Michael Carman

PREP SOFTBALL: Roughriders timely in win over White River

PREP SOFTBALL: Roughriders timely in win over White River

Port Angeles was timely in its 4-1 nonleague victory over West Central District 3 foe White River in the first varsity softball… Continue reading

PREP SOFTBALL: Roughriders timely in win over White River
PREP SOCCER: Port Angeles foiled by Kingston

PREP SOCCER: Port Angeles foiled by Kingston

Soccer’s main unwritten rule may not have been followed by one side and the eventual outcome was harsh for Port Angeles in… Continue reading

PREP SOCCER: Port Angeles foiled by Kingston

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim boys, girls remain unbeaten in golf

Sequim’s boys golf team stayed unbeaten after knocking off Bremerton on the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain 249 strokes to 291. “Although we… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles golfers split with Kingston

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles golfers split with Kingston

Kingston topped Port Angeles 218-241 in a nine-hole Olympic League girls golf match Wednesday at Peninsula Golf Club. Gillian Elofson and Kathryn… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles golfers split with Kingston

OUTDOORS: Poaching violations on the North Olympic Peninsula

improperly harvesting animals such as fish, deer, elk or natural resources like timber — is common.… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Chinook reductions, coho opportunities highlight finalized salmon seasons

OUTDOORS: Chinook reductions, coho opportunities highlight finalized salmon seasons

GOOD AND BAD news comes with the release of finalized Pacific Ocean, Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound salmon seasons by the Pacific… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Chinook reductions, coho opportunities highlight finalized salmon seasons
PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim girls golfers take inside lane to league title

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim girls golfers take inside lane to league title

The Sequim’s girls golf team preserved its unbeaten match record and took the upper hand in the race toward an Olympic League championship… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim girls golfers take inside lane to league title
Doug Collins, left, and Zackari Glover teamed to win the Gross division at the 22nd annual Kiwanis Golf Tournament held last month at Port Townsend Golf Club. More than $10,000 was raised to support special needs children attending Camp Beausite Northwest near Chimacum. (Port Townsend Golf Club)

GOLF COLUMN: Masters gets players back on the tees

THE LEADERS HIT the back nine at Augusta National for the Sunday final round at the Masters and every year I head for my golf… Continue reading

Doug Collins, left, and Zackari Glover teamed to win the Gross division at the 22nd annual Kiwanis Golf Tournament held last month at Port Townsend Golf Club. More than $10,000 was raised to support special needs children attending Camp Beausite Northwest near Chimacum. (Port Townsend Golf Club)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: NW Cup downhill races return Sunday; PC hosting spring soccer tournament

The Northwest Cup downhill bike races are returning to the Dry Hill track west… Continue reading

Port Angeles man who pleaded guilty to tree theft pleads not guilty to fish poaching

Port Angeles man who pleaded guilty to tree theft pleads not guilty to fish poaching

EDITOR’S NOTE: Single barbless hooks are legal fishing gear on the Quillayute River. The initial version of this story incorrectly stated that single-point, barbless hooks… Continue reading

Port Angeles man who pleaded guilty to tree theft pleads not guilty to fish poaching
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Area 6 closing to chinook retention; summer soccer camps; fishing derby reels them in

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Area 6 closing to chinook retention; summer soccer camps; fishing derby reels them in

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has elected to close Marine Area 6… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Area 6 closing to chinook retention; summer soccer camps; fishing derby reels them in
ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM: Banner year for area players and teams

ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM: Banner year for area players and teams

*EDITORS NOTE: This article has been corrected to show that Rian Peters was selected Forks’ team MVP. The original article incorrectly stated Chloe Leverington was… Continue reading

ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM: Banner year for area players and teams
OUTDOORS: Kid’s Fishing Derby Saturday in Port Angeles; halibut talks next week; blackmouth biting and more

OUTDOORS: Kid’s Fishing Derby Saturday in Port Angeles; halibut talks next week; blackmouth biting and more

WARM BEVERAGES AND plenty of patience will be sought-after commodities Saturday morning for the annual Kid’s Fishing Derby at the Lincoln Park Ponds in Port… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Kid’s Fishing Derby Saturday in Port Angeles; halibut talks next week; blackmouth biting and more
GIRLS BASKETBALL MVP: Port Angeles’ Millie Long heads up impressive batch of peninsula players

GIRLS BASKETBALL MVP: Port Angeles’ Millie Long heads up impressive batch of peninsula players

After practice in advance of the Class 2A state tournament, Port Angeles’ Millie Long shrugged off a question about dealing with the… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL MVP: Port Angeles’ Millie Long heads up impressive batch of peninsula players
OUTDOORS: Salmon season proposals released

OUTDOORS: Salmon season proposals released

HEADING INTO THE back stretch of North of Falcon, the annual salmon season setting process, anglers should be cautiously optimistic about potential saltwater and Puget… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Salmon season proposals released
STATE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Wheeler as committed on the court as off

STATE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Wheeler as committed on the court as off

Whether on the microphone in front of hundreds of fellow students as an ASB officer at assemblies,… Continue reading

STATE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Wheeler as committed on the court as off
BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles lacking in loss to Lynden, active in win over North Mason; Sequim loses heartbreaker; Chimacum and Quilcene split double dip

BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles lacking in loss to Lynden, active in win over North Mason; Sequim loses heartbreaker; Chimacum and Quilcene split double dip

Port Angeles spotted a hard-hitting Lynden baseball team a five-run first inning lead and couldn’t catch… Continue reading

BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles lacking in loss to Lynden, active in win over North Mason; Sequim loses heartbreaker; Chimacum and Quilcene split double dip
PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Forks tops Quilcene on turf at Spartan Stadium

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Forks tops Quilcene on turf at Spartan Stadium

Forks knocked off Quilcene 10-2 in five innings in the first softball game played… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Forks tops Quilcene on turf at Spartan Stadium
BOYS SOCCER: Port Angeles falls to North Kitsap in penalty shootout

BOYS SOCCER: Port Angeles falls to North Kitsap in penalty shootout

Port Angeles outworked North Kitsap, outshooting the Vikings 16-5 and winning four more corner kicks than… Continue reading

BOYS SOCCER: Port Angeles falls to North Kitsap in penalty shootout

OUTDOORS: Rules changes coming in July

NEW SIMPLIFIED FISHING rules will go into effect throughout Washington in July, highlighted by the repeal of mandatory hatchery steelhead retention, the separation of trout… Continue reading