PORT ANGELES — An in-person registration session for North Olympic Baseball and Softball will be held today from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Vern Burton Community Center meeting rooms at 308 E. Fourth St.
North Olympic Baseball and Softball is affiliated with Cal Ripken Baseball. The league fields teams for boys ages 5 to 12 and girls ages 5 to 16.
Boys’ ages for the upcoming season are determined by the age the player will be on April 30.
Girls’ ages are determined by their age on December 31, 2015.
Players new to the league must bring their birth certificate. A copier will be available on-site.
The cost to participate is $25 per player.
Skills testing for new baseball players ages 8-12 who have not previously played on a majors team will be held at the Lincoln Park fields on consecutive Saturdays, Feb. 27 and March 5.
Skills testing for softball players ages 8-16 will be held at Lincoln Park on consecutive Saturdays, March 5 and 12.
A baseball skills clinic will be held at Lincoln Park from 4:30 p.m. to dark Monday, Feb. 29, through Wednesday, March 2.
A softball skills clinic will be held at Lincoln Park from 4:30 p.m. to dark Monday, March 7, through Wednesday, March 9.
For more information, visit North Olympic Baseball and Softball’s Facebook page or its website nobas4.wix.com/north-olympic, contact new league president Steve Burkhardt at 360-457-3658, or email
nobas98362@gmail.com.
Dual-threat Rodocker
ITTA BENA, Miss. — Former Port Angeles High School and Peninsula College product Paxton Rodocker is pulling double-duty for Mississippi Valley State University.
Rodocker, a junior, committed to the historically black college to play soccer after a successful career at Peninsula College.
She played in 19 games for the Delta Devilettes during the fall soccer season, starting 10, as Mississippi Valley State finished 13-7-2 overall. The Delta Devilettes women’s basketball team suffered a slew of injuries over winter break and the team reached out to the school’s other women’s squads seeking help.
Rodocker, who also played basketball at Port Angeles, answered the call and started to practice with the team and has played in three basketball games as of Feb. 8.
She played 28 minutes in an 84-74 loss to Alabama A&M, knocking down her lone shot on the game, a 3-pointer, and grabbing three steals.
Coaching clinic
SEQUIM — A coaching clinic for baseball and softball coaches will be offered by 360 Sports Performance Training Tuesday, Feb. 23.
The clinic will be held at Sequim High School from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Current and former professional baseball players and former Olympic softball players will provide the training.
Instructors include former Major League Baseball utility player Brent Lillibridge; Pierce Rankin, a former University of Washington catcher who spent time in the minor leagues; Stephen Bougher, who pitched in the Independent League in 2015; Danielle Lawrie, a Washington Hall of Famer and Olympian; and Ashley Charters, a former Huskies softball star and member of Team USA.
Cost for the training is $100 if registered before Saturday, Feb. 20, and $125 thereafter.
To register visit www.360sportspt.com/events.
Eagles start 1-1
PORT ANGELES — The Queen of Angels Middle School girls basketball team wrapped its first week of play with a 1-1 record.
Anna Petty led the Eagles with 20 points as Queen of Angels topped Crescent 58-16 in its season opener.
Bella Money added 14 points for the Eagles.
The Loggers were hampered by only having five eligible players. Allison Locke scored all 16 of Crescent’s points.
Neah Bay beat Queen of Angels 39-16 last Thursday.
The Red Devils pressed the Eagles in the first quarter and led 19-9 at halftime.
Neah Bay held Queen of Angels scoreless in the third to widen the gap.
“The Eagles played great man defense forcing Neah Bay to take outside shots,” Queen of Angels coach Barb McFall said.
“Neah Bay controlled the boards at both ends of the floor, however, often getting second and third opportunities to make the score.”
Petty scored eight to lead the Eagles.
In JV play, Neah Bay topped Queen of Angels 29-8.
Madison makes mark
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Former Port Angeles High School standout Jessica Madison and the University of Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves have moved back into the No. 1 spot in the USA Today NCAA Division II women’s basketball poll.
Madison came up big in a recent 77-42 win over Western Oregon University, leading the team in scoring with 15 points, while also recording six rebounds, five assists and two steals in 19 minutes of play.
She hit 6 of 9 shots, including three 3-pointers, to move into second place on Alaska-Anchorage’s career 3-point list with 192 and into eighth overall in career scoring with 1,176 points.
It was the eighth time this season that the senior guard has led the Seawolves in scoring.
Madison is the team’s third-leading scorer with 10.7 points per game in 23.3 minutes per game (second on the team).
Alaska-Anchorage is 28-1 on the season, first in the West Region and first in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference
The Seawolves will play at Seattle Pacific on Thursday and at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey on Saturday.
