crustacean detective of sorts on the lookout for populations of invasive European green… Continue reading

Sequim seniors Ava Johnson, left, and Emily Post extended their high school golf careers by qualifying for the Class 2A State Girls Golf Championship May 21-22 in Liberty Lake with successful rounds Monday at the Olympic League Championships at Bremerton’s Kitsap Golf & Country Club. Johnson, in her second season, finished second overall and Post parred the final hole to earn the fifth seed to state.
Sequim seniors Ava Johnson, left, and Emily Post extended their high school golf careers by qualifying for the Class 2A State Girls Golf Championship May 21-22 in Liberty Lake with successful rounds Monday at the Olympic League Championships at Bremerton’s Kitsap Golf & Country Club. Johnson, in her second season, finished second overall and Post parred the final hole to earn the fifth seed to state.