Michael Carman

A file photo from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife of happy halibut fishermen. ()

OUTDOORS: Halibut season opens in good form along Strait of Juan de Fuca

HORDES OF HALIBUT anglers poured onto the North Olympic Peninsula last weekend for the fishery's opening day on the Eastern Strait of Juan De Fuca… Continue reading

A file photo from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife of happy halibut fishermen. ()
Erik Gonzalez implores a Port Angeles wrestler to dig deep during a match at Mat Classic XXV

PREP WRESTLING: Port Angeles’ Gonzalez leaving to teach and coach at Heritage High School in Vancouver, Wash.

PORT ANGELES — Erik Gonzalez, the Port Angeles High School coach and mentor who instilled confidence and inspired legions of wrestlers from the youth level… Continue reading

Erik Gonzalez implores a Port Angeles wrestler to dig deep during a match at Mat Classic XXV

OUTDOORS: Hit bottom and stay there during Port Angeles Salmon Club’s Halibut Derby Saturday and Sunday

HITTING BOTTOM IN life is something we all try to avoid. In halibut fishing, however, hitting bottom, and then maintaining a steady presence on the… Continue reading

Chad Wagner

GOLF: Cedars at Dungeness adds GolfBoards and FootGolf

SEQUIM — Shredding fairways is typically a crime, not an activity sanctioned by a golf course pro shop. Cedars at Dungeness in Sequim, however, has… Continue reading

Chad Wagner

GOLF: Season in full swing at North Olympic Peninsula courses

NOT EVERYONE CHOOSES to go camping or halibut fishing on Memorial Day Weekend. Some decide to stay close to home and play a little golf.… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Halibut catch totals force closure today off LaPush and Neah Bay

LAST WEEK'S HALIBUT opener in Marine Areas 3 (LaPush) and 4 (Neah Bay) was good. A little too good, in fact. The state Department of… Continue reading

Erik Gonzalez implores a Port Angeles wrestler to dig deep during a match at Mat Classic XXV

Erik Gonzalez leaving Port Angeles to teach and coach wrestling at Heritage High School in Vancouver, Wash.

PORT ANGELES — Erik Gonzalez, the Port Angeles High School coach and mentor who instilled confidence and inspired legions of wrestlers from the youth level… Continue reading

Erik Gonzalez implores a Port Angeles wrestler to dig deep during a match at Mat Classic XXV
Chad Wagner

GOLF: Cedars at Dungeness adds GolfBoards and FootGolf

SEQUIM — Shredding fairways is typically a crime, not an activity sanctioned by a golf course pro shop. Cedars at Dungeness in Sequim, however, has… Continue reading

Chad Wagner

GOLF: Season in full swing at North Olympic Peninsula courses

NOT EVERYONE CHOOSES to go camping or halibut fishing on Memorial Day Weekend. Some decide to stay close to home and play a little golf.… Continue reading

Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Wilder tryouts Tuesday and Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball, a tradition-rich Senior Babe Ruth program for ages 16-18, will host two tryouts for its upcoming summer season. The primary… Continue reading

Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Wilder tryouts Tuesday and Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball, a tradition-rich Senior Babe Ruth program for ages 16-18, will host two tryouts for its upcoming summer season. The primary… Continue reading

Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Quilcene catcher A.J. Prater tags out Oakville's Alex Youcktan as he slides into home during the Class 1B Quad-District playoffs on Friday. The Rangers lost to the Acorns 8-0 on Friday and then were eliminated from the postseason with a 8-5 loss to Shoreline Christian at Muckleshoot Tribal School on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ season wraps one game shy of state tournament

TACOMA — Port Angeles’ season ended one game short of the state baseball tournament, losing to Franklin Pierce 7-5 in the District 2/3 tournament at… Continue reading

Quilcene catcher A.J. Prater tags out Oakville's Alex Youcktan as he slides into home during the Class 1B Quad-District playoffs on Friday. The Rangers lost to the Acorns 8-0 on Friday and then were eliminated from the postseason with a 8-5 loss to Shoreline Christian at Muckleshoot Tribal School on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Wilder tryouts Tuesday and Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball, a tradition-rich Senior Babe Ruth program for ages 16-18, will host two tryouts for its upcoming summer season. The primary… Continue reading

Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Seattle-area angler David Lewis caught this 126-pound halibut at the Garbage Dump hole off Neah Bay. (Big Salmon Resort)

OUTDOORS: Coast is the place to be for big fishing weekend

HALIBUT, LINGS, KINGS and rockfish make for quadruple-whammy potential this weekend off LaPush and Neah Bay. Those fishing today can vie for their first king… Continue reading

Seattle-area angler David Lewis caught this 126-pound halibut at the Garbage Dump hole off Neah Bay. (Big Salmon Resort)
A file photo from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife of happy halibut fishermen. ()

OUTDOORS: Halibut season opens in good form along Strait of Juan de Fuca

HORDES OF HALIBUT anglers poured onto the North Olympic Peninsula last weekend for the fishery's opening day on the Eastern Strait of Juan De Fuca… Continue reading

A file photo from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife of happy halibut fishermen. ()
Seattle-area angler David Lewis caught this 126-pound halibut at the Garbage Dump hole off Neah Bay. (Big Salmon Resort)

OUTDOORS: Coast is the place to be for big fishing weekend

HALIBUT, LINGS, KINGS and rockfish make for quadruple-whammy potential this weekend off LaPush and Neah Bay. Those fishing today can vie for their first king… Continue reading

Seattle-area angler David Lewis caught this 126-pound halibut at the Garbage Dump hole off Neah Bay. (Big Salmon Resort)
Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Wilder tryouts Tuesday and Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball, a tradition-rich Senior Babe Ruth program for ages 16-18, will host two tryouts for its upcoming summer season. The primary… Continue reading

Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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OUTDOORS: Halibut season opens today on Strait of Juan de Fuca

THE LURE OF the short halibut season has drawn the first wave of trailered boats and the pickups that pull them into Port Angeles in… Continue reading

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Former Port Angeles resident Dave Gebhardt

GOLF: Area professionals come up short at U.S. Open qualifier

THE BEGINNING OF qualification for June's U.S. Open at Chambers Way didn't quite work out the way Sequim golf professionals Bill Shea and Tyler Sweet… Continue reading

Former Port Angeles resident Dave Gebhardt
Led by seniors

PREP GOLF: Port Angeles boys senior foursome winding down spectacular run; Olympic League championships today at Cedars at Dungeness

PORT ANGELES — Healthy doses of talent and lasting friendships helped the Port Angeles boys golf team get back on top of the Olympic League… Continue reading

Led by seniors