Port Angeles' Carly Gouge can slap hit or hit for power

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PREP SOFTBALL: Gouge’s slap hitting valuable for undefeated Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A simple move across the plate at a young age followed by hours of training…

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GOLF: Season in full swing at North Olympic Peninsula courses

NOT EVERYONE CHOOSES to go camping or halibut fishing on Memorial Day Weekend. Some decide to stay close…

Chad Wagner

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GOLF: Cedars at Dungeness adds GolfBoards and FootGolf

SEQUIM — Shredding fairways is typically a crime, not an activity sanctioned by a golf course pro shop.…

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COLLEGE SPORTS: Sequim’s Jayson Brocklesby leads Olympic College at NWAC track and field meet; other reports on college athletes

SPOKANE — Sequim graduate Jayson Brocklesby led Olympic College to fifth place in the team competition at the…

Erik Gonzalez implores a Port Angeles wrestler to dig deep during a match at Mat Classic XXV

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PREP WRESTLING: Port Angeles’ Gonzalez leaving to teach and coach at Heritage High School in Vancouver, Wash.

PORT ANGELES — Erik Gonzalez, the Port Angeles High School coach and mentor who instilled confidence and inspired…

Chimacum golfer Marcus Bufford eyes his drive during the Class 1A West Central District Tournament at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton on Tuesday. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP GOLF: Chimacum boys earn district title; other area reports

BREMERTON — Mitch Black has guided Chimacum to a host of Nisqually and Olympic League titles in his…

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OUTDOORS: Halibut catch totals force closure today off LaPush and Neah Bay

LAST WEEK’S HALIBUT opener in Marine Areas 3 (LaPush) and 4 (Neah Bay) was good. A little too…

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YOUTH SPORTS: Laurel Lanes tops Rotary in Cal Ripken baseball . . . Olympic Labor Council edges Jim’s Pharmacy in 12U softball . . . Basketball camp coming to Port Townsend

Laurel Lanes holds off Rotary 5-3 PORT ANGELES — Great defense and aggressive base running gave Laurel Lanes…

Erik Gonzalez implores a Port Angeles wrestler to dig deep during a match at Mat Classic XXV

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Erik Gonzalez leaving Port Angeles to teach and coach wrestling at Heritage High School in Vancouver, Wash.

PORT ANGELES — Erik Gonzalez, the Port Angeles High School coach and mentor who instilled confidence and inspired…

Seattle-area angler David Lewis caught this 126-pound halibut last Thursday at the Garbage Dump hole off Neah Bay. (Big Salmon Resort)

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OUTDOORS: Thursday’s halibut fishery off LaPush and Neah Bay closed by state, Saturday still open

NEAH BAY — Thursday’s halibut fishery in Marine Areas 3 (LaPush) and 4 (Neah Bay) has been cut…

Tom Wahl runs toward the finish line of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon on Saturday near City Pier in Port Angeles. Buddy Bear

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SPORTS: Former Port Angeles coach Wahl runs North Olympic Discovery Marathon early after cancer diagnosis

PORT ANGELES — Tom Wahl is the first finisher of this year’s North Olympic Discovery Marathon. He won’t…

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YOUTH SPORTS: Baseball, softball and basketball roundup

Paint and Carpet earns three wins PORT ANGELES — Paint and Carpet Barn won three 12U softball games…

Chad Wagner

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GOLF: Cedars at Dungeness adds GolfBoards and FootGolf

SEQUIM — Shredding fairways is typically a crime, not an activity sanctioned by a golf course pro shop.…

Gabi Fenumiai

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College’s Fenumiai signs with Evergreen State College

PORT ANGELES — Gabi Fenumiai became the third sophomore from Peninsula College’s Northwest Athletic Conference championship women’s basketball…

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GOLF: Season in full swing at North Olympic Peninsula courses

NOT EVERYONE CHOOSES to go camping or halibut fishing on Memorial Day Weekend. Some decide to stay close…

A trestle that carries the Olympic Discovery Trail — and the North Olympic Discovery Marathon — over the Dungeness River remains closed after flood damage last winter. (Chris McDaniel/Peninsula Daily News)

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Railroad Bridge damage will force North Olympic Discovery Marathon route change

PORT ANGELES — Last year, the North Olympic Discovery Marathon’s new route drew rave reviews. It was a…

Tom Wahl runs toward the finish line of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon on Saturday near City Pier in Port Angeles. Buddy Bear

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SPORTS: Former Port Angeles coach Wahl runs North Olympic Discovery Marathon early after cancer diagnosis

PORT ANGELES — Tom Wahl is the first finisher of this year’s North Olympic Discovery Marathon. He won’t…

Travis Paynter of Port Angeles pitches for Wilder against Sandberg Baseball during the Firecracker Classic at Civic Field last July. (David Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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BASEBALL: Wilder tryouts Tuesday and Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball, a tradition-rich Senior Babe Ruth program for ages 16-18, will host two tryouts…

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High School Sports

TRACK AND FIELD: Port Angeles’ Butler and Long earn individual titles, Port Townsend boys win team championship at sub-districts [Updated with complete list of district qualifiers]

Editor’s note: Updated to correct the number or district qualifiers from Port Angeles. BREMERTON — The Sequim boys…

Sequim's Gavin Velarde makes a throw to first base during the Wolves' 5-2 loss to North Kitsap in the district semifinals at Kitsap County Fairgrounds. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP SPORTS: Sequim takes third at districts; other area reports

BREMERTON — Sequim claimed third place at the District 2/3 baseball tournament with a 2-0 win over Liberty…