Matt Schubert

SPORTS: Wilder Baseball in driver’s seat at regional tournament after beating powerhouse Portland 6-1

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball picked a good time to play one of its best games of the year. The area all-stars submitted a near-perfect… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Taking it to the limit

THERE ARE TWO types of people in life: Those who get their limit, and those who do not. As my 20-something readers can surely attest,… Continue reading

SPORTS: Hated rivals become friends playing for Wilder Baseball

PORT ANGELES — The rivalry between Sequim and Port Angeles athletes typically begins early. By the end of freshman year of high school, names and… Continue reading

SPORTS: Forks star, wife heading to Europe and pro basketball

PORT ANGELES — There was a period in Kasey Ulin’s life when he didn’t want to pick up a basketball. In the weeks following his… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Anglers catching lots of pink salmon

HUMPY MADNESS HAS returned to the North Olympic Peninsula. From LaPush all the way to the western edges of Port Angeles, plethoras of pink salmon… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Squid season passing through

NIGHT OWLS AREN’T afforded too many advantages in the fishing realm. Those who fail to get up and out the door by 4:30 a.m. generally… Continue reading

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

â–  Dungeness crab — Success stories are flying fast and furious for crabbers in Dungeness Bay. That’s typically the case during the first two or… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Pink salmon showing up early in area

THE HUMPIES MUST be an impatient bunch. One week into July and there’s already scads of them (aka pink salmon) showing up in Marine Area… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Dig deep for Discover Pass, or dig deeper if caught without one

THOSE WHO DON’T purchase a Discover Pass may soon encounter an unpleasant discovery on their dashboard. As of today, drivers who park at state parks,… Continue reading

MAT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Escape clauses for crabs

THERE’S LITTLE NUANCE behind the mind of a Dungeness crab. Outside of finding food, eating food and avoiding becoming food, little else concerns the crab… Continue reading

SPORTS: New ground to cover for new Forks football coach

FORKS — Mark Feasel always wanted his own program. With the Forks football team, he’ll inherit one in need of a makeover. Feasel was named… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Wild chinook salmon season starts Sunday

IT’S CALLED SELECTIVE fishing for a reason. Sometimes, you’ve got to throw the wild ones back in the ocean. Now is one of those times.… Continue reading

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

â–  Coastal salmon — Why not spend the sabbath chasing after salmon? Area 3 (LaPush) and 4 (Neah Bay) open to wild chinook and hatchery… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Well, did you enjoy the summer?

SCUTTLEBUTT IS SUMMER arrived on the North Olympic Peninsula on Tuesday. Surely, my dear Peninsulites, you must know better than that. If there’s one thing… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Forecast is good for summer salmon season

SALMON SEASON IS almost here. North Olympic Peninsula anglers get their first tiny taste this weekend when Marine Area 3 (LaPush) and 4 (Neah Bay)… Continue reading

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

â–  Coastal salmon — The wait is over. Summer salmon begins Saturday in Area 3 (LaPush) and 4 (Neah Bay). It could be good, it… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: This is a year to remember for area high school sports

AS HIGH SCHOOL sports seasons go, we just wrapped up an all-timer on the North Olympic Peninsula. It began with arguably the most anticipated sporting… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: There’s free fishing for all this weekend

THE STATE DEPARTMENT of Fish and Wildlife will allow anglers to fish without a license Saturday and Sunday throughout the Evergreen State. They call it… Continue reading

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

â–  Sekiu halibut — The conditions won’t be any better the rest of the season. And if you happen to hook a monster flattie, it… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Snow in mountains making spring hiking tough again

THE LAST VESTIGES of the most miserable spring in recent memory aren’t going away any time soon. Thanks to all that cool weather and persistent… Continue reading