MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Youth camps galore are set to start

YOUTH WILL BE served at a host of upcoming golf clinics intended for the junior set across the North Olympic Peninsula. This Saturday, Port Townsend… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Peninsula College point guard signs to play at Western Oregon

PORT ANGELES — Former Peninsula College star Tyler Funk has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball for Western Oregon University next winter.… Continue reading

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SPORTS: North Olympic captures three state softball championships; Forks gains regional berth

FORKS — It was a very good weekend for the North Olympic girls of Port Angeles, as they claimed three state softball championships in four… Continue reading

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SPORTS: North Olympic 16U softball team wins state; 11U Cal Ripken squad advances at state

The North Olympic 16U softball team from Port Angeles defeated Hoquiam to win the state championship while the 11U Cal Ripken team advanced during Saturday… Continue reading

SPORTS: Wilder Baseball captures second at state, headed to regionals

MOSES LAKE — Wilder Baseball captured second place at the Babe Ruth 18U state tournament to earn a trip to the regional championships. Wilder went… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Tournament time begins for youth baseball, softball teams

PORT ANGELES — Youth baseball tournaments started this weekend and continue through next week for North Olympic Baseball and Softball teams. The Port Angeles organization… Continue reading

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: It’s warm, take a hike

A COMMON DECLARATION I hear around the newsroom is that summer weather doesn’t come to the North Olympic Peninsula until July 5. Well, here we… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Kings ruling the Strait

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL thing when something actually lives up to the hype. Behold the beauty of the ocean salmon opener. “The kings have been outstanding,”… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Port Angeles state-class athlete is Big in performance

PORT ANGELES — He’s not the runt of the pack, but he’s no Arnold Schwarzenegger, either. At 5-foot-8 and a mere 135 pounds, Cameron Braithwaite… Continue reading

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Clallam Amateur dates to change

PUMP THE BRAKES a bit on the Clallam Amateur Tournament. Last week I had information that sign-ups were underway with the three-day event in mid-July.… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Wilder Baseball claims third at Firecracker; getting ready for state tourney

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball tuned up for the state tournament by capturing third at its own eight-team Dick Brown Memorial Firecracker Classic this past… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Indian Island fun run a big hit

PORT HADLOCK — A record number of runners, 200, participated in the 2012 Deer Run at Naval Magazine Indian Island last weekend in the second… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles golfer is an exceptional exception

PORT ANGELES — By any measurement, Joe Barnes had an incredible golf season. What makes it especially unbelievable is he wasn’t even playing golf a… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Program aims to preserve Elwha River chinook salmon

PORT ANGELES — The ultimate goal of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife's Elwha River chinook hatchery program is to shut it down. Before… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Pole vaulter gets a major break

PORT ANGELES — Tarah Erickson had just broken the Port Angeles High School school record in girls pole vault with a height of 11 feet,… Continue reading

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Expect nice crab, king openers

THE WAIT FOR the crab and salmon season will end before the weekend is over, as both fisheries open Sunday. This is fantastic news for… Continue reading

SPORTS: Olympic Peninsula Eagles football team gets new coach

PORT TOWNSEND — Dave Snyder has taken over as head coach for the Olympic Peninsula Eagles, a North Olympic Peninsula-based semipro football team. Snyder replaces… Continue reading

Elwha River hatchery chinook salmon meeting set today (Lee Horton outdoors column)

AN UPDATED PLAN for Elwha River hatchery chinook will be discussed in Port Angeles today. State Fish and Wildlife will conduct the meeting about the… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Brandon scores again as boys soccer MVP

PORT ANGELES — The district playoff game between Port Angeles and Sumner was a perfect example of what made Anthony Brandon so dangerous. “At any… Continue reading

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Clallam amateur tournament set for July

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE on the horizon this summer in Jefferson and Clallam counties. Clallam County Amateur Championship competitors will tee off at Cedars at Dungeness… Continue reading