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    Nov 21, 2024

    Shelton bowling The Shelton High School girls bowling team won its season opener Nov. 14, defeating Rochester 1,679 to 1,648 at Westside Lanes in Olympia — the Highclimbers’ home alley. Shelton and Rochester split the opening two regular games, and the Climbers won the second baker game to pull away for the win. Alivia Holte led the team with a high game of 210 and averaged 166.5 for the night. Kai Aronson was second, averaging 163.5. “The team is already showing amazing depth with a number of first- time bowlers,” Shelton coach Jennife...

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    Oct 31, 2024

    Shelton football The Shelton High School football team dropped its final home game of the year 63-16 to Prairie High School at Jack Stark Field at Highclimber Stadium in Shelton. The Climbers face Kelso at 7 p.m. Friday in Kelso, and recently added a nonconference week 10 game against Timberline on Nov. 7 at South Sound Stadium in Lacey. Shelton is 1-7 overall and 1-3 in 3A Greater St. Helens League action. Shelton girls soccer The Shelton High School girls soccer team dropped two matches last week, falling 8-0 to Tumwater at home and 3-0 to...

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    Oct 17, 2024

    Shelton cross country The Shelton boys finished second and the girls placed third at an Evergreen Conference cross country meet Oct. 9 at Borst Park in Centralia. In boys results, junior Trayson Bartholomew finished second in 19 minutes, 2 seconds. Freshman Skyler Hirsch finished ninth in 20:12.64, junior Caleb Hensrude placed 10th in 20:24.53 and senior Jackson Dale placed 11th in 20:51.79. Sophomore Carter White rounded out the Highclimbers in 14th place with a time of 21:27.48. In girls results, freshman Addison Aldrich placed second in...

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    Oct 3, 2024

    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...

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    Feb 8, 2024

    North Mason boys basketball The North Mason High School boys basketball team dropped two games last week, falling 80-79 in double-overtime senior night to Olympic on Jan. 30 and then lost a 63-54 decision at Bainbridge on Feb. 1. The Bulldogs faced North Kitsap on Tuesday and host Neah Bay in a doubleheader with the girls team at 6:30 p.m. tonight. North Mason girls basketball The North Mason girls basketball team split two games last week, blowing out Olympic 45-32 on the road on Jan. 30...

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    Compiled by Matt Baide|Jan 25, 2024

    Mary M. Knight girls basketball Mary M. Knight won 60-17 against Wishkah Valley on Jan. 16 in Matlock but lost 47-38 against Darrington in a nonleague game Jan. 17 in Darrington. The Owls won 44-17 against Clallam Bay on Jan. 20 in Matlock and won 54-10 against Lake Quinault on Monday in Amanda Park in a 1B Coastal League game. MMK (8-7, 4-2) hosted Oakville on Tuesday in Matlock in a league game. The Owls play against Lake Quinault at 7 p.m. on Friday in a league game in Matlock. Mary M....

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    Compiled by reporter Matt Baide|Jan 18, 2024

    Shelton boys basketball The Highclimbers earned a 59-37 win against the Warriors on Jan. 10 in Rochester to extend their win streak to six games. Shelton (7-5, 4-1) was scheduled to host Tumwater at Terry Gregg Court on Jan. 12, but the game was postponed due to weather. The Highclimbers travel to Tumwater at 7 tonight to take on Black Hills in an Evergreen Conference game. Shelton travels to Tumwater at 7 p.m. on Monday to take on the Thunderbirds. Shelton girls basketball Shelton lost 53-42 against Rochester on Jan. 9 at Terry Gregg Court...

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    Jan 4, 2024

    Shelton boys basketball Shelton won 45-41 against Elma on Dec. 29 at Terry Gregg Court and earned a 54-36 win against Hockinson on Dec. 28 in Shelton. The Highclimbers (4-5, 1-1) traveled to Centralia on Tuesday to play the Tigers. Shelton hosts Aberdeen at 7 tonight in the Mini-Dome. Shelton wrestling Shelton wrestling finished second at the Greely Open wrestling tournament at Graham-Kapowsin High School in Graham on Dec. 28. Aiden Dodge won the 120-pound tournament, defeating Orting’s Tyler Brinkman, Eatonville’s Mark Devera, Rogers (Puyallup...

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    Compiled by Matt Baide, For the Journal|Dec 28, 2023

    Shelton boys basketball Shelton earned a 47-39 win against Olympic on Dec. 21 in a nonleague game at the Mini-Dome. The Highclimbers (2-5, 1-1) host Hockinson at 7 p.m. today in the Mini-Dome in a nonleague game. Shelton will play Elma at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Mini-Dome in a nonleague game. Shelton wrestling Shelton’s Ty Fleshman finished sixth in the 126-pound tournament at the Pac Coast Boys Championships wrestling tournament Dec. 21 and 22 at the Clark County Event Center in Ridgefield. Fleshman earned three wins to start the tournament ag...

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    Compiled by Matt Baide, For the Journal|Dec 14, 2023

    Shelton boys basketball Shelton lost to W.F. West 54-41 on Dec. 7 in Chehalis and lost 66-42 to Bremerton on Monday in Bremerton. The Highclimbers (0-4, 0-1) hosted Black Hills on Wednesday in an Evergreen Conference game in the Mini-Dome. Shelton plays against Mount Tahoma High School at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Tacoma. Shelton girls basketball Shelton lost to Tumwater 58-24 on Dec. 6 at the Mini-Dome and lost 64-25 to W.F. West on Dec. 8 at the Mini-Dome. The Highclimbers (0-5, 0-2) traveled to...

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    Compiled by Matt Baide|Dec 7, 2023

    North Mason boys basketball North Mason won its opening game 62-59 to Muckleshoot Tribal School on Dec. 1 in Belfair in a nonleague boys basketball game. The Bulldogs lost 58-55 to Evergreen on Dec. 4 in Seattle. North Mason (1-1) hosts Kingston at 7 tonight in Belfair. The Bulldogs will travel to Port Angeles on Dec. 12 to play at 7 p.m. against the Roughriders in an Olympic League game. North Mason girls bowling North Mason lost 6-1 to Sequim on Nov. 30 at Laurel Lanes in Port Angeles in an Olympic League girls bowling match. The Bulldogs...

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    Compiled by Matt Baide|Nov 23, 2023

    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...

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    Nov 16, 2023

    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...

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    Compiled by reporter Matt Baide|Nov 9, 2023

    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...

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    Nov 2, 2023

    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...

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    Oct 12, 2023

    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....

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    Compiled by Matt Baide|Sep 14, 2023

    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...

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    Compiled by reporter Matt Baide|May 25, 2023

    Shelton boys tennis Shelton’s Jayden Lovingfoss and Wyatt Wagner play in the opening round of the state 2A boys tennis tournament Friday at Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle. Lovingfoss and Wagner will face a Fife opponent in the opening match. If the Shelton duo wins at least one match, they will compete Saturday for a chance to earn a medal. Shelton track The Shelton boys finished seventh and the girls ninth at the 2A District IV track and field championships at Columbia River High School in Vancouver. In boys results, Shelton senior J...

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    Compiled by reporter Matt Baide|May 18, 2023

    Shelton baseball Shelton’s season came to an end on May 10 with a 7-2 loss to Mark Morris in the 2A District IV baseball tournament in Ridgefield. The Highclimbers finished the season 10-10 overall. Shelton track The Shelton boys and girls track teams each finished fourth at the Evergreen Conference Championships on Friday at Tiger Stadium in Centralia. In girls results, Shelton junior Lily Bennett won the 3,200-meter race in 12 minutes, 30 seconds. Shelton junior Moa Skold won the high jump with a height of 4 feet, 7 inches. Shelton junior Mar...

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    Compiled by reporter Matt Baide|May 4, 2023

    Shelton baseball The Highclimber baseball team wrapped up the regular season with four Evergreen Conference games last week. Shelton opened the week April 25 with a 2-1 win at home against Black Hills before going to Tumwater to face the Wolves on April 26 and lost 7-4. The Highclimbers hosted Tumwater on Thursday for senior day, losing 14-4 and wrapped up the regular season with a 16-12 loss on the road Friday against Rochester. Shelton (10-10) is in third in the EvCo and waits to find out who...

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    Compiled by reporter Matt Baide|Apr 27, 2023

    North Mason baseball The Bulldogs dropped four games last week in Olympic League baseball. North Mason lost a doubleheader in Port Angeles 10-0 and 11-3 on April 18. The Bulldogs lost 16-0 to North Kitsap in Poulsbo on April 19. The Bulldogs went back up the Olympic Peninsula on Monday to face Sequim and lost 6-5. North Mason (1-11, 1-10) hosted Sequim on Wednesday and faces Bainbridge on Friday in Belfair on senior day. The Bulldogs wrap up the regular season on the road in Bainbridge on Monday. North Mason boys soccer North Mason boys soccer...

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    Compiled by reporter Matt Baide|Mar 30, 2023

    Shelton track The Shelton boys and girls each won an Evergreen Conference track meet on March 21 in Centralia to open the track season. Miller won the 1,600-meter race in 4:34.7. Huisingh won the high jump with a height of 5 feet, 8 inches and Steven Gee won the pole vault at a heigh of 7 feet. Nathan Gomez placed second in the 200-meter race and long jump, Gabriel Menefee finished second in the 400-meter race, Anthony Warren-Keyzers placed second in the shot put and discus and Scott Jordan finished second in the triple jump. The 4x100 relay...

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    Compiled by reporter Matt Baide|Mar 23, 2023

    Shelton baseball The Shelton baseball team earned its first win of the season against Port Angeles 5-2 on Saturday in a nonleague game on the road. Shelton (1-1) began Evergreen Conference games this week, traveling to Tumwater on Tuesday before hosting the Thunderbirds on Wednesday. The Highclimbers host Aloha, Oregon, at 2 p.m. Friday in a nonleague game. Shelton girls golf Shelton was scheduled to face Rochester at Alderbrook Golf Course on Monday, but no results were posted in time for the Journal’s print deadline. The Highclimbers are sche...

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    Compiled by reporter Matt Baide|Mar 16, 2023

    Shelton Baseball The Shelton baseball team lost its opening nonleague game 6-0 against Olympic on Friday at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds. The Highclimbers (0-1) will travel to Port Angeles on Saturday for another nonleague contest and will play its first Evergreen Conference game of the season Tuesday against Tumwater. Shelton Girls golf Shelton will begin the season Monday in an Evergreen Conference match against Rochester at Alderbrook Golf Course. Shelton Boys soccer The Highclimbers faced W.F. West on Tuesday in an Evergreen Conference...

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    Compiled by reporter Matt Baide|Mar 2, 2023

    Three Owls make coastal all-league Mary M. Knight High School has three players on the 1B Coastal League all-league girls basketball team. Sophomore guard Hailey Morris was named to the all-league first team, just three points shy of being named the league MVP. Sophomore Cloey Fletcher earned first team recognition, coming in third place in the MVP voting. Senior Hailey Lohman was named an honorable mention. MMK coach Mike Bateman was named the girls coach of the year. The Owl boys did not have...

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