Lee Horton

Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke crosses the finish line to win an Olympic League meet at Port Townsend Golf Course in October. Clarke went on to win league

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Port Townsend’s Ryan Clarke earns second All-Peninsula MVP

PORT TOWNSEND — So there's this joke. Ryan Clarke used to tell it a lot when he was in middle school. It goes something like… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke crosses the finish line to win an Olympic League meet at Port Townsend Golf Course in October. Clarke went on to win league
Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke crosses the finish line to win an Olympic League meet at Port Townsend Golf Course in October. Clarke went on to win league

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Port Townsend’s Ryan Clarke earns second All-Peninsula MVP

PORT TOWNSEND — So there's this joke. Ryan Clarke used to tell it a lot when he was in middle school. It goes something like… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke crosses the finish line to win an Olympic League meet at Port Townsend Golf Course in October. Clarke went on to win league
Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke crosses the finish line to win an Olympic League meet at Port Townsend Golf Course in October. Clarke went on to win league

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Port Townsend’s Ryan Clarke earns second All-Peninsula MVP

PORT TOWNSEND — So there's this joke. Ryan Clarke used to tell it a lot when he was in middle school. It goes something like… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke crosses the finish line to win an Olympic League meet at Port Townsend Golf Course in October. Clarke went on to win league
Lane Dotson

PREP BASEBALL: Father and son in opposing dugouts during Quilcene-Chimacum game

CHIMACUM — Imagine coaching your son, teaching him how to throw and catch and hit, how to be a good baseball player and compete to… Continue reading

Lane Dotson
Port Angeles sophomore Jaine Macias swam to two top-five finishes at state and helped set a district record in the 200-yard medley relay. (Patty Reifenstahl)

GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING: Jaine Macias’ persistence leads to All-Peninsula MVP

PORT ANGELES — Jaine Macias had a lot of success, but self-doubt and frustration did make appearances during the girls swimming and diving season. “In… Continue reading

Port Angeles sophomore Jaine Macias swam to two top-five finishes at state and helped set a district record in the 200-yard medley relay. (Patty Reifenstahl)
Peninsula's Madison Pilster drives to the lane in a game against Whatcom last week in Port Angeles. Pilster scored a career-high 30 points in a 79-58 win. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula succeeding as Pilster channels alter ego

PORT ANGELES — Madison Pilster had just hit the fifth of her six 3-pointers against Whatcom last week in front of her teammates on the… Continue reading

Peninsula's Madison Pilster drives to the lane in a game against Whatcom last week in Port Angeles. Pilster scored a career-high 30 points in a 79-58 win. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula's Madison Pilster drives to the lane in a game against Whatcom last week in Port Angeles. Pilster scored a career-high 30 points in a 79-58 win. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula succeeding as Pilster channels alter ego

PORT ANGELES — Madison Pilster had just hit the fifth of her six 3-pointers against Whatcom last week in front of her teammates on the… Continue reading

Peninsula's Madison Pilster drives to the lane in a game against Whatcom last week in Port Angeles. Pilster scored a career-high 30 points in a 79-58 win. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula's Ryley Callaghan dribbles around Green River's C.M. Garrett at the NWAC tournament. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College)

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Expectations high for next season after third-place finish

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College men's basketball team ramped up expectations for next season with its run through the Northwest Athletic Conference tournament in… Continue reading

Peninsula's Ryley Callaghan dribbles around Green River's C.M. Garrett at the NWAC tournament. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College)
Peninsula's Ryley Callaghan dribbles around Green River's C.M. Garrett at the NWAC tournament. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College)

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Expectations high for next season after third-place finish

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College men's basketball team ramped up expectations for next season with its run through the Northwest Athletic Conference tournament in… Continue reading

Peninsula's Ryley Callaghan dribbles around Green River's C.M. Garrett at the NWAC tournament. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College)
Peninsula's Madison Pilster puts up a layup in front of the defense of Highline's Ionna Price during the NWAC tournament. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula championship “shocking and not shocking”

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College women's basketball team accomplished its mission and made history by winning the school's first conference championship this week. “Three… Continue reading

Peninsula's Madison Pilster puts up a layup in front of the defense of Highline's Ionna Price during the NWAC tournament. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College)
Peninsula's Ryley Callaghan dribbles around Green River's C.M. Garrett at the NWAC tournament. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College)

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Expectations high for next season after third-place finish

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College men's basketball team ramped up expectations for next season with its run through the Northwest Athletic Conference tournament in… Continue reading

Peninsula's Ryley Callaghan dribbles around Green River's C.M. Garrett at the NWAC tournament. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College)
Peninsula's Madison Pilster puts up a layup in front of the defense of Highline's Ionna Price during the NWAC tournament. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula championship “shocking and not shocking”

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College women's basketball team accomplished its mission and made history by winning the school's first conference championship this week. “Three… Continue reading

Peninsula's Madison Pilster puts up a layup in front of the defense of Highline's Ionna Price during the NWAC tournament. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College)
Peninsula College coach Alison Crumb celebrates after cutting down the net after the Pirates won the NWAC North Region championship. (Rick Ross)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Crumb Nation rising — Peninsula coach has Pirates among NWAC elite

KENNEWICK — Alison Crumb was in a crisis. She had just played her final game at Western Oregon University the evening before, and the orange… Continue reading

Peninsula College coach Alison Crumb celebrates after cutting down the net after the Pirates won the NWAC North Region championship. (Rick Ross)
Jal Deng (21) and teammate Jeremiah Hobbs often must change their sweat-soaked jerseys at halftime of Peninsula College's games. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Hobbs and Deng leading Peninsula defense by sweat of their brows

KENNEWICK – There is a lot for a coach to like about Peninsula College freshman Jeremiah Hobbs. “Jeremiah, he's just coachable,” Peninsula coach Mitch Freeman… Continue reading

Jal Deng (21) and teammate Jeremiah Hobbs often must change their sweat-soaked jerseys at halftime of Peninsula College's games. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Plenty of ways to take advantage of unexpected nice weather

THESE ARE STRANGE days to be living on the North Olympic Peninsula. The sun is shining, plants are blooming and humans are wandering around, looking… Continue reading

Neah Bay graduate Cherish Moss (22) and sister Cierra have been major contributors as freshmen for the Peninsula College women's team this season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Moss sisters show they belong with Peninsula Pirates

PORT ANGELES — This year's Peninsula College women's basketball team is the best in coach Alison Crumb's five seasons at the helm. And, while the… Continue reading

Neah Bay graduate Cherish Moss (22) and sister Cierra have been major contributors as freshmen for the Peninsula College women's team this season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Plenty of ways to take advantage of unexpected nice weather

THESE ARE STRANGE days to be living on the North Olympic Peninsula. The sun is shining, plants are blooming and humans are wandering around, looking… Continue reading

Neah Bay graduate Cherish Moss (22) and sister Cierra have been major contributors as freshmen for the Peninsula College women's team this season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Moss sisters show they belong with Peninsula Pirates

PORT ANGELES — This year's Peninsula College women's basketball team is the best in coach Alison Crumb's five seasons at the helm. And, while the… Continue reading

Neah Bay graduate Cherish Moss (22) and sister Cierra have been major contributors as freshmen for the Peninsula College women's team this season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BASKETBALL: Area high school coaches recall facing University of Washington legend Christian Welp, who died Sunday, when he played at Olympic

The North Olympic Peninsula's basketball courts haven't served as stages for many players like Christian Welp. Not many 7-foot German exchange students, and certainly not… Continue reading

Peninsula's Madison Pilster

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula puts finishing touches on region title with 87-20 rout of Shoreline

PORT ANGELES — The net was coming down, regardless. But first, the Peninsula women's basketball team had to face Shoreline. The Pirates had already clinched… Continue reading

Peninsula's Madison Pilster