MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Low rivers keep steelhead at bay

STEELHEADERS ARE WELL known for their complaints. Rarely, however, does it have anything to do with a lack of rain. But for whatever reason —… Continue reading

HIGH SCHOOLS: Port Angeles’ McCartney dunk sparks win over North Kitsap [**Other prep results**]

PORT ANGELES — Hayden McCartney got the dunk he was looking for. But as the senior’s puffed-up bloody lip illustrated, the Port Angeles boys basketball… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: And to all a good night

THROW OUT THE tube socks, Santa. I’ve got more than enough whites to survive another wet North Olympic Peninsula winter. What I really want this… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: New Year’s event set at Port Townsend Golf Club

WELCOME TO PART one of my two-part look back at the year in golf. Today, I will tackle January through June and next Wednesday I… Continue reading

PA boys win sixth in a row

PORT ANGELES — Hayden McCartney sparked a shaky Port Angeles offense with 22 points, eight rebounds, seven steals and five assists as the Roughriders came… Continue reading

SPORTS: Costs keep Port Townsend in the bigger Olympic League

NOBODY LIKES MONEY playing a role in high school athletics. The idea that Class 1A Port Townsend can’t afford to move from the predominantly 2A… Continue reading

SPORTS: Forks boys defeat Tenino on road to stay perfect in league

TENINO — Braden Decker and Tyler Penn combined for 33 points to spark the Forks boys basketball team to a crucial SWL-Evergreen Division 53-43 win… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles gives North Kitsap its first loss of the year in girls basketball action Tuesday

POULSBO — Kiah Jones scorched the nets for 23 points as the Port Angeles girls basketball team handed North Kitsap its first loss of the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles to feature five state-ranked wrestlers at today’s tournament; Neah Bay sweeps Crescent in boys and girls basketball

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles will be featuring five state-ranked wrestlers at today’s Olympic Shootout: “The Battle for the Axe” tournament at Port Angeles High… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend girls basketball team holds off North Mason on Tuesday night

PORT TOWNSEND ­— The Port Townsend girls basketball team clipped the North Mason Bulldogs 42-37 in Olympic League play Tuesday night. Port Townsend took a… Continue reading

SPORTS: Defending champion Peninsula College wins NWAACC Crossover Tournament

SALEM, Ore. — The Peninsula College men’s basketball team ran away from a pesky Columbia Basin squad in the second half to take home a… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles wrestling team hopes to repeat as ‘The Battle of the Axe’ champion Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles wrestling team is coming off its second third-place finish in a major tournament heading into its own popular seventh… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay boys and girls basketball sweeps Shoreline Christian; Clallam Bay boys lose a shootout with Taholah

SHORELINE — The Neah Bay girls basketball team is still looking for a team to challenge it after rolling over Shoreline Christian in nonleague action… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum girls basketball beats Charles Wright from long distance; other girls basketball reports

TACOMA — The Chimacum girls basketball team rained eight 3-pointers down upon the Charles Wright Tarriers and withstood a 26-point night from Cydney Hughes to… Continue reading

SPORTS: Crescent boys basketball rides fourth-quarter heroics to win; other boys basketball reports

JOYCE — Travis Walker picked a good time to score his only basket. The Crescent sophomore scored his only two points of the game in… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay’s boys and girls basketball teams sweep Shoreline Christian on Saturday

SEATTLE — Neah Bay’s boys and girls basketball teams swept Shoreline Christian in nonleague action Saturday. The Red Devil girls ripped Shoreline 74-27 to remain… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay’s Josiah Greene named Class 1B football player of the year

NEAH BAY — The hardware continues to roll in for the Neah Bay football team. Two weeks after the Red Devils won their school’s first… Continue reading

SPORTS: Practice makes perfect as the Neah Bay girls basketball team eyes state title

NEAH BAY — Lisa Halttunen puts a premium on practice. Understandable. Given all the talent on the Neah Bay girls basketball team this winter, and… Continue reading

SPORTS: Preview capsules for Class 1B boys basketball

Quilcene ■ Head coach: Mark Thompson (third year) ■ Last year: 7-7 in 1B Sea-Tac, 10-9 overall; reached 1B tri-district. ■ Returning starters: Jake Pleines… Continue reading

SPORTS: Preview capsules for Class 1B girls basketball

Quilcene ■ Head coach: Tiffany Parks (first year). ■ Last year: 8-6 in 1B Sea-Tac, 13-10 overall; reached 1B tri-district. ■ Returning starters: None. ■… Continue reading