OUTDOORS: Pink run filling up the Strait of Juan de Fuca

OUTDOORS: Pink run filling up the Strait of Juan de Fuca

THE PINKS ARE here in numbers too big to ignore. Anglers can’t really avoid them, either. The schools are just too big and too thick.… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Pink run filling up the Strait of Juan de Fuca
Port Angeles' Eric Thomson caught this 26-pound hatchery chinook Saturday on Freshwater Bay. Pete Rosko

OUTDOORS: Chinook fishery opens today off Port Townsend

BLINK AND YOU might miss the chinook fishery that opens today in Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet). Scheduled for a scant 30 days already, chinook… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Eric Thomson caught this 26-pound hatchery chinook Saturday on Freshwater Bay. Pete Rosko
Sequim midfielder Eli Berg heads the ball during the Wolves' 3-2 victory over rival Port Angeles this season. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

BOYS SOCCER: Sequim’s Eli Berg selected as All-Peninsula MVP

SEQUIM — Sequim boys soccer coach Dave Brasher never had to worry about the mindset and focus of senior captain Eli Berg. “This was his… Continue reading

Sequim midfielder Eli Berg heads the ball during the Wolves' 3-2 victory over rival Port Angeles this season. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

BASEBALL: Wilder clinches berth to regional tournament; Crosscutters fall in league finale

EPHRATA — Wilder Baseball pulled off an impressive sweep before falling to a familiar nemesis at the Senior Babe Ruth state baseball tournament. Wilder defeated… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Wilder clinches berth to regional tournament; Crosscutters fall in league finale

BASEBALL: Wilder clinches berth to regional tournament; Crosscutters fall in league finale

EPHRATA — Wilder Baseball pulled off an impressive sweep before falling to a familiar nemesis at the Senior Babe Ruth state baseball tournament. Wilder defeated… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Wilder clinches berth to regional tournament; Crosscutters fall in league finale

GOLF: Chase links golf glory Sunday at Sequim’s SkyRidge Golf Course

LINKS GOLF GLORY need not be confined this Sunday to the winner of the British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews. Sure, whoever… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: 12 area rowers compete in Victoria . . . North Olympic 12U baseball drops state title game . . . 10U baseball team competes at state

12 area rowers compete in Victoria VICTORIA — Sean Halberg and João Borges had the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association’s best finish at the B.C. Championships… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Crosscutters finish showcase with another close win

CENTRALIA — The Olympic Crosscutters got the experience and exposure they were seeking at the GSL College Showcase. They concluded the baseball tournament with two… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles football car wash . . . Port Angeles tennis clinic . . . Summer basketball camp

Port Angeles football car wash PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles High School football team will be washing cars to raise scholarship money this Saturday.… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Wilder opens state tournament with two games

EPHRATA — Wilder Baseball is one step from going international. The area team of players from Port Angeles and Sequim opens the Senior Babe Ruth… Continue reading

Wilder shortstop Brady Konopaski throws to first base against North Kitsap last week. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

BASEBALL: Wilder opens state tournament with two games Tuesday

EPHRATA — Wilder Baseball is one step from going international. The area team of players from Port Angeles and Sequim opens the Senior Babe Ruth… Continue reading

Wilder shortstop Brady Konopaski throws to first base against North Kitsap last week. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

SPORTS BRIEFS: Valley of the Trolls run . . . Port Townsend tennis times . . . YMCA flag football . . . Quilcene’s Prated named All-State

Valley of the Trolls run in Gardiner GARDINER — Registration is underway for the first Valley of the Trolls run. The event, which includes a… Continue reading

YOUTH BASEBALL: North Olympic 12U advances to state semifinals

FERNDALE — The North Olympic 12U baseball team continued its quest to return to the Cal Ripken state championship game with an 11-6 win over… Continue reading

Olympic's Milo Whitman

YOUTH BASEBALL: Olympic 13U wins state championship

PORT ANGELES — Championships are becoming a habit for the Olympic Junior Babe Ruth 13U players. Olympic defeated the Spokane Toros 10-4 to win the… Continue reading

Olympic's Milo Whitman
Olympic's Milo Whitman

YOUTH BASEBALL: Olympic 13U wins state championship

PORT ANGELES — Championships are becoming a habit for the Olympic Junior Babe Ruth 13U players. Olympic defeated the Spokane Toros 10-4 to win the… Continue reading

Olympic's Milo Whitman
Olympic's Tyler Bowen is hit in the head by the ball as he slides into second ahead of the throw to Spokane's Matthew Schwarz. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

YOUTH BASEBALL: Olympic’s four-run rally earns trip to 13U state semifinals

EDITOR'S NOTE: Updated to correct the names of the outfielders who made catches for the final two outs of the game. PORT ANGELES — Olympic… Continue reading

Olympic's Tyler Bowen is hit in the head by the ball as he slides into second ahead of the throw to Spokane's Matthew Schwarz. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Quilcene pitcher Sammy Rae was a force on the mound and at the plate during her senior season. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

SOFTBALL: Quilcene’s Sammy Rae selected as All-Peninsula MVP

QUILCENE — Quilcene senior Sammy Rae did everything short of bringing cookies for postgame victory celebrations. And as a member of Quilcene's Vocational Cooking Club,… Continue reading

Quilcene pitcher Sammy Rae was a force on the mound and at the plate during her senior season. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
BASEBALL: Olympic 13U advances to state championship game today at noon at Volunteer Field

BASEBALL: Olympic 13U advances to state championship game today at noon at Volunteer Field

PORT ANGELES — Olympic 13U earned a spot in today's North Washington Junior Babe Ruth state championship game by easily handling the N.W. Bandits 14-4… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Olympic 13U advances to state championship game today at noon at Volunteer Field

BASEBALL: Crosscutters pick up victory at GSL College Showcase

CENTRALIA — The Olympic Crosscutters flipped the script and it paid off with a victory. After opening the GSL College Showcase baseball tournament losing two… Continue reading

YOUTH BASEBALL: North Olympic rolling at Cal Ripken 12U state tourney

FERNDALE — The North Olympic 12U baseball team capped pool play with a 3-0 record and takes the top seed to the elimination round of… Continue reading