Michael Carman

Jack Shea of Sequim putts during the Duke Streeter Invitational at Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles earlier this month. Shea begins the Class 2A state tournament at 7:30 a.m. today at Liberty Lake Golf Course. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

STATE GOLF PREVIEW: North Olympic Peninsula golfers aiming for hardware at state tournaments

LIBERTY LAKE — The field is stacked for the Class 2A boys golf state tournament today and Thursday at Liberty Lake Golf Course near Spokane.… Continue reading

Jack Shea of Sequim putts during the Duke Streeter Invitational at Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles earlier this month. Shea begins the Class 2A state tournament at 7:30 a.m. today at Liberty Lake Golf Course. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP SOFTBALL: Sophomore transfer Taylar Clark pays dividends for two Port Angeles teams

PORT ANGELES — If an award were given annually to the best transfer student-athlete, Port Angeles sophomore Taylar Clark would be the runaway winner for… Continue reading

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

GOLF: Reality setting in: U.S. Open a short three weeks away

YOU KNOW IT’S real when the U.S Open host course closes for public play. Less than three weeks remain before the biggest event in Pacific… Continue reading

Phil Flanders

Winning 143-pound halibut weighs in minutes before derby conclusion

PORT ANGELES — The freezer Phil Flanders and his crew brought for the Port Angeles Salmon Club's halibut derby will head south filled with flatties.… Continue reading

Phil Flanders
Port Angeles' Josh Constant landed this 107.9-pound halibut in Freshwater Bay. He leads the Port Angeles Salmon Club's 15th annual Halibut Derby entering today's final round. (Lee Hancock/Port Angeles Salmon Club)

OUTDOORS: 107.9-pounder leading Port Angeles Salmon Club Halibut Derby

PORT ANGELES — Josh Constant has been in this position before. The Port Angeles angler brought home a 107.9-pound halibut Saturday and leads the Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Josh Constant landed this 107.9-pound halibut in Freshwater Bay. He leads the Port Angeles Salmon Club's 15th annual Halibut Derby entering today's final round. (Lee Hancock/Port Angeles Salmon Club)
Port Angeles' Josh Constant landed this 107.9-pound halibut in Freshwater Bay. He leads the Port Angeles Salmon Club's 15th annual Halibut Derby entering today's final round. (Lee Hancock/Port Angeles Salmon Club)

107.9-pound halibut leading Port Angeles Salmon Club derby after one day

PORT ANGELES — Josh Constant has been in this position before. The Port Angeles angler brought home a 107.9-pound halibut Saturday and leads the Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Josh Constant landed this 107.9-pound halibut in Freshwater Bay. He leads the Port Angeles Salmon Club's 15th annual Halibut Derby entering today's final round. (Lee Hancock/Port Angeles Salmon Club)

OUTDOORS: Hit bottom and stay there during Port Angeles Salmon Club’s Halibut Derby Saturday and Sunday

HITTING BOTTOM IN life is something we all try to avoid. In halibut fishing, however, hitting bottom, and then maintaining a steady presence on the… Continue reading

Chimacum's Ryley Eldridge winds up to deliver a pitch during her no-hitter against Klahowya last week. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOFTBALL: Chimacum back and thriving after sitting out 2014

CHIMACUM — Maybe more prep teams should sit a season out on the sidelines. After a year-long hiatus due to a lack of players, the… Continue reading

Chimacum's Ryley Eldridge winds up to deliver a pitch during her no-hitter against Klahowya last week. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Carly Gouge can slap hit or hit for power

PREP SOFTBALL: Gouge’s slap hitting valuable for undefeated Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A simple move across the plate at a young age followed by hours of training have helped Port Angeles' Carly Gouge come… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Carly Gouge can slap hit or hit for power
Port Angeles' Carly Gouge can slap hit or hit for power

PREP SOFTBALL: Gouge’s slap hitting valuable for undefeated Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A simple move across the plate at a young age followed by hours of training have helped Port Angeles' Carly Gouge come… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Carly Gouge can slap hit or hit for power
Chimacum's Ryley Eldridge winds up to deliver a pitch during her no-hitter against Klahowya last week. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOFTBALL: Chimacum back and thriving after sitting out 2014

CHIMACUM — Maybe more prep teams should sit a season out on the sidelines. After a year-long hiatus due to a lack of players, the… Continue reading

Chimacum's Ryley Eldridge winds up to deliver a pitch during her no-hitter against Klahowya last week. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
A file photo from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife of happy halibut fishermen. ()

OUTDOORS: Halibut season opens in good form along Strait of Juan de Fuca

HORDES OF HALIBUT anglers poured onto the North Olympic Peninsula last weekend for the fishery's opening day on the Eastern Strait of Juan De Fuca… Continue reading

A file photo from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife of happy halibut fishermen. ()
Erik Gonzalez implores a Port Angeles wrestler to dig deep during a match at Mat Classic XXV

PREP WRESTLING: Port Angeles’ Gonzalez leaving to teach and coach at Heritage High School in Vancouver, Wash.

PORT ANGELES — Erik Gonzalez, the Port Angeles High School coach and mentor who instilled confidence and inspired legions of wrestlers from the youth level… Continue reading

Erik Gonzalez implores a Port Angeles wrestler to dig deep during a match at Mat Classic XXV

OUTDOORS: Hit bottom and stay there during Port Angeles Salmon Club’s Halibut Derby Saturday and Sunday

HITTING BOTTOM IN life is something we all try to avoid. In halibut fishing, however, hitting bottom, and then maintaining a steady presence on the… Continue reading

Chad Wagner

GOLF: Cedars at Dungeness adds GolfBoards and FootGolf

SEQUIM — Shredding fairways is typically a crime, not an activity sanctioned by a golf course pro shop. Cedars at Dungeness in Sequim, however, has… Continue reading

Chad Wagner

GOLF: Season in full swing at North Olympic Peninsula courses

NOT EVERYONE CHOOSES to go camping or halibut fishing on Memorial Day Weekend. Some decide to stay close to home and play a little golf.… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Halibut catch totals force closure today off LaPush and Neah Bay

LAST WEEK'S HALIBUT opener in Marine Areas 3 (LaPush) and 4 (Neah Bay) was good. A little too good, in fact. The state Department of… Continue reading

Erik Gonzalez implores a Port Angeles wrestler to dig deep during a match at Mat Classic XXV

Erik Gonzalez leaving Port Angeles to teach and coach wrestling at Heritage High School in Vancouver, Wash.

PORT ANGELES — Erik Gonzalez, the Port Angeles High School coach and mentor who instilled confidence and inspired legions of wrestlers from the youth level… Continue reading

Erik Gonzalez implores a Port Angeles wrestler to dig deep during a match at Mat Classic XXV
Chad Wagner

GOLF: Cedars at Dungeness adds GolfBoards and FootGolf

SEQUIM — Shredding fairways is typically a crime, not an activity sanctioned by a golf course pro shop. Cedars at Dungeness in Sequim, however, has… Continue reading

Chad Wagner

GOLF: Season in full swing at North Olympic Peninsula courses

NOT EVERYONE CHOOSES to go camping or halibut fishing on Memorial Day Weekend. Some decide to stay close to home and play a little golf.… Continue reading