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]OU i S H SWR E STLI NG Shelton's Garrick, Barber and McCullough advance By DEAN SIEMON Three Shelton High School Highclimbers punched their ticket to the 2011 4A WIAA Mat Classic wrestling tournament after placing in the 4A Region III tournament in Shelton on Saturday. The regional tournament brought the best wrestlers from the 4A South Puget Sound League's North Di- vision and the 4A Narrows League - the top four wres- tlers in each class advance to the 2011 Mat Classic. Shelton head coach Chris Lacy said that regional wrestling tournaments bring more excitement and more emotion within the wrestlers. "The highs are really high and the lows are really low," Lacy said. "The reward is so high for advancing that when you don't, it's hard on everybody - family, coaches and wrestlers." Sophomore Jakeob Gar- rick finished second at the 125-pound weight class, losing in the champion- ship round to Tahoma High School's Jesse Vaughn via pinfall at 3:59. "He [Vaughn] was a little bit stronger than me and a little faster than me," Gar- rick said. "He was the better wrestler, tonight." Garrick entered the tour- nament with 25 wins in the season, all of which Lacy said were earned. "I'm pretty certain that he's wrestled 15 of his 35 matches against state con- tenders this season," Lacy said. Lacy said that the first year grappler is not a dark horse anymore. "His opportunity for sur- prising pepole has ended," Lacy said. "Now that he's wrestled as well as he's had, he won't be overlooked any- more." Shelton junior Colby Barber earned his berth to the state tournament next weekend after finish- ing third at the 160-pound weight class. Barber rebounded from a second round pinfall loss Journal photo by Dean Siemon Shelton High School sophomore Jakeoh Garrick goeshead_to had with Kentridge High SchooPs Tyler Heinz during the 4A Region III wrestling tournament held at Shelton High School on Saturday. Garrick is one of three Highclimbers that will compete at this year's WIAA Mat Classic. to Tahoma's Garret Autray emotional in his only loss of Gabe Boynay. er class, considering Mc- match to advance to the by pinning Olympia High the tournament. In the third-place match, Cullough has only earned state meet was the best School's Tanner Wright in "He learned his lesson," McCullough said it was three pinfall victories all match a Shelton wrestler the first minute. Lacy said. "In his last two tough to face the same wres- year. has ever wrestled," Lacy Barber earned a pinfall matches, he was calm even tler twice and attempted to "So all season long he's said. 10 second into the third when his opponents were change the gameplan for the been wrestling top-notch op- While the three High- round of the third-place ahead." rematch, ponents," Lacy said. climbers felt the joy of ad- match against Auburn High Junior Ty McCullough "Not circle into his attack McCullough guaran- vancing, there were six School's Tarin MacDonald. earned his second straight and home him down," he teed his position to state by others that were unable to "I just felt like I needed trip to the Mat Classic, said. "Make sure I get the defeating Kentlake High match the same success. the pin quickly," Barber finishing fourth 'at the takedowns." School's Jeff. Harjehausen, The Mat Classic tour- said. ll2-pound class. McCullough went to state 10-1. Lacy said it was a corn- nament is scheduled for Lacy said th&t Barber, a McCullough's day began last season at 103 pounds, plete match and gave the Friday and Saturday, Feb. more high energy wrestler, and ended the same way - Lacy said the ll2-pound performance a high grade. was a little too excited and a pinfall loss to Tahoma's division is a much tough- "His [McCullough's] See Wrestling on page C-6 North Mason's season ends at sub-districts By DEAN SIEMON It was a tough loss for the North Mason High School boys basketball team on Friday to Sumner High School, 69-47, at Foster High School in Steilacoom. But an even tougher loss for the team is the loss of 10 seniors heading into next sea- son. "There are definitely some spots open for next season," said North Mason head coach Steve Hackett. The Bulldogs (6-14) were led by senior A.J. Barker's 14 points. Hackett said Bark- er carried North Mason as the team's point guard. "He's a pass-first guard," Hackett said. "He did his job and scored when we needed him to." North Mason kept the game close after the first quarter, trailing 15-11. But the Bulldogs fell behind Sumner (13-8) farther after being outscored 23-9 in the second quarter. "We just had some careless turnovers," Hackett said. The first-year head coach said the team did well considering where they started and how the the team this year was unlike the playoff teams from the past two years. "There wasn't any pressure in being last year's team becausee we are a totally differ- ent team," Hackett said. While the Bulldogs graduate almost their entire varsity roster, Hackett said he See Bulldogs on page C-6 Journal photo by Dean Siemon North Mason High School's Austin Sandquist rebounds a missed shot from Klahowya Secondary School during the February 9 sub-district play-in game at Bremerton High School. Owls continue to exceed, expectations By DEAN SIEMON The same Mary M. Knight High School girls basketball team that finished win- less last season were not expected to do a lot this season. But the Lady Owls continue to ad- vance in the 1B District IV tournament after Tuesday's sub-district win over Washington State Deaf School at home, 47-35. The Owls (8-11) trailed at halftime 16- 14 after struggles in the second quarter (outscored 13-5) against the Lady Terri- ers (11-6) and outrebounded 17-15 in the first half. "That's pretty uncharacteristic for us to be outrebounded like that," said Lance Valley, Mary M. Knight head coach. "I don't know if we got too confident af- ter that first quarter," Valley continued, noting the Lady Owls' 9-3 lead after the first. After starting off slow in the third quarter with eight turnovers, the Owls began a 15-1 run that started in the final minute of the third quarter as the Owls outscored the Lady Terriers 11-0. Eighth grader Miranda Sowle had four of her five steals in the run and had six of her eight points in the second half. She also had seven assists and three blocks. "She had an amazing game for an eighth grader," Valley said. WIAA rules allow eighth graders to Journal photo by Dean Siemon Mary M. Knight High School's Miranda Sowle drives the lane during the Lady Owls home play- off game against Washington State Deaf School on Tuesday in Matlock. has nine or less players in grades 9-12. During the regular season, Sowle was limited to the maximum 40 quarters of play. "But right now it doesn't matter," Val- ley said, referring to the postseason. Valley said the young Sowle is "going to be a good player" and has continues to show improvement in her hard work. play at the high school level if the team See Owls on page C-6 Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page C-I