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  • Climber bowlers knock off Black Hills at Westside

    Matt Baide, For the Journal|Nov 30, 2023

    Shelton had its best match of the season in a 1,497-1,440 win against Black Hills on Nov. 21 at Westside Lanes in Olympia. Eight Highclimbers bowlers increased their match average, with Kaelynn Robbins leading the way with a 142 average. Alivia Holt had a 141 average and Lilah Wentworth recorded a 132.5 average. Josefina Francisco-Zacarias tallied a 129 average and Ruby Hernandez averaged 117.5. The varsity team recorded a single game team-high 663. Shelton (2-3) traveled to Fairway Lanes in...

  • Shelton swimming finishes sixth at state

    Matt Baide, For the Journal|Nov 16, 2023

    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...

  • Triumph and tragedy

    Matt Baide, For the Journal|Nov 9, 2023

    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...

  • Owls' Strain earns Coastal League Offensive MVP

    Journal Staff|Nov 9, 2023

    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...

  • Bound for Pasco

    Matt Baide, For the Journal|Nov 2, 2023

    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, MMK volleyball teams set for districts

    Matt Baide, For the Journal|Nov 2, 2023

    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...

  • Breakthrough

    Matt Baide, For the Journal|Oct 12, 2023

    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...

  • Shelton spikers

    Oct 12, 2023

  • Highclimber boys golf team wraps up regular season

    Matt Baide, For the Journal|Oct 12, 2023

    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...

  • Retiring the jersey

    Oct 5, 2023

  • Owls fly high

    Oct 5, 2023

  • PREP ROUNDUP

    Oct 5, 2023

    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...

  • Bulldogs take down Knights, Eagles

    Matt Baide, For the Journal|Sep 28, 2023

    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...

  • Home opener heartbreak

    Staff report|Sep 14, 2023

    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...

  • MASON COUNTY CUP: BATTLE FOR THE AXE

    Matt Baide|Sep 7, 2023

    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...

  • Fuddpuckers draft

    Staff report|Aug 31, 2023

    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...

  • 2023 Prep Football Preview - Shelton

    Matt Baide|Aug 31, 2023

    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...

  • 2023 Prep Football Preview - North Mason

    Matt Baide|Aug 31, 2023

    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....

  • 2023 Prep Football Preview - Mary M. Knight

    Matt Baide|Aug 31, 2023

    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...

  • Local Sports

    Justin Johnson|Aug 24, 2023

    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 Crump, whose daughters Kacy Fladager and Che...

  • City champs

    Aug 24, 2023

  • Love & Thunder

    Justin Johnson|Aug 17, 2023

    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-...

  • Amick honored at North Mason with wrestling room

    Matt Baide|Aug 17, 2023

    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...

  • SPORTS & OUTDOORS

    Matt Baide|Aug 10, 2023

    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...

  • LOCAL SPORTS

    Aug 10, 2023

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