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From left, Cash Holmes, East Jefferson basketball, and Aidan Salazar, Forks basketball.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Cash Holmes, East Jefferson basketball; Aidan Salazar, Forks basketball

Our Athletes of the Week for this week play hoops on opposite ends of the Olympic Peninsula. In Forks, Aidan Salazar had a monster game… Continue reading

From left, Cash Holmes, East Jefferson basketball, and Aidan Salazar, Forks basketball.
East Jefferson’s Keidan Guzman drives the ball against Bellevue Christian on Friday. Guzman finished with 13 points, six assists and eight rebounds in the Rivals’ victory to keep them at .500 in the Nisqually League. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: East Jefferson remains in playoff hunt; Forks wins postseason opener

The East Jefferson boys basketball team won got back to .500 in league play and helped solidify a playoff spot with an… Continue reading

East Jefferson’s Keidan Guzman drives the ball against Bellevue Christian on Friday. Guzman finished with 13 points, six assists and eight rebounds in the Rivals’ victory to keep them at .500 in the Nisqually League. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
East Jefferson Rival grappler Manaseh Lanphear Ramirez tries to flip his Klahowya opponent Sean Price during the Nisqually League subregionals at Port Townsend High School on Saturday. Ramirez won the 150-pound weight class. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP WRESTLING SUBREGIONALS: East Jefferson boasts four subregional champions

The East Jefferson wrestling team got four subdistrict Nisqually League champions this weekend, three boys and one girl. Winning Nisqually League titles… Continue reading

East Jefferson Rival grappler Manaseh Lanphear Ramirez tries to flip his Klahowya opponent Sean Price during the Nisqually League subregionals at Port Townsend High School on Saturday. Ramirez won the 150-pound weight class. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
The Forks boys wrestling team celebrates its subregionals championship this weekend. (Forks High School)

PREP WRESTLING SUBREGIONALS: Forks boys team subregional champions

The Forks boys wrestling team got four weight champions and finished first at the 1B/2B District 4 subregionals. Meanwhile, for the Forks girls,… Continue reading

The Forks boys wrestling team celebrates its subregionals championship this weekend. (Forks High School)

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles celebrates senior night as Parker Nickerson breaks 1,000-point mark for his career

Forks opens district tournament play Saturday vs. Rainier at Montesano

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Jolene Vaara defends a shot taken by Olympic's Sophia Brown as the Wolves' Gracie Chartraw looks on during Sequim's 81-44 win Thursday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim’s Jolene Vaara notches senior night triple double

Port Angeles clinches share of Olympic League title

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Jolene Vaara defends a shot taken by Olympic's Sophia Brown as the Wolves' Gracie Chartraw looks on during Sequim's 81-44 win Thursday.

Robinson 10th at state tournament

Port Angeles’ Abby Robinson finished 10th at the Class 1A/2A WIAA state bowling tournament held at Bowlero South Seattle. Robinson averaged a score… Continue reading

Sequim’s Jamison Gray goes up for a shot against Kingston in Sequim on Tuesday. The Wolves won 63-50 as six players scored at least eight points. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim boys win with balance

Sequim, East Jefferson and Forks teams all win

Sequim’s Jamison Gray goes up for a shot against Kingston in Sequim on Tuesday. The Wolves won 63-50 as six players scored at least eight points. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles’ Isaiah Shamp aims for the basket as North Kitsap’s Jordan Williams defends the lane on Tuesday night at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders take North Kitsap to the end in thriller

The overwhelming urge for parents and friends to hug the Port Angeles boys basketball players as they exited their locker room was… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Isaiah Shamp aims for the basket as North Kitsap’s Jordan Williams defends the lane on Tuesday night at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles Lexie Smith, right, passes over the shoulder of North Kitsap’s Teegan DeVries on Tuesday evening at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles pressure bottles up Vikings

The Port Angeles girls basketball team’s defensive man pressure was up to the task, forcing North Kitsap turnovers early and often and… Continue reading

Port Angeles Lexie Smith, right, passes over the shoulder of North Kitsap’s Teegan DeVries on Tuesday evening at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The Port Angeles/Sequim gymnastics team held its last home meet of the year Monday. From left, back row, are Susannah Sharp, Faith Carr, Waverly Mead, Maddie Adams and Madi Ripley. From left, front row, are Shavari Epps, Lucy Spelker and Ryah Deleon. (Port Angeles gymnastics)

PREP ROUNDUP: PA/Sequim gymnastics team wraps up regular season

Crescent girls win their 12th game of the year

The Port Angeles/Sequim gymnastics team held its last home meet of the year Monday. From left, back row, are Susannah Sharp, Faith Carr, Waverly Mead, Maddie Adams and Madi Ripley. From left, front row, are Shavari Epps, Lucy Spelker and Ryah Deleon. (Port Angeles gymnastics)
Bobbi Mixon, Sequim basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Bobbi Mixon, Sequim girls basketball

Bobbi Mixon has been red-hot for the Sequim girls basketball team this past week, earning our Athlete of the Week award. Mixon has averaged 22.5… Continue reading

Bobbi Mixon, Sequim basketball.
From left, Port Angeles’ Paige Pangaro and Abby Robinson both qualified for the girls state bowling tournament for the second straight year.

GIRLS BOWLING: PA’s Robinson, Pangaro qualify for state

Port Angeles’ Abby Robinson and Paige Pangaro both qualified for the second straight year to compete at the 2A state bowling tournament this… Continue reading

From left, Port Angeles’ Paige Pangaro and Abby Robinson both qualified for the girls state bowling tournament for the second straight year.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: 7 Cedars, Cougars improve to 2-0 in PBL action

7 Cedars Casino and the Cougars improved to 2-0, and Bayview won a doubleheader to open 2-0 in Peninsula Basketball League play… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Wild Sequim comeback falls just short

Despite a big game from Keenan Green and a wild fourth-quarter comeback, the Sequim boys basketball team were just nipped on the road… Continue reading

BOYS PREPS: Port Angeles swimmers dominate Olympic

In their final dual meet of the season, the Port Angeles boys swim team claimed victory as they faced off against Olympic, capping… Continue reading

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks players from left, Janessa Ramos, Brynn Daniels and Fynlie Peters trap Ocosta's Anna Davis Friday night in Forks during senior night for the Spartans. Looking on is Forks' Bailey Johnson. Forks defeated Ocosta 59-31.

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks enjoys senior night celebration

Johnson, Ramos, Daniels honored

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks players from left, Janessa Ramos, Brynn Daniels and Fynlie Peters trap Ocosta's Anna Davis Friday night in Forks during senior night for the Spartans. Looking on is Forks' Bailey Johnson. Forks defeated Ocosta 59-31.

WRESTLING: Forks boys tops at The Berserker

The Forks boys wrestling team got four first-place finishes and took first place among the boys teams at The Berserker Tournament at… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles girls alone in first place after with at Bainbridge

Izzy Felton scores 20

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Isaiah Shamp, front, picks his path to the lane as Bainbridge's Will Rohrbacher tries to hold him off on Thursday in Port Angeles.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders rally for season sweep of Bainbridge

Big second half propels Port Angeles

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Isaiah Shamp, front, picks his path to the lane as Bainbridge's Will Rohrbacher tries to hold him off on Thursday in Port Angeles.