YOUTH SPORTS: Baseball and softball roundup

KONP rallies for big win over Kiwanis PORT ANGELES — After spotting Kiwanis a 3-0 lead in the first inning, KONP cruised to a 17-5… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Carly Gouge can slap hit or hit for power

PREP SOFTBALL: Gouge’s slap hitting valuable for undefeated Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A simple move across the plate at a young age followed by hours of training have helped Port Angeles' Carly Gouge come… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Carly Gouge can slap hit or hit for power
Chimacum's Ryley Eldridge winds up to deliver a pitch during her no-hitter against Klahowya last week. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOFTBALL: Chimacum back and thriving after sitting out 2014

CHIMACUM — Maybe more prep teams should sit a season out on the sidelines. After a year-long hiatus due to a lack of players, the… Continue reading

Chimacum's Ryley Eldridge winds up to deliver a pitch during her no-hitter against Klahowya last week. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
A file photo from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife of happy halibut fishermen. ()

OUTDOORS: Halibut season opens in good form along Strait of Juan de Fuca

HORDES OF HALIBUT anglers poured onto the North Olympic Peninsula last weekend for the fishery's opening day on the Eastern Strait of Juan De Fuca… Continue reading

A file photo from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife of happy halibut fishermen. ()
Erik Gonzalez implores a Port Angeles wrestler to dig deep during a match at Mat Classic XXV

PREP WRESTLING: Port Angeles’ Gonzalez leaving to teach and coach at Heritage High School in Vancouver, Wash.

PORT ANGELES — Erik Gonzalez, the Port Angeles High School coach and mentor who instilled confidence and inspired legions of wrestlers from the youth level… Continue reading

Erik Gonzalez implores a Port Angeles wrestler to dig deep during a match at Mat Classic XXV
Tom Wahl runs toward the finish line of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon on Saturday near City Pier in Port Angeles. Buddy Bear

SPORTS: Former Port Angeles coach Wahl runs North Olympic Discovery Marathon early after cancer diagnosis

PORT ANGELES — Tom Wahl is the first finisher of this year's North Olympic Discovery Marathon. He won't receive a medal — in fact, he… Continue reading

Tom Wahl runs toward the finish line of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon on Saturday near City Pier in Port Angeles. Buddy Bear

COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Jayson Brocklesby is Northwest Athletic Conference’s Baden Male Athlete of the Year

SPOKANE — Jayson Brocklesby of Olympic College is the Northwest Athletic Conference’s Baden Male Athlete of the Year. It’s the latest honor for the 2013… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Hit bottom and stay there during Port Angeles Salmon Club’s Halibut Derby Saturday and Sunday

HITTING BOTTOM IN life is something we all try to avoid. In halibut fishing, however, hitting bottom, and then maintaining a steady presence on the… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Quilcene’s Rae voted SeaTac League softball MVP; other area reports

QUILCENE — Quilcene senior Sammy Rae has been voted SeaTac League MVP by the league's softball coaches. Rae's selection leads a posse of Rangers honored… Continue reading

YOUTH SPORTS: Baseball and softball roundup

KONP rallies for big win over Kiwanis PORT ANGELES — After spotting Kiwanis a 3-0 lead in the first inning, KONP cruised to a 17-5… Continue reading

Chad Wagner

GOLF: Cedars at Dungeness adds GolfBoards and FootGolf

SEQUIM — Shredding fairways is typically a crime, not an activity sanctioned by a golf course pro shop. Cedars at Dungeness in Sequim, however, has… Continue reading

Chad Wagner
Chimacum golfer Marcus Bufford eyes his drive during the Class 1A West Central District Tournament at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton on Tuesday. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP GOLF: Chimacum boys earn district title; other area reports

BREMERTON — Mitch Black has guided Chimacum to a host of Nisqually and Olympic League titles in his 39 years in charge of the Cowboys… Continue reading

Chimacum golfer Marcus Bufford eyes his drive during the Class 1A West Central District Tournament at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton on Tuesday. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE SPORTS: Sequim’s Jayson Brocklesby leads Olympic College at NWAC track and field meet; other reports on college athletes

SPOKANE — Sequim graduate Jayson Brocklesby led Olympic College to fifth place in the team competition at the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) Track and Field… Continue reading

GOLF: Season in full swing at North Olympic Peninsula courses

NOT EVERYONE CHOOSES to go camping or halibut fishing on Memorial Day Weekend. Some decide to stay close to home and play a little golf.… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Halibut catch totals force closure today off LaPush and Neah Bay

LAST WEEK'S HALIBUT opener in Marine Areas 3 (LaPush) and 4 (Neah Bay) was good. A little too good, in fact. The state Department of… Continue reading

YOUTH SPORTS: Laurel Lanes tops Rotary in Cal Ripken baseball . . . Olympic Labor Council edges Jim’s Pharmacy in 12U softball . . . Basketball camp coming to Port Townsend

Laurel Lanes holds off Rotary 5-3 PORT ANGELES — Great defense and aggressive base running gave Laurel Lanes the edge in a 5-3 victory over… Continue reading

Erik Gonzalez implores a Port Angeles wrestler to dig deep during a match at Mat Classic XXV

Erik Gonzalez leaving Port Angeles to teach and coach wrestling at Heritage High School in Vancouver, Wash.

PORT ANGELES — Erik Gonzalez, the Port Angeles High School coach and mentor who instilled confidence and inspired legions of wrestlers from the youth level… Continue reading

Erik Gonzalez implores a Port Angeles wrestler to dig deep during a match at Mat Classic XXV
Tom Wahl runs toward the finish line of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon on Saturday near City Pier in Port Angeles. Buddy Bear

SPORTS: Former Port Angeles coach Wahl runs North Olympic Discovery Marathon early after cancer diagnosis

PORT ANGELES — Tom Wahl is the first finisher of this year's North Olympic Discovery Marathon. He won't receive a medal — in fact, he… Continue reading

Tom Wahl runs toward the finish line of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon on Saturday near City Pier in Port Angeles. Buddy Bear
Gabi Fenumiai

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College’s Fenumiai signs with Evergreen State College

PORT ANGELES — Gabi Fenumiai became the third sophomore from Peninsula College's Northwest Athletic Conference championship women's basketball team to sign a letter of intent… Continue reading

Gabi Fenumiai
Seattle-area angler David Lewis caught this 126-pound halibut last Thursday at the Garbage Dump hole off Neah Bay. (Big Salmon Resort)

OUTDOORS: Thursday’s halibut fishery off LaPush and Neah Bay closed by state, Saturday still open

NEAH BAY — Thursday’s halibut fishery in Marine Areas 3 (LaPush) and 4 (Neah Bay) has been cut after state Department of Fish and Wildlife… Continue reading

Seattle-area angler David Lewis caught this 126-pound halibut last Thursday at the Garbage Dump hole off Neah Bay. (Big Salmon Resort)