Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 - Mason County Journal - Page B-5
ATHLETE.00 THE WEEK
Tennis still thrills Shelton senior
By EMILY HANSON
emi/y@masoncounly com
Jusiin Demattos still re-
members nearly every detail of
his first victory for the Shelton
boys tennis team.
The SHS senior remembers
that the match was in Yelm his
freshman year. He remembers
that he played doubles. And he
remembers what it felt like.
"It was scary, but great," De-
mattos, 17, said. "It was a great
way to get that first win out of
the way."
Four years later, winning
matches is still exciting for De-
mattos.
"It feels good, always," De-
mattos said. "When it gets close,
it gets scary."
Demattos began playing ten-
nis in seventh grade through
the youth tennis camp SHS
head coach John Perry hosts ev-
ery summer.
"I thought it might be fun,"
Demattos said with a shrug.
Is tennis still fun?
"Oh, yeah," he replied as a
grin lit up his face.
"i love the play style. It's
calm and quiet," he said. "It can
be a team sport, a single sport.
It can be anything you want it
to be, really."
After competing at the 3A
West Central District III cham-
pionship last fall, Demattos'
goal this year is to reach the
3A WIAA State Boys Tennis
Championship, which will be
played in the spring.
"i think we have a good
chance at districts," he said.
Although Demattos started
this season as a doubles player,
he switched to playing singles
when his partner, senior Andrew
Johnson, injured his collarbone.
"I like playing singles right
now," Demattos said.
He stated he'd like to play
tennis in college at the Division
IH level.
"rm looking at Whitman Col-
lege (in Walla Walla). rd love to
go there," Demattos said. "They
have the programs I want to
study and a good tennis team."
Although he hasn't decided
what he wants to major in, De-
mattes said his interests include
astronomy, politics, physics and
business.
Academically, Demattos
should be well prepared for what-
ever subject he chooses to pursue.
He has a 3.97 GPA and is
ranked third in his class.
Outside of regular classes,
Demattos is the treasurer of the
Key Club and a National Honor
Society member.
"I try, to do all the volunteer
stuff for Key Club," he said. "It's
the high school version of Ki-
wanis and I plan to join Circle K,
the college version, next year."
He said he enjoys Key Club
because of the people and the
volunteer work.
"It's a great way to help the
community and the fundraisers
are a lot of fun," Demattos said.
When he has down time
Justin Demattos
School: Shelton High School
Fall sportc Boys tennis
Favorite team: Seattle Mariners
Favorite Blue
Ro/e models." "Either John Perry or my for-
mer baseball coach, Craig Gregory. They're
both great coaches. G-man (SHS assistant tennis coach
Dann Gagnon) is a great coach,too."
Would you walk around in a tutu like teammate Danny
Dracobly? "It depends on what it's for. If it's for spirit week,
yes. If it's just random, I don't know."
Demattos
away from school, tennis and
volunteer work, Demattos said
he enjoys playing video games.
Which is his favorite video
game?
"Don't even get me started
on the subject," he replied while
laughing.
SPORTS CALENDAR
THURSDAY
Shelton girls swimming
at 3A Narrows League
Diving Championship
at Foss. Time to be
determined.
North Mason boys
tennis at 2A Olympic
League Championship
at North Kitsap High
School Time to be
determined.
North Mason cross-
country at 2A Olympic
League Championship
4:30 p.m at The Cedars
at Dungeness Golf
Course in Sequim
Shelton junior varsity
girls soccer vs. Olympia
5 p.m. at Highclimber
Stadium.
North Mason junior
varsity girls soccer vs.
Olympic 5 p.m. at Phil
Pugh Stadium.
North Mason junior
varsity volleyball vs.
Olympic 5 p.m.
Mary M. Knight varsity
volleyball 6 p.m. at
Naselle.
North Mason varsity
volleyball vs. Olympic
6:15 p.m.
Shelton varsity
volleyball vs. Peninsula
6:30 p.m. in the Mini
Dome.
North Mason varsity
girls soccer vs. Olympic
6:45 p.m. at Phil Pugh
Stadium.
Shelton varsity girls
soccer vs. Lincoln 7 p.m.
at Highclimber Stadium.
FRIDAY
Shelton boys tennis
at 3A Narrows League
Championship day 1
at Capitol City Tennis
Center in Tumwater Time
to be determined
Shelton girls swimming
at 3A Narrows
League Swimming
Championship at Mount
Tahoma. Time to be
determined.
Shelton varsity football
7 p.m. at Mount Tahoma.
North Mason varsity
football 7 p.m. at
Bremerton.
SATURDAY
Shelton junior varsity
volleyball 8:30 a.m. at
Black Hills Junior Varsity
Tournament,
Sheiton boys tennis
at 3A Narrows League
Championship day 2
at Capitol City Tennis
Center in Tumwater. Time
to be determined.
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football vs. Twin Valley
1 p.m. at Quinault.
MONDAY
Sheiton junior varsity
football vs. Mount
Tahoma 4 p.m. at
Highclimber Stadium.
North Mason junior
varsity football vs.
Bremerton 5 p.m. at
Silverdale Stadium in
Bremerton.
North Mason junior
varsity girls soccer 5
p.m. at Kingston.
North Mason varsity
girls soccer 6:45 p.m. at
Kingston.
TUESDAY
Shelton junior varsity
girls soccer vs. Mount
Tahoma 5 p.m. at
Highclimber Stadium.
North Mason junior
varsity girls soccer vs.
Port Angeles 5 p.m. at
Phil Pugh Stadium.
North Mason junior
varsity volleyball vs. Port
Angeles 5 p.m.
Shelton junior varsity
volleyball 5:30 p.m. at
Capital.
Mary M. Knight volleyball
vs. Naselle 6 p.m.
North Mason varsity
volleyball vs. Port
Angeles 6:15 p.m.
North Mason varsity
girls soccer vs. Port
Angeles 6:45 p.m. at Phil
Pugh Stadium.
Shelton varsity volleyball
7 p.m at Capital.
Shelton varsity girls
soccer vs. Mount
Tahoma 7 p.m. at
Highclimber Stadium.
WEDNESDAY
Mary M. Knight volleyball
7 p.m. at Pope John Paul
II High School in Lacey.
OCT. 30
Shelton junior varsity
girls soccer vs.
Central Kitsap 3:30
p.m. at Gordon Field in
Bremerton.
Shelton varsity girls
soccer vs. Central Kitsap
3:30 p.m. at Gordon Field
in Bremerton.
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