AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Ocean salmon season starts Saturday; Lefties leading West Coast League in runs, home runs

Anglers can reel in salmon off the Washington coast beginning Saturday, when three marine areas open for recreational salmon fishing. Marine areas 1… Continue reading

CAL RIPKEN BASEBALL: Laurel Lanes wins championship in wild fifth inning

CAL RIPKEN BASEBALL: Laurel Lanes wins championship in wild fifth inning

Laurel Lanes rode a big eight-run fifth inning, punctuated by a grand slam by Ezra Townsend to come from behind to beat… Continue reading

CAL RIPKEN BASEBALL: Laurel Lanes wins championship in wild fifth inning
LEFTIES: Lefties rally for four runs in the ninth to beat Victoria

LEFTIES: Lefties rally for four runs in the ninth to beat Victoria

The Lefties blew up for four runs in the ninth inning with help from a three-run home run from Jason Dicochea to… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Lefties rally for four runs in the ninth to beat Victoria
WILDER BASEBALL: Wilder Jr.’s Adams, Jarnigan go wild at the plate on the weekend

WILDER BASEBALL: Wilder Jr.’s Adams, Jarnigan go wild at the plate on the weekend

The Wilder Jr. baseball club got a ton of offense from Lucas Jarnigan and Timmy Adams, sweeping a pair of games against… Continue reading

WILDER BASEBALL: Wilder Jr.’s Adams, Jarnigan go wild at the plate on the weekend

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Wrestling practice and Ilwaco camp; BMX new rider clinic

Wrestling practice and a get-together for wrestlers 7 years old and up will begin at Port Angeles High School on Monday, June… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Lefties roar back against HarbourCats behind Christian’s grand slam

LEFTIES: Lefties roar back against HarbourCats behind Christian’s grand slam

The Lefties broke out of their minislump in a big way, getting a grand slam and a solo home run from Matthew… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Lefties roar back against HarbourCats behind Christian’s grand slam
DISTRICT TRACK: PA girls, Sequim boys second; PT’s Botkin sets state mark

DISTRICT TRACK: PA girls, Sequim boys second; PT’s Botkin sets state mark

With Sequim led by Murray Bingham and Port Angeles led by the Long sisters, the Sequim boys and Port Angeles girls both finished… Continue reading

DISTRICT TRACK: PA girls, Sequim boys second; PT’s Botkin sets state mark
ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS TRACK: Riders’ Gracie Long roars back after difficult autumn

ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS TRACK: Riders’ Gracie Long roars back after difficult autumn

Everyone describing Gracie Long points out that while she is not very demonstrative, her quietness hides a will of steel. She showed… Continue reading

ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS TRACK: Riders’ Gracie Long roars back after difficult autumn
PREP TRACK: PA’s Maddie Dougherty signs to run track at CWU

PREP TRACK: PA’s Maddie Dougherty signs to run track at CWU

Port Angeles’ Maddie Dougherty was quietly one of the best distance runners in the history of Port Angeles High School. Along with… Continue reading

PREP TRACK: PA’s Maddie Dougherty signs to run track at CWU
LEFTIES: Lefties swept by Cowlitz in third straight close loss

LEFTIES: Lefties swept by Cowlitz in third straight close loss

Lefties alum Dutton Elske returned to Civic Field, this time as a member of the Cowlitz Black Bears, and had a big… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Lefties swept by Cowlitz in third straight close loss
PREP TRACK: Port Angeles track coach Bob Sheedy retiring after 46 years

PREP TRACK: Port Angeles track coach Bob Sheedy retiring after 46 years

Three years ago, Port Angeles head track coach Bob Sheedy made a promise to track stars Gracie Long and Maddie Dougherty that… Continue reading

PREP TRACK: Port Angeles track coach Bob Sheedy retiring after 46 years
PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Thanks, Dwight Clark, for the moment

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Thanks, Dwight Clark, for the moment

I’ve learned that one of the reminders you get in life that you are in fact getting older is watching your childhood heroes pass away.… Continue reading

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Thanks, Dwight Clark, for the moment
OUTDOORS: Clam diggers, start your shovels … some extraordinarily low tides coming up

OUTDOORS: Clam diggers, start your shovels … some extraordinarily low tides coming up

Get out your clamming buckets and shovels. This is going to be one of the best weeks of the entire summer for digging up clams… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Clam diggers, start your shovels … some extraordinarily low tides coming up

LEFTIES: Lefties falls in 11 innings to Cowlitz

The Lefties lost their second straight one-run game, battling with the Cowlitz Black Bears for 11… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Paynter shines in homecoming; three Lefties homers for naught

LEFTIES: Paynter shines in homecoming; three Lefties homers for naught

The Lefties smacked three home runs, but Port Angeles High graduate Travis Paynter prevailed, picking up the win on the mound for… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Paynter shines in homecoming; three Lefties homers for naught

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula College honors six athletes

Peninsula College honored athletes Kelly Kevershan, Jose Serna, Jamellia Clark, Trent Warren, Cindy Vasquez and Jocelyn Moore at the College’s student awards… Continue reading

ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS GOLF: Sequim’s Shea hit her goals, caps off season fifth at state

ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS GOLF: Sequim’s Shea hit her goals, caps off season fifth at state

Before the girls golf season started, Sequim coach Garrett Smithson had his team go through a visioning exercise, writing down personal and team… Continue reading

ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS GOLF: Sequim’s Shea hit her goals, caps off season fifth at state
ALL PENINSULA MVP: Port Angeles’ Clark the sultan of swats for the Riders

ALL PENINSULA MVP: Port Angeles’ Clark the sultan of swats for the Riders

Spectators learned to keep their heads up and out of their phones whenever Liam Clark of Port Angeles was on the floor… Continue reading

ALL PENINSULA MVP: Port Angeles’ Clark the sultan of swats for the Riders
LEFTIES: Bells’ big ninth inning snaps Lefties’ winning streak

LEFTIES: Bells’ big ninth inning snaps Lefties’ winning streak

The Lefties came within one inning of a three-game sweep of Bellingham, but the Bells snapped Port Angeles’ five-game winning streak with… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Bells’ big ninth inning snaps Lefties’ winning streak

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles Hall of Fame taking nominees for 2019 class

The Port Angeles High School Hall of Fame selection committee has started to develop a list of candidates for the 2019 Hall… Continue reading