Michael Carman

Port Angeles' Noah McGoff goes for the layup as Bremerton's Phillip Grant defends during the Roughriders' 57-54 win against the Knights at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles rides roller coaster in win against Bremerton

PORT ANGELES — It felt like three different boys basketball games were played, all in the span of a regulation 32 minute-contest, as Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Noah McGoff goes for the layup as Bremerton's Phillip Grant defends during the Roughriders' 57-54 win against the Knights at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Noah Sinnes swims the butterfly during the 200-yard individual medley. (Patty Reifenstahl)

BOYS SWIMMING: Port Angeles sending nine to district swim and dive championships, Sequim sending one diver

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles and Sequim swimmers and divers competed in the divisional invitation at William Shore Memorial Pool. The meet, held Tuesday, serves… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Noah Sinnes swims the butterfly during the 200-yard individual medley. (Patty Reifenstahl)

OUTDOORS: Avalanche danger presentation offered Saturday by Hurricane Ridge ski patrol veteran

THE SKI SEASON has been pretty phenomenal up on Hurricane Ridge. Enough snow has accumulated for the Poma lift to operate for the first time… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles girls inch closer to league title; other area reports

BREMERTON — Another slow first half, another second-half rally for the Port Angeles girls basketball team in a come-from-behind 39-32 Olympic League 2A win over… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Crescent girls basketball gets defensive in win; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — Crescent held the Port Angeles C team scoreless in the second half to claim a 22-10 nonleague girls basketball victory. “Stellar defense… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Cheyenne Wheeler drives against Sequim's Alisha Grasser earlier this season. The Roughriders have a chance to win the Olympic League 2A title. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Postseason view coming into focus for North Olympic Peninsula boys and girls teams

PORT ANGELES — The drive to the postseason is on this week for North Olympic Peninsula boys and girls basketball teams. This week marks the… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Cheyenne Wheeler drives against Sequim's Alisha Grasser earlier this season. The Roughriders have a chance to win the Olympic League 2A title. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula's Darrion Daniels drives to the lane around the defense of Shoreline's Ben Steinbrueck during the Pirates' 70-65 Northwest Athletic Conference win. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula clutch at charity stripe late in win over Shoreline

PORT ANGELES —Discarded water cups litter the space near the Peninsula College men's basketball team's bench after every game. There must have been something in… Continue reading

Peninsula's Darrion Daniels drives to the lane around the defense of Shoreline's Ben Steinbrueck during the Pirates' 70-65 Northwest Athletic Conference win. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Shoreline's Paris Sanders

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula does enough to control game in win against Shoreline

PORT ANGELES — The dog days aren't just limited to the warm temperatures of August. Sometimes they can crop up on a cold winter day… Continue reading

Shoreline's Paris Sanders
Sequim's Nick Faunce

BOYS BASKETBALL: Sequim rallies to beat Port Angeles on final shot

SEQUIM — Sometimes it pays to have a little faith. With 6.3 seconds remaining and Sequim and Port Angeles knotted at 34-all, Wolves coach Greg… Continue reading

Sequim's Nick Faunce
Port Angeles' Nathan Bock swims freestyle during the 200 individual medley during the Roughriders' meet with North Kitsap. (Patty Reifenstahl)

BOYS SWIMMING: Port Angeles caps league season with win; Sequim falls to Bremerton

POULSBO — Port Angeles edged out North Kitsap 97-86 in a tight Olympic League boys swimming dual at the North Kitsap Community Pool. “[We] pulled… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Nathan Bock swims freestyle during the 200 individual medley during the Roughriders' meet with North Kitsap. (Patty Reifenstahl)
Chimacum's Mathew Torres shoots against Port Townsend's Detritus Kelsall

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Chimacum boys, Port Townsend girls win Quimper Quarrel contests

CHIMACUM — Chimacum withstood Port Townsend's second-half rally and gave the Redhawks their first Olympic League 1A defeat in a 58-56 rivalry win. The game… Continue reading

Chimacum's Mathew Torres shoots against Port Townsend's Detritus Kelsall
Peninsula's Deonte Dixon

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula rides strong start, solid finish to win against Skagit Valley

PORT ANGELES — It wasn't always easy, but the Peninsula College men's basketball team never relinquished the lead in a 76-67 Northwest Athletic Conference North… Continue reading

Peninsula's Deonte Dixon

OUTDOORS: State reducing blackmouth limit off Port Angeles

THE BLACKMOUTH BAG limit in Marine Area 6 (East Strait of Juan de Fuca) will be reduced from two hatchery chinook to one beginning Friday,… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Clallam Bay outshoots Crescent

JOYCE — Clallam Bay ran away with a 61-36 North Olympic League win against Crescent. “[It was a ]scrappy game,” Loggers coach Chris Ferrier said.… Continue reading

Peninsula's Imani Smith passes into the lane as Skagit Valley's Jordyn Turner looks on. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Moss sisters lead Peninsula past Skagit Valley

PORT ANGELES — Neah Bay's Moss sisters, Cierra and Cherish, combined to hit 7 of 16 shots from 3-point range to spark the Peninsula College… Continue reading

Peninsula's Imani Smith passes into the lane as Skagit Valley's Jordyn Turner looks on. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Mike McAleer

YOUTH SOCCER: Storm King Soccer Club’s U-14 Blue host Founders’ Cup semifinal Saturday in Sequim

SEQUIM — The Storm King Soccer Club’s boys U-14 Blue team will play for a berth in the Washington State Youth Soccer Association’s Founders Cup… Continue reading

Mike McAleer
Port Angeles' Noah McGoff

BOYS BASKETBALL: Defensive effort keeps Port Angeles close in loss to league leaders

PORT ANGELES — Despite carrying out its defensive game plan to near perfection, the Port Angeles boys basketball team fell 38-28 at home to Olympic… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Noah McGoff

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles bitten by North Kitsap in final seconds; other area reports

POULSBO — Karma came around and bit the Port Angeles girls basketball team in a nail-biting 31-30 loss at North Kitsap. “With 21 seconds left,… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Support youth anglers at Puget Sound Anglers’ benefit dinner and auction

A LIFETIME OF angling adventures can begin with a single nibble of a trout in the pond at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. Such is… Continue reading

GOLF: Busy June planned at SunLand Golf & Country Club

SUNLAND GOLF & COUNTRY Club will be a hive of activity around the summer solstice. SunLand will host the 2016 WSGA Women’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur… Continue reading