Michael Carman

North Olympic Discovery Marathon                                Port Angeles’ Tom Wahl wears his North Olympic Discovery Marathon medals. Wahl has completed all 14 marathons to date, and will run in Sunday’s 15th annual race.

MARATHON: Area runners still pounding the pavement after 15 years

When the 15th annual North Olympic Discovery Marathon begins in Blyn a few hours after sunrise Sunday, two Port Angeles men will… Continue reading

North Olympic Discovery Marathon                                Port Angeles’ Tom Wahl wears his North Olympic Discovery Marathon medals. Wahl has completed all 14 marathons to date, and will run in Sunday’s 15th annual race.

OUTDOORS: Stream flows impacting salmon on Calawah River; state approves halibut fishing on Sunday

THE IMPACT OF river flow fluctuations on salmon in the Calawah River has been researched by the Quileute Tribe and findings reported in the State… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: All-League selections for Chimacum, Forks, Port Townsend

PREP SPORTS: All-League selections for Chimacum, Forks, Port Townsend

Chimacum’s senior shortstop Shanya Nisbet shared Olympic League 1A Division Softball Co-MVP honors with Coupeville’s Katrina McGranahan in voting by league coaches. Nisbet’s… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: All-League selections for Chimacum, Forks, Port Townsend

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim marathoner raising funds for Sequim Food Bank and other events on the North Olympic Peninsula

Sequim’s Marcus Oden will run to raise funds for the Sequim Food Bank in his fourth… Continue reading

Port Angeles Lefties player Joey Galeno, left, chats with manager Zach Miller in the locker room at Civic Field.                                Pierre LaBossiere/for Peninsula Daily News

BASEBALL: Local ties for Lefties’ leader

Port Angeles Lefties manager Zach Miller knows his way around a baseball diamond as well as the cramped confines of a team… Continue reading

Port Angeles Lefties player Joey Galeno, left, chats with manager Zach Miller in the locker room at Civic Field.                                Pierre LaBossiere/for Peninsula Daily News

BASEBALL: Boys of summer debut at Civic Field

PLAY BALL! SOMETIME around 6:35 tonight, if the forecasted rain holds off, those words will ring out over the Civic Field crowd and the Port… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Maddy Hinrichs signs to play for Idaho State

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Maddy Hinrichs signs to play for Idaho State

Port Angeles High School product Madison (Maddy) Hinrichs has signed to continue her college basketball career with NCAA Division I Idaho State… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Maddy Hinrichs signs to play for Idaho State

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic Crosscutters tryouts Wednesday and Thursday and other events occurring on the North Olympic Peninsula

Travis Paynter, a 2016 Port Angeles High School graduate, won the Northwest Athletic Conference baseball championship… Continue reading

GOLF: Course simulator has ribbon cutting at Peninsula Golf Club

GOLF: Course simulator has ribbon cutting at Peninsula Golf Club

PENINSULA GOLF CLUB’s fancy new swing simulator took its official “bow” when the club recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring the Port Angeles Ambassadors, club… Continue reading

GOLF: Course simulator has ribbon cutting at Peninsula Golf Club

BASEBALL: Wilder Junior opens summer season with four wins in four games

Wilder Junior opened its summer baseball season with four wins in two days over the weekend at Snider Park in Poulsbo. The 16U… Continue reading

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News The Port Angeles softball team with its second-place trophy at the state 2A softball championships. The girls went 3-1 at the tournament and made it to the championship game.

STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Loss leaves Rider girls hungry

Port Angeles comes to a crossroads after coming home with the Class 2A state softball second-place trophy. Returning with the school’s first true… Continue reading

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News The Port Angeles softball team with its second-place trophy at the state 2A softball championships. The girls went 3-1 at the tournament and made it to the championship game.
STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Disappointment, but no gloom for second-place PA girls

STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Disappointment, but no gloom for second-place PA girls

There were plenty of tears after Port Angeles fell 5-1 to W.F. West (Chehalis) in the Class… Continue reading

STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Disappointment, but no gloom for second-place PA girls
Riders get oh, so close: Port Angeles loses state softball title game 5-1

Riders get oh, so close: Port Angeles loses state softball title game 5-1

The Port Angeles Roughriders (22-2) came up one game short of a state softball title, losing to WF West of Chehalis 5-1 in… Continue reading

Riders get oh, so close: Port Angeles loses state softball title game 5-1
Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Sequim’s Jordan Bentz slides into third and was called out on this close play in the Wolves’ 2A state tournament game against Eatonville. Covering for Eatonville is Stella Eslinger.

STATE SOFTBALL UPDATE: Port Angeles rolls through 2A; Quilcene in state title game

Nizhoni Wheeler came up clutch at the plate and in the batters’ box as Port Angeles shut out Othello 1-0 and silenced slugging… Continue reading

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Sequim’s Jordan Bentz slides into third and was called out on this close play in the Wolves’ 2A state tournament game against Eatonville. Covering for Eatonville is Stella Eslinger.
OUTDOORS: More days added for halibut

OUTDOORS: More days added for halibut

MORE TIME ON the water for halibut anglers was recently approved by state Department of Fish and Wildlife fisheries managers. At least one more day,… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: More days added for halibut
STATE SOFTBALL: It all starts behind home plate for area teams

STATE SOFTBALL: It all starts behind home plate for area teams

Softball catchers have it rough. They spend half the game with knees bent in gritty dirt or mud, chase down wild pitches, charge… Continue reading

STATE SOFTBALL: It all starts behind home plate for area teams
PREP SOFTBALL: State-bound Port Angeles digging the long ball

PREP SOFTBALL: State-bound Port Angeles digging the long ball

Watching the Port Angeles softball team swing the bat, you can almost feel the panic sweat forming in the palms of opposition pitchers.… Continue reading

PREP SOFTBALL: State-bound Port Angeles digging the long ball

STATE GOLF: Sequim boys and girls finish in top 10

Sequim senior Alex McMenamin capped her high school girls golf career with her fourth consecutive top-10 state finish after coming in sixth at… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News                                An Olympic marmot looks out at the area around his Hurricane Hill burrow.

OUTDOORS: Coyotes, climate have impacted Olympic marmots

ONE WEEK FROM today, the Port Angeles Lefties will take the Civic Field diamond for their season opener attired in caps and jerseys featuring a… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News                                An Olympic marmot looks out at the area around his Hurricane Hill burrow.
Earning first-place honors at The Cedars at Dungeness Lady Niners Memorial Tournament were, from left, Dot Forshee, Witta Priester, Sue Mobley and Kathy Benedict. The eighth annual event raised more than $4,000 for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County.

GOLF: Port Ludlow to host Mid-Am qualifier

PORT LUDLOW GOLF Club will play a part in the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship when the Washington State Golf Association hosts a qualifier at the… Continue reading

Earning first-place honors at The Cedars at Dungeness Lady Niners Memorial Tournament were, from left, Dot Forshee, Witta Priester, Sue Mobley and Kathy Benedict. The eighth annual event raised more than $4,000 for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County.