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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) looks to throw during an NFL Football game in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

SEAHAWKS: Seattle to face red-hot Cardinals on the road tonight

GLENDALE, Ariz. —The Arizona Cardinals are rolling and have shown they’re serious about making a move up the standings in the NFC West. The problem… Continue reading

  • Oct 25, 2020
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) looks to throw during an NFL Football game in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

OUTDOORS: Sequim’s Carrie Blake Park Pond offers youth fishing opportunity

Rivers productive; squid in Port Townsend, Hood Canal

Seahawks game moves into prime time on NBC

By Bob Condotta | The Seattle Times Worries about a COVID-19 outbreak with the Las Vegas Raiders resulted in the NFL deciding Thursday to move… Continue reading

Snell’s heart with Huskies as he vies for World Series

By Larry Stone | The Seattle Times Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Blake Snell gave typically candid answers during a 15-minute Zoom session earlier this week,… Continue reading

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ‘Dynamic’ young freshmen wideouts vie for snaps

Washington’s freshman wide receivers are getting plenty of attention. Players on both sides of the ball… Continue reading

Traffic crosses the Hood Canal Bridge along state Highway 104 on Wednesday evening. The Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization is examining all modes of transit in its 2040 draft plan, which is open for public comment through Oct. 18. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Hood Canal Bridge design changes could boost steelhead migration

TRAVELERS ALONG HOOD Canal Bridge in recent days likely have spotted commercial fishing vessels netting migrating chum returning to the Hoodsport Hatchery and/or streams south… Continue reading

Traffic crosses the Hood Canal Bridge along state Highway 104 on Wednesday evening. The Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization is examining all modes of transit in its 2040 draft plan, which is open for public comment through Oct. 18. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)
A SSC Tuatara built by a Richland company set the record for fastest speed by a production vehicle, hitting 331 mph on a highway outside of Pahrump, Nev., and averaging 316 mph over two runs.

MOTOR SPORTS: Washington-built car hits 331 mph

A Washington state car company says it’s set a world record after its newest vehicle reached an average speed of… Continue reading

  • Oct 21, 2020
A SSC Tuatara built by a Richland company set the record for fastest speed by a production vehicle, hitting 331 mph on a highway outside of Pahrump, Nev., and averaging 316 mph over two runs.
Six students from the Bodystrong Taekwon-do Academy in Sequim recently tested for their black belts in Clackamas, Ore., earlier this month. From left, back row are Master Brandon Stoppani, students Craig Fahrenholtz, Linda Allen and Adrian Golbeck. From left front row are students Aron Golbeck, Hunter Muckley and Jessica Golbeck.

Bodystrong Taekwon-do students earn black belts

Six students from the Bodystrong Taekwon-do Academy in Sequim tested for their black belts in Clackamas, Ore., earlier this month. The Monarch Conference… Continue reading

Six students from the Bodystrong Taekwon-do Academy in Sequim recently tested for their black belts in Clackamas, Ore., earlier this month. From left, back row are Master Brandon Stoppani, students Craig Fahrenholtz, Linda Allen and Adrian Golbeck. From left front row are students Aron Golbeck, Hunter Muckley and Jessica Golbeck.
Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich wearing the jersey of Portland Thorns forward and former Cougars' women's soccer standout Morgan Weaver during a scrimmage Saturday. (Washington State University)

COLUMN: Ray of hope for return of some league games

Peninsula’s infection rates low, but not elsewhere

Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich wearing the jersey of Portland Thorns forward and former Cougars' women's soccer standout Morgan Weaver during a scrimmage Saturday. (Washington State University)

Winter Golf Series begins Saturday

SkyRidge hosts Fall Scramble on Saturday in Sequim

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, is the Pac-12 logo during the second half of an NCAA college football game between Arizona State and Kent State, in Tempe, Ariz. The return of football isn't likely to make much of a dent in the losses athletic departments across the Pac-12 will ultimately incur because of the coronavirus pandemic. Faced with dramatic budget shortfalls, most schools in the league have already resorted to layoffs, furloughs, and cutting some sports entirely. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)

PAC-12: Conference establishes tiebreaking, cancellation policies

The Pac-12 has established cancellation and tiebreaker policies for its virus-truncated football season. The conference announced Monday that a minimum threshold of… Continue reading

  • Oct 20, 2020
FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, is the Pac-12 logo during the second half of an NCAA college football game between Arizona State and Kent State, in Tempe, Ariz. The return of football isn't likely to make much of a dent in the losses athletic departments across the Pac-12 will ultimately incur because of the coronavirus pandemic. Faced with dramatic budget shortfalls, most schools in the league have already resorted to layoffs, furloughs, and cutting some sports entirely. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)
The officers' quarters at American Camp on the southern tip of San Juan Island. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Vistas and wildlife come with history at American Camp

Tiny national park on San Juan Island a mere 40 miles away

The officers' quarters at American Camp on the southern tip of San Juan Island. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

SPORTS BRIEFS: Sounders draw 0-0

Pac-12 sets football policies

Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger, right, celebrates his solo home run with Enrique Hernandez against Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Chris Martin during the seventh inning in Game 7 of a baseball National League Championship Series, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

WORLD SERIES: Dodgers vs. Rays — Tradition versus upstarts

Series begins tonight between leagues’ best teams

  • Oct 20, 2020
Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger, right, celebrates his solo home run with Enrique Hernandez against Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Chris Martin during the seventh inning in Game 7 of a baseball National League Championship Series, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
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SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula College Rainbow Six team wins

State parks announces winter schedule

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South Carolina defensive back Jaycee Horn (1) returns his second interception of the game during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina defeated Auburn 30-22. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: No. 3 Georgia has no answers for No. 2 Alabama; South Carolina shocks No. 15 Auburn

Mac Jones passed for 417 yards and four touchdowns and No. 2 Alabama’s aerial assault picked apart No.… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2020
South Carolina defensive back Jaycee Horn (1) returns his second interception of the game during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina defeated Auburn 30-22. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
Jefferson County first-grader Henry Norris shows off his winning drawing in Gov. Jay Inslee's contest to find and draw a kraken in the Salish Sea. Inslee announced the contest the day the new Seattle NHL hockey franchise introducted its Kraken nickname. Seattle Kraken

Jefferson County first grader earns lifetime ferry pass in Kraken contest

With a beach as a backyard and a growing appreciation for the wonders of the briny depths, Jefferson County first-grader Henry Norris was a natural… Continue reading

Jefferson County first-grader Henry Norris shows off his winning drawing in Gov. Jay Inslee's contest to find and draw a kraken in the Salish Sea. Inslee announced the contest the day the new Seattle NHL hockey franchise introducted its Kraken nickname. Seattle Kraken

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK: Prescribed burns planned for debris piles beginning Monday

Prescribed burns of woody debris piles are planned to begin Monday in the Sol Duc, Elwha, Hoh and… Continue reading

The design for the Peninsula Adventure Sports' Olympic Oktoberfest race tshirt to be held Oct. 24.

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Olympic Oktoberfest race goes live

With Gov. Jay Inslee loosening restrictions on outdoor activities, Peninsula Adventure Sports has added a new live event — the Olympic Oktoberfest… Continue reading

The design for the Peninsula Adventure Sports' Olympic Oktoberfest race tshirt to be held Oct. 24.
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OUTDOORS: Rifle deer hunters take to the field Saturday

State biologists seeking buck incisors

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