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Craig Velthuysen caught this hatchery chinook estimated around 17 pounds with a hoochie recently on an early morning bite off Sekiu.

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OUTDOORS: Sekiu auction Saturday benefits veterans salmon outing

Entire Quillayute River system closing to fishing Saturday

Reese Jorgensen of Mukilteo won the 2023 Clallam County Amateur Championship on Sunday at The Cedars at Dungeness. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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GOLF: Everett’s Reese Jorgensen goes wire to wire to win 2023 Clallam County Amateur

Jorgensen shoots 6 under par

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BASEBALL: Lefties struggle in Dudes nonleague series

*Editors note: Sunday’s Port Angeles-Redmond game ended after press time.

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LEFTIES: Purchase tickets through team site, not third-party upsellers

Online sites like Stubhub charging higher ticket prices

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Port Angeles' Trent Jackson follows through on a single into right field during the Lefties' series-winning 3-2 victory over Wenatchee on Thursday at Civic Field.

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BASEBALL: Lefties knock Apple Sox out of first-half playoff berth

PA wins series against Wenatchee

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Gary Valencia of Port Angeles, right, tees off at the start of the Clallam County Amateur tournament on Friday at Peninsula Golf Course as Scott Hendricks, also of Port Angeles, awaits his turn.

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AREA SPORTS: Clallam Amateur underway; Chinook limit increases to 2 off Neah Bay and La Push starting Saturday

King limit upped to 2 chinook off Neah Bay, La Push

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Port Angeles' Roberto Nunez III slides safely back to first base as Wenatchee's Easton Amundson is a tad late with the tag on the throw from the pitcher.

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Lefties’ bats fizzle out vs. Sox

Muster only two base hits

Eric Lesch has been hired as the first Junior Sailing Program Director for the Community Boating Program, a Port Angeles-based nonprofit.

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BOATING: Community Boating Program hires Eric Lesch to lead junior sailing

Expanding to younger ages

Crabbers hauled in limits of Dungeness crab like this around the North Olympic Peninsula during the opening weekend of the summer recreational crabbing season.

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OUTDOORS: King season opener on fire in Area 6

THE CHINOOK OPENER was hot off Port Angeles and Sekiu with catch rates nearing a fish per angler…

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BASEBALL: Lefties rally for 5-3 win over Wenatchee, stop skid at 6 games

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles came out on top 5-3 over Wenatchee in a back-and-forth, fast-paced game that…

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Port Angeles' Natalie Robinson, left, watches the pitch as Sequim first baseman Sammie Bacon keeps tabs during a May game in Port Angeles.

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ALL-PENINSULA SOFTBALL MVP: Port Angeles’ Natalie Robinson records results

Includes All-Peninsula team with Forks, Sequim and Port Angeles players

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OUTDOORS: Late-summer halibut plan bumps annual limit to 6

Added time would run Aug. 17-Sept. 30

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AREA SPORTS: Lefties fall in pitchers’ duel; Level the Field golf benefit July 21

Wolf Pack ice cream social planned

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Donald Rollman, head coach of the Peninsula Pirates mens team, waves a cut net in glory at the conclusion of Wednesday night's game against Everett with his team taking the NWAC North Region championship.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula head coach Donald Rollman takes flight for Seattle Pacific

PORT ANGELES — Donald Rollman may not have been seeking a new position in basketball, but he’s found…

Chris Chandler of Redmond, Ore. caught this hatchery chinook estimated to weight about 15 pounds, while fishing off Sekiu during a 2020 trip with Tom Burlingame's Excel Fishing Charters.

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OUTDOORS: Saturday is the big day for king anglers, crabbers

Do anglers toss and turn the night before salmon season opens along the Strait of Juan de Fuca…

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LEFTIES: Walk-off error dooms Port Angeles in road tilt

Fall 3-2 to Wenatchee

Port Angeles’ Alex Angevine bunts to advance the baserunners in the second inning against South Whidbey on Tuesday at Port Angeles Civic Field.

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ALL-PENINSULA BASEBALL MVP: Port Angeles’ Alex Angevine a firestarter for Riders

Complete with All-Peninsula Baseball team

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BASEBALL: Wilder Senior wallops Crush Green

ANACORTES — Wilder Baseball’s Senior club got down to business Friday to blast Crush Green 22-1 in a…

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LEFTIES: Port Angeles comes through late to earn series win

Break open 3-3 tie in 7th inning

Jerry's Bait and Tackle
This steelhead in spawning colors was caught on a diver and shrimp set up on the Sol Duc River by an angler known as "HairDew" during a fishing outing with Jerry Wright of Jerry's Bait & Tackle.

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OUTDOORS: Heat bubble passes, cool water off Pacific Coast

Could help improve coho and king fishing the next few years