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The only outcome Shelton
didn't have last week was a
loss. I
The boys soccer team earned
two victories and one tie in three
3A Narrows League games.
On April 28, Shelt0n defeat-
ed Mount Tahoma 4- at High-
climber Stadium. |
"We focused on breaking
them down with counter soc-
cer," head coach Isaiah Herrera
said. |
Senior forward Francisco
Mendiola-Lopez, freshman for-
ward Jose Flores, s¢nior for-
ward Jesus Nunez add senior
defender Hector Ittrribarria
scored one goal each.
Shelton then tie 1'1 with
Timberline on April 0 in Lac-
eY"We came out soft, ut played
quick counter whicl created
chances early and often, we just
couldn't score," Henera said.
"We let Timberline pay physi-
cal and kickball socce:
Senior defender
McCullough scored
lone goal on a corner l
second half.
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better against the
the last 40 minutes.
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more chances and t
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said.
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"It was a good win for us,
as the conditions were very
windy and we have had some
difficulty adjusting to play-
ing there in the past," Perry
said. "ross was a very inex-
perienced team and I thought
we did a great job of staying
focused and playing our style
of tennis instead of letting the
other team dictate play."
Lugalia won 6-3, 6-1 at No.
1 singles while Kassy Slone
earned a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No.
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2 singles.
Meghan Ranney and Rebec-
ca Dickson won 6-0, 6-0 at No.
1 doubles, while Serena Ran-
ney and Ly won 6-1, 6-3 at No.
2 doubles and Nancy Lugalia
and Gustafson earned a 6-2,
6-0 victory at No. 3 doubles.
"All in all, it was a nice
match for us to stay undefeat-
ed in league play," Perry said.
The Lady Highclimbers (6-
2) play at 3:30 p.m. today at
Mount Tahoma.
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mat,:h00against Rams
Journal photo by Emily Hanson
Shelton No. 2 singles player Serena Ranney prepares to
return a shot to her North Thurston opponent May 1 in
Shelton.
Rams blast 4 HRs over SHS
Kelsey Albaugh went 1-2 with a sac-
rifice and two RBI, while O'Connor went
1-1 with two walks. Loretta LaClair went
2-3.
The loss followed two Shelton victories
last week.
On April 28, the Lady Highclimbers
defeated ross 12-1 in five innings in Ta-
coma.
"We drove the ball very well, hit gaps
and kept the ball low," Goldsby said.
Crabtree and Allie Simon led the
team, going 3-4. Crabtree had three RBI
and two doubles, while Simon had three
RBI. Lindsey Corey went 2-2 with four
runs. Gouley went 2-3, while Mitchell
went 2-2 and Taylor Coleman went 1-2.
In the middle of the week, Shelton
defeated Wilson 9-3 April 30 at home at
Mason County Recreation Area.
'Wee should have beaten Wilson in
our first go-round and we had no doubt
that we would step up to the plate and
force them to play our game this time,"
Goldsby said.
Mitchell pitched a complete game, al-
lowing six hits. She struck out one and
hit one batter.
"Morgan had her best all-around game
of the year thus far," Goldsby said.
Mitchell went 3-3 with a double and
three RBI, while Gouley went 3-3 with a
double and three runs.
Simon went 3-4 with a triple and
O'Connor went 2-4 with three RBI.
LaClair went 2-4.
The Lady Highclimbers (9-9) are
scheduled to begin the 3A Narrows
League Tournament on May 15 at Re-
gional Athletic Complex in Lacey.
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncoun com
The North Thurston batters had Shel-
ton pitcher Morgan Mitchell's number.
The Lady Rams scored nine runs on
Mitchell in two innings Friday in Lacey
to take a 9-2 lead.
North Thurston went on to win 14-2.
"We had the opportunity to watch
North Thurston's hitters take batting
practice (before the game)," head coach
Kim Goldsby said. "That's all they were
doing for their pre-game warm-ups. We
knew they were going to use their home-
field advantage and their very short fenc-
es to their benefit, and if we didn't keep
the ball moving around with different
speeds, we would be in trouble."
The Lady Rams hammered 11 hits off
Mitchell.
With backup pitcher Kennedy
O'Connor complaining of shoulder pain,
Goldsby brought in junior varsity pitcher
Taylor Hitsman.
'raylor did a great job of throwing
them off balance for a couple of innings,"
G01dsby said. "Once she gets some more
experience, better speed differential and
a balanced arsenal of pitches, shell give
them a go next year."
In three innings, Hitsman walked one
and allowed six hits. The Rams scored
five runs on her.
The Lady Highclimbers brought in
two runs each in the first and fitch in-
nings.
Cassie Crabtree led the team at the
plate, going 3-3, while Aurora Gouley
went 2-3.
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and push it just wide,"
Holloway said.
Wiseman scored two of
North Mason's goals. The
first was assisted by Nick
Sebastian in the 15th min-
ute. The second was a free
kick in the 62nd minute.
Bjorn Van Dijk scored
North Mason's second
goal on a penalty kick in
the 57th minute.
"The guys played a
great game, we just came
up short in the end," Hol-
loway said.
The Bulldogs followed
the loss with a 5-0 defeat
to Sequim on May 1.
"The boys played well
in the first half, but were
worn down in the second,"
Holloway said.
Sequim led 1-0 at half
time.
"Sequim is a big, physi-
cal team and we have a
hard time matching up,
especially defensively,"
Holloway said.
The Bulldogs (3-11)
were scheduled to play
their final game Wednes-
day night, after deadline.
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"We played well ith a lot
of players who had injuries,"
Herrera said. 'We played with
quick possession anal created
good chances." 1
Flores scored botl of Shel-
ton's goals.
The Highclimber (8-2-2)
play at 7 tonight against Wilson
at Highclimber StadiUm.
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"It was a back-and-
forth game all night,"
head coach Brian Hollo-
way said. 'Wee had plenty
of opporttmities as did
Port Townsend.
One such opportunity
happened with just a few
minutes remaining to play.
"Danny (Wiseman) had
a one-on-one against their
keeper and the keeper
made an amazing diving
save to get a finger on it
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meters in 6:26.10, about 30 seconds
short of her personal record.
Sophomore Jeremiah Lambert won
the boys 3,200 meters in a personal re-
cord time of 11:23.80.
Another boys team personal record
came from freshman Ryan Grogan in the
300-meter hurdles. He took fifth place in
48.17.
Senior Tommy Marsh won the boys
discus with a throw of 142-9, while se-
nior Ruby Nelson won the girls discus at
103-9.
Becker met his personal record in the
the high jump, taking first with a height
of 5-8.
For the girls, junior Mikaela Shumak-
er won the high jump at 4-8, 2 inches
short of her personal record.
Finally, senior Tabitha Schwerzler
matched her pole vault personal record
of 8 feet to win the event.
"We're in good shape for our league
meet and the postseason push," Thy-
gesen said.
Three Bulldogs competed in the
pouring rain at the 54th Shelton Invi-
tational on Saturday at Highclimber
Stadium.
Daviscourt took second in the fresh-
man/sophomore 100-meter dash in
13.57, and 10th in the varsity 200 me-
ters in 27.12.
Sophomore Raven Wolfe finished
third in the freshman/sophomore 1 mile
in 5:39.69.
Finally, Marsh took sixth in the var-
sity discus with a distance of 129-6.
"I thought our kids, despite the
weather, went out and competed really
hard," head coach Jeff Bevers said. "As
far as performances go, it was difficult
to score well and we really just put an
emphasis on competing hard. They did
that."
The Bulldogs compete next at the 2A
Olympic League Championship begin-
ning at 11 a.m. Saturday at North Kit-
sap High School in Poulsbo.
