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Port Angeles' Emma Desjardins knocked a ball high in the air off a throw-in to score the Riders' first goal Saturday against Orting. (Hudl)

PREP PLAYOFF SOCCER: Port Angeles girls qualify for state with shutout of Orting

The Port Angeles girls soccer team set a couple of program records, bouncing back from tough loss to powerhouse Bainbridge Friday night to… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Emma Desjardins knocked a ball high in the air off a throw-in to score the Riders' first goal Saturday against Orting. (Hudl)
ISIS-Jade Bryant (8) corrals a loose ball against Columbia Basin College at Wally Sigmar Field on Sunday. The Pirates won 2-0 to advance to the NWAC Final Four. In the background is Peninsula's Elise Maffeo (24). (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
ISIS-Jade Bryant (8) corrals a loose ball against Columbia Basin College at Wally Sigmar Field on Sunday. The Pirates won 2-0 to advance to the NWAC Final Four. In the background is Peninsula's Elise Maffeo (24). (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
Neah Bay Red Devils

PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Neah Bay cruises in district playoff

The Neah Bay football team romped in its Quad-District playoff game Friday night, crushing Oakville 76-18 to qualify for the 1B state… Continue reading

Neah Bay Red Devils
Port Angeles' Henry Wendel and Jay Lieberman in the state 2A cross-country race at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. (Angie Gooding)
Port Angeles' Henry Wendel and Jay Lieberman in the state 2A cross-country race at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. (Angie Gooding)
Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles soccer.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles girls soccer

Port Angeles’ Lilly Anne Lancaster is getting hot for the Roughriders at the right time of year. Lancaster scored a hat trick in just five… Continue reading

Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles soccer.
Crescent’s Jackson Girard (20) fights to get to the goal line pylon in first half action against Mary M. Knight in Joyce on Saturday. Helping to block is Connor Avrett (49). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Crescent’s Jackson Girard (20) fights to get to the goal line pylon in first half action against Mary M. Knight in Joyce on Saturday. Helping to block is Connor Avrett (49). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim Wolves.

GIRLS PREP SOCCER: Sequim holds on to win postseason opener

The Sequim girls soccer team won its loser-out playoff game this weekend, hanging on at the end to beat Franklin Pierce 3-2. The… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves.
Crescent's Liam Sprague stretches for more yardage against Mary M. Knight on homecoming day at Crescent High School. The Loggers won to finish the season 9-0. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Crescent's Liam Sprague stretches for more yardage against Mary M. Knight on homecoming day at Crescent High School. The Loggers won to finish the season 9-0. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
The Port Angeles cross country celebrates during the Westside Classic meet in Tacoma this week. Six members of the team qualified for the state 2A championship, including four boys. (Angie Gooding/Port Angeles Cross Country)

PREP CROSS COUNTRY: PA, Sequim to send nine runners to state

EJ boys win 1A district; girls second

The Port Angeles cross country celebrates during the Westside Classic meet in Tacoma this week. Six members of the team qualified for the state 2A championship, including four boys. (Angie Gooding/Port Angeles Cross Country)
Port Angeles' Lilly Anne Lancaster scores one of her three goals against Washington on Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles wallops Washington 9-0 in playoff opener

All the pieces fell into place as the Port Angeles girls soccer team had its most dominant performance of the season, winning… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Lilly Anne Lancaster scores one of her three goals against Washington on Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles’ Carson Waddell (2) throws the ball against Bremerton on Friday night. Torrential rain at the beginning of the game affected play, especially in the first half. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Games dictated by rain and defense this week

In a defensive battle dictated by torrential rain that deluged the field for the first half, the Port Angeles Roughriders football team… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Carson Waddell (2) throws the ball against Bremerton on Friday night. Torrential rain at the beginning of the game affected play, especially in the first half. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)
Nicholas Lyne of Victoria, B.C., competes in the Last Man Standing competition at the Salt Creek 24 this weekend. (Jesse Major Photography/Peninsula Adventure Sports)

SALT CREEK 24: Records fall despite high winds

The winds howled but records still fell at this year’s Salt Creek 24 endurance race at the Salt Creek Recreation Area. The… Continue reading

Nicholas Lyne of Victoria, B.C., competes in the Last Man Standing competition at the Salt Creek 24 this weekend. (Jesse Major Photography/Peninsula Adventure Sports)
Jordyn Julmist, Sequim volleyball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jordyn Julmist, Sequim volleyball

Every year, the Sequim volleyball team makes it a goal to knock off perennial powerhouse North Kitsap. Last week, for the first time in a… Continue reading

Jordyn Julmist, Sequim volleyball.
East Jefferson, Neah Bay

FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: East Jefferson, Neah Bay win

The East Jefferson football team pitched a shutout,… Continue reading

East Jefferson, Neah Bay
Peninsula College

COLLEGE SOCCER: Pirates score in stoppage time for force a tie with Shoreline

The Peninsula College men’s soccer team will have to wait another game to lock up a North Region championship after a 2-2 tie… Continue reading

Peninsula College
Port Angeles running back Dylan Mann (22) gets blocking from teammate Stryder Wilhelm (62) as he rushes for some of his 101 yards Friday night against Bremerton. The Knights won in extremely wet conditions 21-0. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Roughriders lose soggy defensive battle to Bremerton

In a defensive battle dictated by torrential rain that deluged the field for the first half, the Port Angeles Roughriders football team… Continue reading

Port Angeles running back Dylan Mann (22) gets blocking from teammate Stryder Wilhelm (62) as he rushes for some of his 101 yards Friday night against Bremerton. The Knights won in extremely wet conditions 21-0. (Diamond Gentile/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim’s Ruby Moxley-Horgan advances the ball against Port Angeles’ Emma Deshardins (20) on Tuesday in Sequim. The Roughriders scored three goals in the second half to win 3-1. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

GIRLS PREP SOCCER: Roughriders storm back in second half against Sequim

PA’s Lancaster scores pair of goals in final minutes to win 3-1

Sequim’s Ruby Moxley-Horgan advances the ball against Port Angeles’ Emma Deshardins (20) on Tuesday in Sequim. The Roughriders scored three goals in the second half to win 3-1. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Forks' Vivi Luna competes with Ocosta's Penny Park for ball control Monday at Spartan Staidum. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

FORKS SOCCER: Short-handed Spartans battle Ocosta to 1-1 tie

The Forks soccer team managed to battle Ocosta to a 1-1 tie despite only having 10 players available for the match. “The first… Continue reading

Forks' Vivi Luna competes with Ocosta's Penny Park for ball control Monday at Spartan Staidum. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Hannah Wagner, Vancouver Island University soccer

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim’s Wagner named athlete of the week at VIU

Former Sequim High School and Peninsula College soccer star Hannah Wagner was named the Pacific Western Athletic Association women’s soccer athlete of the… Continue reading

Hannah Wagner, Vancouver Island University soccer