Janie Macias swims the breastroke during the 200 individual medley against Sequim. Macias took first in the event by swimming a state-qualifying time of 2:22.08. Patty Reifenstahl

PREP SPORTS: Quilcene volleyball tested but remains unbeaten; other area reports

QUILCENE — Quilcene was menaced but held on for a 25-18, 25-19, 25-14 sweep of Puget Sound Adventist. “PSA was a strong team, and [we]… Continue reading

Janie Macias swims the breastroke during the 200 individual medley against Sequim. Macias took first in the event by swimming a state-qualifying time of 2:22.08. Patty Reifenstahl

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women win sets up today’s showdown with first-place Everett; Pirate men take down Shoreline

SHORELINE — Another road trip and another sweep for the Peninsula Pirates — and the stage is now set for today's Northwest Athletic Conference showdown… Continue reading

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

OUTDOORS: Crabbing reopens on North Olympic Peninsula; changes to salmon regulations

AFTER A SHORT hiatus, recreational crab fishing reopens in most marine areas in the state at 8 a.m. this morning. North Olympic Peninsula waters reopening… Continue reading

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
OUTDOORS: Saltwater anglers can keep wild and hatchery coho

OUTDOORS: Saltwater anglers can keep wild and hatchery coho

TIME TO HIT the salt water for the rules are now in the favor of anglers across much of the North Olympic Peninsula. After catching… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Saltwater anglers can keep wild and hatchery coho
Clallam Bay's Clayton Willis fights for yardage against Lummi's John Ballew

PREP FOOTBALL: Olympic’s defense overwhelms Port Angeles; other area reports

BREMERTON — The Port Angeles Roughriders ran smack into a defensive fortress at Silverdale Stadium. Ninth-ranked Olympic has allowed just six points all season, and… Continue reading

Clallam Bay's Clayton Willis fights for yardage against Lummi's John Ballew
Port Townsend's Wesley Wheeler breaks a tackle and charges ahead for more yards during the Redhawks' 58-0 win over Chimacum at Memorial Field. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend blanks Chimacum for fourth shutout in five games

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend head coach Nick Snyder had a minor objection late in his team's 58-0 demolition of Chimacum at Memorial Field. The… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Wesley Wheeler breaks a tackle and charges ahead for more yards during the Redhawks' 58-0 win over Chimacum at Memorial Field. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles' Kylee Reid swims during Tuesday's meet with Bainbridge at William Shore Memorial Pool. Patty Reifenstahl

PREP SPORTS: Sequim cross country teams remain undefeated with dual meet victories; other area reports

KINGSTON — Sequim's boys and girls cross country teams both remain undefeated after sweeping their Olympic League duals against Kingston and Klahowya. The Sequim boys… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Kylee Reid swims during Tuesday's meet with Bainbridge at William Shore Memorial Pool. Patty Reifenstahl
Port Townsend's Wesley Wheeler runs through a tackle by Klahowya's Payton Ryen last month. The eighth-ranked Redhawks face rival Chimacum tonight. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

UPDATED — PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend rolls into Quimper Quarrel rivalry game with Chimacum tonight; Sequim’s game postponed; other area previews

UPDATE: Sequim's game against Centralia tonight has been postponed due to a lockdown at Centralia High School due to a threat of violence. Sequim athletic… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Wesley Wheeler runs through a tackle by Klahowya's Payton Ryen last month. The eighth-ranked Redhawks face rival Chimacum tonight. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women win to setup Saturday showdown with first-place Everett; Pirate men take down Shoreline

SHORELINE — Another road trip and another sweep for the Peninsula Pirates — and the stage is now set for Saturday’s Northwest Athletic Conference showdown… Continue reading

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

OUTDOORS: Crabbing reopens on North Olympic Peninsula; changes to salmon regulations

AFTER A SHORT hiatus, recreational crab fishing reopens in most marine areas in the state at 8 a.m. this morning. North Olympic Peninsula waters reopening… Continue reading

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
OUTDOORS: Saltwater anglers can keep wild and hatchery coho

OUTDOORS: Saltwater anglers can keep wild and hatchery coho

TIME TO HIT the salt water for the rules are now in the favor of anglers across much of the North Olympic Peninsula. After catching… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Saltwater anglers can keep wild and hatchery coho
Port Angeles' Kylee Reid swims during Tuesday's meet with Bainbridge at William Shore Memorial Pool. Patty Reifenstahl

PREP SPORTS: Sequim cross country teams remain undefeated with dual meet victories; other area reports

KINGSTON — Sequim's boys and girls cross country teams both remain undefeated after sweeping their Olympic League duals against Kingston and Klahowya. The Sequim boys… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Kylee Reid swims during Tuesday's meet with Bainbridge at William Shore Memorial Pool. Patty Reifenstahl
Port Townsend's Wesley Wheeler runs through a tackle by Klahowya's Payton Ryen last month. The eighth-ranked Redhawks face rival Chimacum tonight. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

UPDATED — PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend rolls into Quimper Quarrel rivalry game with Chimacum tonight; Sequim’s game postponed; other area previews

UPDATE: Sequim's game against Centralia tonight has been postponed due to a lockdown at Centralia High School due to a threat of violence. Sequim athletic… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Wesley Wheeler runs through a tackle by Klahowya's Payton Ryen last month. The eighth-ranked Redhawks face rival Chimacum tonight. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News
Tom Wahl runs on Hollywood Beach as he switches from the kayak portion of The Big Hurt to the road bike stage last week. Wahl participated in the event less than four months after surgery for prostate cancer. Anita Martin

‘I can do this’: Former Port Angeles football coach completes The Big Hurt endurance race just months after cancer operation

PORT ANGELES — Tom Wahl realizes that he is a lucky one. But he is still a cancer survivor and he wants to help others… Continue reading

Tom Wahl runs on Hollywood Beach as he switches from the kayak portion of The Big Hurt to the road bike stage last week. Wahl participated in the event less than four months after surgery for prostate cancer. Anita Martin
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

OUTDOORS: Crabbing reopens on North Olympic Peninsula; changes to salmon regulations

AFTER A SHORT hiatus, recreational crab fishing reopens in most marine areas in the state at 8 a.m. this morning. North Olympic Peninsula waters reopening… Continue reading

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay and Port Townsend maintain rankings in AP poll; Quilcene receives votes

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay and Port Townsend maintain rankings in AP poll; Quilcene receives votes

Port Townsend is ranked eighth in Class 1A in The Associated Press high school football poll that was released Wednesday. It is the second straight… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay and Port Townsend maintain rankings in AP poll; Quilcene receives votes
Port Angeles' Genna Orr

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles volleyball, girls soccer teams fall to Bremerton; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles fell in three sets to Bremerton 26-24, 25-22, 25-19 in Olympic League 2A volleyball play. “We lost a tough first… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Genna Orr

SPORTS BRIEFS: Friday deadline for coed volleyball league in Port Angeles . . . Safe Families run Saturday in Port Angeles . . . Rowing results . . . and more

Register for coed volleyball league in Port Angeles PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Parks and Recreation’s adult coed volleyball league is kicking off, with games… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay and Port Townsend maintain rankings in AP poll; Quilcene receives votes

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay and Port Townsend maintain rankings in AP poll; Quilcene receives votes

Port Townsend is ranked eighth in Class 1A in The Associated Press high school football poll that was released Wednesday. It is the second straight… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay and Port Townsend maintain rankings in AP poll; Quilcene receives votes
Port Angeles' Kenny Soule attempts a behind-the-back volley as doubles partner Zach Smith runs to back up the play during a match against Chimacum-Port Townsend at Chimacum High School on Monday. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles boys tennis sweeps Chimacum/Port Townsend; other area reports

CHIMACUM — Tyler Nickerson outlasted Chimacum/Port Townsend's Chris Sevilla in their No. 2 singles match in three sets, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 to help the Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Kenny Soule attempts a behind-the-back volley as doubles partner Zach Smith runs to back up the play during a match against Chimacum-Port Townsend at Chimacum High School on Monday. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News