Michael Carman

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Paynter, Sequim’s Grubb win NWAC title for Eric Lane-coached Lower Columbia baseball; Chimacum’s Nisbet honored by NWAC, Olympic College
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Paynter, Sequim’s Grubb win NWAC title for Eric Lane-coached Lower Columbia baseball; Chimacum’s Nisbet honored by NWAC, Olympic College
BASEBALL: A glance at the Lefties’ West Coast League opponents

BASEBALL: A glance at the Lefties’ West Coast League opponents

The makeup of the Port Angeles Lefties 2018 roster is still a work in progress with some of the previously announced Port… Continue reading

BASEBALL: A glance at the Lefties’ West Coast League opponents
GOLF: Local golfers made their mark at state

GOLF: Local golfers made their mark at state

HIGH SCHOOL GOLF season wrapped up last week with players from Sequim, Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Chimacum competing in the Class 1A and 2A… Continue reading

GOLF: Local golfers made their mark at state
STATE SOFTBALL: Port Angeles seniors leave lasting legacy

STATE SOFTBALL: Port Angeles seniors leave lasting legacy

Port Angeles, and by extension the entire North Olympic Peninsula, should be proud of the entire Port Angeles softball team and particularly its… Continue reading

STATE SOFTBALL: Port Angeles seniors leave lasting legacy
STATE 1B SOFTBALL: Quilcene finishes second

STATE 1B SOFTBALL: Quilcene finishes second

Quilcene returned to the Class 1B State Softball Tournament and did what the Rangers have done for the past six seasons — collect… Continue reading

STATE 1B SOFTBALL: Quilcene finishes second
STATE 2A SOFTBALL: Port Angeles goes 2-2 at State

STATE 2A SOFTBALL: Port Angeles goes 2-2 at State

Port Angeles’ stellar softball season ended a couple of wins shy of a top-four finish at the Class 2A state tournament Saturday at… Continue reading

STATE 2A SOFTBALL: Port Angeles goes 2-2 at State

STATE SOFTBALL: Port Angeles pounds Sedro-Woolley to open tournament

Freshman shortstop Jada Cargo drove in six runs, including a three-run home run to center field during Port Angeles 7-run fourth inning, as… Continue reading

STATE 2A SOFTBALL: Roughriders retool instead of rebuild with great results

STATE 2A SOFTBALL: Roughriders retool instead of rebuild with great results

A veritable 21-softball salute. Twenty one softballs flying off various bat barrels and over the fence during an early-season practice at the Dry… Continue reading

STATE 2A SOFTBALL: Roughriders retool instead of rebuild with great results
STATE GOLF: Sequim boys finish second at 2A tournament; Shea fifth in 2A girls tourney

STATE GOLF: Sequim boys finish second at 2A tournament; Shea fifth in 2A girls tourney

The Sequim boys golf team finished second overall at the Class 2A State Golf Tournament at Columbia Point, the best finish by a… Continue reading

STATE GOLF: Sequim boys finish second at 2A tournament; Shea fifth in 2A girls tourney
COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula sophomores heading on to next level

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula sophomores heading on to next level

The Peninsula College women’s soccer team recently held a signing event for its sophomores in which seven players from… Continue reading

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula sophomores heading on to next level

OUTDOORS: State numbers show big catch

GO AHEAD HALIBUT anglers and pat yourselves on the back. Despite anecdotal evidence pointing toward tough fishing and the lowest reported catch totals in recent… Continue reading

GOLF: Working women get tee times in Port Townsend

GOLF: Working women get tee times in Port Townsend

MEMBERS OF THE Port Townsend Women’s Golf Club are reaching out with a month-long series of Wednesday evening golf outings for women who work. To… Continue reading

GOLF: Working women get tee times in Port Townsend
The Sequim girls golf team at the 2A state championships at Horn Rapids Golf Course in Richland. Sarah Shea, Samantha Smith and Maddie Uranga all qualified for state.

STATE GOLF: Sequim boys have shot at state team title

The Sequim boys golf team is in contention for the state team title after Tuesday’s first round at the Class 2A State Golf… Continue reading

The Sequim girls golf team at the 2A state championships at Horn Rapids Golf Course in Richland. Sarah Shea, Samantha Smith and Maddie Uranga all qualified for state.
STATE SOCCER: Sequim loses in finale; but celebrates match that wasn’t supposed to happen

STATE SOCCER: Sequim loses in finale; but celebrates match that wasn’t supposed to happen

Unlike the aftermath of most knockout losses in prep state tournaments, smiles, hugs and laughter permeated the atmosphere on the artificial turf as… Continue reading

STATE SOCCER: Sequim loses in finale; but celebrates match that wasn’t supposed to happen
PREP BASEBALL: Roughriders done at state tournament

PREP BASEBALL: Roughriders done at state tournament

One rough inning, Mountlake Terrace’s five-run third, was all the Hawks needed to take down Port Angeles and end the Roughriders season in… Continue reading

PREP BASEBALL: Roughriders done at state tournament
PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles in title game; Sequim has wild run, but eliminated

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles in title game; Sequim has wild run, but eliminated

Port Angeles is in the West Central District 3 title game after fending off Olympic 14-8 in the district semifinals Saturday. The Riders… Continue reading

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles in title game; Sequim has wild run, but eliminated
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles baseball well-represented on All-Olympic League team; 7 Cedars Casino wins Port Angeles Parks and Rec hoops title; Storm King soccer tryouts this weekend
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles baseball well-represented on All-Olympic League team; 7 Cedars Casino wins Port Angeles Parks and Rec hoops title; Storm King soccer tryouts this weekend
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles’ Carson Jackson, left, crosses home plate in a March 18 game against Bremerton in Port Angeles.

STATE BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ Jackson relishing his role for Roughriders

On a roster laden with talent, Port Angeles’ versatile left fielder Carson Jackson focuses on doing his job for the Olympic League… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles’ Carson Jackson, left, crosses home plate in a March 18 game against Bremerton in Port Angeles.

OUTDOORS: Kids’ Fishing Day canceled in Sequim

STASH THE SNOOPY fishing rods for a little while, kids. Saturday’s annual Kids Fishing Day at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim has been canceled due… Continue reading

DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Forks stays alive by splitting pair against Castle Rock and La Center

DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Forks stays alive by splitting pair against Castle Rock and La Center

Forks split a pair of games at the Class 1A Southwest District 4 softball tournament at Centralia’s Borst Park, falling to TriCo League… Continue reading

DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Forks stays alive by splitting pair against Castle Rock and La Center