Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Chimacum’s Grace Yaley, 1, and Port Townsend’s Aurin Asbell, 12, fight for control of the ball as Chimacum’s Jada Trafton watches during action in a Friday night game in Port Townsend.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Chimacum controls rivalry win over Port Townsend

Chimacum showed balance offensively with three players in double figures in scoring as the Cowboys rolled… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Chimacum’s Grace Yaley, 1, and Port Townsend’s Aurin Asbell, 12, fight for control of the ball as Chimacum’s Jada Trafton watches during action in a Friday night game in Port Townsend.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend shoots lights out in win over rival Chimacum

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend shoots lights out in win over rival Chimacum

The power remained on but Port Townsend still shot the lights out in an 87-38 rivalry… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend shoots lights out in win over rival Chimacum

OUTDOORS: Millions proposed to increase hatchery chinook production for orcas … and anglers

WEST END RIVERS are going to be sidelined as they recover from rainfall plentiful enough to trigger flood warnings over the last few days. The… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ Seth Johnson comes up big as Spartans beat Neah Bay

Seth Johnson scored 25 points, including 18 in the third quarter, as Forks edged Neah Bay 57-51 in a nonleague boys basketball… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEF: Volleyball players honored by state coaches; Storm King girls win league title; Twisters gymnasts flip

AREA SPORTS BRIEF: Volleyball players honored by state coaches; Storm King girls win league title; Twisters gymnasts flip

Sequim’s Tayler Breckinridge was named as an honorable mention to the Class 2A All-State Volleyball Team by… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEF: Volleyball players honored by state coaches; Storm King girls win league title; Twisters gymnasts flip
GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Sequim superb so far

GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Sequim superb so far

Graced with size, depth and athletic ability, the Sequim girls basketball team has opened strongly and appears to be in good position to… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Sequim superb so far

GIRLS HOOPS ROUNDUP: Sequim’s Julmist posts triple-double in Wolves’ rout of Bremerton

Jayla Julmist posted a triple-double as the Sequim girls basketball team continued its hot… Continue reading

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Yellowtail rockfish catches should increase off the Pacific Coast as a result of the relaxation of a 20-fathom depth restriction, federal officials announced Wednesday.

OUTDOORS: More time and deeper water await lingcod, rockfish anglers

INCREASED FISHING OPPORTUNITIES are about as rare as a playoff appearance for the Seattle Mariners. But going forward this spring, recreational anglers will have more… Continue reading

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Yellowtail rockfish catches should increase off the Pacific Coast as a result of the relaxation of a 20-fathom depth restriction, federal officials announced Wednesday.
<strong>Mark Krulish</strong>/Kitsap News Group                                Port Angeles’ Kyle Benedict goes up for a layup while defended by North Kitsap’s Kobe McMillian. Benedict led the Riders with 14 points in a 58-54 loss to the Vikings on Tuesday night in Poulsbo.

BOYS HOOPS ROUNDUP: Rough ending for Roughriders in road loss

North Kitsap’s Kobe McMillian hit a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left in the game to give the Vikings a hard-fought 58-54 win over… Continue reading

<strong>Mark Krulish</strong>/Kitsap News Group                                Port Angeles’ Kyle Benedict goes up for a layup while defended by North Kitsap’s Kobe McMillian. Benedict led the Riders with 14 points in a 58-54 loss to the Vikings on Tuesday night in Poulsbo.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles finds form in fourth, beats North Kitsap

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles finds form in fourth, beats North Kitsap

Port Angeles proved it’s very much a work in progress, but also showed flashes of a vast potential in a 47-39 Olympic… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles finds form in fourth, beats North Kitsap
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL: Wolves slip past Spartans

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL: Wolves slip past Spartans

Nate Despain poured in 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Sequim edged Forks 72-70 in a nonleague boys basketball contest. “It was… Continue reading

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL: Wolves slip past Spartans
PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Neah Bay girls experienced, primed for success

PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Neah Bay girls experienced, primed for success

A deep and youthful Neah Bay girls basketball squad that rolled its way to a 23-4 record and a sixth-place finish at… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Neah Bay girls experienced, primed for success
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sequim scores 81, romps over Forks

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sequim scores 81, romps over Forks

Four Sequim players scored in double figures as the Wolves overwhelmed Forks 81-25 in a nonleague girls basketball game. Hope Glasser and Jayla… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sequim scores 81, romps over Forks
All-PENINSULA MVP GIRLS CROSS-COUNTRY: Port Angeles super-soph Lauren Larson

All-PENINSULA MVP GIRLS CROSS-COUNTRY: Port Angeles super-soph Lauren Larson

Port Angeles distance and cross-country runner Lauren Larson made a big change in her routine last summer. Larson had a very successful… Continue reading

All-PENINSULA MVP GIRLS CROSS-COUNTRY: Port Angeles super-soph Lauren Larson
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Daniel Basden, Port Angeles wrestling

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Daniel Basden, Port Angeles wrestling

Port Angeles wrestler Daniel Basden is off to a fantastic start for the Roughriders. Basden, wrestling at 126 pounds, is 9-1 on the season, with… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Daniel Basden, Port Angeles wrestling
ALL-PENINSULA MVP BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Sequim’s Murray Bingham giving it his all his senior year

ALL-PENINSULA MVP BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Sequim’s Murray Bingham giving it his all his senior year

After being the top Class 2A boys’ runner at the Salt Creek Invitational to begin this year’s cross-country season, Sequim’s Murray Bingham said… Continue reading

ALL-PENINSULA MVP BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Sequim’s Murray Bingham giving it his all his senior year
Peninsula College’s Samantha Guzman, left and Halle Watson.

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula’s Guzman, Watson honored by the NJCAA

Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES – Two members of the Peninsula women’s soccer team back line received the highest honors this week from the National… Continue reading

Peninsula College’s Samantha Guzman, left and Halle Watson.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women split; men lose in OT

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women split; men lose in OT

The Peninsula women split a pair of games this weekend at the Pierce College Tournament, losing only their second game of the year… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women split; men lose in OT

PREP WRESTLING: Forks third at Granger meet

Forks’ Luke Dahlgren and Colby Demorest each won their weight divisions as the Spartans came in third out of 18 schools at the… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Chimacum, Port Angeles and Sequim all win big

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Chimacum, Port Angeles and Sequim all win big

Chimacum broke out in a big way to pick up its first win of the season, thumping Klahowya 64-29 in the Olympic League… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Chimacum, Port Angeles and Sequim all win big