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SPORTS: Crescent weight room renovation unveiled Thursday

SPORTS: Crescent weight room renovation unveiled Thursday

Thanks to a lot of blood, sweat, tears and toil — and most importantly, funding — athletes at Crescent High School have a… Continue reading

SPORTS: Crescent weight room renovation unveiled Thursday

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim girls snap losing streak, stay in playoff chase

The Sequim girls basketball team got 18 points from Adrienne Haggerty as the Wolves snapped a five-game losing streak and kept their hopes… Continue reading

MEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula head coach Rodriguez leaves for UC-Irvine coaching job

MEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula head coach Rodriguez leaves for UC-Irvine coaching job

Peninsula College men’s soccer coach Cale Rodriguez, who led the men to a Northwestern Athletic Conference championship in 2015, resigned Friday and… Continue reading

MEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula head coach Rodriguez leaves for UC-Irvine coaching job

PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay boys, girls sweep Taholah

The Neah Bay basketball boys continued their hot streak with their 12th straight win, beating Taholah 84-53. The Red Devil girls also… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Sign-up sets for Babe Ruth, North Olympic Baseball and Softball

Olympic Junior Babe Ruth Baseball will be holding in-person registration from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 6… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Parker Browning, Forks basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Parker Browning, Forks basketball

Forks’ Parker Browning was recognized by his team and school last week after scoring his 1,000th career point for the Spartans. Browning, a 6-foot-3 senior,… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Parker Browning, Forks basketball
PIERRE LaBOSSIERE: Trying to make sense of RPI is like trying to make sense of WAR

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE: Trying to make sense of RPI is like trying to make sense of WAR

MAKING SENSE OF RPI is like trying to unravel the mysteries of WAR. In my baseball discussion group, I’ve come to detest WAR (Wins Above… Continue reading

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE: Trying to make sense of RPI is like trying to make sense of WAR

SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Johnson places at twirling event

Port Angeles’ Selah Johnson, 15, garnered top places in three events during the World Baton Twirling Federation’sPan-Pacific Cup Championship held Jan. 13-15.… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates’ game-tying shot barely rattles out in tense 81-79 loss

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates’ game-tying shot barely rattles out in tense 81-79 loss

A desperation game-tying shot by Darrion Daniels in the final second amid a sea of arms rattled halfway down the well and… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates’ game-tying shot barely rattles out in tense 81-79 loss

PREP HOOPS: Neah Bay, Quilcene boys win

The Neah Bay basketball boys extended their winning streak to 11 games with another offensive explosion in a 81-65 win over North… Continue reading

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles girls crack 160 in beating Kingston

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles girls crack 160 in beating Kingston

The Port Angeles gymnastics team broke their previous high team score, beating Kingston 160.35 to 133. “Despite their banged up bodies, our girls… Continue reading

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles girls crack 160 in beating Kingston
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Chimacum gets payback on rival Port Townsend

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Chimacum gets payback on rival Port Townsend

Chimacum atoned for two previous close losses to rival Port Townsend by holding… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Chimacum gets payback on rival Port Townsend
GIRLS BASKETBALL: North Kitsap defense stifles Port Angeles

GIRLS BASKETBALL: North Kitsap defense stifles Port Angeles

Port Angeles had trouble with turnovers against first-place North Kitsap, getting blitzed by the Vikings in a 19-0 run in the third… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: North Kitsap defense stifles Port Angeles
GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles wins home quad meet

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles wins home quad meet

The Port Angeles Gymnastics Team got first-place finishes from Cassii Middlestead and Maya Wharton and won… Continue reading

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles wins home quad meet
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Detrius Kelsall, Port Townsend basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Detrius Kelsall, Port Townsend basketball

Port Townsend’s Detrius Kelsall has been red-hot for the Redhawks ever since the beginning of the year. Kelsall’s all-around game on the board, defense and… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Detrius Kelsall, Port Townsend basketball
Port Angeles’ Kate Jones, 11, swimming the backstroke during the January Challenge Meet at William Shore Memorial Pool on Jan. 7.

SWIMMING: PA Swim Club kids shine at January Challenge

A number of Port Angeles teen swimmers won their events at the January Challenge held in Port Angeles. Teams… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Kate Jones, 11, swimming the backstroke during the January Challenge Meet at William Shore Memorial Pool on Jan. 7.
SPORTS SHOT: Avalanche win third straight MLK Jr. Tourney

SPORTS SHOT: Avalanche win third straight MLK Jr. Tourney

Threepeat Champs Port Angeles’ Avalanche White girls basketball team won its third straight Martin Luther King Jr. Tournament this weekend in Port Angeles. From left,… Continue reading

SPORTS SHOT: Avalanche win third straight MLK Jr. Tourney
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirate men, women extend winning streaks with sweep of Everett

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirate men, women extend winning streaks with sweep of Everett

The Peninsula men and women continued their recent hot streaks, beating Everett on the road to both go 2-0 in NWAC North Division… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirate men, women extend winning streaks with sweep of Everett
LEFTIES BASEBALL: Team announces player signings, announcer hiring

LEFTIES BASEBALL: Team announces player signings, announcer hiring

The Port Angeles Lefties announced this week the signing of two players from nearby communities and the team’s announcer from Central Michigan… Continue reading

LEFTIES BASEBALL: Team announces player signings, announcer hiring

PREPS: Neah Bay girls lose at buzzer, boys win eighth straight

The Neah Bay basketball girls lost a close one at the buzzer at home to a good Evergreen Lutheran squad 53-51, snapping… Continue reading