Michael Carman

OUTDOORS: Hood Canal flatfish proposal closer to fruition

AN OLD-FASHIONED signature drive appears to have kick-started a likely rule change to allow flatfish fishing in the northern stretches of Hood Canal. Last year,… Continue reading

GOLF: Jack Nicklaus honored with Congressional Gold Medal

JACK NICKLAUS HAD larger galleries in his career, that’s for certain. But the crowd that gathered in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday to honor him… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: With winter giving way to spring, time is right to renew fishing/hunting licenses

WINTER HAS BEEN defeated, despite a last-ditch attempt to drench us here on the North Olympic Peninsula. The mean, old bugger started strong, getting in… Continue reading

Sequim's Jerry Bryan (16) and Port Angeles' Miki Andrus fight for control of the ball Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles. Also in on the play are Sequim's Will Bittner (12) and Port Angeles' Grayson Peet (8). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS SOCCER: Port Angeles’ late comeback nets nonleague win over Sequim

PORT ANGELES — Having been held down offensively by Sequim for the majority of the second half, the Port Angeles boys soccer team summoned some… Continue reading

Sequim's Jerry Bryan (16) and Port Angeles' Miki Andrus fight for control of the ball Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles. Also in on the play are Sequim's Will Bittner (12) and Port Angeles' Grayson Peet (8). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: With winter giving way to spring, time is right to renew fishing/hunting licenses

WINTER HAS BEEN defeated, despite a last-ditch attempt to drench us here on the North Olympic Peninsula. The mean, old bugger started strong, getting in… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: With winter giving way to spring, time is right to renew fishing/hunting licenses

WINTER HAS BEEN defeated, despite a last-ditch attempt to drench us here on the North Olympic Peninsula. The mean, old bugger started strong, getting in… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Port Angeles Halibut Derby tickets on sale

HALIBUT DERBY TICKET sales started Monday for the Port Angeles Salmon Club’s annual Memorial Day weekend festivities. Anglers can pick up a $40 ticket at… Continue reading

GOLF: Demo days coming to Cedars at Dungeness in April

RECENTLY, I HAD a reader write in asking if I knew of a good club fitter here on the North Olympic Peninsula. The reader was… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Three options set for ocean salmon season

CHINOOK AND COHO will arrive in abundance again this year off the Pacific Coast, according to three alternatives for ocean salmon sport fisheries. Those three… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Waipiti Bowmen hosting archery shoot Saturday and Sunday

BREAK OUT THE Tyrannosaurus rex, or at least a reasonable facsimile. Yes, it’s time again for the Wapiti Bowmen’s annual 3-D Fun Shoot, set for… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Three options set for ocean salmon season

CHINOOK AND COHO will arrive in abundance again this year off the Pacific Coast, according to three alternatives for ocean salmon sport fisheries. Those three… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Waipiti Bowmen hosting archery shoot Saturday and Sunday

BREAK OUT THE Tyrannosaurus rex, or at least a reasonable facsimile. Yes, it’s time again for the Wapiti Bowmen’s annual 3-D Fun Shoot, set for… Continue reading

GOLF: Help support safe grad night with May golf tournament

I RECENTLY RETURNED from a sojourn to Spokane to cover Neah Bay boys and girls basketball teams at the state tournament. Despite wonderfully sunny and… Continue reading

The Neah Bay Red Devils

BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay falls to Lummi in state championship game 54-33 [ **With Photo Gallery** ]

SPOKANE — Neah Bay's quest for its first-ever boys basketball state championship unraveled in the final 5:30 of the Class 1B state title game, as… Continue reading

The Neah Bay Red Devils
The Neah Bay Red Devils

BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay falls to Lummi in state championship game 54-33 [ **Photo Gallery** ]

SPOKANE — Neah Bay's quest for its first-ever boys basketball state championship unraveled in the final 5:30 of the Class 1B state title game, as… Continue reading

The Neah Bay Red Devils
Hailey Greene holds the fifth-place trophy won by Neah at the Class 1B state tournament in Spokane. Flanking Hailey Greene are Holly Greene

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay takes fifth at state after falling in double-overtime thriller

SPOKANE — Just short. Neah Bay's attempt at finishing a school-best third place in the Class 1B girls basketball state tournament came up shy in… Continue reading

Hailey Greene holds the fifth-place trophy won by Neah at the Class 1B state tournament in Spokane. Flanking Hailey Greene are Holly Greene
Meah Bay senior Hailey Greene drives past Mary M. Knight's Lauren Dierkop during the opening round of the state tournament. (Roger Harnack/The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Three Greenes bring extra layer of family to Neah Bay

SPOKANE — Senior co-captain Faye Chartraw pointed to an ability to come together and play like family as the biggest reason for Neah Bay's success… Continue reading

Meah Bay senior Hailey Greene drives past Mary M. Knight's Lauren Dierkop during the opening round of the state tournament. (Roger Harnack/The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle)
Hailey Greene holds the fifth-place trophy won by Neah at the Class 1B state tournament in Spokane. Flanking Hailey Greene are Holly Greene

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay takes fifth at state after falling in double-overtime thriller

SPOKANE — Just short. Neah Bay's attempt at finishing a school-best third place in the Class 1B girls basketball state tournament came up shy in… Continue reading

Hailey Greene holds the fifth-place trophy won by Neah at the Class 1B state tournament in Spokane. Flanking Hailey Greene are Holly Greene
Faye Chartraw of Neah Bay

STATE BASKETBALL: Neah Bay girls no match for powerhouse Colton

SPOKANE — Usually it’s Neah Bay that’s the more talented, deeper team. The one whose style wears on and eventually wears down the opposition. Friday… Continue reading

Faye Chartraw of Neah Bay
Abraham Venske of Neah Bay is guarded by Stan Domingo of Shorewood Christian in Friday's state 1B semifinal in Spokane. (Al Camp/The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle)

STATE BASKETBALL: Neah Bay boys cruise past Shorewood Christian to reach state championship game [Updated]

SPOKANE — A stellar night from beyond the 3-point line and solid defense propelled Neah Bay (20-3) to a Class 1B boys basketball state championship… Continue reading

Abraham Venske of Neah Bay is guarded by Stan Domingo of Shorewood Christian in Friday's state 1B semifinal in Spokane. (Al Camp/The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle)