Forks' Halle Palmer

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Forks loses league game to Rainier 57-37

FORKS — Judging a game by its front and back cover, the Forks girls basketball team had nice 1A Evergreen League outing against Rainier. The… Continue reading

Forks' Halle Palmer
Forks' Leo Gonzales (24) stuffs a shot by Rainier's Bailey Miller. The ball became wedged in between the rim and the backboard

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks’ rally falls short against Rainier

FORKS — Forks boys basketball team fell in 1A Evergreen to Rainier 48-39 in a game that was either closer or more lopsided that the… Continue reading

Forks' Leo Gonzales (24) stuffs a shot by Rainier's Bailey Miller. The ball became wedged in between the rim and the backboard

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay routs Mary M. Knight

NEAH BAY — The Neah Bay girls basketball team beat Mary M. Knight for the second time in less than two weeks by a score… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Will the steelhead ever show up?

HOPE THAT THE hatchery steelhead will soon make a mighty winter run is dwindling. “The longer it goes, you start to wonder if [the run]… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Will the steelhead ever show up?

HOPE THAT THE hatchery steelhead will soon make a mighty winter run is dwindling. “The longer it goes, you start to wonder if [the run]… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Port Angeles hosting Battle for the Axe on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Roughriders will look to defend its title at the ninth annual Olympic Shootout wrestling tournament, or Battle for the… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: More anglers chasing steelhead, but success rate about the same

IT APPEARS MORE anglers are fishing for hatchery steelhead on the West End rivers, but it’s tough to say whether or not they are having… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Year in review: Part 2

HAPPY NEW YEAR, and welcome to part two of my annual look back at the way things went down golf-wise in the past year. Truthfully,… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S SPORTS NOTES: Neah Bay football, Peninsula College soccer top Peninsula sports stories of 2013

I'M A FIRM BELIEVER that number-one rankings should not be shared. One is supposed to be a lonely number, especially at the top. If it… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles falls to Bonney Lake; Sequim drops two at tournament

BONNEY LAKE — The Port Angeles girls basketball team lost on the road to Bonney Lake in the last North Olympic Peninsula high school sports… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula College men go cold, take fifth at Big Bend

MOSES LAKE — The Peninsula College men’s team concluded its nonleague slate with a fifth-place showing at the Big Bend Holiday Tournament. The Pirates opened… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Forks wins title at The Rock tourney; other area reports

VASHON — After second- and third-place showings in its previous two tournaments, Forks came away with its second first-place finish of the year at The… Continue reading

Seahawks playoff tickets sold in fewer than 30 minutes

The Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seahawks say they sold out of playoff tickets in less than 30 minutes. The team sold a limited number… Continue reading

  • Dec 31, 2013
Neah Bay's Zeke Greene

BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay tops Chimacum to win Crush in the Slush small-school title

PORT TOWNSEND — Neah Bay earned the Crush in the Slush small-school championship by beating Chimacum 64-54 at Port Townsend High School. It was the… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Zeke Greene
Port Angeles' Tristen Isett

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles rolls after halftime to beat Black Hills 81-71

PORT ANGELES — A much-improved Port Angeles beat a much-improved Black Hills 81-71 in a nonleague boys basketball game at Port Angeles High School. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Tristen Isett
Port Townsend's Sean Dwyer (11) reverses direction around La Conner's Matt Finley during the small-school consolation game of the Crush in the Slush tournament at Port Townsend High School. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend beats La Conner at Crush in the Slush 48-39

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Redskins shook off an upset loss to Chimacum and rebounded for a solid 48-39 victory over La Conner in… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Sean Dwyer (11) reverses direction around La Conner's Matt Finley during the small-school consolation game of the Crush in the Slush tournament at Port Townsend High School. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Port Townsend's Jewel Johnson

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend outduels rival Chimacum

PORT TOWNSEND — With players crashing to the court for loose balls and possession arrows solving 50-50 tie-ups playing an important role, Port Townsend won… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Jewel Johnson
Port Townsend's Cody Russell (2)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Chimacum beats Port Townsend at Crush in the Slush

PORT TOWNSEND — Chimacum knocked off the one opponent that's always circled on the schedule before the season starts, and did it to the Port… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Cody Russell (2)
Neah Bay's Josiah Greene (12) makes the game-winning basket against La Conner at the Crush in the Slush tournament at Port Townsend High School. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay edges La Conner 49-47

PORT TOWNSEND — Let the Neah Bay boys basketball team hang around and keep itself in games at your own peril. Class 2B La Conner… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Josiah Greene (12) makes the game-winning basket against La Conner at the Crush in the Slush tournament at Port Townsend High School. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Chimacum's Lauren Thacker blasts through the defense of Friday Harbor's Taylor Turnbull during the opening game of the Crush in the Slush tournament. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Chimacum battles, but falls to Friday Harbor

PORT TOWNSEND — The Chimacum girls basketball team showed flashes of strong play but dropped the opening contest of the 2013 Crush in the Slush… Continue reading

Chimacum's Lauren Thacker blasts through the defense of Friday Harbor's Taylor Turnbull during the opening game of the Crush in the Slush tournament. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News