CROSS COUNTRY: Area runners competing at Salt Creek Invite on Saturday; team-by-team season preview

PORT ANGELES — Three of the four North Olympic Peninsula cross country teams are prepping for the 37th annual Salt Creek Invitational on Saturday at… Continue reading

State Fish and Wildlife does not have a reason for the continued low density of razor clams at Kalaloch.

OUTDOORS: Fall razor clam season projections; no Kalaloch digs expected

DAYLIGHT IS JUST getting going these days at 7 a.m., my usual hour of wakefulness. I'm always warm so typically I keep my northwest-facing sliding… Continue reading

State Fish and Wildlife does not have a reason for the continued low density of razor clams at Kalaloch.

OUTDOORS: Port Angeles area offering fine coho fishing

PERUSE THIS PAPER, then beat feet down to the nearest Port Angeles boat launch to put in for a nearly guaranteed shot at coho. If… Continue reading

Port Townsend quarterback Jeff Seton looks to pass against Port Angeles earlier this month. Seton and the Redhawks face Olympic League 1A Division foe Klahowya tonight at Memorial Field. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend hosts Klahowya in big early season clash; other area previews

PORT TOWNSEND — The Olympic League 1A title may be on the line tonight at Memorial Field in a meeting between Port Townsend and Klahowya.… Continue reading

Port Townsend quarterback Jeff Seton looks to pass against Port Angeles earlier this month. Seton and the Redhawks face Olympic League 1A Division foe Klahowya tonight at Memorial Field. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
State Fish and Wildlife does not have a reason for the continued low density of razor clams at Kalaloch.

OUTDOORS: Fall razor clam season projections; no Kalaloch digs expected

DAYLIGHT IS JUST getting going these days at 7 a.m., my usual hour of wakefulness. I'm always warm so typically I keep my northwest-facing sliding… Continue reading

State Fish and Wildlife does not have a reason for the continued low density of razor clams at Kalaloch.
PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay still No. 1 in latest poll

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay still No. 1 in latest poll

NEAH BAY RETAINED its No. 1 ranking in Class 1B in The Associated Press prep football poll released Wednesday. The Red Devils picked up 10… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay still No. 1 in latest poll
Quilcene's Megan Weller goes low and gets her wrists on the ball for a return as teammate Katie Bailey is there to back her up and Sammy Rae

PREP SPORTS: Quilcene volleyball sweeps match to open league season; other prep reports

QUILCENE — Quilcene opened its SeaTac League volleyball schedule with a three-set win over Mount Rainier Lutheran. The Rangers claimed all three sets in commanding… Continue reading

Quilcene's Megan Weller goes low and gets her wrists on the ball for a return as teammate Katie Bailey is there to back her up and Sammy Rae
State Fish and Wildlife does not have a reason for the continued low density of razor clams at Kalaloch.

OUTDOORS: Fall razor clam season projections; no Kalaloch digs expected

DAYLIGHT IS JUST getting going these days at 7 a.m., my usual hour of wakefulness. I'm always warm so typically I keep my northwest-facing sliding… Continue reading

State Fish and Wildlife does not have a reason for the continued low density of razor clams at Kalaloch.
PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay still No. 1 in latest poll

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay still No. 1 in latest poll

NEAH BAY RETAINED its No. 1 ranking in Class 1B in The Associated Press prep football poll released Wednesday. The Red Devils picked up 10… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay still No. 1 in latest poll

GOLF: Aeration of greens planned at Discovery Bay Golf Club

AERATION OF GREENS at Discovery Bay Golf Club near Port Townsend will result in some schedule adjustments for the venerable course. A full-day closure is… Continue reading

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Sequim starts season with sweep

FEDERAL WAY — Sequim’s volleyball season opened successfully with a three-set sweep of the Class 4A Thomas Jefferson Raiders. The Wolves (1-0) took Monday’s nonleague… Continue reading

Peninsula College sophomore forward Mary Pierce

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula College men and women sweep Shoreline to remain undefeated

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College women remained the only unbeaten and unscored-upon soccer team in the Northwest Athletic Conference with a 4-0 victory over… Continue reading

Peninsula College sophomore forward Mary Pierce

PREP FOOTBALL: Three things learned last week

It was a banner week for football on the North Olympic Peninsula. Collectively, the area went 8-1, with the only loss coming at the hands… Continue reading

Quilcene's Colten Pol (1) takes out a Mary M. Knight defender and scampers for a first down during the Rangers 52-14 win in which Pol scored seven touchdowns. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP SPORTS: Pol leads Quilcene football to big win; other area reports

QUILCENE — Colten Pol scored all seven touchdowns for Quilcene as the Rangers routed Mary M. Knight 52-14 in Class 1B football action. Pol ran… Continue reading

Quilcene's Colten Pol (1) takes out a Mary M. Knight defender and scampers for a first down during the Rangers 52-14 win in which Pol scored seven touchdowns. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Forks fullback Miguel Morales (7) rumbles for one of his three first-half touchdowns against Chimacum. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Miguel Morales carries Forks to a win against Chimacum

PORT TOWNSEND — Miguel Morales was everywhere on the field for the Forks Spartans in a 27-8 victory against Chimacum. The hulking 5-foot-9, 245-pound fullback… Continue reading

Forks fullback Miguel Morales (7) rumbles for one of his three first-half touchdowns against Chimacum. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Neah Bay's Elisha Winck (28) and Josh Monette (11) team up to bring down Lummi's Devin Cooper (9) as Neah Bay's Tommy Tyler (17) and John Reamer join the fray. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: No. 1 Neah Bay holds off No. 4 Lummi 38-26

NEAH BAY — Late in the fourth quarter, Neah Bay's Cole Svec and Josh Monette teamed up to drop Lummi's Devin Cooper for an 8-yard… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Elisha Winck (28) and Josh Monette (11) team up to bring down Lummi's Devin Cooper (9) as Neah Bay's Tommy Tyler (17) and John Reamer join the fray. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Clallam Bay defensive back Clayton Willis (1) returns an interception 52 yards for a touchdown in the Bruins' 56-26 win over Rainier Christian. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: North Olympic Peninsula teams cruise in nonleague contests

COUPEVILLE — Mark Feeney ran for a pair of scores and Chris Whitaker returned an interception 89 yards as the Sequim Wolves routed the Coupeville… Continue reading

Clallam Bay defensive back Clayton Willis (1) returns an interception 52 yards for a touchdown in the Bruins' 56-26 win over Rainier Christian. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Neah Bay's Kayla Wink

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles drops Port Townsend 4-0 in girls soccer; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles sophomore Maddie Boe showed no drop off from last season, pacing the Roughriders' attack with two goals and an assist… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Kayla Wink
[Updated] PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay beats Lummi 38-26; Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks, Clallam Bay, Crescent and Port Townsend win

[Updated] PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay beats Lummi 38-26; Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks, Clallam Bay, Crescent and Port Townsend win

[Updated to include the score and information from Crescent's win over Muckleshoot and include the name of the Port Angeles quarterback who threw a touchdown.]… Continue reading

  • Sep 13, 2014
[Updated] PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay beats Lummi 38-26; Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks, Clallam Bay, Crescent and Port Townsend win

PREP SPORTS: Shorthanded Port Townsend girls soccer falls in opener; other area reports

POULSBO — An undermanned Port Townsend girls soccer team opened its season with a 2-0 loss to the North Kitsap JV team. With only 10… Continue reading