ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles’ Gary Johnson represents Roughriders

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles’ Gary Johnson represents Roughriders

What a week for the Port Angeles Roughriders boys basketball team (3-0, 5-1). Port Angeles withstood a 28-0 run by No. 1… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles’ Gary Johnson represents Roughriders
GIRLS SOCCER MVP: Good luck marking Port Angeles’ Millie Long
GIRLS SOCCER MVP: Good luck marking Port Angeles’ Millie Long
PREP BASKETBALL: Riders in control from opening tip

PREP BASKETBALL: Riders in control from opening tip

Port Angeles took the bite out of the North Mason Bulldogs offensively, holding North Mason to single-digit scoring in every quarter in… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Riders in control from opening tip
BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ Brody Merritt signs to play for Lower Columbia

BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ Brody Merritt signs to play for Lower Columbia

The reigning Olympic League MVP will pitch for a familiar face on a squad with a couple of former high school teammates.… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ Brody Merritt signs to play for Lower Columbia
PREP BASKETBALL: Roughriders clutch in final moments in 63-62 win

PREP BASKETBALL: Roughriders clutch in final moments in 63-62 win

The Roughrider basketball boys made a number of clutch plays in the final minutes and held on to beat Lakewood 63-62 in… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Roughriders clutch in final moments in 63-62 win

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates win in finals seconds, improve to 10-2

Peninsula College’s Jaylin Reed had struggled through a tough shooting, game having gone 1 for 9 from 3-point range. But with six seconds… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL SCORES: Port Angeles boys and girls win; scores from around the state

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Friday Night’s Scores Port Angeles 71, North Mason 39 North Kitsap 83, Olympic 54 Taholah 56, Neah Bay 46 Almira/Coulee-Hartline 56, Valley… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Warmwater species limit changes may go too far in effort to save salmon
OUTDOORS: Warmwater species limit changes may go too far in effort to save salmon
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles roughs up short-handed North Kitsap

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles roughs up short-handed North Kitsap

Wood, Larson, Brady all have big nights offensively

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles roughs up short-handed North Kitsap
FORKS BASKETBALL: Tough night at the office for Spartans in doubleheader defeats

FORKS BASKETBALL: Tough night at the office for Spartans in doubleheader defeats

Forks trimmed Sequim’s lead to two early in the fourth quarter but couldn’t contain the Wolves down the stretch, falling 63-49 in a… Continue reading

FORKS BASKETBALL: Tough night at the office for Spartans in doubleheader defeats
OUTDOORS: Citizen scientists power Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Counts

OUTDOORS: Citizen scientists power Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Counts

Groups in Jefferson County, Sequim tally up area birds

OUTDOORS: Citizen scientists power Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Counts
BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles turns tables on North Kitsap

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles turns tables on North Kitsap

Roughriders rally from 20-point deficit to stun top-ranked Vikings

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles turns tables on North Kitsap
PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim boys stumble at home; Unbeaten Wolves’ girls hoops squad keeps rolling

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim boys stumble at home; Unbeaten Wolves’ girls hoops squad keeps rolling

Sequim lost its first Olympic League 2A Division boys basketball game and had its three-game winning streak snapped after being beaten by Bremerton… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim boys stumble at home; Unbeaten Wolves’ girls hoops squad keeps rolling
Neah Bay’s Julian Carrick runs past Port Angeles Riders during the first half of Port Angeles’ win over the Red Devils last week. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Beefed-up hoops schedules a boon for athletes, coaches and fans

AN ADMIRABLE ASPECT of basketball, college or prep can be found in how the sport approaches scheduling. For most top-tier programs, or those that have… Continue reading

Neah Bay’s Julian Carrick runs past Port Angeles Riders during the first half of Port Angeles’ win over the Red Devils last week. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

AREA SPORTS: Three Neah Bay players make all-state volleyball team

Plus Chimacum league survey; basketball clinics in Chimacum; PT wrestling results

PREP WRESTLING: North Peninsula a grappling hotbed

PREP WRESTLING: North Peninsula a grappling hotbed

Winter is the season that Olympic Peninsula athletes go inside to not just hit the hardwood. A large number of them also hit the mats.… Continue reading

PREP WRESTLING: North Peninsula a grappling hotbed
PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles not bringing back head coach Troy Mann

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles not bringing back head coach Troy Mann

Port Angeles is in the market for a high school football coach after Troy Mann’s contract was not renewed in a personnel… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles not bringing back head coach Troy Mann
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kalli Wiker, Sequim girls basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kalli Wiker, Sequim girls basketball

Kalli Wiker made Sequim school history this past week. Wiker drilled eight 3-pointers against North Mason on Thursday night, tying the Sequim school record for… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kalli Wiker, Sequim girls basketball
COLLEGE HOOPS: Peninsula women shred the nets in win over Tacoma

COLLEGE HOOPS: Peninsula women shred the nets in win over Tacoma

The Peninsula basketball women will end 2019 with a winning record after one of their most impressive wins of the year Monday. The… Continue reading

COLLEGE HOOPS: Peninsula women shred the nets in win over Tacoma

SPORTS BRIEFS: Crescent teams fall to Darrington; PA’s Borde wins at Fife Tournament

Down two starters, the Crescent Loggers basketball team had trouble keeping up with a good-shooting Darrington squad in a… Continue reading