Michael Carman

OUTDOORS: Pull in some prized crustaceans when Dungeness crab season starts in earnest Friday

THE PENINSULA PINCERS? Consider that a free suggestion for the West Coast League baseball team that’s expected to call Civic Field in Port Angeles home… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Wilder plays best ball of the summer at big-time tournament

LACEY — Wilder Baseball Club manager Mike Politika said his team showed him something at the United States Specialty Sports Association/GSL State Tournament. “We played… Continue reading

GOLF: Celebrate independence with a round of golf

RED, WHITE AND blue. Golf has imprinted all three colors on myself at some point, both literally and figuratively. Too much time in the sun… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Olympic Crosscutters pick up four wins in Kitsap tournament

BREMERTON — The Olympic Crosscutters American Legion baseball team went 4-0 over the weekend at the 17U Bankers Invite Tournament at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds.… Continue reading

SOFTBALL: Port Angeles’ Nizhoni Wheeler selected as All-Peninsula MVP

PORT ANGELES — It's an often-repeated scene for batters facing Port Angeles' commanding junior pitcher Nizhoni Wheeler. Having just struck out at the plate, opposition… Continue reading

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OUTDOORS: Bogachiel Pond teeming with trout

EVEN MORE RAINBOW trout, 2,326 this go-round, have been stocked in the Bogachiel Rearing Pond at the Bogachiel Fish Hatchery west of Forks. Those fish… Continue reading

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Port Townsend's Wanda Synnestvedt tees off during the Washington State Super Senior Women's Amateur at SunLand Golf & Country Club. Synnestvedt shot 88 Wednesday and finished sixth. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GOLF: Atkinson holds slim one-shot lead entering final round of state women’s amateur

SEQUIM — Brigham Young University’s Lauren Atkinson has a chance to go wire-to-wire and win the Washington State Golf Association’s Women’s Amateur at SunLand Golf… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Wanda Synnestvedt tees off during the Washington State Super Senior Women's Amateur at SunLand Golf & Country Club. Synnestvedt shot 88 Wednesday and finished sixth. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim angler Robert Rohner brought this 85-pound halibut aboard last month off Sekiu. ()

OUTDOORS: Chinook seminar lined up for Tuesday in Sequim

A CHANCE TO learn technique, shape strategy and figure out where to go and what to do while chinook fishing will be offered Tuesday at… Continue reading

Sequim angler Robert Rohner brought this 85-pound halibut aboard last month off Sekiu. ()
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BASEBALL: Crosscutters cruise to doubleheader sweep of Central Kitsap

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Crosscutters 18U baseball team made itself comfortable within the confines of Civic Field, taking both games of a doubleheader off… Continue reading

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Sequim's Alex McMenamin

GOLF: Brigham Young’s Atkinson leads state women’s amateur

SEQUIM — Brigham Young University's Lauren Atkinson shot a 1-over-par 73 and holds a two-shot lead after Tuesday's first day of the Washington State Golf… Continue reading

Sequim's Alex McMenamin
This painting of the seventh hole at Pebble Beach painted by Discovery Bay Golf Club's Gary Griswold will be given away Saturday during the course's-best ball tournament. ()

GOLF: No Masters tickets forthcoming, but plenty on North Olympic Peninsula golf horizon

I WON’T BE attending the 2017 Masters tournament as a patron. I’m not alone. The Masters’ credential committee sent out its “regret to inform you”… Continue reading

This painting of the seventh hole at Pebble Beach painted by Discovery Bay Golf Club's Gary Griswold will be given away Saturday during the course's-best ball tournament. ()

BASEBALL: Wilder takes two of three games

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball picked up wins in two of three contests over the weekend at Civic Field. The North Olympic Peninsula Senior Babe… Continue reading

Alex McMenamin of Sequim looks toward the fairway during a match in May at the Cedars at Dungeness golf course. McMenamin is the All-Peninsula Girls Golf MVP for the third-straight season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS GOLF: Sequim’s Alex McMenamin is All-Peninsula MVP for third straight season

SEQUIM — Former Sequim girls golf coach Garrett Smithson had it pegged. “We could be in store for something really special,” he said in 2014… Continue reading

Alex McMenamin of Sequim looks toward the fairway during a match in May at the Cedars at Dungeness golf course. McMenamin is the All-Peninsula Girls Golf MVP for the third-straight season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim's Jack Shea posted a below-par scoring average in Olympic League play and won individual and team league championships to earn his second-straight All-Peninsula Boys Golf MVP. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS GOLF: Sequim’s Jack Shea repeats as All-Peninsula MVP

SEQUIM — Having secured a scholarship and with the ink still drying on his letter of intent to play golf at NCAA Division II Montana… Continue reading

Sequim's Jack Shea posted a below-par scoring average in Olympic League play and won individual and team league championships to earn his second-straight All-Peninsula Boys Golf MVP. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Olympic Crosscutters use extra-base hits to pound Post 7

ANACORTES — The Olympic Crosscutters 18U baseball club pounded out seven extra-base hits, including three triples, to pound American Legion Post 7 of Bellingham 11-3… Continue reading

Swain's pitcher Bo Bradow throws to the plate while Forks Outfitters' Rob Anderson runs to second in the Olympic Junior Babe Ruth title game. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Swain’s tops Forks Outfitters to repeat as Olympic Junior Babe Ruth champions

PORT ANGELES — Swain’s repeated as Olympic Junior Babe Ruth champions by defeating Forks Outfitters 7-3 in the league title game at Volunteer Field. Swain’s… Continue reading

Swain's pitcher Bo Bradow throws to the plate while Forks Outfitters' Rob Anderson runs to second in the Olympic Junior Babe Ruth title game. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim's Liam Harris scored a team-high 11 goals this season

BOYS SOCCER: Sequim’s Liam Harris selected as All-Peninsula MVP

SEQUIM — A switch to striker from his former position in midfield paid off many times over this season for Sequim sophomore Liam Harris. “We… Continue reading

Sequim's Liam Harris scored a team-high 11 goals this season
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OUTDOORS: Spend time on the water this weekend with dear old dad

DEAR OLD DAD deserves the best from his progeny on Father’s Day. Hamburgers, steak, fried chicken? All worthy table fare competitors for the dad’s day… Continue reading

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OUTDOORS: Halibut fishing provides reel test

YOU FEEL SMALL surrounded by the size and strength of the Pacific Ocean. But now I know what all the fuss is about. After striking… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Travis Paynter throws a pitch against Sequim. Paynter was the ace of a staff that had three all-league honorees and led the Roughriders to the state regional round. (Jay Cline/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ Travis Paynter picked as All-Peninsula MVP

PORT ANGELES — Location, location, location. Repeating the old real estate mantra also can help baseball pitchers. For Port Angeles' hard-throwing right-hander Travis Paynter, improving… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Travis Paynter throws a pitch against Sequim. Paynter was the ace of a staff that had three all-league honorees and led the Roughriders to the state regional round. (Jay Cline/for Peninsula Daily News)