Michael Carman

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Clallam Bay squad keeping football alive

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Clallam Bay squad keeping football alive

Wins and losses will take a back seat this fall for Clallam Bay. The Bruins will field a football team again this… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Clallam Bay squad keeping football alive

OUTDOORS: Atlantic salmon roundup continues

MOP-UP EFFORTS to recover more of the Atlantic salmon that escaped from a net pen containing 305,000 fish near Cypress Island in the San Juans… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Neah Bay has plenty of question marks

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Neah Bay has plenty of question marks

After losing the bulk of the stars from its Class 1B state championship-winning 2016 squad, including two former Associated Press 1B State… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Neah Bay has plenty of question marks
Peninsula’s Maddie Parton (11) vies for control of the ball with a Spokane player during the Pirates’ 4-3 win over the Sasquatch at the NWAC Friendlies in Tukwila on Friday.                                Rick Ross/Peninsula College Athletics

COLLEGE SOCCER: PC women sweep, men split at NWAC Friendlies

The Peninsula College women’s soccer team swept a pair of contests and the Pirate men split its matches at the regular-season opening NWAC… Continue reading

Peninsula’s Maddie Parton (11) vies for control of the ball with a Spokane player during the Pirates’ 4-3 win over the Sasquatch at the NWAC Friendlies in Tukwila on Friday.                                Rick Ross/Peninsula College Athletics
PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Quilcene has size up front, speed in the back

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Quilcene has size up front, speed in the back

Quilcene head coach Trey Beathard is riding the fence about his team’s chances this fall. On one hand, the Rangers are a little… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Quilcene has size up front, speed in the back
PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Chimacum filling gaps and plugging holes

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Chimacum filling gaps and plugging holes

When you’re low on numbers and lacking linemen, high school football teams have to adopt an “all hands on deck” mentality. That’s the… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Chimacum filling gaps and plugging holes
OUTDOORS: Anglers rounding up stray Atlantic salmon

OUTDOORS: Anglers rounding up stray Atlantic salmon

Anglers on the North Olympic Peninsula are doing their part to catch stray Atlantic salmon, part of a horde of escapees out of… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Anglers rounding up stray Atlantic salmon
2017 PREP PREVIEW: Roughrider gallop into season optimistic with chip on their shoulders

2017 PREP PREVIEW: Roughrider gallop into season optimistic with chip on their shoulders

A young varsity Port Angeles Roughriders team will be one year older, stronger and wiser this season. And they’ll be one year… Continue reading

2017 PREP PREVIEW: Roughrider gallop into season optimistic with chip on their shoulders
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Howell to play softball for Pierce College

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Howell to play softball for Pierce College

A Firecracker 5K/10K Fun Run will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 4. The run… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Howell to play softball for Pierce College
PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEWS: Smaller Crescent will rely on speed

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEWS: Smaller Crescent will rely on speed

The Crescent Loggers lost some tall timber to graduation in the form of McCabe Story, Wyatt McNeece… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEWS: Smaller Crescent will rely on speed
PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: New season, new identity for Port Townsend

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: New season, new identity for Port Townsend

Last season the biggest question mark surrounding Port Townsend football was how would players respond to… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: New season, new identity for Port Townsend
GOLF: Pair win bragging rights at Port Townsend Golf Club

GOLF: Pair win bragging rights at Port Townsend Golf Club

A YEAR’S WORTH of bragging rights and personalized parking places go to Hazli Katsikapes and Brian Lux, the winner of the Port Townsend Golf Club’s… Continue reading

GOLF: Pair win bragging rights at Port Townsend Golf Club
PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Forks embracing blue-collar mentality

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Forks embracing blue-collar mentality

Forks head football coach Emil West doesn’t utilize one unifying theme, a slogan or a handful of buzz words you might find coming… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Forks embracing blue-collar mentality
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic CrossCutters host tryouts Saturday in Sequim

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic CrossCutters host tryouts Saturday in Sequim

Tryouts for the Olympic CrossCutters select travel baseball team will be held Saturday in Sequim. Olympic Peninsula baseball… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic CrossCutters host tryouts Saturday in Sequim

GOLF: Club champions crowned

CLEARING AWAY THE cobwebs from a dog days of August vacation, I’m back with a column celebrating some area club champions of recent vintage. Peninsula… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Lookout spots for eclipse viewing

THE NORTH OLYMPIC Peninsula may not be in the path of totality for Monday’s solar eclipse, but the good folks at NASA say our area… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Check-in changes for anglers fishing Canadian waters

U.S. ANGLERS FISHING Canadian waters have a new procedure to follow when bringing back Canadian-caught fish to U.S. ports like Sekiu, Port Angeles and Neah… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula College men host soccer scrimmage in Sequim

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula College men host soccer scrimmage in Sequim

The Peninsula College men’s soccer team will host an exhibition friendly against Highline at 1 p.m. today… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula College men host soccer scrimmage in Sequim
PREP FOOTBALL: Friday night lights await as practices kick off season

PREP FOOTBALL: Friday night lights await as practices kick off season

North Olympic Peninsula high school football teams from Neah Bay to Quilcene opened preparations for the 2017 season sans pads and in… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Friday night lights await as practices kick off season
LEFTIES: Port Angeles picked to host 2018 WCL All-Star Game

LEFTIES: Port Angeles picked to host 2018 WCL All-Star Game

Civic Field and the Port Angeles Lefties will serve as hosts of the 2018 West Coast League All-Star Game, co-owner Matt Acker… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Port Angeles picked to host 2018 WCL All-Star Game