Michael Carman

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Neah Bay sweeps Clallam Bay; Crescent splits and Port Townsend beats North Mason

Neah Bay absorbed Clallam Bay’s best shot early, but the Red Devils made certain there would be no upset with a big… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Polish point guard Kuba Krol part of the Port Townsend family

PREP BASKETBALL: Polish point guard Kuba Krol part of the Port Townsend family

He’s a made a long journey from Poland to Port Townsend to spend a school year as a Rotary exchange student and… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Polish point guard Kuba Krol part of the Port Townsend family
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim seals third seed to districts; Port Angeles, Forks win big

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim seals third seed to districts; Port Angeles, Forks win big

Sequim scrapped out a 51-47 boys basketball win over Olympic at home Tuesday in a game that decided the Olympic League 2A Division’s… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim seals third seed to districts; Port Angeles, Forks win big

OUTDOORS: Season opener planned at Hurricane Ridge Saturday

ALL THAT POWDER, and nobody’s dropped in yet at Hurricane Ridge. A compacted winter sports season is set to begin at the ridge this weekend… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: WIAA panel OKs classification changes

PREP SPORTS: WIAA panel OKs classification changes

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Representative Assembly approved two amendments Monday that will impact the state’s athletic classifications beginning with the 2020-21 school… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: WIAA panel OKs classification changes
GOLF: Super Bowl deals and events abound

GOLF: Super Bowl deals and events abound

a friend once asked which network’s show, CBS or Fox, I preferred to take in before… Continue reading

GOLF: Super Bowl deals and events abound
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim goes on the defensive in huge win over North Kitsap; Port Angeles wins and Chimacum gets past improving Port Townsend

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim goes on the defensive in huge win over North Kitsap; Port Angeles wins and Chimacum gets past improving Port Townsend

The usually high-scoring Sequim girls relied on their defense to keep alive a shot at earning a share of the Olympic League 2A… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim goes on the defensive in huge win over North Kitsap; Port Angeles wins and Chimacum gets past improving Port Townsend

WRESTLING: Forks wins 7th-straight Evergreen League title

Forks won its seventh straight Evergreen League championship with a 65-18 dual-meet victory against Montesano, but it wasn’t quite the… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles flips the switch after halftime in win over Olympic

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles flips the switch after halftime in win over Olympic

Port Angeles’ 72-60 senior night victory over Olympic may be just what the team needed in the home stretch toward postseason play.… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles flips the switch after halftime in win over Olympic
BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks picks up huge road win over Montesano; Crescent seals playoff spot; Port Townsend beats rival Chimacum and more

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks picks up huge road win over Montesano; Crescent seals playoff spot; Port Townsend beats rival Chimacum and more

Forks and Montesano traded momentum all game long, but the Spartans finished the game strong — and now sit in sole possession of… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Forks picks up huge road win over Montesano; Crescent seals playoff spot; Port Townsend beats rival Chimacum and more
WRESTLING: Port Angeles claims Olympic League title in showdown with Olympic

WRESTLING: Port Angeles claims Olympic League title in showdown with Olympic

Port Angeles’ lighter wrestlers carried much of the weight for the Roughriders in a 46-34 dual meet victory over Olympic with the… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Port Angeles claims Olympic League title in showdown with Olympic
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cooke productive for Port Angeles

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cooke productive for Port Angeles

Port Angeles’ Madison Cooke is a disruptive force for the Olympic League-leading Roughriders girls basketball team. Cooke’s game is relatively refined for… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cooke productive for Port Angeles

BOYS BASKETBALL: Big three come up large for Neah Bay against Crescent

Neah Bay started strong, let Crescent creep back into the contest at halftime and utilized a dominant second half to… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA Elite win tourney; Elwha Bridge run set; Port Angeles Rams play Saturday; Pirates host casino night fundraiser
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA Elite win tourney; Elwha Bridge run set; Port Angeles Rams play Saturday; Pirates host casino night fundraiser
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula holds back Whatcom

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula holds back Whatcom

Ashlynn Sharp’s late 3-point basket and made free throws were the difference as the Peninsula College women’s basketball team… Continue reading

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula holds back Whatcom
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Harris-Williams’ late jumper lifts Peninsula to victory

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Harris-Williams’ late jumper lifts Peninsula to victory

Davien Harris-Williams’ step-back 15-foot jumper with 1.3 seconds to play boosted the Peninsula College men’s basketball team to an 88-86 win over… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Harris-Williams’ late jumper lifts Peninsula to victory

OUTDOORS: Options increase with sunny weather

IT’S NOT THE time to make hay while the sun shines, but if you aren’t wetting a line for steelhead you can tap into something… Continue reading

PREP NOTEBOOK: Port Angeles wrestles for league title Thursday night

PREP NOTEBOOK: Port Angeles wrestles for league title Thursday night

PORT ANGELES WRESTLES tonight for its first undisputed Olympic League boys title since the 2014-15 season when the Roughriders (5-0) take on the Olympic Trojans… Continue reading

PREP NOTEBOOK: Port Angeles wrestles for league title Thursday night

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks tops Clallam Bay in OT; Roughriders, Wolves win big

Rian Peters scored 25 points, including the eventual game-winner in the paint in overtime, as the Forks girls basketball team edged Clallam… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim surges past Port Townsend; Roughriders, Spartans win big

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim surges past Port Townsend; Roughriders, Spartans win big

Sequim went on a huge 30-5 run in the second quarter en route to a 70-28 boys basketball win over Port Townsend… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim surges past Port Townsend; Roughriders, Spartans win big