The Sequim-based TNT Live Wire No. 2 team of Paul Gahr and Taylor Gahr posted a Did Not Finish in the quarterfinals. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

SPRINT BOATS: Bad starter doesn’t stop Wicked Racing No. 10M from winning at Extreme Sports Park

PORT ANGELES — In the first of two races this summer at Extreme Sports Park, the Port Angeles-based Wicked Racing No. 10M team and crew… Continue reading

The Sequim-based TNT Live Wire No. 2 team of Paul Gahr and Taylor Gahr posted a Did Not Finish in the quarterfinals. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

BASEBALL: Wilder opens tournament with a split

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Wilder Baseball split its first two games at the fourth annual GSL Clackamas Community College/Clark College Invitational Then the rain started falling… Continue reading

The Sequim-based TNT Live Wire No. 2 team of Paul Gahr and Taylor Gahr moved on with the third-fastest qualifying time in the 400 Class. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

SPRINT BOATS: Area teams survive qualifying round

PORT ANGELES — What began as a difficult day for area racing teams took a turn for the better in the last qualifying lap at… Continue reading

The Sequim-based TNT Live Wire No. 2 team of Paul Gahr and Taylor Gahr moved on with the third-fastest qualifying time in the 400 Class. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News
TNT Jeepers Creepers No. 99

SPRINT BOATS: Jeepers Creepers fueled by Cummings’ enthusiam

PORT ANGELES — Outsized personalities have long been a hallmark of motor sports, and the American Sprint Boat Racing Association is no exception. The high-spirited,… Continue reading

TNT Jeepers Creepers No. 99

YOUTH BASEBALL: Olympic Junior Babe Ruth bounced early at regional tournament

MERIDIAN, Idaho — Olympic Junior Babe Ruth was ousted from the 13U Pacific Northwest Regional tournament shy of the championship round. The area baseball team… Continue reading

The Sequim-based TNT Live Wire No. 2 team of Paul Gahr and Taylor Gahr moved on with the third-fastest qualifying time in the 400 Class. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

Area sprint boat teams survive qualifying round

PORT ANGELES — What began as a difficult day for area racing teams took a turn for the better in the last qualifying lap at… Continue reading

The Sequim-based TNT Live Wire No. 2 team of Paul Gahr and Taylor Gahr moved on with the third-fastest qualifying time in the 400 Class. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News
TNT Jeepers Creepers No. 99

SPRINT BOATS: Jeepers Creepers fueled by Cummings’ enthusiam

PORT ANGELES — Outsized personalities have long been a hallmark of motor sports, and the American Sprint Boat Racing Association is no exception. The high-spirited,… Continue reading

TNT Jeepers Creepers No. 99
Jerry's Bait and Tackle held its annual king fishing contest last Saturday. From left to right

OUTDOORS: Pinks massing around Port Angeles; Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet) to close at end of day Sunday

OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNTS OF pinks are hanging around off Port Angeles, boosting catch totals during a bit of a lull in the hatchery chinook run. “PA… Continue reading

Jerry's Bait and Tackle held its annual king fishing contest last Saturday. From left to right
The Sequim-based father and son duo of driver Paul Gahr

SPRINT BOATS: Rumbling race boats return to Port Angeles on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Sprint boat racers will deftly maneuver through corners and push the throttle to the limit on straightaways in front of an expected… Continue reading

The Sequim-based father and son duo of driver Paul Gahr
Jerry's Bait and Tackle held its annual king fishing contest last Saturday. From left to right

OUTDOORS: Pinks massing around Port Angeles; Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet) to close at end of day Sunday

OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNTS OF pinks are hanging around off Port Angeles, boosting catch totals during a bit of a lull in the hatchery chinook run. “PA… Continue reading

Jerry's Bait and Tackle held its annual king fishing contest last Saturday. From left to right
The Sequim-based father and son duo of driver Paul Gahr

SPRINT BOATS: Rumbling race boats return to Port Angeles on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Sprint boat racers will deftly maneuver through corners and push the throttle to the limit on straightaways in front of an expected… Continue reading

The Sequim-based father and son duo of driver Paul Gahr

BASEBALL: Olympic 13U splits pair to open pool play at regional

MERIDIAN, Idaho — The Olympic Junior Babe Ruth 13U baseball team was a bit up and down Wednesday. The team, comprised of players from Port… Continue reading

Wayne Chisholm

OUTDOORS: Chinook limit reduced to one fish off LaPush and Neah Bay starting Friday

HIGH CATCH RATES for anglers fishing for chinook in the Pacific Ocean waters off Neah Bay and LaPush have forced a change. Beginning Friday, anglers… Continue reading

Wayne Chisholm

BASEBALL: North Olympic 13U begins Junior Babe Ruth regionals today

MERIDIAN, Idaho — Olympic Junior Babe Ruth’s 13U baseball squad opens pool play today at the 10-team Pacific Northwest Regional Tournament at Settlers Park at… Continue reading

GOLF: Every British Open should be at St. Andrews

IF THE ROYAL & Ancient moved every British Open to the Old Course at St. Andrews, would anyone on this side of the pond really… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Navy hosts Deer Run Saturday . . . Port Angeles Senior Softball wins . . . PA summer hoops camp coming up

Navy hosting Deer Run Saturday PORT HADLOCK — The Navy is holding Deer Run, a 5-kilometer (3.1 mile) run/walk, at Naval Magazine Indian Island on… Continue reading

Forks' Brooke Peterson pins Elsa Gonzales of Kona Benton in the 145-pound girls wrestling semifinals at Mat Classic XXVII

GIRLS WRESTLING: Forks’ Peterson is All-Peninsula MVP

FORKS — The high school career of Forks' Brooke Peterson reflects a hard-fought quest for acceptance and respect. These are the same principles her chosen… Continue reading

Forks' Brooke Peterson pins Elsa Gonzales of Kona Benton in the 145-pound girls wrestling semifinals at Mat Classic XXVII
Olympic Crosscutters' Gavin Velarde

BASEBALL: Crosscutters close season with loss in district tournament

PORT ANGELES — The inaugural season of the Olympic Crosscutters baseball club ended with a 5-3 loss to a familiar opponent, Bremerton’s Olympic Tigers. Saturday’s… Continue reading

Olympic Crosscutters' Gavin Velarde
The 16U Port Angeles Illusion select softball team took second place at the National Softball Association Western World Series. Team members are

SOFTBALL: Port Angeles Illusion 16U place second at world series

SNOHOMISH — The Port Angeles Illusion 16U A select softball team wrapped a successful season with a second-place finish at the National Softball Association’s Western… Continue reading

The 16U Port Angeles Illusion select softball team took second place at the National Softball Association Western World Series. Team members are

BASEBALL: Olympic Crosscutters fall at district tournament

PORT ANGELES — A series of unfortunate events felled the Olympic Crosscutters in a 4-3 AA American Legion District 2 Tournament loss to Lower Columbia… Continue reading