Shelton weightlifting teams pumped for state

The Shelton powerlifting team is pumping the iron in anticipation for the state championship meet May 7 at Northwest Christian High School in Lacey.

Shelton hosted a home meet April 16, and coach Josh Munro said the meet went well. It was the first full meet with all teams and spectators since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

“This has been a tough year,” Munro said in an email to the Journal. “For one reason or another we have not been able to go to the meets/ the meets have been canceled so this was actually the first meet my kids have been able to attend. Normally this is the fifth or sixth mee...