GIRLS PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles routs Klahowya; other area girls reports

SILVERDALE — The Port Angeles girls basketball team dropped Klahowya to bounce back from its first Olympic League defeat of the season at Kingston on… Continue reading

Clallam Bay's Casey Randall (32) drives against Quilcene's Jeremy Van Berkom (20) during the Bruins' 51-47 win over the Rangers. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay’s ‘Fab 5’ beat Quilcene; Quilcene girls win 54-27

CLALLAM BAY — Clallam Bay junior Kelly Gregory looked across the gym at the Quilcene Rangers during pregame warmups. “There's a whole army of them,”… Continue reading

Clallam Bay's Casey Randall (32) drives against Quilcene's Jeremy Van Berkom (20) during the Bruins' 51-47 win over the Rangers. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
A 12th Man flag flies from the clock tower of the Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend. Luke Bogues

Super Bowl XLVIII week begins! Peninsula goes green, blue with 12th Man fever

An all-encompassing spirit and passion surround the term “12th Man,” a collective concept referring to the Seattle Seahawks fan base. Seahawks fans have been wearing… Continue reading

A 12th Man flag flies from the clock tower of the Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend. Luke Bogues

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby a few weeks away

THE BIG ONE is only a few weeks ago. Not the Super Bowl. The Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby. The annual derby, one of the biggest… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men and women sweep Shoreline

SHORELINE — The Peninsula College men's and women's basketball teams have both inserted themselves into the NWAACC North Division postseason race after beating their Shoreline… Continue reading

Crescent's Travis Walker

PREP SPORTS: Crescent boys basketball tops short-handed Clallam Bay; other area reports

JOYCE — The Crescent boys basketball team earned a North Olympic League victory over short-handed Clallam Bay 46-36. “Good game. Clallam gave us all we… Continue reading

Crescent's Travis Walker

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men and women sweep Shoreline

SHORELINE — The Peninsula College men's and women's basketball teams have both inserted themselves into the NWAACC North Division postseason race after beating their Shoreline… Continue reading

Crescent's Travis Walker

PREP SPORTS: Crescent boys basketball tops short-handed Clallam Bay; other area reports

JOYCE — The Crescent boys basketball team earned a North Olympic League victory over short-handed Clallam Bay 46-36. “Good game. Clallam gave us all we… Continue reading

Crescent's Travis Walker
Port Angeles' Steven Lauderback

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles earns important Olympic League win over Kingston

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles did enough in the first three quarters to survive a late Kingston comeback in an important Olympic League boys basketball… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Steven Lauderback

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby a few weeks away

THE BIG ONE is only a few weeks ago. Not the Super Bowl. The Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby. The annual derby, one of the biggest… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay boys still No. 1 in AP poll; Neah Bay girls ranked fourth

Washington Boys Basketball Prep Poll SEATTLE — How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles girls basketball loses first league game; other area reports

KINGSTON — The Port Angeles girls basketball team still holds a two-game lead in the Olympic League standings, but its league record is unblemished no… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay boys still No. 1 in AP poll; Neah Bay girls ranked fourth

Washington Boys Basketball Prep Poll SEATTLE — How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Area courses hosting Super Bowl-inspired tournaments

A BUNDLE OF nerves is what I will likely be reduced to for Super Bowl XLVIII, the biggest Seahawks game I will ever have witnessed… Continue reading

Port Angeles senior Madylan Coventon leaps during her floor routine.

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles gymnastics takes second at home meet; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — Madylan Coventon placed second in all four events to lead Port Angeles to a second-place finish in its lone home meet of… Continue reading

Port Angeles senior Madylan Coventon leaps during her floor routine.
Port Angeles senior Austin Polly and the Roughriders have an important game against Kingston tonight at Port Angeles High School. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles in postseason hunt

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys basketball team hosts Kingston tonight in a key Olympic League matchup. The Roughriders and the Buccaneers are both… Continue reading

Port Angeles senior Austin Polly and the Roughriders have an important game against Kingston tonight at Port Angeles High School. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Sequim's Vance Willis (12) tries to get around Olympic's Darren Towne (50) during the Wolves' overtime win over the Trojans at Olympic High School. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

BOYS PREP SPORTS: Sequim basketball beats Olympic in overtime; other area reports

BREMERTON — The Sequim boys basketball team took over sole possession of second place in the Olympic League by beating Olympic 57-55 in overtime. The… Continue reading

Sequim's Vance Willis (12) tries to get around Olympic's Darren Towne (50) during the Wolves' overtime win over the Trojans at Olympic High School. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News
A retired jersey for Bernie Fryer hangs from the ceiling of the Peninsula College gym as members of the 1970 championship team are honored. Pictured are

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula beats Olympic behind strong second half

PORT ANGELES — At halftime, Peninsula College honored its title-winning 1970 men's basketball team and retired Bernie Fryer's No. 32 jersey. The current men's team… Continue reading

A retired jersey for Bernie Fryer hangs from the ceiling of the Peninsula College gym as members of the 1970 championship team are honored. Pictured are
Port Angeles High School graduate Macy Walker

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Former Port Angeles Roughriders Frazier and Walker helping rebuild Olympic program

PORT ANGELES — When Peninsula and Olympic faced off, it was more than Pirates versus Rangers. It was Roughriders versus Roughriders. On one side were… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School graduate Macy Walker
Peninsula's Alison Knowles drives past Olympic's Amanda Carper in the second half of the Pirates' 64-58 win. Knowles finished with a game-high 15 points. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula Pirates survive Olympic

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College women's basketball team rode the strength of a 21-5 run over 9:35 of the first half and survived a… Continue reading

Peninsula's Alison Knowles drives past Olympic's Amanda Carper in the second half of the Pirates' 64-58 win. Knowles finished with a game-high 15 points. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News