GOLF: Calendar change opens golf tourney floodgates

FLIP THAT CALENDAR page to March and the golf events surely follow, signaling the coming end of winter, and an uptick in play at North… Continue reading

BASKETBALL: Area high school coaches recall facing University of Washington legend Christian Welp, who died Sunday, when he played at Olympic

The North Olympic Peninsula's basketball courts haven't served as stages for many players like Christian Welp. Not many 7-foot German exchange students, and certainly not… Continue reading

Peninsula's Madison Pilster

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula puts finishing touches on region title with 87-20 rout of Shoreline

PORT ANGELES — The net was coming down, regardless. But first, the Peninsula women's basketball team had to face Shoreline. The Pirates had already clinched… Continue reading

Peninsula's Madison Pilster
Peninsula's Jemermiah Hobbs

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula falls to Shoreline but still advances to conference tournament

PORT ANGELES — The final game of the regular season didn't go like the Peninsula College men's basketball team hoped. But the evening finished just… Continue reading

Peninsula's Jemermiah Hobbs
Neah Bay's Ryan Moss drives towards the basket against Three Rivers Christian's Karsten Rentner. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay returning to state after holding off hot-shooting Three Rivers Christian

TACOMA — With Neah Bay leading scorer Abraham Venske hobbled by a high-ankle sprain suffered late in the third quarter, Ryan Moss stepped forward to… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Ryan Moss drives towards the basket against Three Rivers Christian's Karsten Rentner. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Neah Bay's Faye Charttraw competes for a rebound with a pack of Bickleton players. Also in on the action for Neah Bay are Blaire Hill (40) and Kaela Tyler (20). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay clinches second consecutive state berth by shutting down Bickleton

TACOMA — Faye Chartraw eclipsed the 1,000-point career scoring mark as the Neah Bay girls basketball team rushed past the Bickleton Pirates 52-36 Mount Tahoma… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Faye Charttraw competes for a rebound with a pack of Bickleton players. Also in on the action for Neah Bay are Blaire Hill (40) and Kaela Tyler (20). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Neah Bay graduate and Peninsula College freshman Cherish Moss cuts off a piece of the net in honor of the Pirates winning the NWAC North Region championship. (Lee Horton/Peninsula Daily News)

BASKETBALL: Neah Bay teams advance to state; Peninsula College teams moving on to postseason

The four area basketball teams still playing earned the right to return to practice next week. The Neah Bay boys and girls won their regional… Continue reading

Neah Bay graduate and Peninsula College freshman Cherish Moss cuts off a piece of the net in honor of the Pirates winning the NWAC North Region championship. (Lee Horton/Peninsula Daily News)
South Puget Sound's Krista Johnson puts up a shot over Lower Columbia's Donniesha Weber in January. Johnson is a 2014 graduate of Port Angeles High School. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

SPORTS BRIEFS: Former area athletes excelling off the Peninsula

Sinnes on point in first year as Fife girls coach FIFE — Matt Sinnes, a 2003 graduate of Port Angeles High School and three-year All-Narrows… Continue reading

South Puget Sound's Krista Johnson puts up a shot over Lower Columbia's Donniesha Weber in January. Johnson is a 2014 graduate of Port Angeles High School. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
(Art Ruud)

SPORTS: Peninsula College Hall of Famer Art Ruud dies at 64

PORT ANGELES — Art Ruud, who helped Peninsula College win the Washington Athletic Association of Community Colleges state basketball championship in 1970, died Saturday, Feb.… Continue reading

(Art Ruud)
Neah Bay graduate and Peninsula College freshman Cherish Moss cuts off a piece of the net in honor of the Pirates winning the NWAC North Region championship. (Lee Horton/Peninsula Daily News)

BASKETBALL: Neah Bay teams advance to state; Peninsula College teams moving on to postseason

The four area basketball teams still playing earned the right to return to practice next week. The Neah Bay boys and girls won their regional… Continue reading

Neah Bay graduate and Peninsula College freshman Cherish Moss cuts off a piece of the net in honor of the Pirates winning the NWAC North Region championship. (Lee Horton/Peninsula Daily News)
Neah Bay's overall play has improved since moving Abraham Venske (3) from the perimeter to the post. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

Move to post works well for Venske, Neah Bay — plus regionals preview for Red Devils boys and girls basketball teams

NEAH BAY — Two midseason defeats weighed heavily on the mind of Neah Bay boys basketball player Abraham Venske. Venske, last year's Peninsula Daily News… Continue reading

Neah Bay's overall play has improved since moving Abraham Venske (3) from the perimeter to the post. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula's Malik Mayeux

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Callaghan’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer lifts Peninsula College past Skagit Valley [with video]

PORT ANGELES — Ryley Callaghan's buzzer-beating 3-pointer rattled in and down to lift the Peninsula men's basketball team to a crucial 68-67 Northwest Athletic Conference… Continue reading

Peninsula's Malik Mayeux

OUTDOORS: Halibut derby a go for Port Angeles in May

YES, ANGLERS, THERE will be a Port Angeles Salmon Club-sponsored halibut derby over Memorial Day weekend this year. Tickets for that $20,000 extravaganza are $40… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay boys, girls one win away from state tournament

TACOMA — A clash of styles awaits the Neah Bay boys basketball team in its regional matchup with Three Rivers Christian, while the Red Devil… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Tour de Dungeness cycle tour . . . College athlete recruiting talk Monday . . . Peninsula Soccer Academy match Saturday

Tour de Dungeness coming up SEQUIM — The 18th annual Tour de Dungeness bike race will take place Saturday, March 7, and Saturday, March 14.… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Youth hoops tourney set for March 7-8 in Port Angeles . . . Saint Paddy’s Day run set for March 14

Youth hoop tourney set in Port Angeles PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department is hosting the Olympic Lodge Spring Hoopfest Tourney… Continue reading

Peninsula's Imani Smith

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula Pirates clinch share of region title with win over Skagit Valley

PORT ANGELES — In 2005, point guard Alison Crumb helped lead the Peninsula College women's basketball team to it's first-ever region title. Ten years later,… Continue reading

Peninsula's Imani Smith
Neah Bay's overall play has improved since moving Abraham Venske (3) from the perimeter to the post. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Move to post works well for Abraham Venske and Neah Bay

NEAH BAY — Two midseason defeats weighed heavily on the mind of Neah Bay boys basketball player Abraham Venske. Venske, last year's Peninsula Daily News… Continue reading

Neah Bay's overall play has improved since moving Abraham Venske (3) from the perimeter to the post. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula's Malik Mayeux

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Callaghan’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer lifts Peninsula College past Skagit Valley [with video]

PORT ANGELES — Ryley Callaghan's buzzer-beating 3-pointer rattled in and down to lift the Peninsula men's basketball team to a crucial 68-67 Northwest Athletic Conference… Continue reading

Peninsula's Malik Mayeux

OUTDOORS: Derby data matches long-held beliefs

ANALYTICS ARE A hot topic in professional sports. To simplify the term the best I can, it involves the collection and interpretation of various sets… Continue reading