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Athlete of the Week
State rank excites SHS senior
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncounty.com
Drake Meacham received news he
wasn't expecting to hear recently:
He's ranked seventh in the state for
wrestling at 220 pounds by washing-
tonwrestlingreport.com.
"That's kind of a shocker because l
never considered myself to be one of the
bettor wrestlers," the Shelton senior
said. "It's very surprising to me that I'm
good enough to be ranked."
The surprise comes from the fact
that Meacham knows he wasn't a very
committed wrestler in the past.
"When l started out, I was not
the most dedicated to my workout,"
Meacham said. "I'd go sit in the locker
room and not do anything. I didn't have
a very good record."
As a junior last year, Meacham said
he began to pull himself together.
"This year, I'm working to be as good
as I can be," he added. "I'm pushing my-
self even harder, hoping I rub off on the
younger wrestlers."
This is Meacham's third year wrestling
for the Highclimbers. He took his sopho-
more year off to explore other sports.
"I came back because I decided this
was the sport I wanted to stick with,"
Meacham said.
He attributed a lot of the skills he has
*o 2013 graduate Ben Anderson, who
wrestled at 285 pounds for Shelton.
"I practiced a lot with Ben Anderson
last year and he knocked a lot qf what
I have in me," Meacham said. I don't
think I beat him once."
Meacham is taking it easy on the
mats right now. He tore a couple of
muscles in his neck
recently and is still
onthe mend.
"After I get back
from my neck inju-
ry, I'm looking to get
to state," Meacham
said. "I want to at
least make it to my
Meacham ranking."
He said he should
be back to practicing regularly next
week. The sub-regional, the first step
in the postseason, begins Feb. 7. Times
and dates are to be announced.
Meacham has also extended his ded-
ication to school this year.
"I've finally got the clouds out of my
eyes and decided I need to pull it to-
gether," he said. "Basically, all I have
time to do is wrestle, go to school and do
my homework and I'm fine with that. If
you want to be good at something, you
have to be dedicated."
Although he's busy with school and
wrestling, Meacham takes part in
Youth in Action when he can.
"I do it to give the younger genera-
tion a voice and a way to project what
we need and want," he said. 'le young
adults of America have a bad reputa-
tion sometimes with older generations.
We're trying to change that and show we
can make a difference if given a chance."
He said he plans to attend Olympic
College Shelton in the fall to get a de-
gree in welding.
"I'd like to get a job with Taylor
Shellfish as an aluminum boat welder,"
Meacham said. "It's a job that won't go
away. It's productive and it's things
people need. I want to make an impres-
sion."
Drake Meacham
School: Shelton High School
Winter sport: Wrestling
Favorite restaurant: The Ritz
Drive-In
Favorite activity: Walking in the
woods
Favorite hobbies: Drawing and
reading
Role model: "My stepdad, Jay,
had a bad life and he took him-
self out of that situation. He's
changed himself, is a hard-work-
ing man and always does the
best he can. He was basically the
only discipline I had growing up
and the person look up to."
MMK girls beat Three Rivers Christian
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncounty.com
A fast start in the
first half won the game
for the Mary M. Knight
girls' basketball team
last week.
On Jan. 23, the Lady
Owls defeated Three
Rivers Christian 46-23,
scoring 34 points in the
first half.
"The girls came out
really aggressive,"
head coach Lance Val-
ley said.
Sophomore Jaycee
Valley, the team's
leading scorer, netted
13 of her 15 points
in the first half. The
team's second lead-
ing scorer, senior
Ashley Kiliz, scored
10 of her 12 points in
the half.
But Mary M. Knight
slowed down in the
second half, allowing
Three Rivers Christian
to outscore them in the
third and fourth quar-
ters 14-12.
"We came out a little
flat in the second half,"
Valley said. "I don't
know what it is. We
still need to work on
that."
He said the Lady
Owls' pressure was
where the team need-
ed it to be in the first
half.
"We need to contin-
ue that for four quar-
ters," Valley added.
Another aspect of
the game the team is
still working on is re-
bounding. Valley said
that although the
Three Rivers Chris-
tian girls are not much
taller than the Lady
Owls, they still out-i
rebounded Mary M.
Knight.
Three Rivers Chris-
tian grabbed 20 offen-
sive rebounds, while
Mary M. Knight had
11.
"Offensive re-
bounds are really kill-
ing us," Valley said.
"We do a good job of
boxing out, but we're
not reacting and being
aggressive."
He said the team
has been working on
rebounding and is get-
ting better.
"We have six more
games before the post-
season starts to im-
prove on rebounding,"
Valley said.
Junior Lauren Dier-
kop scored eight points
with six rebounds,
while senior Carlie Ad-
sere had five points,
12 rebounds and five
steals.
Junior Melodic Sny-
der contributed four
points. Coming off
the bench, senior Ai-
mee Bearden had two
points, four rebounds
and one steal.
The Lady Owls (9-
3) play next at 6 p.m.
tomorrow at home
against Lake Quinault.
The team also plays
at 6 p.m. Saturday at
Wishkah.
Journal photo by Emily Hanson
North Mason freshman Jadin Left, No. 30, and junior Quincy Satran, No. 32,
crowd a Bremerton player Jan. 21 during the Lady Bulldogs' home game.
NMHS girls struggle
with hustle and drive
Lady Bulldogs
earn first
season victory
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncounty.com
A pattern has
emerged for the North
Mason girls' basketball
team this season.
"In the second half,
much like in other
games, we slowly fell
apart," senior Ruby Nel-
son said Jan. 21 after
the Lady Bulldogs' 61-
45 home loss to Bremer-
ton.
The loss came after
North Mason went into
halftime down 29-25.
"In the first half, we
came out ready to get a
(win)," Nelson said.
She added that after
the game, one comment
she heard stood out: 'You
can't teach hustle and
desire."
"There are a lot of
things (contributing to
the team's losing record),
but i think heart over-
comes bad passes and
missed shots," Nelson
said. 'Zou don't have to
be a great shot to make a
rebound."
The loss to Bremerton
was the Lady Bulldogs'
14th in a row this sea-
son and Nelson said she
thinks the team's record
has affected the girls.
"It's easier to start
on a good note than dig
yourself out of a deep,
deep hole," Nelson said.
"Not to say we've given
up."
Down 16-10 in the
first quarter, North Ma-
son came back to out-
score Bremerton 15-13 in
the second quarter.
A large part of the
team's effort came from
junior Mikaela Shu-
maker, who led the
Lady Bulldogs with 20
points.
Shumaker made a
3-pointer to tie the game
at 20 points with 4 min-
utes, 10 seconds left in
the first half. Then she
hit another 3-pointer to
take a 23-22 lead with
3:13 remaining.
North Mason head
coach Dave Hawkins
said the Lady Bulldogs
were efficient in the first
half against Bremerton's
3-2 and 1-2-2 zones.
"We were able to run
some plays and get good
looks," he said.
One challenge for
North Mason was guard-
ing Bremerton senior
Sawyer Kluge, he added.
"Our focus was to try
to keep her in check,"
Hawkins said.
Kluge scored 24 points
on the Lady Bulldogs.
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