Michael Carman

Peninsula's Deonte Dixon

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula rides strong start, solid finish to win against Skagit Valley

PORT ANGELES — It wasn't always easy, but the Peninsula College men's basketball team never relinquished the lead in a 76-67 Northwest Athletic Conference North… Continue reading

Peninsula's Deonte Dixon

OUTDOORS: State reducing blackmouth limit off Port Angeles

THE BLACKMOUTH BAG limit in Marine Area 6 (East Strait of Juan de Fuca) will be reduced from two hatchery chinook to one beginning Friday,… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Clallam Bay outshoots Crescent

JOYCE — Clallam Bay ran away with a 61-36 North Olympic League win against Crescent. “[It was a ]scrappy game,” Loggers coach Chris Ferrier said.… Continue reading

Peninsula's Imani Smith passes into the lane as Skagit Valley's Jordyn Turner looks on. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Moss sisters lead Peninsula past Skagit Valley

PORT ANGELES — Neah Bay's Moss sisters, Cierra and Cherish, combined to hit 7 of 16 shots from 3-point range to spark the Peninsula College… Continue reading

Peninsula's Imani Smith passes into the lane as Skagit Valley's Jordyn Turner looks on. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Mike McAleer

YOUTH SOCCER: Storm King Soccer Club’s U-14 Blue host Founders’ Cup semifinal Saturday in Sequim

SEQUIM — The Storm King Soccer Club’s boys U-14 Blue team will play for a berth in the Washington State Youth Soccer Association’s Founders Cup… Continue reading

Mike McAleer
Port Angeles' Noah McGoff

BOYS BASKETBALL: Defensive effort keeps Port Angeles close in loss to league leaders

PORT ANGELES — Despite carrying out its defensive game plan to near perfection, the Port Angeles boys basketball team fell 38-28 at home to Olympic… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Noah McGoff

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles bitten by North Kitsap in final seconds; other area reports

POULSBO — Karma came around and bit the Port Angeles girls basketball team in a nail-biting 31-30 loss at North Kitsap. “With 21 seconds left,… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Support youth anglers at Puget Sound Anglers’ benefit dinner and auction

A LIFETIME OF angling adventures can begin with a single nibble of a trout in the pond at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. Such is… Continue reading

GOLF: Busy June planned at SunLand Golf & Country Club

SUNLAND GOLF & COUNTRY Club will be a hive of activity around the summer solstice. SunLand will host the 2016 WSGA Women’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Katyn Flores drives against Black Hills'  Rachel LeBelle. Flores went on to make the game-winning basket later in the game. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Flores’ buzzer-beater lifts Port Angeles to upset of sixth-ranked Black Hills

PORT ANGELES — Maddie Boe's old-school bounce pass through the lane found a wide-open Katyn Flores for a buzzer-beating, game-winning layup, lifting the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Katyn Flores drives against Black Hills'  Rachel LeBelle. Flores went on to make the game-winning basket later in the game. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Tristin Butler earns a state-qualifying time in the 100-yard butterfly during the Roughriders' dual-meet victory against Olympic and Klahowya on Thursday. (Patty Reifenstahl)

BOYS SWIMMING: Port Angeles sinks Olympic and Klahowya in double dual; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles lapped Olympic and Klahowya in an Olympic League boys swimming double dual at William Shore Memorial Pool. The Roughriders topped… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Tristin Butler earns a state-qualifying time in the 100-yard butterfly during the Roughriders' dual-meet victory against Olympic and Klahowya on Thursday. (Patty Reifenstahl)
Chloe Rogers of Port Townsend

GIRLS WRESTLING: Sequim’s Mendoza bests Port Townsend’s Rogers in state-caliber duel

SEQUIM — In a matchup of two girls wrestling state-title contenders, Sequim’s Alma Mendoza bested Port Townsend’s Chloe Rogers 5-4 in their 145-pound match at… Continue reading

Chloe Rogers of Port Townsend
Jackson Schott of Port Townsend

WRESTLING: Sequim stuns Port Angeles and routs Port Townsend to sweep double dual

SEQUIM — As the pins and points piled up early for the Sequim wrestling team against rival Port Angeles, belief blossomed on the Wolves' bench.… Continue reading

Jackson Schott of Port Townsend

OUTDOORS: State, tribes urged to come to agreement regarding salmon seasons

IMAGINE A SUMMER without recreational chinook or coho fishing. A warning shot intended to avoid such a scenario, in the form of a sternly worded… Continue reading

Forks' Parker Browning scores against Elma's Elijah Martin (24) and Blake Sackrider (13). The Spartans won 51-41 to earn a season sweep against the Eagles. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ Adams steps up to lead Spartans to win

FORKS — Powered by 22 points, 20 rebounds and six blocked shots from Forks' 6-foot-8 center Marky Adams, the Spartans earned a season sweep of… Continue reading

Forks' Parker Browning scores against Elma's Elijah Martin (24) and Blake Sackrider (13). The Spartans won 51-41 to earn a season sweep against the Eagles. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles shuts down North Mason

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls basketball team rebounded from their first Olympic League 2A loss by shutting down the Bulldogs 47-16 “We had… Continue reading

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OUTDOORS: Alternative steelhead bait presentation tonight in Sequim

IT'S IMPORTANT TO always have something to look forward to. The reality of having no more Seahawks games to enjoy, or more accurately, worry about… Continue reading

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GOLF: Tickets on sale, volunteer applications now accepted for June’s LPGA major

MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF returns to Western Washington June 7-12 for the KPMB Women's PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish. Those who felt priced… Continue reading

Port Angeles' gymnast Lexi Hefton competes on the uneven bars. Hefton won the event after receiving a score of 8.1. She finished third in the all-around at the meet. (Daniel Horton/for Peninsula Daily News)

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles vaults to victory in lone home meet

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles gymnasts claimed the top three spots in the all-around as the Roughriders rolled to victory in their lone home meet… Continue reading

Port Angeles' gymnast Lexi Hefton competes on the uneven bars. Hefton won the event after receiving a score of 8.1. She finished third in the all-around at the meet. (Daniel Horton/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Grayson Peet

BOYS BASKETBALL: Olympic outlasts Port Angeles in double overtime

PORT ANGELES — Missed opportunities crippled the Port Angeles boys basketball team's chances to overcome Olympic in a 44-41 double-overtime loss. The last shot in… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Grayson Peet