Port Angeles Roughriders

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA swimmers go up against 3A power; bottomfish meeting set

BAINBRIDGE — The Port Angeles boys swim team hit the road Thursday to face their toughest foe to date this season. The Bainbridge Spartans showed why they are one the top programs in Class 3A with a 143-37 win over the Roughriders.

“The boys were well aware of the challenge, Bainbridge is fast and they have depth, so we focused on setting individual records for the season and swimming new event,” Port Angeles coach Sally Cole said. “I’m extremely proud of how all the boys performed at this meet, we came away with a handful of new district qualifying times and personal bests.”

Sophomore Colby Ellefson improved on his prior district qualifying time in the 200-yard freestyle and later earned a personal best time in the 500 freestyle.

Senior co-captain Josh Gavin was third for the Riders in the 500 freestyle, dropping six seconds off his district time.

Junior Jacob Miller earned a personal best in the 50 freestyle and trimmed three seconds off his 100 free time.

Also earning a personal best time in the 100 free for this season was junior Aidan Butterworth, who placed fifth.

Cole said the biggest improvement of the meet was the 400 freestyle relay, made up of Gavin, Ellefson, Alex Che and Adam Weller. Beating their fastest time by 17 seconds, the relay team came in second in that event.

Che and Weller also showed their strengths in individual events.

Che made his debut in the 200 individual medley, earning a third-place finish and nabbing a district qualifying time. Weller had his first appearance this season in the 100 breaststroke, earning another district time for the Riders.

Senior co-captain Adam Boyd also achieved a district time in the 200 freestyle.

Port Angeles hosts Olympic on Tuesday.

Bottomfish meeting

OLYMPIA — A discussion of future management options for coastal recreational bottomfish in 2023 and 2024 is planned virtually at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

West Coast bottomfish are managed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council on a biennial management cycle. The Council is currently considering annual catch limits and management measures such as seasons and bag limits that will affect coastal bottomfish fisheries during the 2023-2024 biennium.

Tuesday’s meeting will review preliminary analysis and get feedback on potential management measures to keep the catch within the state’s recreational harvest guidelines during the upcoming biennium.

Additional meetings will be held this spring to get input from participants in the Washington coastal recreational bottomfish fishery throughout the Council’s public process during the April and June 2022 Council meetings.

The meeting will be conducted virtually on Microsoft Teams.

To participate, visit the meeting link, or call in to the meeting by dialing 564-999-2000 and then entering the meeting ID: 279 620 587#.

Peninsula Daily News

More in Sports

Colton Romero, Port Angeles baseball.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Colton Romero, Port Angeles baseball

Port Angeles’ Colton Romero has gotten off to a great start in… Continue reading

Chris Harman of the Olympic Peninsula Frosty Moss relay team Sub Alpine Tees passes the relay stick off to teammate Chris Cummings as the rest of Sub Alpine team members cheer him on. Sub Alpine Tees was one of 61 relay teams to compete. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: Frosty Moss was anything but frosty this year

60 teams compete in the big race, another 18 in the Mini Moss

Neah Bay’s Ryana Moss, left, was named the 1B/2A all-state game MVP, while Allie Heino of Mount Vernon Christian was named the 1B MVP. (Courtesy photo)
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Ryana Moss MVP of all-state game

The accolades keep coming for Neah Bay’s Ryana and Cherish… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
Port Angeles' Myles Close, right, settles a loose ball as Klahowya's Sage Bell, left, tries to get past Close's teammate Mason Spangler on Saturday in Port Angeles.
BOYS SOCCER: Klahowya’s late goals knock off PA

The Port Angeles boys soccer team got off to… Continue reading

Forks' Chloe Gaydeski beats the throw to third as the Spartans defeated Hoquiam 20-15 in this slugfest at Fred Orr Park in Beaver. Covering third is Hoquiam's Macy Dhooghe. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
PREP SOFTBALL: Forks wins slugfest over Hoquiam behind four home runs

Port Angeles softball improves to 2-0 behind Heidi Leitz

Port Angeles Roughriders
BOYS BASEBALL: Roughriders’ pitching remains hot in win over C. Kitsap

Port Angeles has allowed one run and three hits over 12 innings

East Jefferson Rivals’ catcher Breanne Huntingford gets a walk to first base after being tagged by the ball while at bat during a game against the Bremerton Knights played at Blue Heron Middle School in Port Townsend on Wednesday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
PREP SOFTBALL: East Jefferson shows flashes, but fall late

Rivals play tough against Olympic League foe

PREPS: Robinson starts off strong for Rider softball

Port Angeles’ Natalie Robinson homered and added two triples and… Continue reading

Anglers enjoyed a successful fishing outing out of Sekiu in 2021 with captain Tom Burlingame and Excel Fishing Charters.
OUTDOORS: Bigger halibut limit, more days to fish

Halibut season is coming up quickly in April with some positive changes… Continue reading