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Abby Kimball bats for Port Angeles during the 2A state tournament in Selah. Kimball was named the Olympic League Offensive Player of the Year. (Daniel Rosenfield/Longview Daily News)
Abby Kimball bats for Port Angeles during the 2A state tournament in Selah. Kimball was named the Olympic League Offensive Player of the Year. (Daniel Rosenfield/Longview Daily News)
Runners take off at 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn during the start of the 2024 North Olympic Discovery Marathon. More than 2,200 people are signed up to compete in a variety of races this weekend as part of marathon weekend. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

RUN THE PENINSULA: Registration is up for North Olympic Discovery Marathon

Registration for the 23rd annual North Olympic Discovery Marathon races is up about 5 percent from last year and 2,200 people are… Continue reading

Runners take off at 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn during the start of the 2024 North Olympic Discovery Marathon. More than 2,200 people are signed up to compete in a variety of races this weekend as part of marathon weekend. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Ethan Flodstrom

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Ethan Flodstrom named to NCAA Div. II All- Academic team

Three Angelo State University baseball players — outfielders Ethan Flodstrom and Jacob Guerrero and pitcher Nick Wilson — have been selected… Continue reading

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Teanna Clark, Port Angeles track and field, left, and Clare Turella, Sequim track and field.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Teanna Clark, Port Angeles; Clare Turella, Sequim

Port Angeles and Sequim both crowned state track and field champions this past week. The Roughriders’ Teanna Clark won the Riders’ first track state title… Continue reading

Teanna Clark, Port Angeles track and field, left, and Clare Turella, Sequim track and field.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder Sr. wins on 10th-inning Lincoln Bear home run

The Wilder Senior Baseball Club began its season with a two-game sweep Sunday over Lakeside Legion U18, winning 4-3 on a walk-off… Continue reading

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Strait Slice, Forks FC battle to tie in PSL action

In a battle for first place in the Peninsula College Adult Soccer League, Strait Slice and Forks FC fought to a 3-3… Continue reading

Wilder Baseball Club
Wilder Baseball Club
Port Angeles' Dom Dominguez gets a hit for an RBI against Kamloops at Civic Field on Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Lefties swept in opening series

New scoreboard, new menu at Civic Field games

Port Angeles' Dom Dominguez gets a hit for an RBI against Kamloops at Civic Field on Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles High School graduate Barry Wilcox competes in the 2025 World Cup in Belgium. He won all four races of the 2025 World Cup. (US Paralympics Cycling)

PARA CYCLING: Port Angeles’ Barry Wilcox the 2025 World Cup champion

Port Angeles High School graduate and member of the Port Angeles Roughriders Hall of Fame Barry Wilcox already had an incredible list… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School graduate Barry Wilcox competes in the 2025 World Cup in Belgium. He won all four races of the 2025 World Cup. (US Paralympics Cycling)
Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter, now running for Corban University in Salem, Ore., is an NAIA All-American after finishing sixth at the outdoor nationals in the 10,000 meters.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA’s Gladfelter sixth at NAIA nationals

Port Angeles High School graduate Jack Gladfelter finished sixth in the 10,000 meters at the NAIA outdoor national championships . Gladfelter, who… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter, now running for Corban University in Salem, Ore., is an NAIA All-American after finishing sixth at the outdoor nationals in the 10,000 meters.
Leigh Morgan and the 1986 Port Angeles girls basketball team finished second on the state. Morgan will be the moderator of a "Game On For Life" event at the Port Angeles Field Arts and Events Hall on June 3.

FIELD ARTS AND EVENTS HALL; Port Angeles athletic legends to speak

Four of the best athletes in the history of Port Angeles High School will be featured speakers as part of “Game On… Continue reading

Leigh Morgan and the 1986 Port Angeles girls basketball team finished second on the state. Morgan will be the moderator of a "Game On For Life" event at the Port Angeles Field Arts and Events Hall on June 3.
Heidi Leitz, Port Angeles softball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Heidi Leitz, Port Angeles softball

Port Angeles’ Heidi Leitz had a spectacular season coming in to the state 2A softball tournament this weekend. Before this weekend, Leitz struck out 147… Continue reading

Heidi Leitz, Port Angeles softball.
Port Angeles’ Zoe Ernst signs to play soccer for Lower Columbia College surrounded by her, from left, father Jaxon Ernst, brother Clayton Ernst and mother Emily Ernst. (Port Angeles High School)

COLLEGE SIGNING: Zoe Ernst found her way back to the pitch and is now off to college

Plenty of kids playing sports have to overcome something before they find success, be it sprains or other injuries or being stuck… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Zoe Ernst signs to play soccer for Lower Columbia College surrounded by her, from left, father Jaxon Ernst, brother Clayton Ernst and mother Emily Ernst. (Port Angeles High School)
Port Angeles pitcher Heidi Leitz pitched a no-hitter and a perfect game during the state 2A tournament this weekend in Selah. She helped lead the Riders to the state championship game, which they lost 2-1 to Aberdeen. (Dan Rosenfield/Longview Daily News)

POSTSEASON RECAP: Port Angeles softball, baseball make mark at state

The Port Angeles girls softball team finished second at state for the second time, the Port Angeles baseball team won its first game… Continue reading

Port Angeles pitcher Heidi Leitz pitched a no-hitter and a perfect game during the state 2A tournament this weekend in Selah. She helped lead the Riders to the state championship game, which they lost 2-1 to Aberdeen. (Dan Rosenfield/Longview Daily News)
Port Angeles' Teanna Clark, left, won the West Central District 3 title in the javelin while Sequim's Clare Turella won the district championship in the high jump.

DISTRICT TRACK AND FIELD: PA’s Clark, Sequim’s Turella district champions

Port Angeles Teanna Clark and Sequim’s Clare Turella will both be going to the state 2A track and field championships this week as… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Teanna Clark, left, won the West Central District 3 title in the javelin while Sequim's Clare Turella won the district championship in the high jump.
Port Angeles Roughriders

STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT: Riders fall in elite eight to Selah

Port Angeles wins first game at state tourney since 2001

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Third basemen Josiah Gooding is one of the excellent defensive players for the Port Angeles Roughriders baseball team. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

STATE BASEBALL PREVIEW: Port Angeles enters tournament riding high

At midseason, it looked like a longshot for the Port Angeles baseball team to make the postseason, much less qualify for state.… Continue reading

Third basemen Josiah Gooding is one of the excellent defensive players for the Port Angeles Roughriders baseball team. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT: All Olympic Peninsula boys make first-day cut

All three Olympic Peninsula boys at the 2A state golf tournament at the Riverside Golf Club in Chehalis made the first-round cut Tuesday,… Continue reading

Coach Morgan Worthington talks to her players between innings at a game last week at Dry Creek Elementary. The Roughriders go in to the state tournament Friday ranked No. 3 in the state. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PORT ANGELES SOFTBALL: Roughriders loaded for another long run in state tournament

Last year, the Port Angeles softball team graduated superstar Natalie Robinson, who won the Olympic League MVP after hitting .483 with 12… Continue reading

Coach Morgan Worthington talks to her players between innings at a game last week at Dry Creek Elementary. The Roughriders go in to the state tournament Friday ranked No. 3 in the state. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association's Danielle Woodhouse approaches the finish line at Lake Vancouver this weekend, where she finished second in the B final of the U17 singles race. (Sean Halberg)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: OPRA rower second at Lake Vancouver race

The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association concluded its spring season Saturday, with members competing at the US Rowing Northwest Youth Championship at Vancouver… Continue reading

The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association's Danielle Woodhouse approaches the finish line at Lake Vancouver this weekend, where she finished second in the B final of the U17 singles race. (Sean Halberg)