SPORTS: Marathon weekend starts Saturday; most races on Sunday

PORT ANGELES — The special weekends just keep on coming in the area as the Juan de Fuca Festival, Memorial Day weekend and the Port… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Clock ticking on halibut fishery

SEKIU HAD A nice halibut opener last week. “It was a decent fishery,” Donalynn Olson of Olson’s Resort (360-963-2311) said. “It was overcast and there… Continue reading

SPORTS: North Olympic Discovery Marathon registration closes Friday

PORT ANGELES ­— Online registration closes at noon Friday for the 10th annual North Olympic Discovery Marathon, which will start in Sequim and finish in… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: SunLand makes course fun for women and children

SUNLAND MEMBER HENRY Meyer checked in with some information on the addition of a new set of more “player-friendly” tee boxes. “The United States Golf… Continue reading

SPORTS: Hooking a piece of history at halibut derby

PORT ANGELES — Jeff Reynolds knows a thing or two about fishing. The life-long Port Angeles resident proved that point when he became the first… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Wilder Baseball’s bats go quiet

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball, an elite team of 16- to 18-year-old players from the North Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas, wasn’t connecting on all cylinders… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Annual baseball and softball all-star games slated Monday

BREMERTON — Top area high school senior baseball and best overall softball players compete at the annual all-star games today at different sites in Bremerton.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Crescent boys track and field team misses state title by two points

JOYCE — Valley Christian of Spokane nipped Crescent by two points to win the 1B boys track and field championship at Eastern Washington University in… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim softball program building a dynasty

SEQUIM — Don’t expect the Sequim Wolves softball team to go away any time soon. The second act wasn’t as flashy as the first act… Continue reading

SPORTS: Area tennis doubles teams finish just out of medal consideration

SEATTLE — The two doubles tennis teams from the North Olympic Peninsula finished just short of medal matches at the Class 2A state championships Friday… Continue reading

SPORTS: Braithwaite leaps to 2A state long jump title; Crescent boys have outstanding 1B meet

TACOMA — Port Angeles’ Cameron Braithwaite concludes his high school career as a state champion. In his third trip to state, Braithwaite earned the 2A… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim softball team captures fourth place at 2A state

SELAH — While West Valley of Spokane ruined Sequim’s dream of a 2A softball state championship repeat, the Wolves still finished in the top four… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Halibut derby kicking into gear this weekend

THE CRAZY HALIBUT season reaches its apex this weekend with the Port Angeles Salmon Club’s annual halibut derby. “For this area, it’s the last real… Continue reading

SPORTS: Eight area high school golfers finish in state top 40

While Joe Barnes was leading Port Angeles to one of its best finishes ever in boys golf, Sequim and Port Angeles girls in 2A and… Continue reading

SPORTS: State prep title weekend begins; Sequim softball set to defend championship

Memorial Day weekend for high school sports parents and fans means the end of the line for the 2011-2012 school year. Finals in all spring… Continue reading

SPORTS: Swiftsure yacht races to Neah Bay and Clallam Bay this weekend

Peninsula Daily News and news sources VICTORIA — Victoria is the place to be today for yacht-racing fans. The famous and popular Swiftsure 2012 International… Continue reading

  • May 25, 2012
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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Beaches open for clams and oysters

THE MONTH OF May has provided a great introduction to the North Olympic Peninsula for a new outdoors columnist. But the many openings cause some… Continue reading

SPORTS: All Peninsula track teams gear up for state meets

Sequim and Port Angeles open state track competition at the 2A level today while Port Townsend, Chimacum, Forks, Crescent, Neah Bay and Clallam Bay all… Continue reading

SPORTS: Barnes sparks Port Angeles boys golf team to fifth place in state

SPANAWAY — Joe Barnes finished his magical first year in golf by capturing sixth place at the 2A boys state championship at The Classic Golf… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Port Angeles and Sequim track teams run and jump into state

PORT ANGELES — Tarah Erickson already has the school and family pole vault records. Next up is conquering the state of Washington. Starting today, Erickson… Continue reading

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