Matt Schubert

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Last chance for the flatties this weekend

OH, SWEET FLATTIES. It seems like just yesterday we were cozying up together. Your mutated eyes caught mine, and I just knew right then and… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: It’s a wrap for an exciting high school season

WHAT A CRAZY couple of weeks. The FIFA World Cup arrived in all its horn-blowing glory. The NBA Finals played out between the Association's two… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Free fishing weekend for anglers

DON'T BE FOOLED, it's a trap. The state can call it Free Fishing Weekend all it wants, but we know the score. Residents get to… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Low tides should help shellfish harvesting this weekend

TO LOOSELY QUOTE the Zombies, "It's the tide of the season for digg-ing." The lowest tides of the year hit the eastern edge of the… Continue reading

SPORTS: In-house coach may be just the ticket for Roughrider football

THE PORT ANGELES High School football program desperately needs to be revived. Perhaps that makes Tom Wahl, who holds on doctorate in education from Baltimore-based… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Halibut fishing is hot in west

I THINK WE'VE seen this before. The same hot start enjoyed by halibut anglers in the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca came west last… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Possible storm clouds ahead for Port Angeles Salmon Club’s halibut derby

PORT ANGELES SALMON Club members might have another struggle on their hands during the next 12 months. With the 10th edition of its annual halibut… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: Sequim sets area pace for state-level track, field

WHAT A RUN Sequim track and field is on. When Sequim's Mike Erickson won the high jump at the Class 3A state meet in 2000,… Continue reading

Locals dominate Port Angeles Halibut Derby ladder

PORT ANGELES -- The locals know best. That certainly was the case during the first day of the Port Angeles Salmon Club's 10th annual halibut… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Port Angeles Salmon Club’s 10th annual halibut derby this weekend

GO AHEAD AND throw a horseshoe on the end of that line. Not only are you going to need a little luck to bring in… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Mountain biking group stirs up interest

IF THERE'S ONE thing I like to do, it's spread awareness. One might say it's my job: Professional awareness spreader. How not to fish, the… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Winds slow down halibut fishing

EVEN GEORGE CLOONEY would've been shaking in his Guccis on Thursday. We're talking about "The Perfect Storm" kind of stuff: Twenty-five-foot swells, wind gusts above… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Fishing for surfperch at Kalaloch Beach

THE BIGGEST DETERRENT to enjoying Kalaloch Beach might also be its greatest attribute. One can't have miles of remote, untouched coastline without it being far… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim boys soccer team loses heartbreaker in state playoffs

POULSBO -- Same team, same result. The Sequim boys soccer team's season had an all-too-familiar ending Tuesday with a 1-0 loss to the Bellingham Red… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum earns another trip to state tournament

CHIMACUM -- The chorus might be the same, but it never gets old for the Chimacum softball team. Another spring, another trip to the Class… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Halibut fishing starting to slow down

TIME FOR A reality check. The opening two weeks of halibut fishing on the North Olympic Peninsula were like the first month of a brand-new… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Halibut fishing might be tapering off

TIME FOR A reality check. The opening two weeks of halibut fishing on the North Olympic Peninsula were like the first month of a brand-new… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Halibut fishing starting to slow down

TIME FOR A reality check. The opening two weeks of halibut fishing on the North Olympic Peninsula were like the first month of a brand-new… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim boys soccer team one win away from state playoffs after beating Washington 2-1

PORT ANGELES -- John Textor wanted to be a part of the action in his senior season. In Thursday's loser-out playoff at Civic Field, the… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: This is a truly big fish story

SLAB CAMP HAS been relocated. No longer does it reside south of Sequim in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains. Rather, it's been moved to… Continue reading