Elks Hoop Shoot winners advance to districts
PORT ANGELES — Six Port Angeles athletes advanced to this Saturday’s district competition by winning their divisions at the Naval Elks Lodge No. 353 Elks Hoop Shoot contest over the weekend.
Winners, along with the schools they attend, from Saturday’s hoop shoot are:
■  Ages 8-9: Gus Halberg, Roosevelt; and Isabelle Felton, Dry Creek.
■  Ages 10-11: Ty Bradow, Queen of Angels; and Maliah Wilson, Roosevelt
■  Ages 12-13: James Burkhardt, Roosevelt; and Madison Cooke, Stevens.
The district competition is Saturday at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club. The district winners move on to the state championship Saturday, Feb. 20. After that is regionals, and then comes the national championship, which is held in Springfield, Mass., April 14-17.
The six national champions will have their names permanently inscribed in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Basketball tourney
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Parks and Recreation and Red Lion Hotel are teaming up to host the 20th annual Presidents Day Classic on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 13-14.
The youth basketball tournament has divisions for boys and girls teams from fourth through eighth grades.
There is a four-game guarantee. The entry fee is $250.
For more information, or to register, phone Dan Estes at 360-417-4557 or email destes@cityofpa.us.
Crescent tournament
JOYCE — Crescent’s high school boys basketball team is hosting a fundraiser tournament March 19-20.
The cost is $200 per team. The maximum number of teams allowed is eight.
Play Saturday, March 19, will be round robin with each team playing three games of two 20-minute running-clock halves.
The following day, Sunday, March 20, will be a single-elimination tournament. Seeding for the tournament will be based on wins and losses and point differential.
Make checks payable to Crescent School District, attn. Boys Basketball.
For more information, or to register, contact Crescent Loggers boys basketball coach Chris Ferrier at 360-561-1361 or
cferrier@crescent.wednet.edu.
Eighth-grade ballers
PORT ANGELES — The Stevens Middle School eighth-grade boys basketball team wrapped an undefeated (10-0) season recently with wins against Coupeville, Sequim and Port Townsend.
Anton Kathol poured in 18 points and had 11 rebounds as Stevens beat up on Sequim 66-14 on Jan. 7.
Skyler Cobb added six points and 11 rebounds for Stevens.
Mike McAleer led Sequim with eight points and eight rebounds.
Kathol recorded another double-double, this time scoring 12 points and grabbing 10 boards, in a 56-20 win against Coupeville on Jan. 11.
Lucas Jarnagin added eight points and six rebounds.
Kathol’s fifth double-double came in a season-ending 63-17 win against Port Townsend. He scored 11 points and had 10 rebounds.
Cobb also notched a double-double for Stevens with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Ethan Flodstrom led Stevens in scoring with 14 points, while also bringing down six boards.
Jarnagin added 10 points and five rebounds.
Seventh-grade hoops
PORT ANGELES — The Stevens Middle School seventh-grade boys basketball team knocked off Coupeville and Blue Heron earlier this month.
The Stampeders put up 50 or more points in each game, beating Coupeville 50-25 on Jan. 11, and Blue Heron 55-31 on Jan. 14.
Stevens started slow in each game before pulling away with strong second and third quarters.
Against Blue Heron, Kamron Meadows paced the Stampeders with 14 points, and Chase Cobb, Dru Clark and Landon Seibel each contributed eight points.
Gymnasts thrive
BELLEVUE — The Klahhane Gymnastics competitive teams opened the winter season at The Battle in Bellevue at the Meydenbauer Center on January 16-17.
The competition included Klahhane’s Junior Olympic and Xcel programs.
In Junior Olympic competition, the Level 6 team scored 105.7 and earned a third place trophy.
Kianna Miller, competing in the Jr. C age group, had an all-around score of 35.525 and led the team scoring with 9.0 scores on vault and floor exercise and 8.95 on beam.
Individual medals in the Jr. A age group went to Kori Miller, who placed second all-around with a score of 35.25. Miller claimed individual golds on vault and beam and silvers on bars and floor.
Morgan Mattix was third all-around (34.675) and added bronze event medals on vault and floor. Gracie Sharp was sixth all-around (34.15) and picked up a silver medal on beam.
Also competing in Jr. A were Anne Edward (33.70 all-around) and Susannah Sharp (33.25).
Emma Sharp scored a 33.65 in the Jr. B age group.
Level 3 competitors were Madison Stockdale, sixth in the Sr. D age group (33.75 all-around); Piper Allen (32.85) in Sr. B; and Waverly Mead (32.325) in Jr. D.
Level 4 competitors were Cindy Liang fourth in Sr. A (34.55); Samantha Robbins Sr. B (33.05); and Dylan Baermann Jr. C (32.275).
In the Xcel Competition, the Xcel Bronze Division Xcel team was lead by Adisyn Ellis-Bourm, who placed third all-around in the Jr. C age group with a score of 36.50.
Also competing were: Clare Bowechop (34.175) in Jr. B, Jazlynn Purhmann (34.50) and Isabelle Pecoraro (33.85) in Jr. C; Samantha Aranda (34.95) Sr. A, and Chloe Notari (34.25) Sr. B.
Competitors in the Gold Division were Maizie Tucker, who finished second on the balance beam with a score of 8.85 in the Jr. B age group, and Aiesha Mathis, who was competing in the Sr. C age group.
In the Platinum Division, Cassii Middlestead was second on the balance beam (9.1), second on uneven bars (8.85) and fourth all-around (35.60). Danica Miller was fourth on beam (8.8) and fifth on vault (8.9).
Olympic Junior Babe Ruth registration
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball is holding a registration event Monday, Feb. 8, in the Vern Burton conference room.
Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball is open to boys ages 13 to 15.
The cost is $95 per player, or $110 per family.
New players must bring a copy of their birth certificate to registration.
Mail-in registration is due Monday, Feb. 1, for returning players.
Vern Burton Community Center is located at 308 E. 4th St. in Port Angeles
