Michael Carman

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles boys basketball hosts Green and White Day Saturday

The Port Angeles Boys Basketball Program will kick off the 2018-19 season with Green and… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Lake Leland fishing dock, Point Whitney boat ramp will see improvements

A JEFFERSON COUNTY lake was stocked with 1,258 rainbow trout earlier this week, but anglers will have to find another locale for some post-Thanksgiving fishing.… Continue reading

STATE FOOTBALL SEMIFINALS: Quilcene’s Bruner, Reynolds have each other’s backs

STATE FOOTBALL SEMIFINALS: Quilcene’s Bruner, Reynolds have each other’s backs

It’s not exactly Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside for Quilcene’s senior running backs Olin Reynolds and Ben Bruner. Both players have the ability… Continue reading

STATE FOOTBALL SEMIFINALS: Quilcene’s Bruner, Reynolds have each other’s backs

GOLF: Options to hit up the links on Black Friday

Peninsula Golf Club’s 27th annual Apple… Continue reading

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College storms back in second half in road win over Lower Columbia, Port Angeles’ Wheeler

The Peninsula College women’s basketball team rallied and then held on in the closing seconds for a 65-62 road win over Lower Columbia.… Continue reading

The Associated Press                                Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew celebrates with fans after throwing seven touchdown passes in a 69-28 win over Arizona last Saturday.

APPLE CUP: Grateful for Washington State’s Mississippi Mustache

A FOLK HERO taking shape and adding more outrageous tales to the legend on a weekly basis is something to behold. That’s what’s occurred for… Continue reading

The Associated Press                                Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew celebrates with fans after throwing seven touchdown passes in a 69-28 win over Arizona last Saturday.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Quilcene’s Ben Bruner has ‘game of his career’ in state playoff win

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Quilcene’s Ben Bruner has ‘game of his career’ in state playoff win

Quilcene’s Ben Bruner had “the game of his career,” according to Rangers head coach Trey Beathard in a wild 54-50 come-from-behind Class 1B State Quarterfinal… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Quilcene’s Ben Bruner has ‘game of his career’ in state playoff win

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim, Port Angeles girls soccer players earn All-League honors and more …

Port Angeles and Sequim girls soccer players are well represented in All-Olympic League… Continue reading

Nathan Mishler gets final advice from coach Deborah Swinford as he takes his boat out for his Men’s Junior 1x race.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: OPRA rowers compete at Head of the Lake Regatta

Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association youth rowers recently competed on a gorgeous fall day in the… Continue reading

Nathan Mishler gets final advice from coach Deborah Swinford as he takes his boat out for his Men’s Junior 1x race.
STATE FOOTBALL: Quilcene’s Holdem Elkins knows when to throw

STATE FOOTBALL: Quilcene’s Holdem Elkins knows when to throw

Trusting in the arm of quarterback Holdem Elkins and a deep crop of talented backs and receivers has never been a gamble for… Continue reading

STATE FOOTBALL: Quilcene’s Holdem Elkins knows when to throw

OUTDOORS: WDFW budget woes could be forestalled in future

WITH A $31 million funding gap looming for the upcoming 2019-21 budget biennieum, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has submitted a budget to… Continue reading

FOOTBALL: Sequim’s Riley Cowan is Olympic League 2A MVP; Wolves, Riders represented on All-League team

FOOTBALL: Sequim’s Riley Cowan is Olympic League 2A MVP; Wolves, Riders represented on All-League team

Record-setting Sequim senior quarterback Riley Cowan was selected as The Olympic League 2A Division Football MVP in All-League team voting conducted by league… Continue reading

FOOTBALL: Sequim’s Riley Cowan is Olympic League 2A MVP; Wolves, Riders represented on All-League team

FOOTBALL: Port Townsend, Chimacum players make Nisqually/Olympic All-League team

Chimacum junior Jacob Williamson is a two-way first-team All-Nisqually/Olympic League football selection along the offensive and defensive lines, headlining a crop of Cowboys… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: State football schedule information; Volleyball tryouts Sunday in PA; Green and White Day on Nov. 24

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: State football schedule information; Volleyball tryouts Sunday in PA; Green and White Day on Nov. 24

Quilcene, Neah Bay and Crescent all learned Sunday who they are playing in the state 1B football playoffs. Now they… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: State football schedule information; Volleyball tryouts Sunday in PA; Green and White Day on Nov. 24
QUAD-DISTRICT FOOTBALL: Quilcene thumps Darrington, punches ticket to state

QUAD-DISTRICT FOOTBALL: Quilcene thumps Darrington, punches ticket to state

Quilcene showed no signs of rust after a lengthy layoff, putting up 38 first-quarter points in a… Continue reading

QUAD-DISTRICT FOOTBALL: Quilcene thumps Darrington, punches ticket to state
STATE FOOTBALL: Loaded Steilacoom too much for Sequim to handle

STATE FOOTBALL: Loaded Steilacoom too much for Sequim to handle

Sequim’s heart was no match for Steilacoom’s multi-faceted athletic ability as the Sentinels ousted Sequim from the… Continue reading

STATE FOOTBALL: Loaded Steilacoom too much for Sequim to handle
PLAYOFF FOOTBALL: Doubleheader at Silverdale Stadium Friday night

PLAYOFF FOOTBALL: Doubleheader at Silverdale Stadium Friday night

It’s a North Olympic Peninsula takeover tonight at Silverdale Stadium when Quilcene and Sequim co-host a doubleheader of playoff football. The Class 1B… Continue reading

PLAYOFF FOOTBALL: Doubleheader at Silverdale Stadium Friday night
WOMEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula College in rare position as the underdog

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula College in rare position as the underdog

An upset-minded Peninsula College women’s soccer team is not something head coach Kanyon Anderson has much experience with in his tenure as the… Continue reading

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula College in rare position as the underdog

OUTDOORS: Swans arrival imminent, report sick or dead birds

TRUMPETER SWANS HAVE taken to spending the winter in Dungeness Valley fields in growing numbers in recent years likely drawn to the growth of farming… Continue reading

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula’s Serna is North MVP; Pirates’ coaches take top honors

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula’s Serna is North MVP; Pirates’ coaches take top honors

Peninsula College sophomore midfielder Jose Serna is the men’s North Region Co-MVP, while men’s and women’s soccer coaches Jake Hughes and Kanyon… Continue reading

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula’s Serna is North MVP; Pirates’ coaches take top honors