PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene trounces Taholah, advances to state quarterfinals

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene trounces Taholah, advances to state quarterfinals

ABERDEEN — Quilcene controlled its 1B state playoff game with Taholah, cruising to a 56-8 win Saturday at Stewart Field in Aberdeen. “The kids did… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene trounces Taholah, advances to state quarterfinals
STATE FOOTBALL UPDATE — Neah Bay routs; Port Townsend bows out

STATE FOOTBALL UPDATE — Neah Bay routs; Port Townsend bows out

POULSBO — Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. and Cameron Buzzell led Neah Bay's quick-strike offensive attack in a 68-0 win over Clallam Bay in the opening round… Continue reading

STATE FOOTBALL UPDATE — Neah Bay routs; Port Townsend bows out
Peninsula College's Olivia Moore controls the ball ahead of Highline's Dulce Armas and teammate Michele Whan during the NWAC semifinals at Starfire Complex in Tukwila on Saturday. Jay Cline/for Peninsula Daily News

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula bows out in NWAC semifinals

TUKWILA — Peninsula College will find itself in an awkward spot during Sunday's Northwest Athletic women's soccer championship game. Watching. The Pirates were denied their… Continue reading

Peninsula College's Olivia Moore controls the ball ahead of Highline's Dulce Armas and teammate Michele Whan during the NWAC semifinals at Starfire Complex in Tukwila on Saturday. Jay Cline/for Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula's Brenda Torres-Hernandez

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men and women chasing championship dreams at Saturday’s semifinals

TUKWILA — The Peninsula College men's and women's soccer teams are both two wins from a championship entering the Northwest Athletic Conference semifinals Saturday. Last… Continue reading

Peninsula's Brenda Torres-Hernandez

OUTDOORS: Wind and rainfall wrecking fishing chances

WITH FLOOD WARNINGSand high wind advisories predicted for much of Western Washington, including the West End, it's probably a good idea to sit this weekend… Continue reading

Quarterback Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. and Neah Bay face Clallam Bay in the 1B state playoffs tonight at North Kitsap High School in Poulsbo. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

STATE FOOTBALL: Neah Bay takes on rival Clallam Bay; Port Townsend and Quilcene also in action

POULSBO — The Battle of the Bays moves eastward across the Hood Canal Bridge for a state playoff matchup between Neah Bay and Clallam Bay… Continue reading

Quarterback Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. and Neah Bay face Clallam Bay in the 1B state playoffs tonight at North Kitsap High School in Poulsbo. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles' Jaine Macias is seeded second in the 100-yard breaststroke at the state meet. Patty Reifenstahl

STATE GIRLS SWIMMING PREVIEW: Port Angeles’ Macias and Juskevich will face off in 100 breaststroke; Sequim and Port Townsend also at 2A meet

FEDERAL WAY — The 100-yard breaststroke at the state championships will be a clash of friends with contrasting styles. Port Angeles senior Carter Juskevich and… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Jaine Macias is seeded second in the 100-yard breaststroke at the state meet. Patty Reifenstahl
Quilcene's Bailey Kieffer goes up for a spike against Shoreline Christian earlier this season. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

STATE VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW: Quilcene seeks third straight trophy; Neah Bay and Sequim also competing

YAKIMA — Quilcene will attempt to earn a third consecutive state volleyball trophy at the 1B state tournament this weekend. The two-day, double-elimination tournament runs… Continue reading

Quilcene's Bailey Kieffer goes up for a spike against Shoreline Christian earlier this season. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

OUTDOORS: Hurricane Ridge snow a good sign for ski season

HURRICANE RIDGE WAS on prominent display while growing up in Port Townsend. How's that geographic impossibility possible, some may ask. A framed photo of a… Continue reading

Port Townsend's David Sua (5) blasts through a hole opened up by Kyle Blankenship (20) and Keegan Khile during the Redhawks' 51-8 district playoff victory against Bellevue Christian at Memorial Field. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Sua leading the way for undefeated Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend captain David Sua leveled his gaze directly on head coach Nick Snyder. Snyder, whose level of excitement for football and… Continue reading

Port Townsend's David Sua (5) blasts through a hole opened up by Kyle Blankenship (20) and Keegan Khile during the Redhawks' 51-8 district playoff victory against Bellevue Christian at Memorial Field. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles' Jaine Macias is seeded second in the 100-yard breaststroke at the state meet. Patty Reifenstahl

STATE GIRLS SWIMMING PREVIEW: Port Angeles’ Macias and Juskevich will face off in 100 breaststroke; Sequim and Port Townsend also at 2A meet

FEDERAL WAY — The 100-yard breaststroke at the state championships will be a clash of friends with contrasting styles. Port Angeles senior Carter Juskevich and… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Jaine Macias is seeded second in the 100-yard breaststroke at the state meet. Patty Reifenstahl
Peninsula's Johnny Martinez was selected by coaches as the NWAC's West Division MVP. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula’s Martinez honored as MVP, Anderson as Coach of the Year; 11 Pirates honored as All-Stars

PORT ANGELES —Johnny Martinez selection as North Division MVP highlighted a string of honors for the Peninsula College men's and women's soccer teams, in voting… Continue reading

Peninsula's Johnny Martinez was selected by coaches as the NWAC's West Division MVP. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

GOLF: Common sense changes coming to rules of golf

CHANGES TO THE rules of golf announced recently by The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and U.S. Golf Association are a decided step in the… Continue reading

Line Judge Kalia Olin instructs chain gang member Shona Davis to set the down marker

PREP FOOTBALL: A zebra-striped legacy for Port Townsend officiating family

PORT TOWNSEND — A young child tagging along to practices with a parent who coaches high school or college sports is a familiar story. But… Continue reading

Line Judge Kalia Olin instructs chain gang member Shona Davis to set the down marker

SPORTS BRIEFS: Volleyball tryouts Saturday in Port Angeles . . . Rowers compete . . . Brinnon Turkey Trot planned

Volleyball tryouts set Saturday PORT ANGELES — Club volleyball tryouts for female players who turned 14 by Sept. 1, 2015 are planned Saturday. An informational… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College seeking nominees for its Athletics Hall of Fame

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College Athletics Hall of Fame Committee is now accepting nominations for its 2016 induction ceremony, coming up in January. The… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Three things learned last week

Four North Olympic Peninsula teams made the state playoffs thanks to Quilcene's and Clallam Bay's exciting Quad-District victories last week. This week's games featuring Clallam… Continue reading

Sequim's Waverly Shreffler (543) starts the 2A girls cross country race at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. Shreffler went on to finish sixth. Dave Shreffler/for Peninsula Daily News

CROSS COUNTRY: Shreffler takes sixth for Sequim girls, boys team finishes third at state championships; other area state reports

PASCO — Waverly Shreffler had the area's highest individual finish and the Sequim boys placed third at the state cross country championships at Sun Willows… Continue reading

Sequim's Waverly Shreffler (543) starts the 2A girls cross country race at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. Shreffler went on to finish sixth. Dave Shreffler/for Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS SWIMMING: Port Angeles’ Macias sets record, wins district titles; other area reports

RENTON — Port Angeles' Jaine Macias set a meet record and Port Townsend went from rags to state riches at the District 2/3 girls swimming… Continue reading

Peninsula's Micah Weller

MEN’S SOCCER: Estrellado’s goal sends Peninsula Pirates to NWAC semifinals

PORT ANGELES — He may not be able to match his older sister Briana's two championship rings, but Trevan Estrellado may yet tone down her… Continue reading

Peninsula's Micah Weller