Michael Carman

BOYS TENNIS: Port Angeles’ Pederson advances to districts

BREMERTON — Janson Pederson was the lone Port Angeles boys tennis player to advance to district play after the opening rounds of the Olympic League… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Hoochies a hit out on the Strait of Juan de Fuca

HOOCHIES OR COHO Killer spoons. Those are the ways of the angler seeking silvers on salt water. Football analysts on television enjoy pointing out that… Continue reading

Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Jim Unsworth Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

OUTDOORS: Speak up because state Department of Fish and Wildlife is listening

SINCE TAKING OVER as director of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife last January, director Jim Unsworth has had a question. Unsworth has made… Continue reading

Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Jim Unsworth Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Jim Unsworth Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

OUTDOORS: Speak up because state Department of Fish and Wildlife is listening

SINCE TAKING OVER as director of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife last January, director Jim Unsworth has had a question. Unsworth has made… Continue reading

Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Jim Unsworth Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Forks wrestling coach Bob Wheeler gestures during Mat Classic XXV at the Tacoma Dome in 2013. Wheeler will be inducted into the Washington State Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Saturday. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP WRESTLING: Forks coach Bob Wheeler to be inducted into coaches’ Hall of Fame

SEATAC — Longtime Forks wrestling coach and teacher Bob Wheeler estimates he's logged nearly 300,000 miles traveling from his Port Angeles home to Forks and… Continue reading

Forks wrestling coach Bob Wheeler gestures during Mat Classic XXV at the Tacoma Dome in 2013. Wheeler will be inducted into the Washington State Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Saturday. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Clallam Bay's Kyle Keys fends off the defensive efforts of Crescent's Luke Leonard

PREP FOOTBALL: Clallam Bay’s speed bests Crescent’s brawn

JOYCE — Clallam Bay used the football field to full advantage in beating up on Crescent for the second time this season. The Bruins’ speed… Continue reading

Clallam Bay's Kyle Keys fends off the defensive efforts of Crescent's Luke Leonard
Sequim's Aylee Bennett leaps for a loose ball as Port Angeles' Emma Smith looks on. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles outlasts rival Sequim in penalty kick shootout, then beats Bremerton on the road

PORT ANGELES — Rivalry games are often tests of pride and perseverance. And sometimes quirky bits of historical significance are part of the end result.… Continue reading

Sequim's Aylee Bennett leaps for a loose ball as Port Angeles' Emma Smith looks on. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Gavin Velarde (23) holds up the Rainshadow Rumble trophy after Sequim defeated Port Angeles 49-6. Among those joining in the celebration were

PREP FOOTBALL: Resilient Sequim runs over Port Angeles to claim Rainshadow Rumble

SEQUIM — Sequim took a few early jabs from revved-up Port Angeles, but the resilient Wolves delivered the knockout in a 49-6 defeat of the… Continue reading

Gavin Velarde (23) holds up the Rainshadow Rumble trophy after Sequim defeated Port Angeles 49-6. Among those joining in the celebration were
Sequim's Aylee Bennett leaps for a loose ball as Port Angeles' Emma Smith looks on during the first half on Thursday night at Civic Field in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/for Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles beats Sequim in the rivalry’s first-ever shootout

PORT ANGELES — Rivalry games are often tests of pride and perseverance. And sometimes quirky bits of historical significance are part of the end result.… Continue reading

Sequim's Aylee Bennett leaps for a loose ball as Port Angeles' Emma Smith looks on during the first half on Thursday night at Civic Field in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/for Peninsula Daily News
Chinook salmon

OUTDOORS: Fishing open on Dungeness River; enormous kings being caught in West End rivers

THE RAINSHADOW RUMBLE, the annual rivalry football game between Sequim and Port Angeles, isn't the only game in the Dungeness Valley today. Anglers can target… Continue reading

Chinook salmon
Black-tailed buck deer such as this specimen

OUTDOORS: Saturday’s opening day of modern rifle deer season is cure for buck fever

THE COUNTDOWN TO Saturday’s opening day of modern rifle deer, and to a lesser extent waterfowl hunting season, is like waiting to have a doctor… Continue reading

Black-tailed buck deer such as this specimen
Gavin Velarde (23) holds up the Rainshadow Rumble trophy after Sequim defeated Port Angeles 49-6. Among those joining in the celebration were

PREP FOOTBALL: Resilient Sequim runs over Port Angeles to claim Rainshadow Rumble

SEQUIM — Sequim took a few early jabs from revved-up Port Angeles, but the resilient Wolves delivered the knockout in a 49-6 defeat of the… Continue reading

Gavin Velarde (23) holds up the Rainshadow Rumble trophy after Sequim defeated Port Angeles 49-6. Among those joining in the celebration were
Sequim's Aylee Bennett leaps for a loose ball as Port Angeles' Emma Smith looks on during the first half on Thursday night at Civic Field in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/for Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles beats Sequim in the rivalry’s first-ever shootout

PORT ANGELES — Rivalry games are often tests of pride and perseverance. And sometimes quirky bits of historical significance are part of the end result.… Continue reading

Sequim's Aylee Bennett leaps for a loose ball as Port Angeles' Emma Smith looks on during the first half on Thursday night at Civic Field in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/for Peninsula Daily News
Chinook salmon

OUTDOORS: Fishing open on Dungeness River; enormous kings being caught in West End rivers

THE RAINSHADOW RUMBLE, the annual rivalry football game between Sequim and Port Angeles, isn't the only game in the Dungeness Valley today. Anglers can target… Continue reading

Chinook salmon
Black-tailed buck deer such as this specimen

OUTDOORS: Saturday’s opening day of modern rifle deer season is cure for buck fever

THE COUNTDOWN TO Saturday’s opening day of modern rifle deer, and to a lesser extent waterfowl hunting season, is like waiting to have a doctor… Continue reading

Black-tailed buck deer such as this specimen
Chinook salmon

OUTDOORS: Fishing to open Friday on Dungeness River; enormous kings being caught in West End rivers

THE RAINSHADOW RUMBLE, the annual rivalry football game between Sequim and Port Angeles, isn't the only game in the Dungeness Valley on Friday. Anglers can… Continue reading

Chinook salmon
Black-tailed buck deer such as this specimen

OUTDOORS: Saturday’s opening day of modern rifle deer season is cure for buck fever

THE COUNTDOWN TO Saturday’s opening day of modern rifle deer, and to a lesser extent waterfowl hunting season, is like waiting to have a doctor… Continue reading

Black-tailed buck deer such as this specimen
SunLand Golf & Country Club member Judy Flanders

GOLF: Plenty of activity at Cedars at Dungeness

THERE’S NEVER AN offseason at busy Cedars at Dungeness, the Sequim course that also currently leads KING-TV’s “Best of Western Washington” voting for Best Golf… Continue reading

SunLand Golf & Country Club member Judy Flanders
Quilcene quarterback Eli Harrison breaks away from Evergreen Lutheran's Ryan Lorette but loses a piece of his uniform. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene stumbles without Harrison, drops league showdown with Evergreen Lutheran

QUILCENE — The wave of “Oh, no's” that traveled up and down the Quilcene sideline foreshadowed a tough second half in a 28-8 loss to… Continue reading

Quilcene quarterback Eli Harrison breaks away from Evergreen Lutheran's Ryan Lorette but loses a piece of his uniform. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Quilcene quarterback Eli Harrison breaks away from Evergreen Lutheran's Ryan Lorette but loses a piece of his uniform. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene stumbles without Harrison, drops league showdown with Evergreen Lutheran

QUILCENE — The wave of “Oh, no's” that traveled up and down the Quilcene sideline foreshadowed a tough second half in a 28-8 loss to… Continue reading

Quilcene quarterback Eli Harrison breaks away from Evergreen Lutheran's Ryan Lorette but loses a piece of his uniform. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News