Michael Carman

Riders get oh, so close: Port Angeles loses state softball title game 5-1

Riders get oh, so close: Port Angeles loses state softball title game 5-1

The Port Angeles Roughriders (22-2) came up one game short of a state softball title, losing to WF West of Chehalis 5-1 in… Continue reading

Riders get oh, so close: Port Angeles loses state softball title game 5-1
Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Sequim’s Jordan Bentz slides into third and was called out on this close play in the Wolves’ 2A state tournament game against Eatonville. Covering for Eatonville is Stella Eslinger.

STATE SOFTBALL UPDATE: Port Angeles rolls through 2A; Quilcene in state title game

Nizhoni Wheeler came up clutch at the plate and in the batters’ box as Port Angeles shut out Othello 1-0 and silenced slugging… Continue reading

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Sequim’s Jordan Bentz slides into third and was called out on this close play in the Wolves’ 2A state tournament game against Eatonville. Covering for Eatonville is Stella Eslinger.
OUTDOORS: More days added for halibut

OUTDOORS: More days added for halibut

MORE TIME ON the water for halibut anglers was recently approved by state Department of Fish and Wildlife fisheries managers. At least one more day,… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: More days added for halibut
STATE SOFTBALL: It all starts behind home plate for area teams

STATE SOFTBALL: It all starts behind home plate for area teams

Softball catchers have it rough. They spend half the game with knees bent in gritty dirt or mud, chase down wild pitches, charge… Continue reading

STATE SOFTBALL: It all starts behind home plate for area teams
PREP SOFTBALL: State-bound Port Angeles digging the long ball

PREP SOFTBALL: State-bound Port Angeles digging the long ball

Watching the Port Angeles softball team swing the bat, you can almost feel the panic sweat forming in the palms of opposition pitchers.… Continue reading

PREP SOFTBALL: State-bound Port Angeles digging the long ball

STATE GOLF: Sequim boys and girls finish in top 10

Sequim senior Alex McMenamin capped her high school girls golf career with her fourth consecutive top-10 state finish after coming in sixth at… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News                                An Olympic marmot looks out at the area around his Hurricane Hill burrow.

OUTDOORS: Coyotes, climate have impacted Olympic marmots

ONE WEEK FROM today, the Port Angeles Lefties will take the Civic Field diamond for their season opener attired in caps and jerseys featuring a… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News                                An Olympic marmot looks out at the area around his Hurricane Hill burrow.
Earning first-place honors at The Cedars at Dungeness Lady Niners Memorial Tournament were, from left, Dot Forshee, Witta Priester, Sue Mobley and Kathy Benedict. The eighth annual event raised more than $4,000 for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County.

GOLF: Port Ludlow to host Mid-Am qualifier

PORT LUDLOW GOLF Club will play a part in the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship when the Washington State Golf Association hosts a qualifier at the… Continue reading

Earning first-place honors at The Cedars at Dungeness Lady Niners Memorial Tournament were, from left, Dot Forshee, Witta Priester, Sue Mobley and Kathy Benedict. The eighth annual event raised more than $4,000 for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County.
DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Riders win district title in 13-2 romp

DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Riders win district title in 13-2 romp

Rounding first base and heading to second on her second grand-slam home run trot of the day, Port Angeles senior Lauren Lunt shrugged… Continue reading

DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Riders win district title in 13-2 romp
DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Rider girls muscle up

DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Rider girls muscle up

A hungry Port Angeles softball team feasted in a nine-run first inning, eventually obliterating Orting 16-0 in five innings Saturday to reach the… Continue reading

DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Rider girls muscle up

DISTRICT SOFTBALL UPDATE: Port Angeles on to state; Chimacum in district championship; Sequim stays alive

SPANAWAY —Grace Yaley’s RBI single with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted Chimacum to a 9-8 win over Seattle Christian in… Continue reading

DISTRICT SOFTBALL UPDATE: Port Angeles seals state berth with blowout win; Sequim wins opener, loses second game

Power pitching and ferocious hitting in its Class 2A West Central District pushed Port Angeles to a 10-0 win over Steilacoom in five… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Big halibut catches draw criticism

SOME FOLKS TOOK exception to the two barn-door halibut stories I wrote last week that appeared on the front page of the sports section (“Anglers… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Two more days of halibut fishing confirmed by Fish and Wildlife

HALIBUT ANGLERS TAKE note, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved two additional fishing days. Halibut fishing will be open Sunday and again… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula Pirates continuing careers at four-year schools

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula Pirates continuing careers at four-year schools

Six more Peninsula College sophomores have signed to play at the next level, including Alicia Dugan, Jenise McKnight, Anaya… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula Pirates continuing careers at four-year schools
DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Forks splits pair to stay alive, Sequim and Chimacum open playoffs Friday

DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Forks splits pair to stay alive, Sequim and Chimacum open playoffs Friday

Forks kept its softball season alive by splitting a pair of games at the Class 1A Southwest District 4 Tournament at Fort Borst… Continue reading

DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Forks splits pair to stay alive, Sequim and Chimacum open playoffs Friday
DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Continuity, family ties crucial for Port Angeles

DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Continuity, family ties crucial for Port Angeles

Through the course of a remarkable run for the Port Angeles softball team the seasons pass, but the names of the players have… Continue reading

DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Continuity, family ties crucial for Port Angeles

PREP GOLF: Wolves sending four boys, three girls to state tournament

Sequim’s Josiah Carter and Samantha Smith will join their boys and girls teammates at the Class 2A… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Roughriders hosting girls hoops camp and other events occurring on the North Olympic Peninsula

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Roughriders hosting girls hoops camp and other events occurring on the North Olympic Peninsula

A basketball clinic for girls entering grades six through nine will be held next month at Port… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Roughriders hosting girls hoops camp and other events occurring on the North Olympic Peninsula
GOLF: Wagner, Peninsula a good match

GOLF: Wagner, Peninsula a good match

“THINGS ARE GOING awesome,” Peninsula Golf Club PGA Pro Chad Wagner said recently when I inquired about his first six months in the position. I… Continue reading

GOLF: Wagner, Peninsula a good match