SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles hosting youth hoops tourney . . . Alison Maxwell sets college running record . . . Roller derby bout canceled

PA hosting youth hoops tourney PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department and Port Angeles boys and girls basketball clubs are gearing up… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Crescent alumni hoops tourney . . . Trail runner earns gold medal . . . Three Peninsula Pirates honored for academics

Crescent alumni hoops tourney next week JOYCE — Crescent High School will host its third annual alumni basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 21. The event… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles, Sequim both fall in district playoff openers

LACEY — Despite defensive adjustments that proved helpful, a slow offensive start was too much for the Port Angeles girls basketball team to overcome in… Continue reading

Peninsula's Jai Deng (21) leaps up and over Whatcom's Evan Miksovsky

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula edges Whatcom in low-scoring slugfest

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College and Whatcom are the two lowest scoring men's basketball teams in the Northwest Athletic Conference's North Division. When they met… Continue reading

Peninsula's Jai Deng (21) leaps up and over Whatcom's Evan Miksovsky
As during the 2014 halibut season there will be 11 days of fishing in Marine Area 6 (Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca) and Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet)

OUTDOORS: Proposed halibut seasons set for coast, Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound

THERE'S BEEN NO official announcement yet from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, but after a series of planning meetings, proposed dates for the… Continue reading

As during the 2014 halibut season there will be 11 days of fishing in Marine Area 6 (Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca) and Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet)
Peninsula's Cherish Moss

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Pilster scores 30 as Peninsula routs Whatcom

PORT ANGELES — Madison Pilster and Gabi Fenumiai were key members of last year's Peninsula College women's basketball team that was swept by the Whatcom.… Continue reading

Peninsula's Cherish Moss
As during the 2014 halibut season there will be 11 days of fishing in Marine Area 6 (Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca) and Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet)

OUTDOORS: Proposed halibut seasons set for coast, Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound

THERE'S BEEN NO official announcement yet from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, but after a series of planning meetings, proposed dates for the… Continue reading

As during the 2014 halibut season there will be 11 days of fishing in Marine Area 6 (Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca) and Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles, Sequim both fall in district playoff openers

LACEY — Despite defensive adjustments that proved helpful, a slow offensive start was too much for the Port Angeles girls basketball team to overcome in… Continue reading

Peninsula's Jai Deng (21) leaps up and over Whatcom's Evan Miksovsky

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula edges Whatcom in low-scoring slugfest

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College and Whatcom are the two lowest scoring men's basketball teams in the Northwest Athletic Conference's North Division. When they met… Continue reading

Peninsula's Jai Deng (21) leaps up and over Whatcom's Evan Miksovsky

OUTDOORS: Less than a week left to buy tickets for the Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby

LESS THAN A week remains to pick up tickets for the 2015 Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby, set for Friday through Sunday, Feb. 20-22. Anglers must… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Crescent alumni hoops tourney . . . Trail runner earns gold medal . . . Three Peninsula Pirates honored for academics

Crescent alumni hoops tourney next week JOYCE — Crescent High School will host its third annual alumni basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 21. The event… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles hosting youth hoops tourney . . . Alison Maxwell sets college running record . . . Roller derby bout canceled

PA hosting youth hoops tourney PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department and Port Angeles boys and girls basketball clubs are gearing up… Continue reading

Peninsula's Cherish Moss

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Pilster scores 30 as Peninsula routs Whatcom

PORT ANGELES — Madison Pilster and Gabi Fenumiai were key members of last year's Peninsula College women's basketball team that was swept by the Whatcom.… Continue reading

Peninsula's Cherish Moss
Joel Thomas ()

PRO FOOTBALL: Port Angeles’ Joel Thomas to coach for New Orleans Saints

NEW ORLEANS — Former Port Angeles High School and University of Idaho football standout Joel Thomas continues to climb the coaching ladder. After more than… Continue reading

Joel Thomas ()
Forks' Javier Contreras

PREP SPORTS: Forks wrestling wins sub-regional championship; other area reports

Editor's note: Updated to include the first-place finish of Forks wrestler Jack Dahlgren. ELMA — Forks overwhelmed the rest of the Evergreen League to claim… Continue reading

Forks' Javier Contreras
Forks' Billy Palmer looks for an escape route against a pair of Montesano defenders. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles boys basketball season ends short of postseason; other area reports

Editor's Note: Updated to correct the all-around finishes of Port Angeles and Sequim gymnasts. KINGSTON — The Port Angeles boys basketball season ended without a… Continue reading

Forks' Billy Palmer looks for an escape route against a pair of Montesano defenders. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Craig Shetterly ()

PREP FOOTBALL: New coach Shetterly brings experience, commitment to Forks team and community

FORKS — It's time to put down roots and stay awhile for new Forks football coach Craig Shetterly. Shetterly and his young family have had… Continue reading

Craig Shetterly ()

OUTDOORS: Less than a week left to buy tickets for the Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby

LESS THAN A week remains to pick up tickets for the 2015 Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby, set for Friday through Sunday, Feb. 20-22. Anglers must… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay boys end regular season with win; Quilcene girls fall in league tournament

NEAH BAY — Neah Bay senior Abraham Venske put up all 19 of his points in the first half to lead the Red Devils to… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Chris Adkins (4) drives around Chimacum's Myles Hundley for a basket during the Redhawks' 59-50 rivalry game victory in Chimacum on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Ralls leads Port Townsend over rival Chimacum in season finale

CHIMACUM — The Port Townsend boys basketball team was able to accomplish something the youthful squad had trouble with at times this season in a… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Chris Adkins (4) drives around Chimacum's Myles Hundley for a basket during the Redhawks' 59-50 rivalry game victory in Chimacum on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)