Matt Schubert

SPORTS: Girls basketball preview capsules for area 2A-/1A teams

Port Angeles (2A) • Head coach: Mike Knowles (ninth year; 161-38 overall). • Last year: 16-0 in Olympic League, 18-5 overall; reached districts. • Returning… Continue reading

SPORTS: Prep basketball preview . . . is the 3-pointer bad for kids?

Greg Glasser was a senior at Spanaway when the 3-point line was first introduced to high school basketball in 1987. The first thing he did… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Steelhead are still running strong

ONE WOULD'VE THOUGHT Morgan Freeman was enough. We give FIFA the movie star of "Shawshank Redemption," and they give us the cold shoulder on our… Continue reading

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

• Go steelheading -- Forget about Christmas, Kwanzaa or Hanukkah. The real December tradition on the North Olympic Peninsula is steelhead fishing. Given the crowds… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Hurricane Ridge getting ready for snow, ski lovers

THE STREETS ARE safe once again. And now that Snowmageddon 2010 has come and gone, it's time to start thinking about Hurricane Ridge. After all,… Continue reading

SPORTS SPECIAL: The mushroom contest

EDITORS NOTE -- Columnist Matt Schubert's work usually appears in Sports, Page B1, on Thursdays and Fridays. This bonus column chronicles the PDN's third annual… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay falls to nemesis Lummi in 1B state football semifinals

TACOMA -- The Lummi Blackhawk big-play machine struck again Saturday. The second-ranked Blackhawks eliminated Neah Bay in the Class 1B state football semifinals for the… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: On snow and steelhead

WANT SOMETHING TO be thankful for? All the snow you see sitting on the ground right now should be gone by the end of the… Continue reading

SPORTS: New Peninsula College basketball coach draws on Greek philospher

PORT ANGELES -- Lance Von Vogt's goals aren't much different from any other college basketball coach. Championships, division titles, banners hanging from the rafters .… Continue reading

Dec. 15 meeting on proposed Elwha River (and possible Lake Sutherland) fishing moratorium

EDITOR'S NOTE — In addition to this article, see related November 2009 story below, "Lower Elwha Klallam tribe studying Lake Sutherland kokanee." PORT ANGELES —… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Giving some sporty thanks

TURKEY IS THAWING and grandma just said something wildly inappropriate. Yes, the time has come to give thanks. That might be a difficult proposition for… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: Great coaches, great performances

THIS FALL TURNED out to be quite a season for North Olympic Peninsula coaches. Throw a football around these parts and you just might hit… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Snider Creek steelhead review

THE CONTRACT IS almost up on the Snider Creek broodstock. After nearly 25 years, the steelhead supplementation program for the Sol Duc River tributary is… Continue reading

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

• Sol Duc salmon -- Time is running out for anglers hoping to throw a few more salmon into the freezer this fall. There are… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Winterfest returns to the Vern Burton

DON'T BELABOR THAT blown-down fence. Don't fret over the days getting darker and darker. Such wintry weather is but a mere signal for what lies… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: Another Sequim classic ends in playoff loss

IT WAS HARD not to feel a little ripped off after Saturday night's Sequim vs. Burlington-Edison game. Part of the fun of covering an Erik… Continue reading

SPORTS: Injuries doom Sequim in state playoffs against Burlington-Edison

POULSBO -- Football is often a game of attrition. In Saturday night's Class 2A state playoff against big and physical Burlington-Edison, it caught up to… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles’ magical football season finally ends in state playoffs

BELLEVUE -- Tom Wahl's dignity did not dissipate amid a sea of Green-and-White. His Port Angeles Roughriders, done in by a disastrous first quarter, had… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Fishing starts to slow down

HARD TO BLAME the salmon for feeling a little embarrassed. It's hard enough trying to find love in this mess of a world we call… Continue reading

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

• Sol Duc salmon -- There are still plenty of fish swimming around the Duc. It's getting them to bite that's the challenge. • Hoodsport… Continue reading