Michael Carman

OUTDOORS: Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby on as scheduled

DON’T LET THE loss of the Port Angeles Halibut Derby drag you down to the briny depths. Anglers will still have a shot at landing… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Icy roads force prep sports postponements

Several Tuesday night prep sports events were postponed because of icy road conditions. A wrestling meet between North Kitsap and Port Angeles… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Chimacum girls basketball wins another OT thriller

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Chimacum girls basketball wins another OT thriller

Chimacum held back North Mason 50-47 in overtime for the Cowboys second straight nonleague girls basketball victory. Chimacum (2-1) previously knocked off Forks… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Chimacum girls basketball wins another OT thriller
PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay passes final test, wins Class 1B state championship

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay passes final test, wins Class 1B state championship

Battered, but wearing a smile as long as the Tacoma Dome corridor he slowly limped down, Neah Bay’ senior Cameron Buzzell accepted one… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay passes final test, wins Class 1B state championship
Associated Press                                Neah Bay players, including Matt Reamer (36) yell as they celebrate with the trophy after they beat Odessa-Harrington 64-34 in the Washington Div. 1B high school football championship Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP NOTEBOOK: McCaulley mulling coaching future

Neah Bay head football coach Tony McCaulley made sure to thank all his assistant coaches, team support staff and his family by name… Continue reading

Associated Press                                Neah Bay players, including Matt Reamer (36) yell as they celebrate with the trophy after they beat Odessa-Harrington 64-34 in the Washington Div. 1B high school football championship Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.
The Associated Press Neah Bay’s Cameron Buzzell (14) is tackled by Odessa-Harrington defensive linebacker John DeWulf (17) as he leaps for extra yardage during the Class 1B state football championship on Saturday in Tacoma.

PREP FOOTBALL UPDATE: Neah Bay wins 4th state championship in school history

Neah Bay came ready and prepared for formerly unbeaten Odessa-Harrington, cutting down the Titans 64-34 to earn the school’s fourth Class 1B state… Continue reading

The Associated Press Neah Bay’s Cameron Buzzell (14) is tackled by Odessa-Harrington defensive linebacker John DeWulf (17) as he leaps for extra yardage during the Class 1B state football championship on Saturday in Tacoma.

OUTDOORS: No halibut derby in Port Angeles in 2017

A vote to cancel the 2017 Memorial Day Halibut Derby was made by the Port Angeles Salmon Club board… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: West End rivers likely to drop, setting up good steelhead fishing conditions

A FORECAST CALLING for a drop in temperatures and the potential of lower river levels await steelhead anglers on the West End. “It should freeze… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News                                A survey of the Olympic Mountain range revealed the mountain goat population has doubled in the past 10 years to an estimated 620 animals.

OUTDOORS: Survey says Olympic’s mountain goat population on the rise

MOUNTAIN GOAT NUMBERS in the Olympic Mountains have doubled over the past 12 years according to a U.S. Geological Survey report released Tuesday. The total… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News                                A survey of the Olympic Mountain range revealed the mountain goat population has doubled in the past 10 years to an estimated 620 animals.
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles, Forks boys both win

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles, Forks boys both win

Noah McGoff went off for 30 points and hauled down nine rebounds as the Port Angeles boys basketball team roughed up Klahowya 66-18… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles, Forks boys both win
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles gets defensive late, tops Bainbridge

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles gets defensive late, tops Bainbridge

Port Angeles made up an eight-point deficit entering the fourth quarter with a lockdown defensive job in the final frame to come away… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles gets defensive late, tops Bainbridge
PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay readies for state title tilt

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay readies for state title tilt

High-powered offenses — check. Stingy defenses — check. Second-ranked Odessa-Harrington (13-0) and No. 4 Neah Bay (10-1) are on a collision course for… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay readies for state title tilt

PREP FOOTBALL UPDATE: Neah Bay rallies late to beat Lummi; will play for state championship

Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. connected with Kenrick Doherty Jr. on a go-ahead 31-yard touchdown pass with less than four minutes remaining as Neah Bay… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Ski bus registration set in Port Townsend … and other events occurring on the North Olympic Peninsula

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Ski bus registration set in Port Townsend … and other events occurring on the North Olympic Peninsula

Registration will be held Saturday for the annual Snow Sports program sponsored by the… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Ski bus registration set in Port Townsend … and other events occurring on the North Olympic Peninsula
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Neah Bay’s Rwehabura Munyagi Jr.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Neah Bay’s Rwehabura Munyagi Jr.

Neah Bay junior quarterback/defensive back Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. was the offensive star behind the Red Devils’ 58-22 Class 1B Quad-District Playoff victory over Taholah. Munyagi… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Neah Bay’s Rwehabura Munyagi Jr.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula women’s hoops on radio today; Sequim’s Barry now coaching basketball

A radio broadcast of today’s Peninsula College women’s basketball team’s game at Lower Columbia will be available at… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay surges to semifinal rematch with Lummi

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay surges to semifinal rematch with Lummi

A whole bunch of 8-man football experience went a long way for Neah Bay in a 66-26 thrashing of Class 1B newbie Tacoma… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay surges to semifinal rematch with Lummi
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Kiah Jones thrives on court, in classroom for Central Washington

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Kiah Jones thrives on court, in classroom for Central Washington

Port Angeles’ Kiah Jones headlined a roster of 47 athletes selected to the 2016 Great… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Kiah Jones thrives on court, in classroom for Central Washington

OUTDOORS: Steelhead pursuit begins

ANGLERS RECEIVED A nice gift in the form of three relatively dry days in which to get reacclimated to river steelhead techniques before the traditional… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Summer Dungeness crab catch dips slightly

OUTDOORS: Summer Dungeness crab catch dips slightly

THE CAT FOOD worked. More than 2 million pounds of Dungeness crab were caught during the summer season according to statistics compiled by the state… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Summer Dungeness crab catch dips slightly