Matt Schubert

SPORTS: Forks shows soccer muscle in must game against La Center

PORT ANGELES -- The Forks Spartans boys soccer team didn't let up this time against La Center. In a game it needed to win to… Continue reading

Monster halibut caught near Port Townsend

It took almost 60 years, but Ray Frederick finally caught the fish of a lifetime. The Silverdale resident has patrolled Puget Sound's saltwater since the… Continue reading

SPORTS: So long stall ball — shot clock added to high school basketball

The prayers of free-flowing basketball fans have been answered. I couldn't help but do a little jig when I heard the news, reported by TheSeattle… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Stormin’ onto the Peninsula’s lakes for fishing

THERE'S NO DUMBER movie goon than the imperial stormtrooper. You might remember them from "Star Wars." They're the helmeted armor-clad stooges hopelessly chasing around Obi-Wan… Continue reading

SPORTS: Teams facing longer road trips when Hood Canal Bridge out

PRECIPITATION MAY BE the biggest enemy of North Olympic Peninsula baseball and softball teams this spring. With a little less than two weeks left before… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Kids Fishing Derby set in Port Angeles

HIDE THE PIXIE sticks and alert the local soda distributors. The return of the Port Angeles Kids Fishing Derby means the Lincoln Park Ponds will… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Ahhh, spring — and the fish are biting

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT spring on the North Olympic Peninsula. Each year it smacks me in the face like a wet rag . . . in… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Wind puts damper on Peninsula fisheries

HOLD ONTO YOUR comb-overs. Blustery weather battered the North Olympic Peninsula this week. It's been the kind of stuff that could coax even the most… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Fresh powder greeting final two events at Hurricane Ridge this month

HURRICANE RIDGE REFUSES to go out with a whimper. The North Olympic Peninsula's lone winter sports paradise will close out the season with a pair… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim boys’ bid in state tournament ends

SEQUIM -- The Sequim boys basketball team knew what was coming in its loser-out consolation semifinal at the Class 2A state tournament at the Yakima… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim loses first state 2A tournament game, plays again today

YAKIMA -- It took just three minutes for the Sequim boys basketball team's dreams of a Cinderella run through the Class 2A state tournament to… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Our man in Yakima waxes poetically about the Peninsula

SAY WHAT YOU want about Yakima, just don't call it the "Palm Springs of Washington." Having visited the town that time forgot two weeks in… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim ready to make run at 2A state crown

SEQUIM -- The Sequim boys basketball team has the rest of the Class 2A state tournament field right where it wants them: receiving all the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend comes back to win consolation bracket for third place in state

YAKIMA -- Dakotah Pine rarely looks for his shot. In the waning moments of Port Townsend's third-place game against Bellevue Christian, it found him. The… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend loses in state tournament; consolation game today at 5 p.m.

YAKIMA — The Port Townsend boys basketball team finally dug a hole it couldn’t get itself out of at the Class 1A state tournament. The… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend digs itself out of hole, wins second state tourney game; another game tonight

YAKIMA -- The group that perfected the comeback may have authored is masterpiece on Thursday night. Down by as many as 17 points to begin… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend wins; two games from state title

YAKIMA — The group that perfected the comeback may have authored is masterpiece on Thursday night. Down by as many as 17 points to begin… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend starts slow, then wins first state tournament game

YAKIMA -- Hard to believe, but the Port Townsend boys basketball team showed up late to the late game. The wait was well worth it.… Continue reading

SPORTS: 5-9 Port Townsend team leader stands tall on the court

PORT TOWNSEND -- It's easy to forget Port Townsend senior Dakotah Pine's size, or lack thereof. Parker McClelland, who at 6-foot-5 towers over his 5-9… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Click here to see one incredible steelhead

TO KEEP OR not to keep, that is the question. For a number of anglers, it isn't even a debate when it comes to wild… Continue reading