The President’s Day Tournament sponsored by Ruddell Auto held in Port Angeles on Saturday and Sunday featured fourth- through eighth-grade teams, some of which came from as far away as Mount Vernon and Blaine. A total of 30 teams played in the tournament held at Port Angeles High School and Roosevelt Elementary. Here, Sequim seventh-grader #10 Aayden Soiseth (10) drives to the basket guarded by Port Angeles’s sixth-grade team member Payton Strohauer (21). Sequim won the game 35-23. The top two finishers in each division qualified for the Washington State Middle School Basketball Championship to be held in Spokane in March. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

The President’s Day Tournament sponsored by Ruddell Auto held in Port Angeles on Saturday and Sunday featured fourth- through eighth-grade teams, some of which came from as far away as Mount Vernon and Blaine. A total of 30 teams played in the tournament held at Port Angeles High School and Roosevelt Elementary. Here, Sequim seventh-grader #10 Aayden Soiseth (10) drives to the basket guarded by Port Angeles’s sixth-grade team member Payton Strohauer (21). Sequim won the game 35-23. The top two finishers in each division qualified for the Washington State Middle School Basketball Championship to be held in Spokane in March. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

SPORTS PHOTO: Lots of hoops in Port Angeles for Presidents’ Day Weekend

  • By Dave Logan for Peninsula Daily News
  • Tuesday, February 20, 2024 1:30am
  • SportsArea Sports

The President’s Day Tournament sponsored by Ruddell Auto held in Port Angeles on Saturday and Sunday featured fourth- through eighth-grade teams, some of which came from as far away as Mount Vernon and Blaine. A total of 30 teams played in the tournament held at Port Angeles High School and Roosevelt Elementary. Here, Sequim seventh-grader #10 Aayden Soiseth (10) drives to the basket guarded by Port Angeles’s sixth-grade team member Payton Strohauer (21). Sequim won the game 35-23. The top two finishers in each division qualified for the Washington State Middle School Basketball Championship to be held in Spokane in March.

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