Michael Carman

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim volleyball outlasts Port Angeles

The Wolves volleyball team beat a much-improved Port Angeles squad 3-1 in the girls’ third match in three days. Sequim won (25-20, 25-14,… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Anna Petty, left, is defended by Sequim's Natalya James as Petty passes to teammate Bailee Larson.

GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles trips up rival Sequim 2-1

Goals by Reetz and Petty for Riders; Hare for Wolves

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Port Angeles' Anna Petty, left, is defended by Sequim's Natalya James as Petty passes to teammate Bailee Larson.

Area Briefs: Fun Color Run in Sequim; Men’s soccer tryouts Saturday

Registration remains open for the city of Sequim’s Sun Fun Color Run, set for Saturday, March… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: New Port of Port Angeles webcam in PA Harbor

Lakes continue slow warming trend

Forks' Candida-Rose Sandoval, second from left, clears the ball away from the Spartans' net between Ocosta players while Forks goalkeeper Katelynn Wallerstedt looks on. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Youthful Forks soccer makes strides; Sequim spikers, soccer sweeps Olympic

Forks’ youthful girls soccer squad had trouble catching up to Ocosta’s speed and technique in an 8-0 Pacific League loss at Spartan Stadium… Continue reading

Forks' Candida-Rose Sandoval, second from left, clears the ball away from the Spartans' net between Ocosta players while Forks goalkeeper Katelynn Wallerstedt looks on. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

MICHAEL CARMAN COLUMN: Return to preps is lifting spirits

A YEAR AND a day. That’s how long it had been since I had last covered a sporting event in person on the North Olympic… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Millie Long (10) had two goals for the Roughriders Tuesday night against Klahowya in a 3-1 win over a strong team. In the background is the Riders' Paige Mason (15).

PREP GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles bounces back in a big way vs. Klahowya

Long nets two goals, Clark scores and adds assist

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Port Angeles' Millie Long (10) had two goals for the Roughriders Tuesday night against Klahowya in a 3-1 win over a strong team. In the background is the Riders' Paige Mason (15).
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Crescent's Brenten Dalton, right, tries to evade Lummi Nation's Jaie Leighton during Satuday's matchup in Joyce.

SMALL SCHOOL FOOTBALL: 1B schools return to the gridiron

The Class 1B football teams have dealt with the same type of scheduling headaches and COVID-19 precautions as their larger North Olympic… Continue reading

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Crescent's Brenten Dalton, right, tries to evade Lummi Nation's Jaie Leighton during Satuday's matchup in Joyce.
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PREP FOOTBALL: Wolves on the prowl as Sequim defense forces 7 turnovers

Walker Ward rushes for 197 yards and two scores in big win

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Sequim midfielder Abby Schroeder, center, vies with Kingston Buccaneer Mandy Dormaier as they chase down a ball in the first half of Sequim's 2-1 win over Kingston on Feb. 18.

GIRLS SOCCER: Wolves win season opener on two quick goals

On short rest having opened its season 24 hours before, the Sequim girls soccer team rebounded for a 2-1 Olympic League win over… Continue reading

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Sequim midfielder Abby Schroeder, center, vies with Kingston Buccaneer Mandy Dormaier as they chase down a ball in the first half of Sequim's 2-1 win over Kingston on Feb. 18.
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Port Townsend's Tanner Woodley upends Chimacum's Anson Jones during the 12th Annual Andy Palmer Classic played in Memorial Field in November 2019. If contests can be played, the two rivals will combine for traditional fall sports for the WIAA's Season 1 schedule.

PREP SPORTS: Jefferson County high school rivals set for merger

Fall sports for now, but potential for future pact

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Port Townsend's Tanner Woodley upends Chimacum's Anson Jones during the 12th Annual Andy Palmer Classic played in Memorial Field in November 2019. If contests can be played, the two rivals will combine for traditional fall sports for the WIAA's Season 1 schedule.

PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim game pushed to Saturday afternoon

Attendance limited to senior parents with passes

Port Angeles' Daniel Cable ran for 133 yards in this 2019 contest against Olympic. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Port Angeles' Daniel Cable ran for 133 yards in this 2019 contest against Olympic. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Port Angeles freshman Sam Hayes charges up a hill during a race at Port Townsend Golf Club on Wednesday. Hayes pushed hard and improved his 2-mile time by 15 seconds from the first race of the season. (Rodger Johnson/Port Angeles Cross Country)
Port Angeles freshman Sam Hayes charges up a hill during a race at Port Townsend Golf Club on Wednesday. Hayes pushed hard and improved his 2-mile time by 15 seconds from the first race of the season. (Rodger Johnson/Port Angeles Cross Country)
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Anne Edwards of Port Angeles takes part in the diving portion of Tuesday's first time trial meet at the Shore Aquatic Center in Port Angeles.

PREP SWIMMING: Port Angeles dives back in during first time trial

Four Port Angeles individuals and six relay teams earned district-qualifying times as the Roughriders girls swim and dive team returned to the… Continue reading

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Anne Edwards of Port Angeles takes part in the diving portion of Tuesday's first time trial meet at the Shore Aquatic Center in Port Angeles.

Forks Best of Awards presented

Rod Fleck named Citizen of the Year

FILE - Seattle Mariners' Mitch Haniger is congratulated and showered with sunflower seeds after his solo home run against the Houston Astros in the third inning of a baseball game in Seattle, in this Tuesday, June 4, 2019, file photo. Mitch Haniger never saw the field in 2020 for the Seattle Mariners. He barely saw the field in 2019. He's nearly three years removed from being an All-Star, but the Mariners believe that with Haniger now full healthy he can once again be that caliber of player. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Haniger healthy, hopes to regain All-Star form for Seattle Mariners

Nearly three years have passed since Mitch Haniger was an All-Star and was viewed as part of the Seattle Mariners’ core. Then came… Continue reading

FILE - Seattle Mariners' Mitch Haniger is congratulated and showered with sunflower seeds after his solo home run against the Houston Astros in the third inning of a baseball game in Seattle, in this Tuesday, June 4, 2019, file photo. Mitch Haniger never saw the field in 2020 for the Seattle Mariners. He barely saw the field in 2019. He's nearly three years removed from being an All-Star, but the Mariners believe that with Haniger now full healthy he can once again be that caliber of player. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Port Angeles resident Hal Force stands at the summit of Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 feet), Africa's highest peak and the fourth-tallest mountain in the world. (Photo courtesy Hal Force)

OUTDOORS: Port Angeles’ Hal Force reaches summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak

Eleven different changes to his airline itinerary, 52-hours of one-way travel and thousands of feet of elevation gain eventually resulted in the… Continue reading

Port Angeles resident Hal Force stands at the summit of Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 feet), Africa's highest peak and the fourth-tallest mountain in the world. (Photo courtesy Hal Force)
Driver Dustin Horn, left, and Clallam County Road Department Supervisor Adam Roening look over the equipment after hooking a plow to the front of a sand truck on Wednesday at the county maintenance yard in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County road crews prepare for snow

Conditions ripe for at least flurries, perhaps a lot more

Driver Dustin Horn, left, and Clallam County Road Department Supervisor Adam Roening look over the equipment after hooking a plow to the front of a sand truck on Wednesday at the county maintenance yard in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife, Ciara, make a statement after Wilson won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award at the NFL Honors ceremony as part of Super Bowl 55 on Feb. 5 in Tampa, Fla. (Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press)

NFL’s Man of the Year Russell Wilson a little miffed

Russell Wilson is tired of getting hit. Tired of taking sacks. His frustration is to the point that Wilson took time during a… Continue reading

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife, Ciara, make a statement after Wilson won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award at the NFL Honors ceremony as part of Super Bowl 55 on Feb. 5 in Tampa, Fla. (Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press)