Michael Carman

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Armas hits buzzer-beater to lift Forks

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Armas hits buzzer-beater to lift Forks

Braton Armas collected a pass from Cort Prose and scored inside as time expired to lift Forks to a 62-60 come-from-behind boys basketball… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Armas hits buzzer-beater to lift Forks
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks in control in win over Hoquiam; Port Angeles, Sequim also win big

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks in control in win over Hoquiam; Port Angeles, Sequim also win big

Forks took firm control early in an important Evergreen League 1A girls basketball game against Hoquiam and played well in all four quarters… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks in control in win over Hoquiam; Port Angeles, Sequim also win big
OUTDOORS: Government shutdown puts kibosh on Kalaloch razor clam digs

OUTDOORS: Government shutdown puts kibosh on Kalaloch razor clam digs

A RARE KALALOCH beach razor clam dig originally scheduled for Saturday through Monday has been scuttled due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. At the… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Government shutdown puts kibosh on Kalaloch razor clam digs
PREP BASKETBALL: Bruin girls get past Redhawks; Chimacum boys win

PREP BASKETBALL: Bruin girls get past Redhawks; Chimacum boys win

The Clallam Bay girls basketball team picked up a nonleague win over a Class 1A opponent, beating Port Townsend 53-29. Leading the… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Bruin girls get past Redhawks; Chimacum boys win

GOLF: Celebrating a birthday with a hole-in-one

PENINSULA GOLF CLUB member Lori Hope Mitrovich received a belated birthday present in the form of her first-ever hole-in-one. Playing in a group with Kathy… Continue reading

SEMIPRO HOOPS: Port Angeles Rams have high hopes

SEMIPRO HOOPS: Port Angeles Rams have high hopes

ABA basketball’s North Olympic Peninsula debut was delayed slightly due to an issue facing area prep teams — a shortage of officials… Continue reading

SEMIPRO HOOPS: Port Angeles Rams have high hopes
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Elks Hoops Shoot and another razor clam dig

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Elks Hoops Shoot and another razor clam dig

Boys and girls ages 8 to 13 competed in the annual Elks Hoop… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Elks Hoops Shoot and another razor clam dig
PREP BASKETBALL: Chimacum girls claim Olympic 1A crown

PREP BASKETBALL: Chimacum girls claim Olympic 1A crown

Chimacum sped up and turned over Klahowya in a 55-35 Olympic League 1A Division victory to earn what Cowboys coach Trevor Huntingford said… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Chimacum girls claim Olympic 1A crown
BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles runs and guns past rival Sequim

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles runs and guns past rival Sequim

Up big early in Tuesday’s Rainshadow Rumble rivalry boys basketball game against Sequim, the Port Angeles student section went to the tried… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles runs and guns past rival Sequim
PREP BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay’s Ryan McCoy scores 1,000th career point

PREP BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay’s Ryan McCoy scores 1,000th career point

Senior Ryan McCoy scored his 1,000th point career point in the second quarter for Clallam Bay, but Neah Bay ended up with… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay’s Ryan McCoy scores 1,000th career point
WRESTLING: Forks cruises to dual-meet victories

WRESTLING: Forks cruises to dual-meet victories

Forks wrestling won 19 of 20 contested match, 13 of them by pin, to dominate two dual-meet Evergreen League contests at home Wednesday.… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Forks cruises to dual-meet victories
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men edge Bellevue in NWAC division opener

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men edge Bellevue in NWAC division opener

Peninsula College handled two Bellevue runs in the second half and finished strong over the final five minutes to open NWAC North… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men edge Bellevue in NWAC division opener
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Late free throw sinks Peninsula women; Elks Hoop Shoot Saturday; Babe Ruth board meets Monday

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Late free throw sinks Peninsula women; Elks Hoop Shoot Saturday; Babe Ruth board meets Monday

The Peninsula College women’s basketball were edged out Bellevue 51-50 at the last second in… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Late free throw sinks Peninsula women; Elks Hoop Shoot Saturday; Babe Ruth board meets Monday
BASKETBALL: Port Angeles Rams debut Saturday night at Peninsula College

BASKETBALL: Port Angeles Rams debut Saturday night at Peninsula College

Semipro basketball debuts on the North Olympic Peninsula on Saturday night when the Port Angeles Rams host their first-ever game against the… Continue reading

BASKETBALL: Port Angeles Rams debut Saturday night at Peninsula College
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles fends off Sequim in first-place tussle

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles fends off Sequim in first-place tussle

Port Angeles’ built enough of an advantage after a big first quarter to hold back strong-willed Sequim in a 59-50 Rainshadow Rumble… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles fends off Sequim in first-place tussle

OUTDOORS: Three days of brant hunting begins Saturday in Clallam County

SOME HOUSEKEEPING IS in order after a lengthy vacation over the holidays and the first week of the New Year. A variety of important outdoors… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ rally falls just shy; Chimacum wins Perillo trophy with win over rival Port Townsend

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ rally falls just shy; Chimacum wins Perillo trophy with win over rival Port Townsend

Forks fought back from a 20-point halftime deficit to pull within one in the final seconds but couldn’t get a look at a… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ rally falls just shy; Chimacum wins Perillo trophy with win over rival Port Townsend

GOLF: New years, new rules on area courses

GOLFERS ARE NOW free to putt with the flagstick in the cup with no penalty for hitting an unattended flagstick, one of many changes to… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay boys, girls sweep at Quilcene

PREP BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay boys, girls sweep at Quilcene

Clallam Bay jumped out to an early lead and held off Quilcene 47-37 in a nonleague boys basketball contest. “The boys have won… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay boys, girls sweep at Quilcene
2018 SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW: From titles to splashdowns, the best sports stories of the year

2018 SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW: From titles to splashdowns, the best sports stories of the year

A year of All-Star celebrations, a Major League Baseball draftee, hall of fame enshrinements, the return of roaring engines and record-book breaking… Continue reading

2018 SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW: From titles to splashdowns, the best sports stories of the year