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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Finally time for crab, chinook

TIP FOR ANGLERS on the North Olympic Peninsula: Work through the coming weekend. Just do whatever you need…

Peninsula College basketball head coach Lance Von Vogt conducts a youth basketball camp Tuesday on the college's Port Angeles campus. Von Vogt is leaving the Pirates for William Jessup University. -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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SPORTS: Lance Von Vogt leaving Peninsula College for William Jessup University [Corrected]

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College head men’s basketball coach Lance Von Vogt has resigned to take the same…

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Hype starts for king season

THIS YEAR’S SALTWATER chinook fishery is already receiving a lot of hype. There should be plenty of hatchery…

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Kings on the coast

THE POPULAR SALTWATER salmon fishing season is upon us. The salmon fishery kicks off with a six-day hatchery…

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SPORTS: Wilder Baseball sweeps Sequim in doubleheader

PORT ANGELES — It wasn’t pretty, but a sweep is a sweep. Wilder Baseball took both ends of…

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SPORTS: Forks’ Decker, Jacobson and WhiteEagle will play college football

FORKS — Braden Decker had a few college options. Should the Forks standout play basketball or football, and…

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SPORTS: Wilder Baseball has new coach, but familiar look

PORT ANGELES — When Kyle Kelly showed up at Wilder baseball practice earlier this month, first-year head coach…

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LEE HORTON’S PREP NOTES: Wrapping up the prep sports year

THE HIGH SCHOOL sports season ends so abruptly that it leaves me feeling abandoned. This was my first…

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Still fishing opportunities before salmon and crab seasons begin

THE UPCOMING SALMON and crab seasons might be the major focus of anglers throughout the North Olympic Peninsula,…

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Halibut season concludes with Sekiu derby

SATURDAY IS YOUR last chance for halibut. I know, I know; It seems like halibut season just started.…

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Training helps eliminate lost crab pots

THE CONCLUSION OF the mighty halibut fishing season has most anglers turning their attention to preparing for the…

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SPORTS: Port Angeles graduate Napiontek drafted by Texas Rangers

LONGVIEW — Easton Napiontek didn’t react when he heard that the Texas Rangers selected Easton Napiontek in the…

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Free fishing throughout Washington this weekend

FOR TWO DAYS this weekend, anyone and everyone can fish, whether the have a license or not. Free…

William “Woody” Woods of Everett

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‘Topped off season just right,’ fisherman who landed 225-pound halibut off Dungeness Spit says

SEQUIM — William “Woody” Woods boated from Everett to Sequim on Friday and caught the fish of his…

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: New rowing coach has trained champions

JOHN HALBERG HAS big dreams for the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association. Among the biggest are to start a…

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SPORTS: Sequim and Port Angeles softball teams set up for good 2014 seasons

The Sequim and Port Angeles softball teams left the 2A state tournament in Selah empty-handed. But it is…

Big ugly

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Halibut derby this weekend

THERE’S MONEY SWIMMING out in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Port Angeles becomes the center of halibut…

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SPORTS: 1B and 1A track teams rev up for state meet

CHENEY — Crescent will rely on a trio of throwers and a couple of hurdlers intent on beating…

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Sekiu open to halibut

EVERY WEEKEND IS a big weekend this time of year. Especially during this month, due to what Brian…

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SPORTS: Sequim, Port Angeles set for 2A state track and field championships

TACOMA — Yes, this is state. But, Sequim and Port Angeles enter the 2A track and field state…