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D00espite bizarre showdown
Climbers reign by the skin of their teeth
By STEVE PATCH
One outta 3,861 ain't bad. In
ct, to bowling's Highclimbers it's
Urned out to be downright crown-
Worthy.
With their own plus their rivals'
counts so totaling, Shelton's
lebrated alley girls found them-
lves in a curiously good-news/
"u-news way last Thursday.
Unbeaten through 11 Western
CaScade Conference outings going
the dual-meet finale, Shei-
khs league leaders only needed
.tO duplicate what they'd done ear-
lier in the season: defeat the same
girls from Black Hills High School
ha°se measure no other league
a had succeeded in taking all
season long.
.Alas, though, it didnt go
precisely according to plan.
THE BAD news:
the dust had settled from
clash between un- and once-
veteran coach Curt Sny-
this to report on behalf of
final match of the year was
Black Hills dominated the
game only to have the High-
come back to tie.
games went with Shel-
the first and Black
second. Total pins ibr all
games determined the win-
Hills beat Shelton by one
NEWS? Reverting
next and final tie-breaker
points scored over the two-
series - the league's powers
be formally recognized the
as this year's West-
Cascade Conference champi-
girls had outscored
2,081-1,998 in the first
so it was that the High-
went into Tuesday af-
league tournament at
Lanes in Olympia as the
- and virtual shoo-ins to
the cut for the next step up
stseason ladder, Saturday's
tournament is at Bowlero
in Tacoma. That day-long
to state is set to start at
incidentally, the Climb-
team wound up in the
boat Thursday, suffering
loss of the season as well
the tie-breaker by a total
ten pins to Black Hills' un-
CHAMP distinction
new to Coach Snyder's lane
to be sure. They topped
4A Narrows League two years
When they went on to finish
nprecedented second at state.
years ago they were third
State and last season eighth
the all-Washington elite, so
four years under Snyder's
they've put together a
portfolio among the top
entire state.
bragging rights
afternoon wound up
to Climber sophomore All-
with games of 162 and
ries. She edged out
Hills' Stephanie Turner by
Turner rolled games of
and 156.
out the Climber var-
: sophomore Danielle Baye
Junior Chelsey Stevens at
Sophomore Calista Phipps at
junior Michelle Robinson
CLIMBERS' BAYE and
up atop
in the battle for top av-
as it turns out - Stephanie
with a 170.8 average and
record and Danielle with a
and 20-4 record.
eight other Climber regu-
in the top 25 as well.
Brittney Stoutnar
'd at 166.5, Phipps sixth
Wade seventh at 163.5,
tenth at 155.9, junior
Olinger 13th at 154.3,
14th at 154.2, senior
Wallace 17th at 149.1
Morgan Whitney
140.0.
1 Wallace paced the
Jayvees Thursday with
348 and 319 series.
IN THE week the
for their title
making the Torna-
elm High School their
of the season. They
to 1.5 in the varsity go-
BOWLING'S LEAGUE-CHAMPION Highclimbers strike a
pose in their Timber Bowl domicile. In front from left are
Calista Phipps, Alisha Wade, Michelle Robinson, Morgan
Whitney, Lyndsey Wallace, Brittney Stoutnar and Tracy
Yuan. In the middle are Leigha Boxberger and Aja Hantel.
And in the back are assistant coach Sarah Stevens, Elay-
na Henry, Katie Robbins, coach Curt Snyder, Cammille
Olinger, Chelsey Stevens and Danielle Baye.
around and 15-1 in the jayvee.
Yelm dropped to 5-5.
Full details of the Climbers'
league-tournament performance
will be in next week's Journal.
SHELTON 1930, BLACK HILLS 1931
Shelton varsity - Alisha Wade 1-I (162/
203-365), Danielle Baye 1-1 (163/180-343),
Chelsey Stevens 1-1 (168/151-319), Calista
Phipps 1-1 (158/122-280), Michelle Robin-
son 1-1 (135/135-270).
Black Hills varsity - Stephanie Turner 1-
1 (190/156-346), Carissa Lord 1-1 (161/168
'Hurry up! Soup's oat'
OFFICIALLY UNVEILING THEIR brand-new emblem (inset), members
of the community's half-century-old Shelton Nimrod Club graciously
strike a pre-dinner pose recently at their annual After-Holidays Banquet
in the downtown 40 et 8. Seated, from left, are Esther Payton, Mernie
Mathews and Frances Engleman. Immediately behind them are Mary-
ann Blanton, Hazel Rickards, Linda Baker, Bellaine West, Ken Wolden,
Don Eglus and Dave Mathews. And in back are Kathy Rowley, Claude
Rickards, Ray Baker, Bill Payton, Alan Riddle and Tom Ogden. Not pic-
tured are Nimrods Anita Ogden, Ann Wolden, Mary Hickam, Bill Hickam,
Marlene Thele, Ken Thele, Paul King, Lou King and Joe McClanahan.
-329), Atli Isaacson 1-1 (1821144-326),
Amanda Putzier 1-1 (209/104-313), Whitney
Hetland 1-1 (156/119-275).
Baker games - Shelton 198/155-353,
Black Hills 143/199-342.
Pin totals - Shelton 1,930, Black Hills
1,931.
Shelton jayvee - Brittney Stoutnar 1-1
(186/162-348), Lyndsey Wallace 1-1 (177/
142-319), Leigha Boxberger 2-0 (156/119-
275), Tracy Yuan 0-2 (125/113-238), Morgan
Whitney 0-2 (120/118-238).
Black Hills jayvee - Christy Linn 2-0
(139/226--365), Laura Curtis 1-1 (1371179-
316), Stephanie Keith 1-1 (148/158-306),
Bridgett Gallagher 2-0 (135/139-274), Bar-
bara Soiza 0-2 (119/101-220).
Jayvee baker game - Shelton 187, Black
Hills 134.
Pin totals - Shelton 1,605, Black Hills
1,615.
SHELTON OVER YELM
Shelton varsity - Michetle Robinson 2-0
(154/199-353), Danialle Baye 2-0 (169/172
-341), Cammille Olinger 1-0-1 (170/145-
315), Alisha Wade 2-0 (1441156-300), Cal-
ista Phipps 1-1 (169/130-299).
Yelm varsity - Jackie Hartman 0-0-1
(147/145-292), Brianna Walker 1-1 (150/
140-290), Amanda Protti 0-2 (149/137- 286),
Casey Mann 0-2 (123/152-275), Irene Lowe
0-2 (108/79-187).
Baker games - Shelton 380, Yelm 280.
Shelton jayvee - Chelsey Stevens 2-0
(151/203-354), Brittnay Stoutnar 2-0 (171/
171-342), Lyndsey Wallace 2-0 (178/155-
333), Leigha Boxberger 2-2 (112/169-291),
Tracy Yuan 2-0 (152/131-283).
Baker game - Shelton 157, Yelm 134.
Wrestlers
gearing up
for biggie
(Continued from page 22.)
Isaac Garfias 3-1 for third at 215, Jacob Niko-
laisen 3-1 for third at heavyweight and Srett
Corbett 2-2 for seventh at heavyweight.
CLIMBERS @ WlLLAPA HARBOR
Kim Yates went 1-2 to take fifth place at
130, Juan Lopez 3-1 for third at 135, Nathan
Zoren 2-2 for fourth at 160, Ronald Yates 2-2
for fourth at 171, Isidro Antonio unspecified
record for fifth place at 215 and Tyler Ander-
son unspecified record for unspecified place-
ment at heavyweight.
Coach's notes: "Nathan Zoren maybe had
the best tournament of his life, according to
(assistant) Coach (Nick) Stigall. He wrestled
great in every match. His intensity has just
improved SO much in the last couple weeks.
Win or lose, we're seein' just an incredible ef-
fort out of him every match.
"lsidro had a great tournament. He was in
the semifinals and had kinda some bad luck
with some officiating, but rea//y had a great
day. So the growth we're seein' outta him is
really promising.
"And then Tyler wrestled well at heavy-
weight. And he's giving up a lot of weight.
He likes to get out there and try to throw, but
he's giving up a lot of weight. And that's been
causing him some grief. He weighs about
Membership is up, reports president Dave Mathews, but the organiza- 230, and he's wrestling a lot of guys that
weigh 260, 270_?
tion for sportsmen and conservationists still has room for more.
Thursday, January 25, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 23
D00espite bizarre showdown
Climbers reign by the skin of their teeth
By STEVE PATCH
One outta 3,861 ain't bad. In
ct, to bowling's Highclimbers it's
Urned out to be downright crown-
Worthy.
With their own plus their rivals'
counts so totaling, Shelton's
lebrated alley girls found them-
lves in a curiously good-news/
"u-news way last Thursday.
Unbeaten through 11 Western
CaScade Conference outings going
the dual-meet finale, Shei-
khs league leaders only needed
.tO duplicate what they'd done ear-
lier in the season: defeat the same
girls from Black Hills High School
ha°se measure no other league
a had succeeded in taking all
season long.
.Alas, though, it didnt go
precisely according to plan.
THE BAD news:
the dust had settled from
clash between un- and once-
veteran coach Curt Sny-
this to report on behalf of
final match of the year was
Black Hills dominated the
game only to have the High-
come back to tie.
games went with Shel-
the first and Black
second. Total pins ibr all
games determined the win-
Hills beat Shelton by one
NEWS? Reverting
next and final tie-breaker
points scored over the two-
series - the league's powers
be formally recognized the
as this year's West-
Cascade Conference champi-
girls had outscored
2,081-1,998 in the first
so it was that the High-
went into Tuesday af-
league tournament at
Lanes in Olympia as the
- and virtual shoo-ins to
the cut for the next step up
stseason ladder, Saturday's
tournament is at Bowlero
in Tacoma. That day-long
to state is set to start at
incidentally, the Climb-
team wound up in the
boat Thursday, suffering
loss of the season as well
the tie-breaker by a total
ten pins to Black Hills' un-
CHAMP distinction
new to Coach Snyder's lane
to be sure. They topped
4A Narrows League two years
When they went on to finish
nprecedented second at state.
years ago they were third
State and last season eighth
the all-Washington elite, so
four years under Snyder's
they've put together a
portfolio among the top
entire state.
bragging rights
afternoon wound up
to Climber sophomore All-
with games of 162 and
ries. She edged out
Hills' Stephanie Turner by
Turner rolled games of
and 156.
out the Climber var-
: sophomore Danielle Baye
Junior Chelsey Stevens at
Sophomore Calista Phipps at
junior Michelle Robinson
CLIMBERS' BAYE and
up atop
in the battle for top av-
as it turns out - Stephanie
with a 170.8 average and
record and Danielle with a
and 20-4 record.
eight other Climber regu-
in the top 25 as well.
Brittney Stoutnar
'd at 166.5, Phipps sixth
Wade seventh at 163.5,
tenth at 155.9, junior
Olinger 13th at 154.3,
14th at 154.2, senior
Wallace 17th at 149.1
Morgan Whitney
140.0.
1 Wallace paced the
Jayvees Thursday with
348 and 319 series.
IN THE week the
for their title
making the Torna-
elm High School their
of the season. They
to 1.5 in the varsity go-
BOWLING'S LEAGUE-CHAMPION Highclimbers strike a
pose in their Timber Bowl domicile. In front from left are
Calista Phipps, Alisha Wade, Michelle Robinson, Morgan
Whitney, Lyndsey Wallace, Brittney Stoutnar and Tracy
Yuan. In the middle are Leigha Boxberger and Aja Hantel.
And in the back are assistant coach Sarah Stevens, Elay-
na Henry, Katie Robbins, coach Curt Snyder, Cammille
Olinger, Chelsey Stevens and Danielle Baye.
around and 15-1 in the jayvee.
Yelm dropped to 5-5.
Full details of the Climbers'
league-tournament performance
will be in next week's Journal.
SHELTON 1930, BLACK HILLS 1931
Shelton varsity - Alisha Wade 1-I (162/
203-365), Danielle Baye 1-1 (163/180-343),
Chelsey Stevens 1-1 (168/151-319), Calista
Phipps 1-1 (158/122-280), Michelle Robin-
son 1-1 (135/135-270).
Black Hills varsity - Stephanie Turner 1-
1 (190/156-346), Carissa Lord 1-1 (161/168
'Hurry up! Soup's oat'
OFFICIALLY UNVEILING THEIR brand-new emblem (inset), members
of the community's half-century-old Shelton Nimrod Club graciously
strike a pre-dinner pose recently at their annual After-Holidays Banquet
in the downtown 40 et 8. Seated, from left, are Esther Payton, Mernie
Mathews and Frances Engleman. Immediately behind them are Mary-
ann Blanton, Hazel Rickards, Linda Baker, Bellaine West, Ken Wolden,
Don Eglus and Dave Mathews. And in back are Kathy Rowley, Claude
Rickards, Ray Baker, Bill Payton, Alan Riddle and Tom Ogden. Not pic-
tured are Nimrods Anita Ogden, Ann Wolden, Mary Hickam, Bill Hickam,
Marlene Thele, Ken Thele, Paul King, Lou King and Joe McClanahan.
-329), Atli Isaacson 1-1 (1821144-326),
Amanda Putzier 1-1 (209/104-313), Whitney
Hetland 1-1 (156/119-275).
Baker games - Shelton 198/155-353,
Black Hills 143/199-342.
Pin totals - Shelton 1,930, Black Hills
1,931.
Shelton jayvee - Brittney Stoutnar 1-1
(186/162-348), Lyndsey Wallace 1-1 (177/
142-319), Leigha Boxberger 2-0 (156/119-
275), Tracy Yuan 0-2 (125/113-238), Morgan
Whitney 0-2 (120/118-238).
Black Hills jayvee - Christy Linn 2-0
(139/226--365), Laura Curtis 1-1 (1371179-
316), Stephanie Keith 1-1 (148/158-306),
Bridgett Gallagher 2-0 (135/139-274), Bar-
bara Soiza 0-2 (119/101-220).
Jayvee baker game - Shelton 187, Black
Hills 134.
Pin totals - Shelton 1,605, Black Hills
1,615.
SHELTON OVER YELM
Shelton varsity - Michetle Robinson 2-0
(154/199-353), Danialle Baye 2-0 (169/172
-341), Cammille Olinger 1-0-1 (170/145-
315), Alisha Wade 2-0 (1441156-300), Cal-
ista Phipps 1-1 (169/130-299).
Yelm varsity - Jackie Hartman 0-0-1
(147/145-292), Brianna Walker 1-1 (150/
140-290), Amanda Protti 0-2 (149/137- 286),
Casey Mann 0-2 (123/152-275), Irene Lowe
0-2 (108/79-187).
Baker games - Shelton 380, Yelm 280.
Shelton jayvee - Chelsey Stevens 2-0
(151/203-354), Brittnay Stoutnar 2-0 (171/
171-342), Lyndsey Wallace 2-0 (178/155-
333), Leigha Boxberger 2-2 (112/169-291),
Tracy Yuan 2-0 (152/131-283).
Baker game - Shelton 157, Yelm 134.
Wrestlers
gearing up
for biggie
(Continued from page 22.)
Isaac Garfias 3-1 for third at 215, Jacob Niko-
laisen 3-1 for third at heavyweight and Srett
Corbett 2-2 for seventh at heavyweight.
CLIMBERS @ WlLLAPA HARBOR
Kim Yates went 1-2 to take fifth place at
130, Juan Lopez 3-1 for third at 135, Nathan
Zoren 2-2 for fourth at 160, Ronald Yates 2-2
for fourth at 171, Isidro Antonio unspecified
record for fifth place at 215 and Tyler Ander-
son unspecified record for unspecified place-
ment at heavyweight.
Coach's notes: "Nathan Zoren maybe had
the best tournament of his life, according to
(assistant) Coach (Nick) Stigall. He wrestled
great in every match. His intensity has just
improved SO much in the last couple weeks.
Win or lose, we're seein' just an incredible ef-
fort out of him every match.
"lsidro had a great tournament. He was in
the semifinals and had kinda some bad luck
with some officiating, but rea//y had a great
day. So the growth we're seein' outta him is
really promising.
"And then Tyler wrestled well at heavy-
weight. And he's giving up a lot of weight.
He likes to get out there and try to throw, but
he's giving up a lot of weight. And that's been
causing him some grief. He weighs about
Membership is up, reports president Dave Mathews, but the organiza- 230, and he's wrestling a lot of guys that
weigh 260, 270_?
tion for sportsmen and conservationists still has room for more.
Thursday, January 25, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 23