Matt Schubert

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: Sequim Wolf growls, fires up her teammates

FEW WOULD’VE BLAMED Sequim’s Bailey Rhodefer for getting out of the way of a high-and-tight fastball from Port Angeles pitcher Stacy Webb. They might call… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Get out there, just for the halibut

INDULGE THAT HALIBUT hunting habit if you must this weekend. Today’s season opener in Marine Area 6 (eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca) and 9… Continue reading

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

■ Strait halibut — Opportunity is limited to say the least in the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca. Even with the season beginning Thursday… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim beats archrival Port Angeles in extra-inning thriller, wins Olympic League title

SEQUIM — There will be no sharing this season. The Sequim softball team claimed an outright Olympic League crown with a dramatic 7-6 victory over… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Those mighty and tasty Hood Canal shrimp

INDULGE THAT HALIBUT hunting habit if you must this weekend. Today’s season opener in Marine Area 6 (eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca) and 9… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles shuts out Sequim 4-0, qualifies for playoffs

PORT ANGELES — In a must-win game, Bob Withrow turned to his big-game pitcher. Once again, A.J. Konopaski delivered. Port Angeles’ senior right-hander baffled Sequim… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum’s state No. 1-ranked baseball team is one win away from another league title

CHIMACUM — Cascade Christian has got to be getting sick of seeing Landon Cray. For the fifth time in two years, the Chimacum left-hander took… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: When money matters in sports

ONE OF THE more unpopular remedies for cash-strapped high school athletics programs is pay to play. That a student might not participate in sports simply… Continue reading

Forks Kids Fishing Day is Sunday

FORKS — The Forks Kids Fishing Day will be held at Bogachiel Rearing Pond just west of town Sunday from 6 a.m. to noon. The… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Lakes beckon anglers for opener Saturday

THE CALENDAR SAYS it’s spring. The snow and hail falling on the North Olympic Peninsula’s retirement mecca (aka Sequim) Thursday begged to differ. Whatever the… Continue reading

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

■ Anderson Lake — My guess is this lake will be open only for three to four weeks. No doubt there’s plenty of trout swimming… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Anglers get ready for lakes opener on Saturday

THERE’S A REASON why people fought so hard to keep Lake Sutherland open to fishing. As the state’s trout stocking report attests, Clallam County is… Continue reading

SPORTS: Kingston holds off Sequim in battle of Olympic League baseball leaders

SEQUIM — Too many errors, too many mental mistakes and too much Nick Torento. Add it all up, and it was enough to spoil the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim erupts in second half to bury Port Townsend 4-1 in boys soccer

SEQUIM — On a wet, sloppy night in Dungeness Valley, Sequim turned to its grinder. Nick Camporini muscled his way to a pair of second-half… Continue reading

PREP TRACK: Sequim sweep 3-way meet at Port Townsend meet

PORT TOWNSEND — Haleigh Harrison starts out where most girls finish on the high jump. Even as she works out the “kinks” in her best… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: What’s that thing in the sky?

THAT UNFAMILIAR ORANGE orb you see in the sky? I’ve been told that’s what men from earlier times once called the “sun.” Some say that… Continue reading

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

■ Lake warm up — Sunny days are here again. Break out the tackle box and untangle a few lines so you can be ready… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boys dominate three-way track meet

PORT ANGELES — Better keep your eyes on Port Angeles thrower Troy Martin. As the senior state hopeful showed in the discus finals of Thursday’s… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Redtail surfperch is a little fish worth angling for in area

REDTAIL SURFPERCH ARE often the forgotten fish of the North Olympic Peninsula. Abundant in numbers, but smallish in size, the disc-like denizens of the area’s… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: Mound Everest helps Sequim baseball team; other prep news

BASEBALL FIELDS ARE often unique. As one of the few games that allows for undefined dimensions, the sport lends itself to creative landscaping. And if… Continue reading