Michael Carman

Port Angeles' Katyn Flores drives against Black Hills'  Rachel LeBelle. Flores went on to make the game-winning basket later in the game. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Flores’ buzzer-beater lifts Port Angeles to upset of sixth-ranked Black Hills

PORT ANGELES — Maddie Boe's old-school bounce pass through the lane found a wide-open Katyn Flores for a buzzer-beating, game-winning layup, lifting the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Katyn Flores drives against Black Hills'  Rachel LeBelle. Flores went on to make the game-winning basket later in the game. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Tristin Butler earns a state-qualifying time in the 100-yard butterfly during the Roughriders' dual-meet victory against Olympic and Klahowya on Thursday. (Patty Reifenstahl)

BOYS SWIMMING: Port Angeles sinks Olympic and Klahowya in double dual; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles lapped Olympic and Klahowya in an Olympic League boys swimming double dual at William Shore Memorial Pool. The Roughriders topped… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Tristin Butler earns a state-qualifying time in the 100-yard butterfly during the Roughriders' dual-meet victory against Olympic and Klahowya on Thursday. (Patty Reifenstahl)
Chloe Rogers of Port Townsend

GIRLS WRESTLING: Sequim’s Mendoza bests Port Townsend’s Rogers in state-caliber duel

SEQUIM — In a matchup of two girls wrestling state-title contenders, Sequim’s Alma Mendoza bested Port Townsend’s Chloe Rogers 5-4 in their 145-pound match at… Continue reading

Chloe Rogers of Port Townsend
Jackson Schott of Port Townsend

WRESTLING: Sequim stuns Port Angeles and routs Port Townsend to sweep double dual

SEQUIM — As the pins and points piled up early for the Sequim wrestling team against rival Port Angeles, belief blossomed on the Wolves' bench.… Continue reading

Jackson Schott of Port Townsend

OUTDOORS: State, tribes urged to come to agreement regarding salmon seasons

IMAGINE A SUMMER without recreational chinook or coho fishing. A warning shot intended to avoid such a scenario, in the form of a sternly worded… Continue reading

Forks' Parker Browning scores against Elma's Elijah Martin (24) and Blake Sackrider (13). The Spartans won 51-41 to earn a season sweep against the Eagles. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ Adams steps up to lead Spartans to win

FORKS — Powered by 22 points, 20 rebounds and six blocked shots from Forks' 6-foot-8 center Marky Adams, the Spartans earned a season sweep of… Continue reading

Forks' Parker Browning scores against Elma's Elijah Martin (24) and Blake Sackrider (13). The Spartans won 51-41 to earn a season sweep against the Eagles. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles shuts down North Mason

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls basketball team rebounded from their first Olympic League 2A loss by shutting down the Bulldogs 47-16 “We had… Continue reading

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OUTDOORS: Alternative steelhead bait presentation tonight in Sequim

IT'S IMPORTANT TO always have something to look forward to. The reality of having no more Seahawks games to enjoy, or more accurately, worry about… Continue reading

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GOLF: Tickets on sale, volunteer applications now accepted for June’s LPGA major

MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF returns to Western Washington June 7-12 for the KPMB Women's PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish. Those who felt priced… Continue reading

Port Angeles' gymnast Lexi Hefton competes on the uneven bars. Hefton won the event after receiving a score of 8.1. She finished third in the all-around at the meet. (Daniel Horton/for Peninsula Daily News)

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles vaults to victory in lone home meet

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles gymnasts claimed the top three spots in the all-around as the Roughriders rolled to victory in their lone home meet… Continue reading

Port Angeles' gymnast Lexi Hefton competes on the uneven bars. Hefton won the event after receiving a score of 8.1. She finished third in the all-around at the meet. (Daniel Horton/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Grayson Peet

BOYS BASKETBALL: Olympic outlasts Port Angeles in double overtime

PORT ANGELES — Missed opportunities crippled the Port Angeles boys basketball team's chances to overcome Olympic in a 44-41 double-overtime loss. The last shot in… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Grayson Peet
Peninsula's Chris Reis

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Team effort carries Peninsula College to close win against Whatcom

PORT ANGELES — Save for a slow start and a few patchy moments of play in the second half, the Peninsula College men’s basketball team… Continue reading

Peninsula's Chris Reis

OUTDOORS: Nymphing the fly fishing technique of choice for higher water levels

IF STEELHEAD ANGLERS who are unable to head west and drop a line today when weather forecasts are benign for the Forks area are aiming… Continue reading

Peninsula's Tai Thomas ducks underneath the defense of Whatcom's Lindsey Honeycutt. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College refocuses in second half to run away from Whatcom

PORT ANGELES — Guilty of trying to do too much on both ends of the floor in a close first half, the Peninsula Pirates women… Continue reading

Peninsula's Tai Thomas ducks underneath the defense of Whatcom's Lindsey Honeycutt. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Port Towsend ramp will be open and free for Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby

THERE'S GOOD NEWS on two fronts for blackmouth anglers participating in the upcoming Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby on Friday, Feb. 19, through Sunday, Feb. 21.… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles and Forks wrestlers fare well at Gut Check Challenge; other area reports

EDITOR'S NOTE: Updated to correct Ben Newell's finish. BREMERTON — Port Angeles' Tyler Gale and Forks' Jack Dahlgren wrestled to second- and fourth-place finishes, respectively,… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Tristin Butler swims a state-qualifying time in the 200-yard freestyle during the Roughriders win against Bremerton. (Patty Reifenstahl)

BOYS SWIMMING: Port Angeles splashes past Bremerton; Sequim improves times in dual meet

BREMERTON — Two Roughriders qualified for state and 12 district qualifying times were recorded as Port Angeles swamped Bremerton 111-58. The Riders won and outscored… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Tristin Butler swims a state-qualifying time in the 200-yard freestyle during the Roughriders win against Bremerton. (Patty Reifenstahl)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay holds back Chimacum

CHIMACUM — Gina McCaulley led all scorers with 16 points and also had four steals and three rebounds as Neah Bay earned a 46-35 nonleague… Continue reading

Sequim's Jordan Miller

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles clamps down defensively in win over rival Sequim

PORT ANGELES — A combination of defenses helped the Port Angeles girls clamp down on Sequim in a 36-19 rivalry game victory. Tight man-to-man defensive… Continue reading

Sequim's Jordan Miller
Port Angeles sophomore Lum Fu gets air during the vault. ()

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles wins third consecutive meet

POULSBO — Port Angeles won its third straight meet by edging Kingston 146 to 135.7 at Breidablick Gymnasium. Maya Wharton (31.55) and Cassii Middlestead (30.2)… Continue reading

Port Angeles sophomore Lum Fu gets air during the vault. ()