Matt Schubert

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

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

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: Port Townsend, Sequim swap victories

SEQUIM -- Same game, opposite result. The Sequim boys basketball team topped Port Townsend 39-36 on Friday, claiming an offensively challenged Olympic League affair that… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Five best bets to do this week

• Pysht River -- The Quillayute system is sure to be crowded this weekend. Might as well try out one of the smaller streams on… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Area Christmas bird count starts Monday in Sequim

THE ANNALS OF science are calling. It is up to you, my dear Peninsulites, to answer the hoot. One can give future generations an invaluable… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTEBOOK: Reclassification should help Port Angeles, Quilcene high schools

PERHAPS THERE IS one silver lining to declining enrollments. A pair of schools that have been competing above their heads for a long time --… Continue reading

SPORTS: Forks wins both parts of doubleheader with Chimacum

CHIMACUM -- It wasn't hard to tell it was the first week of the season during the Forks-Chimacum basketball doubleheader Friday night. Between all of… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: A film that’s ‘real and now’

OLD TIMERS TELL stories of so many salmon in North Olympic Peninsula rivers that "you could walk across the backs of them." They say how… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay’s football team falls one game short of state title contest

TACOMA -- The Neah Bay football team's bid for a Class 1B state championship game berth came up one win short Friday night. The Red… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay eliminated in playoffs, 64-36

TACOMA — The Neah Bay football team’s bid for a Class 1B state championship game berth came up one win short Friday night. The Red… Continue reading

SPORTS: Lynden, stormy weather combine to beat Sequim Wolves in state football quarterfinals

SILVERDALE -- The Sequim Wolves had to deal with two opponents in their Class 2A state quarterfinal football game: the Lynden Lions and the elements.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay advances to state semifinals with 20-14 win over Lake Quinault

SILVERDALE -- The Red Devils are right on schedule. Neah Bay survived four turnovers and a whole lot of penalties to squeak past Lake Quinault… Continue reading

Neah Bay advances in playoffs, 20-14

SILVERDALE -- Neah Bay survived four turnovers and a whole lot of penalties to squeak past Lake Quinault 20-14 in Saturday's Class 1B state quarterfinals… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College men’s basketball team will be older this season

PORT ANGELES -- Welcome to the great unknown. This year's Peninsula College men's basketball team comes into Saturday night's home opener against Highline with a… Continue reading

SPORTS: Five best bets to do this weekend

• Winterfest -- Eat some red meat, drink a few brewskis and take in a Warren Miller movie. Sounds like good fun to me. And… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim High School’s Travis Decker is a small running back who plays big

SEQUIM -- Sequim running back Travis Decker used to be one of the biggest players on the field. He was an offensive guard for his… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: Football coach of the year will be a tough decision

HERE'S A DIFFICULT proposition. Try to find the football coach of the year on the North Olympic Peninsula It's not that there's a dearth of… Continue reading