Matt Schubert

SPORTS: Peninsula College men’s and women’s soccer teams in intense battles for positions

PORT ANGELES -- The template for a successful community college soccer program is no secret to Kanyon Anderson. The right-hand man of Peninsula College men's… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: King fishing a little spotty right now

ANYONE LOOKING FOR a silver bullet better stick with the golden rice beer. Because the North Olympic Peninsula summer king salmon fishery certainly hasn't produced… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Ski lifts not part of road changes

THINGS MIGHT CHANGE for Hurricane Ridge Road this winter. Just don't expect that to affect Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Club operations that much. Even if… Continue reading

SPORTS: North Olympic 16U headed back to World Series

PORT ANGELES -- After a one-year hiatus, the 16U North Olympic all star softball team is headed back to the Babe Ruth World series. The… Continue reading

SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT: Sequim man saves the show

PORT ANGELES -- Dennis Sutton may have spent Saturday morning on the couch, but he was the hero the night before at Port Angeles Speedway.… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Salmon fishing sluggish at best

IF ONLY WE could party like it was 2009. A year after one of the best saltwater salmon seasons in a decade, the North Olympic… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Community split over fate of salmon derby

WE MIGHT NEED to consult King Solomon. The Discovery Bay Salmon Derby, despite the ruling of a Jefferson County Superior Court judge, looks like it… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Court decision in Discovery Bay Salmon Derby conflict

WE MIGHT NEED to consult King Solomon. The Discovery Bay Salmon Derby, despite the ruling of a Jefferson County Superior Court judge, looks like it… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Are the kings coming?

SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY, THOSE crafty kings continue to slip past coastal anglers on the North Olympic Peninsula. Anglers off Vancouver Island can't keep them out of… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Size doesn’t matter

SMALL FISH NEED not be bait. Oh yes, they can make a meal fit for men (and women) . . . just as long as… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT ON SPORTS: Switch-hitting doesn’t always mean hitting

THERE COMES A point where being a switch hitter turns into an ego-driven exercise for some players. I'm not talking so much about the Mickey… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Park ranger talks can turn preachy

PAPA DON'T PREACH, but the National Park Service certainly does. As keeper of some of our country's most beautiful outdoor landscapes, perhaps it is its… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: A perfect morning for king fishing

THE SCENE COULDN'T have been more perfect Thursday morning. The Strait of Juan de Fuca was glassy calm, the clear sky above it tinged a… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT ON SPORTS: Beautiful words for the Beautiful Game

GIVE THE BRITS this much: They sure know how to describe the Beautiful Game. It's hard to imagine an American announcer pulling off a World… Continue reading

SPORTS: When outs no longer are in

SO MUCH FOR the out being in. The big talk around Major League Baseball this spring was all about how defense and pitching were the… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Solving mystery that is summer

IT ONLY TOOK five years, and several thousand frequent flier miles, but my parents are paying me a visit at last. After traveling to such… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Beware of the pincers . . . crabbing season starts today

SHARPEN THOSE WITS and elbows. It's time to dance with the Dungeness crab, one of the North Olympic Peninsula's most captivating, if not cuddly, critters.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend’s Webster on threshold of being three-sport head coach

THINK BEING A three-sport athlete is hard? Try being a three-sport coach. Tom Webster has pulled it off with little to no fanfare during each… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: What camping really means

PERHAPS THE TERM "camping" needs a little clarity. For it seems our pluralist society has somehow altered its definition in recent years. The fact that… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Hiking, fishing the backcountry

ONE OF MAN'S biggest obstacles to piscatorial peace: His inherent laziness. If a fishing hole isn't just down the beaten path, or right off the… Continue reading