Peninsula Daily News

SPORTS: Chimacum holds off archrival Port Townsend at Crush in the Slush tourney; Port Angeles beats Overlake in own tourney and other prep reports

PORT TOWNSEND — Landon Cray scorched the nets for 20 points to spark Chimacum over archrival Port Townsend in the first round of the Redskins’… Continue reading

SPORTS: Crescent loses by only four points to strong Kingston JV team at Winter Classic tourney in Port Angeles on Thursday

PORT ANGELES — Three players scored in double figures for the Crescent boys varsity 1B team as the Loggers came close to upsetting 2A Kingston’s… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College beats Yakima Valley at Clackamas Holiday Invitational

OREGON CITY, Ore.— Peninsula College’s J.T. Terrell ripped the nets for 27 points to spark the Pirates to an opening-round victory at the Clackamas Holiday… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boys basketball team wins own Winter Classic tournament; Elliott voted tourney MVP

PORT ANGELES — Marshall Elliot, Easton Napiontek’s backup, ripped the nets for 24 points to spark the Port Angeles boys basketball team to the championship… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles graduate presiding over Alamo Bowl, featuring Washington Huskies and Baylor Bears

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Port Angeles graduate Derrick Fox had a front-row seat to the Washington Huskies playing the Baylor Bears in the 2011 Alamo… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend boys basketball team breaks into win column

PORT TOWNSEND— Kyle Kelly sparked the Port Townsend boys basketball team to its first victory of the year Thursday night. Kelly swished in 21 points… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend wins girls title at Crush in the Slush tourney by beating archrival Chimacum in slugfest

PORT TOWNSEND — Bring out the boxing gloves in this one. Port Townsend outscored archrival Chimacum 25-9 in the fourth quarter to win 62-43 in… Continue reading

SPORTS: Raymond beats Forks in a battle of 6-1 boys basketball teams at North Beach Christmas Classic on Thursday

NORTH BEACH — Two 6-1 boys basketball teams in Forks and Raymond faced off in the opening round of the two-day North Beach Christmas Classic… Continue reading

Washout narrows state Highway 112 near Pillar Point Road

CLALLAM BAY — A section of state Highway 112 near Pillar Point Road remains restricted to one-way, alternating traffic after rainy weather foiled attempts to… Continue reading

WEEKEND OUTDOORS: Rain, rain go away so rivers will shape up for steelhead fishing; two days left for crabbing until the summer

HEY SANTA, WHEN we asked for more water in the rivers for Christmas, we didn't mean this much! From too much dryness to flooding. Go… Continue reading

WEEKEND: New Year events set across Peninsula

The new year begins on the North Olympic Peninsula with a murder mystery, a hike, a cruise and a way to get in shape —… Continue reading

Close out 2011 on a high note! Donate to the Peninsula Home Fund!

END THE YEAR on a high note. Offer struggling families “a hand up, not a handout” through the Peninsula Daily News' Peninsula Home Fund. For… Continue reading

Five-week railroad class to begin January 11 in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Steve Hauff, a retired ­Clallam County engineer and author, will present a five-week class about railroads beginning in January. The classes, which… Continue reading

New Year’s Eve bird count to end season

PORT ANGELES — The last North Olympic Peninsula bird count for this season will be on New Year’s Eve, with birders counting species in and… Continue reading

North Olympic Land Trust’s first executive director leaving

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Land Trust’s first executive director is leaving to take a position with the national Land Trust Accreditation Commission. Greg… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Waiting for more snow on Hurricane Ridge

Hurricane Ridge was a little schizophrenic weather-wise on Wednesday — not surprising since a warm and wet system had slammed into the area. According to… Continue reading

Port Ludlow resident elected to Centrum board

PORT TOWNSEND — Robin Ditzler of Port Ludlow is the newest member of the Centrum board of directors. The arts center at Fort Worden State… Continue reading

SPORTS: 2A Port Angeles falls to 4A South Kitsap; other prep reports

PORT ANGELES — Class 4A South Kitsap was a little too much for 2A Port Angeles in girls basketball nonleague action Tuesday night. The Wolves,… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum boys basketball rolls to eighth straight win; beats archrival Port Townsend on Wednesday night

PORT TOWNSEND — Landon Cray scorched the nets for 20 points to spark Chimacum over archrival Port Townsend in the first round of the Redskins’… Continue reading

SPORTS: Crescent boys fall to King’s JV at Port Angeles basketball tourney Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — King’s held off Crescent 55-43 in the first round of the first Port Angeles Winter Classic Tournament on Wednesday. The Loggers played… Continue reading