PREP FOOTBALL: Bret Curtis picked to lead Port Angeles program

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles High School has picked Bret Curtis to be the next leader of its football program. Curtis' hiring, which was approved… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Carly Gouge steps on first base before the ball reaches Olympic first baseman Sage Scott. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles rallies to save senior night, unbeaten season

PORT ANGELES — One swing of the bat by Olympic undid five-plus innings of nice work by the Port Angeles softball team and tied the… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Carly Gouge steps on first base before the ball reaches Olympic first baseman Sage Scott. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Chimacum second baseman Bradyn Nelson gets ready to tag out Port Townsend's Bali Shaw. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SPORTS: Chimacum softball tops rival Port Townsend to set up league title showdown; other area reports

PORT TOWNSEND — The Chimacum softball team beat up on rival Port Townsend for the third time this season, topping the Redhawks 14-3 in five… Continue reading

Chimacum second baseman Bradyn Nelson gets ready to tag out Port Townsend's Bali Shaw. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Crescent's Jordan Scott

PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Crescent boys, Clallam Bay girls take home North Olympic League titles

JOYCE — The Crescent boys and Clallam Bay girls took home team track and field championships at the North Olympic League meet at Crescent High… Continue reading

Crescent's Jordan Scott

YOUTH SPORTS BRIEFS: PA Power edges Jim’s in 12U softball; other game reports

PA Power rallies twice to edge Jim’s PORT ANGELES — PA Power rallied from a 5-0 first-inning deficit and a four-run margin going into in… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke crosses the finish line to win an Olympic League meet at Port Townsend Golf Course in October. Clarke went on to win league

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Port Townsend’s Ryan Clarke earns second All-Peninsula MVP

PORT TOWNSEND — So there's this joke. Ryan Clarke used to tell it a lot when he was in middle school. It goes something like… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke crosses the finish line to win an Olympic League meet at Port Townsend Golf Course in October. Clarke went on to win league
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OUTDOORS: Halibut season opens today on Strait of Juan de Fuca

THE LURE OF the short halibut season has drawn the first wave of trailered boats and the pickups that pull them into Port Angeles in… Continue reading

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OUTDOORS: New steelhead advisory group seeking members; Sequim kid’s fishing Saturday; razor clam digs reduced to one day

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been updated; the four-day razor clam dig has been reduced to one day. A NEW NORTH Coast Steelhead Advisory Group… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Logan Ciaciuch steals home while Olympic pitcher Ryan Huddleston

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles secures third place with 11-1 win over Olympic

PORT ANGELES — Stuck in a four-game losing streak that saw a once-healthy hold on third place in the Olympic League evaporate, Port Angeles slugged… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Logan Ciaciuch steals home while Olympic pitcher Ryan Huddleston
Port Angeles' Maddie Boe

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles girls golfers finish fourth at Duke Streeter Invitational; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls golf team placed fourth at the Duke Streeter Invitational at Peninsula Golf Club. Capital won the two-person best… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Maddie Boe
Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke crosses the finish line to win an Olympic League meet at Port Townsend Golf Course in October. Clarke went on to win league

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Port Townsend’s Ryan Clarke earns second All-Peninsula MVP

PORT TOWNSEND — So there's this joke. Ryan Clarke used to tell it a lot when he was in middle school. It goes something like… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke crosses the finish line to win an Olympic League meet at Port Townsend Golf Course in October. Clarke went on to win league
Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke crosses the finish line to win an Olympic League meet at Port Townsend Golf Course in October. Clarke went on to win league

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Port Townsend’s Ryan Clarke earns second All-Peninsula MVP

PORT TOWNSEND — So there's this joke. Ryan Clarke used to tell it a lot when he was in middle school. It goes something like… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke crosses the finish line to win an Olympic League meet at Port Townsend Golf Course in October. Clarke went on to win league
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OUTDOORS: New steelhead advisory group seeking members; Sequim kid’s fishing Saturday; razor clam digs reduced to one day

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been updated; the four-day razor clam dig has been reduced to one day. A NEW NORTH Coast Steelhead Advisory Group… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Logan Ciaciuch steals home while Olympic pitcher Ryan Huddleston

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles secures third place with 11-1 win over Olympic

PORT ANGELES — Stuck in a four-game losing streak that saw a once-healthy hold on third place in the Olympic League evaporate, Port Angeles slugged… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Logan Ciaciuch steals home while Olympic pitcher Ryan Huddleston
Port Angeles' Maddie Boe

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles girls golfers finish fourth at Duke Streeter Invitational; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls golf team placed fourth at the Duke Streeter Invitational at Peninsula Golf Club. Capital won the two-person best… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Maddie Boe
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OUTDOORS: New steelhead advisory group seeking members; Sequim kid’s fishing Saturday; razor clam digs reduced to one day

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been updated; the four-day razor clam dig has been reduced to one day. A NEW NORTH Coast Steelhead Advisory Group… Continue reading

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Sequim pitcher Nigel Christian (16) throws to first baseman Daniel Harker in an attempt to pick off North Mason's D'Ante Long. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SPORTS: Sequim baseball falls to North Mason 7-5 in regular season finale; other area reports

SEQUIM — The Sequim baseball team missed its chance to clinch third place in Olympic League 2A with a 7-5 loss to North Mason in… Continue reading

Sequim pitcher Nigel Christian (16) throws to first baseman Daniel Harker in an attempt to pick off North Mason's D'Ante Long. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim's Tanner Rhodefer slides into home plate under Olympic catcher Kylen Pereira's glove to score in the first inning. (George Leinonen/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SPORTS: Sequim baseball secures spot in postseason with 9-2 upset of Olympic; other area reports

SEQUIM — The Sequim baseball team won its third straight game and clinched a district tournament berth with a 9-2 upset of Olympic. Sequim's first… Continue reading

Sequim's Tanner Rhodefer slides into home plate under Olympic catcher Kylen Pereira's glove to score in the first inning. (George Leinonen/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Townsend Golf Club claimed the seventh annual Peninsula Cup with an eight-stroke victory over host Cedars at Dungeness on Sunday. Team members are

GOLF: Port Townsend Golf Club claims its first Peninsula Cup

A BLEND OF crafty veterans and current and former Port Townsend High School golfers teamed to help Port Townsend Golf Club take home the Peninsula… Continue reading

Port Townsend Golf Club claimed the seventh annual Peninsula Cup with an eight-stroke victory over host Cedars at Dungeness on Sunday. Team members are

TRACK AND FIELD: Port Townsend boys set school relay records

The Port Townsend boys track and field team had a historic week last week, breaking one long-standing record and tying an even longer-standing record. At… Continue reading