Playoff updates for Peninsula men, women
PORT ANGELES — If the Peninsula College women can beat Whatcom at home tonight, they might also get to host a play-in playoff game Saturday to qualify for the Northwestern Athletic Conference tournament.
The Peninsula and Olympic women are both 5-6 in North Division play. If they end up tied at 6-6 in fourth place in the North Division, they will have a play-in game, likely Saturday. If they both finish at 6-6, the game would likely be played in Bremerton. If the two teams end up tied at 5-7, that game could be played at Peninsula College.
And if the Peninsula women win and Olympic loses, the Pirates are in the tournament with no play-in game.
Whatcom is a fairly weak team at 2-9 in the North Division and Peninsula beat the Orcas earlier this season. Really good news for Peninsula is that Olympic is playing Bellevue on Wednesday, the North’s first-place team at 9-2. And Bellevue will be motivated as the Bulldogs need to win that game to win the North title.
The Peninsula women started off the season 2-14, but the Pirates have won five out of their past eight games — all league games — to get into playoff position.
Meanwhile, the Peninsula men are currently in second place in the North Division at 8-5 (18-10 overall) and also play Whatcom tonight. The men could end up second or third behind Edmonds.
The NWAC will announce the bracket in a live-streamed event on Sunday. They will draw the women’s bracket at 2 p.m. and the men’s bracket at 3 p.m.. The drawing will determine who’s paired against who and from which region and the game times.
The women’s game will be at 5 p.m. today and the men’s game 7 p.m.
Volleyball league
PORT ANGELES — Peak Performance Therapy defeated KR3W 25-14, 27-25 Thursday night in the championship match to win the 2018 Peninsula Volleyball League title.
The team is made up of players from Port Angeles and Sequim, including Port Angeles High School volleyball coach Christine Halberg, Neah Bay volleyball coach Rebekah Monet, Nancy LeBlanc and Eric Palenik from Sequim and Alyssa Wetzler, Greg Halberg and Tom Lotz from Port Angeles.
KR3W, who went unbeaten in the regular season, defeated Set For Life 25-18, 31-29 in one semifinal and Peak Performance got by New Kids on the Block 25-16, 25-13 in the other semi.
In the quarterfinal round, it was Set For Life knocking out Attack Pack 25-23, 25-16 and New Kids dropping The Killers 27-25, 16-25, 15-11.
The three rounds of playoffs were held Thursday at the Peninsula College gym.
Medal contest winner
PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Discovery Marathon announced this week the winners of its Kids Medal Design Contest.
The Kids Marathon medal is presented to all kids who cross the finish line at the annual fun run event in June.
The grand prize winner was Abby Sanford, 12. The runners-up were Jonathan Labbe, 7; Mikayla DeCou, 11; Dylan Baermann, 11; Ella Garcelon, 9.
Abby’s artwork will be on the 2018 Kids Marathon Medals.
“I wanted to incorporate running and bright colors into my design. I’m very proud to have my artwork chosen for this year’s medal,” she said. All winners receive an entry into the Kids Marathon event, a special certificate and a thank-you goodies bag.
The 15th Annual Kids Marathon will be help June 2 at the Port Angeles City Pier at 4 p.m. Go to the marathon website for details: nodm.com
Sign-ups continue
PORT ANGELES — Registration continues for North Olympic Baseball and Softball at https://nobas.website.siplay.com/.
North Olympic Baseball and Softball is affiliated nationally with Cal Ripken Baseball.
The league fields teams for boys ages 5 to 12 and girls ages 5 to 16. Boys ages for the upcoming season are determined by the age the player will be April 30.
Girls’ ages are determined by their age on December 31, 2017. Players will need to upload a copy of their birth certificate onto the website during registration prior to being able to participate.
Registration fees are $35 per player, with a family maximum of $90.
Skills testing for both baseball players ages 8 to 12 and softball players ages 8 to 16 who have not previously played on a majors team will be held at the Lincoln Park fields on consecutive Saturdays, March 3 and March 10. Testing is grouped by age level and specific times are available on the league website.
A baseball and softball skills clinic will be held at Lincoln Park from 4:30 p.m. to dark Monday through Wednesday, March 5-7.
For more information, visit North Olympic Baseball and Softball’s Facebook page or its website https://nobas.website.siplay.com/ or contact league president Steve Burkhardt at 360-457-3658, or email nobas98362@gmail.com.
Two-day clam dig
OLYMPIA — Clam diggers can make plans for a two-day razor clam dig on Washington’s coastal beaches starting Friday.
State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife approved the dig after marine toxin tests showed the clams are safe to eat.
“Friday and Saturday digs are very popular,” said Dan Ayres, WDFW’s coastal shellfish manager. “There’s no better way to start your weekend than to get out and enjoy digging a meal of fresh razor clams.”
The best digging typically occurs one to two hours before low tide, said Ayres, noting that digging is not allowed at any beach before noon.
Upcoming digs are scheduled on the following dates, beaches and low tides:
• Friday, 6:54 p.m.; -0.8 feet; Mocrocks
• Saturday, 7:34 p.m.; -0.3 feet; Mocrocks
Mocrocks is located between the Copalis River and the southern boundary of the Quinault Indian Reservation (just south of the Moclips River) and includes Iron Springs, Roosevelt Beach, Seabrook, Pacific Beach, and Moclips.
Under state law, diggers can take 15 razor clams per day and are required to keep the first 15 they dig. Each digger’s clams must be kept in a separate container.
All diggers age 15 or older must have an applicable 2017-18 fishing license to harvest razor clams on any beach. Licenses, ranging from a three-day razor clam license to an annual combination fishing license, are available on WDFW’s website at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov and from license vendors around the state.
More information on razor clam digging is available on WDFW’s website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/razorclams/current.html.
North Olympic Discovery Marathon announced Abby Sanford, 12, as the grand prize winner of its Kids Medal Design Contest.
