PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Neah Bay girls run past Chimacum

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Neah Bay girls run past Chimacum

Despite the long bus ride to Chimacum, it was Neah Bay that had all the energy in the early going on its way… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Neah Bay girls run past Chimacum
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Riders dispatch Knights with ease

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Riders dispatch Knights with ease

Port Angeles put on a full-court pressure defense early on its way to a large first-quarter lead and eventually a 73-24 blowout… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Riders dispatch Knights with ease
PREP BASKETBALL: Forks splits league openers against Elma

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks splits league openers against Elma

The Forks boys shook off a winter break layover and got off to a good start in Evergreen League play, handily beating Elma… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks splits league openers against Elma
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Wheeler, Neah Bay’s Johnson return to take on Peninsula

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Wheeler, Neah Bay’s Johnson return to take on Peninsula

The Peninsula College Pirates wrap up nonconference play this week with home games tonight (Thursday), Friday and Saturday. The… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Wheeler, Neah Bay’s Johnson return to take on Peninsula

OUTDOORS: Maple-tree tapping another winter activity

WHAT GOES UP on the counter, in this case a large glass jar of salsa verde, must come down. This howlingly painful realization occurs when… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Youth wrestling program begins Monday in Port Townsend; Marathon medal design contest for kids

A monthlong youth wrestling camp for ages 5 and older taught by Port Townsend High School… Continue reading

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: The fun begins as we enter the meat of basketball season

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: The fun begins as we enter the meat of basketball season

Slogging through a torrential rainfall between Port Angeles and Port Townsend on Friday morning to cover a Crush in the Slush tournament, I wondered for… Continue reading

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: The fun begins as we enter the meat of basketball season
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kaitlyn Meek, Port Townsend basketball player

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kaitlyn Meek, Port Townsend basketball player

Kaitlyn Meek is the straw that stirs the drink for the Port Townsend basketball girls. At this weekend’s Crush in the Slush tournament, Meek averaged… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kaitlyn Meek, Port Townsend basketball player
PREP GIRLS HOOPS: Foul trouble hurts Redhawks in loss to 2B power La Conner

PREP GIRLS HOOPS: Foul trouble hurts Redhawks in loss to 2B power La Conner

With Kaitlyn Meek and Jaz Apker-Montoya having to go to the bench with foul trouble, the Port Townsend girls had trouble handling… Continue reading

PREP GIRLS HOOPS: Foul trouble hurts Redhawks in loss to 2B power La Conner
PREP BOYS HOOPS: Owls’ shooting too hot for the Redhawks

PREP BOYS HOOPS: Owls’ shooting too hot for the Redhawks

The Port Townsend boys were within four points halfway through the fourth quarter against a hot-shooting Overlake team, but they struggled to… Continue reading

PREP BOYS HOOPS: Owls’ shooting too hot for the Redhawks

WRESTLING: Forks boys take second at The Rock

Forks continued its strong season, finishing second out of 15 schools at The Rock tournament on Vashon Island Saturday, with Spartans Colby Demorest,… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women pick up first win; men win two of three at Oregon tourney

The Peninsula basketball women finally got the monkey off their backs with their first win of the year, beating Clark College 82-53 in… Continue reading

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend bombs away to beat Blaine

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend bombs away to beat Blaine

The Port Townsend boys hit nine 3-pointers and had three players in double figures in a 65-45 win over Blaine in the… Continue reading

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend bombs away to beat Blaine
PREP BASKETBALL: Redhawk girls hang with speedy Wahluke

PREP BASKETBALL: Redhawk girls hang with speedy Wahluke

The Port Townsend girls came back time and again at their Crush in the Slush opener against a small, speedy Wahluke team,… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Redhawk girls hang with speedy Wahluke
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Port Angeles’ Bruce Skinner played big role in growing the Fiesta Bowl

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Port Angeles’ Bruce Skinner played big role in growing the Fiesta Bowl

While he never got to see his beloved alma mater Washington play in the Fiesta Bowl under his watch, Port Angeles native… Continue reading

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Port Angeles’ Bruce Skinner played big role in growing the Fiesta Bowl
2017 SPORTS IN REVIEW: It was the year of the Lefties in Port Angeles

2017 SPORTS IN REVIEW: It was the year of the Lefties in Port Angeles

It was a year of Lefties, hurdlers, grapplers and the Cardinal. A year of records being shattered in soccer and a year in which the… Continue reading

2017 SPORTS IN REVIEW: It was the year of the Lefties in Port Angeles

OUTDOORS BRIEF: Regulators consider cutting Pacific halibut quota next year

Regulators are considering reducing the amount of halibut that fishermen are allowed to catch along the Pacific Coast next year. The International… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Holiday hoops tournaments abound this week

PREP BASKETBALL: Holiday hoops tournaments abound this week

Joining the annual Crush in the Slush this holiday season will be a new tournament in Joyce called the Crescent Holiday Break… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Holiday hoops tournaments abound this week
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: KC Spencer, Crescent basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: KC Spencer, Crescent basketball

Crescent’s KC Spencer had a game for the ages on Dec. 19 against Quilcene. Spencer scored 39 points on 11 for 22 shooting, including 7… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: KC Spencer, Crescent basketball
ALL-PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Forks’ Cole Baysinger runs away with honor

ALL-PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Forks’ Cole Baysinger runs away with honor

It took some time for Forks senior Cole Baysinger to find his rightful position at tailback on the offensive side of the football… Continue reading

ALL-PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Forks’ Cole Baysinger runs away with honor