YOUTH SPORTS: Baseball and softball skills testing Saturday at Lincoln Park

PORT ANGELES — The final baseball skills testing and the first softball skills testing for North Olympic Baseball and Softball will be held this Saturday… Continue reading

German exchange student Ole Nedderoff (5) warms up during Neah Bay's regional game last week. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: German exchange student Nedderoff enjoying American adventure in Neah Bay

SPOKANE — A soccer-spurning German exchange student ending up in basketball-bonkers and football-frenzied Neah Bay just seems right. Ole Nedderoff, 16, a sophomore from Bad… Continue reading

German exchange student Ole Nedderoff (5) warms up during Neah Bay's regional game last week. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay boys beat Pomeroy to clinch state semifinal berth

SPOKANE — Neah Bay's boys basketball team took a big step closer to achieving its goal of playing for a state championship by overcoming the… Continue reading

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Neah Bay's Faye Chartraw is fouled by Mary M. Knight's Jaycee Valley

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay advances to state semifinals with 53-38 win over Mary M. Knight

SPOKANE — Neah Bay took some time to adjust to the bright lights and big stage of the Class 1B girls state basketball tournament before… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Faye Chartraw is fouled by Mary M. Knight's Jaycee Valley

OUTDOORS: North of Falcon meeting to discuss salmon season March 19 in Sequim

MARK YOUR CALENDAR for March 19, when the Puget Sound Anglers North Olympic Chapter hosts a North of Falcon recreational fishing overview and discussion with… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Plenty of ways to take advantage of unexpected nice weather

THESE ARE STRANGE days to be living on the North Olympic Peninsula. The sun is shining, plants are blooming and humans are wandering around, looking… Continue reading

Neah Bay graduate Cherish Moss (22) and sister Cierra have been major contributors as freshmen for the Peninsula College women's team this season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Moss sisters show they belong with Peninsula Pirates

PORT ANGELES — This year's Peninsula College women's basketball team is the best in coach Alison Crumb's five seasons at the helm. And, while the… Continue reading

Neah Bay graduate Cherish Moss (22) and sister Cierra have been major contributors as freshmen for the Peninsula College women's team this season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

YOUTH SPORTS: Baseball and softball skills testing Saturday at Lincoln Park

PORT ANGELES — The final baseball skills testing and the first softball skills testing for North Olympic Baseball and Softball will be held this Saturday… Continue reading

Rwehabura Munyagi Jr.

STATE BASKETBALL: Neah Bay boys beat Pomeroy to clinch semifinal berth [Updated]

SPOKANE — Neah Bay's boys basketball team took a big step closer to achieving its goal of playing for a state championship by overcoming the… Continue reading

Rwehabura Munyagi Jr.
Neah Bay's Faye Chartraw is fouled by Mary M. Knight's Jaycee Valley

STATE BASKETBALL: Neah Bay girls advance to state semifinals with 53-38 win over Mary M. Knight

SPOKANE — Neah Bay took some time to adjust to the bright lights and big stage of the Class 1B girls state basketball tournament before… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Faye Chartraw is fouled by Mary M. Knight's Jaycee Valley
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: NWAC tournament send-off party this afternoon for Peninsula basketball teams

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College basketball teams will have a send-off party this afternoon at 2:45 p.m. before the players and coaches board the… Continue reading

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Madison Pilster is the second Peninsula player in three years to be voted North Region MVP. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pilster, Crumb lead all-region honors for Peninsula men and women

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College's Alison Crumb was named North Region Women's Basketball Coach of the Year, Madison Pilster was named Most Valuable Player and… Continue reading

Madison Pilster is the second Peninsula player in three years to be voted North Region MVP. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: North of Falcon meeting to discuss salmon season March 19 in Sequim

MARK YOUR CALENDAR for March 19, when the Puget Sound Anglers North Olympic Chapter hosts a North of Falcon recreational fishing overview and discussion with… Continue reading

Sequim's Alex Barry was voted Olympic League MVP by the league's basketball coaches. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim’s Barry, Chimacum’s Weller earn league MVPs; other all-league honors

Sequim senior Alex Barry has been voted Olympic League 2A MVP by the league's boys basketball coaches. Barry averaged 20.3 points per game, 12.5 rebounds,… Continue reading

Sequim's Alex Barry was voted Olympic League MVP by the league's basketball coaches. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)
Neah Bay's Kaela Tyler drive through the lane during the Red Devils' regional win over Bickleton last week. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Tyler’s return boosting Neah Bay girls; state tournament opens today

SPOKANE — Neah Bay senior Kaela Tyler has shown a knack for recognizing when others need her help, both on and off the basketball court.… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Kaela Tyler drive through the lane during the Red Devils' regional win over Bickleton last week. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Madison Pilster is the second Peninsula player in three years to be voted North Region MVP. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pilster, Crumb lead all-region honors for Peninsula men and women

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College's Alison Crumb was named North Region Women's Basketball Coach of the Year, Madison Pilster was named Most Valuable Player and… Continue reading

Madison Pilster is the second Peninsula player in three years to be voted North Region MVP. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim's Alex Barry was voted Olympic League MVP by the league's basketball coaches. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim’s Barry, Chimacum’s Weller earn league MVPs; other all-league honors

Sequim senior Alex Barry has been voted Olympic League 2A MVP by the league's boys basketball coaches. Barry averaged 20.3 points per game, 12.5 rebounds,… Continue reading

Sequim's Alex Barry was voted Olympic League MVP by the league's basketball coaches. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)

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