Pierre LaBossiere

PREPS: Friday night prep basketball scores

Friday, Dec. 15th North Peninsula scores BOYS BASKETBALL LaConner 62, Neah Bay 45 Port Angeles 61, Kingston 38 Port Townsend 57, Bremerton 44 Olympic 73,… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles pitches rare first-half shutout in rivalry win

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles pitches rare first-half shutout in rivalry win

Port Angeles and its swarming defense achieved the rare feat of holding a team scoreless for an entire half as the Roughriders… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles pitches rare first-half shutout in rivalry win
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Olson hits five treys in Forks’ win over Chimacum

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Olson hits five treys in Forks’ win over Chimacum

The resurgent Forks girls used a stifling defense and got five 3-pointers from Jayden Olson in beating Chimacum in the first of a… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Olson hits five treys in Forks’ win over Chimacum
PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Seattle is likely getting a team, are you ready for NHL hockey?

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Seattle is likely getting a team, are you ready for NHL hockey?

ALL SIGNS POINT to the NHL coming to Seattle and who knows, maybe the Stanley Cup will return to the city (more on that). In… Continue reading

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Seattle is likely getting a team, are you ready for NHL hockey?
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK, Payton Glasser, Sequim basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK, Payton Glasser, Sequim basketball

Payton Glasser is off to a roaring start for the Sequim Wolves basketball squad. Last year’s Olympic League 2A All-League first-teamer scored 32 in the… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK, Payton Glasser, Sequim basketball
WRESTLING: Forks wins Spud Walley meet; Port Townsend beats Vashon

WRESTLING: Forks wins Spud Walley meet; Port Townsend beats Vashon

Forks came in first place at the Spud Walley Tournament, with 12 out of 14 Spartan wrestlers placing and five wrestlers winning their… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Forks wins Spud Walley meet; Port Townsend beats Vashon

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men sweep at Triton-Pirates tourney

The Peninsula College men blew out two both opponents at the Triton-Pirate Classic at Edmonds Community College this weekend, crushing Grays Harbor 75-52… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay romps over Mt. Vernon Christian

The Neah Bay girls got 16 points from Ruth Moss and 15 from Courtney Swan and clamped down hard on defense in… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Liam Clark, Port Angeles basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Liam Clark, Port Angeles basketball

Port Angeles’ Liam Clark may be one of the players to watch this season. And it’s not hard to notice Clark, who grew a couple… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Liam Clark, Port Angeles basketball
COLUMN: The never-ending allure of the alma mater

COLUMN: The never-ending allure of the alma mater

I saw a little news blurb today in my Facebook feed that the junior college I attended 35 years ago in California won the California… Continue reading

COLUMN: The never-ending allure of the alma mater
PREP ROUNDUP: Redhawk, Rider grapplers do well at weekend meets

PREP ROUNDUP: Redhawk, Rider grapplers do well at weekend meets

The Port Angeles wrestling team placed sixth out of 17 teams at the Patriot Dome Classic with Kenny Soule taking first at 152… Continue reading

PREP ROUNDUP: Redhawk, Rider grapplers do well at weekend meets
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Men split pair at Pirate Classic

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Men split pair at Pirate Classic

The Peninsula College men built up a 14-point lead against Tacoma on Sunday, but they weren’t able to hold off a Trojans’… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Men split pair at Pirate Classic
PREP ROUNDUP: Roughrider girls knock off 4A Hazen on the road

PREP ROUNDUP: Roughrider girls knock off 4A Hazen on the road

The Port Angeles basketball girls came roaring back from a deep hole to knock off 4A Hazen 43-39 on the road. Hazen held… Continue reading

PREP ROUNDUP: Roughrider girls knock off 4A Hazen on the road

COLLEGE HOOPS: Peninsula women lose season-opener

The Peninsula women fell in their season opener at the First Federal Pirate Classic Friday night, scoring just 13 points in the… Continue reading

PREP HOOPS: Forks boys, girls sweep North Beach

PREP HOOPS: Forks boys, girls sweep North Beach

Forks started strong in its season opener, building up an early 10-0 lead against North Beach, downing the Hyaks 60-43 in a nonleague… Continue reading

PREP HOOPS: Forks boys, girls sweep North Beach
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Forks’ Marky Adams — Peninsula College post player

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Forks’ Marky Adams — Peninsula College post player

We don’t normally feature Peninsula College students as our Athlete of the Week, but we’re making an exception this week for the Pirates’ Marky Adams,… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Forks’ Marky Adams — Peninsula College post player
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirate men fall in last two games at Skagit tourney

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirate men fall in last two games at Skagit tourney

The Peninsula basketball men lost their final two games at the Skagit Valley tournament, falling Sunday by 21 points to undefeated Portland… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirate men fall in last two games at Skagit tourney
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sequim swimmer Sonja Govertsen

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sequim swimmer Sonja Govertsen

Sequim’s Sonja Govertsen, just a sophomore, had a fantastic state 2A swim meet on Nov. 11. First, Govertsen finished fourth in the 50-yard freestyle with… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sequim swimmer Sonja Govertsen
PENINSULA COLLEGE HOOPS: PC men win season-opener behind Forks’ Adams

PENINSULA COLLEGE HOOPS: PC men win season-opener behind Forks’ Adams

The Peninsula basketball men got some clutch plays down the stretch and a huge first college game from Forks’ Marky Adams to… Continue reading

PENINSULA COLLEGE HOOPS: PC men win season-opener behind Forks’ Adams

SPORTS BRIEF: Dungeness crab season on the coast delayed for two weeks

Officials in Washington state say they’re delaying the start of Dungeness crab season by two weeks because of harmful algae. KING-TV reports that… Continue reading