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PREP SPORTS: Venske leads Neah Bay boys basketball team past Forks; other area reports

NEAH BAY — Abraham Venske scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Neah Bay to a nonleague win over Forks 69-46. “A lot… Continue reading

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Forks' Colton Raben scores two of his game-high 38 points despite the defense of Clallam Bay's Kyle Keys (14) during the Spartans' 75-50 win Monday in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks’ Colten Raben hits for 38 in final home game as Spartans bump Clallam Bay

FORKS — Clallam Bay came to Forks looking to spoil the home team’s senior night shenanigans. But instead, the Bruins wound up inspiring a career-defining… Continue reading

Forks' Colton Raben scores two of his game-high 38 points despite the defense of Clallam Bay's Kyle Keys (14) during the Spartans' 75-50 win Monday in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Forks' Skyler DeMatties (4) goes for a loose ball while being defended by Clallam Bay's Jennica Maines (21).  Also in on the action is Forks' Amber Hoagland (12) and Clallam Bay's Mariah LaChester (4). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Forks scraps to 54-30 win against Clallam Bay

FORKS — The Forks girls basketball team capped off its senior night with a playground-rules 54-30 besting of the visiting Clallam Bay Bruins. The Spartans… Continue reading

Forks' Skyler DeMatties (4) goes for a loose ball while being defended by Clallam Bay's Jennica Maines (21).  Also in on the action is Forks' Amber Hoagland (12) and Clallam Bay's Mariah LaChester (4). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sammy Rae posts triple-double to lead Quilcene to senior night win

QUILCENE — Senior Sammy Rae posted a triple-double on senior night to lead Quilcene to a 75-33 blowout of Puget Sound Adventists. Rae scored 20… Continue reading

GOLF: Hardy golfers play in winter tournaments this weekend

THAT FURRY PROGNOSTICATOR in Punxsutawney, Pa., caught sight of his shadow Monday, giving us six more weeks of winter. Fitting then, that this weekend brings… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men and women earn road sweep of Shoreline

SHORELINE — The Peninsula College men’s and women’s basketball teams picked up a road doubleheader sweep of Shoreline in Northwest Athletic Conference North Division action.… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles hosting Presidents Day basketball tournament . . . Volleyball champ crowned . . . more

Port Angeles hosting basketball tournament PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department is hosting the Red Lion Hotel Presidents Day Classic Tourney… Continue reading

Port Angeles sophomore Maya Wharton finishes her uneven bars routine. Wharton placed 10th on the bars

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles wrestlers clinch Olympic League title; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles' wrestling team put the final touches on an undefeated Olympic League season and its third league championship in four years… Continue reading

Port Angeles sophomore Maya Wharton finishes her uneven bars routine. Wharton placed 10th on the bars
Sequim's Dusty Bates

BOYS BASKETBALL: Strong start leads Sequim to win over rival Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — After wearing Seattle Seahawks jerseys as pregame warmup attire, it was fitting that Sequim's defense carried much of the weight in a… Continue reading

Sequim's Dusty Bates
Sequim's Victoria Cummins

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles has answers to beat Sequim

PORT ANGELES — There were plenty of questionable moments for Port Angeles in a 38-27 Rainshadow Rumble girls basketball victory over rival Sequim. But the… Continue reading

Sequim's Victoria Cummins
Chimacum's Victor Hitt goes up for a shot against Port Townsend's Patrick Charlton

PREP BASKETBALL: Chimacum boys top Port Townsend to take Widge Black trophy and move within one game of league title; other area reports

PORT TOWNSEND — The Chimacum Cowboys defeated rival Port Townsend 51-48 to move within one game of clinching the Olympic League 1A championship. Chimacum next… Continue reading

Chimacum's Victor Hitt goes up for a shot against Port Townsend's Patrick Charlton
George Hill

Stat man: Port Angeles native provides the numbers in NBC’s Super Bowl broadcast booth today

PORT ANGELES — There's no stowing the stat board with the checked luggage. Port Angeles' George Hill toted the homemade statistics board he will employ… Continue reading

George Hill

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women trip Skagit, men fall short

MOUNT VERNON – The Skagit Valley College gym is not an easy place to get a road win but the Peninsula women’s basketball team escaped… Continue reading

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OUTDOORS: Annoy steelhead, reap the rewards

ANNOY, ANNOY, ANNOY. Are we talking about what Seattle Seahawks fans should do if they encounter a rare sighting of a New England Patriots fan… Continue reading

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Clallam Bay's Alan Greene (with ball) puts up a shot against Crescent's Neil Peppard (50)

PREP BASKETBALL: Clallam boys, girls top Crescent

CLALLAM BAY — Clallam Bay's boys basketball team shook off early pressure from Crescent to claim a 58-44 win. Things looked promising for the Bruins… Continue reading

Clallam Bay's Alan Greene (with ball) puts up a shot against Crescent's Neil Peppard (50)
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OUTDOORS: Annoy steelhead, reap the rewards

ANNOY, ANNOY, ANNOY. Are we talking about what Seattle Seahawks fans should do if they encounter a rare sighting of a New England Patriots fan… Continue reading

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women trip Skagit, men fall short

MOUNT VERNON – The Skagit Valley College gym is not an easy place to get a road win but the Peninsula women’s basketball team escaped… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Fundraising dinner, auction in Sequim on Feb. 21 to help fund kids fishing day

SMILING, PROUD CHILDREN holding up freshly caught trout are always a happy sight. The public can help provide funding for the annual Olympic Peninsula Kids… Continue reading

Clallam Bay's Alan Greene (with ball) puts up a shot against Crescent's Neil Peppard (50)

PREP BASKETBALL: Clallam boys, girls top Crescent

CLALLAM BAY — Clallam Bay's boys basketball team shook off early pressure from Crescent to claim a 58-44 win. Things looked promising for the Bruins… Continue reading

Clallam Bay's Alan Greene (with ball) puts up a shot against Crescent's Neil Peppard (50)
Port Angeles' Maddie Boe

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles loses to North Kitsap as offensive struggles persist

PORT ANGELES — Practice might not make perfect, but it should at least lead to improvement. And perhaps it will eventually, but right now shooting… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Maddie Boe