The Olympic Avalanche, a sixth-grade girls select basketball squad, won their third consecutive tournament and ninth overall championship by going 4-0 at the 27th Annual KVA Memorial in Tumwater Feb. 14-15.
A year ago Ennisa Albin was in middle school and Julie Pineau was in her home country of France. This coming weekend, the Sequim High School students will be on Washington’s biggest prep gymnastics stage together, along with their teammates from Port Angeles.
A second half rally that saw Sequim go up by two points late faded as Lindbergh hit key free throws down the stretch, giving the host Eagles at 58-49 victory in the opening game of the West Central District tournament Thursday night.
The Pirate men outlasted the Whatcom Orcas 48-47 Wednesday night to move into a fourth-place tie with Everett — their opponent on Saturday — while the Northwest Athletic Conference’s No. 8-ranked Peninsula women overwhelmed the Orcas 79-59 to remain in the hunt for the North Division championship, one game behind Bellevue.
SHS senior Alex Barry helping lead Wolves into district playoffs
Three wrestlers, two girls, one boy, take first in sub-regionals
The Hurricanes, a select basketball squad with players from Sequim and Port Angeles, placed second out of seven teams at a tournament in Seaside, Ore., in late January, falling in the championship game by five points. Players include (from left) Kyle Bennett, Joel Wood, Bo Bradow, Keeshawn Whitney, Blake Wiker and Isaiha Getchell. Not pictured are coaches Sven Wiker and Josh Wood.
In their final tuneup for the West Central District meet on Feb. 3, diver Matthew Craig and the Wolves’ 200 free relay squad punched their ticket to districts.
Elise Beuke, a Sequim High School senior, earned second place at the NW Indoor Rowing Championships on Jan. 31 at Magnuson Park in Seattle.
Basketball tournament set and Seahawkers to meet in P.A.
The Port Angeles High School gymnastics squad is headed to districts and they’ll have some teammates from the east along for the ride.
Consistency is key to wins, coach says in opening game versus White River.
In a showdown between two of the Olympic League’s top teams, North Kitsap’s Vikings had the early answers. Sequim’s Wolves, however, had the last laugh.
