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SHSBOWLING
Journal photo by Dean Siemon
Shelton High School's Brittany Chamberlin is one of three seniors that
led the Highclimbers to the WIAA State Girls Bowling Championships
on Friday and Saturday at Narrows Plaza Bowl in University Place.
By DEAN SIEMON
Shelton High School
girls bowling returned to
the WIAA State Champion-
ships on Friday and Satur-
day at Narrows Plaza Bowl
in University Place, finish-
ing fourth place overall and
leaving with hardware.
Emerald Ridge High
School won their third
straight state champion-
ship with a total of 7,253,
followed by Rogers (Puyal-
hip) High School with 6,678.
Shelton had 6,538.
The Highclimbers started
the first day slow with a
first game total of 725 before
combining for 709 in the sec-
ond game.
But Shelton began to
change the lineup in the
third game with a total of
873, closing the game from
first place Emerald Ridge to
79 pins.
Freshman Caitlyn Borys
stepped in for senior Lynzee
Johnson, who bowled only
78 in her first game and 84
in her second.
"Dang, I hated to do that,"
said Curt Snyder, Shelton,
head coach.
Borys did well in her first
full game on Friday, con-
tributing 147 in the third
regular game for Shelton.
"I watchd her [Borys] in
practice and compared her
to Lynzee and she did well,"
Snyder said.
Shelton finished the first
day in fourth place after fin-
ishing the fourth game 729,
the fifth game 722 and the
sixth 729.
Sophomore Danielle Ew-
led Shelton with a six-
game series with a total of
1,081 and finsihed seventh
overall individually.
"She was just more fo-
cused," Snyder said.
During Saturday's bak-
er games, Shelton started
strong once again with a
187 and 183. But the High-
climbers bowled in the 130
range the next four games,
falling from second to fourth
overall.
Shelton fell to fifth place
after the llth baker game,
where Shelton rolled 129,
followed by Heritage's 154
and Puyallup High School's
149.
But the Highclimbers
finished with a score of 160
in their final baker game to
keep fourth place, beating
out Puyallup.
"We should have bowled
better," said Brittany
Chamberlin, one of three
Shelton seniors (along with
Lynzee Johnson and Mack-
enzie Chakos).
But a few Highclimbers
struggled with the "shark"
oil patter at the tourna-
ment, which was discussed
between coaches and offi-
cials during, according to
multiple sources.
Bowlers and coaches com-
plained that there was too
much oil on the lanes that
caused problems in spin-.
ning the ball.
"This is a professional oil
pattern," Snyder said, who
said it wasn't the fact that
the pattern was used at the
tournament,
"But why would you only
do that at the tournament
at the end of they year," he
said.
With the oil pattern con-
troversy aside, Snyder said
See Bowling on page C-6
Highclimbers return home
en
route to Mat Classic
By DEAN SIEMON
Nine Shelton High School
wrestlers advanced to the
4A Regionals after the team
finished second at the Nar-
rows League Champion-
ships on Friday and Satur-
day at Foss High School in
Tacoma.
Shelton finished with
240.5 team points, runner
up to South Kitsap High
School at 392 points.
The team goal was second
or better at the league tour-
nament, which head coach
Chris Lacy said was a team
effort, led by five grapplers
in the championship round.
"We had 21 wrestlers in
the bracket," Lacy said. "All
of those wrestlers helped
make that [team goal] hap-
pen."
Three Shelton wrestlers
earned league champion-
ships in their weight class-
es, including junior Ty Mc-
Cullough.
Last season's 103-pound
league champion defeated
South Kitsap's Colin Bryant
at 112 pounds this season
via injury default.
McCullough led the
match at 7-3 in the third
round before Bryant hurt
his head and could not con-
tinue the match.
McCullough, who was
the lone Highclimber to the
state tournament, said there
was an advantage in having
faced Bryant many times in
his high school career.
"We set up a gameplan
earlier," McCullough said.
"Just be patient and wait for
something to show up and
not force anything."
Lacy said McCullough's
success this eason is just
him being the steadiest and
consistant wrestler this sea-
son.
"He's Ty McCullough is
what it corned down to,"
Lacy said. "We're lucky to
have him on the team."
Sophomore Jakeob Gar-
rick defeated Central Kitsap
High School's Joey Troyer
in a 18-13 decision at 125
pounds in a back and forth
match that included several
takedowns and reversals.
"I wanted to circle left but
Coach Lacy noticed I was
getting taken down," Gar-
See Climbers on page C-6
Journal photo by Dean Siemon
Ty McCullough is one of nine Shelton High School wrestlers that will return to Shelton for the 4A
Region III tournament on Saturday, Feb.. 12, after winning a league title at Foss High School last
Saturday.
Journal photo by Dean Siemon
North Mason High School's Austin Casteel at-
tempts a jump shot over two Klahowya Second-
ary School defenders during Friday's home
loss.
By DEAN SIEMON
Not exactly the expected result for
senior night as North Mason High
School boys basketball team lost their
home finale against Klahowya Second-
ary School on Friday, 56-47.
With only a minute left in the game,
Bulldog fans started to chant "Now
we're even!"
After Friday's game, North Mason
(5-15, 4-12 1A/2A/3A Olympic League)
and Klahowya (5-14, 4-12 Olympic
League) are tied for the fifth and final
2A playoff spot out of the league.
Both teams then lost their Tues-
day games, forcing a 2A sub-district
play-in tiebreaker for Wednesday at
the neutral Bremerton High School
(played after the Journal's press dead-
line).
"If we want to play another game,
we have to do our job," said Steve
Hackett, North Mason head coach.
North Mason struggled during Kla-
howya's 20-4 run in the first quarter
right out of the gate shooting one out
of 15 field goals, missing 12 in a row.
"It was like there was a lid [on the
basket]," Hackett said.
The Bulldogs combined for five out
of 32 in the first half and 18 of 67 over-
all. The Eagles were able to shoot from
long distance, shooting seven out of 17
from behind the arc.
"You can't make any execuses,"
howya]."
North Mason was able to cut down
on the 22-6 deficit before halftime,
starting the second quarter on a 9-0
run in the first six minutes. ....
But the Eagles won the second half iI: i !:!:
on the free throw line, converting 11
out of 15 foul shots in the half.
North Mason hung around a
10-point deficit most of the third and
fourth quarter despite creating 10
turnovers.
One of the turnovers led to a Gar-
rett Burley breakaway, but he missed
a dunk attempt that was quickly re-
bounded by Klahowya. :: :::! ::
Hackett was not too critical about
Hackett said. "We didn't get the job
done. Tip your hat off to them [Kla- See Bulldogs on page C-6 :
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