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WEEKEND REWIND: SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Trussell broken but not beaten after bulldozer incident

EDITOR'S NOTE: Parker Smith is the father of Nate Smith, not Rick Smith. Both Nate and Rick were members of the 2000 Port Angeles High… Continue reading

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Lane Dotson of the Olympic Crosscutters pitches in a game earlier this season at Civic Field. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Crosscutters hosting American Legion district tournament today through Sunday at Civic Field

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Crosscutters will host the eight-team American Legion AA Area 2 District Tournament today through Sunday at Civic Field. Four berths… Continue reading

Lane Dotson of the Olympic Crosscutters pitches in a game earlier this season at Civic Field. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Toni Boutilier of Port Townsend

OUTDOORS: Admiralty Inlet opens to chinook fishing Saturday

LET’S WELCOME MARINE Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet) to the mark-selective chinook dance floor Saturday is the opening day for retention of hatchery kings, and fishers… Continue reading

Toni Boutilier of Port Townsend
Sequim's Victor Salazar

SOCCER: Bragging rights up for grab between Port Angeles and Sequim at Saturday’s Super Cup

PORT ANGELES — Civic pride, bragging rights and the opportunity for some good-natured gloating are up for grabs during the second annual Super Cup, a… Continue reading

Sequim's Victor Salazar
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SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Trussell broken but not beaten after bulldozer incident

EDITOR'S NOTE: Parker Smith is the father of Nate Smith, not Rick Smith. Both Nate and Rick were members of the 2000 Port Angeles High… Continue reading

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BASEBALL: Wilder does enough to advance to regional tournament

ISSAQUAH — Wilder Baseball Club dropped two of three games at the 16-18U Senior Babe Ruth State Tournament, but lived to play on at next… Continue reading

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OUTDOORS: Summertime and the squidding is a hot choice in Port Angeles

SUMMERTIME AND THE squidding, while not easy, is an available option for those hungering for some calimari. The squid are around in the Strait of… Continue reading

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The Olympic Crosscutters' Ben Bruhner

BASEBALL: Crosscutters clinch top seed to district tourney in Port Angeles this weekend

PORT HADLOCK — Extra-base hits by Joel Wood and Gavin Velarde lifted the Olympic Crosscutters to a 5-4 victory against the Olympic Tigers. More importantly,… Continue reading

The Olympic Crosscutters' Ben Bruhner

BASEBALL: Wilder advances to final eight at 64-team tournament; opens state today

CENTRALIA — Five errors conspired to bring down Wilder Baseball Club in a 4-2 loss to Northwest Reign Black in the quarterfinals of the 64-team… Continue reading

Nine-year-old Crystal Rieckhoff of Port Angeles gets instruction from tennis pro Don Thomas of Sequim at the Sequim High School tennis courts earlier this month. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

SPORTS: Free youth tennis academy, tournament coming to Sequim

SEQUIM — As in previous summers, Sequim tennis pro Don Thomas is trying to pass on his love of the sport. Thanks to a bum… Continue reading

Nine-year-old Crystal Rieckhoff of Port Angeles gets instruction from tennis pro Don Thomas of Sequim at the Sequim High School tennis courts earlier this month. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim's Jack Shea holds the Clallam County Amateur Championship trophy after rallying to win the golf tournament by one stroke with a round of 5-under-par 67 at Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course in Sequim on Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GOLF: Birdie binge on back nine boosts Sequim’s Shea to Clallam County Amateur title

SEQUIM — The North Olympic Peninsula’s best high school golfer can now lay claim as the top amateur player in Clallam County. Sequim’s Jack Shea… Continue reading

Sequim's Jack Shea holds the Clallam County Amateur Championship trophy after rallying to win the golf tournament by one stroke with a round of 5-under-par 67 at Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course in Sequim on Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Wilder wins pool at wood-bat tournament, plays today in quarterfinals; Crosscutters start 0-2

CENTRALIA — Wilder Baseball Club closed out pool play with an 11-0 win over Bulldog White of Kent at the 64-team GSL College Showcase. The… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association coach Debby Swinford will offer the first in a series of summertime youth rowing camps for ages 11-18 at the Association's Ediz Hook boathouse in Port Angeles on Monday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

ROWING: Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association offers competitive and recreational outlets

PORT ANGELES — With Mount Angeles and the Olympic range providing a stunning backdrop, it’s hard not to dream of future rowing glory for youth… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association coach Debby Swinford will offer the first in a series of summertime youth rowing camps for ages 11-18 at the Association's Ediz Hook boathouse in Port Angeles on Monday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles-Sequim soccer rivalry derby plays out Saturday . . . Port Angeles 10U baseball wins pool at state . . . Port Angeles hosts football camp . . . Halberg competes in rowing event

PORT ANGELES — Civic pride, bragging rights and the opportunity for some good-natured gloating are up for grabs during the second annual Super Cup, a… Continue reading

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OUTDOORS: Cutting buoy lines hurts commercial crabbers’ bottom line

SEEMS I STIRRED up a hornet's nest. Thursday's outdoors column opened by discussing the trouble recreational salmon anglers encountered when they came in contact with… Continue reading

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BASEBALL: Wilder opens with two wins at prestigious wood bat tournament

CENTRALIA — Strong pitching, solid defending and timely hitting has Wilder Baseball undefeated after its first two games at the 64-team GSL College Showcase. Wilder… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Joey Kang

OUTDOORS: Ediz Hook best spot during chinook opener

ANGLERS WHO AVOIDED the commercial crab pots left to soak in the trolling lanes off Ediz Hook had pretty solid success in the first days… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Joey Kang
Port Angeles' Greg Halberg

TRACK AND FIELD: Port Angeles’ Greg Halberg coaching U.S. Olympic hopeful

EUGENE, Ore. — A Port Angeles resident is in Track Town, USA this week for the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field at the University… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Greg Halberg
The Olympic Crosscutters toured Oregon State University baseball facilities at Goss Stadium and met with former Beavers players and coaches. Team members are

BASEBALL: Crosscutters pay visit to Oregon State University

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The Olympic Crosscutters traveled south this week for a three-game set against a team of players from Central Valley. The Cutters dropped… Continue reading

The Olympic Crosscutters toured Oregon State University baseball facilities at Goss Stadium and met with former Beavers players and coaches. Team members are

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Roughriders hosting football camp in Port Angeles this month . . . Volleyball and tennis camps slated in Port Angeles

Roughriders hosting football camp July 18-22 PORT ANGELES — A football camp for players in grades K-12 will be hosted by the Port Angeles High… Continue reading