Lee Horton

Port Angeles' Morgan Mower

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles wrestling wins sixth straight Battle for the Axe

PORT ANGELES — The axe will stay in Port Angeles. For the sixth straight year, the Roughriders placed first at their own wrestling tournament, the… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Morgan Mower
Port Angeles' Lambros Rogers

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles and Forks win big

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys basketball team finished its nonleague schedule by forcing 28 turnovers in a 56-39 victory over Rochester. “Our defensive… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Lambros Rogers

OUTDOORS: Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby sticking with changes made last year

GARDINER — The Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby will be held for the weekend after Presidents Day for the second straight year. The three-day derby will… Continue reading

Elise Beuke walks through a tunnel of oars at Log Cabin Resort soon after she returned from the Junior World Championships in Brazil. (Jim Heckman)

SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW: Beuke was North Olympic Peninsula’s top story of 2015

A UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON coach sees an athlete who spent most of their teenage years in Sequim and sees someone with the potential to be… Continue reading

Elise Beuke walks through a tunnel of oars at Log Cabin Resort soon after she returned from the Junior World Championships in Brazil. (Jim Heckman)
Port Townsend's Kaiden Parcher (55) is surrounded by the defense of Seattle Christian's Zac VanderLay

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend closes Crush in the Slush with second straight close loss

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend boys basketball team went back to work Wednesday morning. After practicing through Christmas and then playing two games in… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Kaiden Parcher (55) is surrounded by the defense of Seattle Christian's Zac VanderLay
Port Townsend's Reilly Berkshire maneuvers in the post against Bainbridge's Malia Peato. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Meek has plenty of help in Port Townsend’s blowout of Bainbridge JV

PORT TOWNSEND — A game against a larger school's JV team can go either way. For Port Townsend, a Class 1A school, it went quite… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Reilly Berkshire maneuvers in the post against Bainbridge's Malia Peato. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

OUTDOORS: Better weather should bring better fishing this weekend

THE YEAR 2015 has apparently used up its quota of wet weather, because it’s coming to a dry conclusion. And that is great news for… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Forks places second at The Rock without best effort

VASHON — Jack Dahlgren remained undefeated and was one of three individual champions for Forks at The Rock wrestling tournament. The Spartans placed second as… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Jericho McGimpsey drives against Port Townsend's Jacob Ralls (3) during a Crush in the Slush tournament game in Port Townsend. The Red Devils rallied from early deficits to win twice at the tournament. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay rallies for two wins at Crush in the Slush tournament

PORT TOWNSEND – Same old story. The Neah Bay boys basketball team fell far behind in the first quarter, spent the next two quarters getting… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Jericho McGimpsey drives against Port Townsend's Jacob Ralls (3) during a Crush in the Slush tournament game in Port Townsend. The Red Devils rallied from early deficits to win twice at the tournament. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Neah Bay's Gina McCalley drives past Squalicum's Desiree Henry in Port Townsend on Tuesday. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS BASKETBALL: No victories, but Neah Bay improves effort at Crush in the Slush tourney

PORT TOWNSEND – Neah Bay's Vonte Aguirre grabbed an offensive rebound an scored as the final buzzer sounded Tuesday against Squalicum at the Crush in… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Gina McCalley drives past Squalicum's Desiree Henry in Port Townsend on Tuesday. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Port Townsend's Kaitlyn Meek dribbles while pressured by Melbourne's Zoe Kelty (11) and Alex McKellar during the Crush in the Slush tournament on Monday in Port Townsend. The Australian team cruised to a 65-28 victory. Boys and girls basketball action continues today at Port Townsend High School. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend no match for Australian visitors in Crush in the Slush tourney opener

PORT TOWNSEND — Australian teams have been frequent visitors to the Crush in the Slush basketball tournament. The quality of past teams has been mixed,… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Kaitlyn Meek dribbles while pressured by Melbourne's Zoe Kelty (11) and Alex McKellar during the Crush in the Slush tournament on Monday in Port Townsend. The Australian team cruised to a 65-28 victory. Boys and girls basketball action continues today at Port Townsend High School. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
New Orleans Saints running backs coach Joel Thomas

WEEKEND REWIND — FOOTBALL: Former Port Angeles standout Joel Thomas coaching on game’s biggest stage with New Orleans Saints

The path to the NFL starts in Port Angeles and goes through places such as Moscow, Idaho, and West Lafayette, Ind., and Fayetteville, Ark. Finally,… Continue reading

New Orleans Saints running backs coach Joel Thomas
New Orleans Saints running backs coach Joel Thomas

FOOTBALL: Former Port Angeles standout Joel Thomas coaching on game’s biggest stage with New Orleans Saints

The path to the NFL starts in Port Angeles and goes through places such as Moscow, Idaho, and West Lafayette, Ind., and Fayetteville, Ark. Finally,… Continue reading

New Orleans Saints running backs coach Joel Thomas
Neah Bay's Cole Svec was voted to the All-State first team offense by The Associated Press. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: North Olympic Peninsula players earn Associated Press All-State honors

SEATTLE — Five North Olympic Peninsula high school football players have been voted to the Class 1B All-State team by The Associated Press. The Peninsula… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Cole Svec was voted to the All-State first team offense by The Associated Press. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Quilcene's Megan Weller

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Quilcene sweeps Crescent for second time this season; Forks wrestlers win tourney

QUILCENE — For the second time this season, Quilcene swept a basketball doubleheader against Crescent. The Rangers won Tuesday's boys game 49-42, and the Quilcene… Continue reading

Quilcene's Megan Weller
Port Angeles' Noah McGoff drives against Archbishop Murphy's Carson Truong during the first half of the Roughriders' 46-42 loss at Port Angeles High School. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles’ rally falls short against Archbishop Murphy

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles bounced back from an awful first quarter but couldn't completely overcome it in a 46-42 loss to Archbishop Murphy in… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Noah McGoff drives against Archbishop Murphy's Carson Truong during the first half of the Roughriders' 46-42 loss at Port Angeles High School. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News
Tulalip Heritage's Adiya Johnson gets sandwiched between Neah Bay's Tristin Johnson

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Neah Bay falls after allowing late rally

NEAH BAY — Tulalip Heritage defeated Neah Bay 51-46 in a showdown of two of Western Washington top Class 1B girls basketball teams. The Hawks… Continue reading

Tulalip Heritage's Adiya Johnson gets sandwiched between Neah Bay's Tristin Johnson
Neah Bay's Cole Svec was voted to the All-State first team offense by The Associated Press. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: North Olympic Peninsula players earn Associated Press All-State honors

SEATTLE — Five North Olympic Peninsula high school football players have been voted to the Class 1B All-State team by The Associated Press. The Peninsula… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Cole Svec was voted to the All-State first team offense by The Associated Press. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles humbled by Tumwater

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys basketball team's three-game winning streak was snapped when it lost 52-33 at home to Tumwater. The Roughriders were… Continue reading

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PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles wins gymnastics meet in Sehome

SEHOME — Maya Wharton and Cassii Middlestead led Port Angeles to victory at a three team meet at North Coast Gymnastics. Wharton placed second in… Continue reading

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