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Forks basketball player Keira Johnson (holding sign) celebrates her career school scoring record with her teammates at a game at Mount Vernon Christian High School in Mount Vernon on Friday. (Courtesy photo)

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks wins sixth straight as record falls

It was a lot of good news tinged with a bit of bad for the Forks girls basketball team in the Spartans’… Continue reading

Forks basketball player Keira Johnson (holding sign) celebrates her career school scoring record with her teammates at a game at Mount Vernon Christian High School in Mount Vernon on Friday. (Courtesy photo)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Morgan Politika, right, charges to the key defended by Washougal's Ireland Albaugh on Thursday at Port Angeles High School.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Roughrider girls battle, but fall short against Washougal

The Port Angeles girls basketball team battled back against foul trouble and a tall, physical Washougal squad, but came up just short… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Morgan Politika, right, charges to the key defended by Washougal's Ireland Albaugh on Thursday at Port Angeles High School.
Forks Spartans

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks girls win fifth straight

The Forks girls basketball team got rolling in the second quarter and got a huge game from Keira Johnson in a 53-43 win… Continue reading

Forks Spartans
Bridget Mayfield/for Peninsula Daily News Neah Bay's Allie Greene shoots over the Mossyrock defense on March 4 in Spokane in the 1B state championship game. Greene led the Red Devils with 19 points to help the Neah Bay girls win the state championship 56-54. She now plays for Peninsula College.

2023 REVIEW: It was a year of champions on the Olympic Peninsula

In 2023, there were two championship teams from the Olympic Peninsula crowned, a huge growth in the local BMX scene, a historic… Continue reading

Bridget Mayfield/for Peninsula Daily News Neah Bay's Allie Greene shoots over the Mossyrock defense on March 4 in Spokane in the 1B state championship game. Greene led the Red Devils with 19 points to help the Neah Bay girls win the state championship 56-54. She now plays for Peninsula College.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Jason Hawes, right, picks an opening in the in the line after receiving a key block by teammate Brandt Perry, left, during Friday's game against Bainbridge at Port Angeles Civic Field.

ALL-PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Port Angeles’ Jason Hawes literally did it all

This season, Port Angeles senior Jason Hawes was asked to do everything for the Roughriders football team. The all-Olympic League linebacker was… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Jason Hawes, right, picks an opening in the in the line after receiving a key block by teammate Brandt Perry, left, during Friday's game against Bainbridge at Port Angeles Civic Field.
Port Angeles’ Millie Long is leading the nation in steals with 4.57 a game for Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, Calif. (Max Tepper /Cal Poly Humboldt)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Millie Long leading nation in steals at Cal Poly Humboldt

After just seven games, Port Angeles’ Millie Long has already made her mark for the Cal Poly Humboldt women’s basketball team. Long,… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Millie Long is leading the nation in steals with 4.57 a game for Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, Calif. (Max Tepper /Cal Poly Humboldt)
Forks wrestler Miley Blanton and East Jefferson wrestler Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Miley Blanton, Forks; Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson

This week, we recognize a pair of girl wrestlers at opposite ends of the Olympic Peninsula who have had outstanding starts to their 2023-24 seasons.… Continue reading

Forks wrestler Miley Blanton and East Jefferson wrestler Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez.
Sequim Wolves.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim dominates Steilacoom to get back on winning track

The Sequim girls basketball team bounced back from a rough loss against Neah Bay by getting back on the winning track with a… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves.
Port Angeles’ Parker Nickerson, right, charges past W.F. West’s Weston Potter during Tuesday’s game at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders bounce Bearcats

Port Angeles tops tall team from W.F. West

Port Angeles’ Parker Nickerson, right, charges past W.F. West’s Weston Potter during Tuesday’s game at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Crescent holds off Quilcene comeback

The Crescent boys basketball team improved to 8-1 on the season, fending off a comeback attempt from Quilcene in a 54-46 victory. “That… Continue reading

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rivals split pair of games; Crescent has won 6 straight

The East Jefferson girls split a pair of games this weekend, falling on the road Monday night to a tough Crosspoint team 63-45.… Continue reading

Lindsay Smith, Port Angeles girls basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lindsay Smith, Port Angeles girls basketball

Port Angeles girls basketball player Lindsay Smith is off to a great start this season. Smith, a 5-foot-11 guard who plays bigger than her height,… Continue reading

Lindsay Smith, Port Angeles girls basketball.
Washington State wide receiver Lincoln Victor (5) is tackled by Washington cornerback Dominique Hampton, left, and linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio, right, during the Apple Cup on Nov. 25 in Seattle. Washington and Washington State will continue to play each other in football for at least another five years, but the Apple Cup will no longer be a conference game. (Lindsey Wasson/The Associated Press)

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Plenty of options for WSU, OSU

Now that Washington State and Oregon State apparently have finally won their litigation to maintain control of the Pac-12, the two schools can work together… Continue reading

Washington State wide receiver Lincoln Victor (5) is tackled by Washington cornerback Dominique Hampton, left, and linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio, right, during the Apple Cup on Nov. 25 in Seattle. Washington and Washington State will continue to play each other in football for at least another five years, but the Apple Cup will no longer be a conference game. (Lindsey Wasson/The Associated Press)
Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson wrestling

WRESTLING ROUNDUP: East Jefferson’s Lanphear-Ramirez takes first at Hammerhead Invite

A pair of Olympic Peninsula girls had a fantastic weekend at the prestigious Hammerhead Invitational held over two days at the Kitsap Sun… Continue reading

Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson wrestling
Peninsula College’s Javon Ervin (5) drives the ball against Green River on Saturday in Port Angeles. Green River won 78-58. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men struggle shooting against Gators

PC women win three straight in Eastern Oregon

Peninsula College’s Javon Ervin (5) drives the ball against Green River on Saturday in Port Angeles. Green River won 78-58. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim girls blow Anacortes game open in second half

The Sequim girls basketball team blew open a tight game with a 20-5 third quarter to beat Anacortes on Saturday 50-32. The Wolves… Continue reading

Sequim’s Gracie Chartraw (4) pushes the ball up the court against North Kitsap on Friday night as Hailey Wagner (32) follows the play. Chartraw scored 23 in a 56-40 win. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim girls crush North Kitsap in third quarter behind Chartraw, Vaara

Crescent girls win a pair of games; Forks boys bounce back with win

Sequim’s Gracie Chartraw (4) pushes the ball up the court against North Kitsap on Friday night as Hailey Wagner (32) follows the play. Chartraw scored 23 in a 56-40 win. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke (15) is guarded tightly by Bremerton’s Isaiah Cadengo (20) on Tuesday night in Sequim. Bremerton won the closely fought contest 69-66. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Sequim gives undefeated Bremerton all it can handle

East Jefferson, Crescent both win

Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke (15) is guarded tightly by Bremerton’s Isaiah Cadengo (20) on Tuesday night in Sequim. Bremerton won the closely fought contest 69-66. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles’ Isaiah Shamp fights to get off a shot against North Mason’s Andrew Littrean on Tuesday night in Port Angeles. Shamp finished with 17 points in a 92-57 victory. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Roughriders run wild over Bulldogs

No pun intended, but the Port Angeles boys basketball team found themselves in a dogfight with the North Mason Bulldogs midway through… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Isaiah Shamp fights to get off a shot against North Mason’s Andrew Littrean on Tuesday night in Port Angeles. Shamp finished with 17 points in a 92-57 victory. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks boys bounce back after fast start by Neah Bay

After a slow first quarter against an energetic Neah Bay squad, the Forks boys basketball team rallied to come from behind and… Continue reading