Jolene Millsap

COLLEGE SPORTS: North Olympic Peninsula graduates excel at University of Puget Sound track and field meet; Cray, Uvila help baseball teams earn sweeps

TACOMA — Cameron Braithwaite had three first-place showings and Jayson Brocklesby, Jolene Millsap and Hannah Hudson helped the Olympic College men and women place third… Continue reading

Jolene Millsap
Port Angeles' Wei-Yan Fu

BOYS SOCCER: Port Angeles picks up second straight win over Sequim

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles poached a second consecutive rivalry victory away from Sequim, earning a 1-0 boys soccer win Saturday at Civic Field. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Wei-Yan Fu

OUTDOORS: Steelhead being caught out west

WATER LEVELS HAVE ebbed and flowed on the West End rivers over the past few months, same for the steelhead bite. After consecutive weekends of… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles softball notches 12 hits in big win over Klahowya; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — Carly Gouge was 3 for 3 at the plate with a double, a triple, an RBI and two runs to lead the… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Steelhead being caught out west

WATER LEVELS HAVE ebbed and flowed on the West End rivers over the past few months, same for the steelhead bite. After consecutive weekends of… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Steelhead being caught out west

WATER LEVELS HAVE ebbed and flowed on the West End rivers over the past few months, same for the steelhead bite. After consecutive weekends of… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Sierra Robinson beats the throw home to score in front of Chimacum's Mechelle Nisbet. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles softball edges Chimacum in pitcher’s duel; other area repots

CHIMACUM — The Port Angeles softball team defeated Chimacum 5-1 in a pitchers' duel between Nizhoni Wheeler and Ryley Eldridge. “Both teams had good pitching… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Sierra Robinson beats the throw home to score in front of Chimacum's Mechelle Nisbet. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles sophomore Jaine Macias swam to two top-five finishes at state and helped set a district record in the 200-yard medley relay. (Patty Reifenstahl)

GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING: Jaine Macias’ persistence leads to All-Peninsula MVP

PORT ANGELES — Jaine Macias had a lot of success, but self-doubt and frustration did make appearances during the girls swimming and diving season. “In… Continue reading

Port Angeles sophomore Jaine Macias swam to two top-five finishes at state and helped set a district record in the 200-yard medley relay. (Patty Reifenstahl)

OUTDOORS: Hood Canal flatfish proposal closer to fruition

AN OLD-FASHIONED signature drive appears to have kick-started a likely rule change to allow flatfish fishing in the northern stretches of Hood Canal. Last year,… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Luke Anderson

PREP SPORTS: Schneider nets first-half hat trick as Port Angeles boys soccer beats Port Townsend; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — Tim Schneider nabbed a first-half hat trick as the Port Angeles boys soccer team posted a 6-1 victory over Port Townsend. Schneider… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Luke Anderson

GOLF: Jack Nicklaus honored with Congressional Gold Medal

JACK NICKLAUS HAD larger galleries in his career, that’s for certain. But the crowd that gathered in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday to honor him… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Venske and Chartraw selected as North Olympic League MVPs

PORT ANGELES — Neah Bay dominated the North Olympic League All-League basketball teams, with Red Devils seniors Abraham Venske and Faye Chartraw selected by league… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: With winter giving way to spring, time is right to renew fishing/hunting licenses

WINTER HAS BEEN defeated, despite a last-ditch attempt to drench us here on the North Olympic Peninsula. The mean, old bugger started strong, getting in… Continue reading

Sequim's Mattie Clark

PREP SPORTS: Sequim’s Shreffler helps set two records at Port Angeles Invitational; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — Sequim's Waverly Shreffler was part of two record-breaking performances at the Port Angeles Invitational. Shreffler broke a 23-year-old meet record in the… Continue reading

Sequim's Mattie Clark
Sequim's Mattie Clark

PREP SPORTS: Sequim’s Shreffler helps set two records at Port Angeles Invitational; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — Sequim's Waverly Shreffler was part of two record-breaking performances at the Port Angeles Invitational track and field meet. Shreffler broke a 23-year-old… Continue reading

Sequim's Mattie Clark
Sequim's Jerry Bryan (16) and Port Angeles' Miki Andrus fight for control of the ball Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles. Also in on the play are Sequim's Will Bittner (12) and Port Angeles' Grayson Peet (8). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS SOCCER: Port Angeles’ late comeback nets nonleague win over Sequim

PORT ANGELES — Having been held down offensively by Sequim for the majority of the second half, the Port Angeles boys soccer team summoned some… Continue reading

Sequim's Jerry Bryan (16) and Port Angeles' Miki Andrus fight for control of the ball Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles. Also in on the play are Sequim's Will Bittner (12) and Port Angeles' Grayson Peet (8). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim's Mary Lu Clift makes the catch at second base to beat a sliding Lauren Montgomery of Chimacum. Backing up Clift is Sequim's McKenzie Bentz

PREP SPORTS: Sequim softball rallies to take down Chimacum; other area reports

SEQUIM — Sequim pushed across 11 runs in the final two innings to rally past Chimacum for a 15-4 softball victory. The Cowboys put up… Continue reading

Sequim's Mary Lu Clift makes the catch at second base to beat a sliding Lauren Montgomery of Chimacum. Backing up Clift is Sequim's McKenzie Bentz

OUTDOORS: With winter giving way to spring, time is right to renew fishing/hunting licenses

WINTER HAS BEEN defeated, despite a last-ditch attempt to drench us here on the North Olympic Peninsula. The mean, old bugger started strong, getting in… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Alex Atwell hits an iron to the green on the first hole at Peninsula Golf Course in Port Angeles on Wednesday in a match against Sequim. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles edges Sequim in boys golf; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic League boys golf season is still in its infancy, but Port Angeles gained the inside track to a league title… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Alex Atwell hits an iron to the green on the first hole at Peninsula Golf Course in Port Angeles on Wednesday in a match against Sequim. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: With winter giving way to spring, time is right to renew fishing/hunting licenses

WINTER HAS BEEN defeated, despite a last-ditch attempt to drench us here on the North Olympic Peninsula. The mean, old bugger started strong, getting in… Continue reading