Sports - Port Orchard

Wolves face foreign foe Friday night

Scheduling nonleague games can provide challenges, but South Kitsap football coach D.J. Sigurdson says this year was more difficult than most.

Wilson healthy, ready to make a run for SK cross-country team

Redshirt is a term used in college sports, but it might benefit South Kitsap’s girls cross-country team this season.

Staudenraus, Giddings set to resume competition for SK’s top singles spot for top singles role

When senior Blake Staudenraus moved from Italy to Port Orchard in 2007, his immediate goal was to challenge Dalton Vavra for the No. 1 singles position at South Kitsap.

Wolves have a tough act to follow

Ten-win football seasons once were a regularity for South Kitsap. The Wolves had at least that many victories during every season from 1993-97. But last year’s 10-1 record was the first time in a decade that they reached that barrier. As South approaches its Sept. 3 season opener against British Columbia’s Vancouver College, the question remains of whether it can become a consistent contender in the Narrows League again.

Don’t be fooled: Xtreme competition is no bull

There will be 26 Kish-bred bulls in the Xtreme Bulls competition Sunday at Thunderbird Arena at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds. Five contractors will provide stock for the Kitsap County Stampede, which precedes Xtreme Bulls and begins Wednesday.

'Discipline wasn't a strong suit'

South Kitsap grad Derek Strey, in town for Golf Classic, is thankful for Ed Fisher's support

Sports briefs: Steiger stays on in new capacity

He still enjoys his ‘Wock’ on the wild side

Some thought the Unlimited Hydroplane circuit would cease in the early 1980s when a pair of legendary drivers, Bill Muncey and Dean Chenoweth, were killed in rollover crashes in consecutive years. Dave Villwock, a 1972 South Kitsap High School graduate, was looking for solutions.

Out of Write Field

Kitsap BlueJackets looking for another playoff shot

Last season, the BlueJackets finished 24-18 and took second in the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League’s West Division. The team came up short in their first-ever playoff appearance, going down two games to one in the best-of-three series with rivals Corvallis (Ore.). Much of that team returns, as Kitsap brings back 12 BlueJackets from a year ago.