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WRESTLING: Forks cruises to dual-meet victories

WRESTLING: Forks cruises to dual-meet victories

Forks wrestling won 19 of 20 contested match, 13 of them by pin, to dominate two dual-meet Evergreen League contests at home Wednesday.… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Forks cruises to dual-meet victories
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men edge Bellevue in NWAC division opener

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men edge Bellevue in NWAC division opener

Peninsula College handled two Bellevue runs in the second half and finished strong over the final five minutes to open NWAC North… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men edge Bellevue in NWAC division opener
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Late free throw sinks Peninsula women; Elks Hoop Shoot Saturday; Babe Ruth board meets Monday

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Late free throw sinks Peninsula women; Elks Hoop Shoot Saturday; Babe Ruth board meets Monday

The Peninsula College women’s basketball were edged out Bellevue 51-50 at the last second in… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Late free throw sinks Peninsula women; Elks Hoop Shoot Saturday; Babe Ruth board meets Monday
BASKETBALL: Port Angeles Rams debut Saturday night at Peninsula College

BASKETBALL: Port Angeles Rams debut Saturday night at Peninsula College

Semipro basketball debuts on the North Olympic Peninsula on Saturday night when the Port Angeles Rams host their first-ever game against the… Continue reading

BASKETBALL: Port Angeles Rams debut Saturday night at Peninsula College
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles fends off Sequim in first-place tussle

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles fends off Sequim in first-place tussle

Port Angeles’ built enough of an advantage after a big first quarter to hold back strong-willed Sequim in a 59-50 Rainshadow Rumble… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles fends off Sequim in first-place tussle

OUTDOORS: Three days of brant hunting begins Saturday in Clallam County

SOME HOUSEKEEPING IS in order after a lengthy vacation over the holidays and the first week of the New Year. A variety of important outdoors… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ rally falls just shy; Chimacum wins Perillo trophy with win over rival Port Townsend

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ rally falls just shy; Chimacum wins Perillo trophy with win over rival Port Townsend

Forks fought back from a 20-point halftime deficit to pull within one in the final seconds but couldn’t get a look at a… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ rally falls just shy; Chimacum wins Perillo trophy with win over rival Port Townsend

GOLF: New years, new rules on area courses

GOLFERS ARE NOW free to putt with the flagstick in the cup with no penalty for hitting an unattended flagstick, one of many changes to… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay boys, girls sweep at Quilcene

PREP BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay boys, girls sweep at Quilcene

Clallam Bay jumped out to an early lead and held off Quilcene 47-37 in a nonleague boys basketball contest. “The boys have won… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay boys, girls sweep at Quilcene
2018 SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW: From titles to splashdowns, the best sports stories of the year

2018 SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW: From titles to splashdowns, the best sports stories of the year

A year of All-Star celebrations, a Major League Baseball draftee, hall of fame enshrinements, the return of roaring engines and record-book breaking… Continue reading

2018 SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW: From titles to splashdowns, the best sports stories of the year
ALL-PENINSULA VOLLEYBALL MVP: Sequim’s Tayler Breckenridge all-everything for the Wolves

ALL-PENINSULA VOLLEYBALL MVP: Sequim’s Tayler Breckenridge all-everything for the Wolves

If there was a volleyball equivalent to baseball’s five-tool player, Sequim’s Tayler Breckenridge fits the bill. The 5-foot-11 senior filled up stat sheets… Continue reading

ALL-PENINSULA VOLLEYBALL MVP: Sequim’s Tayler Breckenridge all-everything for the Wolves
ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS SOCCER MVP: Port Angeles’ Millie Long a shooting star

ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS SOCCER MVP: Port Angeles’ Millie Long a shooting star

What did Port Angeles’ Millie Long do after putting together one of the finest statistical seasons ever produced by a girls soccer… Continue reading

ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS SOCCER MVP: Port Angeles’ Millie Long a shooting star
ALL PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Quarterback Riley Cowan was a coach on the field for the Wolves

ALL PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Quarterback Riley Cowan was a coach on the field for the Wolves

Sequim quarterback Riley Cowan recently recounted an experience often described by high-performing athletes and backed by studies by neuroscientists. Elite professionals in sports… Continue reading

ALL PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Quarterback Riley Cowan was a coach on the field for the Wolves
BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders defense dominant again in blowout win over 4A Auburn Mountainview

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders defense dominant again in blowout win over 4A Auburn Mountainview

They did it again. And against a bigger and better opponent than the first time around. A night after dismantling Rochester via… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders defense dominant again in blowout win over 4A Auburn Mountainview

PREP HOOPS: Forks boys win; Port Angeles JV beats Neah Bay

A seven-deep Forks boys team went off in the second half, scoring 43 of the team’s 61 points in a 61-43 victory… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles imposes its will inside late in win over Class 4A Hazen

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles imposes its will inside late in win over Class 4A Hazen

Port Angeles owned the glass in the second half, closing out a solid Class 4A team with a 13-3 run, including 8-0… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles imposes its will inside late in win over Class 4A Hazen
PREP BASKETBALL: Spartans fall, Riders roar at PA tourney

PREP BASKETBALL: Spartans fall, Riders roar at PA tourney

Forks struggled from the floor in the early going and couldn’t keep pace with the Class 4A Auburn Mountainview Lions in a… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Spartans fall, Riders roar at PA tourney
PREP BASKETBALL: Red Devils hang on against Crosspoint

PREP BASKETBALL: Red Devils hang on against Crosspoint

An 8-0 Neah Bay run over the final three minutes of the fourth quarter lifted the Red Devils to a 68-67 victory… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Red Devils hang on against Crosspoint

OUTDOORS: (UPDATE) Federal government shutdown closes Hurricane Ridge

*Editors Note: Due to the federal government shutdown Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard Area will not open for the season Saturday. The ridge road is… Continue reading

FOOTBALL: Crescent’s Noah Leonard, Quilcene’s Robert Comstock III and Olin Reynolds selected to The Associated Press All-State team

FOOTBALL: Crescent’s Noah Leonard, Quilcene’s Robert Comstock III and Olin Reynolds selected to The Associated Press All-State team

Crescent’s Noah Leonard and Quilcene’s Robert Comstock III and Olin Reynolds were named to The Associated Press’ Class 1B All-State Football Team… Continue reading

FOOTBALL: Crescent’s Noah Leonard, Quilcene’s Robert Comstock III and Olin Reynolds selected to The Associated Press All-State team