GOLF: Redesigned Pinehurst set to host back to back U.S. Open tournaments

A MORE NATURAL Pinehurst No. 2 awaits competitors in the U.S. Open this week and for the U.S. Women's Open next week. Seeking to be… Continue reading

GOLF: Redesigned Pinehurst set to host back to back U.S. Open tournaments

A MORE NATURAL Pinehurst No. 2 awaits competitors in the U.S. Open this week and for the U.S. Women's Open next week. Seeking to be… Continue reading

Wilder third baseman Travis Paynter

SPORTS: Wilder Baseball loses series to Pac Tech

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball dropped two of three games to Pac Tech in a weekend series at Civic Field. Longview-based Pac Tech won both… Continue reading

Wilder third baseman Travis Paynter

PREP SPORTS: Putting a bow on the season

HARD TO BELIEVE the high school sports year is already over. It seems like only a couple months ago I was phoning football coaches to… Continue reading

Cornerback Richard Sherman at the Seattle Seahawks complex in Renton.  —Photo by The Associated Press

Seahawks’ Sherman now a cover guy — “Madden NFL 15”

Peninsula Daily News sports sources NEW YORK — Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has been tabbed to appear on the cover of the “Madden NFL… Continue reading

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Cornerback Richard Sherman at the Seattle Seahawks complex in Renton.  —Photo by The Associated Press
Makayla Bentz pitches for Sequim against Capital at the Class 2A state tournament last week. Bentz was voted the Olympic League MVP. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP SPORTS: Sequim’s Bentz named Olympic League softball MVP; other all-league teams

SEQUIM — Sequim pitcher Makayla Bentz was named Olympic League Most Valuable Player in voting by the league's softball coaches. Bentz handled the majority of… Continue reading

Makayla Bentz pitches for Sequim against Capital at the Class 2A state tournament last week. Bentz was voted the Olympic League MVP. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

OUTDOORS: Free fishing weekend planned statewide

LACKING A LICENSE? Go fishing this weekend and if you run into a state Department of Fish and Wildlife game officer, just tell them that… Continue reading

Recreational crab season begins on the North Olympic Peninsula on July 3. Peninsula Daily News file photo

OUTDOORS: Delicious crab should be plentiful this season

PERHAPS MY GEOGRAPHIC bias clouds my opinion, but I've debated the merits of Dungeness crab against Alaskans and those in the “other” Washington (D.C.) who… Continue reading

Recreational crab season begins on the North Olympic Peninsula on July 3. Peninsula Daily News file photo
Recently retired Peninsula College counselor and women's athletic commissioner Kathy Murphy-Carey

SPORTS: Former Peninsula College administrator Murphy-Carey inducted into NWAACC Hall of Fame

VANCOUVER — Kathy Murphy-Carey of Port Angeles was honored for 39 years of service and officially inducted into the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges… Continue reading

Recently retired Peninsula College counselor and women's athletic commissioner Kathy Murphy-Carey

GOLF: Season is in full swing on Peninsula and in region; area golf reports

GOLF SEASON IS in fine form around the North Olympic Peninsula and beyond. Our neck of the woods was represented recently by 11 boys and… Continue reading

Makayla Bentz pitches for Sequim against Capital at the Class 2A state tournament last week. Bentz was voted the Olympic League MVP. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP SPORTS: Sequim’s Bentz named Olympic League softball MVP; other all-league teams

SEQUIM — Sequim pitcher Makayla Bentz was named Olympic League Most Valuable Player in voting by the league's softball coaches. Bentz handled the majority of… Continue reading

Makayla Bentz pitches for Sequim against Capital at the Class 2A state tournament last week. Bentz was voted the Olympic League MVP. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Cassie Ross of the Olympic Mountain Bike Team won the state title in the varsity division.

SPORTS: Olympic Mountain Bike Team defends state championship

WASHOUGAL — Olympic Mountain Bike Team won its second straight state championship. The Port Townsend-based team of area high school students began the season knowing… Continue reading

Cassie Ross of the Olympic Mountain Bike Team won the state title in the varsity division.

SPORTS: Wilder Baseball wins Aaron Foote Memorial tournament

HOQUIAM — Wilder Baseball remained unbeaten by winning five games to claim the tournament championship at the Aaron Foote Memorial. Travis Paynter tossed a no-hitter… Continue reading

Sarah Getty of Des Moines crosses the finish line at Port Angeles City Pier

MARATHON: Poulsbo runner wins North Olympic Discovery Marathon; Getty wins second straight women’s title

PORT ANGELES — Gilbert Ondusko felt like there was someone right behind him the entire time. Sarah Getty led from the start and never looked… Continue reading

Sarah Getty of Des Moines crosses the finish line at Port Angeles City Pier
Port Angeles' Haley Gray slides safely into third after the ball gets by Fife's Angela Leingang during the state tournament at Carlon Park in Selah. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles, Quilcene finish softball seasons strong; other area reports

SELAH — Port Angeles and Quilcene capped off their softball seasons with memorable state tournaments. The Rangers brought home their second consecutive fourth-place trophy from… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Haley Gray slides safely into third after the ball gets by Fife's Angela Leingang during the state tournament at Carlon Park in Selah. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Sarah Getty of Des Moines crosses the finish line at Port Angeles City Pier

MARATHON: Poulsbo runner wins North Olympic Discovery Marathon; Getty wins second straight women’s title

PORT ANGELES — Gilbert Ondusko felt like there was someone right behind him the entire time. Sarah Getty led from the start and never looked… Continue reading

Sarah Getty of Des Moines crosses the finish line at Port Angeles City Pier
STATE SPORTS: Area softball teams still alive in consolation brackets

STATE SPORTS: Area softball teams still alive in consolation brackets

[Editor's Note: Updated Sequim tennis information. The WIAA's published incorrect information in its boys tennis bracket.] SELAH -- Port Angeles, Sequim and Quilcene began their… Continue reading

STATE SPORTS: Area softball teams still alive in consolation brackets

1A STATE TRACK AND FIELD: Port Townsend’s Stewart second in 300 hurdles; Coppenrath third in triple jump

CHENEY — Port Townsend's Rebecca Stewart ran the 300-meter hurdles in a blazing 46.62 seconds to place second at the Class 1A state track and… Continue reading

1B STATE TRACK AND FIELD: Crescent’s Wolfer wins boys javelin title; other state reports

CHENEY — Crescent coach Darrell Yount called it. Earlier this week, Yount admitted that Taholah's Jon Jackson, the defending state champion, was the favorite in… Continue reading

2A STATE TRACK AND FIELD: Sequim’s Barry third in javelin; Port Angeles’ Millsap sets school record and takes fourth

TACOMA — Alex Barry and Jolene Millsap were poised for big things at the Class 2A state track and field championships at Mount Tahoma High… Continue reading