MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Rising high in the mountains

EVERY HIKE DESERVES its reward. When I was a wee boy growing up in Arizona, that was usually a handful of Chips Ahoy cookies. Now… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: SkyRidge features new hold designs

I BRIEFLY TOUCHED on the addition of a whole new set of tee boxes to Sequim’s SkyRidge Golf Course in last week’s column but I’d… Continue reading

SPORTS: Crescent hires Scott to coach girls basketball team

JOYCE — Brian Scott beat cancer. Now he’ll try to get the Crescent girls basketball team to beat a few North Olympic League opponents. Scott… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles jumps into softball World Series fire

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic 16U Babe Ruth all-star team is no stranger to the World Series. The Port Angeles-based team will play in… Continue reading

SPORTS: Dry Hill set for final downhill bike races this weekend

PORT ANGELES — The Dry Hill downhill bike racing course might actually live up to its name during the season’s final action this weekend. Dry… Continue reading

SPORTS: Huskies gather for OMC fundraiser at 7 Cedars Casino

BLYN — Husky fever swept 7 Cedars Casino on Thursday night. A pep band played “Bow Down to Washington,” cheerleaders danced and University of Washington… Continue reading

SPORTS: Washington Husky football legends tee off in Sonny Sixkiller Golf Classic

SEQUIM — Steve Emtman strolled up to the tee, kicked off his sandals and belted a drive down first fairway like he crushed opposing quarterbacks… Continue reading

Jackson will be Seahawks’ starting QB, Carroll declares

Peninsula Daily News sports sources RENTON — Tarvaris Jackson, picked up from Minnesota just last week and unable by NFL rules to practice with his… Continue reading

  • Jul 30, 2011
  • Peninsula Daily News sports sources

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Pinks crashing king salmon’s party

DISASTER IS IMMINENT, my dear Peninsulites. Either we raise the Peninsula pink salmon limit right now, or we threaten the very fabric of this summer’s… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Smelt season on Peninsula beaches

KEEP AN EYE on North Olympic Peninsula beaches. With the calendar days away from turning over into August, we’re getting awfully close to what is… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Looking for that first career hole-in-one

I’VE SAID MANY times, mainly in jest, that I would probably quit playing golf if I ever carded a hole-in-one. The chance to finish “on… Continue reading

SPORTS: Four-time Olympic winner is a gold-medal speaker at Port Angeles wrestling camp

PORT ANGELES — Bruce Baumgartner brought back a familiar message to the North Olympic Peninsula on Tuesday. Speaking for the ninth year in a row… Continue reading

Updated: Hasselbeck gone from Seahawks; Jackson to sign, Leinart eyed

SEATTLE — Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who led the Seattle Seahawks to their only Super Bowl appearance, will not re-sign with the team, The Seattle Times,… Continue reading

  • Jul 26, 2011

SPORTS: Two Port Angeles Babe Ruth softball teams win regional championships; U16 headed to World Series

ELLENSBURG — The North Olympic Babe Ruth softball program of Port Angeles continued its dominance in state and regional play. North Olympic beat nemesis Hoquiam… Continue reading

NFL players agree to owners’ terms; lockout ends

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps voted unanimously today to approve the terms of a deal… Continue reading

  • Jul 25, 2011
  • The Associated Press

SPORTS: Wilder Baseball falls a win short of Senior Babe Ruth World Series

PORT ANGELES — For five games, Wilder Baseball did all the little things at the Senior Babe Ruth Pacific Northwest Regional Tournament. In Sunday afternoon’s… Continue reading

SPORTS: North Olympic 16U also looking to title shot

ELLENSBURG — The North Olympic 16U softball team’s dreams of a second straight Babe Ruth World Series appearance are alive and well. The all-star squad… Continue reading

SPORTS: Wilder just a twin bill away today from regional Babe Ruth title

PORT ANGELES — The script couldn’t have gone much better for Wilder Baseball in the first four days of the Senior Babe Ruth Pacific Northwest… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Kings rule out on West End

ODD YEARS AREN’T for everyone on the North Olympic Peninsula. Those who fall into the “king salmon or bust” category simply can’t be bothered to… Continue reading

SPORTS: North Olympic Junior Babe Ruth teams fare well in tournaments

North Olympic Babe Ruth baseball and softball teams of Port Angeles fared well in postseason tournaments Thursday. The North Olympic Junior Babe Ruth 13-year-olds have… Continue reading