Michael Carman

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Strong third quarter helps Neah Bay top Forks

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Strong third quarter helps Neah Bay top Forks

Neah Bay deployed a deep bench to outpace an improved Forks squad in a 47-38 nonleague girls basketball game. It just took a… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Strong third quarter helps Neah Bay top Forks
BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks blows out Neah Bay in confidence-building win

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks blows out Neah Bay in confidence-building win

An in-season pep talk went a long way for sharp-shooting Forks forward Cort Prose. Prose scored 18 points on six 3-pointers in front… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks blows out Neah Bay in confidence-building win

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles bounces back with road win over North Kitsap

Port Angeles got back on track in a big way after a loss to Bremerton on Monday, going on the road to knock… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Fishing slows as temperature stays frigid

FRIGID CONDITIONS OVER the last week-plus, coupled with a lack of hatchery steelhead, have fishing at a bit of a standstill out on the West… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Scant three days of halibut fishing guaranteed this spring

A SWITCH TO in-season halibut management for all state marine areas is planned this spring. That’s after a 2016 halibut season that saw recreational anglers… Continue reading

GOLF: Wagner, Cedars at Dungeness, now operating Peninsula Golf Club

GOLF: Wagner, Cedars at Dungeness, now operating Peninsula Golf Club

THE GOLF COURSE that boasts some of the best views of any such facility on the North Olympic Peninsula now has a clearer vision of… Continue reading

GOLF: Wagner, Cedars at Dungeness, now operating Peninsula Golf Club
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Townsend girls, Port Angeles boys pick up division wins

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Townsend girls, Port Angeles boys pick up division wins

Port Townsend’s third-quarter press helped the Redhawks turn a halftime tie with Klahowya into a 54-50 Olympic League 1A Division girls basketball… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Townsend girls, Port Angeles boys pick up division wins

OUTDOORS: Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby on as scheduled

DON’T LET THE loss of the Port Angeles Halibut Derby drag you down to the briny depths. Anglers will still have a shot at landing… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Icy roads force prep sports postponements

Several Tuesday night prep sports events were postponed because of icy road conditions. A wrestling meet between North Kitsap and Port Angeles… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Chimacum girls basketball wins another OT thriller

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Chimacum girls basketball wins another OT thriller

Chimacum held back North Mason 50-47 in overtime for the Cowboys second straight nonleague girls basketball victory. Chimacum (2-1) previously knocked off Forks… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Chimacum girls basketball wins another OT thriller
PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay passes final test, wins Class 1B state championship

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay passes final test, wins Class 1B state championship

Battered, but wearing a smile as long as the Tacoma Dome corridor he slowly limped down, Neah Bay’ senior Cameron Buzzell accepted one… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay passes final test, wins Class 1B state championship
Associated Press                                Neah Bay players, including Matt Reamer (36) yell as they celebrate with the trophy after they beat Odessa-Harrington 64-34 in the Washington Div. 1B high school football championship Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP NOTEBOOK: McCaulley mulling coaching future

Neah Bay head football coach Tony McCaulley made sure to thank all his assistant coaches, team support staff and his family by name… Continue reading

Associated Press                                Neah Bay players, including Matt Reamer (36) yell as they celebrate with the trophy after they beat Odessa-Harrington 64-34 in the Washington Div. 1B high school football championship Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.
The Associated Press Neah Bay’s Cameron Buzzell (14) is tackled by Odessa-Harrington defensive linebacker John DeWulf (17) as he leaps for extra yardage during the Class 1B state football championship on Saturday in Tacoma.

PREP FOOTBALL UPDATE: Neah Bay wins 4th state championship in school history

Neah Bay came ready and prepared for formerly unbeaten Odessa-Harrington, cutting down the Titans 64-34 to earn the school’s fourth Class 1B state… Continue reading

The Associated Press Neah Bay’s Cameron Buzzell (14) is tackled by Odessa-Harrington defensive linebacker John DeWulf (17) as he leaps for extra yardage during the Class 1B state football championship on Saturday in Tacoma.

OUTDOORS: No halibut derby in Port Angeles in 2017

A vote to cancel the 2017 Memorial Day Halibut Derby was made by the Port Angeles Salmon Club board… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: West End rivers likely to drop, setting up good steelhead fishing conditions

A FORECAST CALLING for a drop in temperatures and the potential of lower river levels await steelhead anglers on the West End. “It should freeze… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News                                A survey of the Olympic Mountain range revealed the mountain goat population has doubled in the past 10 years to an estimated 620 animals.

OUTDOORS: Survey says Olympic’s mountain goat population on the rise

MOUNTAIN GOAT NUMBERS in the Olympic Mountains have doubled over the past 12 years according to a U.S. Geological Survey report released Tuesday. The total… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News                                A survey of the Olympic Mountain range revealed the mountain goat population has doubled in the past 10 years to an estimated 620 animals.
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles, Forks boys both win

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles, Forks boys both win

Noah McGoff went off for 30 points and hauled down nine rebounds as the Port Angeles boys basketball team roughed up Klahowya 66-18… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles, Forks boys both win
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles gets defensive late, tops Bainbridge

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles gets defensive late, tops Bainbridge

Port Angeles made up an eight-point deficit entering the fourth quarter with a lockdown defensive job in the final frame to come away… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles gets defensive late, tops Bainbridge
PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay readies for state title tilt

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay readies for state title tilt

High-powered offenses — check. Stingy defenses — check. Second-ranked Odessa-Harrington (13-0) and No. 4 Neah Bay (10-1) are on a collision course for… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay readies for state title tilt

PREP FOOTBALL UPDATE: Neah Bay rallies late to beat Lummi; will play for state championship

Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. connected with Kenrick Doherty Jr. on a go-ahead 31-yard touchdown pass with less than four minutes remaining as Neah Bay… Continue reading