Thursday, March 13, 2014 - Mason County Journal - Page B-3
Novice Owls ready for action
Three returners
expected to lead
MgK track and field
Journal photo by Emily Hanson
Mary M. Knight junior Ashlin
Fries sprints March 5 during
track and field practice.
said she knew of another three
who were considering joining
the team.
"Our size is middle of the
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road," Brehmeyer said. "We've
had a team in the low 20s
before and one year, we had
three."
Three days into practices,
Brehmeyer said it's difficult
.to predict how competitive the
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncounty com
Among the athletes on the
Mary M. Knight track and
field team, three have re-
turned from last season to lead
the Owls this spring.
Juniors Hannah Frost and
Melodie Snyder and sopho-
more Isaiah Thompson are the
only returners from last sea-
son.
"We're real young this sea-
son," head coach Kitty Breh-
meyer said. "If you have two-
thirds new kids, it's a novice
group."
As of March 5, the team had
nine athletes, but Brehmeyer
Owls will be this spring.
"I'm not sure how the other
schools look, especially with
a lot of teams (we normally
compete against) moving up
a division last year," she said.
"It's track and field, though.
A freshman can go against a
freshman, or a freshman can
go against a senior and they're
still high school kids. It's so in-
dividual that you get out what
you put in."
Although practices began
just last week, Brehmeyer
knew of a few events the ath-
letes would compete in.
She said she expected Frost
to focus on the discus and ham-
mer, while Snyder would con-
centrate on throwing the jav-
elin. Thompson would throw
the shot and discus and might
also throw the javelin, Brehm-
eyer said.
"The returners are in
shape," she said. "Melodie
is because of basketball and
Hannah because she's been do-
ing offseason conditioning and
throwing the hammer."
A few of the newcomers
have shown promise in certain
events.
Junior Pete Toppano is a
strong sprinter, Brehmeyer
said.
"Freshman Ethan Evans
will be a distance runner,"
she added. "Junior Ashlin
Fries should be a 400- to
800-meter runner. I'm not
positive what all they'll
bring to the team."
The Owls have one senior,
Natasha Brown-Williams, who
is new to the team.
"Natasha played around on
the high jump at the end of
last year, so I think she'll be
there," Brehmeyer said.
Brehmeyer, in her 21st year
of coaching and assisted by Jo-
clin Julmist for the third year,
said the Owls are a diverse
group this spring.
"It looks like a fun group,"
she added. "They're nice kids
and I think theyql build some
friendships."
SHS state golfers return
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncoun corn
The Shelton boys' golf team has
high-caliber performers this season,
but not a lot of depth, head coach Mark
Jensen said.
"We have five returners, though one
is out with an injury," he said. "Three
of the seniors played last year with two
winning letters."
Senior Grant Cation played at the
3A WIAA State Boys' Golf Champion-
ship along with junior Mitchell DeAn-
are.
Seniors Nick Guyer and Landon
McGlothlin earned varsity letters last
season.
The five returning players team up
with nine newcomers to the sport.
"It looks like we have some new
players who will develop to add to our
depth and may challenge later in the
season," Jensen said.
Those first-year golfers are senior
Colby Fuller, junior Tyler Speaks and
freshman Connor O'Keefe.
"We have potential to do very well in
the 3A Narrows League with the talent
that we have," Jensen said. "We hope
to continue with last year's success."
Bonded SHS girls' golfers set goals
By EMILY HANSON
emi/y@masoncoun corn
Six of the Shelton girls'
golfers return to the team
from last season.
The two new ones have
natural swings, said head
coach Lorna Martinson.
"I can spend more time
refining skills and actually
teaching them to play the
game," Martinson said.
Among the six return-
ers is one senior, Rilee
Villanueva, who partici-
pated at the 3A WIAA
State Girls' Golf Cham-
pionship last year.
"From what I can tell,
we will be much better
than last year," Martin-
son said. The girls are so
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NMHS tennis team's
personality still evolving
Two district participants
return for Lady Bulldogs
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncoun com
With a new head coach this spring,
the North Mason gifts' tennis team is
evolving.
And head coach Brian Barker expects
that to continue throughout the season.
"We do a tennis ladder so all the
players are considered varsity," Barker
said. "A player could start the season as
the No. 15 player and end it as the No.
10 player, for example."
Barker returns to the team as the
head coach aider taking a break from
coaching in 2008.
The team had 19 girls try out this
spring, with about 15 returning from
last year.
"There aren't very many freshman, but
we've got a lot of juniors," Barker said. "I
wish we would've had more girls out."
Among those returners are three se-
niors: Savannah Orlob, Madsen Dowler
and Sarina Tygart.
Two junior returners -- Nicole Set-
tlemier and Rachel Wilson -- partici-
pated at the 2A West Central District
III tournament last spring.
"Rachel, Nicole, Savannah and
Danielle Bosch have really good skills,"
Barker said. "Some of the girls have a
bit of training and I like that."
It's early yet to determine the team's
strengths, Barker said, adding that he'd
need to see the girls play a match first.
"I'm still learning the team's person-
ality," Barker said.
Despite the unknowns with coach-
ing a new team, Barker said he thinks
the Lady Bulldogs can be competitive
in the 2A Olympic League.
"I think we can be in the middle of
the group," he said.
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