SPORTS: Sequim reserves set to step up for injured starters in state football playoffs

POULSBO -- Same time, same place, almost completely different teams. Sure, a few key players, including both starting quarterbacks, return from last year's 34-32 classic… Continue reading

State mulls potential hunting, fishing license fee increase

THE STATE IS hurting for cash. Soon, the North Olympic Peninsula outdoor community could feel the pain as well. With a possible budget shortfall of… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: Port Angeles becoming a Class 2A powerhouse in sports

PORT ANGELES ATHLETICS finds itself in uncharted territory as the fall prep sports season hits the stretch run. The football and volleyball teams broke more… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Winter rates starting in area

THE ADVANCING ONSLAUGHT of wet and wind, synonymous with winter in the Pacific Northwest, is not far away. For me, fall pretty much wraps up… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles High School’s Jessica Madison ready for the next level of basketball

PORT ANGELES -- Jessica Madison, the latest superstar of the Port Angeles High School girls basketball program, will be signing a letter-of-intent to play for… Continue reading

SPORTS: Prep playoffs start in earnest this week

Prep state tournaments start in earnest this week with Port Angeles and Sequim both in Class 2A football and volleyball playoffs, and Neah Bay and… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College men’s and women’s soccer teams advance to playoffs

PORT ANGELES -- It was a first for Peninsula College as both the men's and women's soccer teams earned NWAACC home playoff berths Saturday. It… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim and Port Townsend send athletes to state girls swimming championships

RENTON -- Swimmers from the Sequim and Port Townsend girls swimming teams advanced to the state championships. Swimmers finished in seventh place or better at… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay beats Clallam Bay and Quilcene defeats Crescent in Class 1B football action

NEAH BAY -- The Neah Bay Red Devils (6-1, 7-2) finished their football season strong with a 68-20 win against Clallam Bay (1-6, 1-8) on… Continue reading

SPORTS: Nooksack Valley ends Chimacum’s football season with 21-7 win in playoffs

BELLINGHAM -- The Chimacum Cowboys ran out of tomorrows. After surviving four straight do-or-die games to get into the Class 1A preliminary playoffs, turnovers and… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles and Sequim volleyball teams advance to state; and other district prep reports

TACOMA -- The Port Angeles and Sequim volleyball teams both advanced to the Class 2A state championship. The Roughriders advance as the West Central District… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles football team stays alive with 28-21 playoff victory against Sumner

POULSBO -- Cinderella isn't done dancing yet. One year after submitting their first 0-10 season in school history, the Port Angeles Roughriders are state-bound for… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend runners finish in top 5 at state cross country while Alison Maxwell of Port Angeles claims 13th place

PASCO -- Port Townsend placed two runners in the top five while Alison Maxwell of Port Angeles captured 13th at the state cross country championships… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim football rips Washington to advance to state playoffs

POULSBO -- Sequim all but wrapped up its fifth straight trip to state. Then it got bored. The Wolves scored 42 unanswered points to begin… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: West End rivers heavy with fish

DON'T LOOK A gift fish in the mouth. While the story might not have changed on West End rivers the past seven days, that doesn't… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Matt Schubert’s five best bets to do this weekend

• Sol Duc salmon -- Sure, it might be a bit of a zoo this weekend. But for good reason. There's loads of silvers swimming… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles girls swimming on verge of several state berths

RENTON -- Six swimmers, three divers and a relay team are in position for state berths for Port Angeles at the end of the West… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles, Sequim and Chimacum ready for football playoffs

Several seasons are on the line this weekend with the state preliminary football playoffs set to begin. Two of those, of course, are the same… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend duo will try for 1-2 state cross country finish again

PASCO -- It would be hard to find more complementary runners to train with each other. Bereket Piatt has the stamina and Habtamu Rubio the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Crescent volleyball pounds Providence Christian to advance to tri-district tournament

MARYSVILLE -- Crescent pounded Providence Christian 3-0 in a loser-out pigtail volleyball match Monday just in time to host the tri-district tournament Wednesday. The Loggers,… Continue reading