SPORTS: Sumner beats Sequim 5-1 in first round of playoffs

TACOMA — Sumner beat Sequim 5-1 in the first round of the 2A bi-district baseball playoffs Tuesday afternoon. The Wolves will have their backs against… Continue reading

SPORTS: Eagles semipro football team opens season with win

PORT TOWNSEND — The Olympic Peninsula Eagles semipro football team opened the 2012 season with a win at Memorial Field on Saturday night. The Eagles… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles hosts biggest youth basketball tournament this past weekend

PORT ANGELES — The economy must be getting better. The 14th annual MayDay Roundball youth basketball tournament, hosted by Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department,… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Road to state begins for Port Angeles, Sequim and Chimacum baseball teams

The district baseball playoffs start this week for three North Olympic Peninsula high school teams. Port Angeles, Chimacum and Sequim are all trying to advance… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Port Angeles claims six individual titles at league track meet while Sequim and Port Townsend also excel; other prep reports

POULSBO — Cameron Braithwaite of Port Angeles was a double winner and earned field athlete of the meet honors at the Olympic League track and… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum baseball peaking for playoffs; other baseball reports

CHIMACUM — The 1A defending state champions are starting their postseason quest for their second straight title in a row. And the powerhouse Chimacum Cowboys… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boys soccer earns No. 3 seed in playoffs; other prep reports

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys soccer team is heading into the playoffs on a hot streak, shutting out Olympic 4-0 in the final… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Sequim softball grabs first place in Olympic League

SEQIUM — The Sequim softball team took control of the Olympic League by clobbering Kingston 13-3 Friday night in six innings. The news gets worse… Continue reading

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LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: On center stage ladies and gentlemen — halibut

LET’S GET THIS party started. After months of waiting and weeks of hype, the halibut season opened in most areas Thursday. Though the lowland lakes… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim, Port Angeles softball teams keep pace with wins; other prep reports

SEQUIM — Sequim’s softball team remained in the running for the Olympic League title by smashing Bremerton 14-3 in six innings Wednesday. The Wolves are… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Those spot shrimp aren’t so tiny; season opens Saturday

EACH OPENING INSPIRES three questions about the seafood that is coming in season. First, are they delicious? Next, are they big? And finally, are they… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boys soccer team qualifies for playoffs; other prep reports

POULSBO — League-leading North Kitsap easily handled Port Angeles in boys soccer but the Roughriders still earned a spot in the postseason when Sequim and… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Port Angeles sloshes past Sequim in baseball action to capture second place

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles baseball team overcame the rain and its rival to secure second place in the Olympic League on Tuesday at… Continue reading

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Baker returns to Port Townsend Golf Club

A FAMILIAR FACE has returned to the fairways, greens and tee boxes of Port Townsend Golf Club. Ralph Baker has returned to Port Townsend as… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum baseball team still perfect on year, wins Nisqually League; North Kitsap beats Port Townsend

EVERETT — The Chimacum baseball team is still on track for an undefeated regular season after shutting out Cascade Christian 4-0 and winning the Nisqually… Continue reading

SPORTS: Washington Huskies men’s soccer team to play Victoria Highlanders in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Soccer fans will get a treat as the University of Washington men’s team battles the semi-pro Victoria Highlanders FC on Peninsula College’s… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles shades archrival Sequim 5-3 in baseball, captures second in league

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles’ baseball team scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to beat archrival Sequim 5-3 and earn at… Continue reading

SPORTS: Olympic Peninsula Eagles open this week with bigger and faster team

The Olympic Peninsula Eagles, the area semi-pro adult football team, is bigger and better in 2012 and truly represents the North Olympic Peninsula with games… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Record numbers at NW Cup national championships at Dry Hill

PORT ANGELES — The Northwest Cup mountain bike downhill races on Dry Hill this past weekend lived up to its billing. A record number of… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Port Angeles and Sequim baseball teams to play for second place today; other prep reports

PORT ANGELES — Ace Easton Napiontek went the distance, striking out nine in seven innings, to spark Port Angeles to a crucial 8-1 baseball victory… Continue reading

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