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NMHS boys to play
first postseason
game tonight
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncoun com
The North Mason boys bas-
ketball team was not to be de-
nied victory Feb. 3.
"They were playing like
their hair was on fire," head
coach Steve Hackett said afar
the Bulldogs defeated Kings-
ton 54-48 in Belfair.
North Mason finished its 2A
Olympic League schedule fifth
in league, securing a spot in
the 2A West Central District
III Tournament.
North Mason is scheduled
to play its first district game at
7 tonight at River Ridge.
Tickets are $5 for students
with ASB and senior citizens,
$7 for adults and students
without ASB and $4 for chil-
dren under age 12. Tickets for
preschool children with their
parents are free.
The team's desire to win
Feb. 3 was understandable.
It was senior night. It was
the last home game the team
would every play in the high
school's gym.
And a postseason appear-
ance was at stake.
"I'm extremely proud,"
Hackett said. "It was an emo-
tional game. To close it out
Journal photo by Emily Hanson
North Mason junior Matt Becker attempts to stop a Kingston pass Feb. 3 during the Bulldogs' final home game of the
season.
with a victory was just extra
sweet."
The Bulldogs burst out for
a 16-13 first-quarter lead. By
halftime, they'd surged ahead
32-24.
Although Kingston made
10 3-point shots, North Ma-
son was able to secure the vic-
tory.
"Kingston shot the ball,"
Hackett said. "Two guys had
three 3's apiece. We knew we'd
have to close out. We didn't do
the best job there, but when
they missed, we did a good job
grabbing the ball."
The Bulldogs entered their
final regular season game Fri-
day knowing that a postseason
appearance was out of their
hands.
Win or lose, North Mason
needed Kingston to defeat Port
Angeles in order to finish fifth
in the 2A Olympic League.
That would give the Bulldogs
a shot at the 2A West Central
District III Tournament.
The Bulldogs had not
played in the district tourna-
ment since 2011, Hackett's
first season as head coach.
The Bulldogs lost 69-47 at
Olympic.
"We shot the ball really well
in the first half and knew we
were going to have to stay hot
in order to win, but unfortu-
nately, we went cold," Hackett
said.
At halftime, the teams were
tied 30-30.
Olympic surged ahead in
the third quarter, outscoring
the Bulldogs 24-4 to take the
lead.
"Olympic is a great team,
with lots of size and athleti-
cism and they really played
well in the second half," Hack-
ett said.
Despite the loss, the Bull-
dogs (8-12) still finished fifth
because of Kingston's victory
against Port Angeles.
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By EMILY HANSON
emi z@masoncoun corn
With just two losses
during the regular sea-
son, the Mary M. Knight
girls basketball team is
looking ahead to the 1B
Southwest District IV
Tournament.
The Lady Owls will
play either Taholah or
Three Rivers Christian
on Saturday at Castle
Rock in the second round
of the tournament.
Pope John Paul II
High School forfeited to
Mary M. Knight for the
first round of districts.
The Lady Owls will
play their first postsea-
son game this season one
week after a tough 62-41
loss at Neah Bay.
"It wasn't pretty,"
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He said the Lady
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game.
"Then Neah Bay hit
four 3-point shots half-
way through the fourth
quarter to stretch out the
lead," Valley said.
Neah Bay also "killed
us on the boards" Val-
ley said, adding that the
team had 20 offensive re-
bounds.
"When you only shoot
17 percent from the field,
you're not going to win
many games," Valley
said.
Eighth-grader Kaylee
Sowle led the team with
14 points, six rebounds
and seven steals, while
senior Miranda Sowle
and junior Jaycee Val-
ley scored eight points
apiece.
The loss came the day
after Mary M. Knight de-
feated Wishkah 69-20.
The Lady Owls surged
ahead with a 28-1 first-
quarter.
Then the Lady Owls
slowed down, scoring
just eight points in the
second quarter and 11 in
the third quarter.
"I think we had a little
letdown in the middle
two quarters," Valley
said. "It's hard to stay
very aggressive against
inexperienced teams."
Kaylee Sowle again
led the Lady Owls, this
time collecting a triple-
double with 24 points,
17 steals and 10 assists,
while Miranda Sowle
had 16 points, 16 re-
bounds and six assists.
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