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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....
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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...
The 25th annual Fuddpuckers Draft softball tournament will be Saturday and Sunday at Callanan Park in Shelton. The tournament, which generally celebrates the end of summer co-ed softball in Shelton, starts at 9 a.m. both days. It will run until 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Six teams, each named after tournament sponsors, will battle it out over five games to crown a winner. Seventy-two players will compete this year after being “drafted” this year to complete each team’s roster. Scotti...
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The greater Shelton area co-ed softball tournament remembered one of its own over the weekend, while also raising awareness for that which took his life. The Thor Dobson Memorial co-ed softball tournament took place Saturday and Sunday at Callanan Field in Shelton in honor of Thor Dobson, who died April 26 from an overdose. Dobson's family organized the tournament to raise money to donate to local businesses raising awareness of and helping people with addiction. An online obituary from Hoquiam-...
North Mason High School is renaming the wrestling room to honor former coach Ed Amick with a ceremony 3 p.m. Saturday in Belfair. Amick was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2013 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, for a lifetime of service to wrestling in Washington. He coached North Mason wrestling for 42 years from 1964 to 2006, compiling a record of 409-179-4. North Mason was a state participant for 36 years in a row during that span, with more than 100 wrestlers competing in the sta...
High school football season officially begins Wednesday, with North Mason potentially kicking off the season as early as possible by practicing at midnight as they did last year. Shelton and Mary M. Knight will also begin practice Wednesday, with the season kicking off Sept. 2 with the Mason County Cup in Belfair. Shelton won last year's contest 39-18 at Jack Stark Field. The Highclimbers face another Olympic League opponent in Week 2, hosting Bremerton in Shelton's home opener. Shelton's other...
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The Seattle Mariners are back, and no, not in the playoff hunt. It appears after last season of breaking the two-decade playoff drought, the Mariners are back to the team they were before last season: mediocre. Mariners’ fans came into the season with a lot of optimism, and for good reason. With breaking the playoff drought, they actually won a playoff series, defeating the Blue Jays in the opening round series in Toronto to earn a place in the MLB Divisional Series against the Houston A...
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A senior-year transfer to Shelton High School sparked a resurgence for Olivia Henry's love of sports. "All in all, I was really burned out my junior year on sports. I didn't have any coaching and Capital (High School) was very toxic and very what can you do for me, where at Shelton, they just want to build you as a person; they want to feed into your life; they don't care what you give them, they just want you to be your best and so that really helped spark my fire again and want to just play...
Shelton girls swim coach Rob Phelan is the Shelton-Mason County Journal's All-County Girls Coach of the Year. The Shelton girls swim team placed ninth at the state meet, the highest ever finish in school history. "It's great. It's a testament to how good the kids have been doing," Phelan told the Journal. "We've been really lucky with the kids doing so well, the boys and girls. The girls getting top 10 at state last year, that was really awesome." Phelan swam at Sumner High School before...
Fall can't come soon enough for Mason County football teams, with the season set to begin Sept. 1 with the Mason County Cup. Shelton will travel to Belfair this year to take on North Mason for the Battle of the Axe. Shelton won last year's game 39-18. The Highclimbers host Bremerton in the home opener Sept. 8 before its first Evergreen Conference game against W.F. West on Sept. 8. The other nonleague game on Shelton's schedule is Sept. 29 when Shelton travels to Montesano to take on the...
Shelton High School student Madison McClanahan is preparing to compete in the National High School Rodeo Association's Reined Cow Horse Championships from July 16 to 22 in Gillette, Wyoming. In reined cow horse competition riders must control the horses' movements while in the ring. Midway through the allotted time, a cow is released into the rodeo ring and the rider must control the horse to control the cow. Riders are scored on the reining part, which is how well you know a pattern and how...
North Mason High School senior Dakota Filer signed his letter of intent June 13 at the Belfair school to play college football at Montana State University-Northern in the fall. MSU-Northern is in Havre, Montana, less than an hour from the Canadian border. The NAIA school competes in the Frontier Athletic Conference, which includes Montana Western and Eastern Oregon. Filer, who was named to the Journal's All-County offense as a wide reciever and a first-team all-Olympic League selection at wide...
