Michael Carman

Peninsula's Chris Reis

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Team effort carries Peninsula College to close win against Whatcom

PORT ANGELES — Save for a slow start and a few patchy moments of play in the second half, the Peninsula College men’s basketball team… Continue reading

Peninsula's Chris Reis

OUTDOORS: Nymphing the fly fishing technique of choice for higher water levels

IF STEELHEAD ANGLERS who are unable to head west and drop a line today when weather forecasts are benign for the Forks area are aiming… Continue reading

Peninsula's Tai Thomas ducks underneath the defense of Whatcom's Lindsey Honeycutt. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College refocuses in second half to run away from Whatcom

PORT ANGELES — Guilty of trying to do too much on both ends of the floor in a close first half, the Peninsula Pirates women… Continue reading

Peninsula's Tai Thomas ducks underneath the defense of Whatcom's Lindsey Honeycutt. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Port Towsend ramp will be open and free for Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby

THERE'S GOOD NEWS on two fronts for blackmouth anglers participating in the upcoming Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby on Friday, Feb. 19, through Sunday, Feb. 21.… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles and Forks wrestlers fare well at Gut Check Challenge; other area reports

EDITOR'S NOTE: Updated to correct Ben Newell's finish. BREMERTON — Port Angeles' Tyler Gale and Forks' Jack Dahlgren wrestled to second- and fourth-place finishes, respectively,… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Tristin Butler swims a state-qualifying time in the 200-yard freestyle during the Roughriders win against Bremerton. (Patty Reifenstahl)

BOYS SWIMMING: Port Angeles splashes past Bremerton; Sequim improves times in dual meet

BREMERTON — Two Roughriders qualified for state and 12 district qualifying times were recorded as Port Angeles swamped Bremerton 111-58. The Riders won and outscored… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Tristin Butler swims a state-qualifying time in the 200-yard freestyle during the Roughriders win against Bremerton. (Patty Reifenstahl)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay holds back Chimacum

CHIMACUM — Gina McCaulley led all scorers with 16 points and also had four steals and three rebounds as Neah Bay earned a 46-35 nonleague… Continue reading

Sequim's Jordan Miller

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles clamps down defensively in win over rival Sequim

PORT ANGELES — A combination of defenses helped the Port Angeles girls clamp down on Sequim in a 36-19 rivalry game victory. Tight man-to-man defensive… Continue reading

Sequim's Jordan Miller
Port Angeles sophomore Lum Fu gets air during the vault. ()

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles wins third consecutive meet

POULSBO — Port Angeles won its third straight meet by edging Kingston 146 to 135.7 at Breidablick Gymnasium. Maya Wharton (31.55) and Cassii Middlestead (30.2)… Continue reading

Port Angeles sophomore Lum Fu gets air during the vault. ()

WRESTLING: Forks opens Evergreen League season with two mat victories

ABERDEEN — Forks opened defense of its Evergreen League title by topping Montesano 46-27 and edging Aberdeen 39-36. Forks has not lost a league dual… Continue reading

Sequim's Jordan Miller

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles clamps down defensively in win over rival Sequim

PORT ANGELES — A combination of defenses helped the Port Angeles girls clamp down on Sequim in a 36-19 rivalry game victory. Tight man-to-man defensive… Continue reading

Sequim's Jordan Miller

OUTDOORS: Low tides will delay spot shrimp opener one week

THE STATE DEPARTMENT of Fish and Wildlife is looking out for you. State shellfish managers are pushing back the popular spot shrimp fishery in Puget… Continue reading

Sequim's Adrienne Haggerty

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim girls fend off a different pack of Wolves; other area reports

SEQUIM — The Sequim girls basketball team posted its second victory in as many nights, this one a 38-34 nonleague nailbiter against Class 1A Coupeville.… Continue reading

Sequim's Adrienne Haggerty

OUTDOORS: Peninsula Trails Coalition travel series kicks off Friday

THE TIMING COULDN’T be much better for Friday’s premiere presentation of the Peninsula Trails Coalition’s 2016 Adventure Series, even if the reason makes many uneasy.… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Sequim boys basketball lifted at the free-throw line; other area reports

SEQUIM — Solid free throw shooting helped Sequim earn its first Olympic League 2A victory of the season 69-65 over North Mason. The Wolves hit… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Kaiden Parcher

PREP BASKETBALL: Two-day Crush in the Slush tournament tips off today, Tuesday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Basketball fans are in a for a post-Christmas present when The Crush in the Slush, a high school basketball tournament featuring eight… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Kaiden Parcher
Forks' Marky Adams (32) dunks while Neah Bay's Ryan Moss (24)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Marked improvement has Marky Adams making noise for Forks

FORKS — Back in his freshmen season the cheers were more like charity for Forks' 6-foot-8-inch center Marky Adams. Now after putting in wo years… Continue reading

Forks' Marky Adams (32) dunks while Neah Bay's Ryan Moss (24)

OUTDOORS: Details behind West End river rule changes

WHEN THE LAST names of area fishing guides are easy to spot on the high school basketball roster, you know Forks is a town with… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Wild steelhead recovery challenged by crowds on West End rivers

INCREASINGLY CROWDED CONDITIONS in and along West End rivers and banks are another challenge to the recovery of wild steelhead stocks. Forks is well known… Continue reading

Port Angeles senior Maddie Boe has earned her third straight All-Peninsula Girls Soccer MVP as selected by area coaches and the sports staff of the Peninsula Daily News. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles’ Maddie Boe three-peats as All-Peninsula MVP

PORT ANGELES — Maddie Boe's success-laden high school soccer career with Port Angeles has been an ever-evolving process. As a freshman, she was an attack-minded… Continue reading

Port Angeles senior Maddie Boe has earned her third straight All-Peninsula Girls Soccer MVP as selected by area coaches and the sports staff of the Peninsula Daily News. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News