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Dana Fox of Port Angeles tees off at Cedars at Dungeness earlier this season. Fox

PREP GIRLS GOLF: Port Angeles’ Fox, Sequim’s McMenamin shooting for top 10 finishes at Class 2A state tournament

SPANAWAY — Early morning wake ups are planned today for the Olympic League's two top girls golfers, Port Angeles senior Dana Fox and Sequim freshman… Continue reading

Dana Fox of Port Angeles tees off at Cedars at Dungeness earlier this season. Fox
Tyril Spence won the Port Angeles Salmon Club's halibut derby by catching this 81-pound flatty Sunday. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

UPDATED — Port Angeles angler wins derby with 81-pound halibut (includes list of 30 winners)

EDITOR'S NOTE — This update fixes the third- and fourth-place winners, and adds (below, at right) a list of the top 30 winners. PORT ANGELES… Continue reading

Tyril Spence won the Port Angeles Salmon Club's halibut derby by catching this 81-pound flatty Sunday. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News
Tyril Spence won the Port Angeles Salmon Club's halibut derby by catching this 81-pound fish Sunday. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

OUTDOORS: Port Angeles angler wins halibut derby with 81-pound fish

PORT ANGELES — Sunday dinner may never taste so good for Port Angeles angler Tyril Spence, the winner of the 2014 Port Angeles Salmon Club… Continue reading

Tyril Spence won the Port Angeles Salmon Club's halibut derby by catching this 81-pound fish Sunday. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News
Sequim's Randi Owens landed this 61-pound halibut in Freshwater Bay and leads the Port Angeles Salmon Club's halibut derby entering today's final day of fishing. Burt Blatter/Port Angeles Salmon Club

OUTDOORS: Sequim’s Randi Owens leads after day one of the Port Angeles Salmon Club’s halibut derby

PORT ANGELES — A late start led to an early but productive finish Saturday for Sequim's Randi Owens, who leads the Port Angeles Salmon Club's… Continue reading

Sequim's Randi Owens landed this 61-pound halibut in Freshwater Bay and leads the Port Angeles Salmon Club's halibut derby entering today's final day of fishing. Burt Blatter/Port Angeles Salmon Club
Quilcene's Megan Weller crosses home plate after a wild pitch as teammate Allison Jones

SOFTBALL: Quilcene clinches fourth straight state appearance with 17-0 thrashing of Evergreen Lutheran

QUILCENE — Quilcene softball coach Mark Thompson has stuck to one rule this season: he wouldn’t let his players discuss a potential return to the… Continue reading

Quilcene's Megan Weller crosses home plate after a wild pitch as teammate Allison Jones

OUTDOORS: Prepare properly for camping trips; other outdoors reports

CAMPING TRIPS HAVE have occupied my past three Memorial Day holidays. A group of friends comprised of buddies from high school and friends made while… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: No extra days for West End halibut fishery; other outdoors reports

THE HALIBUT ARE biting out west, in sufficient numbers for the fishery’s quota to be reached by the end of angling on Saturday. Fishing will… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Prepare properly for camping trips; other outdoors reports

CAMPING TRIPS HAVE have occupied my past three Memorial Day holidays. A group of friends comprised of buddies from high school and friends made while… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: No extra days for West End halibut fishery; other outdoors reports

THE HALIBUT ARE biting out west, in sufficient numbers for the fishery’s quota to be reached by the end of angling on Saturday. Fishing will… Continue reading

GOLF: Special celebration planned to mark 89th anniversary at Discovery Bay Golf Course; other area reports

A SPECIAL CELEBRATIONto mark the 89th anniversary of Discovery Bay Golf Course is planned for the venerable Port Townsend-area course Saturday, June 7. Discovery Bay… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Winds, waves and wet conspire against halibut opener; other fishing reports

WEATHER AND ROUGH seas conspired to make last weekend’s halibut opener a bit of a tough go for those out fishing the salt water. Lightning… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Rhody Run tradition continues Sunday

A ROAD RACE tradition will cap this week’s 78th Rhododendron Festival in Port Townsend. Starting at 11 a.m., Sunday’s Jefferson Healthcare Rhody Run XXXVI, a… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Winds, waves and wet conspire against halibut opener; other fishing reports

WEATHER AND ROUGH seas conspired to make last weekend’s halibut opener a bit of a tough go for those out fishing the salt water. Lightning… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Rhody Run tradition continues Sunday

A ROAD RACE tradition will cap this week’s 78th Rhododendron Festival in Port Townsend. Starting at 11 a.m., Sunday’s Jefferson Healthcare Rhody Run XXXVI, a… Continue reading

GOLF: Head west and enjoy Salt Creek golf course; other area reports

GOLFERS LOOKING TO break the routine of manicured greens, tightly mown fairways and waiting out the group or groups ahead of them should head west.… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Halibut opener tops list of options for the outdoor enthusiast

OPTIONS ABOUND FOR the outdoors enthusiast this weekend. There are many choices to comb through, but the biggie is the flat fish with halibut fishing… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Halibut opener tops list of options for the outdoor enthusiast

OPTIONS ABOUND FOR the outdoors enthusiast this weekend. There are many choices to comb through, but the biggie is the flat fish with halibut fishing… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Port Angeles halibut derby tickets on sale

WHET YOUR APPETITE for Friday's Marine Area 6 (eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca) and 9 (Admiralty Inlet) halibut opener by buying a ticket today… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Port Angeles halibut derby tickets on sale

WHET YOUR APPETITE for Friday's Marine Area 6 (eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca) and 9 (Admiralty Inlet) halibut opener by buying a ticket today… Continue reading

GOLF: The Players Championship tees off: area golf reports

FAILURE WILL BE on display Thursday through Sunday when The Players Championship, the unofficial fifth major of the PGA Tour golf season, tees it up… Continue reading