MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Santa, I want artificial turf at Civic Field

A LECHEROUS MAN once said, "The heart wants what the heart wants." Well, Santa, my heart has almost always been set on the wide world… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Full slate of winter events at area courses; gift ideas

GOLF SLOWS DOWN a bit around the Christmas and New Year's holidays, and with good reasons. Family, friends and weather all "conspire" to keep us… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay varsity boys basketball team beats Forks JV; other prep reports

FORKS -- The Class 1B varsity Neah Bay Red Devils made quick work of defeating the 1A Forks JV squad 54-24 in boys basketball nonleague… Continue reading

SPORTS: Quilcene falls to bigger Klahowya 60-50

QUILCENE -- The Class 2B Quilcene Rangers boys basketball team came out flat but ended up giving 1A Klahowya a run for its money in… Continue reading

SPORTS: Holmgren to become Cleveland Browns president

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio — Serious. Credible. A leader. In Mike Holmgren, Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner hit the trifecta he… Continue reading

  • Dec 21, 2009
  • By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: 2A classified good for Port Angeles athletics

NO MORE NEED for speculation. Port Angeles High School is headed down to Class 2A. And that's nothing but good for Roughrider athletics. Having moved… Continue reading

SPORTS: Other prep basketball results

By Brent Sorenson Peninsula Daily News TACOMA -- The Chimacum boys basketball team held strong down the stretch, defeating Charles Wright 70-63 in overtime Friday… Continue reading

  • Dec 20, 2009
  • By Brent Sorenson Peninsula Daily News

SPORTS: Roughrider girls run roughshod over Sequim 73-25

SEQUIM -- Welcome to the machine. The Port Angeles girls basketball team continued its march to another Olympic League championship with a 73-25 dismantling of… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim heats up and beats Port Angeles, 45-31

SEQUIM -- It took three quarters for the Sequim boys basketball team's offense to show up. Once it did, the rival Port Angeles Roughriders --… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: A good weekend to go after steelhead in area’s rivers and streams.

OH, THE WEATHER outsideis wet. And the anglers are sure to fret. Because there isn't any place to go. The river's blown, the river's blown,… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Five best bets for things to do around the Peninsula this weekend

• Steelhead season -- Hatchery steelhead season is at its peak. There are clipped steelies swimming all over our happy little hamlet. Tie on a… Continue reading

SPORTS: New era starts for Peninsula College women’s basketball

PORT ANGELES -- Change is a part of life in community college athletics. Yet the amount of turnover experienced by the Peninsula College women's basketball… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend, Sequim wrestling teams split league double-dual meets

POULSBO -- Port Townsend had four double winners at an Olympic League double-dual wrestling match at North Kitsap High School on Wednesday night. The Redskins,… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Hurricane Ridge needs more snow for skiing, snowboarding operations to begin

JACK FROST NEEDS to get his act together. Without a few more inches of snow atop Hurricane Ridge, winter sports fans will have to wait… Continue reading

It’s official: Mariners get World Series ace Cliff Lee

It's official: Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Cliff Lee is heading to the Seattle Mariners, the team's Web site, www.mariners.com, reports. The Mariners today announced they… Continue reading

  • Dec 16, 2009

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Double Demo Days coming to Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles

AS A FAN of golf and alliteration, I'm pleased with Peninsula Golf Club's Double Demo Days event from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles, Port Townsend win important boys basketball Olympic League games; other prep reports

Port Angeles and Port Townsend won important Olympic League boys basketball games Tuesday night. The Roughriders ripped North Kitsap 70-40 while the Redskins used a… Continue reading

SPORTS: WIAA misses reclassification deadline; schools on wait-and-see mode

THE GREAT ENGLISH author Douglas Adams said it best. "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." Indeed, many… Continue reading

SPORTS: Ace pitcher Cliff Lee to become a Seattle Mariner?

Peninsula Daily News news sources SEATTLE -- Reports are swirling that the Mariners are part of a blockbuster trade that will see one, possibly two… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News news sources

SPORTS: Quarterback Locker to remain with Huskies for senior year

The Associated Press SEATTLE — Jake Locker says he will not make himself available for the NFL draft and will return to Washington for his… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2009
  • The Associated Press