Matt Schubert

State mulls potential hunting, fishing license fee increase

THE STATE IS hurting for cash. Soon, the North Olympic Peninsula outdoor community could feel the pain as well. With a possible budget shortfall of… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: Port Angeles becoming a Class 2A powerhouse in sports

PORT ANGELES ATHLETICS finds itself in uncharted territory as the fall prep sports season hits the stretch run. The football and volleyball teams broke more… Continue reading

SPORTS: Nooksack Valley ends Chimacum’s football season with 21-7 win in playoffs

BELLINGHAM -- The Chimacum Cowboys ran out of tomorrows. After surviving four straight do-or-die games to get into the Class 1A preliminary playoffs, turnovers and… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles football team stays alive with 28-21 playoff victory against Sumner

POULSBO -- Cinderella isn't done dancing yet. One year after submitting their first 0-10 season in school history, the Port Angeles Roughriders are state-bound for… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim football rips Washington to advance to state playoffs

POULSBO -- Sequim all but wrapped up its fifth straight trip to state. Then it got bored. The Wolves scored 42 unanswered points to begin… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: West End rivers heavy with fish

DON'T LOOK A gift fish in the mouth. While the story might not have changed on West End rivers the past seven days, that doesn't… Continue reading

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

• Sol Duc salmon -- Sure, it might be a bit of a zoo this weekend. But for good reason. There's loads of silvers swimming… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: Big Time football at Civic Field in Port Angeles (**SEE VIDEO**)

THE LINE STARTED building two hours before game time. And once kickoff rolled around at 7 p.m., Civic Field was rocking. A group of Sequim… Continue reading

THE COACHES: Port Angeles’ Wahl turns around Roughrider football team as motivational leader

PORT ANGELES -- After getting passed over again and again, it would have been easy for Tom Wahl to question himself. Administrators and community members… Continue reading

THE COACHES: Sequim’s Wiker elevates level of expectations among Wolves

SEQUIM -- Erik Wiker refused to concede anything at beginning of this season. Even after losing the most talented class of athletes in his first… Continue reading

THE GAME: Long-awaited Port Angeles-Sequim showdown for league crown finally is here

PORT ANGELES -- The wait is finally over. After weeks of anticipation over what may very well be the biggest football game in the rivalry's… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles High School prepares for thousands of fans at big football game against archrival Sequim on Friday

PORT ANGELES -- How big is Friday night's football game between Port Angeles and Sequim? Almost too big for Port Angeles' Civic Field. More than… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum Cowboys win third straight do-or-die football game

PORT TOWNSEND -- Nobody puts these Chimacum Cowboys in a corner. The Cowboys refuse to go away in the Class 1A Nisqually League playoff race… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Rain coming this weekend should help fishing and hunting

WANT AFFIRMATION FROM a high power? Start praying for rain on the North Olympic Peninsula. It won't take very long for you to get a… Continue reading

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

• Hoodsport chum -- The great Hood Canal chum run is in. These frightening fish have flooded the waters around Hoodsport Hatchery in the last… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend duo go 1-2 at boys Olympic League Cross Country Championships

SEQUIM -- Bereket Piatt wasn't about to make the same mistake twice. A year after getting caught on the homestretch by North Kitsap's Tabor Reedy,… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Beauty is hook deep

CHUM SALMON DON'T need any help around Halloween. They're scary enough as it is. As one writer put it a few years ago, spawning chum… Continue reading

SPORTS: Olympic League meet today might add to array of past state cross country champions

SEQUIM -- Pat Durr felt compelled to make a prediction after the Salt Creek Invitational in September. Kingston's Marina Roberts had just dominated a field… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim beats Port Angeles 3-0 in key volleyball match; both teams tied for second in league

PORT ANGELES -- A single tear welled up in Christine Halberg's right eye as she tried to find the right words. It was the same… Continue reading

SPORTS: Matt Schubert’s Preps notes: Playoff home fields unfair to North Olympic Peninsula football teams; Port Townsend loses much more than football game

SOMETIMES, HOME TEAMS travel too. Such will be the case for the Sequim and Port Angeles football teams in the first week of November. Both… Continue reading