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The 2021-22 winter high school sports season looked much closer to normal after nearly two years of pandemic restrictions. Many teams qualified for postseason play, as did several Mason County athletes who competed in the first state tournament action in two years. Today, the Shelton-Mason County Journal honors athletes from winter 2022 sports, which included boys and girls basketball, boys and girls wrestling, boys swimming and bowling. Eighteen Mason County athletes are being honored for...
In 1960, three teachers at Central Grade School in Snohomish created an elementary play day that include 50- and 75-yard dash races. Dan Dittmer finished third in both events. "Little did I realize those two races would be the beginning of a journey that finds me here 61 years later," Dittmer told an audience at the Washington Track and Field Coaches Association's Hall of Fame Banquet on Jan. 21 at Hotel Murano in Tacoma. A veteran of 51 years of coaching track and field across Western...
The Seattle Kraken’s inaugural season has not gone as well as some new hockey fans hoped. As of Tuesday, the Kraken have 37 points, which is the third worst total in the league, ahead of only the Montreal Canadiens and Arizona Coyotes. They have a seven-game losing streak going into tonight’s game against the Nashville Predators. No Kraken player is in the Top 50 in the league in points and the highest scoring player is Jared McCann with 33 points, including 21 goals. Goaltender Philip Gru...
Shelton senior Ryan Mackiewicz placed sixth at 170 pounds at the 2A Mat Classic on Friday and Saturday at the Tacoma Dome. Mackiewicz earned two wins Friday to reach the semifinals. He defeated Burlington-Edison's Nathan Keith in a 13-4 major decision. He earned a sudden victory in the quarterfinals against Ellensburg's Breck Hammond. Mackiewicz lost in the semifinals on Saturday in the final six seconds of the match to North Kitsap's Zakaria Hammou in a 6-3 decision. He lost to Othello's Ethan...
The best pro basketball team in the state is gearing up for its version of The Last Dance. For those who don’t know, “The Last Dance” is in reference to Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls and the team that won five championships. The Last Dance season culminated with the Bulls’ sixth championship, defeating the Utah Jazz in the NBA finals on Jordan’s infamous shot in Game 6 in Salt Lake City (sorry, editor Justin). My parents were Utah Jazz fans — my dad is from Salt Lake Cit...
Shelton High School senior Ryan Mackiewicz's commanding 2A regional victory at 170 pounds led the way as six Mason County wrestlers advanced to this week's Mat Classic XXXIII at the Tacoma Dome. In the 2A Region 3 meet Saturday at Washougal High School, Mackiewicz pinned W.F. West's Waylen Land late in the second period to become the first Shelton wrestler to win a regional since 2009. "Over the last month [Mackiewicz] has become very disciplined with his positioning and technique," Shelton...
Shelton senior Chuckie Thompson was named a first team all-Evergreen Conference boys basketball player. Senior Tyler Ireland was named to the all-EvCo second team. Matai Lei Sam and Bo Blacketer were named EvCo honorable mentions. Tumwater's Luke Brewer was named the EvCo MVP and Thunderbird's coach Josh Wilson was named the coaching staff of the year. W.F. West's Dirk Plakinger and Soren Dalan, Centralia's Landon Kaut and Tumwater's Andrew Collins were all named to the EvCo first...
The Shelton boys basketball team battled W.F. West in Rochester in a loser-out game in the district tournament and came up short in a 45-42 loss to end the Highclimbers' season. Mason Goos led Shelton with 11 points and Chuckie Thompson contributed eight points. Dirk Plakinger recorded 12 points to lead the Bearcats. Shelton took a 19-18, lead into halftime, but struggled in the fourth quarter, scoring just seven points to allow W.F. West to hang on for the win. The Highclimbers started the...
The Mary M. Knight boys basketball team’s season came to an end in Matlock on Feb. 10, falling to Pe Ell 56-38 in the District 4 1B boys basketball tournament. The Owls trailed 22-16 at halftime, but the Trojans came out hot from behind the three-point line in the third quarter and pulled away for the victory. Mary M. Knight finished the season 5-13 overall....
The Owls girls basketball team saw its season wrap up on Monday, losing 62-8 in a District 4 1B girls basketball tournament game in Matlock. Mary M. Knight scored six points in the first quarter, but the Comets locked down on defense and allowed two points the rest of the game. The Owls ended the season 8-11....
The Shelton boys swim team finished second at the district swim meet Feb. 11 at Mark Morris High School in Longview. Shelton scored 207 points, just 12 points behind first-place Hockinson. Mark Morris finished third with 191 points. Shelton’s 200-yard freestyle relay team of Abram Ordonez, Sean Morson, Charlie Morson and Wyatt Anthis won the district title. The same group also qualified for state in the 200-yard medley relay. Sean Morson qualified for the 200-yard individual medley and the 1...
The Mary M. Knight High School girls basketball season ended Monday night in Matlock against Naselle in a 1B District IV quarterfinal game....
Led by senior Ryan Mackiewicz's commanding win in the 170-pound final, the Shelton High School boys wrestling team finished third overall at the Evergreen League subregional wrestling tournament on Saturday at the Mini-Dome in Shelton. W.F West won the team title with 386 points. Aberdeen was second with 208.5 and Shelton tallied 174.5. In all, nine Shelton wrestlers qualified for this week's Region 3 championship meet Saturday at Washougal High School. Mackiewicz dominated the mats at the...
It’s almost the end of football season capped off by the biggest game of the year: Super Bowl LVI. The Los Angeles Rams face the Cincinnati Bengals for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. From a regional angle, there is some rooting interest, and there is no more a local star for me (regional for Mason County residents) than Rams’ wide receiver Cooper Kupp, a native of the Palm Springs of Washington (I don’t think Palm Springs, California, is anything like Yakima, but I have never been to Palm Springs to...
Journal reporter Matt Baide asked Mason County’s three head football coaches and other public figures in the county for their take on this Sunday’s Super Bowl LVI. Here are their responses: Justin Johnson, Journal editor The pick: Rams “While L.A. has been inconsistent at times during the past few weeks, when the Rams are at full speed, they’re clearly the best defensive team in the NFL. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has shown great resilience playing in front of a suspect offensive line, b...
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association announced updated winter state championship guidelines Jan. 26. According to the news release, WIAA state bowling championships at Narrows Plaza in University Place this weekend will see each classification complete all competition on one day, with 1A/2A competing Friday. Spectators will be allowed but the release states, "If the climate changes and we do not believe we can safely allow spectators, it is possible they will be denied entry."...
North Mason's Isabella Oblizalo and Sarah Pruitt qualified for the state bowling tournament after competing at the district tournament Jan. 29 at Paradise Lanes in Parkland. The end of the season has been interesting for the Bulldogs after being unable to participate in the league tournament due to COVID-19. "We thought our season was going to be over as the league tournament determines who advances to districts," North Mason coach Rob Thomas said in an email to the Journal. "The Olympic League...
Shelton Boys basketball Shelton had a busy week with four games, defeating Rochester and Aberdeen before a last-second loss to Black Hills. The Highclimbers took down Rochester 73-38 on Jan. 25 at Terry Greg Court and hosted Aberdeen Jan. 27, earning a 73-28 win. Black Hills came to Shelton on Jan. 28, and lost on a last-second shot from Luke Ellison, 58-56. Shelton bounced back on Monday with a 61-53 win against the Tigers in Centralia. Shelton (8-6, 6-4) wraps up the regular season with two road games, facing Tumwater on Friday and Aberdeen...
Rob Thomas is the new head football coach at North Mason High School. "I really can't put into words how excited I am to lead the Bulldogs," Thomas told the Journal in an email. "We have all the pieces to our puzzle, now it's time to put it together. I have dreamed about this day for a long time and for it to finally become a reality is one of the greatest feelings ever." Thomas Mosby resigned from the head coaching position after two seasons. In an email to the Journal, Mosby, who had a...
