LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Clam, oyster seasons start early at Fort Flagler

IT TAKES A thick skin to survive in this world, or so I'm told. Apparently, it takes a shell to survive in the waters of… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend sweep over Chimacum ends an era

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend cruised to a sweep in what was likely the last boys and girls basketball rivalry doubleheader between the Chimacum Cowboys… Continue reading

Peninsula College guard Pherrari Brumbaugh

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula Pirates split NWAACC home opener with Edmonds

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College split its NWAACC North Division doubleheader home opener against the Edmonds Tritons, with the Pirate women earning a 71-57 win… Continue reading

Peninsula College guard Pherrari Brumbaugh

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Taholah beats Clallam Bay; other area reports

CLALLAM BAY — The Clallam Bay girls basketball team fell to Taholah 56-25 in nonleague action. Mariah LaChester led the Bruins with 10 points and… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Watch the Hawks hunt (for a Super Bowl)

THE LAST FEW years, January has been a popular bird-watching month in the Northwest. Especially in the CenturyLink area of the state. With the outdoors… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Clam, oyster seasons start early at Fort Flagler

IT TAKES A thick skin to survive in this world, or so I'm told. Apparently, it takes a shell to survive in the waters of… Continue reading

Sequim's Vance Willis

BOYS BASKETBALL: Sequim takes North Kitsap to the post, wins 70-61

SEQUIM — At Monday's practice Sequim boys basketball coach Greg Glasser encouraged his team to work the ball down low in the post on offense.… Continue reading

Sequim's Vance Willis

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim girls upset North Kitsap; other area reports

POULSBO — The Sequim girls basketball team upset North Kitsap 34-31 to move into sole possession of second place in the Olympic League and set… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: A scenic round at West Seattle Golf Course

FROM OUR VANTAGE point atop Pigeon Point in West Seattle, the big city’s New Year’s fireworks turned out to be a real dud. I had… Continue reading

PREPS: Port Townsend, Chimacum heading up 1A Olympic League division

PORT TOWNSEND — Since he was hired as athletic director for the Port Townsend School District in mid-August, Scott Wilson has been working on establishing… Continue reading

Peninsula's Branden Charbonier

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula College teams host Edmonds in NWAACC North Division home openers Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula Pirates host Edmonds for their North Division women's and men's basketball home openers Wednesday. For the Peninsula women, it will… Continue reading

Peninsula's Branden Charbonier

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula College men, women drop division openers to Whatcom

BELLINGHAM — The Peninsula College men’s and women’s basketball teams opened North Division play facing the NWAACC’s men’s and women’s second-leading scorers. And against the… Continue reading

Ricky Crawford of Port Angeles

WRESTLING: Port Angeles retains Axe; Forks places third

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles won its fourth consecutive Battle for the Axe as the Roughriders won all five of their matches in the tournament.… Continue reading

Ricky Crawford of Port Angeles
Forks' Halle Palmer

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Forks loses league game to Rainier 57-37

FORKS — Judging a game by its front and back cover, the Forks girls basketball team had nice 1A Evergreen League outing against Rainier. The… Continue reading

Forks' Halle Palmer
Forks' Leo Gonzales (24) stuffs a shot by Rainier's Bailey Miller. The ball became wedged in between the rim and the backboard

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks’ rally falls short against Rainier

FORKS — Forks boys basketball team fell in 1A Evergreen to Rainier 48-39 in a game that was either closer or more lopsided that the… Continue reading

Forks' Leo Gonzales (24) stuffs a shot by Rainier's Bailey Miller. The ball became wedged in between the rim and the backboard

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay routs Mary M. Knight

NEAH BAY — The Neah Bay girls basketball team beat Mary M. Knight for the second time in less than two weeks by a score… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Will the steelhead ever show up?

HOPE THAT THE hatchery steelhead will soon make a mighty winter run is dwindling. “The longer it goes, you start to wonder if [the run]… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Will the steelhead ever show up?

HOPE THAT THE hatchery steelhead will soon make a mighty winter run is dwindling. “The longer it goes, you start to wonder if [the run]… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Port Angeles hosting Battle for the Axe on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Roughriders will look to defend its title at the ninth annual Olympic Shootout wrestling tournament, or Battle for the… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: More anglers chasing steelhead, but success rate about the same

IT APPEARS MORE anglers are fishing for hatchery steelhead on the West End rivers, but it’s tough to say whether or not they are having… Continue reading