Lee Horton

Peninsula's Cherish Moss

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula Pirates take second at crossover

PORT ANGELES — When the Peninsula Pirates were called to receive their second-place trophy, there was a few seconds of hesitation before a few players… Continue reading

Peninsula's Cherish Moss
South Puget Sound's Lenora Hofer

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Homecoming a happy one for Port Angeles graduates Johnson and Hofer

PORT ANGELES — Krista Johnson heard it all. The “Kris-ta! Kris-ta! Kris-ta!” The Makah war song. The former teammates in the crowd cheering for her.… Continue reading

South Puget Sound's Lenora Hofer
Sequim's Riley Cowen

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim boys drop close league game to Kingston; Port Angeles teams off to fast league starts

SEQUIM — Sequim fell to 0-2 in Olympic League 2A boys basketball play with a 45-41 loss at home to Kingston. The Wolves find themselves… Continue reading

Sequim's Riley Cowen

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Neah Bay has three honored by North Olympic League — corrected

EDITOR'S NOTE: This report has been corrected to reflect that Savannah Goodrich was voted best setter. Neah Bay senior Holly Greene was named to the… Continue reading

Peninsula's Jenise McKnight

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula wins home debut against South Puget Sound, faces Big Bend tonight

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula Pirates used a late first half run to pull away from South Puget Sound in the opening round of the… Continue reading

Peninsula's Jenise McKnight
Former Port Angeles High School standout Krista Johnson puts up a shot against Lower Columbia last season. Johnson and fellow Port Angeles graduate Lenora Hofer are in their sophomore seasons at South Puget Sound

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Port Angeles graduates Johnson and Hofer return to face Peninsula tonight

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College will host two fellow region leaders and a couple of familiar faces at the eight-team Battle in the Olympics starting… Continue reading

Former Port Angeles High School standout Krista Johnson puts up a shot against Lower Columbia last season. Johnson and fellow Port Angeles graduate Lenora Hofer are in their sophomore seasons at South Puget Sound
Port Townsend's Kaiden Parcher (55) tries to block a shot by Sequim's Jack Shea. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Hot-shooting Sequim defeats Port Townsend 55-45

PORT TOWNSEND — The Sequim boys basketball team won its second consecutive game by going on the road and defeating Port Townsend 55-45. The Wolves… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Kaiden Parcher (55) tries to block a shot by Sequim's Jack Shea. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim routs winless but resilient Port Townsend

SEQUIM — Jordan Miller and Adrienne Haggerty led Sequim to a 56-31 nonleague girls basketball victory over Port Townsend. Miller scored 18 points and Haggerty… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Nizhoni Wheeler (44) shoots against Olympic's Ella Hazzard

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles shuts down Olympic in league opener

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles and Olympic went five minutes without scoring a point in their Olympic League 2A girls basketball opener. No big deal… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Nizhoni Wheeler (44) shoots against Olympic's Ella Hazzard

PREP WRESTLING: Forks opens with strong trip to La Center

LA CENTER — The Forks wrestling team opened its season with a successful trip to La Center. First, the Spartans swept a pair of dual… Continue reading

Peninsula's Zhara Laster

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula takes fifth at Pierce tournament; ‘We have to get better,’ coach says

LAKEWOOD — The Peninsula Pirates aren't the team that won the Northwest Athletic Conference championship last year. They're the team that lost to Bellevue on… Continue reading

Peninsula's Zhara Laster
Port Angeles' Brennan Gray

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles overcomes slow first half to rout Chimacum

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles and Chimacum both got what they wanted in the second half. The Roughriders wanted to play better, and the Cowboys… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Brennan Gray
Port Angeles' Tristin Butler swims a state time backstroke in the 200 individual medley. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles out-swims Sequim in league meet; Roughriders fare well in gymnastics season-opener

PORT ANGELES — Tristin Butler swam two state qualifying times and Port Angeles defeated Sequim 123-34 in the season opener for both boys swimming and… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Tristin Butler swims a state time backstroke in the 200 individual medley. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

BOYS BASKETBALL: Sequim shares the ball, staves off Neah Bay

SEQUIM — ’Tis the season for giving. The Sequim Wolves gave the ball to each other and received a 65-60 win over Neah Bay on… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Cei'J Gagnon

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay pushes past Sequim with second-half surge

SEQUIM — How did that happen? Coach Tony McCaulley struggled to pin down how the Neah Bay girls were able pull off a 55-35 win… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Cei'J Gagnon
Peninsula sophomore Dimitri Amos (12) goes for a layup against South Puget Sound on the second day of the Pirates Classic at Peninsula College. Daniel Horton/for Peninsula Daily News

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula closes out Pirate Classic with loss to South Puget Sound

PORT ANGELES — The key to taking the Peninsula Pirates out of their comfort zone is to put them in a zone. The Peninsula College… Continue reading

Peninsula sophomore Dimitri Amos (12) goes for a layup against South Puget Sound on the second day of the Pirates Classic at Peninsula College. Daniel Horton/for Peninsula Daily News

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Win streak snapped at 19 games as Peninsula Pirates go 2-1 on Eastern Washington road trip

WENATCHEE — The streak is over. After 19 consecutive wins, the Peninsula College women's basketball team suffered its first loss in more than 10 months… Continue reading

Peninsula College freshman Omar Lo

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula outlasts pesky Tacoma

PORT ANGELES — Deonte Dixon drove the lane for a layup that gave the Peninsula College the lead for good less than four minutes into… Continue reading

Peninsula College freshman Omar Lo

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles wrestlers take second at season opener

TACOMA — Port Angeles opened the wrestling season with a second-place showing at the Patriot Dome Classic at Washington High School. Tyler Gale and Branden… Continue reading

Chimacum's Sam Golden eyes the basket while defended by North Mason's Zac Marks as the Bulldogs' Trey Fisher looks on. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Chimacum’s comeback bid denied in loss to North Mason

CHIMACUM — Trey Fisher filleted Chimacum for 32 points, but the Cowboys rallied before falling 66-63 to North Mason in nonleague boys basketball action. The… Continue reading

Chimacum's Sam Golden eyes the basket while defended by North Mason's Zac Marks as the Bulldogs' Trey Fisher looks on. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News