Lower Columbia's Megan VanSoest

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women blow out Lower Columbia 13-0

PORT ANGELES — The reigning-champion Peninsula College women's soccer team and Mother Nature both rained down on Lower Columbia on Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field… Continue reading

Lower Columbia's Megan VanSoest
Forks running back Dimitri Sampson (40) looks for running room behind the blocking of Brett Pederson (18) and Tristan Tumaua (77). Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks slips by Hoquiam, but Spartans miss out on district playoffs

FORKS — Forks did its part by beating Hoquiam 10-7 on senior night at Forks High School. However, the Spartans were eliminated from the postseason… Continue reading

Forks running back Dimitri Sampson (40) looks for running room behind the blocking of Brett Pederson (18) and Tristan Tumaua (77). Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles' Nick Lasorsa rushes for a short gain in the second quarter against Kingston. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles, Sequim lose; Neah Bay beats Clallam Bay

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles played Kingston fairly even for three of four quarters. But the Buccaneers' second quarter was enough to end derail the… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Nick Lasorsa rushes for a short gain in the second quarter against Kingston. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

PREP TENNIS: Port Angeles’ Alex Brown does well at district tournament

BREMERTON — Port Angeles’ Alex Brown will play Monday for the chance to be the first alternate at the 2A boy tennis state tournament in… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Rain should lead to nice river fishing this weekend

LAST FRIDAY, I wrote that the West End needed more rain. Last Friday night, I went to Forks to cover a football game, and it… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Rivers need more rain

WHAT DO ANGLERS do now? With the end of the saltwater salmon on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the obvious choice is to head… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Saltwater salmon season taking a break

THE FOG FINALLY lifted over the weekend. Just in time for the saltwater salmon season to end. Over five months of chinook, pinks and coho,… Continue reading

NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA PREP FOOTBALL: Forks beats Hoquiam, but Spartans eliminated from playoffs; other area results

NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA PREP FOOTBALL: Forks beats Hoquiam, but Spartans eliminated from playoffs; other area results

FORKS -- Dimitri Sampson' 5-yard run with 8:34 left in the game was the only touchdown Forks needed to beat Evergreen League foe Hoquiam 10-7… Continue reading

NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA PREP FOOTBALL: Forks beats Hoquiam, but Spartans eliminated from playoffs; other area results
Bellevue's Hanna Rhodes

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula Pirates take doubleheader over Bellevue

PORT ANGELES — Another soccer doubleheader, another sweep for Peninsula College at Wally Sigmar Field. The Pirate men blanked Bellevue 4-0, while the women's team… Continue reading

Bellevue's Hanna Rhodes

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Rivers need more rain

WHAT DO ANGLERS do now? With the end of the saltwater salmon on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the obvious choice is to head… Continue reading

NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA PREP FOOTBALL: Forks beats Hoquiam, but Spartans eliminated from playoffs; other area results

NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA PREP FOOTBALL: Forks beats Hoquiam, but Spartans eliminated from playoffs; other area results

FORKS -- Dimitri Sampson' 5-yard run with 8:34 left in the game was the only touchdown Forks needed to beat Evergreen League foe Hoquiam 10-7… Continue reading

NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA PREP FOOTBALL: Forks beats Hoquiam, but Spartans eliminated from playoffs; other area results
Teammates watch as Chimacum's Lauren Thacker spikes the ball during the Cowboys' home game against the Port Townsend Redskins. Chimacum beat its rival in three sets. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Chimacum spikes Port Townsend

CHIMACUM — The Chimacum volleyball team finished its season in fine fashion. Backed by an enthusiastic student body, the Cowboys swept rival Port Townsend 25-14,… Continue reading

Teammates watch as Chimacum's Lauren Thacker spikes the ball during the Cowboys' home game against the Port Townsend Redskins. Chimacum beat its rival in three sets. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Bellevue's Hanna Rhodes

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula Pirates take doubleheader over Bellevue

PORT ANGELES — Another soccer doubleheader, another sweep for Peninsula College at Wally Sigmar Field. The Pirate men blanked Bellevue 4-0, while the women's team… Continue reading

Bellevue's Hanna Rhodes

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Saltwater salmon season taking a break

THE FOG FINALLY lifted over the weekend. Just in time for the saltwater salmon season to end. Over five months of chinook, pinks and coho,… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Willow Suess (1188) and Elizabeth Stevenson (1187) were among the four Roughriders to earn All-Olympic League girls cross country honors. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP SPORTS: Area runners make All-Olympic League

PORT ANGELES — Runners from Sequim, Port Townsend and Port Angeles earned All-Olympic League honors. The five boys and four girls from the North Olympic… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Willow Suess (1188) and Elizabeth Stevenson (1187) were among the four Roughriders to earn All-Olympic League girls cross country honors. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News
Neah Bay's Faye Chartraw

PREP SPORTS: Crescent volleyball sweeps Neah Bay; Port Angeles swimmers qualify for districts

JOYCE — The Crescent Loggers beat the Neah Bay Red Devils in North Olympic League volleyball action in three games 25-21, 25-20, 25-18. “[We] came… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Faye Chartraw
Teammates watch as Chimacum's Lauren Thacker spikes the ball during the Cowboys' home game against the Port Townsend Redskins. Chimacum beat its rival in three sets. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Chimacum spikes Port Townsend

CHIMACUM — The Chimacum volleyball team finished its season in fine fashion. Backed by an enthusiastic student body, the Cowboys swept rival Port Townsend 25-14,… Continue reading

Teammates watch as Chimacum's Lauren Thacker spikes the ball during the Cowboys' home game against the Port Townsend Redskins. Chimacum beat its rival in three sets. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Pro and general manager Chris Repass of Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Peninsula’s Repass, Port Townsend’s Early moving on to Walla Walla course

AFTER NEARLY 30 years apiece on the North Olympic Peninsula, golf course operators and teaching professionals Chris Repass of the semi-private Peninsula Golf Club in… Continue reading

Pro and general manager Chris Repass of Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles
Chimacum's Alex Morris (5) sprints 4 yards to the end zone for the second of his touchdowns during the continuation of a game against the Vashon Pirates played at Chimacum High School. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Chimacum rallies to win suspended game over Vashon Island

CHIMACUM — Nothing about Chimacum's 33-21 win over Vashon Island went according to plan. For starters, the game started Friday at Memorial Field in Port… Continue reading

Chimacum's Alex Morris (5) sprints 4 yards to the end zone for the second of his touchdowns during the continuation of a game against the Vashon Pirates played at Chimacum High School. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles' Emily Johnson (3) and Genna Orr (6) await from Sequim's Alyse Armstrong (30)

PREP SPORTS: Sequim beats Port Angeles in volleyball and soccer

SEQUIM — The Sequim volleyball team beat Port Angeles in three sets to claim second place in the Olympic League. The Wolves won 25-21, 25-23,… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Emily Johnson (3) and Genna Orr (6) await from Sequim's Alyse Armstrong (30)