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Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 - Mason County Journal- Page B-3 • 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. @ 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," head coach Lance Valley We ore part of the solution. Oakland Bay Pediatrics has a compassionate team of pediatric specialists ready to treat the medical needs of all children, from birth to age 18. With board- certified Pediatricians Rose Ann Rayos, M.D., and Binod Tuladhar, M.D.; and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Therese Pizanti - your child is in the best of hands. said. "We had open shots, we just weren't hitting them." He said the Lady Owls' defense kept them in the game. The team was within 10 points of Neah Bay for most of the 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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