Michael Carman

Eastern Washington University Athletics 
Forks’ Luke Dahlgren, front, has been named All-Big Sky honorable mention after starting all 12 games on the offensive line and serving as captain of the Eastern Washington Eagles.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Forks’ Luke Dahlgren earns All-Big Sky Conference honorable mention for Eastern Washington

Eastern Washington football team captain and redshirt senior offensive lineman Luke Dahlgren, a 2019 Forks High School graduate, was named All-Big Sky… Continue reading

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Forks’ Luke Dahlgren, front, has been named All-Big Sky honorable mention after starting all 12 games on the offensive line and serving as captain of the Eastern Washington Eagles.

OUTDOORS: ONP’s Ridge Road winter operations beginning Friday

Olympic National Park’s Hurricane Ridge Road winter operations will begin Friday and — weather permitting— the road to the ridge is set… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS: Turkey Trot 5K Saturday in Port Townsend

The annual Turkey Trot 5K and 1-mile Kids Dash to benefit Jumping Mouse Children’s Center… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula’s Shania Moananu, right, drives past Shoreline’s Mailana Mattos on Wednesday night in Port Angeles.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Sophomore-heavy Peninsula women have eyes on the prize

Packed full of returners along with an exciting stable of newcomers, the Peninsula College women’s basketball team — complete with four North… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula’s Shania Moananu, right, drives past Shoreline’s Mailana Mattos on Wednesday night in Port Angeles.
Neah Bay's Tyler Swan (34) picks up yardage against Wahkiakum on the turf of Spartan Stadium in Forks Friday night in this state playoff contest. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

STATE FOOTBALL: Neah Bay kicks Mules 70-14 in first-round blowout

Jodell Wimberly rushed for four touchdowns of 50, 22, 21 and 1-yard and Makyah Chambers returned interceptions for touchdowns in both halves as… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Tyler Swan (34) picks up yardage against Wahkiakum on the turf of Spartan Stadium in Forks Friday night in this state playoff contest. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula’s Shawna Larson attempts a bicycle kick during the first half of the Pirates’ NWAC semifinal win over Spokane. Larson, the NWAC’s leading scorer, had an assist in the team’s victory.
Peninsula’s Shawna Larson attempts a bicycle kick during the first half of the Pirates’ NWAC semifinal win over Spokane. Larson, the NWAC’s leading scorer, had an assist in the team’s victory.
Jay Cline/for Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula goalkeeper Laurin Lettow eyes the ball as he prepares to field the ball during the Pirates’ 1-0 NWAC Men’s Soccer Semifinal win over Walla Walla on Friday at Starfire Sports in Tukwila.
Jay Cline/for Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula goalkeeper Laurin Lettow eyes the ball as he prepares to field the ball during the Pirates’ 1-0 NWAC Men’s Soccer Semifinal win over Walla Walla on Friday at Starfire Sports in Tukwila.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College can’t complete comeback, fall to Walla Walla

Peninsula College trailed by as much as 16 points in the first half before rallying to take… Continue reading

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Peninsula's DeShawn Rushmeyer, left, shoulders into Skagit Valley's Mathew Russ on Wednesday at Peninsula College.

MEN’S BASKETBALL:Balance, bench, boost Pirate men

PA ‘Pit Bull’ Maestas set to see the floor for PC

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Peninsula's DeShawn Rushmeyer, left, shoulders into Skagit Valley's Mathew Russ on Wednesday at Peninsula College.

AREA SPORTS: Pirate women drop Columbia Basin

Neah Bay’s Amber Swan and Ezrah Ray each score 7

Dom Sprague runs the ball in the Loggers’ 48-14 win Friday night over North Beach. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Pair of Olympic Peninsula teams move on in postseason

There are two local 1B football powerhouses still alive in the postseason after last week’s action. Quilcene clobbered Oakville 52-0 on Friday… Continue reading

Dom Sprague runs the ball in the Loggers’ 48-14 win Friday night over North Beach. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Quilcene's Mason Iverson leaps over his would-be Oakville Acorn tackler and runs for a first down in the first quarter of a Class 1B Quad District winner-to-state-game played under the lights on Friday in Port Townsend.

PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Quilcene romps; Sequim and Forks fall

The Quilcene Rangers football team found the Acorns to be a relatively easy nut to crack in a Class 1B Quad-District winner-to-state… Continue reading

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Quilcene's Mason Iverson leaps over his would-be Oakville Acorn tackler and runs for a first down in the first quarter of a Class 1B Quad District winner-to-state-game played under the lights on Friday in Port Townsend.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Quilcene’s Mason Iverson leaps over his would-be Oakville Acorn tackler and runs for a first down in the first quarter of a Class 1B Quad District winner-to-state-game played under the lights on Friday in Port Townsend.

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene cracks Acorns, on to state tournament

The Rangers found the Acorns to be a relatively easy nut to crack in a Class 1B Quad-District… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Quilcene’s Mason Iverson leaps over his would-be Oakville Acorn tackler and runs for a first down in the first quarter of a Class 1B Quad District winner-to-state-game played under the lights on Friday in Port Townsend.
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Forks' Cash Barajas attempts to haul in a pass despite the early contact of the Toledo defensive back during the Spartans' 63-20 Class 2B District 4 Crossover playoff on Friday at Kelso High School.

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks hangs for a half vs. No. 4 Toledo

Flashes of Forks’ football future were on display as the Spartans hung tough with No. 4 Toledo (9-1) for a half before fading… Continue reading

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Forks' Cash Barajas attempts to haul in a pass despite the early contact of the Toledo defensive back during the Spartans' 63-20 Class 2B District 4 Crossover playoff on Friday at Kelso High School.
Rivers Journey Guide Service
Forks guide Caylen Phegley caught and released this steelhead buck to start the 2023-24 winter steelhead season.

OUTDOORS: Winter steelhead meeting set Wednesday

Returns on Hoh River hit records in 2023-24

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Forks guide Caylen Phegley caught and released this steelhead buck to start the 2023-24 winter steelhead season.

AREA SPORTS: Sequim boys basketball hosts tourney, auction on Nov. 16

Sequim boys basketball will hold a golf tournament and dinner and auction events on Nov. 16. A four-person scramble… Continue reading

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Sequim’s Lars Wiker, with ball, is tackled by, from left, Forks’ Gage Willenbrink, Bubba Hernandez and Sawyer Graham. Hernandez, Graham and Willenbrink were all honored in all-league voting by Class 2B Central League West Division coaches.

PREPS: Sawyer Graham, Bubba Hernandez lead Forks’ all-league football picks

Spartans comeback falls just short, one more shot at state

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Sequim’s Lars Wiker, with ball, is tackled by, from left, Forks’ Gage Willenbrink, Bubba Hernandez and Sawyer Graham. Hernandez, Graham and Willenbrink were all honored in all-league voting by Class 2B Central League West Division coaches.
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Hurricane Ridge visitors take part in a family snowshoe walk in 2019. Winter sports activities on the Ridge are supported by the annual Winterfest banquet, set for Nov. 23 at the Vern Burton Center.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group 
Hurricane Ridge visitors take part in a family snowshoe walk in 2019. Winter sports activities on the Ridge are supported by the annual Winterfest banquet, set for Nov. 23 at the Vern Burton Center.