Matt Schubert

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Port Angeles-area fishing super hot right now

WHO NEEDS SCANTILY CLAD coeds? Spring break doesn’t have to be about benders, bathing suits and extended bathroom breaks. The way blackmouth fishing is going… Continue reading

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

â–  Sekiu blackmouth — The chinook are all the rage out by Port Angeles these days. But the way these things usually work, that will… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Snowskate competition ‘brings back days of old’

IT MUST BE spring: The waiting list for bike repairs is one-week long at Sound Bikes and Kayaks in Port Angeles. Luckily, the last vestige… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: Port Angeles girls basketball coach resigns

THE SECOND MIKE Knowles era of the Port Angeles girls basketball program came to an end Friday morning. What started with a whole bunch of… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Poma lift set to open on Hurricane Ridge this weekend

THE WAIT IS finally over (I think). With plenty of snow sitting atop Hurricane Ridge, and much of the leg work taken care of, skiers… Continue reading

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

â–  Be a citizen — The Brad Stenger Memorial Citizens Race returns to Hurricane Ridge this Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. For all of… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles baseball team aiming for state playoffs

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles baseball team had the look of a state contender as the calendar rolled over into May last spring. Reeling… Continue reading

SPORTS: Preview baseball capsules of all North Olympic Peninsula teams

Port Angeles (2A) â–  Head coach: Bob Withrow (eighth year, 83-51 overall). â–  Last year: 9-7 in Olympic League (fourth), 9-8 overall; missed playoffs. â– … Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S MARCH MADNESS COLUMN: Bracket getting watered down

FIELD DAY COULDN’T come soon enough when I was a wee grade-schooler. Foot races, long jump competitions, tug of wars against the teachers . .… Continue reading

PENINSULA COLLEGE SPORTS: First-year coach Von Vogt . . . what does he do for an encore?

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College men’s basketball coach Lance Von Vogt is going to have to do an awful lot for an encore. After guiding… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: A BCS for high schools without the computer?

STATE FOOTBALL JUST might go the way of the beauty contest. If some members of the Washington State Football Coaches Association have their way, how… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Spring light is just around the corner

STAY WITH ME, my dear Peninsulites. We’re almost out of the darkness that is a North Olympic Peninsula winter. Soon enough, we’ll be dusting off… Continue reading

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

â–  PA blackmouth — For whatever reason, it appears the chinook have decided to set up shop out in front of Ediz Hook. There’s hardly… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Razor clam closure is not a surprise

THE PREMATURE END to razor clam season at Kalaloch could hardly be labeled a surprise. As early as January, Olympic National Park coastal ecologist Steven… Continue reading

Peninsula College men’s basketball team wins Northwest championship, beats Pierce College 80-76

KENNEWICK — Lance Von Vogt clutched the net in his hands as he answered the question. The Peninsula College men's basketball team just claimed its… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay’s Drexler Doherty grows into more complete player

NEAH BAY — There was no need for an alarm clock in Drexler Doherty's neighborhood. His steady dribble pounded the blacktop each morning on the… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: The Big 3-0 and some truly monster steelheads

THE PASSING OF youth does not happen in a day. But on your 30th birthday — Thursday for yours truly — it certainly seems like… Continue reading

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

â–  Hoh steelhead — March is an awfully good month to be searching for steelies on the Hoh River. With a break in the weather… Continue reading

SPORTS: Regionals nothing more than state without atmosphere

THE WIAA MIGHT call it the state tournament. But trust me, the regional round of the Class 2A state basketball bracket felt like just another… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boys basketball team plays with top team for three quarters but falls in end, just missing Elite Eight state tournament

TACOMA — The Port Angeles boys basketball coaching staff spent all year trying to persuade its team it could play with anyone. For most of… Continue reading