MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: A perfect morning for king fishing

THE SCENE COULDN'T have been more perfect Thursday morning. The Strait of Juan de Fuca was glassy calm, the clear sky above it tinged a… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles BMX hosting a big weekend with charity and state championship racing

PORT ANGELES -- One of the biggest weekends of the year is coming up for the Port Angeles BMX track. Located between the Clallam County… Continue reading

SPORTS: Wilder Baseball Team sweats way to win in triple-digit heat

CLACKAMAS, Ore. -- The Wilder Baseball Team was hot during the first day of the 12-team Clackamas, Ore., tournament Thursday. Literally. It was 104 degrees… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT ON SPORTS: Beautiful words for the Beautiful Game

GIVE THE BRITS this much: They sure know how to describe the Beautiful Game. It's hard to imagine an American announcer pulling off a World… Continue reading

PAT NEAL’S WILDLIFE: The wilderness can be downright buggy

IT IS DAYLIGHT in the swamp. There is a buzzing sound as the insects of the forest awakened. The first to be noticed is the… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Port Angeles graduate heading to U.S. Senior Open

HIS GROOVES WON'T be coming back anytime soon, but 1976 Port Angeles High School graduate Jerry Johnson is headed to play at the 2010 U.S.… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Port Angeles High School graduate qualifies for U.S. Senior Open

HIS GROOVES WON'T be coming back anytime soon, but 1976 Port Angeles High School graduate Jerry Johnson is headed to play at the 2010 U.S.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Wilder Baseball Team prepares for state competition

PORT ANGELES -- Wilder Baseball Club had little trouble winning its own eight-team tournament Sunday, and now is set to tune up for the state… Continue reading

SPORTS: When outs no longer are in

SO MUCH FOR the out being in. The big talk around Major League Baseball this spring was all about how defense and pitching were the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Wilder’s offensive explosion in Firecracker Classic

PORT ANGELES -- Wilder Baseball's stranglehold on the Dick Brown Memorial Firecracker Classic continued this weekend. The North Olympic Peninsula all-star squad delivered a pair… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Solving mystery that is summer

IT ONLY TOOK five years, and several thousand frequent flier miles, but my parents are paying me a visit at last. After traveling to such… Continue reading

SPORTS: Wilder starts Firecracker with a bang

PORT ANGELES -- Wilder Baseball pulled out some early fireworks as they blew out the Victoria Mariners 11-0 in its opening game of the Dick… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS: Beware of the pincers . . . crabbing season starts today

SHARPEN THOSE WITS and elbows. It's time to dance with the Dungeness crab, one of the North Olympic Peninsula's most captivating, if not cuddly, critters.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Wilder Firecracker pops this Fourth of July weekend

PORT ANGELES -- Wilder Baseball fans can generally count on two things every Fourth of July: Fireworks over Port Angeles Harbor and a Wilder championship… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Island links just a little elusive

SAN JUAN GOLF and Country Club in Friday Harbor will just have to remain a mystery to me for the time being. We didn't forget… Continue reading

SPORTS: Semipro Eagles win on a different home turf 21-6

PORT ANGELES -- The Olympic Peninsula Eagles secondary made sure its first home game in Port Angeles was a good one Saturday afternoon. The semipro… Continue reading

SPORTS: Wilder Baseball continues tourney quest with dual wins in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. -- Wilder Baseball left little doubt in marching toward the semifinals of the Post 9 Showcase Classic on Friday. The North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend’s Webster on threshold of being three-sport head coach

THINK BEING A three-sport athlete is hard? Try being a three-sport coach. Tom Webster has pulled it off with little to no fanfare during each… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: What camping really means

PERHAPS THE TERM "camping" needs a little clarity. For it seems our pluralist society has somehow altered its definition in recent years. The fact that… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Hiking, fishing the backcountry

ONE OF MAN'S biggest obstacles to piscatorial peace: His inherent laziness. If a fishing hole isn't just down the beaten path, or right off the… Continue reading