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Page B-6 - Mason County Journal - Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 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- submitted those ones." of many years of working Tournaments. self, ¢hat a great fit.'" Finally, Burggraaf hard and taking chal- Burggraaf said he Geyer added if anyone II' E TiN 011 I] All The Fun? We deliver ( CO,"PAII; EI'UR L01/ 'RICES! We carry kerosene. LocatedatSanderson To Advertise call Industrial Park 426-4412 can become an Army of- 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.