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SPORTS: Girls, boys golfers set to tee off at state

SPANAWAY — The goal for the three area golfers participating in the girls 2A state tournament at The Classic Golf Club is to survive to… Continue reading

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Halibut taking off

HALIBUT FISHING IS in full effect this weekend. After two weekends of exclusivity, both the northern Pacific Coast and Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca… Continue reading

SPORTS: A pair of aces at Quilcene

QUILCENE — The Quilcene baseball and softball teams are heading to state arm-first. Both have talent up and down their respective lineups, but what sets… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Park closes Hoh River fishing

IF YOU'LL ALLOW me to take a break from talking halibut, there is news to share regarding the Hoh River. The Hoh opens to salmon… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Coast has best fishing

EVERYTHING IS SET up for Neah Bay and LaPush to have an excellent next few days. Not only are halibut (Saturday only) and chinook (today… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Sequim softball team is having fun

SEQUIM — A relentless barrage of noise emanates from the Sequim softball team’s dugout during a game. There’s chatter, chants and singing (including, for some… Continue reading

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Coast open for halibut

ANGLERS COULDN’T HAVE asked for a better halibut opener. The weather was great and the fish were plentiful. The halibut fishery takes a week off… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Port Angeles girls basketball trio heads to Olympic College

PORT ANGELES — The rebuilding of the Olympic Rangers women’s basketball program will include three proven winners from the Port Angeles High School team. Shayla… Continue reading

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Shrimp season set to open Saturday

A BIG WEEK becomes even bigger with the opening of the spot shrimp season Saturday. Unlike halibut, which opened for fishing in Marine Areas 6… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: About to get big, ugly

HALIBUT SEASON HAS finally arrived. Starting today, most of the Strait of Juan de Fuca is open to the popular fishery. “We’ve been waiting for… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Senior stomp night as Sequim pounds Olympic into dust in softball

SEQUIM — The Olympic Trojans had the bad fortune of playing Sequim on its softball senior night. The Trojans came into the game tied for… Continue reading

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Halibut and shrimp, oh my

HERE WE GO. Halibut and shrimp make their respective returns and the lingcod fishery opens in a few other marine areas next week. And don’t… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Sequim blanks Port Angeles 9-0 in softball

PORT ANGELES — Makayla Bentz shut down Port Angeles’ bats and Bailey Rhodefer smacked two home runs to lead the Sequim softball team to a… Continue reading

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Guide to lakes opener

IN PREPARATION FOR Saturday’s lowland lakes opener, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has stocked millions of fish in lakes throughout the state. However,… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S PREP NOTES: Big-time rivalry games set for this week

THE PORT ANGELES-SEQUIM RIVALRY will be amped up this week. The rainshadow rivals face off in softball, baseball and boys golf, and more than bragging… Continue reading

SPORTS: Morales surpasses expectations to claim All-Peninsula MVP award

FORKS — Forks wrestling coach Bob Wheeler thought Miguel Morales always was going to be a basketball player. Wheeler had Morales in his physical education… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Hood Canal worth a try

ANGLERS ON THE North Olympic Peninsula are down to two options for saltwater salmon season. First is to cross the Strait of Juan de Fuca… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Waiting anglers have options

FISHING IS ABOUT to take off on the North Olympic Peninsula. It will be great. There will be the lowland lakes opener next Saturday (April… Continue reading

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SPORTS: All-Peninsula boys basketball: High-flying Jayson Brocklesby named MVP

SEQUIM — Jayson Brocklesby’s goal for his senior season was simple: get better. His coach, Greg Glasser, said Sequim sets goals for the team prior… Continue reading

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Ocean salmon season set

THIS YEAR’S OCEAN salmon fishing season has been announced by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. At its meeting in Portland earlier this week,… Continue reading