Michael Carman

BASEBALL: Port Angeles Lefties unveil marmot logo, mascot

BASEBALL: Port Angeles Lefties unveil marmot logo, mascot

A logo that incorporates a native Olympic Marmot, Olympic mountain peaks and a summer sunset over the Strait of Juan de Fuca… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Port Angeles Lefties unveil marmot logo, mascot
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Townsend’s Hill leads Redhawks back to state

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Townsend’s Hill leads Redhawks back to state

Port Townsend quarterback/defensive back Berkley Hill continued his outstanding senior season in his team’s most important game thus far, a 49-7 victory over Charles Wright… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Townsend’s Hill leads Redhawks back to state
PREP FOOTBALL: Lights dim on Sequim in district playoffs

PREP FOOTBALL: Lights dim on Sequim in district playoffs

The Silverdale Stadium lights dimming as Sequim Wolves football players and coaches paid their last respects to one another in the wake of… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Lights dim on Sequim in district playoffs

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ season comes to a close

Forks ran into a buzzsaw in the form of Class 1A No. 6 La Center and were beaten 66-12 in a Southwest District… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend races out to big win, second straight state playoff berth

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend races out to big win, second straight state playoff berth

Port Townsend achieved a number of firsts on its way to earning a second consecutive Class 1A state football tournament appearance after… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend races out to big win, second straight state playoff berth

OUTDOORS: Elk modern firearm season begins Saturday

I THOUGHT THE state’s fishing regulations were difficult to decipher. And then I tried to read up on elk hunting rules in advance of Saturday’s… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PICKS AND PREVIEWS: Win or go home as playoffs start

PREP FOOTBALL PICKS AND PREVIEWS: Win or go home as playoffs start

For the second time in three seasons Charles Wright stands in the way of Port Townsend’s path to the Class 1A state… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PICKS AND PREVIEWS: Win or go home as playoffs start
OUTDOORS: Hunting comes naturally for 12-year old trap shooter

OUTDOORS: Hunting comes naturally for 12-year old trap shooter

PORT ANGELES’ JAY McIlwain is lucky. The outdoorsman recently had a front-row seat to witness the thrill and satisfaction of a successful first-time hunter when… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Hunting comes naturally for 12-year old trap shooter

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles youth wrestling begins Nov. 9

Registration and first practice for the Port Angeles Wrestling Club will be held at… Continue reading

GOLF: North Olympic Peninsula clubs honor award winners, elect officers

GOLF: North Olympic Peninsula clubs honor award winners, elect officers

LADIES GOLF CLUBS have selected award winners after wrapping up another successful season on the fairways and greens of the North Olympic Peninsula. Janet Real… Continue reading

GOLF: North Olympic Peninsula clubs honor award winners, elect officers

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles hosting youth basketball tournament … and other sports events on the North Olympic Peninsula

Youth basketball tournament slated PORT ANGELES —The Tipoff Tourney, a youth basketball tournament with divisions for boys and girls teams from grades four through high… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles’ Madelyn Wenzl

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles’ Madelyn Wenzl

Port Angeles senior Madelyn Wenzl came up with crucial stops to preserve and prolong the Roughriders’ season last week. Wenzl stood tall and allowed just… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles’ Madelyn Wenzl
PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim rolls again on the road against Kingston, while both Port Angeles and Chimacum lose

PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim rolls again on the road against Kingston, while both Port Angeles and Chimacum lose

Taking the field without four starting players, Chimacum fell to Coupeville 24-6. Despite the loss, coach Mike Dowling said, “all in all,… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim rolls again on the road against Kingston, while both Port Angeles and Chimacum lose
PREP FOOTBALL: Second half stumbles cut down Forks

PREP FOOTBALL: Second half stumbles cut down Forks

The script was playing out perfectly for a Forks upset halfway through the Spartans’ senior night contest with Hoquiam. After the Grizzlies missed… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Second half stumbles cut down Forks
PREP VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Forks sweeps Elma to earn second seed to districts

PREP VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Forks sweeps Elma to earn second seed to districts

Forks dropped Elma 25-19, 31-29, 25-23 to force a tie for second place in the Evergreen League 1A volleyball standings. “Earlier in the… Continue reading

PREP VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Forks sweeps Elma to earn second seed to districts

DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY: Sequim, Port Angeles and Port Townsend runners advance to state

Sequim and Port Angeles boys and girls cross country teams will compete as teams at the Class 2A State Championships in Pasco next… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PICKS: Postseason picture will clear after this weekend

PREP FOOTBALL PICKS: Postseason picture will clear after this weekend

Port Townsend playing for a league title

PREP FOOTBALL PICKS: Postseason picture will clear after this weekend
VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles falls in seeding game

VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles falls in seeding game

Sequim faces Kingston at league tourney

VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles falls in seeding game

OUTDOORS: Anglers eyeing Dungeness silver

No razor clam digs this weekend

The Avalanche Black eighth grade girls basketball team went 3-1 at its first basketball tournament of the season last weekend. Front row, from left, manager Khloe Stanard, Jaida Wood, Hannah Reetz and Myra Walker. Back row, from left, Camille Stensgard, Maddie Cooke, Maggie Ruddell, Jada Cargo and Emilia Long.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Avalanche Black fare well at tourney

Area sports news and events occurring on the North Olympic Peninsula

The Avalanche Black eighth grade girls basketball team went 3-1 at its first basketball tournament of the season last weekend. Front row, from left, manager Khloe Stanard, Jaida Wood, Hannah Reetz and Myra Walker. Back row, from left, Camille Stensgard, Maddie Cooke, Maggie Ruddell, Jada Cargo and Emilia Long.