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Journal photo by Emily Hanson
North Mason sophomore Matt Becker drives past a Kingston guard Feb. 4
during the Bulldogs' senior night home game.
II fired up
North Mason boys
win final games
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncounty.com
The North Mason boys' basketball team
ended its season on a high note last week.
On Feb. 4, the Bulldogs withstood a
Kingston fourth-quarter comeback to
win 54-49 on senior night.
'Tge came out with fire, played great
defense and limited our turnovers," se-
nior Matt Duckworth said.
The Bulldogs outscored Kingston 11-3
in the first quarter. At halftime, North
Mason led 23-11.
"Holding a team to 11 points in the
first half.., you don't expect that," head
coach Steve Hackett said.
He said the game could have turned
into a blowout if the Bulldogs had made a
few more of their layins and free throws.
North Mason went 4-for-8 from the free-
throw line in the first half.
Kingston returned from halffime to
go shot-for-shot with the Bulldogs in the
third quarter.
In the fourth, Kingston outscored
North Mason 23-16, but it wasn't enough
to take the lead.
Duckworth said he wasn't surprised
the game ended so close.
"Usually our games go down to
the line in the last two minutes,"
Duckworth said.
In the final two minutes against
Kingston, North Mason went 7-for-10
from the free-throw line.
Hackett praised the Bulldogs' defense
against Kingston.
'That's how you put teams away: Free
throws and defense," he added.
Duckworth said the excitement of se-
nior night and the supportive crowd helped
the Bulldogs come out with the win.
"It was great to play my last home
game and win it here at North Mason,"
he added.
Duckworth led the Bulldogs with 15
points, 12 of which came on 3-pointers.
Junior Daniel Burggraaf netted 14
points, while sophomore Matt Becker
scored 13. Becker went 7-for-9 from the
free-throw line.
North Mason followed the victory with
a 60-47 defeat of Klahowya on Friday.
"It was a great ending to the season
for us," Hackett said. "Our goal was to
have the team playing its best toward
the end of the season and we did that
with a great last two weeks."
Duckworth led the Bulldogs with 26
points, while Burggraaf scored 16. Burg-
graaf also grabbed 20 rebounds.
"I just wish we could have turned it
on a little earlier so we could have made
a playoff push," Hackett said. "I'm very
happy for the seniors to go out with a win
and look forward to staying in contact
with those guys."
Hackett said he hopes the Bulldogs
(6-14) will work hard in the gym in the
offseason.
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SHS swimmer plans to join Army
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncounty.com
Sean Kealy could say there's chlo-
rine in his veins.
The Shelton senior began swim-
ming at a young age, taught by his
mother, a former SHS swimmer. She
made it to state her senior year on a
relay team.
In eighth grade, Kealy began to
learn the stroke techniques for com-
petitive swimming.
"My mom's the reason my three old-
er brothers and I all did swimming,"
Kealy said. "I like it because it's not so
much a contact sport or a team sport.
It's individual. You're only trying to
beat yourself and maybe the guy next
to you."
He said his body type lends itself
well to swimming.
"I'm a skinnier, scrawny person, but
it's perfect for swimming," Kealy said.
"I'm stronger than I look, though."
He said that when he first started
swimming, he earned personal records
often.
"As you swim more, it happens less,
but when it does, it's a bigger deal," he
added.
Although Kealy's been swimming
his whole life, he said he's not plan-
ning on competing afar high school.
"I'm planning to join the Army to be
a helicopter pilot," he said. "That's the
way my brothers and dad did it."
He said he's attracted to the Army
because of the travel opportunities.
"There's no other place where you
get the chance to travel for free and
stay in an area for free while stationed
there," Kealy said.
Although he will be joining the mili-
tary during a time of war, Kealy said
he's not worried about the dangers.
"I figure if I die in a helicopter, itll
be quick," he said. "It's something you
don't think about."
Kealy's second oldest brother in-
spired his career choice. He said that
brother is also in aviation and enjoys it.
"I also have good enough scores on
the (Armed Services Vocational Apti-
tude Battery) for it," he added. "I can
drive a car and have my boater's li-
cense; why not fly?"
Being in the military will be a fa-
miliar life for Kealy, he said.
"I know what I'm doing because
my dad retired after 23 years and my
brothers went in," he said. "I've known
and lived the Army life."
Sean Kealy
School: Shelton High School
Winter sport: Boys' swimming
Role model: "My grandpa. When I was in seventh grade, I
started fishing with him a lot and I've learned a lot from him."
What swimmer do you admire the most?: "Michael Phelps
because he shows that even though you make a mistake
(smoking marijuana) it doesn't have to ruin your whole career."
Kealy
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