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NMWRESTLING
Bulldog,
win home
tourney
By DEAN SIEMON
North Mason High School
wrestling won the 16th an-
nual North Mason Classic
tournament on Thursday in
Belfair.
The Bulldogs won the
team championship with a
score of 192.5, followed by
Olympic League rivals Port
Angeles High School (174)
and Kingston High School
(152).
Four North Mason in-
dividuals won in higher
weight classes, which North
Mason head coach Tony
Coppinger said could be the
result of the recent holidays.
"It's nice to win it but we
really want to be back in the
flow," Coppinger said.
North Mason's Zac Joa-
quin defeated Shorecrest
High School's Jesus Escalo-
na 10-3 in the 119-pound
championship.
Coppinger said Escaiona
earned the first takedown
that Zac Joaquin has al-
lowed this season, which
the returning state wrestler
answered with a dominant
performance.
"The kid [Escalona]
caught him off guard a little
bit but Zac went to work and
came back," Coppinger said.
North Mason's Pedro
Joaquin lost 6-2 in the
125-pound championship
match against North Kitsap
High School's Jake Velarde,
the 2009 Mat Classic cham-
pion in the 125-pound class.
The match was 2-1 for
the majority for the first two
rounds. Coppinger said Pe-
dro Joaquin, who finished
sixth at last season's Mat
Classic, attempted to push
See Bulldogs on page C-4
Journal photos by Dean Siemon
Above, North Mason High School's Andrew Hicks, left, and Shelton High School's Jonathen
Dennis lock up in the first round of the 171-pound championship of the 2010 North Mason Clas-
sic wrestling tournament on Thursday at North Mason High School in Belfair. Below left, North
Mason High School's Zac Joaquin attempts to keep Shorecrest High School's Jesus Escalona
grounded during the 119-pound championship. Below right, Shelton High School's Colby Bar-
ber shoots for a takedown against Cascade (Everett) High School's Masood Ahmad during a
160-pound match.
Dennis,
Barber
win titles
By DEAN SIEMON
Shelton High School
wrestling finished fourth
out of the 15 teams compet-
ing in the 16th annual North
Mason Classic on Thursday
in Belfair.
The Highclimbers fin-
ished with a team score 129,
breaking a tie for fourth
with Sequim High School
entering the championship
rounds.
Shelton had two indi-
vidual champions, includ-
ing Jonathen Dennis at 171
pounds defeating North Ma-
son High School's Andrew
Hicks 12-2.
Shelton head coach Chris
Lacy said Dennis, who won
his first high school tour-
nament championship, has
been excited all season,
which has led to being "over-
eager" in matches.
"He was very focused, he
was under control, he was
aggressive," Lacy said. "I
think Jonathen's tenacity
paid off just a little bit."
Lacy said while the score
showed a one-sided result,
he said North Mason's
Hicks kept coming the en-
tire match.
"Those are the types
matches you would like to be
in and the types of matches
you would like to win," Lacy
said. "I'm sure he [Dennis]
feels very good about it."
In the 160-pound divi-
sion, Shelton's Colby Barber
defeated Port Angeles High
School's Trevor Lee with a
first round pin at 1:38.
"Colby being aggressive
and staying on those legs
and finishing hard, that put
See Climbers on page C-4
H M BOYSBA5 KETBALL
First half dominance leads to NM win
By DEAN SIEMON
A road Olympic League
win after the holiday break
was what North Mason
High School boys basket-
ball needed on Tuesday, de-
feating Klahowya Second-
ary School 56-41.
"League is what mat-
ters," said Steve Hackett,
North Mason head coach.
North Mason (4-7, 3-4
league) started the game
with an aggresive 23-0 run
that lasted until 5:23 in the
second quarter.
During the run, the
Bulldogs defense forced
Kiahowya (3-6, 2-5 league)
seven missed field goal at-
tempts and nine turnovers
(13 in the first half).
After a field goal by
North Masno's M.J. Mc-
Donnell during a foul, Mc-
Donnell missed the free
throw, rebounded and then
put back for another two
points in a four-point drive.
"Everything was going
right for us," Hackett said.
North Mason senior A.J.
Barker led the team with
17 points. Hackett said he
feels Barker has made him-
self one of the best point
guards in the Olympic
League this season.
"He [Barker] did a good
job keeping everyone to-
gether and operating,"
Hackett said.
The Bulldogs out-
Journal photo by Dean Siemon
North Mason High School's A.J. Barker led
the Bulldogs with 17 points in their league
win at Klahowya Secondary School in Silver-
dale on Tuesday.
rebounded the Eagles 26-
17, noting seniors Jesse
Frender and Kris Bishop as
key players under the bas-
ket.
"I challenged our big
guys, Tou guys got to take
it to them,'" Hackett said.
"Be physical underneath."
Frender contributed 12
points, including the first
two field goals in North
See Basketball on page C-3
MASON
COUNTY
OUTDOORS
By KELLY
RIORDAN
It never ceases to amaze
me what I find by simply
getting out in the woods on
any given day. Last week-
end hunting buddy Mitch,
his son Cole and I had
nothing to do, yet it was a
bluebird day.
After a brief brainstorm,
it was decided to take a
drive along Hood Canal
to give my new camera a
try. We loaded up in my
truck and headed off. This
was perfect, I got a chance
to try out my camera and
Cole had his eyes super-
glued to his new pair of
binoculars.
Our first stop was An-
na's Bay, on the Potlatch
side of the Canal. Immedi-
ately we spotted dozens of
ducks milling about. Mitch
and I began naming off
each species that we rec-
ognized and soon Cole was
involved in the quacker
identification process.
Then with the use of
his new binoculars, Cole
spotted a duck hunter off
the delta of the Skokomish
River. Mitch and I shook
our heads and agreed that
we too should have been
out there quacking away
on our duck calls and wait-
ing for the next Mallard to
drop in to the decoys.
Pushing on, but only
making it to the Hood-
sport Winery, I spotted a
large, black sea bird and
had to pull over to get a
better look at it. At first I
thought it was a Cormo-
rant, but soon realized it
was a Loon. Not too un-
common to see a Loon, but
every time I do see one, I
wait in silence to hear the
eerie cry they make.
Passing through Hood-
sport, it was nice to see
the small town lively with
people shopping and en-
joying the day, just as we
were. Again, we pulled off
to watch a family crabbing
off the Hoodsport dock.
The dad pulled up the
crab ring and the small
boy danced around as the
crabs scurried about on
the dock. It reminded me
of myself at that age.
Continuing to see many
different duck species and
the occasional seal, we
stopped again at the Ham-
ma Hamma River. This is
always a great spot to see
everything from ducks to
elk. As we looked across
the river delta, we noticed
several of the ducks look-
ing uneasy and a few took
to flight as we watched.
Then and as if it were a
stealth bomber, a fully ma-
ture Bald Eagle swooped
over the truck and dive-
bombed a group of Wid-
geon. Seems that there
were a variety of duck
hunters on Hood Canal
that day.
Figuring we might see
some deer or elk, we made
the turn off Highway 101
and headed toward the
Olympic Mountains and
the Lena Lake trailhead.
Making the winding turns
up toward the mountains,
I could see that soon we
would be above the snow
line.
Making a quick check
on my trucks digital ther-
mometer, it read a chilly
28-degrees. As we made
the up hill turn to the Lena
Lake trailhead, we entered
the snow. Just like the
kids we are, Cole and I got
out and stomped around,
just to make tracks in the
white stuff.
Entering the flat where
the trailhead is, I was not
surprised to see a couple of
other rigs parked and par-
taking in some snow hik-
ing. It did sound like fun,
but we were not prepared
for a hike so we just turned
around and headed back
down the road.
Not being ready to leave
See Outdoors on page C-3
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