Neah Bay celebrates winning the Class 1B state championship Saturday night at Spokane Arena. (Al Camp/Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle)

STATE HOOPS: Team effort earns Neah Bay the first basketball title in school history

THERE WAS SOME chatter that the Neah Bay Red Devils were well aware of in the postseason. “We heard rumors that we were the least… Continue reading

Neah Bay celebrates winning the Class 1B state championship Saturday night at Spokane Arena. (Al Camp/Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle)
Peninsula's Imani Smith

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula Pirates ride fast start to beat Treasure Valley and advance to NWAC quarterfinals

PORT ANGELES — Speed and a committed defensive effort boosted Peninsula College to a 71-55 win against Treasure Valley in the opening round of the… Continue reading

Peninsula's Imani Smith
Neah Bay celebrates winning the Class 1B state championship Saturday night at Spokane Arena. (Al Camp/Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle)

FINALLY STATE CHAMPS — Neah Bay boys win state title game on fourth try

SPOKANE — The Neah Bay boys claimed the school's first-ever basketball state championship by defeating Almira/Coulee-Hartline 73-48 in the Class 1B state championship game Saturday… Continue reading

Neah Bay celebrates winning the Class 1B state championship Saturday night at Spokane Arena. (Al Camp/Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle)
Neah Bay guard Kenrick Doherty (22) attacks the basket against Sunnyside Christian's CLane Marsh

BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay beats Sunnyside Christian in state semifinals [with photo gallery]

SPOKANE — With Neah Bay's leading scorer Ryan Moss hounded and harassed all game long, the Red Devils still found a way back to the… Continue reading

Neah Bay guard Kenrick Doherty (22) attacks the basket against Sunnyside Christian's CLane Marsh
Neah Bay guard Kenrick Doherty (22) attacks the basket against Sunnyside Christian's CLane Marsh

BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay beats Sunnyside Christian in state semifinals [with photo gallery]

SPOKANE — With Neah Bay's leading scorer Ryan Moss hounded and harassed all game long, the Red Devils still found a way back to the… Continue reading

Neah Bay guard Kenrick Doherty (22) attacks the basket against Sunnyside Christian's CLane Marsh

OUTDOORS: Hatchery chinook season to reopen March 12 in Marine Area 6

ENCOUNTERS RULE THE state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s management of river and saltwater fisheries. Verifying encounters, the retention or release of fish, and catch… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula College men, women and coaches well-represented on all-region teams

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Ryley Callaghan highlights Peninsula College’s long list of Northwest Athletic Conference all-region basketball honorees. Callaghan, a sophomore guard, was voted North Region… Continue reading

Peninsula's Ryley Callaghan brings the ball down the court during the Pirates' win over Edmonds last month. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula Pirates aim to keep playing their way

PORT ANGELES — Coach Mitch Freeman said the Peninsula Pirates want to play “Peninsula College basketball” when they face Chemeketa on Saturday in the opening… Continue reading

Peninsula's Ryley Callaghan brings the ball down the court during the Pirates' win over Edmonds last month. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Hatchery chinook season to reopen March 12 in Marine Area 6

ENCOUNTERS RULE THE state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s management of river and saltwater fisheries. Verifying encounters, the retention or release of fish, and catch… Continue reading

Neah Bay senior Ryan Moss drives the baseline against Taholah junior Brett Orozco during the second quarter of Thursday's 1B state tournament contest. (Roger Harnack/The Daily Sun News)

STATE BASKETBALL: Moss scores 41 points to lead Neah Bay boys to semifinals

SPOKANE — Ryan Moss scored 41 points as Neah Bay held off a second-half rally for a 72-63 win against Taholah in the opening round… Continue reading

Neah Bay senior Ryan Moss drives the baseline against Taholah junior Brett Orozco during the second quarter of Thursday's 1B state tournament contest. (Roger Harnack/The Daily Sun News)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College looking forward to loser-out playoff pressure

PORT ANGELES — The Northwest Athletic Conference tweaked its basketball tournament this year. Instead of four straight days of games in Kennewick, as the tournament… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Low coho returns likely to have major impact on salmon seasons

COHO RETURNS LOW enough to put the traditional summer and fall fishing seasons in limbo are predicted in initial forecasts developed and released this week… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr.

STATE BASKETBALL: Versatile Neah Bay opens tournament play today

SPOKANE — Neah Bay's ability to plug its personnel into a variety of roles has the Red Devils back for a seventh consecutive appearance at… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr.
Neah Bay's Kenrick Doherty Jr. rises for a layup against Riverside Christian's Michael Catton during the Red Devils' regional victory last week. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: State won’t be easy, but Neah Bay has favorable draw

ANGER IS BURNING in basketball circles throughout the state leading up to this weekend's state championship tournaments in Tacoma, Yakima and Spokane. The WIAA's draw… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Kenrick Doherty Jr. rises for a layup against Riverside Christian's Michael Catton during the Red Devils' regional victory last week. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula's Cherish Moss

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men and women riding strong defenses into postseason

PORT ANGELES — How to describe the success of Peninsula College's basketball teams this season, in one sentence? How about one letter: D. Peninsula's women's… Continue reading

Peninsula's Cherish Moss

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women clinch outright North Region title; Pirate men fall

SHORELINE — The Peninsula College women's basketball team clinched the outright Northwest Athletic Conference North Region title with an 81-46 drubbing of Shoreline. Saturday's win… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. (1) shoots between Riverside Christian's Tyler Hoffman (10) and Joey Catton during a Class 1B basketball regional round game at W.F. West High School in Chehalis. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay comeback earns seventh straight state berth

CHEHALIS — A second-half comeback earned the Neah Bay boys basketball team a spot in the Class 1B state tournament after a 56-47 win against… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. (1) shoots between Riverside Christian's Tyler Hoffman (10) and Joey Catton during a Class 1B basketball regional round game at W.F. West High School in Chehalis. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Quilcene’s Weller sisters honored by SeaTac League

Quilcene sisters Megan and Abbygael Weller have received postseason honors from the SeaTac League's girl basketball coaches. Megan Weller, a senior, was voted to the… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Vonte Aguirre (12) challenges Taholah's Marquel Waugh for the rebound during a Class 1B basketball regional round game at W.F. West High School in Chehalis. Also in on the action is Neah Bay's Holly Greene (14). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Missed shots end Neah Bay’s season in regional round loss

CHEHALIS — This is why they play the games. The Neah Bay girls basketball team's season came to a sudden end with a 48-40 loss… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Vonte Aguirre (12) challenges Taholah's Marquel Waugh for the rebound during a Class 1B basketball regional round game at W.F. West High School in Chehalis. Also in on the action is Neah Bay's Holly Greene (14). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Cheyenne Wheeler and Hayley Baxley put pressure on Anacortes' Gabby Ronngren during the 2A state regional round at Mount Vernon High School. (Brandy Shreve/Skagit Valley Herald)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles knocked out of postseason by Anacortes

MOUNT VERNON — The Port Angeles girls basketball team's season came to an end with a 48-26 loss to Anacortes in the regional round of… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Cheyenne Wheeler and Hayley Baxley put pressure on Anacortes' Gabby Ronngren during the 2A state regional round at Mount Vernon High School. (Brandy Shreve/Skagit Valley Herald)