SPORTS: Port Angeles softball swept away at state

SELAH — The Port Angeles softball team had a short stay at the Class 2A state tournament. Missing pieces from its starting lineup, including injured… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend’s long-distance duo leads area Class 1A-1B state track results

CHENEY — Port Townsend long-distance standout Habtamu Rubio earned the top finish for North Olympic Peninsula athletes at the Class 1A state track and field… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim’s Catelli wins state shot put championship; other state track results

TACOMA — Frank Catelli began the season as a javelin thrower. Now, he’s the best shot putter in Class 2A. The Sequim junior put the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim’s Maloney claims seventh place at state tennis tournament

SEATTLE — Sequim’s Mallory Maloney had the best finish for area athletes at the Class 2A tennis championships. He captured seventh place for the Wolves… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Port Angeles Halibut Derby to draw big crowds this weekend

THE CONDITIONS COULDN’T be much better for derby weekend. The fishing, on the other hand, may be something all together different. After three weekends of… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Matt Schubert’s five best bets to do this weekend

â–  Halibut Derby — Everyone knows who wins fishing derbies: the guy with the horseshoe sticking out the back of his pants. No doubt the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Championship weekend for high school sports

The busiest weekend of the entire prep sports season could end with more than one state championship for area athletes/teams. Along with the unbeaten Sequim… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim softball team seeking perfection at 2A state tournament by winning championship

SEQUIM — One more historical first would put a perfect cap on an unblemished Sequim softball season. The 2011 Wolves already have accomplished two things… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Salmon is king but flatties are nice

ONE HAS TO look long and hard to find any remnants of the old Port Angeles Salmon Derby. I stumbled upon one myself during an… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPORTS PREVIEW: State track and field competition starts today for Class 2A; 1A and 1B begins Friday

With a total of 35 North Olympic Peninsula athletes competing in this weekend's state track and field championships, there's plenty of story lines. All told,… Continue reading

SPORTS: Two area golfers finish in top five at state championships

DUPONT — Mason Moug never found the hot putter he was looking for. With everything else working for him, however, the Chimacum senior still managed… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Peninsula Golf Club wins third annual Peninsula Cup

HAVING THE PENINSULA Cup stay on the North Olympic Peninsula was a foregone conclusion. But having Port Angeles’ Peninsula Golf Club buck the trend of… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum, Sequim and Port Townsend golfers sitting near top of leaderboards at state tournaments

DUPONT — Give Mason Moug a hot putter and the Chimacum Cowboys just might have another state champion. The Chimacum senior sits just two shots… Continue reading

SPORTS: High school spring state tournaments start Tuesday with golf, other sports to follow

It’s late May, so it must be state championship week for high school spring sports. State tournaments for the 2011 spring season start today for… Continue reading

SPORTS: Wilder Baseball set to start 2011 season

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball, an elite Senior Babe Ruth program for players ages 16-18, kicks off its 33rd season today with a team meeting.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim, Port Angeles combine to send eight to Class 2A state tennis championships

TACOMA — The Sequim and Port Angeles tennis teams are sending eight boys and girls players to the Class 2A state tournament this coming weekend.… Continue reading

Today’s Duck Derby results

Here are the results from today’s Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby, the rubber duck races held on the Nippon Paper Industries USA mill canal in… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: One win goes a long way

WRESTLING HAS A way of fostering independence. The individual nature of the sport forces wrestlers to succeed on their merits alone. It took Port Angeles… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum baseball team back in Class 1A state final four

CASTLE ROCK — A year ago, it was the Chimacum baseball team’s bats that catapulted the Cowboys to the Class 1A state semifinals. Now, it’s… Continue reading

SPORTS: North Olympic Peninsula sends 35 track and field athletes to state meets

SUMNER — Sequim’s Frank Catelli and Port Angeles’ Troy Martin have taken their head-to-head rivalry to a new level. The two throwers were in a… Continue reading