Michael Carman

Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Wilder tryouts Tuesday and Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball, a tradition-rich Senior Babe Ruth program for ages 16-18, will host two tryouts for its upcoming summer season. The primary… Continue reading

Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Wilder tryouts Tuesday and Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball, a tradition-rich Senior Babe Ruth program for ages 16-18, will host two tryouts for its upcoming summer season. The primary… Continue reading

Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Quilcene catcher A.J. Prater tags out Oakville's Alex Youcktan as he slides into home during the Class 1B Quad-District playoffs on Friday. The Rangers lost to the Acorns 8-0 on Friday and then were eliminated from the postseason with a 8-5 loss to Shoreline Christian at Muckleshoot Tribal School on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ season wraps one game shy of state tournament

TACOMA — Port Angeles’ season ended one game short of the state baseball tournament, losing to Franklin Pierce 7-5 in the District 2/3 tournament at… Continue reading

Quilcene catcher A.J. Prater tags out Oakville's Alex Youcktan as he slides into home during the Class 1B Quad-District playoffs on Friday. The Rangers lost to the Acorns 8-0 on Friday and then were eliminated from the postseason with a 8-5 loss to Shoreline Christian at Muckleshoot Tribal School on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Wilder tryouts Tuesday and Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball, a tradition-rich Senior Babe Ruth program for ages 16-18, will host two tryouts for its upcoming summer season. The primary… Continue reading

Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Seattle-area angler David Lewis caught this 126-pound halibut at the Garbage Dump hole off Neah Bay. (Big Salmon Resort)

OUTDOORS: Coast is the place to be for big fishing weekend

HALIBUT, LINGS, KINGS and rockfish make for quadruple-whammy potential this weekend off LaPush and Neah Bay. Those fishing today can vie for their first king… Continue reading

Seattle-area angler David Lewis caught this 126-pound halibut at the Garbage Dump hole off Neah Bay. (Big Salmon Resort)
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. ()
Seattle-area angler David Lewis caught this 126-pound halibut at the Garbage Dump hole off Neah Bay. (Big Salmon Resort)

OUTDOORS: Coast is the place to be for big fishing weekend

HALIBUT, LINGS, KINGS and rockfish make for quadruple-whammy potential this weekend off LaPush and Neah Bay. Those fishing today can vie for their first king… Continue reading

Seattle-area angler David Lewis caught this 126-pound halibut at the Garbage Dump hole off Neah Bay. (Big Salmon Resort)
Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Wilder tryouts Tuesday and Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball, a tradition-rich Senior Babe Ruth program for ages 16-18, will host two tryouts for its upcoming summer season. The primary… Continue reading

Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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OUTDOORS: Halibut season opens today on Strait of Juan de Fuca

THE LURE OF the short halibut season has drawn the first wave of trailered boats and the pickups that pull them into Port Angeles in… Continue reading

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Former Port Angeles resident Dave Gebhardt

GOLF: Area professionals come up short at U.S. Open qualifier

THE BEGINNING OF qualification for June's U.S. Open at Chambers Way didn't quite work out the way Sequim golf professionals Bill Shea and Tyler Sweet… Continue reading

Former Port Angeles resident Dave Gebhardt
Led by seniors

PREP GOLF: Port Angeles boys senior foursome winding down spectacular run; Olympic League championships today at Cedars at Dungeness

PORT ANGELES — Healthy doses of talent and lasting friendships helped the Port Angeles boys golf team get back on top of the Olympic League… Continue reading

Led by seniors
The Olympic Crosscutters

BASEBALL: Olympic Crosscutters bringing a new ballgame to the North Olympic Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — American Legion baseball, a staple of small-town America from coast to coast, will soon provide an outlet for high-school-age players on the… Continue reading

The Olympic Crosscutters

GOLF: Area golf pros aiming to qualify for U.S. Open

DUPONT — Qualifying for the U.S. Open is not exactly an impossible dream — the name itself implies accessibility — but making it all the… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Beshir Little

PREP BOYS SOCCER: Missed opportunities make for early ending to Port Townsend’s season in district loss

PORT ANGELES — Port Townsend’s boys soccer season ended abruptly with a 2-1 defeat to Cascade Christian in a loser-out West Central District playoff game… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Beshir Little
Port Angeles' Carly Gouge steps on first base before the ball reaches Olympic first baseman Sage Scott. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles rallies to save senior night, unbeaten season

PORT ANGELES — One swing of the bat by Olympic undid five-plus innings of nice work by the Port Angeles softball team and tied the… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Carly Gouge steps on first base before the ball reaches Olympic first baseman Sage Scott. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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OUTDOORS: Halibut season opens today on Strait of Juan de Fuca

THE LURE OF the short halibut season has drawn the first wave of trailered boats and the pickups that pull them into Port Angeles in… Continue reading

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Razor clams ()

OUTDOORS: New steelhead advisory group seeking members; Sequim kid’s fishing Saturday; razor clam digs reduced to one day

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been updated; the four-day razor clam dig has been reduced to one day. A NEW NORTH Coast Steelhead Advisory Group… Continue reading

Razor clams ()
Port Angeles' Logan Ciaciuch steals home while Olympic pitcher Ryan Huddleston

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles secures third place with 11-1 win over Olympic

PORT ANGELES — Stuck in a four-game losing streak that saw a once-healthy hold on third place in the Olympic League evaporate, Port Angeles slugged… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Logan Ciaciuch steals home while Olympic pitcher Ryan Huddleston
Razor clams ()

OUTDOORS: New steelhead advisory group seeking members; Sequim kid’s fishing Saturday; razor clam digs reduced to one day

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been updated; the four-day razor clam dig has been reduced to one day. A NEW NORTH Coast Steelhead Advisory Group… Continue reading

Razor clams ()
Port Angeles' Logan Ciaciuch steals home while Olympic pitcher Ryan Huddleston

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles secures third place with 11-1 win over Olympic

PORT ANGELES — Stuck in a four-game losing streak that saw a once-healthy hold on third place in the Olympic League evaporate, Port Angeles slugged… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Logan Ciaciuch steals home while Olympic pitcher Ryan Huddleston