Michael Carman

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Nineteen-pound chinook leads derby heading into final day and other area events

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Nineteen-pound chinook leads derby heading into final day and other area events

Good-sized blackmouth chinook are found up and down the leaderboard after two days of fishing… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Nineteen-pound chinook leads derby heading into final day and other area events
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men fall in NWAC Tournament

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men fall in NWAC Tournament

Peninsula College struggled to defend against Green River, allowing the Gators to shoot 56 percent from the field in an 89-66 Northwest Athletic… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men fall in NWAC Tournament
OUTDOORS: Derby anglers vying for $10K prize this weekend

OUTDOORS: Derby anglers vying for $10K prize this weekend

ANGLERS FISHING IN the Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby today through Sunday should expect all manner of conditions. Snow, rain, sunshine and cold temperatures all are… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Derby anglers vying for $10K prize this weekend
PREP SPORTS: Spring storylines to follow

PREP SPORTS: Spring storylines to follow

With spring sports practices underway inside gyms and slowly spreading to fields and diamonds, here are five stories to watch featuring teams… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Spring storylines to follow
OUTDOORS: Sequim’s Dave Croonquist seeking spot on state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission

OUTDOORS: Sequim’s Dave Croonquist seeking spot on state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission

Recreational angling advocate Dave Croonquist of Sequim is waiting to discover if he has received an appointment by Gov. Jay Inslee to… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Sequim’s Dave Croonquist seeking spot on state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission
Port Angeles’ Madison Cooke vies for control of the ball with White River’s Taylor Schmidtke during the Roughriders’ 60-55 state quarterfinal loss Thursday at the Yakima SunDome.                                Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

STATE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles stung late by White River run in quarterfinal

Basketball is a game of runs and that old saying was proven in heartbreaking fashion in No. 6 Port Angeles’ 60-55 Class 2A… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Madison Cooke vies for control of the ball with White River’s Taylor Schmidtke during the Roughriders’ 60-55 state quarterfinal loss Thursday at the Yakima SunDome.                                Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group
STATE 2A BASKETBALL: Rough start leads to state exit for Port Angeles girls

STATE 2A BASKETBALL: Rough start leads to state exit for Port Angeles girls

A team hoping for an upset can’t spot a state powerhouse a 20-point lead at any time of a game, let alone the… Continue reading

STATE 2A BASKETBALL: Rough start leads to state exit for Port Angeles girls
Sequim’s Hope Glasser goes up against Port Angeles’ Eve Burke at the girls 2A state tournament in Yakima. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group )

STATE BASKETBALL: Young Sequim squad proud of successful year

With only one senior graduating and five returners who averaged between 7.1 and 13.1 points this season all returning for Sequim, the Wolves… Continue reading

Sequim’s Hope Glasser goes up against Port Angeles’ Eve Burke at the girls 2A state tournament in Yakima. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group )
STATE BASKETBALL: Mikkiah Brady serves to bind Port Angeles together

STATE BASKETBALL: Mikkiah Brady serves to bind Port Angeles together

A common thread exists for Port Angeles’ three state tournament appearances since 2014 under head coach Michael Poindexter — the presence of… Continue reading

STATE BASKETBALL: Mikkiah Brady serves to bind Port Angeles together
STATE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles gets cooking late to pull away from Jayla Julmist-led Sequim
STATE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles gets cooking late to pull away from Jayla Julmist-led Sequim
STATE 2A BASKETBALL: Wood’s been good for PA girls

STATE 2A BASKETBALL: Wood’s been good for PA girls

It was more of a statement than a question, but the emphatically affirmative answer that followed offered insight into the mentality of both… Continue reading

STATE 2A BASKETBALL: Wood’s been good for PA girls
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Seth Johnson is picked as Evergreen 1A boys basketball MVP

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Seth Johnson is picked as Evergreen 1A boys basketball MVP

Forks senior point guard Seth Johnson has been selected as the Evergreen League 1A Boys Basketball MVP in voting by league coaches. Johnson… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Seth Johnson is picked as Evergreen 1A boys basketball MVP

OUTDOORS: Diggers struggle to find razor clams

DESPITE GOOD WEATHER and tides for two of three recent days of digging at Kalaloch, razor clam diggers still struggled to find clams. Results progressively… Continue reading

STATE BASKETBALL: Sequim’s Kalli Wiker dialed in from outside

STATE BASKETBALL: Sequim’s Kalli Wiker dialed in from outside

Everybody on the roster is a threat to shoot the 3-point shot in today’s game, but there’s… Continue reading

STATE BASKETBALL: Sequim’s Kalli Wiker dialed in from outside
STATE BASKETBALL: Sequim-Port Angeles face off in loser-out game in Yakima

STATE BASKETBALL: Sequim-Port Angeles face off in loser-out game in Yakima

The third installment of the girls basketball edition of the Rainshadow Rumble rivalry between No. 6 Port… Continue reading

STATE BASKETBALL: Sequim-Port Angeles face off in loser-out game in Yakima
Clallam Bay’s Hannah Olson, right, drives past Naselle point guard Bella Colombo during a Class 1B State Regional round contest Friday at Mark Morris High School in Longview. Rob Hilson

GIRLS REGIONAL BASKETBALL: Neah Bay on to state quarterfinals; Clallam Bay’s season comes to a close

The Neah Bay girls got 10 points from Laila Greene in the fourth quarter and blew… Continue reading

Clallam Bay’s Hannah Olson, right, drives past Naselle point guard Bella Colombo during a Class 1B State Regional round contest Friday at Mark Morris High School in Longview. Rob Hilson
GIRLS REGIONAL BASKETBALL: Sequim surge sends Wolves to SunDome

GIRLS REGIONAL BASKETBALL: Sequim surge sends Wolves to SunDome

Sequim picked the best possible time to pitch a shutout. But we aren’t talking baseball or softball,… Continue reading

GIRLS REGIONAL BASKETBALL: Sequim surge sends Wolves to SunDome

GIRLS REGIONAL BASKETBALL: Rocky start to state for Port Angeles

No. 6 Port Angeles was denied a first-round bye into the Class 2A State Tournament with a… Continue reading

BOYS REGIONAL BASKETBALL: Neah Bay beats Billygoats, advances to state in Spokane

BOYS REGIONAL BASKETBALL: Neah Bay beats Billygoats, advances to state in Spokane

Three Neah Bay players recorded double-doubles and Meric Soeneke scored 23 points on 9 of 14 shooting,… Continue reading

BOYS REGIONAL BASKETBALL: Neah Bay beats Billygoats, advances to state in Spokane