SPORTS: Class 4A powerhouse South Kitsap nips Port Angeles girls 52-46

PORT ORCHARD -- Jessica Madison scored her 1,500-plus career point and the Port Angeles girls basketball team came close to knocking off one of the… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: How the Seahawks won the NFC Worst . . . er . . . West

By Tim Booth AP Sports Writer SEATTLE -- Laugh all you want, the 7-9 Seattle Seahawks are going to the playoffs as champions of the… Continue reading

  • Jan 3, 2011
  • By Tim Booth AP Sports Writer

Believe it! Seahawks going to playoffs

The Associated Press SEATTLE -- Laugh all you want, the 7-9 Seattle Seahawks are going to the playoffs as champions of the NFC West. The… Continue reading

  • Jan 2, 2011
  • The Associated Press

SPORTS: Playoffs or not? That’s the question for Seahawks

THE SEATTLE SEACHICKENS are like a battered Yugo with two flat tires given one last chance to win the race. And just before the race,… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Steelhead fishing, clamming and crabbing, oh my!

THE WEATHER SHOULD cooperate this weekend to help ring in the New Year for outdoors enthusiasts. Cold but clear and dry conditions are making the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College men’s basketball team captures third place at Clackamas tournament

OREGON CITY, Ore. -- The Peninsula College men's basketball team claimed third place at the Clackamas Holiday Tournament on Thursday. The Pirates held off the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles girls basketball team rips Renton by 33 points; other prep reports

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles girls basketball team held Renton to single digits in all four quarters to steamroll to a 33-point nonleague victory… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles holds off spirited Chimacum in boys basketball action at Crush in the Slush tournament; other prep reports

PORT TOWNSEND -- Ian Ward and Colin Wheeler combined for 35 points to spark the Port Angeles boys basketball team to a nonleague victory over… Continue reading

SPORTS: Soccer academy registration for children 7 to 14 starts Monday

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles Youth Soccer Club and the Peninsula College soccer program have started a new partnership to offer a soccer academy for… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College men’s basketball team opens Clackamas Tournament with win

OREGON CITY, Ore. -- The Peninsula College men's basketball team overcame a chilly first half to drop Blue Mountain 86-75 in the first round of… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend boys and girls basketball teams sweep rival Chimacum while Port Angeles and Sequim boys teams lose at Crush in the Slush tourney

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Angeles and Sequim boys teams took their lumps while Port Townsend swept rival Chimacum on the opening day at the… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Forks, Neah Bay boys and girls split games

NEAH BAY -- The Forks Spartans and the Neah Bay Red Devils split boys and girls basketball games Monday in nonleague action. The Spartan boys… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Rain to keep anglers home for Christmas

I COME BEARING bad news my dear Peninsulites. It appears you're actually going to have to spend time with your family during the holidays. The… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Matt Schubert’s five best bets for this weekend

• Hoko steelhead -- If you absolutely must go steelhead fishing during the holiday season, you might as well go to a stream like this… Continue reading

SPORTS: Class 4A Mt. Tahoma too much for 2A Port Angeles girls basketball team; Neah Bay teams sweep

PORT ANGELES -- Coach Mike Knowles wanted a test for his solid Port Angeles girls basketball team. Be careful what you ask for, though, as… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: My wish list for the big guy in the red suit

I KNOW HOW fickle your constituency can be this time of year, Santa. Deliver the wrong dump truck to little Tony, and "Santa sucks" becomes… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boys basketball team holds off Tyee; other prep reports

SEA-TAC -- The Port Angeles boys basketball team overcame poor shooting with solid defense to beat Tyee in a nonleague game Wednesday night. Port Angeles… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles wrestling team takes the ax back

PORT ANGELES -- The ax is back. It took five years, three grueling wins, a tie in the championship match and down to the fifth… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Santa Claus hitting the links after a tough day

IT'S A BIG job but every year the famous man clad in red, Santa Claus, comes to town bestowing gifts on deserving boys and girls.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Area wrestling teams are young this year; Sequim invades Port Angeles for Battle for the Axe tournament

All four high school wrestling teams on the North Olympic Peninsula are young this year but that doesn't mean that they are lacking for talent… Continue reading