SPORTS: In the zone; dirty word for some, solid defense for others in girls basketball

There is a stigma attached to zone defense at all levels of basketball. To some coaches, using one is tantamount to sacrificing your basketball bona… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College men’s and women’s basketball teams sweep games Saturday night

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College men’s and women’s basketball teams swept their games Saturday night. The Pirate women’s thrilling 77-75 come-from-behind victory over Lower… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend beats Vashon Island in girls basketball

PORT TOWNSEND — Irina Lyons scored 17 points and Codi Hallinan added 12 to lead the Port Townsend Redskins to their first win of the… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: Physical Red Devils grind out 1B title

THERE WERE FEW secrets regarding the Neah Bay football team this fall. The Red Devils were going to run first, second and third. And if… Continue reading

SPORTS: Kingston nips Port Angeles by three in boys basketball; other prep reports

PORT ANGELES — Big Easton Napiontek looks like he’s never taken any time off for boys basketball. The 6-foot-8 senior scored 23 points and hauled… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay captures state Class 1B football championship

TACOMA — Titus Pascua and Keaton Hawkins embraced amid a throng of supporters crammed together in a cramped corner of the Tacoma Dome. The two… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay uses stout defense to hold off Almira in state-title game

TACOMA — Almira Coulee Hartline had one of the most explosive offenses in the state coming into Friday’s Class 1B championship football game against Neah… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend picks longtime assistant to take over boys soccer program

PORT TOWNSEND — Longtime assistant coach Steve Shively is taking over the Port Townsend boys soccer program this spring. Shively, who has been the boys… Continue reading

Neah Bay wins state 1B football title

TACOMA — Senior Titus Pascua rushed for 187 yards, including a 73-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, to lead Neah Bay to a 36-28… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Winter steelhead season starting in full force

THE ANNUAL OCCUPY Bogachiel free-for-all hath finally arrived. It may have started a few days late, but winter steelhead season is officially underway. From the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Experienced point guards in good supply on Peninsula boys basketball prep teams

It takes a certain type of player to be a point guard. They have to be unselfish, but also control the ball most of the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Forks nips Sequim 31-30 in girls basketball; both Sequim and Port Angeles boys basketball teams win

FORKS — The Class 1A Forks girls basketball team opened the season with a one-point thriller over 2A North Olympic Peninsula rival Sequim in nonleague… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay plays for Class 1B state football championship Friday

TACOMA — Neah Bay is the last football team standing on the North Olympic Peninsula. The Red Devils, 11-2, will end their outstanding season today… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Rope tows not ready on Hurricane Ridge

ALL THAT SNOW sitting atop the Olympic Mountains sure is inviting. Now that Hurricane Ridge Road is open seven days a week — weather permitting,… Continue reading

SPORTS: Forks girls basketball team nips Sequim 31-30

FORKS — The Class 1A Forks girls basketball team opened the season with a one-point thriller over 2A North Olympic Peninsula rival Sequim in nonleague… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles beats W.F. West by 10 points in boys basketball action

CHEHALIS — The Port Angeles boys basketball team opened the season with a solid 54-44 victory over W.F. West on Wednesday night. Easton Napiontek led… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles girls basketball loses opening game while Chimacum teams split

LAKE STEVENS — The youthful Port Angeles girls basketball team didn’t bother with the frying pan. The Roughriders jumped right into the fire. Class 4A… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim boys basketball team beats 3A Bainbridge 56-52

SEQUIM — The Class 2A Sequim boys basketball team knocked off the 3A Bainbridge Spartans for the second year in a row Wednesday night, riding… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Holiday events set for area courses

TRIMMING THE CHRISTMAS tree awaits me this weekend but more than 150 pro golfers can get the best early present around: a place on the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum boys and girls basketball teams open season by splitting with Klahowya

The Chimacum boys and girls basketball teams of the Nisqually League split with Olympic League’s Klahowya to open the season Tuesday night. The Chimacum boys… Continue reading