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Two She/ton wrestlers to offer," Lacy said. "Benny
earned his league champi-
win individual honors onship against
a wrestler
that had beaten him several
times in the past."
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncoun com
The Shelton wrestling
team's success was a team
effort last weekend.
"Every effort from every
wrestler was exceptional
and we finished the tourna-
ment with a 41-30 record,"
head coach Chris Lacy said
after the 3A Narrows League
Sub-Regional Tournament.
As a team, Shelton took
second place with 261.5
points, behind Lincoln with
300.5 points.
Additionally, two wres-
tlers -- Quinn Rodius at 106
pounds and Benny Olivas at
152 -- won their weight divi-
sion championships.
Olivas, Rodius and 10
other Highclimbers ad-
vanced to the 3A Region 3
Tournament on Saturday at
Bonney Lake High School.
"Benny is now 33-8 and
has faced some of the tough-
est competition the state has
Lacy said Rodius had to
battle back from deficits in
both the semifinals and fi-
nals.
=Quinn thrives under
pressure and is able to keep
his cool while placing his
opponents under relentless
pressure," the coach added.
"In the finals, he was behind
0-5, then 2-5. By the end of
the second period, he was
ahead 7-6. Halfway through
the third period, he earned a
fall and a league champion-
ship."
To advance from sub-
regionals, wrestlers had to
place in the top four of their
weight classes.
Caleb Ragsdale (132
pounds), Chase Salisbury
(138) and Colton Paller (182)
took second place.
Alec Manke (145), Mi-
chael Hackler (170) and
John Parson (195) took third
place.
Austin Watts (145), Irvin
Garcia (170), James Bragg
-regionals
(182) and Riley Lambert
(220) took fourth place.
Fifth-place wrestlers are
alternates for regionals.
Josiah Sears at 106, Jim-
my Ye at 113 and DarQuae
Jennings at 285 took fifth.
For the girls team, two
wrestlers -- Amy Gilliland
at 130 and Matlyne Mecham
at 155 -- advanced to re-
gionals.
=Amy dominated her op-
ponent in the match for
third and fourth, leading 4-0
heading into round three,
she found a pin," assistant
coach Nick Stigall said.
"Matlyne's only loss was to
third-ranked DJ White of
Lincoln. She competed well
against her and dominated
the other opponents in her
bracket."
Stigall added that Me-
cham seems to be hitting her
stride at the right time.
At 140 pounds, Izabel del
Bosque and Sheila Bloom-
field, at 170 pounds, took
fifth place to advance as al-
ternates.
The Girls Region 3 Tour-
nament is Saturday at Kelso
High School.
Knight Owls" season ends
By EMILY HANSON
emi @masoncounty, corn
The Mary M. Knight boys bas-
ketball team ended its season last
week with a 6-11 record.
"This entire season was a
huge learning process and op-
portunity for the young guys,"
assistant coach Cory O'Neil said.
"While we struggled at times this
year, our future is very promising
with eighth-graders Jason Ken-
yon, Zack Thompson and Adam
Goldsby all improving and learn-
ing how to play at the high school
level."
O'Neil's comments came after
Neah Bay defeated the Owls 67-
24 Saturday.
%Ve struggled mightily in the
first half, but ended the season
strong with a tough second half,
showing our guys had too much
heart to just get run out of the
gym," O'Neil said.
Senior James Anderson led
the team with 11 points, seven
rebounds, two steals and two
blocks.
The night before, Mary M.
Knight beat North River 49-39.
"We played well the first half,
but they started to make a run in
the second," 02 Iefl said. "Our re-
bounding improved tremendously
from previous games and we were
able to hold on for the win."
Anderson led the Owls with 16
points, 14 rebounds, two assists
and three steals.
Eighth-grader Jason
Kenyon scored 12 points, while
sophomore Harley Kenyon con-
tributed 10 points.
O'Neil praised Harley Ken-
yon's all-round performance and
toughness during the game. He
also grabbed 10 rebounds and had
four assists.
The assistant coach said he be-
lieves that if all the players con-
tinue to work during the offsea-
son, the Owls can have a rebound
season next winter.
senior
continued from page B-1
Three North Mason
High School staff mem-
bers -- math teacher
Jody Olson, science
teacher Ramey LeRoy
and English teacher Kel-
li Reichstein -- filled out
evaluation forms West
Point sent them regard-
ing Burggraaf.
Counselor Lizzy Mar-
tin and football coach
Jeff Bevers also wrote
letters of recommenda-
tion for him.
Burggraaf then com-
pleted a 30-minute fit-
ness test. The test in-
cluded required him to
do pull-ups, a shuttle
run, sit-ups, push-ups
and a timed 1-mile run.
He also had to do "bas-
ketball throws" which
required him to make
three standing baskets.
"I did a practice test
to see where I'd land be-
cause we found the aver-
age scores online," Burg-
graaf said. "I wasn't real
happy with my scores, so
I kept working out to get
better. I liked my scores
from the second test and
had to write three essays
to complete his applica-
tion.
"Everything had to be
perfect," Burggraaf said.
JOINING A NEW
FAMILY
By signing to play
baseball for West Point,
Burggraaf isn't just join-
ing a new team.
=They call it the Army
Baseball Family," Burg-
graaf said. "They really
emphasize being a family
and sticking together."
Burggraafs own fam-
ily played a role in the
process.
=(Daniel's) family pre-
sented itself as the back-
bone for Daniel," DeCic-
co said. "At West Point,
there is no bigger word
than family and what it
means to be a part of the
Army Baseball Family.
Daniel's family fits that
mold."
Burggraafs mother,
Cheryl, said she and her
husband Ralph are ex-
tremely proud of their
son and his accomplish-
ments.
"It is the culmination
lenging classes while
playing sports year-
round along with some
great coaches and teach-
ers that have poured into
his life to make him the
young man that he is to-
day," she said. "We know
that taking him to New
York on June 29 will
be difficult, but we are
confident that Daniel is
ready for the challenge
and excited for him to be-
gin this next chapter of
his life."
He said the team's
motto is that one's back
is vulnerable unless he
has brothers.
"They're always look-
ing out for each other,"
Burggraaf said.
West Point plays in
the Division I Patriot
League against Bucknell,
Lehigh, the Navy, Lafay-
ette and Holy Cross. The
Army finished tied for
first in league last sea-
son.
DeCicco said Army
baseball has produced
eight professional play-
ers in the past 13 years
and has qualified for
seven NCAA Regionals
wasn't sure whether he'd
play as a freshman.
"There'll be some tal-
ent and I'll have to work
as hard as I can to get on
the mound somehow," he
said.
DeCicco said no ath-
lete is guaranteed play-
ing time during the re-
cruiting process,
=The positions they
win are solely based on
merit," DeCicco said.
=This type of philosophy
gives the ownership and
the responsibility to the
player. Daniel's ability
will speak for itself."
For the past eight
years, North Mason head
baseball coach Bill Geyer
has coached Burggraaf
in one way or another.
=Daniel is one of a
small number of players
I have coached over the
years that I respect and
admire greatly because
of their hard work, drive
and passion on the field
and in the classroom,"
Geyer said. "Daniel is a
leader on the team and
when I heard he was
thinking of West Point for
baseball, I thought to my-
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ricer, it's Burggraaf, who
is a 3.9 GPA student.
"I have watched him
grow and develop into a
fine pitcher who is able
to perform even under
great pressure," Geyer
said. =Daniel is a won-
derful young man and I
think West Point made
the right choice by choos-
ing him."
As a junior, Burggraaf
went 4-3, pitching 47 in-
nings. He sported a 1.19
ERA with 52 strikeouts
compared to 18 walks.
A LARGER
COMMITMENT THAN
BASEBALL
By signing with West
Point, Burggraaf has
taken on a bigger com-
mitment than that of a
student-athlete.
He's joining the Army.
=I think it's a great
career start," Burggraaf
said. "It's a really great
opportunity because you
hear about people doing
well after graduating. I'll
get a good education and
I'll be prepared for what-
ever I want to do after
graduation."
Once he graduates
from West Point, the low-
est officer ranking Burg-
graaf could have is sec-
ond lieutenant. He will
then be committed to five
years of active duty and
three years of Army re-
serve duty.
"Daniel will be a great
fit as a baseball player
at West Point, but also
as an Army officer upon
graduation as he has had
an impact in his home-
town, current baseball
team and family," DeCic-
co said. =He is a tremen-
dously giving young man
and a great person."
While in school, Burg-
graaf said he plans to
study engineering.
Because Burggraaf
will be in the Army,
school is paid for and
he'll receive a monthly
stipend.
GETTING THE MOST
OUT OF NMHS
As a student at North
Mason, Burggraaf has
been near the head of his
class. He's ranked fourth
out of 183 seniors at the
high school.
He's been a member of
the National Honor So-
ciety for four years, and
played football and bas-
ketball for the Bulldogs.
This year, Burggraaf
enrolled in difficult sub-
jects: chemistry, Ad-
vanced Placement calcu-
lus, anatomy and physics.
"I took AP calculus be-
cause I enjoy math and
wanted to be challenged,
chemistry I needed to
graduate and anatomy
just interested me,"
Burggraaf said. "I want-
ed to get the most out of
what you can get out of
North Mason."
Between school, sports
and homework, Burg-
graaf said he doesn't
have much down time.
"I try to manage my
time so I can do things on
the weekends," he said.
When he does have
time off, Burggraaf said
he enjoys hiking and
fishing.