Preps

Aiden Henninger of Sequim, with his father, Ray, left and mother Ann Marie Henninger, signs to play soccer at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio.

PREP SOCCER: Sequim’s Henninger signs with Franciscan

Aidan Henninger has signed a letter of intent to play for NCAA Division III Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. Henninger, homeschooled though grade… Continue reading

Aiden Henninger of Sequim, with his father, Ray, left and mother Ann Marie Henninger, signs to play soccer at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio.
Courtesy photo The Port Angeles/Sequim/Crescent gymnastics team won a dual with Kingston this weekend. From left, back row, are Faith Caar, Maddie Adams, Kathryn Jones, Yau Fu, Jessamyn Schindler and Mei-Ying Harper-Smith. From left, front row, are Ellie Turner, Danica Pierson, Aubrie Scott, Alex Schmadeke, Amara Brown and Susannah Sharp.

GYMNASTICS: Olympic Peninsula gymnasts shine

Sequim, Port Angeles and Crescent gymnasts took the top six all-around spots in a meet with Kingston High School this weekend. A… Continue reading

Courtesy photo The Port Angeles/Sequim/Crescent gymnastics team won a dual with Kingston this weekend. From left, back row, are Faith Caar, Maddie Adams, Kathryn Jones, Yau Fu, Jessamyn Schindler and Mei-Ying Harper-Smith. From left, front row, are Ellie Turner, Danica Pierson, Aubrie Scott, Alex Schmadeke, Amara Brown and Susannah Sharp.
Sequim Wolves.

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim girls remain perfect in league

The Sequim girls basketball team blew open a competitive game with a 25-point fourth quarter in a 71-46 win over Bremerton on Saturday.… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves.
Forks Spartans.

WRESTLING: Forks wins Kalama tournament

The Forks wrestling team picked up five first-place finishes and took first place as a team at the Kalama Rubber Chicken tournament this… Continue reading

Forks Spartans.
Sequim's Jaydin Possin (21) dribbles against the defense of North Kitsap's Jalen East on Thursday in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Sequim scraps with No. 1 North Kitsap

Riders get 38-point performance from Wyatt Dunning

Sequim's Jaydin Possin (21) dribbles against the defense of North Kitsap's Jalen East on Thursday in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles Roughriders

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles pulls past Neah Bay with third quarter-burst

With both teams suffering from game postponements by the COVID protocols of other teams, the two most successful girls basketball programs on… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
East Jefferson senior Gage Berry, top, pins Cascade Christian’s Aphelele Mzameko in the 182-pound weight class during the Rivals’ senior night victory over the Cougars on Wednesday at Port Townsend High School. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREPS: East Jefferson grapplers pin down a win over Cascade Christian

Forks girls beat South Bend on the road

East Jefferson senior Gage Berry, top, pins Cascade Christian’s Aphelele Mzameko in the 182-pound weight class during the Rivals’ senior night victory over the Cougars on Wednesday at Port Townsend High School. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men knock off No. 1-ranked Skagit Valley in North Division opener

Pirate women also win handily in return to court

RPI: Area teams place high in initial rankings

Forks boys in a very tough Pacific 2B League

Forks Spartans

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Spartans crush South Bend

Forks rolled past South Bend 64-17 in a Class 2B Pacific League boys basketball contest on Tuesday night. The Spartans were up 30-2… Continue reading

Forks Spartans
Sequim's Keenen Green (4) drives the ball to the basket against Olympic on Monday night in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim boys bounce back in double-digit win over Olympic

Wolves girls beat Bellevue on the road

Sequim's Keenen Green (4) drives the ball to the basket against Olympic on Monday night in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Jolene Vaara, Sequim basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jolene Vaara, Sequim girls basketball

Sequim’s Jolene Vaara saved her best game of the year for Olympic Peninsula rival Port Angeles. Vaara went off on the Roughriders, scoring 31 points… Continue reading

Jolene Vaara, Sequim basketball
Mia Gagnon, center, midfielder for the Port Angeles Roughriders girls soccer team, is joined by her teammates while announcing her intent to play soccer for Bellevue College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS SOCCER: Roughriders’ Mia Gagnon moving on to the big city

Port Angeles’ Mia Gagnon came in to the Port Angeles girls soccer program with a bang, according to her high school coach.… Continue reading

Mia Gagnon, center, midfielder for the Port Angeles Roughriders girls soccer team, is joined by her teammates while announcing her intent to play soccer for Bellevue College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

WRESTLING: Olympic Peninsula grapplers place at Bainbridge tournament

Several wrestlers from Port Angeles, Sequim and East Jefferson placed high in their weight divisions at the Bainbridge Island tournament held this weekend.… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles boys win fourth straight in dominant fashion

The Port Angeles boys basketball team got off to an 18-2 lead in the first quarter and went on to cruise to a… Continue reading

Forks Spartans.

WRESTLING: Forks second at Tonasket tournament

The Forks boys wrestling team made a 400-mile long road trip to north-central Washington, finishing second in the Tonasket Apple Pie tournament this… Continue reading

Forks Spartans.
Sequim Wolves

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim boys drop a pair; Sequim girls split

The Wolves returned to the floor after a COVID-related pause for two home losses in contests with Olympic League foe Bainbridge and Class… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves
Port Angeles Roughriders

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA swimmers go up against 3A power; bottomfish meeting set

The Port Angeles boys swim team hit the road Thursday to face their toughest foe to date this season. The Bainbridge Spartans showed… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks Candida-Rose Sandoval (left) and Kadie Wood compete with Ilwaco's Olivia McKinstry for ball control during the Spartans' 59-38 win over the Fishermen. Looking on are Forks' Brynn Daniels and Ilwaco's Zoey Zuern.

PREP SPORTS: Forks shakes off 23-day wait to reel in Fishermen

Port Angeles wrestlers pin down Sequim

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks Candida-Rose Sandoval (left) and Kadie Wood compete with Ilwaco's Olivia McKinstry for ball control during the Spartans' 59-38 win over the Fishermen. Looking on are Forks' Brynn Daniels and Ilwaco's Zoey Zuern.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Jolene Vaara, right, dribbles upcourt while Port Angeles' Anna Petty attempts to shield Vaara from heading to the basket during the Wolves' 60-55 win over the Roughriders.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sequim leads Olympic League with first win over Port Angeles since 2015

Jolene Vaara scores 31 points with eight steals for Wolves

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Jolene Vaara, right, dribbles upcourt while Port Angeles' Anna Petty attempts to shield Vaara from heading to the basket during the Wolves' 60-55 win over the Roughriders.