Luke Dahlgren, left and Colby Demorest, right, Forks wrestlers.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Luke Dahlgren and Colby Demorest, Forks wrestlers

Forks’ Luke Dahlgren and Colby Demorest are having a spectacular season of wrestling as the Spartan wrestling team has been a powerhouse all season. Dahlgren… Continue reading

Luke Dahlgren, left and Colby Demorest, right, Forks wrestlers.
PREP ROUNDUP: PA, Forks grapplers win tournaments

PREP ROUNDUP: PA, Forks grapplers win tournaments

Winning one weight class and placing in multiple others, the Port Angeles boys finished first as a team at the Island Invitational meet.… Continue reading

PREP ROUNDUP: PA, Forks grapplers win tournaments
PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim basketball girls stay alive for playoffs with win

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim basketball girls stay alive for playoffs with win

The Sequim girls had a pair of victories this weekend, including a critical game against Bremerton to keep their playoff hopes alive.… Continue reading

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim basketball girls stay alive for playoffs with win
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men lose to Bellevue on last-second bucket

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men lose to Bellevue on last-second bucket

For the second time in a week, the Peninsula men had a heartbreaking loss with an opponents’ shot in the final seconds providing… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men lose to Bellevue on last-second bucket
The 6th Grade Threat Port Angeles AAU basketball team went 4-0 last weekend at the Captain T’s Martin Luther King Tournament, defeating Bainbridge Roots 31-18 in the title game. The team is 9-3 on the season and opened league play this weekend in Poulsbo. Team members are, top row, from left, Makenna Larson, Keira Gedelman, Waverly Mead, Clarissa Sprague, Ella Hollis and Dylan Baermann. Front row, Lilly Scheid, Isabelle Felton, Ciara Cargo-Acosta and Vienna Shamp.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA’s Long, Sequim’s Henninger make All-State for girls’ soccer

The North Olympic Peninsula’s soccer reputation is growing in the eyes of the Washington State Soccer… Continue reading

The 6th Grade Threat Port Angeles AAU basketball team went 4-0 last weekend at the Captain T’s Martin Luther King Tournament, defeating Bainbridge Roots 31-18 in the title game. The team is 9-3 on the season and opened league play this weekend in Poulsbo. Team members are, top row, from left, Makenna Larson, Keira Gedelman, Waverly Mead, Clarissa Sprague, Ella Hollis and Dylan Baermann. Front row, Lilly Scheid, Isabelle Felton, Ciara Cargo-Acosta and Vienna Shamp.
PREP HOOPS: Redhawks honor 1992-93 team that played in state title game

PREP HOOPS: Redhawks honor 1992-93 team that played in state title game

On a night that Port Townsend remembered its sterling boys basketball history, the current team couldn’t quite pull off a comeback bid… Continue reading

PREP HOOPS: Redhawks honor 1992-93 team that played in state title game
PREP WRESTLING: Forks dominates Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend to win The Battle For the Axe

PREP WRESTLING: Forks dominates Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend to win The Battle For the Axe

Forks controls the axe for 2018, the traveling trophy presented to winners of The Battle for the Axe, the Olympic Shootout Team… Continue reading

PREP WRESTLING: Forks dominates Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend to win The Battle For the Axe
PREP HOOPS ROUNDUP: Forks boys remain undefeated in league; PA boys, girls keep winning

PREP HOOPS ROUNDUP: Forks boys remain undefeated in league; PA boys, girls keep winning

Forks remained undefeated in league and all alone in first place in the Evergreen 1A League with a 65-46 win on the road… Continue reading

PREP HOOPS ROUNDUP: Forks boys remain undefeated in league; PA boys, girls keep winning

PREP BASKETBALL: Friday night’s North Olympic Prep Basketball Scores

Friday’s North Olympic Prep Scores Boys Basketball Port Angeles 60, North Mason 43 Sequim 53, Bremerton 40 Coupeville 81, Chimacum 34 Evergreen Lutheran 46, Quilcene… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s McCaulley scores 25 in win over Clallam Bay

Led by Gina McCaulley’s 25 points, the Neah Bay girls basketball team broke open a close game and ran past Clallam Bay… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men triumph in overtime against Olympic

Peninsula held off a last-gasp 3-point attempt by Olympic and came away with an 84-82 overtime victory over the Rangers in a Northwest… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim’s Miller to throw for Yaks

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim’s Miller to throw for Yaks

Children ages 7 to 12 can register for Ridge Riders Lacrosse, a new youth lacrosse option… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim’s Miller to throw for Yaks
BASKETBALL: Hard to top memorable 1992-93 hoops season

BASKETBALL: Hard to top memorable 1992-93 hoops season

THE 1992-93 Port Townsend Redskins’ run to the Class A state championship game at the Tacoma Dome is a major part of a basketball season… Continue reading

BASKETBALL: Hard to top memorable 1992-93 hoops season
BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend’s second-place 1992-93 team celebrated tonight

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend’s second-place 1992-93 team celebrated tonight

Driven to overcome the district tournament disappointment of the previous campaign, the 1992-93 Port Townsend boys basketball team produced arguably the finest… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend’s second-place 1992-93 team celebrated tonight
PREP HOOPS: Forks and PA boys win to stay in first; PA girls give up 15 points in win

PREP HOOPS: Forks and PA boys win to stay in first; PA girls give up 15 points in win

There would be no letdown for the Forks basketball boys. After knocking off Montesano, the big bully of the Evergreen 1A League, last… Continue reading

PREP HOOPS: Forks and PA boys win to stay in first; PA girls give up 15 points in win
OUTDOORS: Winter great time of year for birding on the North Peninsula

OUTDOORS: Winter great time of year for birding on the North Peninsula

THOSE LOOKING FOR a way to beat the winter blahs should tap into some winter birding activities offered by area chapters of the Audubon Society.… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Winter great time of year for birding on the North Peninsula

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles, Sequim teams win at MLK Jr. hoops tourney

Youth basketball teams from Port Angeles and Sequim won in two divisions at the annual Port Angeles Parks and Recreation’s Martin Luther… Continue reading

PREP HOOPS: Quilcene girls beat Seattle Lutheran, Ranger boys fall

The Quilcene basketball girls won their second straight league game with a 37-14 win over Seattle Lutheran. The Rangers shot 83 percent from… Continue reading

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles gymnasts second at home meet

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles gymnasts second at home meet

Port Angeles came in second at its home gymnastics meet, fending off Kingston and North Kitsap in a very close four-way contest.… Continue reading

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles gymnasts second at home meet
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Everett overwhelms Peninsula women

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Everett overwhelms Peninsula women

Upset with what she viewed as an aimless performance from her team in an 88-55 NWAC North Region loss to Everett, Peninsula… Continue reading

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Everett overwhelms Peninsula women