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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lefties second baseman Kai Saterstrom, left, waits with the ball as Highline's Garet Smith tries to extend a single into a double, only to be caught with an out on the way to second base during the first inning on Thursday at Port Angeles Civic Field.

LEFTIES: Port Angeles keeps it rolling

A commanding pitching performance from starter Connor Spears and some timely hitting pushed Port Angeles to a 9-5 win over the Northwest… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lefties second baseman Kai Saterstrom, left, waits with the ball as Highline's Garet Smith tries to extend a single into a double, only to be caught with an out on the way to second base during the first inning on Thursday at Port Angeles Civic Field.

AREA SPORTS BRIEF: Crab pot benefit Sunday

Jefferson Search and Rescue will hold a sale of recovered crab pots and related gear this morning. The… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Port Angeles scores its fourth straight win

The good times are continuing to roll offensively for the Port Angeles Lefties. Port Angeles earned its fourth-consecutive win with a come-from-behind… Continue reading

Anglers from left, Dave Lewis, Alea Holloway, Doug Demmrell and Josh Kilmer, all from the Port Townsend/Sequim area, caught these good-sized halibut while fishing the Pacific Ocean via Sekiu with Tom Burlingame of Excel Fishing Charters.

OUTDOORS: Halibut still the priority for anglers

Kings being caught near Neah Bay

Anglers from left, Dave Lewis, Alea Holloway, Doug Demmrell and Josh Kilmer, all from the Port Townsend/Sequim area, caught these good-sized halibut while fishing the Pacific Ocean via Sekiu with Tom Burlingame of Excel Fishing Charters.
Photo courtesy April Ryan/Pacific Whale Watch Association The humpback whale named Pop Tart for its love of breaching, surfaces in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Pop Tart and two of his siblings were recently spotted off Port Angeles with their mother, Big Mama.

OUTDOORS: Rare humpback whale sibling sighting off Port Angeles

Unlike those finicky eaters, the Southern Resident orca whales, humpback whales are showing a resurgence in the waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca,… Continue reading

Photo courtesy April Ryan/Pacific Whale Watch Association The humpback whale named Pop Tart for its love of breaching, surfaces in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Pop Tart and two of his siblings were recently spotted off Port Angeles with their mother, Big Mama.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Justin Miller pitches for the Lefties in the first inning against the Highline Bears on Tuesday at Port Angeles Civic Field.

Port Angeles tames Highline Bears

Port Angeles plated 11 or more runs for the third straight game, dispatching the Highline Bears 11-5 Tuesday night in the first… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Justin Miller pitches for the Lefties in the first inning against the Highline Bears on Tuesday at Port Angeles Civic Field.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lefties third baseman Ricardo Amavizca leaps up for the ball as Driveline's Thomas Rudinsky slides into base during the third inning on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.

LEFTIES: Port Angeles can’t pull off rally in 4-2 loss

PA beats Bellingham 9-3 Thursday

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lefties third baseman Ricardo Amavizca leaps up for the ball as Driveline's Thomas Rudinsky slides into base during the third inning on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.
Swain's captured the Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball championship with a 12-7 win over Athlete's Choice. Team members and coaches are from left, coach Eric Flodstrom, Jude Wallace, Jordan Shumway, Hunter Tennell, Khyler Thompson, Joseph Ritchie, Aiden Swenson, Bryton Amsdill, Trae Hanson (behind trophy), Tanner Jacobsen, Luke Flodstrom, Tate Alton, coach Tim Adams, Ryland Proettie and Cody Martin.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Swain’s claims Olympic Junior Babe Ruth championship; Millie Long scores 25, hits game-winner at West Sound all-star game

Swain’s came out on top of the Olympic Junior Babe Ruth pack with a… Continue reading

Swain's captured the Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball championship with a 12-7 win over Athlete's Choice. Team members and coaches are from left, coach Eric Flodstrom, Jude Wallace, Jordan Shumway, Hunter Tennell, Khyler Thompson, Joseph Ritchie, Aiden Swenson, Bryton Amsdill, Trae Hanson (behind trophy), Tanner Jacobsen, Luke Flodstrom, Tate Alton, coach Tim Adams, Ryland Proettie and Cody Martin.
The Port Angeles Navy JROTC Precision Air Rifle Team became the first Port Angeles High School to qualify for the Navy JROTC National Championship. The team finished fifth in the nation in the virtual event. Team members from left are, back row, Meagan McCann and Kaeden Murphy and front, Cheyenne Maggard and Jenna Sanders.

SHOOTING SPORTS: Port Angeles Navy JROTC rifilists aim is true

Port Angeles Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps members have been busy honing their precision air rifle skills in recent months. Cheyenne… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Navy JROTC Precision Air Rifle Team became the first Port Angeles High School to qualify for the Navy JROTC National Championship. The team finished fifth in the nation in the virtual event. Team members from left are, back row, Meagan McCann and Kaeden Murphy and front, Cheyenne Maggard and Jenna Sanders.

LEFTIES: Bats slow to stir for Port Angeles

Maybe some extended sunshine will help the Port Angeles Lefties’ bats break out of the early season doldrums. The Bellingham Bells posted… Continue reading

Starting Saturday anglers fishing off of Neah Bay will have the chance to bring home a chinook like this one caught by Bellingham's Tyler Dockins off Mushroom Rock during the 2020 salmon opener.

OUTDOORS: Where to find the kings

Neah Bay always productive

Starting Saturday anglers fishing off of Neah Bay will have the chance to bring home a chinook like this one caught by Bellingham's Tyler Dockins off Mushroom Rock during the 2020 salmon opener.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Logan Massie of East Jefferson is surrounded by Port Angeles' Kameron Meadows, left, and Jacob Felton, right, as Massie is backed up by teammates Hunter Cerna, left rear and Anton Jones during a February game in Port Angeles. East Jefferson is looking for a new head coach after the resignation of Patrick Gaffney.

PREPS: Port Townsend athletic director and East Jefferson football coach Patrick Gaffney stepping down

Head coaching search underway

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Logan Massie of East Jefferson is surrounded by Port Angeles' Kameron Meadows, left, and Jacob Felton, right, as Massie is backed up by teammates Hunter Cerna, left rear and Anton Jones during a February game in Port Angeles. East Jefferson is looking for a new head coach after the resignation of Patrick Gaffney.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lefties pitcher Preston Howey throws in the first inning of Tuesday night's game against the Bellingham Bells at Port Angeles Civic Field.

LEFTIES: Early blast, strong pitching fell Port Angeles

Bellingham opens series with 4-0 win

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lefties pitcher Preston Howey throws in the first inning of Tuesday night's game against the Bellingham Bells at Port Angeles Civic Field.

OUTDOORS: Halibut and salmon two-fer Saturday

Anglers are about to make the jump from halibut to salmon, appropriate for salmon, a species named after the Latin word for leap. Thanks to… Continue reading

Wilder Senior's Michael Grubb dives safely back to the first-base bag on a pickoff attempt as Seattle Select's Alex Ballot prepares to apply the tag during an American Legion game Monday at Civic Field. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder Senior falters late in nine-inning loss

Olson strikes out six

Wilder Senior's Michael Grubb dives safely back to the first-base bag on a pickoff attempt as Seattle Select's Alex Ballot prepares to apply the tag during an American Legion game Monday at Civic Field. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Western Washington PGA Jeff Coston,right, won the 7 Cedars Senior Washington Open held at The Cedars at Dungeness in Sequim for the 11th time. Coston is joined by Chad Wagner, director of golf at The Cedars at Dungeness, left, and amateur champion Tom Brandes.

GOLF BRIEFS: Sequim Realtors hoping to ‘level the field’ with upcoming tournament

This tournament is on the level. The Level the Field Tournament hosted by the Sequim Association of Realtors will be held at The… Continue reading

Western Washington PGA Jeff Coston,right, won the 7 Cedars Senior Washington Open held at The Cedars at Dungeness in Sequim for the 11th time. Coston is joined by Chad Wagner, director of golf at The Cedars at Dungeness, left, and amateur champion Tom Brandes.
Port Townsend graduate and George Fox University track and field athlete Berkley Hill recently earned NCAA Division III All-American status after finishing seventh in the 10-event decathlon at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships held recently in Greensboro, N.C.

TRACK AND FIELD: Port Townsend’s Berkely Hill earns NCAA All-America status in decathlon

Berkley Hill exceled in four sports at Port Townsend High School, where he earned Nisqually League MVP awards as a football quarterback,… Continue reading

Port Townsend graduate and George Fox University track and field athlete Berkley Hill recently earned NCAA Division III All-American status after finishing seventh in the 10-event decathlon at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships held recently in Greensboro, N.C.
Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks' Dalton Kilmer pinned his Ilwaco opponent during the Class 2B Southwest District Tournament at Forks on Wednesday. Kilmer was one of 12 Spartans boys and girls to win district championships.

WRESTLING: Forks pins down Southwest District Championship

Forks wrestlers combined for 12 individual weight class championships as the Spartans dominated the Class 2B Southwest District Tournament at Forks on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Forks' Dalton Kilmer pinned his Ilwaco opponent during the Class 2B Southwest District Tournament at Forks on Wednesday. Kilmer was one of 12 Spartans boys and girls to win district championships.

LEFTIES: Port Angeles breaks up no-hitter, can’t complete rally

Swept by Corvallis

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles' Xander Maestas drives while defended by North Kitsap's Cade Orness during the Riders' 75-65 Olympic League Championship loss Wednesday. Maestas scored a game-high 28 points.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles produces valiant effort against Vikings in Olympic League Championship

Maestas scores 28 for Riders

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles' Xander Maestas drives while defended by North Kitsap's Cade Orness during the Riders' 75-65 Olympic League Championship loss Wednesday. Maestas scored a game-high 28 points.