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

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

YOUTH SPORTS: Baseball, softball and basketball roundup

Paint and Carpet earns three wins PORT ANGELES — Paint and Carpet Barn won three 12U softball games last week. Paint and Carpet defeated PA… Continue reading

A trestle that carries the Olympic Discovery Trail — and the North Olympic Discovery Marathon — over the Dungeness River remains closed after flood damage last winter. (Chris McDaniel/Peninsula Daily News)

Railroad Bridge damage will force North Olympic Discovery Marathon route change

PORT ANGELES — Last year, the North Olympic Discovery Marathon's new route drew rave reviews. It was a point-to-point course that, for the first time… Continue reading

A trestle that carries the Olympic Discovery Trail — and the North Olympic Discovery Marathon — over the Dungeness River remains closed after flood damage last winter. (Chris McDaniel/Peninsula Daily News)
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TRACK AND FIELD: Port Angeles’ Butler and Long earn individual titles, Port Townsend boys win team championship at sub-districts [Updated with complete list of district qualifiers]

Editor's note: Updated to correct the number or district qualifiers from Port Angeles. BREMERTON — The Sequim boys team nearly won a team title and… Continue reading

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Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Wilder tryouts Tuesday and Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball, a tradition-rich Senior Babe Ruth program for ages 16-18, will host two tryouts for its upcoming summer season. The primary… Continue reading

Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim's Gavin Velarde makes a throw to first base during the Wolves' 5-2 loss to North Kitsap in the district semifinals at Kitsap County Fairgrounds. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SPORTS: Sequim takes third at districts; other area reports

BREMERTON — Sequim claimed third place at the District 2/3 baseball tournament with a 2-0 win over Liberty in the third-place game at Kitsap County… Continue reading

Sequim's Gavin Velarde makes a throw to first base during the Wolves' 5-2 loss to North Kitsap in the district semifinals at Kitsap County Fairgrounds. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)

YOUTH SPORTS: Softball and baseball roundup

Council bats put up 19 runs in win PORT ANGELES — Olympic Labor Council defeated PA Power 19-13 in 12U softball Monday. Peyton Rudd was… Continue reading

Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Wilder tryouts Tuesday and Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball, a tradition-rich Senior Babe Ruth program for ages 16-18, will host two tryouts for its upcoming summer season. The primary… Continue reading

Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Quilcene catcher A.J. Prater tags out Oakville's Alex Youcktan as he slides into home during the Class 1B Quad-District playoffs on Friday. The Rangers lost to the Acorns 8-0 on Friday and then were eliminated from the postseason with a 8-5 loss to Shoreline Christian at Muckleshoot Tribal School on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ season wraps one game shy of state tournament

TACOMA — Port Angeles’ season ended one game short of the state baseball tournament, losing to Franklin Pierce 7-5 in the District 2/3 tournament at… Continue reading

Quilcene catcher A.J. Prater tags out Oakville's Alex Youcktan as he slides into home during the Class 1B Quad-District playoffs on Friday. The Rangers lost to the Acorns 8-0 on Friday and then were eliminated from the postseason with a 8-5 loss to Shoreline Christian at Muckleshoot Tribal School on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam Bay's Atokena Abe took second to teammate Molly McCoy in the long jump at the sub-district meet. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SPORTS: Crescent boys, Clallam Bay girls bring home sub-district titles; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — The Crescent boys and Clallam Bay girls earned team track and field championships at the North Olympic League sub-district meet at Port… Continue reading

Clallam Bay's Atokena Abe took second to teammate Molly McCoy in the long jump at the sub-district meet. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Wilder tryouts Tuesday and Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball, a tradition-rich Senior Babe Ruth program for ages 16-18, will host two tryouts for its upcoming summer season. The primary… Continue reading

Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Seattle-area angler David Lewis caught this 126-pound halibut at the Garbage Dump hole off Neah Bay. (Big Salmon Resort)

OUTDOORS: Coast is the place to be for big fishing weekend

HALIBUT, LINGS, KINGS and rockfish make for quadruple-whammy potential this weekend off LaPush and Neah Bay. Those fishing today can vie for their first king… Continue reading

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

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles one win from state after defeating White River; Quilcene in district semifinals

TACOMA — The Port Angeles baseball team stayed alive and moved within one win of a state berth by shutting down the White River Hornets… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Crescent graduate Brian Shimko set to become Loggers head coach

JOYCE — Brian Shimko has been chosen to lead his former football team. Pending School Board approval on Thursday, May 28, Shimko, a 1994 Crescent… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic Junior Babe Ruth tryouts . . . BMX track hosting new riders clinic

Olympic Junior Babe Ruth tryouts PORT ANGELES — Olympic Junior Babe Ruth is holding tryouts for its 14-year-old tournament team Sunday at Volunteer Field. The… Continue reading

Peninsula College sophomore Miranda Schmillen

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College guard Schmillen signs to play at Multnomah University

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College guard Miranda Schmillen will continue her education and her basketball career at Multnomah University in Portland, Ore. “First of all,… Continue reading

Peninsula College sophomore Miranda Schmillen
Seattle-area angler David Lewis caught this 126-pound halibut at the Garbage Dump hole off Neah Bay. (Big Salmon Resort)

OUTDOORS: Coast is the place to be for big fishing weekend

HALIBUT, LINGS, KINGS and rockfish make for quadruple-whammy potential this weekend off LaPush and Neah Bay. Those fishing today can vie for their first king… Continue reading

Seattle-area angler David Lewis caught this 126-pound halibut at the Garbage Dump hole off Neah Bay. (Big Salmon Resort)
Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: Wilder tryouts Tuesday and Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball, a tradition-rich Senior Babe Ruth program for ages 16-18, will host two tryouts for its upcoming summer season. The primary… Continue reading

Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)