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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...
The Shelton swim team had the highest team finish in school history, placing sixth at the state 2A girls swim meet Friday and Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Lelia Ollenburg, Kaylin Mutoli, Madeline Allred and Abbi Sachs finished second in 3 minutes, 52.13 seconds. The same relay team finished third in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:44.70. In individual events, Mutoli placed fourth in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:02.21 and sixth...
Shelton girls bowling The Shelton girls bowling team won its opening match of the season against Centralia 1,433-1,354 on Nov. 7 at Fairway Lanes in Centralia. Shelton won both individual games 563-533 and 614-592. Centralia won the first Baker game, 137-130, but the Highclimbers rebounded and won the second baker game, 126-92. “Baker” is a team scoring format. Shelton captain Josefina Francisco-Zacarias led the way with a 146 average. Varsity bowlers included Francisco-Zacarias, Marsybel Hernandez-Zacarias, Kai Aronson, Lilah Wentworth, and...
The Shelton girls swim team finished second at the District IV 2A girls swim meet on Nov. 3 and 4 at the Shelton High School pool. The 200- and 400-yard freestyle relay team of Lelia Ollenburg, Madeline Allred, Kaylin Mutoli and Abbi Sachs won each race. Ollenburg won the 100-yard butterfly, dropping three seconds and setting a school record. The four swimmers are getting ready to swim at the state 2A girls swim meet at 6:15 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday at King County Aquatic Center in...
Shelton cross country Shelton senior Lily Bennett finished 17th at the state 2A girls cross country race Nov. 4 at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. Bennett finished the race in 19 minutes, 50.2 seconds. First-year student Alisha Carpenter placed 54th in 20:56. In the boys race, Shelton senior Carson Bursch finished 35th in 16:57. North Mason junior Jackson Bergdahl finished 85th in 17:49. North Mason volleyball North Mason lost to Franklin Pierce 3-0 in the District III 2A volleyball tournament on Nov. 3 at Sammamish High School to end the...
Mary M. Knight High School senior football player Robbie Strain was named the 1B Coastal League's Offensive Most Valuable Player in a vote of the league's coaches last week. "Robbie is well deserving of the offensive MVP of the league. He was the Owls' main threat out of the backfield this year and last year," MMK coach Tom Kerr said. "Robbie led the team in touchdowns and rushing yards. He was also a two-year captain and a young man of upstanding character." Additionally, the Owls' Logan...
Shelton senior Lily Bennett finished in fourth place at the District IV 2A girls cross country championship race Oct. 26 at Lewis River Golf Course in Woodland. Bennett finished the race in 19 minutes, 58 seconds to qualify for the state 2A girls cross country championship race at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. Shelton first-year student Alisha Carpenter also qualified for the state race with a 11th place finish in 20:35. Sophomore Madison Lohmeyer finished 29th in 21:55....
North Mason is ranked No. 13 in the District 2/3 2A volleyball tournament and will play No. 12 seed Franklin Pierce at 4 p.m. on Friday at Sammamish High School in Sammamish. The Bulldogs wrapped up the regular season with a 3-2 win against Kingston on Oct. 24 in Kingston and a 3-0 loss to North Kitsap on Oct. 26 in Belfair. North Kitsap won with set scores of 25-17, 25-16 and 25-19. North Mason junior libero Alyssa Pomrenke had four aces and eight digs. Sophomore Mari Morris tallied two aces, t...
Shelton football The Shelton High School football team lost to Aberdeen 26-19 on Oct. 27 at Stewart Field in Aberdeen to end Shelton’s season. The Highclimbers finished the season 3-6 overall and 2-4 in Evergreen Conference games. Shelton girls soccer The Shelton girls soccer team ended the regular season with a 3-1 loss to Aberdeen on Oct. 24 at Stewart Field and 2-0 against Black Hills on Oct. 26 at Highclimber Stadium. Shelton finishes the season 3-12-1 and 3-10 in Evergreen Conference games. Shelton volleyball The Shelton volleyball team w...
Shelton earned its first league win of the season 20-6 against Centralia on Friday night at Jack Stark Field in Shelton. "I think we battled," said head coach Mark Smith. "I don't think we played the cleanest game. We left some points on the field. We were down inside the 10-yard line a couple times and couldn't get it in, missed a field goal, missed an extra point so there's some points there we had an opportunity for. To Centralia's credit, they didn't let us have them. They played hard. They...
The Shelton boys golf team fell to W.F. West 239-251 in an Evergreen Conference boys golf match Sept. 27 at Newaukum Valley Golf Course in Chehalis. Shelton's Carson Harmon earned medalist honors with a 44. Austin Covert shot a 46, and James Marbet and Zane Scott each carded a 53. Bjorn Jacot shot a 55 and Ty Anthis rounded out the Highclimbers with a 59. The Highclimbers lost 204-226 against Tumwater on Sept. 28 at Tumwater Valley Golf Course in Tumwater. Harmon led the way for the...
Shelton girls soccer Shelton lost a pair of Evergreen Conference girls soccer games last week, including a 1-0 loss Oct. 3 at Black Hills and a 1-0 loss to W.F. West at Highclimber Stadium. The Highclimbers (2-7-1, 1-6) took on Elma at home Tuesday in a nonleague game. Shelton travels to Centralia to play Centralia at 7 p.m. at Tiger Stadium. Shelton girls swimming The Shelton girls swim team earned a 114-54 win against Black Hills in an Evergreen Conference match at the Shelton High School pool. Shelton hosted Centralia, Rochester and W.F....
The 2023 season had its ups and downs, and it came to an end in true Mariners fashion. Seattle had a three-game lead for the AL West crown at the beginning of September after winning the most games in a month in franchise history in August. Fan optimism and interest was at its peak when it's normally the time most Seattle fans turn their attention to the Seahawks. Copy editor Kirk Ericson became a big Mariners fan and we even watched some of a game in August at a bar, a loss against Baltimore....
Shelton cross country Shelton sophomore Madison Lohmeyer finished 53rd at the John Payne SC Invitational at Chambers Bay in University Place. Lohmeyer finished the race in 22 minutes, 27 seconds. In the boys race, Shelton senior Carson Bursch placed 12th in 17:05. Shelton hosted Aberdeen, Black Hills and Centralia on Wednesday at the Huff’n’Puff trail across the street from the high school. The Highclimbers compete Saturday at the Fall Classic Invitational at the Pacific Lutheran University Meadows Disc Golf Course in Tacoma. Shelton foo...
The North Mason volleyball team earned wins against Bremerton and Elma last week. The Bulldogs swept Bremerton 25-14, 25-16 and 25-19 on Sept. 21 in Belfair. Senior outside hitter Jordan Young had three aces and three kills. Junior outside hitter Adrianne Tupolo recorded two aces and 10 kills and junior middle blocker Adrianna Tupolo had eight aces, six kills and one block. Junior setter Kalli Wynn had three aces, 15 assists and two digs. "This was a great week for our varsity," Kanoe Lilly told...
The Shelton High School football team opened the home portion of its 2023 schedule Friday night against the Bremerton Knights. The Highclimbers led 23-21 late in the fourth quarter, but the Knights scored in the final minute to escape with the win. The Climbers trailed 14-0 and 21-7 before mounting a comeback. A 4-yard touchdown pass late in the second quarter made it 21-14 at the break. A safety and a fourth-quarter touchdown gave Shelton the lead before Bremerton scored with 38 seconds left...
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...
The axe went to Belfair in case it needed to change hands, but the Highclimbers ensured the Mason County Cup would remain in Shelton with a 35-19 win Friday in a nonleague football game to open the 2023 season. Shelton senior quarterback Gabe Conklin had a hand in all five touchdowns, scoring two rushing touchdowns and throwing three more. "We executed pretty well when we didn't have self-inflicted wounds," Shelton coach Mark Smith told the Journal. "Those extended drives for North Mason and the...
A co-ed softball team representing tournament sponsors Hanson Excavation and Maples Excavation and Septic went undefeated during the 25th annual Fuddpuckers Draft co-ed softball tournament held Saturday and Sunday at Callanan Park in Shelton. Players for the winning team were James Reyes, Adam Beeler, Kobe Bogh, Audra Oien, Hailey Mentzer, Hannah Wells, Louis Rodriguez, Jorge Zambrano, Chelsey Ceniza, Guy Sarson, Andrew Wilson and Izzy Wilson. Dillon Walker was named male tourament most...
After the 2022 Shelton Highclimbers made it to the crossover round, which was a step beyond where they were in 2021, Shelton is looking to take that next step and make the field of 16 for the 2A state tournament. It will be tough, as head coach Mark Smith recognizes they are replacing a lot of important seniors from last year's team. "We also understand where we're starting from isn't where we're going to be at the end, so we're going to have a huge opportunity to get better," Smith told the Jou...
The North Mason football team has high aspirations in the second year with Rob Thomas at the helm. Reasons for optimism abound. The program almost doubled its numbers from last year and many skill position players gained experience last year. "The kids are bought in, we're ready to rock 'n' roll and they just want more, they want it," Thomas told the Journal. "You can see the difference. In the weight room, they want more. On the field, they want more, conditioning themselves after practices....
Mary M. Knight started the first day of practice with double the numbers of players from last year and twice the amount of optimism heading into the 2023 football season. Head coach Tom Kerr said he likes the number of players who turned out this year in comparison to the past two years with seven and nine players. "We're also going to have our middle school flag program that we're starting out here that starts on Sept. 5 so we'll even have those bodies that we can use from as well," Kerr told...
