Michael Carman

GIRLS DISTRICT BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Chimacum wins, Port Angeles advances to regionals and Sequim falls

GIRLS DISTRICT BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Chimacum wins, Port Angeles advances to regionals and Sequim falls

By Michael Carman and Pierre LaBossiere Peninsula Daily News *Updated: Port Angeles defeated Renton 42-32 Saturday at Foss High School in Tacoma to advance to… Continue reading

GIRLS DISTRICT BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Chimacum wins, Port Angeles advances to regionals and Sequim falls
BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks goes wire-to-wire to win district opener

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks goes wire-to-wire to win district opener

Forks never trailed in earning its first boys basketball district victory in four seasons in a 68-56 win over Stevenson at Montesano High… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks goes wire-to-wire to win district opener

OUTDOORS: Halibut quota grows in 2017

I LEFT OUT some information concerning the halibut quota for 2017 when I discussed an effort to extend the length of halibut fisheries in upcoming… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Changes coming to blackmouth seasons

OUTDOORS: Changes coming to blackmouth seasons

ANGLERS HAVE BEEN doing fairly well for winter blackmouth in Marine Area 6 (Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca) and the state Department of Fish… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Changes coming to blackmouth seasons

GIRLS BASKETBALL UPDATE: Sequim, Port Angeles, Chimacum district games rescheduled for today

The Port Angeles, Sequim and Chimacum girls basketball teams will begin postseason play today (Friday) after Thursday’s closure of the Hood Canal Bridge… Continue reading

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Rough night at the office for Peninsula offense

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Rough night at the office for Peninsula offense

Out of place, out of sorts and out of luck. The Peninsula College men’s basketball team struggled on both ends of the… Continue reading

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Rough night at the office for Peninsula offense

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles stung by Hornets’ buzzer beater

Port Angeles clawed back from a 20-point first-half deficit in its Class 2A West Central District boys basketball tournament opener, only to have… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: District play a stacked deck in West Central playoffs

PREP BASKETBALL: District play a stacked deck in West Central playoffs

Another year, another slate of West Central District Class 2A basketball tournament games played in the shadow of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: District play a stacked deck in West Central playoffs
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association fares well at indoor meet

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association fares well at indoor meet

Members of the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association recently participated in the Northwest Ergomania Championships, an unofficial… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association fares well at indoor meet
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles comes up big in fourth quarter to earn win

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles comes up big in fourth quarter to earn win

Teams would rather avoid entering the postseason having to deal with the frustrations associated with a loss. After playing poorly for much… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles comes up big in fourth quarter to earn win

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Neah Bay boys, girls sweeps senior night

Neah Bay’s Kenrick Doherty Jr. had a senior night to remember as the Red Devils downed Crescent 67-29 in a North Olympic… Continue reading

MEN’S BASKETBALL: First-place Peninsula’s win gives Pirates some cushion

MEN’S BASKETBALL: First-place Peninsula’s win gives Pirates some cushion

The takeoff was a sight to behold. The landing more bumpy than expected. But the eventual outcome — an 84-76 win over… Continue reading

MEN’S BASKETBALL: First-place Peninsula’s win gives Pirates some cushion

OUTDOORS: Support longer, safer halibut season

DEATH BY 1,000 cuts, otherwise known as the slow but steady dismantling of recreational sport fisheries in the state of Washington, continued with the reveal… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Proposed public lands sale of no benefit to taxpayers

THIS LAND WAS made for you and me. Or so the Woody Guthrie song, a staple of children’s elementary school musical concerts, goes. But a… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles shows poise in knocking off Olympic

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles shows poise in knocking off Olympic

She called. And her teammates answered. With Port Angeles’ lead and momentum slipping away late in the third quarter, Roughriders’ senior post… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles shows poise in knocking off Olympic
PREP SPORTS: Playoff season awaits for area schools

PREP SPORTS: Playoff season awaits for area schools

A bevy of North Olympic Peninsula prep basketball, wrestling, swimming and gymnastics teams have reached or will reach the conclusion of their… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Playoff season awaits for area schools
SPORTS BRIEFS: Lefties hosting youth workouts all month long

SPORTS BRIEFS: Lefties hosting youth workouts all month long

Youth baseball workouts hosted by coaches and players from the Port Angeles Lefties and the… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Lefties hosting youth workouts all month long

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks boys take down league-leading Hoquiam; Port Townsend cruises to eighth-straight win …

Led by a monster performance from 6-foot-9-inch senior center Marky Adams, Forks spoiled senior… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Cameron Butler of Port Angeles swims the backstroke leg of the 200-yard individual medley on Thursday at William Shore Memorial Pool in Port Angeles.

BOYS SWIMMING: Port Angeles seniors finish home career in style

Port Angeles won 11 out of 12 events and outscored Bremerton 117 to 66 in the final home swim meet for seven… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Cameron Butler of Port Angeles swims the backstroke leg of the 200-yard individual medley on Thursday at William Shore Memorial Pool in Port Angeles.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles senior trio rewarded with big home win over Sequim

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles senior trio rewarded with big home win over Sequim

It was a senior recognition night to remember for the Port Angeles Roughriders boys basketball team. A 30-5 Port Angeles run over… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles senior trio rewarded with big home win over Sequim