ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Maya Wharton, Port Angeles Gymnastics

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Maya Wharton, Port Angeles Gymnastics

Senior Maya Wharton played a big part in helping to lead her Port Angeles teammates to a sub-district gymnastics title Thursday. Wharton was second overall… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Maya Wharton, Port Angeles Gymnastics
PREP PLAYOFFS: Quilcene game postponed; other Peninsula teams begin postseason games

PREP PLAYOFFS: Quilcene game postponed; other Peninsula teams begin postseason games

[Editor’s note: This story was updated on Tuesday morning. The Quilcene game that was scheduled for Tuesday night was postponed again because Puget Sound Adventist… Continue reading

PREP PLAYOFFS: Quilcene game postponed; other Peninsula teams begin postseason games
WRESTLING: Port Angeles second, Sequim third at Olympic sub-regionals

WRESTLING: Port Angeles second, Sequim third at Olympic sub-regionals

Port Angeles came in second and Sequim third at the Olympic League 2A Sub-Regional held at North Mason High School. Olympic won this… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Port Angeles second, Sequim third at Olympic sub-regionals

WRESTLING: Forks boys win sub-regionals again

For the fourth year in a row, Forks has won the boys’ WIAA 1A District 4 Sub-Regional Wrestling Tournament, winning four weight classes… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim girls win three-way playoff to advance to District

Down by eight points in the second half of a shortened do-or-die game, the Sequim girls came on strong, outscoring Bremerton 19-6… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks throttles Tenino, earns second seed to playoffs

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks throttles Tenino, earns second seed to playoffs

Forks grabbed the No. 2 seed in the Evergreen 1A League with a 68-26 win over Tenino. The Spartans (6-2, 14-6) ended the… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks throttles Tenino, earns second seed to playoffs
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association fares well at indoor meet

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association fares well at indoor meet

Members of the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association recently participated in the Northwest Ergomania Championships, an unofficial… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association fares well at indoor meet
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles comes up big in fourth quarter to earn win

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles comes up big in fourth quarter to earn win

Teams would rather avoid entering the postseason having to deal with the frustrations associated with a loss. After playing poorly for much… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles comes up big in fourth quarter to earn win
Port Angeles’ Sydney Miner competes in the vault at the Sub-districts held Thursday in Auburn. The Roughriders won the meet and will send their entire team to Districts.

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles gymnasts win sub-districts

Port Angeles took first place in the Olympic-Pierce County League-South Sound Conference 2A/3A Subdistricts meet. The Roughriders, along with Sequim gymnasts, competed against… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Sydney Miner competes in the vault at the Sub-districts held Thursday in Auburn. The Roughriders won the meet and will send their entire team to Districts.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula regains passion, rallies to win

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula regains passion, rallies to win

The Peninsula women came out flat in the first half against Whatcom, but after a talking to at halftime about playing with… Continue reading

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula regains passion, rallies to win

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Neah Bay boys, girls sweeps senior night

Neah Bay’s Kenrick Doherty Jr. had a senior night to remember as the Red Devils downed Crescent 67-29 in a North Olympic… Continue reading

MEN’S BASKETBALL: First-place Peninsula’s win gives Pirates some cushion

MEN’S BASKETBALL: First-place Peninsula’s win gives Pirates some cushion

The takeoff was a sight to behold. The landing more bumpy than expected. But the eventual outcome — an 84-76 win over… Continue reading

MEN’S BASKETBALL: First-place Peninsula’s win gives Pirates some cushion

OUTDOORS: Support longer, safer halibut season

DEATH BY 1,000 cuts, otherwise known as the slow but steady dismantling of recreational sport fisheries in the state of Washington, continued with the reveal… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Proposed public lands sale of no benefit to taxpayers

THIS LAND WAS made for you and me. Or so the Woody Guthrie song, a staple of children’s elementary school musical concerts, goes. But a… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles shows poise in knocking off Olympic

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles shows poise in knocking off Olympic

She called. And her teammates answered. With Port Angeles’ lead and momentum slipping away late in the third quarter, Roughriders’ senior post… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles shows poise in knocking off Olympic
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ Adams scores 28 in big win

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ Adams scores 28 in big win

The Forks boys withstood a furious come-from-behind rally from Montesano and got 28 points from Marky Adams to seize second place in the… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ Adams scores 28 in big win

BOYS SWIMMING: Port Angeles adds relay team to district qualifiers

The Port Angeles swim team qualified its first relay team — the 400-yard freestyle relay — of the season for state competition… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Playoff season awaits for area schools

PREP SPORTS: Playoff season awaits for area schools

A bevy of North Olympic Peninsula prep basketball, wrestling, swimming and gymnastics teams have reached or will reach the conclusion of their… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Playoff season awaits for area schools

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim boys basketball team gets a much-needed win

Sequim cruised to a big 72-33 nonleague boys basketball win over Coupeville behind 21 points from Payton Glasser and 15 from Nate Despain.… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Lefties hosting youth workouts all month long

SPORTS BRIEFS: Lefties hosting youth workouts all month long

Youth baseball workouts hosted by coaches and players from the Port Angeles Lefties and the… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Lefties hosting youth workouts all month long