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Clallam Bay long jumper Clayton Willis leaps into the pit during the Port Angeles Invitational. Willis won the Class 1B long jump state title

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD: Clallam Bay’s Clayton Willis is the All-Peninsula MVP

CLALLAM BAY — Soaking in a motel bath tub filled bucketful by small bucketful with ice isn't how most soon-to-be-state champions spend the night before… Continue reading

Clallam Bay long jumper Clayton Willis leaps into the pit during the Port Angeles Invitational. Willis won the Class 1B long jump state title
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OUTDOORS: Dungeness crab, spot shrimp safe to eat in Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet, Hood Canal

EVER WONDER ABOUT potential health impacts from eating Dungeness crab and spot shrimp caught here on the North Olympic Peninsula? Well, you can rest a… Continue reading

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GOLF: SkyRidge to host benefit for Sequim High School football

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS will soon illuminate the evening skies across the North Olympic Peninsula heralding the beginning of the prep football season. The game has… Continue reading

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BASEBALL: Olympic Junior Babe Ruth hosting regional tournament starting today in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles is the epicenter of Babe Ruth baseball this week as the city and Olympic Junior Babe Ruth play host to… Continue reading

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Sequim's Waverly Shreffler is the All-Peninsula Girls Track and Field MVP for the second straight year. She won the Class 2A 800-meter state championship. (Dave Shreffler/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD: Sequim’s Waverly Shreffler repeats as All-Peninsula MVP

SEQUIM — Amid the din and clamor of the crowd, Sequim's Waverly Shreffler heard familiar voices at the Class 2A 800-meter state championship race. While… Continue reading

Sequim's Waverly Shreffler is the All-Peninsula Girls Track and Field MVP for the second straight year. She won the Class 2A 800-meter state championship. (Dave Shreffler/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Crosscutters drop two games at state, wrap tournament today

BURLINGTON — The Olympic Crosscutters got off on the wrong foot at the American Legion AA State Baseball Tournament by dropping their first two pool… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Wilder breaks out the bats in third-straight regionals win

QUINCY — Wilder Baseball Club broke out the bats to total 13 hits in a 9-6 win over Grays Harbor Longshore at the 16-18U Senior… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Pitching, clutch hitting keep Wilder rolling at regionals

QUINCY — James Grubb went six strong innings and received some clutch two-out hitting as Wilder topped the Basin Rockhounds 4-1 in 16-18U Senior Babe… Continue reading

A raft of 687 sea otters were spotted during an aerial survey s off of Hoh Head near the mouth of the Hoh River in late June. (Steve Jeffries/State Department of Fish and Wildlife)

OUTDOORS: Sea otter madness close to Hoh Head

THE CALLS POURED in. To the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, to the National Parks Service and to the Olympic Coast Marine Sanctuary. Have… Continue reading

A raft of 687 sea otters were spotted during an aerial survey s off of Hoh Head near the mouth of the Hoh River in late June. (Steve Jeffries/State Department of Fish and Wildlife)

BASEBALL: Paynter pitches well as Wilder opens regionals with win against Calgary

QUINCY — Extraordinary outings, like the 10-strikeout, five-hit complete game Travis Paynter tossed in Wilder’s 4-2 16-18U Senior Babe Ruth Regional opener against Calgary on… Continue reading

Brenda Kay Burke of Port Townsend caught these two good-sized chinook while fishing off the Garbage Dump near Neah Bay on Monday. ()

OUTDOORS: Chinook ‘so-so’ so far off Neah Bay, poor off La Push

A GLANCE AT the Pacific Ocean salmon fishery produces a mixed bag of results off Neah Bay (Marine Area 4) and slow fishing and low… Continue reading

Brenda Kay Burke of Port Townsend caught these two good-sized chinook while fishing off the Garbage Dump near Neah Bay on Monday. ()
The winning team from the Cedars at Dungeness Lady Niners' Joker's Wild Nine Hole Invitational

GOLF: Hospice benefit tournament set for Port Ludlow

THERE’S A SPECIAL comfort and a debt of gratitude one takes on when knowing a terminally-ill loved one is being treated with care and compassion… Continue reading

The winning team from the Cedars at Dungeness Lady Niners' Joker's Wild Nine Hole Invitational
Justin Porter of the Olympic Crosscutters slides safely into home as Montesano catcher Nate Olson waits for the throw to the plate. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Crosscutters fall in district title game

PORT ANGELES — Up 5-1 after two innings of their American Legion AA District Two district title game against Montesano, the Olympic Crosscutters were sitting… Continue reading

Justin Porter of the Olympic Crosscutters slides safely into home as Montesano catcher Nate Olson waits for the throw to the plate. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Brody Merritt of the Olympic 14U Babe Ruth Baseball club follows through on a pitch at a recent tournament game. (Kerri Merritt)

BASEBALL: Olympic 14U team preps for regionals with solid tournament play

OLYMPIA — The Olympic 14U baseball team recently wrapped a 3-1 weekend at the Battle of the Bats Tournament. Olympic notched wins over teams from… Continue reading

Brody Merritt of the Olympic 14U Babe Ruth Baseball club follows through on a pitch at a recent tournament game. (Kerri Merritt)
The Crosscutters' Gavin Velarde fields the throw from the catcher but can't apply the tag to Centralia's Joey Aliff at second base. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Crosscutters clinch berth to American Legion state tournament

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Crosscutters sealed a spot in the American Legion AA State Tournament by slipping past Centralia 7-6. Saturday night’s victory at… Continue reading

The Crosscutters' Gavin Velarde fields the throw from the catcher but can't apply the tag to Centralia's Joey Aliff at second base. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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SOCCER: Super Cup lives up to its name as Port Angeles stuns Sequim in overtime

PORT ANGELES — A comeback fit for a legend. Good thing one was standing on the Port Angeles sideline, rooting on his teammates and on… Continue reading

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BASEBALL: Crosscutters rally for walkoff win in district tournament opener

PORT ANGELES — Logan Shaw’s RBI single with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning scored Gavin Velarde and lifted the Olympic Crosscutters… Continue reading

The Crosscutters' Dane Bradow makes it back to first during a game against the Olympic Tigers last week. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Speedy Crosscutters display knack for nabbing stolen bases

PORT ANGELES — Give them an inch and they may not move a mile, but they’ll be more than happy to advance 90 feet and… Continue reading

The Crosscutters' Dane Bradow makes it back to first during a game against the Olympic Tigers last week. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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WEEKEND REWIND: SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Trussell broken but not beaten after bulldozer incident

EDITOR'S NOTE: Parker Smith is the father of Nate Smith, not Rick Smith. Both Nate and Rick were members of the 2000 Port Angeles High… Continue reading

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Lane Dotson of the Olympic Crosscutters pitches in a game earlier this season at Civic Field. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Crosscutters hosting American Legion district tournament today through Sunday at Civic Field

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Crosscutters will host the eight-team American Legion AA Area 2 District Tournament today through Sunday at Civic Field. Four berths… Continue reading

Lane Dotson of the Olympic Crosscutters pitches in a game earlier this season at Civic Field. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)