Photo: Wyatt Hall just completed two years at Cal State San Bernardino and will take the helm as skipper of the Port Angeles Roughriders
By Oly Archibald
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Roughrider baseball team has filled its head coaching position with former Roughrider Wyatt Hall. Hall played two years at Skagit Valley College and just completed a solid two-year run at Cal State San Bernardino.
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The college softball season has begun, and once again several former area prep athletes are competing at the collegiate level.
At Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, an NCAA Division II program, former Roughrider Heidi Leitz will pitch for the Saints, wearing number 1 in the red and white.
If Leitz doesn’t already have frequent flyer miles, she will soon.
Saint Martin’s opens the season in Conroe, Texas, on January 30th, playing five games in three days, beginning with Chadron State. The Saints then travel to Stanislaus, California, for another five games in three days starting February 13th against Menlo. Their home opener is set for March 6th against Western Washington.
Saint Martin’s is picked to finish second in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Leitz led the Roughriders to two Final Four appearances during her junior and senior seasons.
Former Roughrider Heidi Leitz will wear number 1 this softball season for NCAA Division II Saint Martin’s University.
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In high school basketball action tonight, the Port Angeles girls, 8-0 in league play and 10-5 overall, travel to Olympic, which comes in at 2-7 in league and 4-11 overall.
Port Angeles is averaging 48 points per game while allowing 38.
Olympic averages 35 points per game and gives up 47.
The Trojans have lost their last five games, while the Roughriders are riding an eight-game winning streak.
Port Angeles defeated Olympic 47-15 earlier this season.
You can hear tonight’s game right here on KONP Newsradio, with the pregame show starting at 6:45.
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The Roughrider boys, 7-3 in league and 9-6 overall, host the Olympic Trojans tonight at 7:00. Olympic enters at 3-6 in league play and 5-8 overall.
Roughriders Abe Brenkman and Hunter Flores appear on the KONP Newsradio postgame show as Port Angeles looks to get back in the win column tonight against Olympic.
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In NWAC basketball, the Peninsula Pirates host Olympic tomorrow, with the men tipping off at 2:00 and the women at 4:00.
The Pirate men, 1-4, will look for a key win against the 1-4 Rangers.
Former Roughrider Gus Halberg and the Peninsula Pirates look to pick up a win against Olympic tomorrow.
The fourth-ranked Pirate women, 5-0 in conference and 13-4 overall, face a strong Olympic team that comes in at 3-2 in league play and 12-7 overall.
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And finally, the Olympic League bowling tournament gets underway today at noon in Silverdale.