NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Neah Bay wins 86-30; Port Townsend falters, as do Chimacum and Sequim

NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Neah Bay wins 86-30; Port Townsend falters, as do Chimacum and Sequim

[Editors note: Updated to correct the score of the Sequim game] OAK HARBOR -- The North Olympic Peninsula is down to one playoff team after… Continue reading

NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Neah Bay wins 86-30; Port Townsend falters, as do Chimacum and Sequim
Bellevue's Reilly Brennan

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men, women hosting quarterfinal games Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The road to the NWAACC Soccer Final Four goes through Sigmar Field, where the Peninsula College women have never lost and the… Continue reading

Bellevue's Reilly Brennan

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Rain should lead to nice river fishing this weekend

LAST FRIDAY, I wrote that the West End needed more rain. Last Friday night, I went to Forks to cover a football game, and it… Continue reading

NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Neah Bay wins 86-30; Port Townsend falters, as do Chimacum and Sequim

NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Neah Bay wins 86-30; Port Townsend falters, as do Chimacum and Sequim

OAK HARBOR -- The North Olympic Peninsula is down to one playoff team after Friday night's high school football action. Top-ranked Neah Bay blasted Lopez… Continue reading

NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Neah Bay wins 86-30; Port Townsend falters, as do Chimacum and Sequim
Crescent graduate Gary McGarvie (28) will be inducted into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday in McMinnville

SPORTS: Crescent grad Gary McGarvie to be enshrined in Linfield College hall of fame

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. — Scan the Linfield College football record books and one name seems to appear over and over again: Gary McGarvie. The two-time All-American… Continue reading

Crescent graduate Gary McGarvie (28) will be inducted into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday in McMinnville

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Free entry to national and state parks this weekend

VETERANS DAY IS a holiday where we talk a good game about honoring those who have served and saved this country, but for the most… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Baili Shaw returns a serve during the Redskins' 1A Tri-District play-in match against Charles Wright Academy. Port Townsend lost in four sets. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Port Townsend’s season ends with loss to Charles Wright

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend volleyball team lost its 1A Tri-District play-in match to Charles Wright Academy 3-1. The Redskins started the match with… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Baili Shaw returns a serve during the Redskins' 1A Tri-District play-in match against Charles Wright Academy. Port Townsend lost in four sets. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Crescent graduate Gary McGarvie (28) will be inducted into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday in McMinnville

SPORTS: Crescent grad Gary McGarvie to be enshrined in Linfield College hall of fame

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. — Scan the Linfield College football record books and one name seems to appear over and over again: Gary McGarvie. The two-time All-American… Continue reading

Crescent graduate Gary McGarvie (28) will be inducted into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday in McMinnville

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: November is a month of food and golf deals

IT’S TIME TO talk turkey. Winter rates are in play at North Olympic Peninsula golf courses, and a handful of Turkey-themed tournaments are on the… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Quilcene’s football season ends with loss to Lopez; other prep reports

QUILCENE — Quilcene’s football season came to an end with a 37-20 loss to Lopez Island in a half-game for a spot in the 1B… Continue reading

COLLEGE SOCCER: 13 Peninsula College players earn NWAACC All-Academic honors

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College men’s and women’s soccer teams are not only ranked No. 1 in the NWAACC for their accomplishments on soccer… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Hunter-angler representative sought for state parks panel

OLYMPIA — The state Parks and Recreation Commission’s Recreational Boating Safety Program invites hunters or anglers who use a boat in their sport to apply… Continue reading

PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Sequim boys win district title; Port Townsend’s Clarke, Port Angeles boys and girls make state

TACOMA — The Sequim boys won the district championship at the Westside Classic cross country meet at American Lake Golf Course. The Wolves will be… Continue reading

Crescent receiver Martin Waldrip (11) just misses a pass as Lopez defender Harrison Goodrich (32) closes in. The Loggers ended their season with a 56-6 loss. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Crescent’s season ends with loss to Lopez Island

JOYCE — Taking a cue from the weather, Lopez Island rained on Crescent's homecoming football game by the score of 56-6 in Northwest Football League… Continue reading

Crescent receiver Martin Waldrip (11) just misses a pass as Lopez defender Harrison Goodrich (32) closes in. The Loggers ended their season with a 56-6 loss. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend beats Life Christian, advances to Tri-District playoffs

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend advanced to the 1A Tri-District playoffs by beating Life Christian Academy for the second time in three weeks. The Redskins… Continue reading

Lex Besand of Sequim smashes the volleyball into the defense of North Kitsap during the Olympic League championship match at Sequim High School. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Sequim takes second, Port Angeles third at Olympic League tournament

SEQUIM — For the second time this season, Sequim took undefeated North Kitsap to a fifth set. But for the second time, the Vikings prevailed.… Continue reading

Lex Besand of Sequim smashes the volleyball into the defense of North Kitsap during the Olympic League championship match at Sequim High School. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News
Lower Columbia's Megan VanSoest

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women blow out Lower Columbia 13-0

PORT ANGELES — The reigning-champion Peninsula College women's soccer team and Mother Nature both rained down on Lower Columbia on Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field… Continue reading

Lower Columbia's Megan VanSoest
Forks running back Dimitri Sampson (40) looks for running room behind the blocking of Brett Pederson (18) and Tristan Tumaua (77). Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks slips by Hoquiam, but Spartans miss out on district playoffs

FORKS — Forks did its part by beating Hoquiam 10-7 on senior night at Forks High School. However, the Spartans were eliminated from the postseason… Continue reading

Forks running back Dimitri Sampson (40) looks for running room behind the blocking of Brett Pederson (18) and Tristan Tumaua (77). Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles' Nick Lasorsa rushes for a short gain in the second quarter against Kingston. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles, Sequim lose; Neah Bay beats Clallam Bay

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles played Kingston fairly even for three of four quarters. But the Buccaneers' second quarter was enough to end derail the… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Nick Lasorsa rushes for a short gain in the second quarter against Kingston. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

PREP TENNIS: Port Angeles’ Alex Brown does well at district tournament

BREMERTON — Port Angeles’ Alex Brown will play Monday for the chance to be the first alternate at the 2A boy tennis state tournament in… Continue reading