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AREA SPORTS: Sequim youth basketball camp June 16-19

Sequim High School will host youth basketball camps for boys and girls entering first through third… Continue reading

Port Angeles pitcher Heidi Leitz struck out 194 batters this season, including 47 in six wins in the postseason. She also hit .405 on the season. She is moving on to play at St. Martin's University. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily New)

ALL-PENINSULA SOFTBALL: Port Angeles pitcher Heidi Leitz took it to another level this season

Believe it or not, Port Angeles’ Heidi Leitz hasn’t been pitching that long. You could sure fool her opponents about that. In… Continue reading

Port Angeles pitcher Heidi Leitz struck out 194 batters this season, including 47 in six wins in the postseason. She also hit .405 on the season. She is moving on to play at St. Martin's University. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily New)
Olympic Labor Council claimed the North Olympic Baseball and Softball 12U Majors Softball championship recently at Jim Lunt Field at Lincoln Park. Majors Softball 12U - OLC (teal shirts) Back row from left, assistant Coach Britney Rowland, Kylin Weitz, Ayla Balch, Chloe Holloway, Teyah Elofson-Cross, Eleanor Mahaney, Kamia Jennings, Ohlyvia Tomasko, Skylar Wheeler, head coach Jason Wheeler, assistant Coach Brad Holloway, assistant Coach Julie Charles-Elofson. Front row, Bailey Dahl, Adilyn Hylton, Chloe Anderson, Raveya Tomasko, Oliva Lampman and Lauren Almond.

North Olympic Baseball and Softball: 2025 Softball champions

Olympic Labor Council claimed the North Olympic Baseball and Softball 12U Majors Softball championship recently at Jim Lunt Field at Lincoln Park. Majors Softball 12U… Continue reading

Olympic Labor Council claimed the North Olympic Baseball and Softball 12U Majors Softball championship recently at Jim Lunt Field at Lincoln Park. Majors Softball 12U - OLC (teal shirts) Back row from left, assistant Coach Britney Rowland, Kylin Weitz, Ayla Balch, Chloe Holloway, Teyah Elofson-Cross, Eleanor Mahaney, Kamia Jennings, Ohlyvia Tomasko, Skylar Wheeler, head coach Jason Wheeler, assistant Coach Brad Holloway, assistant Coach Julie Charles-Elofson. Front row, Bailey Dahl, Adilyn Hylton, Chloe Anderson, Raveya Tomasko, Oliva Lampman and Lauren Almond.
The Rotary Club team won this weekend's North Olympic Baseball and Softball baseball championship for the U12 Majors 46/60 league. From left, back row are coach Joel Wood, Skyler Neitzel, Bjorn Rose, Sawyer Almond, Gabriel Money, Joshua Shiepko and Coach Simon Money. From left, bottom row, are Gabriel Shiepko, Steven Torres, Samuel Jones, Jace Baker, August Jones, Raylan Gear and Damien Millet. Lying sideways is Reed Lancaster.

NORTH OLYMPIC BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL: Majors champions crowned this weekend

Above, The Rotary Club team won this weekend’s North Olympic Baseball and Softball baseball championship for the U12 Majors 46/60 league. From left, back row… Continue reading

The Rotary Club team won this weekend's North Olympic Baseball and Softball baseball championship for the U12 Majors 46/60 league. From left, back row are coach Joel Wood, Skyler Neitzel, Bjorn Rose, Sawyer Almond, Gabriel Money, Joshua Shiepko and Coach Simon Money. From left, bottom row, are Gabriel Shiepko, Steven Torres, Samuel Jones, Jace Baker, August Jones, Raylan Gear and Damien Millet. Lying sideways is Reed Lancaster.
From left, Grandmasters Harris, Robert Nicholls of White Crane Martial Arts and Sterling Chase conducted high belt testing and instruction seminars at the Mountain Region headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Local 155 teams up with Peninsula Bottling Co.

The Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball League in Port Angeles is off to a shining start this season thanks to a unique… Continue reading

From left, Grandmasters Harris, Robert Nicholls of White Crane Martial Arts and Sterling Chase conducted high belt testing and instruction seminars at the Mountain Region headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Forks athletes, relay team medal at state

Two individual athletes and the Forks’ girls 4x400 relay team medaled at this weekend’s 2B state track and field meet at Eisenhower High… Continue reading

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Sequim's Clare Turella is awarded first place in the state 2A track and field meet at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma in the girls' high jump. Turella jumped 5 feet, 4 inches to win the state championship for the second straight year. (Courtesy of Brad Moore)

STATE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: (updated) Sequim’s Turella, PA’s Clark, Neah Bay relay teams state champions

Sequim’s Clare Turella and the Neah Bay 4x200 and 4x100 girls relay team joined Port Angeles’ Teanna Clark… Continue reading

Sequim's Clare Turella is awarded first place in the state 2A track and field meet at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma in the girls' high jump. Turella jumped 5 feet, 4 inches to win the state championship for the second straight year. (Courtesy of Brad Moore)
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)

OLYMPIC LEAGUE SOFTBALL: Port Angeles, Sequim players fill first- and second-team rosters

PA’s Heidi Leitz named league MVP

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

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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Wilder Senior wins opener; Wilder Junior begins season 3-0

Wilder Senior wins again Sunday night

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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 junior Teanna Clark broke her own school record while winning the javelin state title at the Class 2A State Track & Field Championships on Thursday at Mount Tahoma High School.

STATE TRACK & FIELD: Port Angeles’ Teanna Clark wins state title in javelin

Breaks her own school record, wins by 12 feet

Port Angeles junior Teanna Clark broke her own school record while winning the javelin state title at the Class 2A State Track & Field Championships on Thursday at Mount Tahoma High School.
Port Angeles' Faerin Tait, front, runs in the hurdles during the Olympic League Championships at North Mason High School. Tait will compete in four events at the Class 2A State Track & Field Championship this weekend.

STATE TRACK & FIELD: No barrier too big for Faerin Tait to cross

Air Force Academy-appointee shines for Port Angeles

Port Angeles' Faerin Tait, front, runs in the hurdles during the Olympic League Championships at North Mason High School. Tait will compete in four events at the Class 2A State Track & Field Championship this weekend.

AREA SPORTS: Summer opportunities for teen hiking group, youth volleball in Chimacum

An immersive teen hiking program will teach outdoors essentials beginning June 24. The Olympic Peninsula YMCA will… Continue reading

Port Angeles junior Teanna Clark broke her own school record while winning the javelin state title at the Class 2A State Track & Field Championships on Thursday at Mount Tahoma High School.

STATE TRACK & FIELD: Port Angeles’ Teanna Clark wins state title in javelin

Breaks her own school record, wins by 12 feet

Port Angeles junior Teanna Clark broke her own school record while winning the javelin state title at the Class 2A State Track & Field Championships on Thursday at Mount Tahoma High School.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Jeremy Giesegh, a 2024 West Coast League All-Star, returns to Port Angeles after hitting .348 with 77 hits last summer.

LEFTIES SEASON OPENER: New video scoreboard, signage installed at Civic Field

Italian beef sandwiches added

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Jeremy Giesegh, a 2024 West Coast League All-Star, returns to Port Angeles after hitting .348 with 77 hits last summer.