SOCCER: Peninsula College women remain unbeaten

KENT — Peninsula College's women soccer team kept up its stout defense by swamping the Green River Gators 3-0 in Northwest Athletic Conference action. The… Continue reading

Cedars at Dungeness Lady Niners' champion Donna MacLean

GOLF: Donna MacLean claims Lady Niners crown at Cedars at Dungeness

DONNA MACLEAN CLIMBED to the top of the Cedars at Dungeness Lady Niners leaderboard, winning the group’s club championship this year. Lady Niners member Lindsay… Continue reading

Cedars at Dungeness Lady Niners' champion Donna MacLean
5-year old Finn Rodgers of Tallahasse

OUTDOORS: Finn’s first fish tale

AN ANGLER’S FIRST fish is usually a treasured moment, one reserved for photo albums in the past, or file folders on computers, tablets and cellphones… Continue reading

5-year old Finn Rodgers of Tallahasse
Cedars at Dungeness Lady Niners' champion Donna MacLean

GOLF: Donna MacLean claims Lady Niners crown at Cedars at Dungeness

DONNA MACLEAN CLIMBED to the top of the Cedars at Dungeness Lady Niners leaderboard, winning the group’s club championship this year. Lady Niners member Lindsay… Continue reading

Cedars at Dungeness Lady Niners' champion Donna MacLean
Forks head coach Mark Feasel pitches the ball to freshman Reece DePew during a drill at practice at Forks High School last week. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP SPORTS: B.C. teacher strike won’t affect Forks’ football game; other area notes

FORKS — The ongoing schoolteachers strike in British Columbia will not prevent the Mount Douglas Rams from crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca to… Continue reading

Forks head coach Mark Feasel pitches the ball to freshman Reece DePew during a drill at practice at Forks High School last week. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
The Olympic Avalanche

YOUTH BASKETBALL: Olympic Avalanche set for sixth-grade season, looking to add three players

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Avalanche have only been together for a little more than a year, but it's difficult for head coach Joe Marvelle… Continue reading

The Olympic Avalanche
Forks head coach Mark Feasel pitches the ball to freshman Reece DePew during a drill at practice at Forks High School last week. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP SPORTS: B.C. teacher strike won’t affect Forks’ football game; other area notes

FORKS — The ongoing schoolteachers strike in British Columbia will not prevent the Mount Douglas Rams from crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca to… Continue reading

Forks head coach Mark Feasel pitches the ball to freshman Reece DePew during a drill at practice at Forks High School last week. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Millie Long of Port Angeles dribbles upcourt during an Olympic Avalanche practice at Peninsula College. The Avalanche is an elite team of 10-year-old girls from the North Olympic Peninsula who are in their first year playing together. Many players from a previous Avalanche team have gone on to play college sports.  --Photo: Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

SPORTS: Olympic Avalanche the next generation of Peninsula basketball

PORT ANGELES — Mike Knowles was chatting with a reporter before an Olympic Avalanche basketball practice at Peninsula College last month. “Mike, it's time,” Avalanche… Continue reading

Millie Long of Port Angeles dribbles upcourt during an Olympic Avalanche practice at Peninsula College. The Avalanche is an elite team of 10-year-old girls from the North Olympic Peninsula who are in their first year playing together. Many players from a previous Avalanche team have gone on to play college sports.  --Photo: Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

OUTDOORS: Anglers can keep wild coho on the coast beginning Monday

RUMORS REGARDING WILD coho retention off coastal fishing locales turned out to be true. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife met with federal officials… Continue reading

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men and women sweep Spokane at NWAC Friendlies

TUKWILA — The Peninsula College men and women outscored their opponents 14-2 and won all four matches at the 48-team Northwest Athletic Conference Friendlies soccer… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Anglers can keep wild coho on the coast beginning Monday

RUMORS REGARDING WILD coho retention off coastal fishing locales turned out to be true. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife met with federal officials… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Summer crab season draws to a close

SUMMER CRAB SEASON will wrap Monday at sunset in many of the marine areas bordering the North Olympic Peninsula. These include Marine Area 4 (east… Continue reading

Peninsula's Steven Rodriguez (13) challenges Chemeketa's Elvis Pavon for the ball during the NWAC Friendlies at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. Rodriguez had a goal and an assist for the Pirates in their 5-1 win. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men and women open with wins at NWAC Friendlies

TUKWILA — The nationally-ranked Peninsula College Pirates opened their 2014 soccer season right where they left off: winning at Starfire. The two-time defending Northwest Athletic… Continue reading

Peninsula's Steven Rodriguez (13) challenges Chemeketa's Elvis Pavon for the ball during the NWAC Friendlies at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. Rodriguez had a goal and an assist for the Pirates in their 5-1 win. Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News

GOLF: Trip to Boeing Classic a highlight of vacation

I DON’T VACATION well. Sure, I can play the part, looking relaxed and care free while sipping an adult beverage, but inside I have a… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Summer crab season draws to a close

SUMMER CRAB SEASON will wrap Monday at sunset in many of the marine areas bordering the North Olympic Peninsula. These include Marine Area 4 (east… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Cole Svec

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay ranked second in preseason poll

NEAH BAY — Neah Bay and Lummi are the early favorites in 8-man football. The defending state champions Red Devils are ranked second in Class… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Cole Svec
Neah Bay's Cole Svec

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay ranked second in preseason poll

NEAH BAY — Neah Bay and Lummi are the early favorites in 8-man football. The defending state champions Red Devils are ranked second in Class… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Cole Svec

GOLF: Trip to Boeing Classic a highlight of vacation

I DON’T VACATION well. Sure, I can play the part, looking relaxed and care free while sipping an adult beverage, but inside I have a… Continue reading

Longtime North Olympic Baseball and Softball president Jim Lunt looks out over a Lincoln Park playfield in 2009. Lunt died Monday at age 71. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles baseball/softball volunteer leader Jim Lunt dies at age 71

PORT ANGELES — For generations of Port Angeles baseball and softball-playing youth who fielded a grounder, caught a pop fly or swung for the fences,… Continue reading

Longtime North Olympic Baseball and Softball president Jim Lunt looks out over a Lincoln Park playfield in 2009. Lunt died Monday at age 71. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Longtime North Olympic Baseball and Softball president Jim Lunt looks out over a Lincoln Park playfield in 2009. Lunt died Monday at age 71. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles baseball/softball volunteer leader Jim Lunt dies at age 71

PORT ANGELES — For generations of Port Angeles baseball and softball-playing youth who fielded a grounder, caught a pop fly or swung for the fences,… Continue reading

Longtime North Olympic Baseball and Softball president Jim Lunt looks out over a Lincoln Park playfield in 2009. Lunt died Monday at age 71. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News