Port Angeles' Maddie Boe

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles rallies to beat Bainbridge

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls basketball team was held scoreless in the first quarter and trailed 19-6 at halftime but still came back… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Maddie Boe

SPORTS BRIEFS: Neah Bay’s Munyagi selected for WIAA honor . . . Register for Rain-Deer fun run . . . Stevens tops Chimacum in middle school basketball

Munyagi selected for WIAA honor NEAH BAY — Neah Bay High School sophomore Rwehabura Munyagi Jr., has been selected as the Class 1B boys Athlete… Continue reading

Sequim's Jackson Oliver soars for a slam dunk in the second quarter of the Wolves' 63-42 win over Klahowya. Oliver had 21 points to lead all scorers. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

BOYS BASKETBALL: Sequim, Oliver slam Klahowya in home opener

SEQUIM — Pay up, Mr. Principal. Sequim's Jackson Oliver converted a breakaway one-handed slam dunk during a 15-0 second-quarter scoring run that pushed the Wolves… Continue reading

Sequim's Jackson Oliver soars for a slam dunk in the second quarter of the Wolves' 63-42 win over Klahowya. Oliver had 21 points to lead all scorers. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Port Townsend's Detrius Kelsall

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles gets defensive in season-opening win over Port Townsend

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles boys basketball coach Kasey Ulin is taking a sensible approach to this season with a heavy emphasis on defense. His… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Detrius Kelsall
Peninsula's Darrion Daniels shoots over Highline's Coby Myles during their Nov. 21 matchup in Port Angeles. Daniels and the Pirates host the First Federal Pirate Classic on Saturday and Sunday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula Pirates hosting First Federal Pirate Classic this weekend

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula Pirates will try to defend their turf, or at least improve their defense, this weekend at the First Federal Pirate… Continue reading

Peninsula's Darrion Daniels shoots over Highline's Coby Myles during their Nov. 21 matchup in Port Angeles. Daniels and the Pirates host the First Federal Pirate Classic on Saturday and Sunday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

OUTDOORS: Plunking the best technique for high water levels on area rivers

THERE AREN'T ENOUGH hours in the month of December for all that must be accomplished. Gift shopping, quality time with friends and family and other… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Salmon season not quite finished after extension on Sol Duc River

ANGLERS RECEIVED AN early holiday bonus as the coho season on the Sol Duc River has been extended. Hatchery coho can be retained through Tuesday,… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Kaitlyn Meek draws a foul from Port Angeles' Nizhoni Wheeler. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles girls double up Port Townsend; Sequim boys fall

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Angeles went on the road and doubled up Port Townsend 44-22 in the girls basketball season opener for both schools. Maddie… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Kaitlyn Meek draws a foul from Port Angeles' Nizhoni Wheeler. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks boys, girls fall against North Beach in season openers

FORKS — North Beach’s Austin Perez slipped in the game-winning shot with three seconds to play to knock off Forks 66-64. Tuesday’s game was the… Continue reading

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College embarking on tough road trip

WALLA WALLA — Peninsula College swept this road trip last year. It was quite the feat at the time that was eventually verified as legit… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Salmon season not quite finished after extension on Sol Duc River

ANGLERS RECEIVED AN early holiday bonus as the coho season on the Sol Duc River has been extended. Hatchery coho can be retained through Tuesday,… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks boys, girls fall against North Beach in season openers

FORKS — North Beach’s Austin Perez slipped in the game-winning shot with three seconds to play to knock off Forks 66-64. Tuesday’s game was the… Continue reading

Port Angeles Swim Club members will compete at the championship meet later this month. Among those participating are

SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic Junior Babe Ruth elections . . . Swim club members going to championships . . . Middle school hoops

Olympic Junior Babe Ruth holding elections next week PORT ANGELES — Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball will hold elections for five board positions at its… Continue reading

Port Angeles Swim Club members will compete at the championship meet later this month. Among those participating are

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula Pirates place fifth at Turkey Tournament

MOUNT VERNON — The Peninsula College men's basketball team went 1-2 and placed fifth at the Skagit Valley College Turkey Tournament over the weekend. The… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. reaches for extra yards after being brought down by Lummi's Free Borsey during the Red Devils 26-20 loss in the state semifinals. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Tough ending befits area’s 2015 season

THE NORTH OLYMPIC Peninsula high school football season was tough from the start, so it's only fitting that it came to an unexpected and screeching… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. reaches for extra yards after being brought down by Lummi's Free Borsey during the Red Devils 26-20 loss in the state semifinals. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men split pair at Turkey tourney

MOUNT VERNON — The Peninsula College men’s basketball team continued it’s up-and-down start to the season by splitting two games to open play at the… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Cameron Buzzell hauls in a fourth-quarter pass from Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. Buzzell scored a 60-yard touchdown on the play. Both Buzzell and Munyagi will return to the Red Devils next season. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Neah Bay title run seems likely again next year

CHAMPIONSHIP DREAMS END for state football semifinalists in a darkened corner of the Tacoma Dome. It's the same for every school. Tearful players walk off… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Cameron Buzzell hauls in a fourth-quarter pass from Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. Buzzell scored a 60-yard touchdown on the play. Both Buzzell and Munyagi will return to the Red Devils next season. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News
Lummi's Free Borsey (11) stiff-arms Neah Bay defender Anthony Bitegeko during the Blackhawks' 26-20 Class 1B state semifinal victory over the Red Devils at the Tacoma Dome. Borsey caught two first-half touchdowns for Lummi. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Neah Bay’s bid for championship 3-peat, winning streak snapped by Lummi

TACOMA — Over and out. Neah Bay's shot at a third-consecutive state championship fell short in a 26-20 Class 1B state semifinal loss to rival… Continue reading

Lummi's Free Borsey (11) stiff-arms Neah Bay defender Anthony Bitegeko during the Blackhawks' 26-20 Class 1B state semifinal victory over the Red Devils at the Tacoma Dome. Borsey caught two first-half touchdowns for Lummi. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News
Michael Carman

OUTDOORS: Holiday weekend options abound on North Olympic Peninsula

I'M NOT MUCH for Christmas creep before Thanksgiving is observed. But once the leftovers have been parceled off and placed in the refrigerator, it's game… Continue reading

Michael Carman
Neah Bay's Anthony Bitegeko (13) prepares to tackle Lummi's Dashawn Lawrence (10) as Roland Gagnon runs to help during the Red Devils 62-12 victory over the Blackhawks earlier this season. The two teams meet for the fourth consecutive year in the state semifinals today at 1 p.m. at the Tacoma Dome. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay facing familiar opponent in Class 1B semifinal today at Tacoma Dome

TACOMA — Another Thanksgiving weekend, another trip to the Class 1B state football semifinals for Neah Bay, the school's seventh consecutive visit to the Tacoma… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Anthony Bitegeko (13) prepares to tackle Lummi's Dashawn Lawrence (10) as Roland Gagnon runs to help during the Red Devils 62-12 victory over the Blackhawks earlier this season. The two teams meet for the fourth consecutive year in the state semifinals today at 1 p.m. at the Tacoma Dome. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News