Port Townsend girls basketball falls at North Kitsap

POULSBO — The Port Townsend girls basketball team’s struggles at the free throw line came back to haunt them Thursday night. The Redskins saw a… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum sweeps Forks in boys and girls basketball; Port Angeles beats Kingston in wrestling and other prep reports

CHIMACUM — The first two weeks of the Chimacum boys basketball team’s schedule looked grueling enough, with six games in 12 days. The way the… Continue reading

Chimacum boys hoops tops Forks, other prep scores from Wednesday

CHIMACUM — The Chimacum boys basketball team won its fourth game in eight days Tuesday night, holding off a late Forks rally to claim a… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: The 2011 mushroom contest [**Gallery**]

FUNGI HAS A way of popping up in unexpected places. Throughout my time on the North Olympic Peninsula, I have become acquainted with that fact.… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: Port Townsend High School considers jumping to Nisqually League

THE FUTURE OF the Port Townsend athletic department will be decided in the next 10 days. After a spirited school board meeting a few weeks… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Family history at U.S. Senior Open course

I KNEW THAT name sounded familiar. The 2012 U.S. Senior Open will be held at Indianwood Golf & Country Club in Lake Orion, Mich., and… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum boys basketball rolls to 3-0 start; Forks boys win first game; Chimacum girls lose; Port Angeles wrestling wins tournament

CHIMACUM — The Chimacum boys basketball team remained perfect on the year by pounding Auburn Adventist Academy 70-49 in nonleague action Monday night. Quinn Eldridge… Continue reading

SPORTS: Clallam Bay beats Forks JV in boys basketball

CLALLAM BAY — The Clallam Bay boys basketball team turned a close first-half game into a rout in a 56-40 nonleague victory over Forks JV… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles and Kingston showdown in wrestling Wednesday night could determine the Olympic League title down the road

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic League wrestling title might be decided Wednesday night in the first dual meet of the season at Port Angeles High… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boys basketball rolls over North Mason on Tuesday night

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys basketball team rebounded from its first lost of the season with a dominating performance form start to finish… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles girls basketball stuns North Mason

BELFAIR — Nine players scored for the Port Angeles girls basketball team in a balanced attack against North Mason in an Olympic League game Tuesday… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend rallies past Sequim in girls basketball action Tuesday night

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend girls basketball team rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half to earn their first Olympic League win… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim easily handles Port Townsend in boys basketball action Tuesday night

SEQUIM — The Sequim boys basketball team took advantage of the young and inexperienced Port Townsend Redskins to remain unbeaten Tuesday night. The Wolves won… Continue reading

SPORTS: Forks boys basketball team gets by North Beach in nonleague competition

FORKS — It wasn’t pretty but the Forks boys basketball team held off North Beach 38-27 in nonleague action Monday night. It was the first… Continue reading

SPORTS: In the zone; dirty word for some, solid defense for others in girls basketball

There is a stigma attached to zone defense at all levels of basketball. To some coaches, using one is tantamount to sacrificing your basketball bona… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College men’s and women’s basketball teams sweep games Saturday night

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College men’s and women’s basketball teams swept their games Saturday night. The Pirate women’s thrilling 77-75 come-from-behind victory over Lower… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend beats Vashon Island in girls basketball

PORT TOWNSEND — Irina Lyons scored 17 points and Codi Hallinan added 12 to lead the Port Townsend Redskins to their first win of the… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: Physical Red Devils grind out 1B title

THERE WERE FEW secrets regarding the Neah Bay football team this fall. The Red Devils were going to run first, second and third. And if… Continue reading

SPORTS: Kingston nips Port Angeles by three in boys basketball; other prep reports

PORT ANGELES — Big Easton Napiontek looks like he’s never taken any time off for boys basketball. The 6-foot-8 senior scored 23 points and hauled… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay captures state Class 1B football championship

TACOMA — Titus Pascua and Keaton Hawkins embraced amid a throng of supporters crammed together in a cramped corner of the Tacoma Dome. The two… Continue reading