Pierre LaBossiere

PREP HOOPS: Port Townsend boys knocked out of the playoffs

It was a battle between Port Townsend’s good offense and Seattle Christian’s strong defense and in the end, defense won out as Port… Continue reading

DISTRICT BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Long road ends for Forks; PA girls finish fourth; Clallam Bay makes regionals

DISTRICT BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Long road ends for Forks; PA girls finish fourth; Clallam Bay makes regionals

Forks’ district playoff run came to an end one game short of the state… Continue reading

DISTRICT BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Long road ends for Forks; PA girls finish fourth; Clallam Bay makes regionals
TRI-DISTRICT GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay topples Tulalip with late rally

TRI-DISTRICT GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay topples Tulalip with late rally

For Neah Bay, 22-14 is a meaningful score lately. In last year’s state 1A semifinal against… Continue reading

TRI-DISTRICT GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay topples Tulalip with late rally
STATE GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles athletes finish a strong sixth

STATE GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles athletes finish a strong sixth

The Port Angeles gymnastics girls went to state with the goal of finishing at least sixth and that they did, coming in sixth… Continue reading

STATE GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles athletes finish a strong sixth
PREP BASKETBALL: Forks’ Adams is Evergreen boys co-MVP; Gooding Coach of the Year

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks’ Adams is Evergreen boys co-MVP; Gooding Coach of the Year

Forks’ Marky Adams was named co-Most Valuable Player of the Evergreen League this week. Adams, a 6-9 post, was named boys basketball co-MVP… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks’ Adams is Evergreen boys co-MVP; Gooding Coach of the Year

GYMNASTICS: District-champion Port Angeles sets sights on state meet

For the first time in 21 years, the Port Angeles High School gymnastics team is going to the state 2A/3A meet as district… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks boys lose second-round playoff game

Forks didn’t let a 230-mile-long road trip deter them from playing King’s Way Christian tough in three out of four quarters, but… Continue reading

SWIM: Five Peninsula divers off to state meet; Sequim joins PA boys at state

SWIM: Five Peninsula divers off to state meet; Sequim joins PA boys at state

SWIM, DIVE: Five Peninsula divers make state

SWIM: Five Peninsula divers off to state meet; Sequim joins PA boys at state

SPORTS BRIEFS: Registration open for Tour de Dungeness; Port Angeles hosting hoops playoffs

More than 400 racers are expected to compete as cycling returns to the Olympic Peninsula with the 20th annual Tour de Dungeness race… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Forks wins regionals, will send a total of 14 to state

WRESTLING: Forks wins regionals, will send a total of 14 to state

The Forks boys won four weight classes en route to a Region I Class 1A Wrestling Tournament championship and will send 13 boys… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Forks wins regionals, will send a total of 14 to state
PREP HOOPS: Port Townsend rally falls short; Port Angeles girls win again

PREP HOOPS: Port Townsend rally falls short; Port Angeles girls win again

The Port Townsend girls got off to a terrible start and with nothing to lose in the second half, put on a… Continue reading

PREP HOOPS: Port Townsend rally falls short; Port Angeles girls win again

PREP ROUNDUP: PA, Sequim send 14 grapplers to Mat Classic; PA swimmers off to state

Port Angeles and Sequim combined to send 12 boys and two girls to the 2A state wrestling championships at the Mat Classic in… Continue reading

The Port Angeles gymnastics team won the 2A/3A West Central District Championship on Saturday. Team members are back row, from left, Lum Fu, Kenzee Richardson, Halle Coventon, Aiesha LaTourette, Nikaila Price, Elizabeth Sweet of Sequim and Cassandra Middlestead. From left, back row, are Cassidy Tamburro, Laura Rooney, Karlie Gochnour, Sydney Miner, Maya Wharton and Lesae Pfeffer of Sequim.

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles wins district championship, will compete as team at state meet

The Port Angeles gymnastics team won the 2A/3A West Central District 3 Championship on Saturday, qualifying the entire team to compete at the… Continue reading

The Port Angeles gymnastics team won the 2A/3A West Central District Championship on Saturday. Team members are back row, from left, Lum Fu, Kenzee Richardson, Halle Coventon, Aiesha LaTourette, Nikaila Price, Elizabeth Sweet of Sequim and Cassandra Middlestead. From left, back row, are Cassidy Tamburro, Laura Rooney, Karlie Gochnour, Sydney Miner, Maya Wharton and Lesae Pfeffer of Sequim.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: McKnight paves way for Pirates in blowout win

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: McKnight paves way for Pirates in blowout win

Playing in their coach’s old high school gym, the Peninsula College women’s basketball got off to a scorching 29-6 start, stumbled slightly… Continue reading

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: McKnight paves way for Pirates in blowout win

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Forks falls in pigtail playoff

The Forks girls basketball season ended with a 43-27 loss to Tenino in a pigtail play-in game for the No. 4 playoff seed… Continue reading

PREP PLAYOFFS: Quilcene postponed again to Wednesday; Neah Bay, Clallam Bay to play playoff games in Port Angeles

The Quilcene basketball girls’ Sea-Tac 1B League playoff game originally set to be played Monday night has been rescheduled a second time due… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS: Franklin student wins marathon medal design contest

AREA SPORTS: Franklin student wins marathon medal design contest

Twelve-year-old Lilly Sanders, a Franklin Elementary School student, is the grand prize winner of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon’s Kids Medal Design… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS: Franklin student wins marathon medal design contest
SPORTS SHOT: Port Angeles Threat champs in Montesano

SPORTS SHOT: Port Angeles Threat champs in Montesano

The Port Angeles Threat fifth- and sixth-grade team went 5-1 at the Larry Quinn Memorial Tournament in Montesano last weekend, cpturing their first tournament championship.… Continue reading

SPORTS SHOT: Port Angeles Threat champs in Montesano
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Maya Wharton, Port Angeles Gymnastics

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Maya Wharton, Port Angeles Gymnastics

Senior Maya Wharton played a big part in helping to lead her Port Angeles teammates to a sub-district gymnastics title Thursday. Wharton was second overall… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Maya Wharton, Port Angeles Gymnastics
PREP PLAYOFFS: Quilcene game postponed; other Peninsula teams begin postseason games

PREP PLAYOFFS: Quilcene game postponed; other Peninsula teams begin postseason games

[Editor’s note: This story was updated on Tuesday morning. The Quilcene game that was scheduled for Tuesday night was postponed again because Puget Sound Adventist… Continue reading

PREP PLAYOFFS: Quilcene game postponed; other Peninsula teams begin postseason games