Michael Carman

Chinook salmon

OUTDOORS: Fishing open on Dungeness River; enormous kings being caught in West End rivers

THE RAINSHADOW RUMBLE, the annual rivalry football game between Sequim and Port Angeles, isn't the only game in the Dungeness Valley today. Anglers can target… Continue reading

Chinook salmon
Black-tailed buck deer such as this specimen

OUTDOORS: Saturday’s opening day of modern rifle deer season is cure for buck fever

THE COUNTDOWN TO Saturday’s opening day of modern rifle deer, and to a lesser extent waterfowl hunting season, is like waiting to have a doctor… Continue reading

Black-tailed buck deer such as this specimen
Gavin Velarde (23) holds up the Rainshadow Rumble trophy after Sequim defeated Port Angeles 49-6. Among those joining in the celebration were

PREP FOOTBALL: Resilient Sequim runs over Port Angeles to claim Rainshadow Rumble

SEQUIM — Sequim took a few early jabs from revved-up Port Angeles, but the resilient Wolves delivered the knockout in a 49-6 defeat of the… Continue reading

Gavin Velarde (23) holds up the Rainshadow Rumble trophy after Sequim defeated Port Angeles 49-6. Among those joining in the celebration were
Sequim's Aylee Bennett leaps for a loose ball as Port Angeles' Emma Smith looks on during the first half on Thursday night at Civic Field in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/for Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles beats Sequim in the rivalry’s first-ever shootout

PORT ANGELES — Rivalry games are often tests of pride and perseverance. And sometimes quirky bits of historical significance are part of the end result.… Continue reading

Sequim's Aylee Bennett leaps for a loose ball as Port Angeles' Emma Smith looks on during the first half on Thursday night at Civic Field in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/for Peninsula Daily News
Chinook salmon

OUTDOORS: Fishing open on Dungeness River; enormous kings being caught in West End rivers

THE RAINSHADOW RUMBLE, the annual rivalry football game between Sequim and Port Angeles, isn't the only game in the Dungeness Valley today. Anglers can target… Continue reading

Chinook salmon
Black-tailed buck deer such as this specimen

OUTDOORS: Saturday’s opening day of modern rifle deer season is cure for buck fever

THE COUNTDOWN TO Saturday’s opening day of modern rifle deer, and to a lesser extent waterfowl hunting season, is like waiting to have a doctor… Continue reading

Black-tailed buck deer such as this specimen
Chinook salmon

OUTDOORS: Fishing to open Friday on Dungeness River; enormous kings being caught in West End rivers

THE RAINSHADOW RUMBLE, the annual rivalry football game between Sequim and Port Angeles, isn't the only game in the Dungeness Valley on Friday. Anglers can… Continue reading

Chinook salmon
Black-tailed buck deer such as this specimen

OUTDOORS: Saturday’s opening day of modern rifle deer season is cure for buck fever

THE COUNTDOWN TO Saturday’s opening day of modern rifle deer, and to a lesser extent waterfowl hunting season, is like waiting to have a doctor… Continue reading

Black-tailed buck deer such as this specimen
SunLand Golf & Country Club member Judy Flanders

GOLF: Plenty of activity at Cedars at Dungeness

THERE’S NEVER AN offseason at busy Cedars at Dungeness, the Sequim course that also currently leads KING-TV’s “Best of Western Washington” voting for Best Golf… Continue reading

SunLand Golf & Country Club member Judy Flanders
Quilcene quarterback Eli Harrison breaks away from Evergreen Lutheran's Ryan Lorette but loses a piece of his uniform. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene stumbles without Harrison, drops league showdown with Evergreen Lutheran

QUILCENE — The wave of “Oh, no's” that traveled up and down the Quilcene sideline foreshadowed a tough second half in a 28-8 loss to… Continue reading

Quilcene quarterback Eli Harrison breaks away from Evergreen Lutheran's Ryan Lorette but loses a piece of his uniform. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Quilcene quarterback Eli Harrison breaks away from Evergreen Lutheran's Ryan Lorette but loses a piece of his uniform. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene stumbles without Harrison, drops league showdown with Evergreen Lutheran

QUILCENE — The wave of “Oh, no's” that traveled up and down the Quilcene sideline foreshadowed a tough second half in a 28-8 loss to… Continue reading

Quilcene quarterback Eli Harrison breaks away from Evergreen Lutheran's Ryan Lorette but loses a piece of his uniform. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula Daily News sports reporter/columnist Michael Carman

OUTDOORS: Sekiu’s reputation for coho is well deserved

WE WERE FISHING for coho, but I was treated like a king during a salmon fishing trip off Sekiu on Tuesday. Brandon Mason, the owner… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News sports reporter/columnist Michael Carman
Grant Ogle of Port Angeles caught these coho

OUTDOORS: Warm water blob may be cause of smaller salmon

BRINGING IN A coho weighing in the double digits isn't an impossible task, but let's face it, the silvers are smaller than normal this season.… Continue reading

Grant Ogle of Port Angeles caught these coho
Peninsula Daily News sports reporter/columnist Michael Carman

OUTDOORS: Sekiu’s reputation for coho is well deserved

WE WERE FISHING for coho, but I was treated like a king during a salmon fishing trip off Sekiu on Tuesday. Brandon Mason, the owner… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News sports reporter/columnist Michael Carman
Grant Ogle of Port Angeles caught these coho

OUTDOORS: Warm water blob may be cause of smaller salmon

BRINGING IN A coho weighing in the double digits isn't an impossible task, but let's face it, the silvers are smaller than normal this season.… Continue reading

Grant Ogle of Port Angeles caught these coho
Peninsula Daily News sports reporter/columnist Michael Carman

OUTDOORS: Sekiu’s reputation for coho is well deserved

WE WERE FISHING for coho, but I was treated like a king during a salmon fishing trip off Sekiu on Tuesday. Brandon Mason, the owner… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News sports reporter/columnist Michael Carman
Peninsula's Jonathan Martinez (12) attempts to regain possession from Everett's Nathan Thompson (14)

MEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula College’s offensive firepower overcomes defensive miscues in win against Everett

PORT ANGELES — Defensive lapses kept the Peninsula College men's soccer team from pulling away from feisty Everett until late in a 7-3 NWAC North… Continue reading

Peninsula's Jonathan Martinez (12) attempts to regain possession from Everett's Nathan Thompson (14)
Peninsula's Hoku Afong celebrates after beating Everett goalkeeper Emily Sorenson

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula College earns revenge and is now tied for first place with 2-1 win over rival Everett

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College women's soccer head coach Kanyon Anderson crowed a little after the Pirates scrapped and clawed for a much-needed 2-1 victory… Continue reading

Peninsula's Hoku Afong celebrates after beating Everett goalkeeper Emily Sorenson
Port Townsend's Wesley Wheeler breaks a tackle and charges ahead for more yards during the Redhawks' 58-0 win over Chimacum at Memorial Field. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend blanks Chimacum for fourth shutout in five games

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend head coach Nick Snyder had a minor objection late in his team's 58-0 demolition of Chimacum at Memorial Field. The… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Wesley Wheeler breaks a tackle and charges ahead for more yards during the Redhawks' 58-0 win over Chimacum at Memorial Field. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

OUTDOORS: Crabbing reopens on North Olympic Peninsula; changes to salmon regulations

AFTER A SHORT hiatus, recreational crab fishing reopens in most marine areas in the state at 8 a.m. this morning. North Olympic Peninsula waters reopening… Continue reading

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife