OUTDOORS: One more day for halibut anglers off La Push and Neah Bay

HALIBUT ANGLERS RECEIVED a bonus when the state Department of Fish and Wildlife moved to reopen the season for one day, Saturday, June 11, in… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Nick Snyder resigns as Port Townsend head coach

PORT TOWNSEND — The Memorial Field sideline will be a lot less animated during high school football games this fall. Nick Snyder confirmed Thursday that… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Colby Wait finishes the North Olympic Discovery Marathon last year. Wait ran a personal-record 3:04:59 at the Tacoma City Marathon in April. (Dewi Sprague Photography)

MARATHON: Course reflects original vision of race organizers

The North Olympic Discovery Marathon will stick to the Olympic Discovery Trail this year. Sunday’s race is again a point-to-point marathon now that Railroad Bridge… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Colby Wait finishes the North Olympic Discovery Marathon last year. Wait ran a personal-record 3:04:59 at the Tacoma City Marathon in April. (Dewi Sprague Photography)
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OUTDOORS: Some coho fishing coming after all on the North Olympic Peninsula

THE COMPLETE DETAILS of last week's salmon season agreement between state Department of Fish and Wildlife and treaty tribes is available online at tinyurl.com/PDN-Salmon16-17. There… Continue reading

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PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles catcher Lunt voted Olympic League MVP; Fork’s Lausche is all-league

Port Angeles' Lauren Lunt was voted Olympic League 2A softball MVP by the league's coaches. Lunt, a junior who spent most of her time at… Continue reading

YOUTH SPORTS: Baseball and softball roundup; rowing recap

Local 155 holds back Outfitters FORKS — Local 155 topped Forks Outfitters 9-7 in Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball action. Seth Schofield’s single and steal… Continue reading

Sequim graduate Elise Beuke

ATHLETES ELSEWHERE: Sequim graduate Elise Beuke rows at NCAA championships

GOLD RIVER, Calif. — Sequim High School graduate Elise Beuke helped the University of Washington women place fifth at the NCAA rowing championships at Lake… Continue reading

Sequim graduate Elise Beuke
Wilder's Curan Bradley fires a pitch while third baseman Matt Hendry

BASEBALL: Wilder starts season with sweep of Renegades

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball opened the 2016 season with a doubleheader sweep of Renegades at Civic Field. Travis Paynter and Curan Bradley combined to… Continue reading

Wilder's Curan Bradley fires a pitch while third baseman Matt Hendry
Colten Barnes pitches for the Kitsap BlueJackets in 2015. Barnes

BASEBALL: BlueJackets exhibition game Wednesday will give Port Angeles a taste of West Coast League

PORT ANGELES — West Coast League baseball will be in Port Angeles a year earlier than expected. But only for one night. The Kitsap BlueJackets,… Continue reading

Colten Barnes pitches for the Kitsap BlueJackets in 2015. Barnes
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COLLEGE SPORTS: Peninsula Hall of Fame ceremony, golf tournament this Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College will induct five new members into its Pirate Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday at the Peninsula Golf Course Clubhouse.… Continue reading

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Quilcene's Katie Bailey hits the ball foul during the Rangers' 5-4 loss to Pomeroy in the Class 1B state semifinals. Quilcene rebounded to earn the school's fourth-straight state trophy by finishing third for the second straight season. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

STATE SOFTBALL: Quilcene adds another to growing trophy case

YAKIMA — Quilcene packed up and left the Class 1B state softball tournament for the trip back to the shores of Hood Canal laden with… Continue reading

Quilcene's Katie Bailey hits the ball foul during the Rangers' 5-4 loss to Pomeroy in the Class 1B state semifinals. Quilcene rebounded to earn the school's fourth-straight state trophy by finishing third for the second straight season. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim's Waverly Shreffler

STATE TRACK AND FIELD: Perfect run, painful jump yield championships for Sequim’s Shreffler, Clallam Bay’s Willis

Everything was perfect for Waverly Shreffler. Every jump was painful for Clayton Willis. The North Olympic Peninsula’s two state track and field champions had different… Continue reading

Sequim's Waverly Shreffler

OUTDOORS: Port Angelers father/son duo in first and second place in Port Angeles Salmon Club’s halibut derby

PORT ANGELES — Father/son fishing duo Robin and Ken Kirkman hold down the top spots in the Port Angeles Salmon Club’s 16th annual Halibut Derby… Continue reading

Quilcene pitcher Bailey Kieffer delivers the pitch to Pomeroy's Esther Schuh. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

STATE SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Quilcene earns another 1B trophy; Chimacum eliminated at 1A tournament

YAKIMA — The Quilcene Rangers had a Class 1B state championship appearance in their grasp, but the Pomeroy Pirates erased Quilcene's 4-0 lead in the… Continue reading

Quilcene pitcher Bailey Kieffer delivers the pitch to Pomeroy's Esther Schuh. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles second baseman Natalie Steinman (5) is greeted at home plate by teammates after hitting a three-run home run against Lynden. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

STATE SOFTBALL: Port Angeles’ dream season ends abruptly

SELAH — Port Angeles started the Class 2A state softball tournament strongly with an 11-8 win over Lynden, but errors and walks ended their season.… Continue reading

Port Angeles second baseman Natalie Steinman (5) is greeted at home plate by teammates after hitting a three-run home run against Lynden. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim catcher Emily Copeland makes a force out of Lynden's Taylor Eshuis at home plate during the Class 2A state tournament in Selah. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

STATE SOFTBALL: Sequim wins two games at 2A championship, falls short of trophy round

SELAH — Sequim picked up two victories at the Class 2A state softball tournament, but was eliminated short of the trophy round. The Wolves bounced… Continue reading

Sequim catcher Emily Copeland makes a force out of Lynden's Taylor Eshuis at home plate during the Class 2A state tournament in Selah. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

STATE TENNIS ROUNDUP: Sequim’s Richards eighth at 2A boys tournament

SEATTLE — Sequim’s Matthew Richards claimed an eighth-place finish at the Class 2A state boys tennis singles championships at Nordstrom Tennis Center. Richards lost his… Continue reading

Sequim's Waverly Shreffler

STATE TRACK AND FIELD ROUNDUP: Sequim’s Shreffler wins 800-meter championship [UPDATED]

Updated from print edition. CHENEY — Clallam Bay's Clayton Willis won the Class 1B long jump state championship late Saturday afternoon. Willis jumped 20 feet,… Continue reading

Sequim's Waverly Shreffler
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OUTDOORS: Derbies in Port Angeles, Sekiu conclude halibut season

HALIBUT DERBIES WILL wrap the flatfish season Saturday and Sunday in Port Angeles and Sunday in Sekiu. Hundreds of anglers are expected to compete for… Continue reading

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WEEKEND REWIND: State, tribal co-managers reach deal on Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound salmon seasons

OLYMPIA — A late agreement Thursday between the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and treaty tribe co-managers is expected to salvage the summer salmon… Continue reading

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