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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Bailey Johnson, Forks basketball

Forks’ Bailey Johnson is getting red-hot at the perfect time of the year for the Spartans. Johnson showed the kind of explosive scoring she is… Continue reading

Bailey Johnson, Forks basketball.
Left, the Port Angeles boys 200 freestyle relay team came in second at the West Central District III championships this weekend. Clockwise from top left are Finn Thompson, Patrick Ross, Miles Van Denburg and Thomas Jones. At right, Port Angeles’ Grant Butterworth won the West Central District III diving championship this weekend. (Port Angeles Swim Team)

PREP DISTRICT SWIMMING: Port Angeles boys finish third

Grant Butterworth wins district diving title

Left, the Port Angeles boys 200 freestyle relay team came in second at the West Central District III championships this weekend. Clockwise from top left are Finn Thompson, Patrick Ross, Miles Van Denburg and Thomas Jones. At right, Port Angeles’ Grant Butterworth won the West Central District III diving championship this weekend. (Port Angeles Swim Team)
The East Jefferson girls basketball team celebrates their district playoff win over Cascade Christian on Saturday in a game that the Rivals trailed by nine points in the fourth quarter. The win also assures the Rivals a winning season. (East Jefferson girls basketball)

PREP BASKETBALL RECAP: Peninsula teams prevail in must-win games

The Port Angeles boys, Forks boys and girls and East Jefferson girls basketball teams all came out on top in must-win playoff games… Continue reading

The East Jefferson girls basketball team celebrates their district playoff win over Cascade Christian on Saturday in a game that the Rivals trailed by nine points in the fourth quarter. The win also assures the Rivals a winning season. (East Jefferson girls basketball)
The Port Angeles and Sequim gymnastics teams competed at the District 3 meet this weekend. From left are head coach Elizabeth DeFrang, Lillian Sutherland, Lexi Possinger, Denise Galvan, Amelie Martin (Sequim), Lucy Spelker (Sequim), Shavari Epps, Ryah Deleon, Mya Callie and assistant coach Laura Rooney.

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles and Sequim will send two gymnasts to state

Two members of the Port Angeles/Sequim gymnastics team qualified to move on to the state championships thanks to their performances at the District… Continue reading

The Port Angeles and Sequim gymnastics teams competed at the District 3 meet this weekend. From left are head coach Elizabeth DeFrang, Lillian Sutherland, Lexi Possinger, Denise Galvan, Amelie Martin (Sequim), Lucy Spelker (Sequim), Shavari Epps, Ryah Deleon, Mya Callie and assistant coach Laura Rooney.
The Presidents’ Day Basketball Youth Tournament was held this weekend in Port Angeles with 40 teams coming from as far away as Elma, Sedro-Woolley, Belfair and Forks. Boys and girls teams had players in grades four through eight. Here, KaLeah Quilt of the seventh-grade Port Angeles girls team dribbles up the court against Shorewood. Shorewood won 22-21 on a last-second shot. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

STANDALONE PHOTO: Presidents’ Day hoops in Port Angeles

The Presidents’ Day Basketball Youth Tournament was held this weekend in Port Angeles with 40 teams coming from as far away as Elma, Sedro-Woolley, Belfair… Continue reading

  • Feb 17, 2025
  • By Dave Logan For Peninsula Daily News
  • Area Sports
The Presidents’ Day Basketball Youth Tournament was held this weekend in Port Angeles with 40 teams coming from as far away as Elma, Sedro-Woolley, Belfair and Forks. Boys and girls teams had players in grades four through eight. Here, KaLeah Quilt of the seventh-grade Port Angeles girls team dribbles up the court against Shorewood. Shorewood won 22-21 on a last-second shot. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Forks, East Jefferson

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Forks, East Jefferson win postseason games

Spartans’ Bailey Johnson scores 37

Forks, East Jefferson
Sunlight reflects off the skull of Gunther, the California gray whale carcass on display on the pier in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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The golden hour

Sunlight reflects off the skull of Gunther, the California gray whale carcass on display on the pier in Port Townsend.… Continue reading

Sunlight reflects off the skull of Gunther, the California gray whale carcass on display on the pier in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Contestants for the 130rd Sequim Irrigation Festival’s royalty court include, from left, Roxy Woods, Glenna Cary, Lily Tjemsland, Malachi Byrne and Joanna Morales. The pageant will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at Sequim High School’s auditorium. (Keith Ross, Keith’s Frame of Mind)

Five candidates set for Irrigation Festival royalty

Creative displays, QA featured on Saturday

Contestants for the 130rd Sequim Irrigation Festival’s royalty court include, from left, Roxy Woods, Glenna Cary, Lily Tjemsland, Malachi Byrne and Joanna Morales. The pageant will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at Sequim High School’s auditorium. (Keith Ross, Keith’s Frame of Mind)
The state is looking to turn Miller Peninsula, a 2,800-acre undeveloped park east of Sequim, into a destination state park with a visitors center, cabins, picnic areas and more. Some locals oppose the move. (Warren Wilson)

Opponents want park to stay day use

State updates plan for Miller Peninsula

The state is looking to turn Miller Peninsula, a 2,800-acre undeveloped park east of Sequim, into a destination state park with a visitors center, cabins, picnic areas and more. Some locals oppose the move. (Warren Wilson)
Sequim staff plan to send a proposal to the state this month to potentially fund sewer and water lift stations on West Sequim Bay Road using new developments’ property taxes through a Tax Increment Area by Sequim Bay in a 363-acre area. It would require the city to prove that developments in the area wouldn’t happen without the stations. The city council also would have to approve it. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim exploring funding mechanism to incentivize development

City would create district, repurpose tax dollars for lift stations

Sequim staff plan to send a proposal to the state this month to potentially fund sewer and water lift stations on West Sequim Bay Road using new developments’ property taxes through a Tax Increment Area by Sequim Bay in a 363-acre area. It would require the city to prove that developments in the area wouldn’t happen without the stations. The city council also would have to approve it. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Peninsula College's Ryana Moss battles in the paint against Olympic's Allie Greene (2). Moss and Greene were teammates on Neah Bay's state championship team in 2023. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women clinch playoff berth

Men win crucial game for postseason chances

Peninsula College's Ryana Moss battles in the paint against Olympic's Allie Greene (2). Moss and Greene were teammates on Neah Bay's state championship team in 2023. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

DISTRICT WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Forks girls second, Sequim boys third at district

The Forks girls wrestling team finished a close second to 1A Montesano in the District 4 1B/2B/1A wrestling tournament. The Spartans finished with… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Port Angeles boys roar back against Fife

PA hits nine 3-pointers; Halberg scores 29

Port Angeles Roughriders

A GROWING CONCERN: Dig this dozen garden must-haves

AS WE MOVE closer to the first days of spring, and thus lay our plans for our coming year of gardening, let us take a… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Healthier Together Task Force report to be presented

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Groundbreaking for three-story Stevens Middle School expected in May

Construction scheduled to last until 2028

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Nominations open for Community Service awards

Forms due March 25; event scheduled for May 1

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Port Angeles-owned Lancashire Heeler “Ki” poses with handler and co-owner Chelsy Pendleton of Utah with their ribbon. Ki placed as Best of Opposite Sex at the 149th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

PA dog places at famous show

Lancashire Heeler wins ribbon at Westminster

Port Angeles-owned Lancashire Heeler “Ki” poses with handler and co-owner Chelsy Pendleton of Utah with their ribbon. Ki placed as Best of Opposite Sex at the 149th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

Fred Rix of Port Angeles, right, looks over floral arrangements with Ann O’Neill, an employee of Angel Crest Gardens of Port Angeles at a temporary stand at First and Race streets in Port Angeles on Valentine’s Day. Rix said he wanted roses for his wife, Wendy Rix, for their 55th wedding anniversary. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Valentine’s roses

Fred Rix of Port Angeles, right, looks over floral arrangements with Ann O’Neill, an employee of Angel Crest Gardens of Port Angeles at a temporary… Continue reading

Fred Rix of Port Angeles, right, looks over floral arrangements with Ann O’Neill, an employee of Angel Crest Gardens of Port Angeles at a temporary stand at First and Race streets in Port Angeles on Valentine’s Day. Rix said he wanted roses for his wife, Wendy Rix, for their 55th wedding anniversary. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)