Lee Horton

SPORTS: This week’s high school football slate is shaping up

A few area football teams are still waiting to learn who and where they will play this weekend. Most of the match-ups have been decided,… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Chimacum nips Port Townsend in five-overtime slugfest

PORT TOWNSEND — Mel Thornton scored on fourth-and-goal from the 12-yard line in the fifth overtime and Derek Ajax ran in the two-point conversion to… Continue reading

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Chimacum uses five overtimes to beat Port Townsend; other prep football results

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Chimacum uses five overtimes to beat Port Townsend; other prep football results

PORT TOWNSEND -- Mel Thornton scored on fourth and goal from the 12 yard line in the fifth overtime and Derek Ajax ran in the… Continue reading

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Chimacum uses five overtimes to beat Port Townsend; other prep football results

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Chimacum needs five overtimes to beat Port Townsend; other prep football results

PORT TOWNSEND -- Mel Thornton scored on fourth and goal from the 12 yard line in the fifth overtime and Derek Ajax ran in the… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Strait salmon slowing down

WITH SALMON FOCUSED on making their way up area rivers to spawning ground, where does that leave saltwater fishing? Tough to say, really. Port Angeles… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend and Chimacum football set to quarrel tonight; other prep football previews

When Port Townsend and Chimacum meet tonight at Memorial Field, they’ll be playing for little more than pride. And that makes this game, dubbed the… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Salmon moving into rivers

THERE IS SPAWNING to do, so the coho are cruising straight through the Strait of Juan de Fuca on their way to the rivers. While… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim runs past rival Port Angeles in football action

PORT ANGELES — Sequim pulled away from rival Port Angeles behind three second-half touchdowns from Lopaka Yasamura, and the Wolves retain the Rainshadow Rumble trophy… Continue reading

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Sequim runs past Port Angeles 34-7; other prep football results

PORT ANGELES -- Lopaka Yasamura ran for three second half touchdowns to help Sequim pull away from rival Port Angeles and win 34-7 at Civic… Continue reading

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Sequim runs past Port Angeles 34-7; other prep football results

PORT ANGELES -- Lopaka Yasamura ran for three second half touchdowns to help Sequim pull away from rival Port Angeles and win 34-7 at Civic… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Rain helps hunters and anglers

LAST WEEK DURING the opening quarter of the Port Townsend and Life Christian football game at Memorial Field on Saturday night, a young deer was… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles and Sequim football teams play for bragging rights; other prep football previews

They have combined for just one win and 13 losses. They are currently at the bottom of the Olympic League football standings after one was… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Manly outing provides dinner

ONE OF THE things I hear all the time from anglers is that living on the North Olympic Peninsula allows them to go fishing before… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend football blasts Life Christian 30-14

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend showed it can excel even without starting quarterback Jacob King in the Redskins’ 30-14 win over Life Christian Academy on… Continue reading

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Port Townsend tops Life Christian on Saturday night; other prep football scores

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port Townsend forced two quick turnovers early in the second half that led to two touchdowns by Matt Cain as the Redskins… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim holds off Klahowya in homecoming game for first win of year

SEQUIM — Sequim earned its first victory of the season Friday night by defeating Klahowya 37-32 in its homecoming game. But true to how this… Continue reading

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Sequim holds off Klahowya; other prep football results

SEQUIM -- Sequim stopped Klahowya on fourth and goal from the 11 yard line with seven seconds remaining to earn its first win of the… Continue reading

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Sequim holds off Klahowya; other prep football results

SEQUIM -- Sequim stopped Klahowya on fourth and goal from the 11 yard line with seven seconds remaining to earn its first win of the… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Lots of salmon in Port Angeles

THE RAIN IS finally coming, which should kick-start the North Olympic Peninsula outdoors scene. Coho will rush down the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Rivers… Continue reading

SPORTS: Area football teams to jockey for playoff position this weekend

The football postseason picture is becoming more clear in the Olympic and Nisqually leagues. Among the most interesting revelations is the potential for a Chimacum-Port… Continue reading