PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls beat Franklin Pierce to clinch regionals berth; Sequim boys fall to Foster 67-64

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls beat Franklin Pierce to clinch regionals berth; Sequim boys fall to Foster 67-64

TACOMA — The Port Angeles girls basketball team earned its way to regionals with a 54-28 win over Franklin Pierce at the 2A West Central… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls beat Franklin Pierce to clinch regionals berth; Sequim boys fall to Foster 67-64
Neah Bay's Ryan Moss

BOYS BASKETBALL: Moss’ 31 points lead Neah Bay over Lummi; Red Devils back in action tonight

PORT ANGELES —Made baskets that make a swish sound as they splash through the net cleanly are often referred to as “wet.” Neah Bay sophomore… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Ryan Moss

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Buzzer-beater keeps Port Townsend alive at Tri-District tournament

SEATTLE — Rilke Rutenbeck’s kept the Redskins season alive for the second straight game, this time canning a banked-in, buzzer-beating 3-pointer to send Port Townsend… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Cierra Moss (32) puts up a shot around Tulalip Heritage's Aliya Jones while Neah Bay's Blaire Hill (40) looks on. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay routs Tulalip 80-34; face Muckleshoot tonight

PORT ANGELES — The plan wasn't working, so Neah Bay girls basketball coach Tony McCaulley made a quick switch. Less than 90 seconds into the… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Cierra Moss (32) puts up a shot around Tulalip Heritage's Aliya Jones while Neah Bay's Blaire Hill (40) looks on. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Larry Quesnell

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Partnership wins second straight derby; Peninsula well-represented on prize list

MUST BE THE boat. Larry Quesnell, of La Conner, won last weekend's Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby by catching a 15.4-pound fish. Last year, Jerry Thomas,… Continue reading

Larry Quesnell
PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls beat Franklin Pierce to clinch regionals berth; Sequim boys fall to Foster 67-64

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls beat Franklin Pierce to clinch regionals berth; Sequim boys fall to Foster 67-64

TACOMA — The Port Angeles girls basketball team earned its way to regionals with a 54-28 win over Franklin Pierce at the 2A West Central… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls beat Franklin Pierce to clinch regionals berth; Sequim boys fall to Foster 67-64
PREP BASKETBALL: Rutenbeck's buzzer-beater advances Port Townsend girls; Neah Bay boys and girls move on with wins

PREP BASKETBALL: Rutenbeck’s buzzer-beater advances Port Townsend girls; Neah Bay boys and girls move on with wins

SEATTLE — For the second straight game, Rilke Rutenbeck came through in the clutch for the Port Townsend girls basketball team. Rutenbeck hit a buzzer-beating… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Rutenbeck's buzzer-beater advances Port Townsend girls; Neah Bay boys and girls move on with wins
Port Angeles guard Brady Konopaski dribbles upcourt against the defense of Clover Park's Trey Martin. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles and Port Townsend conclude seasons with postseason losses

TACOMA — The Port Angeles and Port Townsend boys basketball teams saw their season's come to a close one game into the postseason. The Redskins… Continue reading

Port Angeles guard Brady Konopaski dribbles upcourt against the defense of Clover Park's Trey Martin. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News
Sequim's Hailey Lester battles for a rebound with Franklin Pierce's Erica Walker at Curtis High School. Jesse Major/for Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sequim’s season ends with loss to Franklin Pierce at district tournament

UNIVERSITY PLACE — Sequim's girls basketball season ended with a 41-31 loss to Franklin Pierce in the first round of the Class 2A West Central… Continue reading

Sequim's Hailey Lester battles for a rebound with Franklin Pierce's Erica Walker at Curtis High School. Jesse Major/for Peninsula Daily News

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Peninsula Golf Club pro Lippold to coach Port Angeles girls

PENINSULA GOLF CLUB head pro Jacob Lippold will add another title when high school golf practices begin Monday, March 3: Port Angeles High School Roughriders… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Rutenbeck's buzzer-beater advances Port Townsend girls; Neah Bay boys and girls move on with wins

PREP BASKETBALL: Rutenbeck’s buzzer-beater advances Port Townsend girls; Neah Bay boys and girls move on with wins

SEATTLE — For the second straight game, Rilke Rutenbeck came through in the clutch for the Port Townsend girls basketball team. Rutenbeck hit a buzzer-beating… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Rutenbeck's buzzer-beater advances Port Townsend girls; Neah Bay boys and girls move on with wins
Larry Quesnell of La Conner

OUTDOORS: La Conner man wins Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby with 15.4-pound salmon

GARDINER — Larry Quesnell of La Conner won the 2014 Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby with a 15.4-pound salmon. Quesnell caught his fish Sunday off Diamond… Continue reading

Larry Quesnell of La Conner
Neah Bay's Abraham Venske (23) puts up a shot in front of Port Townsend's Daniel Charlton

PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay boys and girls open districts tonight in Port Angeles; Port Townsend girls on the road

PORT ANGELES — The Neah Bay boys and girls teams face familiar foes today in the opening round of the Class 1B Tri-District tournament at… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Abraham Venske (23) puts up a shot in front of Port Townsend's Daniel Charlton
Peninsula's Alison Knowles squares up at the 3-point line. Knowles set a new school single-season record by hitting her 62nd 3-pointer of the year. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women earn playoff spot as Pirates sweep Olympic

BREMERTON — Peninsula College’s basketball teams picked up a road sweep over NWAACC League foe Olympic thanks to deadeye marksmanship from long distance. Tyler McKinney… Continue reading

Peninsula's Alison Knowles squares up at the 3-point line. Knowles set a new school single-season record by hitting her 62nd 3-pointer of the year. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News
Andrew Chapman

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men’s coach Chapman also will coach Kitsap Pumas

BREMERTON — Peninsula College men's soccer coach Andrew Chapman has a new job as the head coach of the Kitsap Pumas, a Premier Development League… Continue reading

Andrew Chapman
Port Angeles senior Katie Gibson performs on the balance beam at the district meet. Gibson qualified for state in beam and vault.

PREP SPORTS: Port Townsend girls basketball advances to 1A Tri-District; other area reports

TACOMA — For the second consecutive year, the Port Townsend girls basketball team ended Charles Wright's season in a 1A Tri-District play-in game. Senior Rilke… Continue reading

Port Angeles senior Katie Gibson performs on the balance beam at the district meet. Gibson qualified for state in beam and vault.

WRESTLING: Area grapplers qualify for state meets

BRUSH PRAIRIE — The North Olympic Peninsula will be well represented at Mat Classic, the state high school wrestling tournament set for the Tacoma Dome… Continue reading

Andrew Chapman

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men’s coach Chapman also will coach Kitsap Pumas

BREMERTON — Peninsula College men's soccer coach Andrew Chapman has a new job as the head coach of the Kitsap Pumas, a Premier Development League… Continue reading

Andrew Chapman
Steven Lauderback of Port Angeles goes for a breakaway dash to the lane during the Roughriders' game against Sequim last month in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles boys, Sequim girls gear up for district tournament

PORT ANGELES — West Central District basketball playoff action begins for the North Olympic Peninsula's largest high schools on Monday. The Port Angeles boys (12-8)… Continue reading

Steven Lauderback of Port Angeles goes for a breakaway dash to the lane during the Roughriders' game against Sequim last month in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

PREP SWIMMING: Port Angeles third at districts; Sequim’s Prosser makes state

RENTON — Port Angeles finished third at the West Central District boys swimming and diving Championships at Lindbergh High School on Saturday. State qualifiers for… Continue reading