EPHRATA — Tiebreakers. In tournament action they have the ability to make or break a team’s chances of winning a tournament. After putting forth a 3-0 record in pool play with victories against Umatilla, Columbia Basin Riverdogs and Missoula, Mont., things were looking bright for manager Brent Stenman’s North Kitsap squad.
MOSES LAKE — The North Kitsap 16-year-old Babe Ruth All Star team saved its best for last.
After dropping its first two games of the regional tournament, North stormed back, winning its final two contests en route to a 2-2 tournament record and third place finish.
“We battled back pretty good. We were a different team in those last two games,” said North manager Rick Ritter.
TACOMA — Joey Duwe’s goal heading into the Washington Junior Golf Association State Tournament was to place in the top five out of a talented field of 60 golfers in attendance.
Instead, he finished in 22nd place after shooting an 80 in the first round at Tacoma’s Fort Lewis course July 25 and a 72 in the second round of the tourney at Tacoma’s Fircrest course July 26.
BOZEMAN, MONTANA — The Diamond Dusters North Kitsap select softball finished the season as the best team in the Pacific Northwest.
The Dusters advanced to the 18U Amateur Softball Association National Tournament in College Station, Texas after defeating the Yakima Steelers 4-3 in the regional championship tournament July 22 in Bozeman, Mont.
POULSBO — The North Kitsap Babe Ruth 16 to 18 year old baseball team has been to the top before and they want to go back. The talented squad has put forth a sizzling summer record of 16-4 and is vying for the opportunity to return to the Babe Ruth World Series for the second consecutive season. They are now only one tournament away from their goal.
KINGSTON — After putting in eight years of coaching at the elementary and junior high school levels, longtime Kingston resident…
POULSBO — North Kitsap’s 16-year-olds Babe Ruth All-Star team didn’t put forth its most memorable performance, but manager Rick Ritter…
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e Drew put her infant daughter Emily in the water for the first time, she could already tell that H2O…
PORT ORCHARD — Joey Duwe just might have ice water running through his veins. The 17-year-old North Kitsap High School…
KINGSTON — Kingston High School Buccaneers head football coach Dan Novick and his staff have had July 16 circled on…
POULSBO — North Kitsap’s Chris Gieri connected on a blistering line drive that had a chance for extra base hits….
POULSBO — A group of North Kitsap baseball players is taking a trip to the south land. The North Kitsap…
POULSBO — It may be the heat of summer, but North Kitsap High School basketball head coach Tony Chisholm is…
KELSO — While most teenagers his age are out enjoying the heat of summer, Joey Duwe spends his days hard…
POULSBO — The winds are clearly blowing in the right direction for the North Kitsap Vikings basketball program. After enduring…
POULSBO — The sound of racquets smashing tennis balls was music to the ears of tennis instructors Kearney Bangs and…
KINGSTON — In a sport known for it’s long distances, Kingston High School Athletic Coordinator Dan Novick didn’t have to run very far to catch the school’s first cross country head coach.
Roger Coffman, who has served as a teacher in the North Kitsap School District for 16 years and coached football, track and wrestling at Kingston Junior High for the past 13, was selected last week to help the Buccaneers kick up some dust this fall.
POULSBO — Toria Messinger was the first player to arrive in the gym for Viking Volleyball Camp on Monday morning. She wasn’t required to attend the early morning session, but was giving a novice player pointers on the finer aspects of the games before athletes from the camp’s first session began trickling into North Kitsap High School.
POULSBO — The national pastime literally will be on display in the North End next week as the diamonds at Snider Park play host to the Babe Ruth All-Star state baseball tournament for 13 year olds from July 12-15 in Poulsbo.
Tournament co-director Russ Barker said tourneys rotate throughout Washington each year and that he’s excited North Kitsap Babe Ruth has the opportunity to host this year’s event.
