PREP BASEBALL: Quilcene slams Port Townsend 14-1

QUILCENE — Mercy came in the form of a walk-off grand slam by A.J. Prater. Quilcene opened the high school baseball season on the North… Continue reading

Peninsula coach Alison Crumb huddles

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Disappointing finish doesn’t diminish Peninsula’s accomplishments

EVERETT — The wound is too fresh right now, the disappointment is too raw and the taste is too sour. The Peninsula Pirates' hearts are… Continue reading

Peninsula coach Alison Crumb huddles
Peninsula's Cierra Moss

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula falls to Lane in NWAC title game

EVERETT — The Peninsula College women's basketball team went down with pride. “Same thing you say about that team when they win. They're just tough,”… Continue reading

Peninsula's Cierra Moss
Peninsula's Imani Smith attempts a layup during the Pirates 66-44 NWAC semifinal victory against Lower Columbia at Everett Community College on Saturday. (Tracy Swisher/Northwest Athletic Conference)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College wins semifinal, play for second straight title Sunday in Everett

EVERETT — Imani Smith caught herself messing up the analogy. “We have a huge dart . . . target on our back,” Smith said Saturday… Continue reading

Peninsula's Imani Smith attempts a layup during the Pirates 66-44 NWAC semifinal victory against Lower Columbia at Everett Community College on Saturday. (Tracy Swisher/Northwest Athletic Conference)
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NWAC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP – Peninsula women lose title game to Lane 76-59

EVERETT – The Peninsula College women’s basketball team fell short of repeating as the champion of the Northwest Athletic Conference. Instead, the Pirates settled for… Continue reading

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NWAC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP – Peninsula women lose title game to Lane 76-59

EVERETT – The Peninsula College women’s basketball team fell short of repeating as the champion of the Northwest Athletic Conference. Instead, the Pirates settled for… Continue reading

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Coronel competes at nationals . . . Roughrider hoops benefit . . . Port Angeles aims for Las Vegas tourney . . . City hosting April basketball tournament

PA’s Coronel competes at nationals KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Former Port Angeles High School wrestling standout Roberto Coronel recently competed at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association… Continue reading

BOYS SOCCER: Port Angeles opens season with road draw

TACOMA — The Port Angeles boys soccer team started its season with a 1-1 draw in a nonleague match on the road against Franklin Pierce… Continue reading

Peninsula's Imani Smith attempts a layup during the Pirates 66-44 NWAC semifinal victory against Lower Columbia at Everett Community College on Saturday. (Tracy Swisher/Northwest Athletic Conference)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula back in NWAC championship after semifinal win over Lower Columbia

EVERETT — Imani Smith caught herself messing up the analogy. “We have a huge dart . . . target on our back,” Smith said Saturday… Continue reading

Peninsula's Imani Smith attempts a layup during the Pirates 66-44 NWAC semifinal victory against Lower Columbia at Everett Community College on Saturday. (Tracy Swisher/Northwest Athletic Conference)
Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. (1) leaps into the air in celebration after the Red Devils defeated Almira/Coulee-Hartline in the Class 1B state championship boys basketball game at Spokane Arena. Also part of the celebration are

WEEKEND REWIND: ‘We were coming out winners’ — Neah Bay boys win first state basketball championship [with photo gallery]

SPOKANE — First the worst, second and third the same, fourth the best of all the championship games. The Neah Bay boys basketball team broke… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. (1) leaps into the air in celebration after the Red Devils defeated Almira/Coulee-Hartline in the Class 1B state championship boys basketball game at Spokane Arena. Also part of the celebration are
Peninsula's Imani Smith drives to the rim against Umpqua's Syd Clark during the Pirates 70-67 NWAC quarterfinal win at Everett Community College on Thursday. (Tracy Swisher/Northwest Athletic Conference)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College stands tall, holds off Umpqua to reach NWAC semifinals

EVERETT — The resilient Peninsula College Pirates withstood a furious fourth-quarter rally and regained momentum down the stretch to salvage a 70-67 victory over Umpqua… Continue reading

Peninsula's Imani Smith drives to the rim against Umpqua's Syd Clark during the Pirates 70-67 NWAC quarterfinal win at Everett Community College on Thursday. (Tracy Swisher/Northwest Athletic Conference)
Peninsula's Daijhan Cooks

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College still potent in the low post

EVERETT — Peninsula College women’s basketball coach Alison Crumb was left with a sizeable dilemma in the low post after the graduation of Gabi Fenumiai… Continue reading

Peninsula's Daijhan Cooks

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Madison shakes off illness, leads Alaska-Anchorage to conference title . . . St. Paddy’s Fun Run . . . Gymnasts excel . . . Swimmers successful

Madison and Seawolves win league title LACEY — Port Angeles High School graduate Jessica Madison played through sickness and helped the University of Alaska-Anchorage women’s… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Not all buying state’s low coho return forecast

NOT ALL ARE buying into the state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s doom and gloom summer and fall coho forecast. Ward Norden, owner of Snapper… Continue reading

Peninsula's Zhara Laster goes for a layup in the Pirates' NWAC first-round playoff win against Treasure Valley. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula’s Laster a master of many skills for defending champions

EVERETT — Variously described as a “blessing” and “a gift” by her teammates, Peninsula College sophomore Zhara Laster draws even more praise from women's basketball… Continue reading

Peninsula's Zhara Laster goes for a layup in the Pirates' NWAC first-round playoff win against Treasure Valley. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Youth wrestling starts Tuesday in Sequim . . . Baseball and softball tryouts . . . and more

EDITOR'S NOTE: Updated to correct Jessica Madison's year in school from junior to senior. Sequim Mat Rats wresting starting next week SEQUIM — Sequim Mat… Continue reading

Neah Bay players

BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay finally gets championship it has been chasing for generations

NEAH BAY — Other than watching his kids play, one of Kenrick Doherty Sr.'s favorite parts of going to state basketball tournaments in Spokane is… Continue reading

Neah Bay players

GOLF: Season getting started in earnest at area courses

TREES IN BLOOM and prep golfers on the tee in season-opening matches signal a collective victory over the forces of winter. That’s exactly what’s occurring… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Jericho McGimpsey ducks under Taholah's Terrance Jones for a score in the first round of the state tournament. McGimpsey is one of three senior starters the Red Devils will have to replace next season. (Roger Harnack/The Daily Sun Times)

BOYS BASKETBALL: State champion Neah Bay expects to return to title game

NEAH BAY — That monkey has been removed from the Neah Bay Red Devils' back. Now, in its place, is a target. “We're not going… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Jericho McGimpsey ducks under Taholah's Terrance Jones for a score in the first round of the state tournament. McGimpsey is one of three senior starters the Red Devils will have to replace next season. (Roger Harnack/The Daily Sun Times)
Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. (1) leaps into the air in celebration after the Red Devils defeated Almira/Coulee-Hartline in the Class 1B state championship boys basketball game at Spokane Arena. Also part of the celebration are

‘We were coming out winners’ — Neah Bay boys win first state basketball championship [with photo gallery]

SPOKANE — First the worst, second and third the same, fourth the best of all the championship games. The Neah Bay boys basketball team broke… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. (1) leaps into the air in celebration after the Red Devils defeated Almira/Coulee-Hartline in the Class 1B state championship boys basketball game at Spokane Arena. Also part of the celebration are