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PENINSULA COLLEGE PIRATES HALL OF FAME: Four individuals and 2015 women’s hoops team to be inducted

A husband-wife coaching team of Peter and Julie Stewart, basketball standouts Taylor Larson and Jeremiah Johnson, and the 2015 Northwest Athletic Conference… Continue reading

 

Peninsula College's Jelissa Julmist (Sequim High School) goes up for a basket against Lane in the NWAC semifinals held in Pasco on Saturday. Defending NWAC champion Lane hit 12 3-pointers and won 80-63, the Titans' 45th win in a row as the Pirates' season ends with a 24-3 record. In on the play is Peninsula's Ciera Tugade Agasiva. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College).

NWAC FINAL FOUR: Peninsula women fall to hot-shooting juggernaut Lane 80-63

The Peninsula College women nearly beat Lane early this season, but in the Northwest Athletic Conference Final Four semifinals, the Pirates ran into… Continue reading

 

Alecsis Smith has been an inside force off the bench for the Peninsula College women's basketball team, averaging 11.5 points and 11 rebounds a game in the first two games of the NWAC Tournament. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: 31-0 Lane awaits Peninsula women in NWAC semis

This weekend will be a true battle of titans, both literally and figuratively. The Peninsula College women are back in the Northwest… Continue reading

 

Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula College’s Ciera Tugade Agasiva cuts through the South Puget Sound defense and gets to the rim for a layup during the Pirates’ NWAC women’s basketball tournament Elite 8 victory Thursday at Columbia Basin College in Pasco.

NWAC TOURNAMENT: Peninsula College women crush Clippers, return to Final 4

Head back next weekend for semifinal

Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula College’s Ciera Tugade Agasiva cuts through the South Puget Sound defense and gets to the rim for a layup during the Pirates’ NWAC women’s basketball tournament Elite 8 victory Thursday at Columbia Basin College in Pasco.
Peninsula College’s Carliese O’Brien drives to the hoop against Chemeketa’s Ava Rubio (4) and Mady Diaz (2) in the first round of the NWAC tournament at Columbia Basin College in Pasco. Peninsula got up 36-5 at the half and went on to win 66-44. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

NWAC WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT: Peninsula defense, rebounding smothers Chemeketa

Pirates get up 36-5 at halftime

Peninsula College’s Carliese O’Brien drives to the hoop against Chemeketa’s Ava Rubio (4) and Mady Diaz (2) in the first round of the NWAC tournament at Columbia Basin College in Pasco. Peninsula got up 36-5 at the half and went on to win 66-44. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
Peninsula College's Ciera Tugade Agasiva made the all-North first team. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula teams put six on all-North squads

As expected, the North Region-champion Peninsula College women are filling up the roster of the all-North teams. Named to the first team… Continue reading

Peninsula College's Ciera Tugade Agasiva made the all-North first team. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula's Cinco McNeal attempts a layup while defended by Shoreline's Sherrell McCullum during the Pirates' Sophomore Night defeat against the Dolphins.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Last-second shot sinks Peninsula’s season

Miss out on tournament berth at the buzzer

Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula's Cinco McNeal attempts a layup while defended by Shoreline's Sherrell McCullum during the Pirates' Sophomore Night defeat against the Dolphins.
Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics The Peninsula College women's basketball team and head coach Alison Crumb celebrate its fourth straight NWAC North Division championship, and eighth league title in program history.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women celebrate fourth straight North Division championship

Second-straight unbeaten Division slate

Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics The Peninsula College women's basketball team and head coach Alison Crumb celebrate its fourth straight NWAC North Division championship, and eighth league title in program history.
Peninsula College's Jaiden Blackmon goes up for a layup against Everett College in Port Angeles on Jan. 25. Blackmon's the team's leading scorer at 15.5 points a game, is looking to help lead the Pirates into the playoffs with a win tonight over Shoreline. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Huge home games Wednesday night for the Pirates

The Peninsula College men’s and women’s basketball teams are wrapping up their home schedules tonight, and it turns out both games are… Continue reading

Peninsula College's Jaiden Blackmon goes up for a layup against Everett College in Port Angeles on Jan. 25. Blackmon's the team's leading scorer at 15.5 points a game, is looking to help lead the Pirates into the playoffs with a win tonight over Shoreline. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
Peninsula College's Ryana Moss battles in the paint against Olympic's Allie Greene (2). Moss and Greene were teammates on Neah Bay's state championship team in 2023. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women clinch playoff berth

Men win crucial game for postseason chances

Peninsula College's Ryana Moss battles in the paint against Olympic's Allie Greene (2). Moss and Greene were teammates on Neah Bay's state championship team in 2023. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula College's Cinco McNeal completes a slam dunk during the Pirates 75-74 overtime loss to Bellevue on Wednesday.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College falls in OT thriller to Bellevue

Peninsula College sent its NWAC North Division men’s basketball game to overtime with a late Antonio Odum layup, but it couldn’t come… Continue reading

Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula College's Cinco McNeal completes a slam dunk during the Pirates 75-74 overtime loss to Bellevue on Wednesday.

COLLEGE HOOPS: Pirates win wild one in double OT; women win 16th straight

The Peninsula College men’s basketball team won a double-overtime 101-99 thriller over Edmonds to remain in the thick of the postseason hunt. The… Continue reading

ay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula College's DeShawn Rushmeyer rises for a layup during the Pirates' 97-74 NWAC North Region men's basketball victory Wednesday night.

MENS BASKETBALL: Pirate men dominate Whatcom

Isaiah Lopez had a first half to remember, draining 5 of 7 3-point shots and scoring 22 of his game-high 24 points,… Continue reading

ay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula College's DeShawn Rushmeyer rises for a layup during the Pirates' 97-74 NWAC North Region men's basketball victory Wednesday night.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirate men, women split on the road

Peninsula College stumbled down the stretch, ceding a 12-point lead with eight minutes to play — and eventually the NWAC North Region men’s… Continue reading

Peninsula College's Cinco McNeal goes up for a basket against Everett on Saturday. In a game with 21 lead changes, the Pirates hung on to win 73-68. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula teams sweep Everett

Women improve to 6-0 in North Region

Peninsula College's Cinco McNeal goes up for a basket against Everett on Saturday. In a game with 21 lead changes, the Pirates hung on to win 73-68. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Carliese O’Brien shields the ball from Skagit Valley’s Paige Mason while looking for a teammate during the Pirates’ 66-62 win over the Cardinals. Mason is a 2024 Port Angeles High School graduate.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women hang on for hard-fought win

The Peninsula College women’s basketball team, shorthanded with two of its main players out with injury, struggled down the stretch against Skagit… Continue reading

Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Carliese O’Brien shields the ball from Skagit Valley’s Paige Mason while looking for a teammate during the Pirates’ 66-62 win over the Cardinals. Mason is a 2024 Port Angeles High School graduate.
Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula’s Isaiah Lopez makes contact with Skagit Valley’s Parker Nickerson, a 2024 Port Angeles High School graduate, during the Pirates’ 72-60 loss to the No. 1 ranked Cardinals.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula goes toe-to-toe with No. 1 Skagit Valley

Parker Nickerson returns to Port Angeles

Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula’s Isaiah Lopez makes contact with Skagit Valley’s Parker Nickerson, a 2024 Port Angeles High School graduate, during the Pirates’ 72-60 loss to the No. 1 ranked Cardinals.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates sweep at Olympic

Women win close battle against former teammate; Men crack 100

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates earn road sweep vs. Bellevue

It wasn’t exactly the way a team would like to close out a contest, but the Peninsula College men survived the final moments… Continue reading

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Photos by Jay Cline/Peninsula College Peninsula College’s Shania Moananu (24) drives past the defense of an Edmonds player Saturday in Port Angeles. Peninsula won 87-59 to improve to 11-2 on the season.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Women cruise in first home game in a month; men lose in a shootout

The Peninsula College women’s basketball team apparently has no rust whatsoever after not playing a game for 24 days over the winter… Continue reading

Photos by Jay Cline/Peninsula College Peninsula College’s Shania Moananu (24) drives past the defense of an Edmonds player Saturday in Port Angeles. Peninsula won 87-59 to improve to 11-2 on the season.