Matt Schubert

SPORTS: Crescent falls at 1B football playoffs

TUMWATER — The Crescent Loggers ran into a familiar roadblock. The Lake Quinault Elks kept Crescent from its first state playoff appearance since 1996 for… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim Wolves win first state game, advance in the 2A

POULSBO — Everyone in the stands was surely thinking it. Sequim athletic director Dave Ditlefsen was definitely thinking it. It was even beginning to creep… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Razor clam digging scheduled for this weekend

I'VE NEVER BEEN one to turn down a good old fashioned hole-digging. It's an activity that has captivated thousands of young men, and maybe a… Continue reading

SPORTS: Pirates gain berth in Elite Eight with 3-2 overtime win against Edmonds

PORT ANGELES -- Playing in the muck and mud of Wally Sigmar Athletic Complex, the Peninsula College men's soccer team managed to come out golden… Continue reading

SPORTS: Powerhouse Meridian ends Port Townsend’s football season

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND -- The little team that could finally ran out of gas. The Port Townsend football team's bid to reach the Class 1A state… Continue reading

PREP NOTES COLUMN: Crescent football on an offensive roll; Port Townsend runners are stellar

DYLEN HEAWARD HAD himself a season . . . in the last two games. The Crescent running back ripped the Lopez and Highland Christian defenses… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Rain is making it tough for anglers

AS MANY OF you know by now, I'm used to rejection. From sourpuss sources to unwilling women, I tend to get turned down with great… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Time for Winterfest activities

I LIKE SNOW as much as the next guy. But I think we can all agree, last year's snowpocalypse was a little much. When a… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College settles for tie with Bellevue; co-title of conference

PORT ANGELES -- If a tie is like kissing your sister, the Peninsula College men's soccer team puckered up for dear old grandma on Wednesday.… Continue reading

PREP NOTES: Cameron Moon a bright spot for Roughriders

IT WOULD BE hard to blame Cameron Moon for the Port Angeles football team's struggles this fall. The three-year letterman has more than carried his… Continue reading

SPORTS: Frustration builds as Port Angeles stays winless

PORT ANGELES -- An already difficult season took an even more frustrating turn for the Port Angeles football team on Friday night. The Bremerton Knights… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Salmon arriving big-time in area rivers

WANT A LONG-winded discussion? Try speculating what makes salmon move into the rivers. Moon cycles, moisture, a highly motivated libido . . . one could… Continue reading

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

• Strait salmon -- Want some alone time out on the water? Most anglers have fur on the brain at this point in the year,… Continue reading

SPORTS: Area teams excel at Olympic League cross country meet

SEQUIM -- Bereket Piatt held on for as long as he could. Unfortunately for the Port Townsend junior, it was about 400 yards short. Piatt… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTEBOOK: A lineman worth watching

I'M NOT GOING to lie. I don't spend a lot of my time watching offensive linemen whenever I take in a high school football game.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim beats North Mason 28-13

BELFAIR -- Sequim offensive lineman Jake Dethlefsen said he'd never had more fun on a football field. Wet, muddy and full of fumbles . .… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles girls tie to hold onto playoff hopes

PORT ANGELES -- It wasn't too long ago, only a year in fact, that a tie would've been celebrated by the Port Angeles girls soccer… Continue reading

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

• Mushroom mania -- In the words of the Temptations, "I ain't too proud to beg." I'd be lying if I said this year's Mushroom… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Trying to make heads, tails of new sportfishing rule changes

GOT ABOUT EIGHT hours? Then you might be able to review and understand (that's the hard part) the multitude of information in the state Department… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College beats Highline in soccer for first time

PORT ANGELES -- It took a long time for the Peninsula College men's soccer team to finally beat Highline: Nine years and about 90 minutes… Continue reading