Michael Carman

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks holds Port Angeles in check

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks holds Port Angeles in check

It wasn’t perfect or even pretty, but Forks was fierce defensively in a season-opening 28-8 win over Port Angeles, limiting the Roughriders to… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks holds Port Angeles in check
PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Freshman QB plays well for Port Townsend; Sequim’s Cowan sets school passing record and other action

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Freshman QB plays well for Port Townsend; Sequim’s Cowan sets school passing record and other action

Coupeville’s Sean Toomey-Stout hurt Port Townsend in all three aspects of the game, racking up yardage in the run game, nearly returning… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Freshman QB plays well for Port Townsend; Sequim’s Cowan sets school passing record and other action
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News                                Port Townsend’s Dylan Tracer tries to gain extra inches after being tackled by Coupville’s Sean Toomey-Stout during first half action of a game played in Memorial Field in Port Townsend on Friday.

PREP FOOTBALL UPDATE: Forks holds down Port Angeles; Cowan sets career passing yardage record for Sequim in big win; Port Townsend upended at home

Forks’ running game produced two 100-yard ball carriers as the Spartans ran over Port Angeles 28-8 Friday night at Spartan Stadium as the… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News                                Port Townsend’s Dylan Tracer tries to gain extra inches after being tackled by Coupville’s Sean Toomey-Stout during first half action of a game played in Memorial Field in Port Townsend on Friday.

OUTDOORS: Silvers running off Sekiu, in Hood Canal

SILVERS ARE RUNNING in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and on down to Hood Canal, so it’s time to rig the Coho Killers and… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Super Cup soccer derby Saturday; Troll run delayed; Sequim Pickleball tourney in September

SPORTS BRIEFS: Super Cup soccer derby Saturday; Troll run delayed; Sequim Pickleball tourney in September

Though some of the smoke from British Columbia’s wildfires that once blanketed the Olympic Peninsula in… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Super Cup soccer derby Saturday; Troll run delayed; Sequim Pickleball tourney in September
PREP FOOTBALL PICKS: Port Angeles-Forks matchup highlights first edition of Friday night lights

PREP FOOTBALL PICKS: Port Angeles-Forks matchup highlights first edition of Friday night lights

A town, a team, a dream. The season kicks off tonight for prep football teams on the North Olympic Peninsula all of them… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PICKS: Port Angeles-Forks matchup highlights first edition of Friday night lights

OUTDOORS: License fee increase a virtual lock

STATE FISH AND Wildlife Commission members are now putting forth a proposed 15 percent increase in fishing and hunting license fees while attempting to rein… Continue reading

PREP GIRLS SOCCER PREVIEW: Riders, Wolves aim for playoffs

PREP GIRLS SOCCER PREVIEW: Riders, Wolves aim for playoffs

What can the Port Angeles Roughriders girls soccer team do as an encore to last season’s march to a school-record tying 13… Continue reading

PREP GIRLS SOCCER PREVIEW: Riders, Wolves aim for playoffs
COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula teams swept at NWAC Friendlies

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula teams swept at NWAC Friendlies

The regular-season opening NWAC Friendlies proved to downright rude to the Peninsula College men’s and women’s soccer teams. Both teams went 0-2 in… Continue reading

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula teams swept at NWAC Friendlies
SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula men’s soccer falls; Roughrider pride signs on sale; state parks free day Saturday; $1 million golf shootout set

SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula men’s soccer falls; Roughrider pride signs on sale; state parks free day Saturday; $1 million golf shootout set

Port Angeles Roughrider pride signs are being sold by the Port Angeles Football Booster Club for $20. The… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula men’s soccer falls; Roughrider pride signs on sale; state parks free day Saturday; $1 million golf shootout set
PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Linemen looking to lead the way for Forks

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Linemen looking to lead the way for Forks

It all starts up front for Forks. And that’s a positive for a Spartans squad loaded with experience and toughness along the offensive… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Linemen looking to lead the way for Forks
LEFTIES: Jason Dicochea makes second-team all WCL

LEFTIES: Jason Dicochea makes second-team all WCL

Port Angeles Lefties second baseman Jason Dicochea earned second-team All-West Coast League honors in voting announced by WCL commissioner… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Jason Dicochea makes second-team all WCL
PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Veteran leadership should help Port Townsend

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Veteran leadership should help Port Townsend

New Port Townsend head football coach Patrick Gaffney wanted to get back into coaching and planned to be on the Redhawks’ sidelines… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Veteran leadership should help Port Townsend
GOLF BRIEFS: Discovery Bay hosts couples event Saturday; Jones claims Cedars at Dungeness club title

GOLF BRIEFS: Discovery Bay hosts couples event Saturday; Jones claims Cedars at Dungeness club title

Couples golf event at Disco Bay PORT TOWNSEND – Discovery Bay Golf Course near Port Townsend will host a two-person “No Scotch” couples event at… Continue reading

GOLF BRIEFS: Discovery Bay hosts couples event Saturday; Jones claims Cedars at Dungeness club title
PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Quilcene has plenty of firepower back for 2018

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Quilcene has plenty of firepower back for 2018

Football is flourishing in Quilcene. Continuity is a big reason why the Rangers have racked up an impressive 30-10 record over the past… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Quilcene has plenty of firepower back for 2018
PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Milestones in reach for Sequim’s Cowan, Wiker

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Milestones in reach for Sequim’s Cowan, Wiker

Enthused after overseeing an offseason of renewed commitment, Sequim head football coach Erik Wiker anticipates a fun season in his 15th year in… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Milestones in reach for Sequim’s Cowan, Wiker
OUTDOORS: Chinook season wraps, coho might delay their runs

OUTDOORS: Chinook season wraps, coho might delay their runs

while remaining open to hatchery chinook retention off… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Chinook season wraps, coho might delay their runs
PREP FOOTBALL: Five things to watch during the high school season

PREP FOOTBALL: Five things to watch during the high school season

Those fleeting days of summer vacation have given way to two-a-days as prep football practices opened under hazy, smoke-filled skies across the… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Five things to watch during the high school season
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim’s Geraci takes gold; Pirates youth hoops camp; Anglers meet Thursday night; Fly Fishers meet Tuesday

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim’s Geraci takes gold; Pirates youth hoops camp; Anglers meet Thursday night; Fly Fishers meet Tuesday

Sequim resident Pauline Geraci racked up three golds and a bronze at the 2018 Canadian Masters… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim’s Geraci takes gold; Pirates youth hoops camp; Anglers meet Thursday night; Fly Fishers meet Tuesday