Michael Carman

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Year in review: Part 2

HAPPY NEW YEAR, and welcome to part two of my annual look back at the way things went down golf-wise in the past year. Truthfully,… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Zeke Greene

BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay tops Chimacum to win Crush in the Slush small-school title

PORT TOWNSEND — Neah Bay earned the Crush in the Slush small-school championship by beating Chimacum 64-54 at Port Townsend High School. It was the… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Zeke Greene
Port Townsend's Sean Dwyer (11) reverses direction around La Conner's Matt Finley during the small-school consolation game of the Crush in the Slush tournament at Port Townsend High School. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend beats La Conner at Crush in the Slush 48-39

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Redskins shook off an upset loss to Chimacum and rebounded for a solid 48-39 victory over La Conner in… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Sean Dwyer (11) reverses direction around La Conner's Matt Finley during the small-school consolation game of the Crush in the Slush tournament at Port Townsend High School. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Port Townsend's Jewel Johnson

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend outduels rival Chimacum

PORT TOWNSEND — With players crashing to the court for loose balls and possession arrows solving 50-50 tie-ups playing an important role, Port Townsend won… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Jewel Johnson
Port Townsend's Cody Russell (2)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Chimacum beats Port Townsend at Crush in the Slush

PORT TOWNSEND — Chimacum knocked off the one opponent that's always circled on the schedule before the season starts, and did it to the Port… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Cody Russell (2)
Neah Bay's Josiah Greene (12) makes the game-winning basket against La Conner at the Crush in the Slush tournament at Port Townsend High School. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay edges La Conner 49-47

PORT TOWNSEND — Let the Neah Bay boys basketball team hang around and keep itself in games at your own peril. Class 2B La Conner… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Josiah Greene (12) makes the game-winning basket against La Conner at the Crush in the Slush tournament at Port Townsend High School. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Chimacum's Lauren Thacker blasts through the defense of Friday Harbor's Taylor Turnbull during the opening game of the Crush in the Slush tournament. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Chimacum battles, but falls to Friday Harbor

PORT TOWNSEND — The Chimacum girls basketball team showed flashes of strong play but dropped the opening contest of the 2013 Crush in the Slush… Continue reading

Chimacum's Lauren Thacker blasts through the defense of Friday Harbor's Taylor Turnbull during the opening game of the Crush in the Slush tournament. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Port Townsend's Jewel Johnson keeps the ball away from Squalicum's Kamea Pino during a Crush in the Slush matchup. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend routed by Squalicum 51-28

PORT TOWNSEND — The Class 2A Squalicum Storm girls breezed past 1A Port Townsend 51-28 on the strength of a 15-0 scoring burst to close… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Jewel Johnson keeps the ball away from Squalicum's Kamea Pino during a Crush in the Slush matchup. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Year in review: Part 1

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE and welcome to part one of my annual look back at the year in golf. I enjoy the contemplative nature of this… Continue reading

Bremerton's Sawyer Kluge

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles roughs up Bremerton

PORT ANGELES — In keeping with the Christmas season, the Port Angeles girls basketball team handed out some gifts in the early going of a… Continue reading

Bremerton's Sawyer Kluge
Clallam Bay's Alan Greene

PREP BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay boys, girls sweep Crescent

JOYCE — Crescent School's brand-new gym floor is still in search of its first home team basketball victory, after Clallam Bay swept a nonleague boys… Continue reading

Clallam Bay's Alan Greene

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Area courses offering holiday deals

PLENTY OF TIME remains for those wishing to scoop up a Christmas present or two for the golfer in the family, or for the golfer… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Abraham Venske

BOYS BASKETBALL: Sequim holds off Neah Bay 72-66

SEQUIM — If only they had charged an entrance fee to Sequim's boys basketball victory over Neah Bay. The unusual Saturday afternoon matinee lacked the… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Abraham Venske
Port Angeles' Brittany Norberg

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles rallies to beat Kingston

PORT ANGELES — A bleak outcome loomed late for the Port Angeles girls basketball team: an early season homecourt loss to an Olympic League rival.… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Brittany Norberg

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Send-off planned for Port Townsend’s Early

GOLFING WEATHER OF late has been a trifle frightful, those frozen fairways the opposite of delightful, but as long as it doesn’t snow, feel free… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Send-off planned for Port Townsend’s Early

GOLFING WEATHER OF late has been a trifle frightful, those frozen fairways the opposite of delightful, but as long as it doesn’t snow, feel free… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Send-off planned for Port Townsend’s Early

GOLFING WEATHER OF late has been a trifle frightful, those frozen fairways the opposite of delightful, but as long as it doesn’t snow, feel free… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Patricia Reeves

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim sweeps doubleheader with Port Townsend

SEQUIM — Sequim’s boys and girls basketball teams got the best of their Port Townsend counterparts in an Olympic League doubleheader at Rick Kaps Gymnasium.… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Patricia Reeves

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Discovery Bay Golf Course had ownership change

CHANGES HERALDED BY a switch in ownership are underway at Discovery Bay Golf Course near Port Townsend. Full ownership and control of the historic course… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Hiring process for golf pros

HOW DOES A golf club go about the process of hiring a new club pro? I admit I was in the dark on just how,… Continue reading