Jack Shea of Sequim putts during the Duke Streeter Invitational at Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles earlier this month. Shea begins the Class 2A state tournament at 7:30 a.m. today at Liberty Lake Golf Course. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

STATE GOLF PREVIEW: North Olympic Peninsula golfers aiming for hardware at state tournaments

LIBERTY LAKE — The field is stacked for the Class 2A boys golf state tournament today and Thursday at Liberty Lake Golf Course near Spokane.… Continue reading

Jack Shea of Sequim putts during the Duke Streeter Invitational at Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles earlier this month. Shea begins the Class 2A state tournament at 7:30 a.m. today at Liberty Lake Golf Course. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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PREP SOFTBALL: Sophomore transfer Taylar Clark pays dividends for two Port Angeles teams

PORT ANGELES — If an award were given annually to the best transfer student-athlete, Port Angeles sophomore Taylar Clark would be the runaway winner for… Continue reading

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Sequim pitcher Tanner Rhodefer was voted to the Olympic League 2A first team along with teammate Evan Hurn. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SPORTS: Sequim’s Rhodefer and Hurn on Olympic League 2A baseball first team; seven Chimacum players on Olympic League 1A softball team

SEQUIM — Sequim pitcher Tanner Rhodefer and second base Evan Hurn were voted to the Olympic League 2A baseball first team by the league's coaches,… Continue reading

Sequim pitcher Tanner Rhodefer was voted to the Olympic League 2A first team along with teammate Evan Hurn. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)

GOLF: Reality setting in: U.S. Open a short three weeks away

YOU KNOW IT’S real when the U.S Open host course closes for public play. Less than three weeks remain before the biggest event in Pacific… Continue reading

Port Angeles shortstop Jaidyn Larson

PREP SOFTBALL: Chimacum, Quilcene, Port Angeles and Sequim advance to state tournaments

TACOMA — The North Olympic Peninsula is sending four softball teams to state tournaments this week. Sequim and Port Angeles qualified for the Class 2A… Continue reading

Port Angeles shortstop Jaidyn Larson
Sequim doubles team players Karen Chan

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Gracie Long wins two titles, Sequim boys place second at district track and field meet; other area reports

BELFAIR — Port Angeles' Gracie Long won two individual championships and the Sequim boys placed second at the Class 2A District 2/3 track and field… Continue reading

Sequim doubles team players Karen Chan
Sequim quarterback Miguel Moroles (15) was as dangerous on the run as he was throwing the ball. Moroles was named to the Olympic League first team and has been selected as the All-Peninsula Football Offensive MVP. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim’s Miguel Moroles named All-Peninsula Offensive MVP

SEQUIM — Miguel Moroles' timing wasn't great. His family moved from Hawaii to Sequim when he was a sixth-grader, which was during the salad days… Continue reading

Sequim quarterback Miguel Moroles (15) was as dangerous on the run as he was throwing the ball. Moroles was named to the Olympic League first team and has been selected as the All-Peninsula Football Offensive MVP. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)

SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim Bay yacht 14th in Swiftsure race . . . Peninsula College basketball camp

Wind Child competes in Swiftsure VICTORIA — Sequim Bay Yacht Club's Wind Child placed 14th in the Juan de Fuca race of the 72nd Swiftsure… Continue reading

YOUTH SPORTS: Baseball and softball roundup

Kiwanis wins high-scoring showdown PORT ANGELES — Although out-hit 10 to five, Kiwanis took advantage of 16 base on balls to earn a come-from-behind 16-15… Continue reading

Sequim doubles team players Karen Chan

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Gracie Long wins two titles, Sequim boys place second at district track and field meet; other area reports

BELFAIR — Port Angeles' Gracie Long won two individual championships and the Sequim boys placed second at the Class 2A District 2/3 track and field… Continue reading

Sequim doubles team players Karen Chan
Port Angeles shortstop Jaidyn Larson

PREP SOFTBALL: Chimacum, Quilcene, Port Angeles and Sequim advance to state tournaments

TACOMA — The North Olympic Peninsula is sending four softball teams to state tournaments this week. Sequim and Port Angeles qualified for the Class 2A… Continue reading

Port Angeles shortstop Jaidyn Larson
Phil Flanders

Winning 143-pound halibut weighs in minutes before derby conclusion

PORT ANGELES — The freezer Phil Flanders and his crew brought for the Port Angeles Salmon Club's halibut derby will head south filled with flatties.… Continue reading

Phil Flanders
Port Angeles shortstop Jaidyn Larson

Chimacum, Quilcene, Port Angeles and Sequim advance to state softball tournaments [ * Photo Gallery * ]

TACOMA — The North Olympic Peninsula is sending four softball teams to state tournaments this week. Sequim and Port Angeles qualified for the Class 2A… Continue reading

Port Angeles shortstop Jaidyn Larson
Sequim's Olivia Kirsch gets back to third base safely while Steilacoom's Lauren Onasai gathers the throw during the Wolves' 7-4 win at the district tournament. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SPORTS: Sequim and Port Angeles advance to state softball tournament; other area reports

TACOMA — Sequim advanced to its fifth straight state softball tournament with a pair of wins on the first day of the Class 2A District… Continue reading

Sequim's Olivia Kirsch gets back to third base safely while Steilacoom's Lauren Onasai gathers the throw during the Wolves' 7-4 win at the district tournament. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Neah Bay's Elisha Winck

TRACK AND FIELD: Neah Bay’s Elisha Winck wins three events at 1B Tri-District meet; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — Elisha Winck earned three first-place finishes for Neah Bay at the Class 1B Tri-District track and field championship meet at Port Angeles… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Elisha Winck
Port Angeles' Josh Constant landed this 107.9-pound halibut in Freshwater Bay. He leads the Port Angeles Salmon Club's 15th annual Halibut Derby entering today's final round. (Lee Hancock/Port Angeles Salmon Club)

OUTDOORS: 107.9-pounder leading Port Angeles Salmon Club Halibut Derby

PORT ANGELES — Josh Constant has been in this position before. The Port Angeles angler brought home a 107.9-pound halibut Saturday and leads the Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Josh Constant landed this 107.9-pound halibut in Freshwater Bay. He leads the Port Angeles Salmon Club's 15th annual Halibut Derby entering today's final round. (Lee Hancock/Port Angeles Salmon Club)
Neah Bay's Elisha Winck

TRACK AND FIELD: 36 North Olympic Peninsula athletes qualify for Class 1B state meet; other area reports

Editor's note: Updated to correct the members of the Clallam Bay girls 4x200 relay team. PORT ANGELES — Elisha Winck earned three first-place finishes for… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Elisha Winck
Port Angeles' Josh Constant landed this 107.9-pound halibut in Freshwater Bay. He leads the Port Angeles Salmon Club's 15th annual Halibut Derby entering today's final round. (Lee Hancock/Port Angeles Salmon Club)

107.9-pound halibut leading Port Angeles Salmon Club derby after one day

PORT ANGELES — Josh Constant has been in this position before. The Port Angeles angler brought home a 107.9-pound halibut Saturday and leads the Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Josh Constant landed this 107.9-pound halibut in Freshwater Bay. He leads the Port Angeles Salmon Club's 15th annual Halibut Derby entering today's final round. (Lee Hancock/Port Angeles Salmon Club)

COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Jayson Brocklesby is Northwest Athletic Conference’s Baden Male Athlete of the Year

SPOKANE — Jayson Brocklesby of Olympic College is the Northwest Athletic Conference’s Baden Male Athlete of the Year. It’s the latest honor for the 2013… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Hit bottom and stay there during Port Angeles Salmon Club’s Halibut Derby Saturday and Sunday

HITTING BOTTOM IN life is something we all try to avoid. In halibut fishing, however, hitting bottom, and then maintaining a steady presence on the… Continue reading