SPORTS BRIEFS: PA teams face off in title game at Presidents’ tournament

SPORTS BRIEFS: PA teams face off in title game at Presidents’ tournament

PA teams meet in Presidents’ title game

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles White 8th-grade team won their division championship at the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation’s Red Lion Presidents’ Day Youth Basketball Tournament last weekend.

PA White beat PA Green 46-43 as John Vaara hit three free throws in the final 23 seconds.

A total of 67 teams from all over western Washington participated.

The final standings were:

Boys 4th Grade Division — Bainbridge Roots, first; White River Sting, second; Port Angeles Green, third; South Kitsap Elite, third; Port Angeles White, fifth; LaPush BallStars, sixth. Championship Game: Roots 35, Sting 30.

Boys 5th Grade Division — Marysville, first; White River Sting, second; Sequim Wolves Gold, third; Bainbridge Roots, fourth; Port Angeles White, fifth; Forks Spartans, sixth; South Kitsap Elite, seventh; Enumclaw Hornets, eighth, Sequim Purple, ninth; Anacortes Seahawks, 10th; Drive (Poulsbo), 11th; Port Angeles Green, 12th. Championship Game: Marysville 46, White River 36.

Boys 6th Grade Division — South Kitsap Elite, first; White River Sting, second; Bainbridge Roots, third; Port Angeles, fourth; Rivals (Port Townsend/Chimacum), fourth; North Mason Bulldogs, fourth. Championship Game: S.K.Eiite 68, White River Sting 54.

Boys 7th Grade Division — DRIVE Basketball, first; Sumner, second; Sequim Wolves, third; Bainbridge Roots, fourth; NW Fierce (Port Townsend), fifth; Port Angeles Green, sixth; Enumclaw Hornets, seventh; Port Angeles White, eighth; South Kitsap Elite, ninth; Anacortes Gold, 10th; Sequim Purple, 11th; Anacortes Purple, 12th. Championship Game: DRIVE 54, Sumner 44.

Boys 8th Grade Division — Port Angeles White, first; Port Angeles Green, second; Peninsula Academy (Gig Harbor), third; White River Sting, fourth; Bainbridge Roots, fifth; South Kitsap Elite, sixth; DRIVE Basketball, seventh; Sequim Wolves, eighth. Championship Game: P.A.White 46, P.A.Green 43.

Girls 5th Grade Division — Meadowdale Lady Mavs, first; White River 6’ers, second; Bainbridge Roots, third; P.A.Fire & Ice, fourth; Destroyers (Poulsbo), fifth; Port Angeles/Clark, sixth; White River 5’ers, seventh. Championship Game: Meadowdale Lady Mavs 36, White River Sting 15.

Girls 6th Grade Purple Division — White River Sting, first; Meadowdale Lady Mavs, second; Blaine Dauntless, third; Port Angeles Threat, fourth; Southside Swish (Bellingham), fifth. Championship Game: White River Sting 25, Meadowdale Lady Mavs 20.

Girls 6th Grade Blue Division — White River Sting, first; Anacortes Seahawks, second; Bainbridge Roots, third; Sequim Wolves, fourth. Championship Game: White River Sting 23, Anacortes Seahawks 16.

Girls 7th Grade Division — Meadowdale Lady Mavs, first; Sequim Wolves, second; Forks Spartans, third; Port Angeles Apex, fourth. Championship Game: Meadowdale Lady Mavs 45, Sequim Wolves 28.

Girls 8th Grade Division — CWS-Toppenish, first; Mountlake Terrace, second; White River Sting, third; Meadowdale Lady Mavs, fourth; Bainbridge Roots, fifth; Mount Baker, sixth; P.A.Hazard, seventh. Championship Game: CWS-Toppenish 49, Mountlake Terrace 36.

Clark cited by WIAA

RENTON — Port Angeles’s Liam Clark was named the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Feb. 4-10 thanks to two monster games.

Clark, a 6-foot-7 post, recorded a triple-double in a 60-43 win over North Mason on Jan. 19 with 19 points, 18 rebounds and 10 blocks. He followed that up with 16 points, 16 rebounds, eight blocks, and five steals in the Roughridgers’ victory over Kingston on Jan. 26.

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Port Angeles Parks and Recreation and the Elwha Klallam Tribe hosted the Port Angeles President’s Day Classic basketball tournament this weekend in Port Angeles. Eight teams competed in the 8th grade boys division, with Port Angeles White defeating PA Green 46-43 in the championship game. John Vaara iced two free throws to go ahead 45-43 with 23 seconds left, then added another free throw later. Pictured are both the PA White and PA Green teams. Back row, from left, are Naaman McGuffey, Jeremiah Hall, Blake Williams, Daniel Cable, Quannah Wheeler, John Vaara, Hayden Ferrell, Beckett Jarnigan, Myles Bowechop and Wyatt Dunning. Front row, from left, are Matt Mangano, Damon Gundersen, Michael Soule, Xander Maestas, Ty Bradow, James Burkhart, Deondre Eastman and Niko Ross.

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation and the Elwha Klallam Tribe hosted the Port Angeles President’s Day Classic basketball tournament this weekend in Port Angeles. Eight teams competed in the 8th grade boys division, with Port Angeles White defeating PA Green 46-43 in the championship game. John Vaara iced two free throws to go ahead 45-43 with 23 seconds left, then added another free throw later. Pictured are both the PA White and PA Green teams. Back row, from left, are Naaman McGuffey, Jeremiah Hall, Blake Williams, Daniel Cable, Quannah Wheeler, John Vaara, Hayden Ferrell, Beckett Jarnigan, Myles Bowechop and Wyatt Dunning. Front row, from left, are Matt Mangano, Damon Gundersen, Michael Soule, Xander Maestas, Ty Bradow, James Burkhart, Deondre Eastman and Niko Ross.

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