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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Fishing classes, wrestling tourney, adventure races, weekend basketball

Brian Menkal of Brian’s Sporting Goods in Sequim will offer a class on river fishing for salmon and steelhead this Tuesday and Tuesday,… Continue reading

Controversy over officiating continues to simmer in Seahawks’ loss

Controversy over officiating continues to simmer in Seahawks’ loss

By Arnie Stapleton The Associated Press Fittingly, the final game of the 2019 NFL regular season came down to instant replay and a matter of… Continue reading

Controversy over officiating continues to simmer in Seahawks’ loss
PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: A year of change and champions

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: A year of change and champions

This was a year of change in the sports world. Change and resistance to change. On a national level, 2019 saw the tide turning toward… Continue reading

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: A year of change and champions
BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks uses swarming defense to jump on Crescent

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks uses swarming defense to jump on Crescent

After winning two games in the final seconds in a North Mason tournament this weekend, the Forks boys on Monday used a stifling… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks uses swarming defense to jump on Crescent
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Aiden Petta, Port Townsend basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Aiden Petta, Port Townsend basketball

There’s no denying that without Noa Montoya’s 29 points, Port Townsend would not have been in the game against 2A Tyee at the Crush in… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Aiden Petta, Port Townsend basketball
PREP ROUNDUP: Spartan girls and boys hang on for wins; Sequim girls lose their first

PREP ROUNDUP: Spartan girls and boys hang on for wins; Sequim girls lose their first

The Forks basketball girls got 21 points from Rian Peters, who returned from injury, and overcame a big King’s Way Christian third quarter… Continue reading

PREP ROUNDUP: Spartan girls and boys hang on for wins; Sequim girls lose their first
CRUSH IN THE SLUSH: Petta clutch in final seconds for the Redhawks

CRUSH IN THE SLUSH: Petta clutch in final seconds for the Redhawks

The Port Townsend basketball boys got off to a hot start against 2A Tyee, quickly building up a 13-0 lead in the… Continue reading

CRUSH IN THE SLUSH: Petta clutch in final seconds for the Redhawks

PREP WRESTLING: Forks fourth at Vashon; Port Angeles fourth at North Mason

Forks got first-place finishes from Jake Weakley and Hayden Queen while finishing fourth at The Rock wrestling tournament on Vashon Island this weekend.… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: PA boys split in Yakima; PA girls, Sequim girls, Forks boys win

The Port Angeles basketball boys have purposely put a lot of challenges before them this season to prepare for the postseason. They discovered… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks boys, girls win; Saturday’s statewide scores

Saturday’s Prep Basketball Scores GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Cloud 9 Christmas Classic Seattle Prep 58, Port Angeles 39 Lynden Christian 85, Sequim 53 King’s 54, Meridian… Continue reading

FRIDAY’S PREP BASKETBALL SCORES: Port Angeles teams win; Port Townsend girls win at Crush

Friday night’s prep basketball scores Girls Crush in the Slush Tournament Burlington-Edison 79, Neah Bay 44 Port Townsend 48, Granite Falls 38 Cloud 9 Christmas… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Port Angeles’ Borde, Forks’ Baker second at Hammerhead Invite

WRESTLING: Port Angeles’ Borde, Forks’ Baker second at Hammerhead Invite

Forks achieves top finish of any 1A team, was seventh overall

WRESTLING: Port Angeles’ Borde, Forks’ Baker second at Hammerhead Invite
TRACK AND FIELD: Longtime Port Angeles coach tapped for state Hall of Fame

TRACK AND FIELD: Longtime Port Angeles coach tapped for state Hall of Fame

Bob Sheedy also heading into Roughriders’ hall in 2020

TRACK AND FIELD: Longtime Port Angeles coach tapped for state Hall of Fame
GIRLS SOCCER MVP: Good luck marking Port Angeles’ Millie Long
GIRLS SOCCER MVP: Good luck marking Port Angeles’ Millie Long
PREP BASKETBALL: Roughriders clutch in final moments in 63-62 win

PREP BASKETBALL: Roughriders clutch in final moments in 63-62 win

The Roughrider basketball boys made a number of clutch plays in the final minutes and held on to beat Lakewood 63-62 in… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Roughriders clutch in final moments in 63-62 win

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates win in finals seconds, improve to 10-2

Peninsula College’s Jaylin Reed had struggled through a tough shooting, game having gone 1 for 9 from 3-point range. But with six seconds… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL SCORES: Port Angeles boys and girls win; scores from around the state

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Friday Night’s Scores Port Angeles 71, North Mason 39 North Kitsap 83, Olympic 54 Taholah 56, Neah Bay 46 Almira/Coulee-Hartline 56, Valley… Continue reading

PREP WRESTLING: North Peninsula a grappling hotbed

PREP WRESTLING: North Peninsula a grappling hotbed

Winter is the season that Olympic Peninsula athletes go inside to not just hit the hardwood. A large number of them also hit the mats.… Continue reading

PREP WRESTLING: North Peninsula a grappling hotbed
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kalli Wiker, Sequim girls basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kalli Wiker, Sequim girls basketball

Kalli Wiker made Sequim school history this past week. Wiker drilled eight 3-pointers against North Mason on Thursday night, tying the Sequim school record for… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kalli Wiker, Sequim girls basketball
COLLEGE HOOPS: Peninsula women shred the nets in win over Tacoma

COLLEGE HOOPS: Peninsula women shred the nets in win over Tacoma

The Peninsula basketball women will end 2019 with a winning record after one of their most impressive wins of the year Monday. The… Continue reading

COLLEGE HOOPS: Peninsula women shred the nets in win over Tacoma