By Oly Archibald
PORT ANGELES — The District 3 high school basketball tournament brackets are out, with no real surprises—and local basketball fans could see two matchups between Port Angeles and Sequim.
The Port Angeles Roughrider boys, now 9–9, are the #7 seed and will host the #10 seed Orting Cardinals Saturday night. Tip-off is set for 5:00 in a loser-out game.
A Roughrider win would send Port Angeles to Tacoma for a tough matchup against the 17–4 #2 seed Clover Park on Tuesday night at 7:00.
The Roughrider boys are the #7 seed in the District 3 tournament and will host #10 seed Orting Saturday night.
If Sequim were to lose to Bainbridge that same night—and if the Roughriders can’t upset Clover Park—Port Angeles would travel to Sequim on February 19 for another loser-out game.
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On the girls’ side, the 15–5 Roughriders, as expected, are the #1 seed. They’ll be double-digit favorites as they take on the winner of North Kitsap versus Orting. That game is set for Wednesday night at 7:00 in Port Angeles.
If Sequim can beat Steilacoom that same night in Tacoma, the Roughriders and Wolves would meet on Friday, February 20, at Bainbridge in a district semifinal matchup.
The Roughrider girls are the Olympic League champions and enter the District 3 tournament as the #1 seed and title favorites.
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In bowling, Roughrider bowlers Zoey Van Gordon and Leilah Franich wrapped up strong seasons at the state tournament in Tukwila.
Van Gordon finished 34th, posting a six-game total of 837.
Franich placed 61st with a 695 total.
Franich, a junior, will return next season, while Van Gordon will continue her career at Saint Mary’s College in Omaha, Nebraska.
Roughrider senior bowler Zoey Van Gordon (left), pictured with head coach Becky Gunderson, wrapped up an outstanding high school career at last weekend’s state tournament. Van Gordon will continue her bowling career at Saint Mary’s College in Omaha, Nebraska.
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The Port Angeles Roughriders flag football team will play a state tournament game Friday in Federal Way against the top-ranked Lynden Lions, with an 11:30 a.m. kickoff.
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And tonight, it’s an NWAC basketball doubleheader at Peninsula College, with the Bellevue Bulldogs in town.
The Pirate men take on the #1-ranked Bulldogs at 5:00, followed by the third-ranked Pirate women at 7:00.
The women’s game will be broadcast here on KONP Newsradio, following the men’s game, with Greg Thomas and Joe Gladfelter on the call.