Lee Horton

Port Angeles senior Austin Polly and the Roughriders have an important game against Kingston tonight at Port Angeles High School. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles in postseason hunt

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys basketball team hosts Kingston tonight in a key Olympic League matchup. The Roughriders and the Buccaneers are both… Continue reading

Port Angeles senior Austin Polly and the Roughriders have an important game against Kingston tonight at Port Angeles High School. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
A retired jersey for Bernie Fryer hangs from the ceiling of the Peninsula College gym as members of the 1970 championship team are honored. Pictured are

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula beats Olympic behind strong second half

PORT ANGELES — At halftime, Peninsula College honored its title-winning 1970 men's basketball team and retired Bernie Fryer's No. 32 jersey. The current men's team… Continue reading

A retired jersey for Bernie Fryer hangs from the ceiling of the Peninsula College gym as members of the 1970 championship team are honored. Pictured are
Port Angeles High School graduate Macy Walker

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Former Port Angeles Roughriders Frazier and Walker helping rebuild Olympic program

PORT ANGELES — When Peninsula and Olympic faced off, it was more than Pirates versus Rangers. It was Roughriders versus Roughriders. On one side were… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School graduate Macy Walker

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Native steelhead run should be arriving

ANGLERS MIGHT BE able to have their fish, eat it and watch the Seahawks, too. With the late start to Sunday's NFC Championship Game between… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Kylee Jeffers

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles, zone defense continue to roll in win over Olympic

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls basketball team is in the zone. There's the 9-0 league record after beating the Olympic Trojans 58-40. But… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Kylee Jeffers

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Native steelhead run should be arriving

ANGLERS MIGHT BE able to have their fish, eat it and watch the Seahawks, too. With the late start to Sunday's NFC Championship Game between… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Still not enough snow at Hurricane Ridge

THE SNOW MADE a valiant attempt last weekend, and now the Hurricane Ridge ski and snowboard area is much closer to opening. Closer, but not… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Steven Lauderback has his shot blocked by Port Townsend's Paul Spaltenstein during the Roughriders' 57-54 win. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles outlasts Port Townsend

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys basketball team held off Port Townsend 57-54 at Port Angeles High School. A pair of unheralded bench players… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Steven Lauderback has his shot blocked by Port Townsend's Paul Spaltenstein during the Roughriders' 57-54 win. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Watch the Hawks hunt (for a Super Bowl)

THE LAST FEW years, January has been a popular bird-watching month in the Northwest. Especially in the CenturyLink area of the state. With the outdoors… Continue reading

Sequim's Vanessa Martinez

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls, Sequim boys win rivalry games

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls and Sequim boys maintained their status as the top basketball teams in the Rainshadow Rivalry, but their counterparts… Continue reading

Sequim's Vanessa Martinez

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Clam, oyster seasons start early at Fort Flagler

IT TAKES A thick skin to survive in this world, or so I'm told. Apparently, it takes a shell to survive in the waters of… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Watch the Hawks hunt (for a Super Bowl)

THE LAST FEW years, January has been a popular bird-watching month in the Northwest. Especially in the CenturyLink area of the state. With the outdoors… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Clam, oyster seasons start early at Fort Flagler

IT TAKES A thick skin to survive in this world, or so I'm told. Apparently, it takes a shell to survive in the waters of… Continue reading

PREPS: Port Townsend, Chimacum heading up 1A Olympic League division

PORT TOWNSEND — Since he was hired as athletic director for the Port Townsend School District in mid-August, Scott Wilson has been working on establishing… Continue reading

Forks' Halle Palmer

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Forks loses league game to Rainier 57-37

FORKS — Judging a game by its front and back cover, the Forks girls basketball team had nice 1A Evergreen League outing against Rainier. The… Continue reading

Forks' Halle Palmer
Forks' Leo Gonzales (24) stuffs a shot by Rainier's Bailey Miller. The ball became wedged in between the rim and the backboard

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks’ rally falls short against Rainier

FORKS — Forks boys basketball team fell in 1A Evergreen to Rainier 48-39 in a game that was either closer or more lopsided that the… Continue reading

Forks' Leo Gonzales (24) stuffs a shot by Rainier's Bailey Miller. The ball became wedged in between the rim and the backboard

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Will the steelhead ever show up?

HOPE THAT THE hatchery steelhead will soon make a mighty winter run is dwindling. “The longer it goes, you start to wonder if [the run]… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Will the steelhead ever show up?

HOPE THAT THE hatchery steelhead will soon make a mighty winter run is dwindling. “The longer it goes, you start to wonder if [the run]… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: More anglers chasing steelhead, but success rate about the same

IT APPEARS MORE anglers are fishing for hatchery steelhead on the West End rivers, but it’s tough to say whether or not they are having… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S SPORTS NOTES: Neah Bay football, Peninsula College soccer top Peninsula sports stories of 2013

I'M A FIRM BELIEVER that number-one rankings should not be shared. One is supposed to be a lonely number, especially at the top. If it… Continue reading