AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Roughriders hosting girls hoops camp and other events occurring on the North Olympic Peninsula

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Roughriders hosting girls hoops camp and other events occurring on the North Olympic Peninsula

A basketball clinic for girls entering grades six through nine will be held next month at Port… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Roughriders hosting girls hoops camp and other events occurring on the North Olympic Peninsula
TRACK AND FIELD: PA girls second, Sequim boys third at Sub-Districts

TRACK AND FIELD: PA girls second, Sequim boys third at Sub-Districts

The Sequim boys’ and girls’ track teams qualified individuals and relay teams in 26 events to the 2A West Central District 3 Meet… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: PA girls second, Sequim boys third at Sub-Districts
YOUTH SPORTS: Avalanche conquer Best in the West tourney

YOUTH SPORTS: Avalanche conquer Best in the West tourney

The Next Door Gastropub Olympic Avalanche Black won the 31st annual AAU Best in… Continue reading

YOUTH SPORTS: Avalanche conquer Best in the West tourney
GOLF: Wagner, Peninsula a good match

GOLF: Wagner, Peninsula a good match

“THINGS ARE GOING awesome,” Peninsula Golf Club PGA Pro Chad Wagner said recently when I inquired about his first six months in the position. I… Continue reading

GOLF: Wagner, Peninsula a good match
MOUNTAIN BIKING: It was a wet time at Dry Hill’s NW Cup

MOUNTAIN BIKING: It was a wet time at Dry Hill’s NW Cup

Dry Hill was anything but dry for hundreds of mountain bike riders who came from around the world to take on the… Continue reading

MOUNTAIN BIKING: It was a wet time at Dry Hill’s NW Cup
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cole Baysinger, Forks Track and Field

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cole Baysinger, Forks Track and Field

Forks’ Cole Baysinger has had a spectacular track and field season this spring. Baysinger has picked up 14 first-place finishes this season in four events,… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cole Baysinger, Forks Track and Field

PREP BASEBALL: PA wins final district games; Quilcene qualifies for State

The Port Angeles baseball squad completed a successful 2A West Central District tournament with an 8-2 win over Olympic to finish fifth. The… Continue reading

YOUTH SPORTS BRIEFS: Lions survives Eagles rally; Local 155 wins in a walk-off

Despite a five-run comeback in the fifth inning by the Eagles, the Lions held on to win 10-8… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: Postseason revs up in big way for area teams

TRACK AND FIELD: Postseason revs up in big way for area teams

Cameron Buzzell handled the sprints and Isaac Jay Brunk the long-distance runs as the Neah Bay boys ran down a North Olympic League… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: Postseason revs up in big way for area teams
Port Angeles’ Bobby Harrison and Leanne Price caught this 155-pound halibut in 80 feet of water on the third day of halibut fishing last Thursday.

OUTDOORS: Couple lands halibut ‘big enough to swallow a basketball’

Port Angeles anglers Bobby Harrison and Leanne Price put in the time and the effort and were rewarded with a beast of… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Bobby Harrison and Leanne Price caught this 155-pound halibut in 80 feet of water on the third day of halibut fishing last Thursday.

YOUTH SPORTS ROUNDUP: Area baseball and softball recaps

Lions scored 13 runs on 11 hits to take down Elks 13-4 in… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles baseball makes state tourney, Sequim falls; additional halibut date added

Port Angeles edged Washington 2-1 in a Class 2A West Central District Tournament baseball game Saturday at… Continue reading

OUTDOORS UPDATE: State approves another day of halibut fishery — Sunday, May 21

OUTDOORS UPDATE: State approves another day of halibut fishery — Sunday, May 21

*Editors Note: Updated to reflect additional halibut date The halibut fishery will re-open Sunday, May 21, members of the recreational fishing industry were informed Friday.… Continue reading

OUTDOORS UPDATE: State approves another day of halibut fishery — Sunday, May 21
OUTDOORS: Halibut anglers haul in 115-pounder

OUTDOORS: Halibut anglers haul in 115-pounder

Sometimes being a creature of habit results in hooking and hauling aboard a creature from the briny… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Halibut anglers haul in 115-pounder
PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles softball salutes its seniors

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles softball salutes its seniors

Six Port Angeles seniors played their final home softball game and two hit home runs as the Roughriders finished off their third… Continue reading

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles softball salutes its seniors
Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News                                Sequim’s James Grubb swings at a pitch during a district playoff game against Steilacoom High School at Kitsap County Fairgrounds. Sequim won 6-5.

PREP BASEBALL: Sequim, Port Angeles survive and advance in postseason play

Sequim survived five errors and shut down a Steilacoom rally in the top of the seventh to squeak past the Sentinels 6-5 in… Continue reading

Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News                                Sequim’s James Grubb swings at a pitch during a district playoff game against Steilacoom High School at Kitsap County Fairgrounds. Sequim won 6-5.
OUTDOORS: Halibut anglers hope for extra days on the water

OUTDOORS: Halibut anglers hope for extra days on the water

NO OFFICIAL HALIBUT catch total for Puget Sound marine areas (including Strait of Juan de Fuca) was forthcoming from the state Department of Fish and… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Halibut anglers hope for extra days on the water
Mitch Ropelato of Odgen, Utah, placed second in the men’s pro division at the Northwest Cup downhill mountain biking races at Dry Hill in Port Angeles. Eric Ashley Photography

MOUNTAIN BIKING: Riders flock to town for downhill series

Hundreds of mountain bikers from far and wide, from novice to North America’s top pros, will… Continue reading

Mitch Ropelato of Odgen, Utah, placed second in the men’s pro division at the Northwest Cup downhill mountain biking races at Dry Hill in Port Angeles. Eric Ashley Photography
PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Quilcene softball clinches league title, state bid

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Quilcene softball clinches league title, state bid

The Quilcene softball team won its sixth straight Sea-Tac 1B League title a with 20-2 rout over second-place Rainier Christian. The win Tuesday… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Quilcene softball clinches league title, state bid

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles boys basketball hosting summer youth camp

Youth basketball camps for boys in grades three through eight will be hosted by the Port Angeles… Continue reading