COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula College women blank Lower Columbia, clinch postseason spot

LONGVIEW — The Peninsula College women’s soccer team blanked NWAACC West Division foe Lower Columbia College to secure a playoff spot for the fourth time… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Fishing and hunting options abound this weekend

THE WEATHER FORECAST is great and there’s plenty of outdoors options this weekend throughout the North Olympic Peninsula. A benefit of variety is that overcrowding… Continue reading

Far ahead of his nearest competitor

PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Clarke, Port Townsend girls win three-way meet; other area reports

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend's Ryan Clarke won the boys varsity 5K race and the Redskins girls won the team competition at Discovery Bay Golf… Continue reading

Far ahead of his nearest competitor
Port Angeles' Nick Fritschler plays against Sequim's Victor Lam in the No. 1 singles match. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles boys tennis beats Sequim; other prep reports

SEQUIM — The Port Angeles boys tennis team showed its depth in beating Sequim 5-2. The Roughriders, who were playing their third road match in… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Nick Fritschler plays against Sequim's Victor Lam in the No. 1 singles match. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: A fish named chum

COHO ARE MIGRATING to their native rivers, and prime blackmouth fishing is still at least a month away. But the saltwater salmon fishing story doesn’t… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: A fish named chum

COHO ARE MIGRATING to their native rivers, and prime blackmouth fishing is still at least a month away. But the saltwater salmon fishing story doesn’t… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Fishing and hunting options abound this weekend

THE WEATHER FORECAST is great and there’s plenty of outdoors options this weekend throughout the North Olympic Peninsula. A benefit of variety is that overcrowding… Continue reading

Quilcene freshman Katie Bailey scores a point against Mount Rainier Lutheran during the Rangers' four-set league victory. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP SPORTS: Quilcene volleyball starts slow then rolls over Hawks; other prep reports

QUILCENE — Quilcene outlasted Mount Rainier Lutheran in four sets in 1B Sea-Tac League volleyball play. After splitting a pair of tight games, the Rangers… Continue reading

Quilcene freshman Katie Bailey scores a point against Mount Rainier Lutheran during the Rangers' four-set league victory. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Jasmine McMullin runs with the baton during the 4x400-meter relay at the tri-district championship meet in May. The 4x400 relay was one of three events that McMullin

SPORTS: Former Sequim track star McMullin earns inspirational scholarship

By Ross Coyle For Peninsula Daily News BELLINGHAM — Sequim graduate Jasmine McMullin knows a thing or two about overcoming adversity. While athletes can endure… Continue reading

  • Oct 17, 2013
  • By Ross Coyle For Peninsula Daily News
Jasmine McMullin runs with the baton during the 4x400-meter relay at the tri-district championship meet in May. The 4x400 relay was one of three events that McMullin

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Autumn a great time to hit the links

FALL HAS MOST certainly arrived on the North Olympic Peninsula. What tipped me off: The leaves turning brilliant shades of crimson, orange and yellow? The… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Peninsula’s Repass, Port Townsend’s Early moving on to Walla Walla course

AFTER NEARLY 30 years apiece on the North Olympic Peninsula, golf course operators and teaching professionals Chris Repass of the semi-private Peninsula Golf Club in… Continue reading

Chimacum's Lauren Thacker (28) and Olivia Baird (3) watch as teammate Taylor Carthum

PREP SPORTS: Cedar Park sweeps Chimacum in volleyball; Port Angeles tennis routs North Mason

CHIMACUM — Chimacum became the latest victim of Cedar Park Christian, losing in three sets 25-16, 25-13, 25-17. The Eagles are a perfect 9-0 in… Continue reading

Chimacum's Lauren Thacker (28) and Olivia Baird (3) watch as teammate Taylor Carthum

PREP SPORTS: Neah Bay soars past Tulalip 52-0; other prep reports

MARYSVILLE — The top-ranked Neah Bay football team improved to 5-0 on the season with a 52-0 win over Tulalip at Marysville-Pilchuck High School. The… Continue reading

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men, women shut out Bellevue

TUKWILA — Angel Guerra and Emily Flinn recorded shutouts for the Peninsula College as the Pirates swept Bellevue in a doubleheader at Starfire Complex. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Maddie Boe (4) contends with Port Townsend's Anne Meek (15) and Rebecca Stewart (17) for possession of the ball. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles girls soccer roughs up Port Townsend; other prep reports

PORT ANGELES — In a game that Port Angeles needed to win to keep its postseason hopes alive, midfielder Kylee Jeffers made sure that the… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Maddie Boe (4) contends with Port Townsend's Anne Meek (15) and Rebecca Stewart (17) for possession of the ball. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles running back Miki Andrus follows blocker Nick Lasorsa upfield on an 8-yard gain in the third quarter of the Riders' 36-14 win over Bremerton Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles snaps 15-game losing streak with 36-14 win over Bremerton

By Ross Coyle For Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles took advantage of four Bremerton turnovers to snap a 15-game losing streak at… Continue reading

  • Oct 13, 2013
  • By Ross Coyle For Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles running back Miki Andrus follows blocker Nick Lasorsa upfield on an 8-yard gain in the third quarter of the Riders' 36-14 win over Bremerton Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News
Port Townsend quarterback Jacob King (7) takes a snap and teammate Keegan Khile (58)

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Townsend routed by No. 2 Cascade Christian

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend found itself on the wrong side of a blowout in its 58-22 homecoming loss to second-ranked Cascade Christian at Memorial… Continue reading

Port Townsend quarterback Jacob King (7) takes a snap and teammate Keegan Khile (58)

PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim loses big to Kingston

KINGSTON — Sequim found out early in its 52-7 loss to Kingston what kind of game it was going to be. After stalling an early… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Quilcene volleyball sweeps Northwest Yeshiva; other prep reports

MERCER ISLAND — Quilcene followed up its first loss of the season with a three-set victory over the Northwest Yeshiva 613s in Sea-Tac League volleyball… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS: Salmon already moving through Strait

IT WAS THIS weekend last year that a monthslong dry spell ended on the North Olympic Peninsula. From late July to early October, there was… Continue reading