POULSBO — While the costs of day care can tug at the pockets of parents like a fussy toddler, providers are feeling the same pull with their own operational budgets.
BREMERTON — Sophomore Stephen Duwe scored a match-high 17 points and every Viking golfer improved scores from their previous match as the North Kitsap Vikings golf team narrowly defeated the Olympic Trojans, 50-47 Tuesday.
POULSBO — Underneath the State Route 305 bridge at Bond Road, North Kitsap High School students scoured the banks of Dogfish Creek last Thursday, braving a downpour while examining the life of one of Liberty Bay’s tributaries.
Glad to hear that more than 100 locals attended the Washington State Department of Transportation’s recent discussion concerning Highway 3.
POULSBO — The North Kitsap School Board of Directors gave the final green light to the Polaris Project, North Kitsap’s first attempt at establishing small learning communities for high school students in the area.
By JOSH FARLEY
Staff Writer
BREMERTON — Quietly climbing the ranks, the North Kitsap Viking girls’ golf team has transformed in play in the three year span coach Brian Bignold has coached the team.
On Tuesday versus Olympic, the girls had another opportunity to demonstrate their stealthy emergence as a Narrows League contender, beating the Trojans at Rolling Hills 107-43.
The results in the three-year span are self-evident, Coach Bignold said.
“Three years ago, we scored 36 points (a match),” Bignold commented. “Now we’re scoring 107.”
The win makes NK 2-0 on the season after a beating Shelton the previous day. Team No. 1 player Ella Sanman scored 3 points better in Tuesday’s match, and Bignold said there is potential for all of the varsity girls to do better every match.
“We have five girls that have capabilities of shooting in the 30s,” he said. “I think they all know that they they’re capable of much better.”
Perennial favorites Gig Harbor, as well as the South and Central Kitsap teams, will prove to be the biggest challenges for the Vikings. Gig Harbor put up 117 points against South Monday, which in turn scored 94. With NK falling in between those scores, the season is truly anyone’s ballgame, Bignold added.
“Each of those four teams could land anywhere,” he said.
The Vikings coach also said that the finer details of golf will bring about the greatest amount of success for the team.
“The (girls’) swings are gorgeous,” Bignold commented. “It’s the subtleties of the game we need to work on.”
Bignold said he has been impressed with the Vikings’ play with irons and drives off the tee. It’s the short game — around the green and especially putting — that will need work over the course of the season, he said.
“Putting is a game within a game,” Bignold commented.
POULSBO — In about one week, the only statements from Donna Bjorkman will be “go Mariners” and the only bottom lines she’ll be worrying about are the ones on a fishing pole.
SUQUAMISH — The respected elders of Native American tribes envision the coming of spring as a time of revitalization, and members of the Suquamish Tribe hope to emphasize the same idea with younger generations this weekend at its Renewal Powwow.
POULSBO — A vision of her home town and a love of one local event became a masterpiece for Northwest College of the Arts student Carrie Tilton.
POULSBO — Sandwiched between Poulsbo Athletic Club’s weight and cardiovascular rooms, Michael Trevors likes to say that his space offers people the chance to work on an often neglected part of their body — their soul.
KINGSTON — With the latest proposed tax-cutting initiatives waiting to hit the November ballot, as well as the previously voter-approved property tax limiting initiatives, fire department officials are wondering whether necessary funding will go up in smoke in the next few years.
POULSBO — In the first of two battles between South Kitsap and North Kitsap fastpitch teams Monday, the game was won in 15 seconds.
POULSBO — Development at Nelson Park in the past few months has added things like a picnic shelter, bathrooms and landscaping.
PORT GAMBLE — When visiting the historic mill town for any of its many annual summer events, returning tourists and residents may notice a few user-friendly changes to the large green spaces and popular church.
POULSBO — Your eyes are not deceiving you — 16-0.
The North Kitsap Vikings fastpitch team pulled no punches Friday, smashing 17 hits — including two triples and three doubles — and beating non-league visitor Klahowya after five innings of play.
T he olive branch is being extended this weekend in Suquamish but after so many bitter disputes, ranging from tribal sovereignty to park ownership, it’ll be interesting to see if anyone in that community takes note.
POULSBO — Hundreds of people find help with everything from getting their GED to taking a driving test from the Literacy Council of Kitsap each year.
KINGSTON — As Rosanne Dore searched through the charred remains of her fire-destroyed home, she found an angel.
POULSBO — After more than a year of planning, the Poulsbo Farmers Market is now less than four months from its inaugural opening day.
The Kingston Cavaliers girls ‘basketball team won two more games this week, both on the road, bringing the team record to 9-0.
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