Darrick Meneken

Sequim: Photographer Ross Hamilton sees life without vision

SEQUIM -- As a photographer, Ross Hamilton's vision defines his work. A damp forest. A driftwood beach. A mountain meadow. Each a Hamilton subject, the… Continue reading

Sports: Peninsula College women lost to Everett

PORT ANGELES -- Four players scored in double-digits for the Peninsula College women's basketball team Wednesday night but the Pirates let a 12-point, second-half lead… Continue reading

Sports: Chimacum High School boys basketball preview

CHIMACUM -- Fifth-year coach Bob Thompson returns to lead the Chimacum High School boys basketball team, which enters the season without seven seniors from last… Continue reading

Sports: Chimacum High School girls basketball preview

CHIMACUM -- A group of Chimacum High School sophomores playing together since fifth grade is ready to make an impact in the Nisqually League girls… Continue reading

Sports: Five seniors return to Forks girls basketball team

FORKS -- First-year head coach Todd Fraker has five seniors back on a Forks High School girls basketball team that made the Southwest District 2A… Continue reading

Sports: Justus returns to coach Forks boys basketball

FORKS -- Scott Justus returns as head coach of the Forks High School boys basketball team, two seasons after leaving for a short-lived stint in… Continue reading

Sports: Clallam Bay wins B-8 playoff round 54-14

SILVERDALE -- Brandon Rodriguez and Adam Lovik each scored two touchdowns Friday night and the Clallam Bay High School football team was hardly slowed by… Continue reading

Forks: Volleyball team eliminated in state playoffs

YAKIMA -- Four consecutive state volleyball appearances and Forks High School is still without a top-eight finish. The Spartans went 1-2 at the Washington Interscholastic… Continue reading

Sports: Crescent falls in state volleyball tournament

YAKIMA -- Crescent High School's first state volleyball appearance in 18 years came to an early end Friday, even though the Loggers' second match started… Continue reading

Sports: Port Townsend volleyball team two and out

YAKIMA -- Port Townsend went two-and-out at the state Class 2A volleyball tournament, twice losing 3-1 on Friday in the Yakima SunDome. "We didn't quite… Continue reading

Sports: Port Townsend wins first football league title in two decades

PORT TOWNSEND -- For the first time in 20 years, the Port Townsend High School football team is champion of the Nisqually League. "It feels… Continue reading

Rookie’s first time hunting

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This column by PDN outdoors writer Darrick Meneken, which first appeared Thursday, Oct. 23, appears on this Web site today in conjunction with… Continue reading

Sports: Port Angeles loses homecoming heartbreaker

PORT ANGELES -- The fireworks at Civic Field went off despite the final score of Friday night's Narrows League football game, a 21-14 North Kitsap… Continue reading

Sports: Forks improves to 2-0 in league

FORKS -- In the end, Terry Jensen's return to Forks was but a side note in a game filled with mistakes, a football game both… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Strait fogged; little thunder

PORT ANGELES -- The deafening roar of hydroplane engines and the splash of the supercharged boats' high-flying wakes were slowed, and temporarily stalled, by Saturday's… Continue reading

Sports: Port Townsend still unbeaten, 47-21

PORT TOWNSEND -- Keith Johnson scored five touchdowns, intercepted a pass, forced a fumble, rushed for 165 yards and darn near leaped buildings in a… Continue reading

Port Townsend: 3-0 start buoys first family of football

PORT TOWNSEND -- Bette Fountain knows just what her grandsons are going to do after Thanksgiving dinner. Play football. The holiday may be two months… Continue reading

Sports: Port Angeles loses to Shelton

PORT ANGELES -- For just a minute, rather for 24 seconds Friday night it looked like Port Angeles High School might turn its Narrows League… Continue reading

Sports: Yes, this final football score is 75-9 — in favor of Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jeremiah Fountain and the rest of the Port Townsend High School football team didn't forget last year's shutout loss to North Mason.… Continue reading

Sports: Record pink salmon taken west of Port Angeles

A state record pink salmon was caught near Pillar Point this week, but the fish will never go down in the history books. The 14-pound… Continue reading