Michael Carman

OUTDOORS: U.S.-Canadian halibut panel fails to find common ground on quota totals

FOR JUST THE second time in more than 90 years U.S. and Canadian members of the six-person International Pacific Halibut Commission adjourned their annual meeting… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim’s Velarde to play in All-State Football Game; McMullin competes for Western; Forks’ Dahlgren wrestles for Grays Harbor

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim’s Velarde to play in All-State Football Game; McMullin competes for Western; Forks’ Dahlgren wrestles for Grays Harbor

Sequim senior Gavin Velarde has been selected to play in the Class 2A/1A/B All-State Football Game in June.… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim’s Velarde to play in All-State Football Game; McMullin competes for Western; Forks’ Dahlgren wrestles for Grays Harbor

GOLF BRIEFS: SkyRidge hosts 27-hole Winter Links Open Feb. 17; Super tourneys this weekend

Registration is underway for SkyRidge Golf Course’s 27-hole Winter Links Open on Saturday, Feb. 17. The four-person… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ Johnson sinks Hoquiam on late 3-pointer

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ Johnson sinks Hoquiam on late 3-pointer

Iesha Johnson’s 3-pointer with four seconds left boosted Forks to a 55-54 win over… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ Johnson sinks Hoquiam on late 3-pointer

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Townsend wins Nisqually-Olympic wrestling title

Port Townsend knocked off Cascade Christian 60-15 to win the Nisqually-Olympic League title. Match winners for the Redhawks were: Ally… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Roughriders seal home playoff berth with win over Kingston

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Roughriders seal home playoff berth with win over Kingston

Port Angeles started hot, connecting on four of its first five shots from the floor, including… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Roughriders seal home playoff berth with win over Kingston

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA youth baseball and softball registration begins Wednesday

Online registration opens Wednesday for North Olympic Baseball and Softball at https://nobas.website.siplay.com/. Three in-person registration sessions… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Townsend cruises against Coupeville; Port Angeles scores 100 points in win over Kingston and more
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Townsend cruises against Coupeville; Port Angeles scores 100 points in win over Kingston and more
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula rallies for first league victory

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula rallies for first league victory

Tiffani Smith hit the go-ahead layup with 29 seconds remaining and Ashlynn Sharp knocked down four free throws in the final moments… Continue reading

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula rallies for first league victory
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula falls in another close contest

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula falls in another close contest

Every game is an adventure for the Peninsula College men’s basketball team in the balanced Northwest Athletic Conference North Division. The Pirates… Continue reading

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula falls in another close contest

OUTDOORS: Snow day a fitting tribute for Warren Miller

HEAD FOR THE Ridge on Saturday and Sunday, as a day spent in the snow atop Hurricane Ridge would be a fitting tribute for alpine-film… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles limits Port Townsend in defensive showdown

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles limits Port Townsend in defensive showdown

Port Angeles got the better of Port Townsend 46-27 in a nonleague matchup of two defensive-minded girls basketball teams at Bruce Blevins… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles limits Port Townsend in defensive showdown
PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles gymnasts win last regular season meet; Forks wrestlers pin down Port Angeles on Senior Night

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles gymnasts win last regular season meet; Forks wrestlers pin down Port Angeles on Senior Night

Port Angeles edged Kingston 140.05 to 137.35 in girls gymnastics Tuesday at Breidablik Elementary in the final tuneup before the postseason. The Roughriders’… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles gymnasts win last regular season meet; Forks wrestlers pin down Port Angeles on Senior Night

OUTDOORS: Halibut survey taken at poor time

RECREATIONAL ANGLING REPRESENTATIVES John Beath and Dave Croonquist of Sequim are in attendance at the International Pacific Halibut Commission in Portland this week. Beath passed… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula Golf Club adds days, hours for public

Peninsula Golf Club is open to the public seven days a week with no time restrictions and tee times will be available… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: From Europe, with game — Sequim teams feature three exchange students

PREP BASKETBALL: From Europe, with game — Sequim teams feature three exchange students

Three European exchange students are playing basketball for the Sequim Wolves this winter with the sport serving as an avenue to learn more… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: From Europe, with game — Sequim teams feature three exchange students
Curtis steps down as Port Angeles High School football coach

Curtis steps down as Port Angeles High School football coach

Bret Curtis has resigned as head football coach of the Port Angeles Roughriders, district athletic director Dwayne Johnson confirmed. Curtis’ resignation was… Continue reading

Curtis steps down as Port Angeles High School football coach
The 6th Grade Threat Port Angeles AAU basketball team went 4-0 last weekend at the Captain T’s Martin Luther King Tournament, defeating Bainbridge Roots 31-18 in the title game. The team is 9-3 on the season and opened league play this weekend in Poulsbo. Team members are, top row, from left, Makenna Larson, Keira Gedelman, Waverly Mead, Clarissa Sprague, Ella Hollis and Dylan Baermann. Front row, Lilly Scheid, Isabelle Felton, Ciara Cargo-Acosta and Vienna Shamp.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA’s Long, Sequim’s Henninger make All-State for girls’ soccer

The North Olympic Peninsula’s soccer reputation is growing in the eyes of the Washington State Soccer… Continue reading

The 6th Grade Threat Port Angeles AAU basketball team went 4-0 last weekend at the Captain T’s Martin Luther King Tournament, defeating Bainbridge Roots 31-18 in the title game. The team is 9-3 on the season and opened league play this weekend in Poulsbo. Team members are, top row, from left, Makenna Larson, Keira Gedelman, Waverly Mead, Clarissa Sprague, Ella Hollis and Dylan Baermann. Front row, Lilly Scheid, Isabelle Felton, Ciara Cargo-Acosta and Vienna Shamp.
PREP HOOPS: Redhawks honor 1992-93 team that played in state title game

PREP HOOPS: Redhawks honor 1992-93 team that played in state title game

On a night that Port Townsend remembered its sterling boys basketball history, the current team couldn’t quite pull off a comeback bid… Continue reading

PREP HOOPS: Redhawks honor 1992-93 team that played in state title game
PREP WRESTLING: Forks dominates Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend to win The Battle For the Axe

PREP WRESTLING: Forks dominates Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend to win The Battle For the Axe

Forks controls the axe for 2018, the traveling trophy presented to winners of The Battle for the Axe, the Olympic Shootout Team… Continue reading

PREP WRESTLING: Forks dominates Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend to win The Battle For the Axe