Matt Schubert

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: Chimacum softball and baseball teams rule 1A Nisqually League

HAND IT TO the Class 1A Nisqually League softball coaches. The "everyone gets a ribbon" mentality that has seeped into American sports culture normally wouldn't… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Flatty fever going great guns over halibut season

IT TAKES MORE than a little wind to cure flatty fever. Anglers were undeterred by slightly gusty conditions last Saturday, hitting the Strait of Juan… Continue reading

SPORTS: Stroeder steps down as Port Townsend boys basketball coach

JOHN STROEDER WAS supposed to be a Band-Aid. He was a quick fix for a Port Townsend boys basketball program that lost its coach midway… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles High School loses another head football coach

PORT ANGELES -- Another one bites the dust. Port Angeles High School will be looking for yet another football coach this spring after Dick Abrams… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Tons of outdoor activities to do this weekend

THE NORTH OLYMPIC Peninsula might reach Helen of Troy territory this weekend. With so many outdoor activities to choose from, the prospect of 1,000 ships… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: A man’s man goes fishing

A REAL MAN knows when to shoot the bull. Barbershop stools, open car hoods, outsides of women's dressing rooms (where, presumably, you are waiting for… Continue reading

SPORTS: Area mountain biking race draws best riders in world and attracts hundreds to event

PORT ANGELES -- No need for more cowbells at Dry Hill. The hundreds of spectators lining the pro course for Sunday's Northwest Cup downhill mountain… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: State basketball tournaments get a remodel

GETTING TO STATE just got tougher in basketball. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association's executive board voted to change the basketball state tournaments for all classifications… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boys soccer team beats Sequim for the first time in six years

SEQUIM -- Svetlio Hurd's post-goal celebration said it all. So did the look of relief on Port Angeles boys soccer coach Chris Saari's face after… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Welcome back, Anderson Lake

WELCOME BACK ANDERSON Lake. You’ve been missed. Anglers across the North Olympic Peninsula have been anxiously awaiting your return. Come Saturday morning, they will get… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Anderson Lake should be hopping with anglers as it opens Saturday

WELCOME BACK ANDERSON Lake. You've been missed. Anglers across the North Olympic Peninsula have been anxiously awaiting your return. Come Saturday morning, they will get… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Lowland lakes opener is Saturday

CONFUSION ABOUNDS IN the lake-naming game. There are two types of people in this world: Those who say Lake Anderson, and those who say Anderson… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: North Olympic Peninsula features several state-class track and field athletes

NUMBERS MATTER IN track and field. Don't expect too many Seabiscuit scenarios. As the legendary race horse's jockey, Red Pollard, said, "Once a horse gives… Continue reading

SPORTS: Wet, wild at Crescent Invitational track and field meet

JOYCE -- The wet weather did little to dampen the performances of the North Olympic Peninsula's top state contenders at the Crescent Invitational track and… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Kings aplenty for this season

COASTAL ANGLERS CAN look forward to a more kingly fishery this summer. Puget Sound anglers, on the other hand, can expect more of the same,… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Kids Fishing Derby set for Port Angeles on Saturday morning

TYKES AND TROUT are meant for each other. One is slippery, smelly and sometimes spastic. The other is a fish. The two come together in… Continue reading

SPORTS: Nemesis North Mason beats Sequim in softball

SEQUIM -- The thorn in the Sequim softball team's side dug itself a little deeper. The North Mason Bulldogs continued their recent mastery of the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim offense shines in 4-1 soccer win over Forks

SEQUIM -- The Sequim boys soccer team's back line took a back seat Friday. Instead, it was the Wolves' offense that turned heads in a… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: New depth restriction on bottomfish in Strait

ROCKFISH TEND TO be an afterthought for saltwater anglers. Most are either caught inadvertently or after anglers have given up on the big prize, be… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: New depth restriction on bottomfish in Strait

ROCKFISH TEND TO be an afterthought for saltwater anglers. Most are either caught inadvertently or after anglers have given up on the big prize, be… Continue reading