LEFTIES: Portland pitchers two-hit Lefties

The Port Angeles Lefties found out the new boys in the league can pitch. After being five-hit Saturday in Portland, the Lefties had… Continue reading

NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: 12-year-old record broken by Bainbridge runner

NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: 12-year-old record broken by Bainbridge runner

The rain held off for the top finishers, the headwinds didn’t stop a 12-year-old marathon record from being broken, and the air… Continue reading

NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: 12-year-old record broken by Bainbridge runner

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Lefties lose first game of year against Pickles

The Lefties lost their first game of the year, falling 6-1 on the road to the Portland Pickles. Ironically, the Lefties had come… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA’s Gracie Long fifth in state Multi-Events heptathlon

Port Angeles’ Gracie Long competed in one last high school track and field event this weekend, finishing fifth in the state in… Continue reading

PREP BRIEFS: Port Townsend football coach Alex Heilig leaving

Port Townsend’s Alex Heilig has stepped down after two seasons as head football coach of the Redhawks. “It is with a heavy… Continue reading

<strong>Keith Thorpe</strong>/Peninsula Daily News                                Lefties second baseman Trevor Rosenberg, left, tags out Victoria’s Trey Bigford on a steal attempt in the third inning on Thursday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Lefties win league opener against Portland

The Lefties kept up their winning ways when it counted Friday, canning the Portland Pickles 3-2 in the official West Coast League regular… Continue reading

<strong>Keith Thorpe</strong>/Peninsula Daily News                                Lefties second baseman Trevor Rosenberg, left, tags out Victoria’s Trey Bigford on a steal attempt in the third inning on Thursday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.
BASEBALL: Lefties new skipper, players, impress on opening night

BASEBALL: Lefties new skipper, players, impress on opening night

IT WOULD BE foolish to extrapolate an overwhelming amount of meaning from one 15-minute postgame interview session with new Port Angeles Lefties manager Darren Westergard.… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Lefties new skipper, players, impress on opening night
NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: Rain, wind should hold off until late morning

NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: Rain, wind should hold off until late morning

After 16 years, the finish line remains the best place to witness the North Olympic Discovery Marathon. As always, the marathon and… Continue reading

NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: Rain, wind should hold off until late morning
BASEBALL: Lefties rally for walkoff win in home opener

BASEBALL: Lefties rally for walkoff win in home opener

Port Angeles rallied from a 6-1 deficit in its second season home opener Thursday night at Civic Field, scoring the tying and… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Lefties rally for walkoff win in home opener
PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Year Two begins for Lefties with new deck, more beers, new team in league

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Year Two begins for Lefties with new deck, more beers, new team in league

After a wildly successful inaugural season, the Port Angeles Lefties are preparing for their second West Coast League campaign with more beer… Continue reading

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Year Two begins for Lefties with new deck, more beers, new team in league

YOUTH BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL ROUNDUP

Swains’ rallied from a six-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Local 155… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim youth football camp; volleyball camp in PA; PAHS girls hoops camp

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim youth football camp; volleyball camp in PA; PAHS girls hoops camp

A Wolves Youth Football Camp will be held at the Sequim High School practice field on West… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim youth football camp; volleyball camp in PA; PAHS girls hoops camp
BASEBALL: Successful HarbourCats have WCL act down pat

BASEBALL: Successful HarbourCats have WCL act down pat

The Lefties have the most successful team in the West Coast League right across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The HarbourCats,… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Successful HarbourCats have WCL act down pat
Fisheries and Oceans Canada A wide swath of the Canadian portion of the Strait of Juan de Fuca has been closed (in blue) to all recreational finfish fishing, including salmon, in an effort to protect Southern Resident Killer Whales.

OUTDOORS: Canada closes recreational fishing along much of its side of Strait of Juan de Fuca to protect orcas, chinook

IN ANOTHER BLOW to recreational fishing, Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced a complete closure of finfish fishing in the Canadian waters of the Strait of… Continue reading

Fisheries and Oceans Canada A wide swath of the Canadian portion of the Strait of Juan de Fuca has been closed (in blue) to all recreational finfish fishing, including salmon, in an effort to protect Southern Resident Killer Whales.
BASEBALL: Short-handed Lefties top rivals in exhibition opener

BASEBALL: Short-handed Lefties top rivals in exhibition opener

The Port Angeles Lefties, with many of their players still scattered all over the country playing in… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Short-handed Lefties top rivals in exhibition opener
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Paynter, Sequim’s Grubb win NWAC title for Eric Lane-coached Lower Columbia baseball; Chimacum’s Nisbet honored by NWAC, Olympic College
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Paynter, Sequim’s Grubb win NWAC title for Eric Lane-coached Lower Columbia baseball; Chimacum’s Nisbet honored by NWAC, Olympic College
BASEBALL: A glance at the Lefties’ West Coast League opponents

BASEBALL: A glance at the Lefties’ West Coast League opponents

The makeup of the Port Angeles Lefties 2018 roster is still a work in progress with some of the previously announced Port… Continue reading

BASEBALL: A glance at the Lefties’ West Coast League opponents
GOLF: Local golfers made their mark at state

GOLF: Local golfers made their mark at state

HIGH SCHOOL GOLF season wrapped up last week with players from Sequim, Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Chimacum competing in the Class 1A and 2A… Continue reading

GOLF: Local golfers made their mark at state
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles distance runner Gracie Long

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles distance runner Gracie Long

Port Angeles’ Gracie Long had quite a finish to her high school career for the Roughriders. After a disappointing end to her cross country season,… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles distance runner Gracie Long
STATE TRACK: Gracie Long caps off prep career with dramatic flair

STATE TRACK: Gracie Long caps off prep career with dramatic flair

The Port Angeles girls and the Sequim boys both ended up ninth in the state at the 2A Track and Field Championships at… Continue reading

STATE TRACK: Gracie Long caps off prep career with dramatic flair