Darrick Meneken

Port Angeles: Roughriders blow 20-point lead, lose to Central Kitsap 21-20

PORT ANGELES -- On a night when Jesse Long broke the all-time Port Angeles High School rushing record, the Riders were again haunted in the… Continue reading

LaPush: Quileute survive on fishing that isn’t there right now

LAPUSH -- Quileute Tribal Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Chief Tony Foster points the bow of a patrol boat upstream. Salmon jump in the shallow water… Continue reading

Low rivers, dry economy: West End business owners – praying for rain

LAPUSH -- Ruby Swagerty sat behind the counter at Three Rivers Resort, ready to help the fishermen who'd normally be filtering in during the afternoon.… Continue reading

West End: Some guides to protest Quileute net fishing –

FORKS -- Some West End fishing guides are planning to protest Quileute net fishing Thursday, saying ongoing Quillayute River harvest by tribal members proves they… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Authority proposes permanent chairlift for Hurricane Ridge

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Downhill skiing at Hurricane Ridge could be headed uphill in a new way. A proposed two-chair ski lift would improve access… Continue reading

What it’s like at the highest point on the Peninsula.

A whirling snowstorm surrounds us at the summit of the tallest peak in the Olympics. My guides say it's the worst weather they've ever experienced… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Roughrider baseball team loses in regionals

TACOMA -- Nine Port Angeles seniors ended their high school baseball careers Saturday at Heidelberg Park. Eastlake eliminated the Roughriders 2-1 in the first round… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Close call, but Roughriders win state-qualifying game 7-0

PORT ANGELES -- Last week was a precarious but ultimately victorious time for the Port Angeles High School baseball team. The Roughriders came close to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Roughrider girls begin quest for state basketball championship today

PORT ANGELES -- Mike Knowles knows it's going to take a little luck. The fifth-year Port Angeles girls basketball coach has his team back in… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Roughrider girls win state tournament berth

OLYMPIA -- They made it ... again. And this time the Port Angeles girls basketball team won't have to face elimination before heading to the… Continue reading

Sports: Port Angeles girls in second round of district tournament Friday night

PORT ANGELES -- The Roughrider girls are at it again tonight. Port Angeles (19-2) takes on Kentlake (16-5) in the second round of the West… Continue reading

Sports: Port Townsend, Chimacum meet Friday night in tournament

After beating one another on the other's home court, the Port Townsend and Chimacum boys basketball teams meet tonight for the third time this season.… Continue reading

West End: Tribe responds to proposed hatchery closure

SAPPHO -- At least two tribes on the North Olympic Peninsula are opposed to closing the state-run Sol Duc River hatchery. The Lower Elwha Klallam… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Saving the Sol Duc hatchery

SAPPHO -- Thousands of coho salmon were caught on Washington's north coast and rivers last year. Months later, state Department of Fish and Wildlife officials… Continue reading

Peninsula: Caught! Reporter speeds through traffic school

It was 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Traffic school was about to begin. Three-and-a-half months earlier, I had been stopped for going 39 mph in a… Continue reading

The Darrick Meneken column

Two Thanksgivings ago Rhonda Carrell couldn't tie her own shoes. She couldn't button her pants or turn the key to start her car. Times of… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Beardslee trout making remarkable recovery in Lake Crescent

Beardslee trout are alive and kicking in Lake Crescent. Should they ever disappear, the Beardslee -- found nowhere else on Earth -- would be gone… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Fight for Hurricane Ridge contract likely

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- An avalanche of ideas and proposals is coming to Hurricane Ridge, set to begin its 44th winter of downhill skiing next… Continue reading

The Darrick Meneken Outdoors Column

Saltwater salmon seasons close from Neah Bay to Port Townsend after Sunday, however, a small area off LaPush remains open until Oct. 21. Seasons in… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Big Hurt event scheduled this weekend

PORT ANGELES -- There could be quite a fight for the Big Hurt relay title this weekend. Glens and Friend, the defending relay champions, will… Continue reading