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Shelton baseball Shelton’s season came to an end May 8 with a 2-1 loss against Mark Morris in the 2A District IV baseball tournament at the Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex. Shelton ended the season 11-8 overall. North Mason softball North Mason won 8-7 against Bremerton on May 8 in Belfair and lost 9-5 against Bainbridge on May 9 in Belfair and ended the regular season with a 15-0 loss against North Kitsap on May 10 in Belfair. The Bulldogs ended the regular season 9-10 overall and 4-10 in Olympic League games. As of Tuesday, the 2A D...
Mary M. Knight girls basketball Mary M. Knight won 60-17 against Wishkah Valley on Jan. 16 in Matlock but lost 47-38 against Darrington in a nonleague game Jan. 17 in Darrington. The Owls won 44-17 against Clallam Bay on Jan. 20 in Matlock and won 54-10 against Lake Quinault on Monday in Amanda Park in a 1B Coastal League game. MMK (8-7, 4-2) hosted Oakville on Tuesday in Matlock in a league game. The Owls play against Lake Quinault at 7 p.m. on Friday in a league game in Matlock. Mary M....
Shelton boys basketball Shelton earned a 47-39 win against Olympic on Dec. 21 in a nonleague game at the Mini-Dome. The Highclimbers (2-5, 1-1) host Hockinson at 7 p.m. today in the Mini-Dome in a nonleague game. Shelton will play Elma at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Mini-Dome in a nonleague game. Shelton wrestling Shelton’s Ty Fleshman finished sixth in the 126-pound tournament at the Pac Coast Boys Championships wrestling tournament Dec. 21 and 22 at the Clark County Event Center in Ridgefield. Fleshman earned three wins to start the tournament ag...
Shelton boys basketball Shelton earned its first win of the season 58-40 against Black Hills on Dec. 13 in an Evergreen Conference game at the Terry Gregg Court in Shelton. The Highclimbers lost 74-47 in a nonleague game against Mount Tahoma on Dec. 15 in Tacoma. Shelton (1-5, 1-1) hosts Olympic at 7 tonight in a nonleague game at the Mini-Dome. Shelton girls basketball The Highclimbers lost 62-34 against Black Hills on Dec. 12 in Tumwater and lost 47-36 to River Ridge on Monday in a nonleague game at Terry Gregg Court. Shelton (0-7, 0-3) is...
Shelton boys basketball Shelton lost to W.F. West 54-41 on Dec. 7 in Chehalis and lost 66-42 to Bremerton on Monday in Bremerton. The Highclimbers (0-4, 0-1) hosted Black Hills on Wednesday in an Evergreen Conference game in the Mini-Dome. Shelton plays against Mount Tahoma High School at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Tacoma. Shelton girls basketball Shelton lost to Tumwater 58-24 on Dec. 6 at the Mini-Dome and lost 64-25 to W.F. West on Dec. 8 at the Mini-Dome. The Highclimbers (0-5, 0-2) traveled to...
North Mason boys basketball North Mason won its opening game 62-59 to Muckleshoot Tribal School on Dec. 1 in Belfair in a nonleague boys basketball game. The Bulldogs lost 58-55 to Evergreen on Dec. 4 in Seattle. North Mason (1-1) hosts Kingston at 7 tonight in Belfair. The Bulldogs will travel to Port Angeles on Dec. 12 to play at 7 p.m. against the Roughriders in an Olympic League game. North Mason girls bowling North Mason lost 6-1 to Sequim on Nov. 30 at Laurel Lanes in Port Angeles in an Olympic League girls bowling match. The Bulldogs...
Shelton bowling Shelton lost to Aberdeen 1,478-1,402 in an Evergreen Conference girls bowling match on Nov. 16 at Rainier Lanes in Aberdeen. Alivia Holte led the team with a 151 average and Josefina Francisco-Zacarias bowled a 134.5 average. Kaelynn Robbins, Caitlin Foreman and Marsybel Hernandez-Zacarias each bowled on varsity. Shelton’s Kai Aronson, Hayleigh Jenkins, Sophia Stitzel and Holte each bowled new high games. The Highclimbers lost to Rochester 1,554-1,483 in a conference match on Nov. 14 at Fairway Lanes in Centralia. Shelton b...
MCSO buys drone system The Mason County Sheriff’s Office agreed with county commissioners to an annual contract with Brinc Safeguard LEMUR Tactical Drone system, and to provide supplemental funding to the 2024 budget and allow the office to purchase two drones this month. According to the information packet, the drones will be used by the SWAT team for calls and to assist patrol when appropriate. The LEMUR is a purpose-used drone “specifically designed to be flown into buildings in order to clear rooms ahead of deputies, to identify pot...
Shelton cross country Shelton’s Carson Bursch participated at the Ultimook Race on Sept. 2 in Tillamook, Oregon. Madison Lohmeyer finished 47th in the girls race. Jack Parker finished 65th in the boys race. The Climbers raced in Rochester against the Warriors and Aberdeen. Shelton travels to the Fort Steilacoom Invitational on Saturday at Fort Steilacoom Park. Shelton girls soccer Shelton opened the season with a scoreless home tie Sept. 5 against Olympic, and traveled to Lacey on Saturday, falling to Timberline 6-0 in a nonleague game. The Cli...
Snow day extends district school year To meet state requirements of 180 school days, the North Mason School District has added one snow day to extend the school year. Students in the district will attend a full day school day on Friday, June 16. Monday, June 19 is the Juneteenth holiday and there is no school. June 20 is a half day of class, and the last day of the school year. The district states reminders will be sent to parents and guardians. Celebration of Life Saturday for Clarke-Look A memorial and a celebration of life for Sheri Lynn...
Olympic College offers courses Olympic College Shelton is offering courses in creative writing, flagger certification and forklift certification. The class Creative Writing — Making Scenes is from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays Jan. 25 through Feb. 23. The class explores how to develop scenes through selling, exposition, action, conversation, pacing and clarity. Sign up by calling 360-432-5400 or go to tinyurl.com/anm42zsj. The class on flagger certification is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 14. Become a certified flagger by learning safety for e...
Heinrich resigns from Union Fire Mason County Fire District 6 commission chair Richard Heinrich has resigned with the intent to retire Aug. 31 at midnight. According to Mason County Fire District 6, he gave his resignation verbally Aug. 16 at the regular commissioner meeting. “Commissioner Richard Heinrich has served the citizens of Mason County for over 40 years as a member of the fire service,” Chief Clint Volk said in an email to the Journal. “Starting as a volunteer firefighter with Mason County Fire District 5, next as a career firef...
One dead in Timberlake fire A person died Aug. 11 in a single-family residence fire at Timberlakes near Shelton, according to Central Mason Fire & EMS. According to a news release, another resident was hospitalized at Mason General Hospital with severe smoke inhalation. The victim was found on the floor of a bedroom near the window by firefighters while firefighters were extinguishing the blaze. Central Mason Fire was dispatched at 2:50 p.m. and the cause of the fire is still under investigation, but it is believe to be an accidental equipment...
Parkinson’s support group in Shelton The Parkinson’s Support Group meets from 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Mason County Senior Activities Association Center at 190 W. Sentry Drive in Shelton, behind Gillis Motors. All attendees must be vaccinated and wear a face mask. You do not need to be a member to attend. For more information, call Carroll or Marilyn at 360-462-0230. Blood donations needed at Shelton church The winter weather conditions have caused canceled appointments to donate blood, and Bloodworks Northwest is accepting blood don...
JANUARY Sanderson Field in Shelton is one of six western Washington airports being considered to become a hub for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The state's Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC) announced on Jan. 15 that Sanderson Field could be selected to help alleviate cargo and passenger traffic at Sea-Tac, the eighth busiest airport in the country with 24 million passengers in 2020. The other five finalists are Bremerton National Airport, Arlington Municipal Airport,...
Mason County Public Works discovers loss of funds The Mason County Public Works and Utilities department discovered a loss of funds relating to refuse transfer stations. According to a news release from County Administrator Mark Neary, the county has notified the state Auditor’s Office and are working with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office on an investigation. Full details will be released when the investigation is complete. Mason County Sheriff’s Office tracks down truck responsible for damage The Mason County Sheriff’s Office tracked down a...
