MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Is this the time for your big steelie?

THE MONTH OF the monsters is nearly upon us. Yes, March Madness is about to take over the West End, and it has nothing to… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Time for the monster steelheads on West End

THE MONTH OF the monsters is nearly upon us. Yes, March Madness is about to take over the West End, and it has nothing to… Continue reading

SPORTS: Nine North Olympic Peninsula wrestlers start state championships today

TACOMA -- Nine high school wrestlers from the North Olympic Peninsula are aiming for state medals starting today at Mat Classic XXII in the Tacoma… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend boys and girls basketball teams advance in playoffs with wins

PORT TOWNSEND -- It's playoff time. And few teams on the North Olympic Peninsula get it done quite like the Port Townsend boys basketball team… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend wrestling coach Joey Johnson and son, Brett, seek state wrestling title

PORT TOWNSEND -- Few are better acquainted with the challenges of surviving the Mat Classic than the Johnsons. Port Townsend's royal family of high school… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Port Ludlow Golf Club course rated in state top 10

CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN order for Director of Golf Vito DeSantis and all of his employees at Port Ludlow Golf Club. The course's Tide and Timber… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boys basketball team rips Klahowya in tune-up for seeding game; other prep reports

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles High School's boys basketball team tuned up for the playoffs with a 16-point win over Klahowya on Tuesday night. The… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim boys swimming and diving, and Port Angeles gymnastics teams send athletes to state

RENTON -- Sequim High School qualified six swimmers and divers at the West Central District meet Saturday for the Class 2A state boys swimming championships.… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: State allows Port Angeles halibut derby in May

THAT VOID YOU feel? That's the emptiness left behind by the exclusion of the Discovery Bay Salmon Derby from this year's Presidents Day weekend festivities.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Forks splits boys and girls basketball games with Rochester

ROCHESTER -- The Forks High School girls basketball team ended its season on a high note Thursday night, running away with a solid victory over… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Peninsula Cup tournament, which could involve every golf course on the Peninsula, is set for May 22

I BORED SOME ladies attending my friend's Super Bowl party about half an hour before kickoff on Sunday. While not particularly breaking news, considering I… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boys basketball beats North Mason to punch ticket to playoffs

PORT ANGELES -- North Mason might have the Olympic League's best post player in John Fullington. But in Tuesday night's clash with Port Angeles, it… Continue reading

SPORTS: Prep wrestlers headed to regionals

A ton of area wrestlers are heading to the regional championships next weekend after making it through the first big test of the postseason Saturday.… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTEBOOK: Teams that are going somewhere

BLAME IT ON the state's insanely short 20-game schedule. High School basketball season just seems to fly by in the Evergreen State. Here we are… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles inches toward playoffs; other prep results

POULSBO -- The Port Angeles High School boys basketball team is two wins away from the playoffs after beating North Kitsap on the road Friday… Continue reading

SPORTS: Women’s softball may be eliminated at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES -- Softball is down to its final strike at Peninsula College. The women's sports program, created 10 years ago along with men's soccer,… Continue reading

SPORTS: Onalaska sweeps Forks in boys and girls basketball; boys swimming update

FORKS -- Frank Noles had a double-double for the Forks boys basketball team but it wasn't enough to upset undefeated Onalaska on Thursday night. Onalaska,… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay boys and girls basketball teams sweep Crescent for league titles

JOYCE -- The biggest game in a decade for Crescent boys basketball was but a mere tune-up for the Neah Bay Red Devils. Playing at… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: May halibut derby may be in jeopardy

COULD IT BE? Another North Olympic Peninsula fishing derby on the chopping block? That might just be the case if harvest numbers collected by the… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S PREP NOTES: Pin or go home for wrestlers

IT'S PIN OR go home time on the state high school wrestling scene. The beginning of February signals the arrival of the postseason for state… Continue reading