Port Angeles' Cheyenne Wheeler drives against Sequim's Alisha Grasser earlier this season. The Roughriders have a chance to win the Olympic League 2A title. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Postseason view coming into focus for North Olympic Peninsula boys and girls teams

PORT ANGELES — The drive to the postseason is on this week for North Olympic Peninsula boys and girls basketball teams. This week marks the… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Cheyenne Wheeler drives against Sequim's Alisha Grasser earlier this season. The Roughriders have a chance to win the Olympic League 2A title. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula's Darrion Daniels drives to the lane around the defense of Shoreline's Ben Steinbrueck during the Pirates' 70-65 Northwest Athletic Conference win. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula clutch at charity stripe late in win over Shoreline

PORT ANGELES —Discarded water cups litter the space near the Peninsula College men's basketball team's bench after every game. There must have been something in… Continue reading

Peninsula's Darrion Daniels drives to the lane around the defense of Shoreline's Ben Steinbrueck during the Pirates' 70-65 Northwest Athletic Conference win. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Shoreline's Paris Sanders

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula does enough to control game in win against Shoreline

PORT ANGELES — The dog days aren't just limited to the warm temperatures of August. Sometimes they can crop up on a cold winter day… Continue reading

Shoreline's Paris Sanders
Sequim's Nick Faunce

BOYS BASKETBALL: Sequim rallies to beat Port Angeles on final shot

SEQUIM — Sometimes it pays to have a little faith. With 6.3 seconds remaining and Sequim and Port Angeles knotted at 34-all, Wolves coach Greg… Continue reading

Sequim's Nick Faunce
Port Angeles' Nathan Bock swims freestyle during the 200 individual medley during the Roughriders' meet with North Kitsap. (Patty Reifenstahl)

BOYS SWIMMING: Port Angeles caps league season with win; Sequim falls to Bremerton

POULSBO — Port Angeles edged out North Kitsap 97-86 in a tight Olympic League boys swimming dual at the North Kitsap Community Pool. “[We] pulled… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Nathan Bock swims freestyle during the 200 individual medley during the Roughriders' meet with North Kitsap. (Patty Reifenstahl)
Sequim's Adrienne Haggerty rebounds the ball over Port Angeles' Maddie Boe

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles regroups, rolls past rival Sequim

SEQUIM — Just when the Port Angeles Roughriders were about to overcome a slow start, they were faced with an even larger test. After scoring… Continue reading

Sequim's Adrienne Haggerty rebounds the ball over Port Angeles' Maddie Boe
Chimacum's Mathew Torres shoots against Port Townsend's Detritus Kelsall

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Chimacum boys, Port Townsend girls win Quimper Quarrel contests

CHIMACUM — Chimacum withstood Port Townsend's second-half rally and gave the Redhawks their first Olympic League 1A defeat in a 58-56 rivalry win. The game… Continue reading

Chimacum's Mathew Torres shoots against Port Townsend's Detritus Kelsall
Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. (1)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay warms up, shoots past Forks

NEAH BAY — Neah Bay's halftime break wasn't much of a break. Less than three minutes after the intermission started, the Red Devils were back… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. (1)
Neah Bay's Jessica Greene (3) puts up a shot around the defense of Forks' Vee Goodlance and Jordyn Henry (1). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay dials in from long range to race past Forks

NEAH BAY — Taking a step in has helped Holly Greene take a step up recently for the Neah Bay girls basketball team. Greene made… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Jessica Greene (3) puts up a shot around the defense of Forks' Vee Goodlance and Jordyn Henry (1). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula's Deonte Dixon

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula rides strong start, solid finish to win against Skagit Valley

PORT ANGELES — It wasn't always easy, but the Peninsula College men's basketball team never relinquished the lead in a 76-67 Northwest Athletic Conference North… Continue reading

Peninsula's Deonte Dixon

OUTDOORS: State reducing blackmouth limit off Port Angeles

THE BLACKMOUTH BAG limit in Marine Area 6 (East Strait of Juan de Fuca) will be reduced from two hatchery chinook to one beginning Friday,… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Clallam Bay outshoots Crescent

JOYCE — Clallam Bay ran away with a 61-36 North Olympic League win against Crescent. “[It was a ]scrappy game,” Loggers coach Chris Ferrier said.… Continue reading

Peninsula's Imani Smith passes into the lane as Skagit Valley's Jordyn Turner looks on. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Moss sisters lead Peninsula past Skagit Valley

PORT ANGELES — Neah Bay's Moss sisters, Cierra and Cherish, combined to hit 7 of 16 shots from 3-point range to spark the Peninsula College… Continue reading

Peninsula's Imani Smith passes into the lane as Skagit Valley's Jordyn Turner looks on. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Forks earns fourth-straight Evergreen League title

FORKS — For the fourth straight season the Forks Spartans tore through the Evergreen League with a perfect record. Forks finished the league wrestling season… Continue reading

Mike McAleer

YOUTH SOCCER: Storm King Soccer Club’s U-14 Blue host Founders’ Cup semifinal Saturday in Sequim

SEQUIM — The Storm King Soccer Club’s boys U-14 Blue team will play for a berth in the Washington State Youth Soccer Association’s Founders Cup… Continue reading

Mike McAleer
Port Angeles' Noah McGoff

BOYS BASKETBALL: Defensive effort keeps Port Angeles close in loss to league leaders

PORT ANGELES — Despite carrying out its defensive game plan to near perfection, the Port Angeles boys basketball team fell 38-28 at home to Olympic… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Noah McGoff

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles bitten by North Kitsap in final seconds; other area reports

POULSBO — Karma came around and bit the Port Angeles girls basketball team in a nail-biting 31-30 loss at North Kitsap. “With 21 seconds left,… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Support youth anglers at Puget Sound Anglers’ benefit dinner and auction

A LIFETIME OF angling adventures can begin with a single nibble of a trout in the pond at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. Such is… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: North Olympic Baseball and Softball registration dates . . . Klahhane gymnasts compete . . . Basketball tournament to benefit Port Angeles High School boys

Baseball and softball registration PORT ANGELES — Three in-person registration sessions for North Olympic Baseball and Softball will be held in the Vern Burton Center… Continue reading

GOLF: Busy June planned at SunLand Golf & Country Club

SUNLAND GOLF & COUNTRY Club will be a hive of activity around the summer solstice. SunLand will host the 2016 WSGA Women’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur… Continue reading