Michael Carman

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
TRACK AND FIELD: Postseason revs up in big way for area teams

TRACK AND FIELD: Postseason revs up in big way for area teams

Cameron Buzzell handled the sprints and Isaac Jay Brunk the long-distance runs as the Neah Bay boys ran down a North Olympic League… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: Postseason revs up in big way for area teams
Port Angeles’ Bobby Harrison and Leanne Price caught this 155-pound halibut in 80 feet of water on the third day of halibut fishing last Thursday.

OUTDOORS: Couple lands halibut ‘big enough to swallow a basketball’

Port Angeles anglers Bobby Harrison and Leanne Price put in the time and the effort and were rewarded with a beast of… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Bobby Harrison and Leanne Price caught this 155-pound halibut in 80 feet of water on the third day of halibut fishing last Thursday.

YOUTH SPORTS ROUNDUP: Area baseball and softball recaps

Lions scored 13 runs on 11 hits to take down Elks 13-4 in… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles baseball makes state tourney, Sequim falls; additional halibut date added

Port Angeles edged Washington 2-1 in a Class 2A West Central District Tournament baseball game Saturday at… Continue reading

OUTDOORS UPDATE: State approves another day of halibut fishery — Sunday, May 21

OUTDOORS UPDATE: State approves another day of halibut fishery — Sunday, May 21

*Editors Note: Updated to reflect additional halibut date The halibut fishery will re-open Sunday, May 21, members of the recreational fishing industry were informed Friday.… Continue reading

OUTDOORS UPDATE: State approves another day of halibut fishery — Sunday, May 21
OUTDOORS: Halibut anglers haul in 115-pounder

OUTDOORS: Halibut anglers haul in 115-pounder

Sometimes being a creature of habit results in hooking and hauling aboard a creature from the briny… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Halibut anglers haul in 115-pounder
PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles softball salutes its seniors

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles softball salutes its seniors

Six Port Angeles seniors played their final home softball game and two hit home runs as the Roughriders finished off their third… Continue reading

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles softball salutes its seniors
Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News                                Sequim’s James Grubb swings at a pitch during a district playoff game against Steilacoom High School at Kitsap County Fairgrounds. Sequim won 6-5.

PREP BASEBALL: Sequim, Port Angeles survive and advance in postseason play

Sequim survived five errors and shut down a Steilacoom rally in the top of the seventh to squeak past the Sentinels 6-5 in… Continue reading

Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News                                Sequim’s James Grubb swings at a pitch during a district playoff game against Steilacoom High School at Kitsap County Fairgrounds. Sequim won 6-5.
OUTDOORS: Halibut anglers hope for extra days on the water

OUTDOORS: Halibut anglers hope for extra days on the water

NO OFFICIAL HALIBUT catch total for Puget Sound marine areas (including Strait of Juan de Fuca) was forthcoming from the state Department of Fish and… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Halibut anglers hope for extra days on the water

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles boys basketball hosting summer youth camp

Youth basketball camps for boys in grades three through eight will be hosted by the Port Angeles… Continue reading

GOLF: Change to team format for 56th annual Port Angeles Shotgun tourney

CHANGE IS IN the sweet-smelling spring air at Peninsula Golf Club, just in time for golfers to register for the club’s 56th annual Port Angeles… Continue reading