SPORTS: Area anglers dominate top of leaderboard of salmon derby

DISCOVERY BAY — North Olympic Peninsula anglers had a good showing at the three-day Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby as they had five of the top-10… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles claims second in district girls basketball tournament; win away from state

KENT — White River, ranked fifth in state, was just a little too much for Port Angeles in the West Central District 2A girls basketball… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles and Sequim boys basketball teams end their seasons with district consolation losses Monday

TACOMA — Port Angeles and Sequim won’t have a showdown after all for the No. 4 seed from the West Central District 2A boys basketball… Continue reading

SPORTS: Area wrestlers claim state hardware

TACOMA — Sequim’s Dakota Hinton finished his high school wrestling career on a high note by capturing third place at the Mat Classic at the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles diver wins state title second year in a row

FEDERAL WAY — Port Angeles senior diver Austin Fahrenholtz just keeps getting better and better. Fahrenholtz captured his second straight state title while breaking his… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles nips Renton to advance into 2A girls basketball district championship game

LAKEWOOD — Kiah Jones and Mariah Frazier combined for 29 points to spark the Port Angeles girls basketball team into the West Central District Class… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay boys and girls basketball teams advance to Tri-District championship games; Crescent boys and girls hoops squads drop loser-out games

The Neah Bay boys and girls basketball teams keep rolling toward the Tri-District championship while the Crescent boys and girls squads in Class 1B competition… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles girls basketball advances at district tournament

TACOMA — Kiah Jones and Mariah Frazier combined for 26 points to spark the Port Angeles girls basketball team to the Class 2A West Central… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim boys basketball stays alive in West Central District tournament

TACOMA — The Sequim boys basketball team, with their backs to the wall, stayed alive in the Class 2A West Central District tournament Saturday. The… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim boys basketball team belts Eatonville to stay alive in district tournament

TACOMA — The Big Three are back. Sequim’s top three scorers exploded for a combined 56 points to spark the Sequim boys basketball team to… Continue reading

OUTDOORS COLUMN: Salmon derby to attract hundreds, maybe a thousand

IF YOU THINK you will get the Strait of Juan de Fuca mostly to yourself for this weekend’s salmon derby — think again. The big… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College men’s and women’s basketball teams sweep Everett

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College men’s basketball team survived an upset bid by winning 66-65 on Wednesday night. A David and Goliath story was… Continue reading

SPORTS: Playoffs heating up for Peninsula prep teams, including state wrestling, boys swimming and gymnastics

This is a big weekend for prep sports with state wrestling, boys swimming and diving and gymnastics events set as well as district and tri-district… Continue reading

SPORTS: White River holds off Sequim at West Central District boys basketball playoffs Thursday night

LAKEWOOD — White River took a big lead and then held off a furious charge by Sequim in the Class 2A West Central District boys… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay rallies to beat Tulalip Heritage in boys basketball Tri-District first round; other boys hoops reports

JOYCE — Neah Bay’s boys basketball team used a 27-13 third quarter to get control of its 1B Tri-District tournament first-round game against Tulalip Heritage… Continue reading

OUTDOORS COLUMN: Beaches open to razor-clam digging this weekend; Forks hunter education class set

Peninsula Daily News and news sources OLYMPIA — Area clam diggers take heart on Valentine’s week. The closest beach to North Olympic Peninsula diggers, Kalaloch,… Continue reading

  • Feb 15, 2012
  • Peninsula Daily News and news sources

SPORTS: Both Crescent boys and girls basketball teams win loser-out games, advance to Tri-District tourney

JOYCE — Both the Crescent boys and girls basketball teams are headed to the Class 1B Tri-District tournament after winning loser-out pigtail games at home… Continue reading

SPORTS: Heartbreaking season ending for Port Townsend girls basketball team

PORT TOWNSEND — It’s one thing to lose a do-or-die pigtail playoff game. It’s quite another to expect to have the opportunity to play a… Continue reading

SPORTS: Foster handles Port Angeles at 2A district boys basketball tournament Tuesday night

TACOMA — The Port Angeles boys basketball team lost in the first round of the West Central District 2A tournament Tuesday night. The Roughriders rallied… Continue reading

SPORTS: Area wrestlers advance to state championship; four earn regional titles

Twenty wrestlers from the North Olympic Peninsula advance to state, including four individual regional champions. That does not include several girls wrestlers, at least two… Continue reading