Michael Carman

OUTDOORS: Sportsmen’s Show on through Sunday

OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS TAKE note, the annual Washington Sportsmen’s Show, runs today through Sunday at the Washington State Fair Events Center in Puyallup. With the big… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Johnson shoots lights out versus Forks

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Johnson shoots lights out versus Forks

With a shooting range that seems to extend the 4 miles from the Neah Bay gym to Hobuck Beach, Red Devils senior… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Johnson shoots lights out versus Forks
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Pirates let one get away

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Pirates let one get away

The Peninsula College women’s basketball had one of those kind of games in a hard-fought 65-61… Continue reading

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Pirates let one get away
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Quilcene girls get back on winning track

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Quilcene girls get back on winning track

Quilcene snapped a three-game losing streak and evened its Sea-Tac 1B League record at 4-4 with a 52-18 win over Christian Faith. ”It… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Quilcene girls get back on winning track
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks shuts down Elma; Port Angeles rallies for huge road win

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks shuts down Elma; Port Angeles rallies for huge road win

Forks stayed in the playoff hunt with a 61-28 win Evergreen League win over Elma, riding an 18-0 run to close out the… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks shuts down Elma; Port Angeles rallies for huge road win
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Roughriders rebound, rock Bremerton

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Roughriders rebound, rock Bremerton

That’s more like it. Port Angeles got back to passing to each other and playing for one another in an important 48-33… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Roughriders rebound, rock Bremerton
OUTDOORS: Norden weighs in with 2017 salmon projections

OUTDOORS: Norden weighs in with 2017 salmon projections

BACK DURING MY vacation over the New Year’s holiday, which turned into much more of a staycation than I ever planned due to vehicle trouble,… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Norden weighs in with 2017 salmon projections

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Neah Bay sweeps Battle of the Bays

There’s more work left, but the Neah Bay girls basketball team took a big step toward clinching the North Olympic League championship… Continue reading

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Victory comes at a cost for Peninsula

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Victory comes at a cost for Peninsula

The Peninsula College women beat Olympic 57-46 to remain undefeated in NWAC North Division play, but… Continue reading

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Victory comes at a cost for Peninsula
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Team play keeps Peninsula win streak growing

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Team play keeps Peninsula win streak growing

With players trying to get attention for a move to the next level of competition, community college basketball can sometimes slip into… Continue reading

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Team play keeps Peninsula win streak growing
Forks senior Parker Browning recorded his 1,000th career point during the Spartans’ 74-33 win over Evergreen League foe Tenino on Tuesday. His mom Stephanie, left, holds up the game ball.

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ Browning eclipses 1,000-point scoring mark as Spartans cruise

Forks’ Parker Browning scored his 1,000th career high school point and the Spartans got… Continue reading

Forks senior Parker Browning recorded his 1,000th career point during the Spartans’ 74-33 win over Evergreen League foe Tenino on Tuesday. His mom Stephanie, left, holds up the game ball.
BASEBALL: Wilder adding junior team, new coaches for 2017

BASEBALL: Wilder adding junior team, new coaches for 2017

Wilder Baseball, a tradition-rich high-school age baseball program for North Olympic Peninsula players, will host tryouts… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Wilder adding junior team, new coaches for 2017

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles wins gym meet, hoops shoot Saturday

The Port Angeles Gymnastics team won its Port Angeles Quad Meet on Monday. Port Angeles had 153.05 points to beat North Thurston… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Crescent holds down Clallam Bay

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Crescent holds down Clallam Bay

Missing some players due to sickness, Crescent played well enough to earn a North… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Crescent holds down Clallam Bay
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay overwhelms Crescent

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay overwhelms Crescent

Clallam Bay continued its strong start to the girls basketball season by running out… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay overwhelms Crescent

BOYS SWIMMING: Port Angeles makes waves in win over Sequim

The Port Angeles boys swim team splashed Sequim 126-47 in the aquatic iteration of the Rainshadow Rumble rivalry. The… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Sequim grapplers win the Battle of the Axe

WRESTLING: Sequim grapplers win the Battle of the Axe

Sequim edged out rival Port Angeles for the Axe at the Roughriders’ Battle for the Axe… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Sequim grapplers win the Battle of the Axe

OUTDOORS: Delays, closures impact recreational fisheries

DELAYS AND CLOSURES have once again limited fishing opportunities for the recreational angler. Monday would have marked the resumption of the winter blackmouth fishery in… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Neah Bay boys, girls power past Crescent

Four Neah Bay players scored in double figures as the hot-shooting Red Devils cut down Crescent 79-26 in North Olympic League boys… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men, women sweep Shoreline in division opener

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men, women sweep Shoreline in division opener

The Peninsula College women’s and men’s basketball teams began the defense of their 2016 Northwest Athletic Conference North Division championships… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men, women sweep Shoreline in division opener