Courtesy photo The Queen of Angels boys basketball season has gotten off to a 2-1 start this season with wins over Stevens Middle School and Clallam Bay.

Courtesy photo The Queen of Angels boys basketball season has gotten off to a 2-1 start this season with wins over Stevens Middle School and Clallam Bay.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Queen of Angeles returns to hosting hoops

PORT ANGELES — After trailing by six points at halftime, the Queen of Angels boys basketball team went on to beat Stevens Middle School 44-30 on Monday.

Queen of Angels was led by John Ruddell’s 16 points, Grant Anderson’s eight points and Liam Shea and Ari Fishman’s 6 points.

Tayden Square had several steals and rebounds and Peyton Strohauer, Nathaniel Williams and Chace Miller all played excellent defense.

On Nov. 18, Queen of Angels lost 42-20 to a tough Crescent team. Ruddell had eight points and Shea six.

Nov. 16 was Queen of Angels first home game since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, playing Clallam Bay in a standing-room only gym and winning 44-28. Ruddell was forced to leave the game with an injury and Shea stepped up with 10 points, while Stohauer, Anderson and Square each scoring six points.

The next home game is 4 p.m. Monday versus Quilcene.

Coastal razors closed

OLYMPIA — The recreational razor clam season on all coastal beaches remains closed until further notice, shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Wednesday.

Test results, released on Nov. 23 for razor clams, indicate domoic acid levels on all beaches, have exceeded the health guidelines for safe consumption set by Washington Department of Health (WDOH) officials.

“Unfortunately, we need to wait before we can get back to digging razor clams, but the good news is the clams are just getting bigger and fatter,” said Dan Ayres, WDFW coastal shellfish manager. “We’ll continue to work with our partners at WDOH to closely monitor razor clam toxin levels and reopen harvest as soon as clams are safe to eat.”

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