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BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles beats rival Sequim with big fourth quarter

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles beats rival Sequim with big fourth quarter

Gridlock is rarely experienced on the North Olympic Peninsula. But Port Angeles found itself stuck in stop-and-go traffic with rival Sequim, forced to… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles beats rival Sequim with big fourth quarter
PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls blow open close game with 29-4 third quarter

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls blow open close game with 29-4 third quarter

An onslaught of third quarter steals and layups allowed Port Angeles to brush off a slow first half and power past rival Sequim… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls blow open close game with 29-4 third quarter
PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles gymnasts, Sequim’s Sharp earn wins at meet

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles gymnasts, Sequim’s Sharp earn wins at meet

Port Angeles gymnasts edged North Kitsap by just .65 of a point in a 139.85 to 139.2 meet victory over the Vikings at… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles gymnasts, Sequim’s Sharp earn wins at meet
ALL-PENINSULA: Port Angeles freshman Lauren Larson earns cross country MVP

ALL-PENINSULA: Port Angeles freshman Lauren Larson earns cross country MVP

A new star came out of the crowd this year in cross country circles. And she and many of her young teammates… Continue reading

ALL-PENINSULA: Port Angeles freshman Lauren Larson earns cross country MVP
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks boys fight off flu, win on road plus Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend recaps

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks boys fight off flu, win on road plus Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend recaps

Fighting against the flu and a long road trip, Forks got off to a 14-2 start on the road against Hoquiam to help… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks boys fight off flu, win on road plus Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend recaps
BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles is money down the stretch in win over Olympic

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles is money down the stretch in win over Olympic

Progress can be a difficult prospect when teams which want to go from good to great… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles is money down the stretch in win over Olympic
PREP ROUNDUP: Forks grapplers take double dual; Port Angeles swimmers win

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks grapplers take double dual; Port Angeles swimmers win

The Port Angeles boys swim team won its first dual meet of the season as seniors… Continue reading

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks grapplers take double dual; Port Angeles swimmers win
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Apker-Montoya pours in 24 points as Port Townsend tops rival Chimacum
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Apker-Montoya pours in 24 points as Port Townsend tops rival Chimacum
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Neah Bay girls run past Chimacum

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Neah Bay girls run past Chimacum

Despite the long bus ride to Chimacum, it was Neah Bay that had all the energy in the early going on its way… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Neah Bay girls run past Chimacum
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Riders dispatch Knights with ease

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Riders dispatch Knights with ease

Port Angeles put on a full-court pressure defense early on its way to a large first-quarter lead and eventually a 73-24 blowout… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Riders dispatch Knights with ease
PREP BASKETBALL: Forks splits league openers against Elma

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks splits league openers against Elma

The Forks boys shook off a winter break layover and got off to a good start in Evergreen League play, handily beating Elma… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks splits league openers against Elma
ALL-PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Forks’ Cole Baysinger runs away with honor

ALL-PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Forks’ Cole Baysinger runs away with honor

It took some time for Forks senior Cole Baysinger to find his rightful position at tailback on the offensive side of the football… Continue reading

ALL-PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Forks’ Cole Baysinger runs away with honor
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Forks’ Cort Prose looks to pass around the defense of Rochester’s Keegan Goldrick during Saturday night’s consolation round of the Port Angeles Holiday Basketball Tournament at Port Angeles High School.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks holds off Rochester to take third at PA tournament

The final approach was a little wobbly, but Forks brought the game home for a safe landing in a 48-45 win over… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Forks’ Cort Prose looks to pass around the defense of Rochester’s Keegan Goldrick during Saturday night’s consolation round of the Port Angeles Holiday Basketball Tournament at Port Angeles High School.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles boys come up short against lanky Sedro-Woolley

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles boys come up short against lanky Sedro-Woolley

Port Angeles wanted a test during its own holiday hoops tournament and the Roughriders received one, hanging tough with Sedro-Woolley before fading… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles boys come up short against lanky Sedro-Woolley
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Quilcene’s Brittney Beukes drives down court with Chimacum’s Grace Yaley and Mia McNair close on her heels during a Thursday night game in Chimacum.

PREP ROUNDUP: Chimacum girls roll over Quilcene; PT girls win, Forks wrestlers second at tourney

Chimacum controlled its Jefferson County neighbor Quilcene from the opening tip in a 54-20 nonleague girls basketball victory. “Our kids did a really… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Quilcene’s Brittney Beukes drives down court with Chimacum’s Grace Yaley and Mia McNair close on her heels during a Thursday night game in Chimacum.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Forks’ Jake Jacoby, right, takes a shot as Sedro-Woolley’s Bryson Bartlett, left, and Keenan Hofstad defend during Friday night’s first round of the Port Angeles Holiday Basketball Tournament.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Sedro-Woolley too much for Forks

Four first quarter 3-pointers staked Forks to an early 17-11 lead, but the long and rangy… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Forks’ Jake Jacoby, right, takes a shot as Sedro-Woolley’s Bryson Bartlett, left, and Keenan Hofstad defend during Friday night’s first round of the Port Angeles Holiday Basketball Tournament.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders respond on defense, limit Rochester to 7 points in second half

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders respond on defense, limit Rochester to 7 points in second half

Port Angeles dialed in defensively during the second half of a 51-24 boys basketball win over Rochester, holding the Warriors to just… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders respond on defense, limit Rochester to 7 points in second half
ALL PENINSULA GIRLS SOCCER MVP: Port Angeles freshman Emilia Long takes league by storm

ALL PENINSULA GIRLS SOCCER MVP: Port Angeles freshman Emilia Long takes league by storm

The list of accolades for Port Angeles freshman Emilia Long is lengthy. Long to-taled the best statistical season of any player on… Continue reading

ALL PENINSULA GIRLS SOCCER MVP: Port Angeles freshman Emilia Long takes league by storm
PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles boys stand tall in road win over Centralia

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles boys stand tall in road win over Centralia

Port Angeles surrendered its 10-point lead in the fourth quarter and went down by one point against Centralia in the final minute, but… Continue reading

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles boys stand tall in road win over Centralia
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks girls rally past Chimacum for OT win

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks girls rally past Chimacum for OT win

Playing without Rian Peters, who re-injured a sprained ankle, the resurgent Forks girls basketball team came roaring back from a big deficit to… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks girls rally past Chimacum for OT win