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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
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