COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula College men, women and coaches well-represented on all-region teams

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Ryley Callaghan highlights Peninsula College’s long list of Northwest Athletic Conference all-region basketball honorees. Callaghan, a sophomore guard, was voted North Region… Continue reading

Peninsula's Ryley Callaghan brings the ball down the court during the Pirates' win over Edmonds last month. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula Pirates aim to keep playing their way

PORT ANGELES — Coach Mitch Freeman said the Peninsula Pirates want to play “Peninsula College basketball” when they face Chemeketa on Saturday in the opening… Continue reading

Peninsula's Ryley Callaghan brings the ball down the court during the Pirates' win over Edmonds last month. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Hatchery chinook season to reopen March 12 in Marine Area 6

ENCOUNTERS RULE THE state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s management of river and saltwater fisheries. Verifying encounters, the retention or release of fish, and catch… Continue reading

Neah Bay senior Ryan Moss drives the baseline against Taholah junior Brett Orozco during the second quarter of Thursday's 1B state tournament contest. (Roger Harnack/The Daily Sun News)

STATE BASKETBALL: Moss scores 41 points to lead Neah Bay boys to semifinals

SPOKANE — Ryan Moss scored 41 points as Neah Bay held off a second-half rally for a 72-63 win against Taholah in the opening round… Continue reading

Neah Bay senior Ryan Moss drives the baseline against Taholah junior Brett Orozco during the second quarter of Thursday's 1B state tournament contest. (Roger Harnack/The Daily Sun News)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College looking forward to loser-out playoff pressure

PORT ANGELES — The Northwest Athletic Conference tweaked its basketball tournament this year. Instead of four straight days of games in Kennewick, as the tournament… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Low coho returns likely to have major impact on salmon seasons

COHO RETURNS LOW enough to put the traditional summer and fall fishing seasons in limbo are predicted in initial forecasts developed and released this week… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr.

STATE BASKETBALL: Versatile Neah Bay opens tournament play today

SPOKANE — Neah Bay's ability to plug its personnel into a variety of roles has the Red Devils back for a seventh consecutive appearance at… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr.
Neah Bay's Kenrick Doherty Jr. rises for a layup against Riverside Christian's Michael Catton during the Red Devils' regional victory last week. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: State won’t be easy, but Neah Bay has favorable draw

ANGER IS BURNING in basketball circles throughout the state leading up to this weekend's state championship tournaments in Tacoma, Yakima and Spokane. The WIAA's draw… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Kenrick Doherty Jr. rises for a layup against Riverside Christian's Michael Catton during the Red Devils' regional victory last week. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula's Cherish Moss

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men and women riding strong defenses into postseason

PORT ANGELES — How to describe the success of Peninsula College's basketball teams this season, in one sentence? How about one letter: D. Peninsula's women's… Continue reading

Peninsula's Cherish Moss

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women clinch outright North Region title; Pirate men fall

SHORELINE — The Peninsula College women's basketball team clinched the outright Northwest Athletic Conference North Region title with an 81-46 drubbing of Shoreline. Saturday's win… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. (1) shoots between Riverside Christian's Tyler Hoffman (10) and Joey Catton during a Class 1B basketball regional round game at W.F. West High School in Chehalis. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay comeback earns seventh straight state berth

CHEHALIS — A second-half comeback earned the Neah Bay boys basketball team a spot in the Class 1B state tournament after a 56-47 win against… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. (1) shoots between Riverside Christian's Tyler Hoffman (10) and Joey Catton during a Class 1B basketball regional round game at W.F. West High School in Chehalis. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Quilcene’s Weller sisters honored by SeaTac League

Quilcene sisters Megan and Abbygael Weller have received postseason honors from the SeaTac League's girl basketball coaches. Megan Weller, a senior, was voted to the… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Vonte Aguirre (12) challenges Taholah's Marquel Waugh for the rebound during a Class 1B basketball regional round game at W.F. West High School in Chehalis. Also in on the action is Neah Bay's Holly Greene (14). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Missed shots end Neah Bay’s season in regional round loss

CHEHALIS — This is why they play the games. The Neah Bay girls basketball team's season came to a sudden end with a 48-40 loss… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Vonte Aguirre (12) challenges Taholah's Marquel Waugh for the rebound during a Class 1B basketball regional round game at W.F. West High School in Chehalis. Also in on the action is Neah Bay's Holly Greene (14). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Cheyenne Wheeler and Hayley Baxley put pressure on Anacortes' Gabby Ronngren during the 2A state regional round at Mount Vernon High School. (Brandy Shreve/Skagit Valley Herald)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles knocked out of postseason by Anacortes

MOUNT VERNON — The Port Angeles girls basketball team's season came to an end with a 48-26 loss to Anacortes in the regional round of… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Cheyenne Wheeler and Hayley Baxley put pressure on Anacortes' Gabby Ronngren during the 2A state regional round at Mount Vernon High School. (Brandy Shreve/Skagit Valley Herald)

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Wheeler is co-MVP of Olympic League 2A; other area players earn all-league honors

Port Angeles junior post Nizhoni Wheeler and Olympic junior point guard Danielle Monzon have been voted Olympic League 2A girls basketball co-MVPs by the league's… Continue reading

Danny Davis

WEEKEND REWIND: Anacortes angler’s 20-pound blackmouth wins Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby

GARDINER — Danny Davis' crabbing boat was the place to be during the Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby over the weekend. Not only did Davis become… Continue reading

Danny Davis

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Rogers voted all-league first team

Port Angeles senior post Lambros Rogers was voted All-Olympic League 2A first team by the league's boys basketball coaches. Rogers averaged 10.6 points, 12.8 rebounds,… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women join men as region champs, clinch top seed; men win ninth straight

MOUNT VERNON — For the first time in school history, the four sports teams at Peninsula College have all won region championships. The Peninsula College… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Sekiu, Hood Canal salmon fisheries still open

THE CLOSURE OF the blackmouth fishery in Marine Area 6 is a hit for anglers, but they aren't completely out of options. Area 6 (eastern… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Nizhoni Wheeler looks for a way around Port Townsend's Kaitlyn Meek during a game in Port Townsend earlier this season. Wheeler and the 10th-ranked Roughriders play ninth-ranked Anacortes in the 2A regionals today. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls, Neah Bay boys and girls in win-or-go-home regionals

MOUNT VERNON — The season is on the line, and the Port Angeles Roughriders have to face the team that dealt them their first and… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Nizhoni Wheeler looks for a way around Port Townsend's Kaitlyn Meek during a game in Port Townsend earlier this season. Wheeler and the 10th-ranked Roughriders play ninth-ranked Anacortes in the 2A regionals today. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)