Lee Horton

Peninsula's Ryley Callaghan brings the ball down the court during the Pirates' win over Edmonds last month. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula Pirates aim to keep playing their way

PORT ANGELES — Coach Mitch Freeman said the Peninsula Pirates want to play “Peninsula College basketball” when they face Chemeketa on Saturday in the opening… Continue reading

Peninsula's Ryley Callaghan brings the ball down the court during the Pirates' win over Edmonds last month. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College looking forward to loser-out playoff pressure

PORT ANGELES — The Northwest Athletic Conference tweaked its basketball tournament this year. Instead of four straight days of games in Kennewick, as the tournament… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Kenrick Doherty Jr. rises for a layup against Riverside Christian's Michael Catton during the Red Devils' regional victory last week. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: State won’t be easy, but Neah Bay has favorable draw

ANGER IS BURNING in basketball circles throughout the state leading up to this weekend's state championship tournaments in Tacoma, Yakima and Spokane. The WIAA's draw… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Kenrick Doherty Jr. rises for a layup against Riverside Christian's Michael Catton during the Red Devils' regional victory last week. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula's Cherish Moss

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men and women riding strong defenses into postseason

PORT ANGELES — How to describe the success of Peninsula College's basketball teams this season, in one sentence? How about one letter: D. Peninsula's women's… Continue reading

Peninsula's Cherish Moss

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Quilcene’s Weller sisters honored by SeaTac League

Quilcene sisters Megan and Abbygael Weller have received postseason honors from the SeaTac League's girl basketball coaches. Megan Weller, a senior, was voted to the… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Cheyenne Wheeler and Hayley Baxley put pressure on Anacortes' Gabby Ronngren during the 2A state regional round at Mount Vernon High School. (Brandy Shreve/Skagit Valley Herald)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles knocked out of postseason by Anacortes

MOUNT VERNON — The Port Angeles girls basketball team's season came to an end with a 48-26 loss to Anacortes in the regional round of… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Cheyenne Wheeler and Hayley Baxley put pressure on Anacortes' Gabby Ronngren during the 2A state regional round at Mount Vernon High School. (Brandy Shreve/Skagit Valley Herald)

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Wheeler is co-MVP of Olympic League 2A; other area players earn all-league honors

Port Angeles junior post Nizhoni Wheeler and Olympic junior point guard Danielle Monzon have been voted Olympic League 2A girls basketball co-MVPs by the league's… Continue reading

Danny Davis

WEEKEND REWIND: Anacortes angler’s 20-pound blackmouth wins Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby

GARDINER — Danny Davis' crabbing boat was the place to be during the Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby over the weekend. Not only did Davis become… Continue reading

Danny Davis

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Rogers voted all-league first team

Port Angeles senior post Lambros Rogers was voted All-Olympic League 2A first team by the league's boys basketball coaches. Rogers averaged 10.6 points, 12.8 rebounds,… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Sekiu, Hood Canal salmon fisheries still open

THE CLOSURE OF the blackmouth fishery in Marine Area 6 is a hit for anglers, but they aren't completely out of options. Area 6 (eastern… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Nizhoni Wheeler looks for a way around Port Townsend's Kaitlyn Meek during a game in Port Townsend earlier this season. Wheeler and the 10th-ranked Roughriders play ninth-ranked Anacortes in the 2A regionals today. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls, Neah Bay boys and girls in win-or-go-home regionals

MOUNT VERNON — The season is on the line, and the Port Angeles Roughriders have to face the team that dealt them their first and… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Nizhoni Wheeler looks for a way around Port Townsend's Kaitlyn Meek during a game in Port Townsend earlier this season. Wheeler and the 10th-ranked Roughriders play ninth-ranked Anacortes in the 2A regionals today. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Lake Leland trout ‘waking up’ from winter

RISING WATER TEMPERATURES mean it’s only a matter of time before Lake Leland starts producing for anglers. “Lake Leland has been waking up with the… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Moss picked for All-State team; Forks’ DeMatties voted all-league

Neah Bay's Ryan Moss was been selected to play in the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association All-State game. Moss, a 6-foot guard, was one of… Continue reading

Peninsula's Jeremiah Hobbs

MEN’S BASKETBALL: ‘We have to stay dialed in’ — already region champs, Peninsula Pirates still want to finish strong

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College men's basketball team has achieved everything it wanted in the regular season. The Pirates are Northwest Athletic Conference North… Continue reading

Peninsula's Jeremiah Hobbs

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: First-place Peninsula faces must-win at Skagit Valley

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College women's basketball team had a huge win over Bellevue last week that gave them a one-game lead in the… Continue reading

Danny Davis

Anacortes angler’s 20-pound blackmouth wins Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby

GARDINER — Danny Davis' crabbing boat was the place to be during the Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby over the weekend. Not only did Davis become… Continue reading

Danny Davis

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks’ Browning and Adams voted all-league

FORKS — Forks High School boys basketball players Parker Browning and Marky Adams were honored by the coaches of the Evergreen League this week. Browning,… Continue reading

Sequim sophomore Matthew Craig stands on the podium after placing eighth in the 1-meter dive at the Class 2A state championships. (Susan Craig)

SWIMMING AND DIVING: Five area athletes earn spots on podium at state meet

FEDERAL WAY — The North Olympic Peninsula had five swimmers and divers reach the podium at the Class 2A state championships at the King County… Continue reading

Sequim sophomore Matthew Craig stands on the podium after placing eighth in the 1-meter dive at the Class 2A state championships. (Susan Craig)
Danny Davis

Anacortes angler’s 20-pound blackmouth wins Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby

GARDINER — Danny Davis' crabbing boat was the place to be during the Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby over the weekend. Not only did Davis become… Continue reading

Danny Davis
Peninsula's Chris Reis (20) drives past the defense of Bellevue's Yonathan Michael. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula edges Bellevue to clinch region championship

PORT ANGELES — Seven points isn't a huge margin, but it kind of caught the Peninsula College men's basketball team off-guard. “It felt like we… Continue reading

Peninsula's Chris Reis (20) drives past the defense of Bellevue's Yonathan Michael. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)