PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks boys season ends with district loss to Castle Rock

ROCHESTER — Forks couldn't contain a first-half liftoff by Castle Rock's Brock Johnson and was eliminated from the 1A Southwest District boys basketball tournament with… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School product Jessica Madison

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Baseball and softball registration today in Port Angeles . . . Rodocker a dual-threat . . . Coaching clinic in Sequim . . . Eagles split pair . . . Madison makes mark

PORT ANGELES — An in-person registration session for North Olympic Baseball and Softball will be held today from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School product Jessica Madison

BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay win streak snapped at 15 in Tri-District tournament semifinal loss to Seattle Lutheran

MOUNT VERNON — Neah Bay dropped its first game in two months in a 76-65 setback to Seattle Lutheran in the 1B Tri-District boys basketball… Continue reading

Port Angeles senior Lambros Rogers looks to make a pass during the Roughriders' game against Bremerton on Feb. 2. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles bows out after district loss to Renton

TACOMA — The Port Angeles boys basketball team’s district tournament run came to an end with a 61-51 loss to Renton at Foss High School.… Continue reading

Port Angeles senior Lambros Rogers looks to make a pass during the Roughriders' game against Bremerton on Feb. 2. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

GOLF: Benefit tourney for Sequim High School softball planned at SkyRidge

SKYRIDGE GOLF COURSE in Sequim will host a benefit tournament for the Sequim High School softball team Saturday, March 5. The annual four-person scramble tournament… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women earn postseason berth; men close to clinching

EVERETT — The Peninsula College basketball teams are closing in on the postseason. The women’s team officially clinched a spot in the Northwest Athletic Conference… Continue reading

The Port Angeles gymnastics team qualified for state by placing third at regionals in Des Moines. The team is

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles takes third at regionals, qualifies for state

DES MOINES — Port Angeles placed third at regionals to qualify for the state gymnastics tournament at the Tacoma Dome on Friday and Saturday. The… Continue reading

The Port Angeles gymnastics team qualified for state by placing third at regionals in Des Moines. The team is
Neah Bay's Jericho McGimpsey

BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay rocks Mount Vernon Christian to set up showdown with second-ranked Seattle Lutheran

PORT ANGELES — Neah Bay put on a clinic on how to defeat a 2-3 zone defense in a 81-44 victory over Mount Vernon Christian… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Jericho McGimpsey
Neah Bay's Holly Greene

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Fourth-quarter spurt not enough for Neah Bay in Tri-District loss to Mount Vernon Christian

PORT ANGELES — Olivia Kuipers' parting gift was a 3-pointer with five minutes remaining in Mount Vernon Christian's 45-29 victory over Neah Bay in the… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Holly Greene

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls continue roll through districts, clinch regional berth

TACOMA — The Port Angeles girls basketball team locked down a regional berth by defeating River Ridge 39-34 at Foss High School. The Roughriders will… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Thomas Blevins takes on Reubin Hendricks of Burlington-Edison in the 170-pound class of the 2A Region 1 tournament. Blevins lost the first-round match to Hendricks and then was eliminated by teammate Blake Mann. (Chris Tucker/Central Kitsap Reporter)

WRESTLING: Four area grapplers claim regional crowns; 21 going to state

BREMERTON — Four area wrestlers won championships and many more qualified for state at regional tournaments over the weekend. Port Angeles' Tyler Gale won the… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Thomas Blevins takes on Reubin Hendricks of Burlington-Edison in the 170-pound class of the 2A Region 1 tournament. Blevins lost the first-round match to Hendricks and then was eliminated by teammate Blake Mann. (Chris Tucker/Central Kitsap Reporter)

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: McGoff’s buzzer-beating trey keeps Port Angeles’ season alive

SUMNER — Noah McGoff started calling for the ball with 10 seconds left in the game. He finally got it when Lambros Rogers threw it… Continue reading

Sequim's Mathew Craig

BOYS SWIMMING: Port Angeles places sixth at districts

RENTON — The Port Angeles boys swim and dive team finished sixth overall at the 16-team District 2/3 swimming and diving championships at Hazen High… Continue reading

Sequim's Mathew Craig
Port Townsend's Kaitlyn Meek drives past Vashon's Olivia Larson

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Townsend, Quilcene and Clallam Bay bounced from postseason

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend girls basketball team's season came to an end with its 46-35 loss to Vashon in a district play-in game… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Kaitlyn Meek drives past Vashon's Olivia Larson
Port Angeles' Nizhoni Wheeler

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls rally back to beat Steilacoom

PORT ANGELES — Best halftime speech ever? Whatever it was, the Port Angeles Roughriders transformed into a completely different team between the final buzzer of… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Nizhoni Wheeler
(Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

OUTDOORS: Area’s halibut fisheries expected to all start on same day; blackmouth opens in Sekiu next week

IT'S ALMOST TIME for Sekiu to awake from its winter slumber. Fishing season in Marine Area 5 begins Tuesday with the blackmouth opener. But first,… Continue reading

(Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Port Angeles' Kyrsten McGuffey gets tangled up in a sea of Steilacoom Sentinels in the first quarter of Thursday's night's district playoff game at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls rally back to beat Steilacoom; other area postseason updates

PORT ANGELES – Best halftime speech ever? Whatever it was, the Port Angeles Roughriders transformed into a completely different team between the final buzzer of… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Kyrsten McGuffey gets tangled up in a sea of Steilacoom Sentinels in the first quarter of Thursday's night's district playoff game at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles drops postseason opener to Steilacoom

STEILACOOM — Port Angeles failed to take advantage of freebies and allowed too many second chances in its 55-43 loss to Steilacoom in the opening… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men take over first place; women keep pace at top of region

BELLINGHAM — Big second halves lifted the Peninsula College women's and men's basketball teams to a road sweep of their Whatcom counterparts. This is the… Continue reading

(Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

OUTDOORS: Area’s halibut fisheries expected to all start on same day; blackmouth opens in Sekiu next week

IT'S ALMOST TIME for Sekiu to awake from its winter slumber. Fishing season in Marine Area 5 begins Tuesday with the blackmouth opener. But first,… Continue reading

(Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)