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
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
Peninsula's Imani Smith

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College clinches 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
Port Angeles High School senior Logan Ciaciuch looks up after signing his letter of intent on Wednesday to play baseball at Whitworth University in Spokane. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ Logan Ciaciuch signs to play for Whitworth University

PORT ANGELES — College baseball recruiters aren’t exactly blazing a trail to visit the North Olympic Peninsula. Sometimes, if your dream is to play collegiate… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School senior Logan Ciaciuch looks up after signing his letter of intent on Wednesday to play baseball at Whitworth University in Spokane. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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

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

GOLF: Tournament to benefit Sequim Wolves softball team coming up

WHEN YOU START hearing lawn mowers running on sun-splashed afternoons it’s hard not to think baseball/softball season has arrived. The professionals are just getting going.… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Baseball skills testing set Saturday . . . Youth wrestlers compete at Tacoma Dome . . . Wrestling signups underway

Baseball skills testing set Saturday PORT ANGELES — Baseball skills testing for the upcoming North Olympic Baseball and Softball season are set for the Lincoln… Continue reading

Women's NWAC North Region Standings (NWACsports.org)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women move into first-place tie with 70-54 win over Bellevue; men rally but fall short

BELLEVUE — The Peninsula College women caused a small tremor that was felt around the Northwest Athletic Conference by rocking the Bulldogs 70-54 to move… Continue reading

Women's NWAC North Region Standings (NWACsports.org)
Jerry Thomas of Mount Vernon

OUTDOORS: Mount Vernon angler and fishing partner win third consecutive Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby

GARDINER — Jerry Thomas of Mount Vernon won the 2015 Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby. Again. Thomas caught an 18.95-pound salmon Sunday morning to claim the… Continue reading

Jerry Thomas of Mount Vernon

PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay boys and girls ready for regionals

MOUNT VERNON — Neah Bay didn’t win a Tri-District basketball championship over the weekend at Mount Vernon Christian School. Both the boys and girls teams… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Matt Robbins wrestles W.F. West's Allan McClure during the Class 2A 195-pound semifinals. Robbins

WRESTLING: Port Angeles’ Robbins, Forks’ Morales bring home state titles; other area state wrestling results

TACOMA — Unwavering belief and unrivaled athleticism. These traits are the hallmarks of champions, and Port Angeles' Matt Robbins and Forks' Miguel Morales exemplified both… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Matt Robbins wrestles W.F. West's Allan McClure during the Class 2A 195-pound semifinals. Robbins
Port Angeles' Matt Robbins wrestles W.F. West's Allan McClure during the Class 2A 195-pound semifinals. Robbins

‘Hey, you can be state champ’ — Port Angeles’ Robbins, Forks’ Morales bring home state wrestling titles

TACOMA — Unwavering belief and unrivaled athleticism. These traits are the hallmarks of champions, and Port Angeles' Matt Robbins and Forks' Miguel Morales exemplified both… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Matt Robbins wrestles W.F. West's Allan McClure during the Class 2A 195-pound semifinals. Robbins
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PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay boys and girls ready for regionals

MOUNT VERNON — Neah Bay didn't win a Tri-District basketball championship over the weekend at Mount Vernon Christian School. Both the boys and girls teams… Continue reading

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PREP SPORTS POSTSEASON UPDATE: Neah Bay boys basketball falls in Tri-District title game; Port Angeles swimmer Macias earns two second-place finishes; other area reports

MOUNT VERNON – For the third straight year, Neah Bay came within one score of winning a Class 1B Tri-District boys basketball championship. The fourth-ranked… Continue reading

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PREP SPORTS POSTSEASON UPDATE: Neah Bay boys basketball falls in Tri-District title game; Port Angeles swimmer Macias earns two second-place finishes; other area reports

MOUNT VERNON – For the third straight year, Neah Bay came within one score of winning a Class 1B Tri-District boys basketball championship. The fourth-ranked… Continue reading

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Neah Bay's Abraham Venske (10) denies Shorewood Christian's JJ Young as Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi

PREP SPORTS: Neah Bay boys basketball advances to Tri-District championship; other area reports

MOUNT VERNON — Neah Bay routed Shorewood Christian 72-59 to set up a rematch with Lummi in the Class 1B Tri-District boys basketball championship game.… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Abraham Venske (10) denies Shorewood Christian's JJ Young as Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi
Jack Dahlgren of Forks pinned Sultan's Matt Baller in the 182-pound match of the state quarterfinals at the Mat Classic at the Tacoma Dome. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

WRESTLING: 10 area wrestlers advance to state semifinals at Mat Classic

TACOMA — As the stakes grew higher and the competition increased, North Olympic Peninsula wrestlers upped their games in the quarterfinals of the state wrestling… Continue reading

Jack Dahlgren of Forks pinned Sultan's Matt Baller in the 182-pound match of the state quarterfinals at the Mat Classic at the Tacoma Dome. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
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STATE WRESTLING UPDATE: Six area wrestlers will vie for state championships after surviving semifinals [updated]

TACOMA — Six of 10 North Olympic Peninsula boys and girls wrestlers who made the state semifinals advanced to Saturday's final round at Mat Classic… Continue reading

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