Michael Carman

COUNTY FAIR/OUTDOORS — Bull riders and bronco busters at Clallam County Fair rodeo

FRIENDS OF MINE can attest: I become mesmerized by televised rodeo events and will often pause with rapt attention to watch bull or bareback bronco… Continue reading

Clallam Bay running back Casey Randall (43) runs upfield against Neah Bay last season. The Bruins will count on Randall's big-play ability this season. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Opportunities knocking for Clallam Bay Bruins

This is the fourth installment of a team-by-team high school football camp preview of each North Olympic Peninsula team leading up to practices, which begin… Continue reading

Clallam Bay running back Casey Randall (43) runs upfield against Neah Bay last season. The Bruins will count on Randall's big-play ability this season. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

GOLF: Thrilling ending to major season

IT ONLY TOOK until the final round of the final major of the year but golf fans finally got the edge-of-your-seat ending we’ve been waiting… Continue reading

The Rum Runner race team of driver Jerimy Brewer and navigator Presley Lollar makes its way through the Extreme Sports Park course. The Tacoma-based team won the Unlimited class. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

SPORTS: Area Sprint Boat teams not quite fast enough to win checkered flags

PORT ANGELES — Speed squared off against speed in the finals of Saturday's Sprint Boat races at the Extreme Sports Park. Unfortunately, none of the… Continue reading

The Rum Runner race team of driver Jerimy Brewer and navigator Presley Lollar makes its way through the Extreme Sports Park course. The Tacoma-based team won the Unlimited class. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
The TNT Live Wire boat from Sequim

Area Sprint Boat teams not quite fast enough to claim checkered flags

PORT ANGELES — Speed squared off against speed in the finals of Saturday's Sprint Boat races at the Extreme Sports Park. Unfortunately, none of the… Continue reading

The TNT Live Wire boat from Sequim
Sequim's Jeepers Creepers racing team of driver Dillon Cummings and his mother

Sprint boat teams roar in Port Angeles!

PORT ANGELES — A family dynamic lies at the heart of much of sprint boat racing. A spin through racing programs or a walk through… Continue reading

Sequim's Jeepers Creepers racing team of driver Dillon Cummings and his mother
Sequim's Jeepers Creepers racing team of driver Dillon Cummings and his mother

Sprint boat teams roar in Port Angeles!

PORT ANGELES — A family dynamic lies at the heart of much of sprint boat racing. A spin through racing programs or a walk through… Continue reading

Sequim's Jeepers Creepers racing team of driver Dillon Cummings and his mother

OUTDOORS: Chinook fishing inconsistent in Strait; silvers off LaPush

THE LAST GASP of chinook fishing in the Strait of Juan de Fuca is inconsistent. The king fishery in Marine Areas 5 ( Sekiu) 6… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Great Olympic Adventure Trail Run set for September; Big Hurt race returning in 2015

OUTDOORS ENTHUSIASTS OFTEN seek new challenges, experiences and thrills. Two such events, one set for this September and another eyed for reintroduction in September of… Continue reading

Super modified-class boat Obsession

Sprint Boat racing returns to Port Angeles on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Thousands of sprint boat spectators and fans are expected to flock to the Extreme Sports Park's water-logged race course for Saturday's American… Continue reading

Super modified-class boat Obsession
Super modified-class boat Obsession

Sprint Boat racing returns to Port Angeles on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Thousands of sprint boat spectators and fans are expected to flock to the Extreme Sports Park's water-logged race course for Saturday's American… Continue reading

Super modified-class boat Obsession

OUTDOORS: Chinook fishing inconsistent in Strait; silvers off LaPush

THE LAST GASP of chinook fishing in the Strait of Juan de Fuca is inconsistent. The king fishery in Marine Areas 5 ( Sekiu) 6… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Great Olympic Adventure Trail Run set for September; Big Hurt race returning in 2015

OUTDOORS ENTHUSIASTS OFTEN seek new challenges, experiences and thrills. Two such events, one set for this September and another eyed for reintroduction in September of… Continue reading

Taekwondo instructor Sterling Chase breaks five bricks with a speed kick during martial arts testing at White Crane Martial Arts in Port Angeles. Chase tested for the high rank of seventh dan

MARTIAL ARTS: White Crane taekwondo and gumdo sword students test for black belts

PORT ANGELES — Finely honed and intricately choreographed combinations of kicks, punches and chops, coupled with defensive blocks and sword play, were on display Friday… Continue reading

Taekwondo instructor Sterling Chase breaks five bricks with a speed kick during martial arts testing at White Crane Martial Arts in Port Angeles. Chase tested for the high rank of seventh dan
Eric Thomson landed this chinook using kandlefish jigs Monday in Freshwater Bay. Pete Rosko

OUTDOORS: Absence of chinook a mystery in Strait of Juan de Fuca

THE CURIOUS CASE of the late-arriving chinook. The piecemeal run in the Strait of Juan de Fuca is a mystery so far. And the clock… Continue reading

Eric Thomson landed this chinook using kandlefish jigs Monday in Freshwater Bay. Pete Rosko

OUTDOORS: Fall black bear season opening Friday

NOW WE'RE HUNTING for bear. Or will be, Friday, when the fall black bear season opens in Game Management Units across the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

GOLF: Sixkiller tournament fun for Huskies

MY EARLY ARRIVAL at the Sonny Sixkiller Husky Golf Classic last Friday gave me some time to ponder some questions for special guest sportscaster Brent… Continue reading

Eric Thomson landed this chinook using kandlefish jigs Monday in Freshwater Bay. Pete Rosko

OUTDOORS: Absence of chinook a mystery in Strait of Juan de Fuca

THE CURIOUS CASE of the late-arriving chinook. The piecemeal run in the Strait of Juan de Fuca is a mystery so far. And the clock… Continue reading

Eric Thomson landed this chinook using kandlefish jigs Monday in Freshwater Bay. Pete Rosko

OUTDOORS: Fall black bear season opening Friday

NOW WE'RE HUNTING for bear. Or will be, Friday, when the fall black bear season opens in Game Management Units across the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

Bicyclists climb Hurricane Ridge Road during a previous Ride the Hurricane

Trio of cycling events coming to North Olympic Peninsula this weekend

PORT ANGELES — One of the biggest cycling weekends of the year is coming to the North Olympic Peninsula. Hundreds of cyclists are expected to… Continue reading

Bicyclists climb Hurricane Ridge Road during a previous Ride the Hurricane