Today’s Duck Derby results

Here are the results from today’s Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby, the rubber duck races held on the Nippon Paper Industries USA mill canal in… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: One win goes a long way

WRESTLING HAS A way of fostering independence. The individual nature of the sport forces wrestlers to succeed on their merits alone. It took Port Angeles… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum baseball team back in Class 1A state final four

CASTLE ROCK — A year ago, it was the Chimacum baseball team’s bats that catapulted the Cowboys to the Class 1A state semifinals. Now, it’s… Continue reading

SPORTS: North Olympic Peninsula sends 35 track and field athletes to state meets

SUMNER — Sequim’s Frank Catelli and Port Angeles’ Troy Martin have taken their head-to-head rivalry to a new level. The two throwers were in a… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles, Quilcene lose heartbreakers at state baseball tournaments

BELLINGHAM — Cody Sullivan played with fire all game long. It wasn’t until late in Saturday’s Class 2A state playoff game that it came back… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim, Port Angeles softball teams advance to state tournament

TACOMA — Nobody’s raining on the Sequim softball team’s parade this spring. A year removed from having their state bid cut short by a driving… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Only young need apply for this fishing event

PAT NEAL HAS a problem with Kids Fishing Day this Saturday in Sequim. Mainly, that he’s not included. Approximately 1,500 trout have been dumped into… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Matt Schubert’s five best bets to do this weekend

â–  Strait halibut — Yes, the tides are a little less than desirable. Yes, the fishing has been a little less than spectacular. But the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles, Chimacum and Quilcene baseball teams set for state tournaments

Three North Olympic Peninsula baseball teams are still alive, including one that is a veteran at the state level and two others making it back… Continue reading

SPORTS: Quilcene baseball pitcher is strikeout king

QUILCENE — Brandon Bancroft doesn’t have to think too long about why pitching appeals to him so much. It’s the voices he hears from behind… Continue reading

COLLEGE SPORTS: Clark signs with College of Idaho

PORT ANGELES — Only a couple of months after leading the Peninsula College men’s basketball team to an NWAACC championship, Mitrell Clark is moving on.… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Reality TV star in the making?

FEW CLAMS ARE coveted quite like the geoduck. They’re large, they’re elusive and — more so than any other North Olympic Peninsula shellfish — they’re… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Sequim’s Hopson again named Olympic League MVP

BREMERTON — Sequim’s Lea Hopson added another trophy to her collection this week. The senior shortstop was named the Olympic League MVP for the second… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: Yount takes over Crescent football program

THE CRESCENT LOGGERS will see a familiar face on the football field next fall, even if it’s a different one. The Crescent football search committee… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Area golfers gear up for Peninsula Cup at Port Ludlow

THE PENINSULA CUP is on the line at Port Ludlow Golf Club this weekend. Saturday’s third annual Peninsula Cup competition, pitting the best golfers from… Continue reading

SPORTS: Five stay alive for Port Angeles in boys, girls tennis; other prep reports

TACOMA — Five Port Angeles boys and girls tennis players are still fighting for state berths after three rounds of Class 2A West Central District… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles, Sequim boys soccer teams lose heartbreaking district games; other prep reports

TUKWILA — The Port Angeles boys soccer team’s season ended on a controversial call in the 85th minute of overtime in Saturday’s Class 2A bi-district… Continue reading

SPORTS: Eagles semipro football team loses first game of year

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Eagles were missing a few players, and that was enough to suffer their first loss of the year Saturday… Continue reading

SPORTS: Meridian outlasts top-ranked Chimacum in baseball; other playoff results

MOUNT VERNON — Chimacum finally met a Class 1A baseball team it couldn’t beat. Senior-dominated Meridian of Bellingham, which has been a top-five 1A school… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boys, Sequim’s Catelli dominate sub-district track and field meet; other track reports

PORT ANGELES — At a time when most track and field athletes are taking events off the table, Cameron Braithwaite keeps chugging right along. The… Continue reading