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Brian Nault chosen for USA High School All-American rugby team By EMILY HANSON emily@masoneounty.corn Next month, Shelton sophomore Brian Nault will get an athletic opportunity no other Highclimber has had. In January, Nault was chosen by the High School All- American rugby coaches to play on the USA High School All-American Trav- eling Side team at an international rugby teuruament tour in England. "Brian tried out for one of 22 po- sitions against 120 athletes with American citizenship from around the world," Shelton rugby coach Chris Nesmith said. "For many of the ath- letes, rugby is the predominant sport where they currently live. I am a firm Nault believer that this is a result of Brian's hard work, humility and passion for the game." Nault said he tried out for the team between Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, and he heard he was selected in mid-January. "I was speechless and excited," he said. "I couldn't even talk." Nault said there were several reasons he was inter- ested in playing for team USA. "To represent this country for one, it's a great honor and for the challenge," he said. "The level of play is very high." Nault began playing rugby in eighth grade when his older sister, Diandra, started playing for the Shelton girls' team. "I've put a lot of hard work into it and everything paid off," he said. The international tournament is scheduled to run "1 am a firmbeliever that this is a result of Brian's hard work, humility and passion for the game." Chris Nesmith, Shelton rugby coach from March 22 through April. Nault said the USA team will play against teams from Wales, Begium and Eng- land. When Nault arrives in England, he will practice with the USA team for one week of two-a-days before the first match. "I am very excited," Nault said. "I'm looking forward to learning more and gaining more experience." He said he doesn't know yet what position he'll play for USA, but said he normally plays the lock or eight-man position for the Shelton team. "They're basically the same thing," Nault said of the two positions. "They are hard hitters, good ball runners and strong tacklers." He said that he's pretty aggressive on the rugby field. Although the international tournament will conflict with the Shelten boys' rugby season, Nault said he plans to play for Shelton this spring as well. "I don't know what will happen (if we win all three games)," Nault said. "Hopefully, something great. We have a good, strong team, from what I've seen at camp. Our chances are pretty good." Nault said he enjoys rugby because of the atmosphere during matches. "Stepping onto that field is just fun," he said. "I can't even describe it." File photo Shelton sophomore Brian Nault takes a hit during the boys' rugby vs. alumni game in December. Nault was recently chosen to play on the USA High School All-American rugby team at an international tournament tour in England in March. Pioneer Eagles boys' b-ball team wins league title By EMILY HANSON emily@masoncounty.com "It's been more than 12 For the first time in years since we won the more than 12 years, the Pi- ! title...We Ily oneer Intermediate / Mid .e,..u,.... usua dle School boys' basketball team won the TriCountyget beat by Evergreen in League. the Eagles' sea Olympia. They normally son ended Jan. 10, the team finished with a 7-0 take the title." record. "It's been more than 12 years since we won the Kelly Bogh, Pioneer head boys' league title," head coach basketball coach Kelly Bogh said. "We usu- ally get beat by Evergreen joined varsity in seventh, telli, Kobe's teammate, in Olympia. They normal- Kenny was on varsity inwas on him all night un- ly take the title." sixth grade and returned til he fouled out of the The TriCounty League to the team this season, game," consists of teams from "Taylor and Kenny In this game, Kobe Mason, Thurston and have worked together the scored 45 points for the Grays Harbor counties, most because they play Eagles, while Taylor con- She said the differ- outside of school as well," tributed 20 points. ence with the team thisBogh said. "Evergreen was press- year was having three or She said the Pig- ing hard so Kobe moved four eighth-graders whoneer team was one of the ball up," Bogh said. worked well together, the younger ones in the"They switched to zone, "Our point guard is league this season, with so I had (seventh-grader) 6-foot-4," Bogh said. "He four eighth-graders andJhamal Johnson bring the was able to feed our two four seventh-graders, ball up and Kob and Tay- other 6-foot tall eighth- "The other teams were lor started working the graders well and if they mostly eighth-graders,"3-point line." were covered, it was easy she said. Jhamal, who measures to give back to him." Practices began in in at 4-foot-10, was a good Bogh's son, Kobe Bogh, mid-Novemeber and Bogh ball handler for the team, was the point guard andsaid the team's most piv- Bogh said. his 6-foot-tall teammates otal game was its 70-50"The game against Ev- were posts Taylor Toneyvictory against Ever- ergreen wasn't our last and Kenny Easton. green, game, but that's usually "I don't know of an- "Kobe was playing who our competition is so other team in the league against a teammate fromit sealed the league title," with three 6-footers,"another team he plays on Bogh said. Bogh said. and another teammate Bogh said that she told She said Kobe has from that same team wasthe team at the begin- been on varsity since (refereeing) the game,"ning of this season that sixth grade, while Taylor Bogh said. "Carson Ber-if it was going to win the SIDELINE Continued from page B-2 tournament, he mentioned he was considering training for the 2020 Olympics. When I asked him what he thought of the IOC's recommenda- tion, he said he was sad. "I'm really upset about it," Dennis said. "The announcement was a surprise because wrestling is an original Olympic sport." I think Dennis probably feels the way a lot of members of the wrestling community feel right now. I'm pretty sad myself and I've only enjoyed wrestling for four years, I can't imagine how lifelong lovers of the sport are feeling now. league title, it would be this season. "I told them at the beginning that we were training for Evergreen," she said. "We had a lot of blowout games, which was hard because it's hard to practice to your view, etc., so when we got to Evergreen, we could play our offense." The TriCounty League consists of teams from Oakland Bay Junior High, Mason County Christian, McCleary, Grapeview, Hood Canal and several .Apple.Dell .Sony.IBM .Gateway ,Compaq.HP ,Toshiba & MORE BattefiesRus. ,u,, oteotia, wheo you fro O,y= ia. don't have the competi- Although the Eagles" • '(. tion." normally play 12 games ~' ..... Bogh said that with per season, teams from ~ • ~,~ ".: ...... .... :~ "~---~: Kobe and Taylor leadingsmaller schools had to ~ • ,? ,,~:~- ~ the team on and off thecancel games this season~'~\ ~'~ ~':~ ..... /!~fi court, each player knewbecause they didn't have ~..j ~?~/.:e#~- what role they were to enough players. play and they played them well.averaged I[ . ~ Welikeourjob--¥ouwilltoo!~ ] "We played as a team I ~ "~ _~_' ~ ~ "~ every game," she said. Kobe 27.5 TRANSMISSIOIA points, per game, while [ Automotive Taylor s average was 7.3. Kenny averaged 6 points per game. "Kobe and Taylor were our key offensive play- ers," Bogh said. "If they had someone to dish to, aGOq26-9637 they would dish to Jha- mal Johnson." 31 E. Vance ft. (Johns Prairie Rd) • Shelton She said that eighth- grader Jake Kramer, who has been playing for the Eagles for three years, was also a key player on the team. "Jake probably aver- aged three assists per game," Bogh said. At the beginning of the season, she said the Eagles were a very green team. "My seventh-graders are small," she said. "But we practiced our offense against St. Mikes, Grape- to injure a knee while skiing. New research on the subject also indicates that women are about twice as likely to have that injury occur to their non- dominant leg, usually the left one. 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The decision isn't final yet. The wrestling community has the op- portunity to appeal the decision and there's an executive board meeting in May in St. Petersburg, Russia, before a final vote in Sep- tember. Let's hope, the sport will be better represented at these two final meetings so an original Olympic sport can continue having its rightful place in the games. Mason County Journal - Thursday, Feb. 21,2013 - Page B-3