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Shelton football Shelton lost a to W.F. West 62-0 in a nonleague football game Sept. 27 in Chehalis. Shelton (0-4) hosts Heritage at 7 p.m. on Friday in the first conference game of the season for the Highclimbers. Shelton girls soccer Shelton earned a 2-0 win against Hoquiam on Saturday in a nonleague game in Shelton. The Highclimbers lost to Centralia 6-2 on Sept. 26 in Shelton in a conference game. Shelton (3-3, 0-1) traveled to Black Hills on Tuesday for a league game. The Highclimbers will play against Tumwater at 7 p.m. today in a confere...
The Shelton High School volleyball team captured its second straight five-set win Tuesday at the Mini-Dome, defeating Black Hills 3-2 to improve to 2-0 in 2A Evergreen League play and 3-3 overall....
The North Mason High School volleyball team swept rival Shelton 3-0 and defeated Port Angeles 3-1 on the road to finish the first week of the season undefeated. "Our first home match was exciting," North Mason coach Kanoe Lilly wrote in an email. "The Highclimbers challenged our ability to stay focused on the strategies we've been working on in practices. It was great to see that we can be successful, play well together, and have fun all at the same time." Senior outside hitter Adrianne Tupolo...
The North Mason High School football team ran away from Kingston in the second half, capturing a 30-10 win over the Buccaneers on Friday at Phil Pugh Stadium in Belfair. The Bulldogs have outscored their first two opponents 67-16 en route to a 2-0 start for the first time since 2019. North Mason travels to Port Angeles at 7 p.m. Friday for its first road game of the season. Girls soccer The North Mason girls soccer team lost 8-1 at Port Angeles on Sept. 12, falling to 1-2 overall. The Bulldogs h...
Shelton High School enjoyed playing in the Evergreen 2A Conference, but after reclassification last year, the Highclimbers found themselves moved up to 3A. But the Highclimbers enjoyed the Evergreen 2A Conference so much, they decided to continue playing a 2A EvCo schedule in all sports except football. "We appealed and hoped that we would stay 2A. I don't think our work was quite done with the appeal that we got right when COVID came," Shelton Athletic director Scott Chamberlain told the...
Allyn native C.J. Allen's quest for an Olympic medal in the 400-meter hurdles came up a fraction of a second short, but he hasn't ruled out a run for the 2028 games. On Aug. 7, Allen finished fourth in his heat in the semifinals of the 400-meter hurdles at the Olympic Games in Paris with a time of 48.44. He failed to advance to the finals two days later. The North Mason High School graduate returned home to Atlanta Aug. 12. He talked to the Journal about his experience at the games and what...
Allyn native C.J. Allen on Wednesday finished fourth in his heat in the semifinals of the 400-meter hurdles at the Olympic Games in Paris, and was 0.15 seconds off the pace of qualifying for the medal round. The 2013 North Mason High School graduate had a time of 48.44. He advanced to Wednesday’s heat by placing second with a time of 48.64 on Monday. The finals are Friday. The former Washington State University track star, now a 29-year-old Atlanta resident, qualified for the Olympics on June 30 by placing second in the 400-meter hurdles w...
Mason County has miles of hiking paths for feet and hooves. Horse riders have many options for a day on the trail or a night in the backcountry. Local Backcountry Horsemen of Washington member Traci Koch told the Journal camping with a horse is a great experience if you "do your homework." It's important to know your needs and your horse's needs as well, she said. The U.S. Forest Service recommends you get your animal used to highlines, rope stretched between two trees used for tying stock,...
C.J. Allen cleared his first hurdle as a 10-year-old at Grapeview Elementary School. Unlike the other kids, he could jump hurdles designed for college athletes. "Even in the fifth grade, I said I was going to be in the Olympics," Allen said in a telephone interview last week from his home in Georgia. "That's the pinnacle of my sport." Allen achieved that pinnacle June 30 by placing second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 47.81 at the U.S. Olympic qualifying time trials at Hayward Field...
Explore the Fjord Summer Camp for youths ages 12 - 16, sponsored by the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group, starts Friday. Activities include hiking, learning about shellfish, exploring tide pools and kayaking, according to HCSEG. Sessions are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays from July 12 to Aug. 16 for a $10 donation per camp session and financial assistance is available. Kids can register for the whole camp or just a single session. Campers meet at the Salmon Center, 600 Roessel Road, Belfair, where...
You would probably be hard-pressed to find someone in Matlock that didn't have a story about Mike Bateman. Bateman, 59, a life-long community member and graduate of Mary M. Knight High School who served as the president of the Mary M. Knight school board and the Owls' head girls basketball coach, died on May 29. "It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of one of our school board members, Mr. Mike Bateman," MMK Superintendant Matt Mallery wrote in a district statement. "As some of you...
North Mason High School junior Adrianna Tupolo became the first Bulldog to win a state girls track title in 30 years Friday. Tupolo won the discus event at the 2A state Track & Field Championship meet Thursday to Saturday at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. "Coming back from finishing 8th in the discus last year at the state championship, I knew from the beginning of this season that Adrianna was ready to put in the work to make some serious progress," North Mason girls coach Lily Campbell...
Jayden Lovingfoss and Wyatt Wagner were paired up to play as a doubles team in ninth grade, and now they are getting ready to play in their final tennis tournament of their Shelton Highclimber careers. The duo will compete at the 2A boys state tennis tournament Friday and Saturday at the Nordstrom Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle. Both players are feeling good, but they have had a lot of time off since they last played tennis together. The duo finished 14-0...
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...
