OUTDOORS: Matt Schubert’s five best bets for this weekend

• Hoko steelhead -- If you absolutely must go steelhead fishing during the holiday season, you might as well go to a stream like this… Continue reading

SPORTS: Class 4A Mt. Tahoma too much for 2A Port Angeles girls basketball team; Neah Bay teams sweep

PORT ANGELES -- Coach Mike Knowles wanted a test for his solid Port Angeles girls basketball team. Be careful what you ask for, though, as… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: My wish list for the big guy in the red suit

I KNOW HOW fickle your constituency can be this time of year, Santa. Deliver the wrong dump truck to little Tony, and "Santa sucks" becomes… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boys basketball team holds off Tyee; other prep reports

SEA-TAC -- The Port Angeles boys basketball team overcame poor shooting with solid defense to beat Tyee in a nonleague game Wednesday night. Port Angeles… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles wrestling team takes the ax back

PORT ANGELES -- The ax is back. It took five years, three grueling wins, a tie in the championship match and down to the fifth… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Santa Claus hitting the links after a tough day

IT'S A BIG job but every year the famous man clad in red, Santa Claus, comes to town bestowing gifts on deserving boys and girls.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Area wrestling teams are young this year; Sequim invades Port Angeles for Battle for the Axe tournament

All four high school wrestling teams on the North Olympic Peninsula are young this year but that doesn't mean that they are lacking for talent… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles girls basketball team rips North Kitsap; other prep reports

PORT ANGELES -- Jessica Madison ripped the nets for 23 points to spark the Port Angeles girls basketball team to an easy romp over North… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College women’s basketball team captures fourth place in tournament

PORTLAND -- The Peninsula College women's basketball team is starting to gel. The Pirates captured fourth place at the NWAACC South Region Crossover Tournament where… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College men’s basketball earns fourth place at Mt. Hood tournament

GRESHAM, Ore. -- Four players scored in double figures to spark the Peninsula College men's basketball team to fourth place in the Mt. Hood crossover… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles smashes Klahowya 84-49

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles boys basketball team had it all going Friday night. Putting up perhaps the most complete performance of the Wes… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College men split tourney games in Oregon

GRESHAM, Ore. -- The Peninsula College men's basketball team will play for fourth place at the Mount Hood Crossover tournament after splitting its first two… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim wins wrestling tourney

TACOMA -- The Sequim wrestling team edged out Steilacoom to claim the Cardinal Classic at Franklin Pierce High School on Saturday. A total of 12… Continue reading

SPORTS PREVIEW: Peninsula College women’s basketball team

PORT ANGELES -- The lessons were harsh in Alison Crumb's first year at the helm of the Peninsula College women's basketball program. Young, inexperienced and… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Weather or not, it’s Hurricane Ridge

IF THERE'S ONE term I loathe typing, it's "weather permitting." It's about the most obvious statement one can make about any outdoor activity. Isn't it… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles wrestlers take dual victories

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Angeles wrestling team is rounding into shape at the right time. With the Battle for the Axe team dual tournament… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles girls rally to beat Bremerton

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles girls basketball team stepped on the gas in the second quarter of Wednesday night's matchup with Bremerton. And just… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Be considerate on the course

Play ready golf. Passed down by then-Port Townsend High School golf coach Jim Kerns, this simple lesson has stuck with me since I began playing… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim wins fifth straight game — against team from Australia

SEQUIM -- The Sequim High School boys basketball team won its fifth straight game after holding off a foreign invader Tuesday night. The Wolves dropped… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles girls stay unbeaten with win over Port Townsend; other prep results

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Angeles girls basketball machine steamrolled past Port Townsend 86-36 for its fourth straight win to begin the season Tuesday night.… Continue reading