PORT ANGELES — Local basketball fans will have plenty of action this weekend, starting Friday night as the Port Angeles Roughrider boys travel to North Mason for their league opener. The Bulldogs are led by 6’8″ senior Logan Hudson, who has now suited up for Central Kitsap, North Kitsap, and now North Mason.
Tipoff is at 7:00, and you can hear the broadcast right here on KONP Newsradio, with the pregame show starting at 6:45.
On Saturday, the 8th-ranked Peninsula Pirates women host the three-day Pirate Classic.
Action begins Friday at 4:00 p.m., with 6th-ranked Lower Columbia College taking on Bellevue.
At 6:00, Peninsula faces a solid 3-0 Chemeketa Storm squad.
On Saturday, Peninsula meets Lower Columbia at 4:00, and on Sunday the Pirates take on Tacoma at 2:00. You can hear Sunday’s game on KONP Newsradio, with pregame at 1:45.
Oly Archibald and Joe Gladfelter will have the call.
Peninsula’s Alecsis Smith, a 6’3″ sophomore from Bay City, Michigan, is averaging 20 points and 13 rebounds per game.
The Peninsula Pirates, battling an injury-plagued season, have dropped to No. 8 in the NWAC basketball poll.
Also on Saturday, the Port Angeles Roughrider girls — coming off a stunning home-court loss to Class 2B Forks — travel to Neah Bay to take on the defending three-time state champion Red Devils. On tomorrow’s sports news, we’ll have a full scouting report, and we’ll bring you the live broadcast Saturday night with a 5:00 tipoff.
Meanwhile, the Peninsula Pirate men head to Edmonds for the three-day Triton Classic. The Pirates face Umpqua Friday at 5:00, South Puget Sound Saturday at 4:00, and Grays Harbor on Sunday at Noon.
And former Roughrider Eve Burke, now a senior at Linfield College, has helped lead the Wildcats to a 4–1 start. Burke has started all five games, averaging 25 minutes, 12 points, and 5 rebounds per game while shooting a blistering 53% from the field and 50% from three-point range.
Former Roughrider #4 Eve Burke is now a senior at Linfield.