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SPORTS JOURNAL 00,agers still on track for state one win away upsetting #1 Kennedy STEVE PATCH state tournament berth 30 in the making remains one fbr the Climber hoop week. put themselves within of it by snapping state- Kennedy's 19-game win- Streak by way ot'a Curtis buzzer-beater in Thurs- district opener, the Climbers a golden opportunity outright Saturday when make Port Angeles its full-court gamble, and they're down to one final shot: NIGHT, 8 p.m., Auburn at Mt. Tahoma in Tacoma. We win that game we're in says Climber coach Mark f We lose we're done. We pick gear and say, 'Fellas, it was I love you dearly. We'll of you next year.' " He Friday either makes our 'So Friday either makes our season or ends our season.' or ends our season. And if we're .just playing Satur- seeding spot." OR LOSE, reminds the veteran mentor, his boys y's huge upset to after all, was #1 to their #1(, and the Lancers or an amazing 19 games in to climb to #4 in the 3A state Shelton pull off its 58- heard 'round the Sound? was very athletic .Very quick," says Jensen. we did a really Lrolling their transi- game. They really like t' get down the floor, and they g guys early; you , they release guys early. I THOUGHT a couple o' made some big plays. Alex Olson had a really I mean, a quality game. I think he had five or and three, fbur or i that neighborhood. he came up with nine know? I mean, he got • ything across the he's had two or three that in a row now. He real well at Yelm. And he eads up on maybe the best perimeter player, you AGAINST Ken- 5-10 junior guard drew assignment of all - the Lancers' celebrated s Moorman. Alex took this Moorman y good job on him half," says Coach. "And from leakin' out." handful, Moorman? , says Jensen. "He's aver- game - as a sophomore. He's about six-foot athletic- and really quick. player. And Alex ob on him. he and Trevor came of loose balls that big, I thought, down Coach, referring Trevor Peterson. OFFENSE had lift in the first half senior swing guard and extraordinaire who only days before Voted to the all-league along with the afore- turn to page 24.) A STATE BERTH on the line, Shelton's hoop boys and their courtside faithful run the visceral gamut Saturday night in their district championship-bracket quarterfinal showdown in Tacoma with the Roughriders of Port Angeles. That's opening-round hero and first.team all-leaguer Cur- tis Trondsen catching a quick breather in the upper right, and clockwise from the top in the insets are fellow first-team all-leaguer Corey Golob weathering another slap-happy defensive storm in front of the Climber bench, standout junior guard Alex Olson beating the Roughrider press, cheerleader Kimmi Beeby going white.knuckled for the cause and veteran coach Mark Jensen plotting strategy with Oison as junior teammate Will Trondsen, Curtis' brother, looks on beside him. As the fans' expressions in the nearmost photo clearly attest, the Climbers gave up an eight-point advantage in the final three minutes and wound up on the short end of a 56-46 decision, leaving them one last chance to make it to the All.Washington dance. That win-or-go- home shot is tomorrow night at 8 against Auburn at Mt. Tahoma High School. If the boys win they will clinch their first state berth in no fewer than 30 years at Shelton High. THE VAGARIES OF hoop fortune register variously on the Climber boys and girls in their quest for district laurels and more last weekend. At the left, rawboned sophomore forward Trevor Peter- son arises with a smile after getting fouled hard in the paint, and in the inset beneath him Climber guard Alex Olson (22) battles for a loose one before a goggle-eyed backdrop of Port Angeles fans in the final frantic seconds. At right, in the girls' successful backs-to-the-wall battle with Evergreen of Seattle, sophomore Annie Johnson (24) prepares to latch on to a rebound tipped to her by senior Girls come back from 51-pt. rout; play Friday too Blown out by the #2-ranked team in the state, basketball's Climber girls responded in kind last week to remain in the hunt for a 3A state tournament berth. Powerful Auburn-Riverside an- nihilated them 78-27 in their first- round district clash a week ago Wednesday, but then the Climbers did nearly the same to Evergreen of Seattle Friday night to buy at least one more night - specifical- ly tomorrow at 8 at Clover Park, where they'll face yet another loser-out test, this time against Enumclaw. "And I think we match up well with them," says Climber coach John Wallwork. "If we come to play and we shoot the ball well, and we go in there with confidence, we'll be fine." SUCH WAS NOT to be, alas, against the Climbers' 18-2 Game One rivals. "Auburn-Riverside was just solid, one through ten," says Wall- work. "They were good. They have a six-one girl goin' to Arizona State next year to play. They have a five- eight junior committed to Wash- ington State when she graduates. And the other eight were just unbe- lievable. They're a quick, athletic, solid, smart basketball team." Better even than Western Cas- cade Conference champ Lakes? "Oh yeah," says Wallwork. "In fact, it'll be interesting. They play Lakes in one of the semifinals. "What they have on Lakes: They're a little quicker than Lakes, if you can imagine that. They're smarter; their passing was just unbelievable. And then they're better shooters. "Anyway, we were outmatched, to be honest with you. But our girls played hard. They played very hard. I do not fault their ef- fort. They played the very best they could against a very talented team." FRIDAY'S VICTIM? "Evergreen: They weren't the strongest team," says Wallwork. "But I thought we played well. You know, no matter how good or bad a team is, in the playoffs, and at the varsity level, any time you hold a team to five points in the first half you're playing well. And so that's what we did against Evergreen. We really locked down. "So I was happy with our inten- sity on defense. They scored right off the bat. They had a big - six- foot, five-eleven - post that we went man. And then we switched it to a two-three zone. We just got after it and really communicated. "We jumped out on them early and then we kept on pushing. We didn't let 'em get back into it. And teamwise we played great ball de- fensively. So it was good to see our season on the line - loser-out game - and they just came to play." AS FOR TOMORROW, it won't yield a state berth to the Climbers just because they hap- pen to win. Like Enumclaw, they will need to win that one and an- other Saturday night to make the all-Washington dance. "Kelso and Auburn-Mt. View are the other two teams that hope- fully we get a shot at," says Wall- work. Auburn-Riverside 26 46 67 78 Shelton 6 12 23 27 Auburn-Riverside - Wetmore 9, Amojo 16, Grad 6, Hagerty 2, Jenkins, Jackson, Wilber 28, Wefford 4, Givens 7, Raiford, Egwuate 6. FG - 34-67; FT - 8-12. Shelton - CarrieAnne Allegri 3, Brynna Fuller 1, Paige Barrett 7, Alexan Ehrich 4, Annie Johnson 6, Marissa Hill 2. Jen Hess, Michelle Davis 4, Krystal Lindblad, Kassi Profitt. FG - 8 two-pointers (30%) and 2 three- pointers; FT - 5-14. Evergreen 3 5 22 32 Shelton 8 27 40 63 Evergreen - Johnny 1, Gambill, Mack 3, Lanier 11, Klein 3, Fanene 12, Charles, Ha- foka, Tassew 2, Rasmussen. Shelton - CarrieAnne Allegri 10, Brynna Fuller 11, Paige Barrett 16, Krystal Lindblad 6, Alexan Ehrich, Annie Johnson 5, Marissa Hill 1, Brandi Dickinson 8, Jen Hess 2, Mi- Krystal Lindbh, d_.l. Alexaa F.JLch (23) looks on with. obvious approval, and sec- chelle Davis 4. ending that m -" .......... ]M;ve e is semor post Jen Hoss. pointers;FG - FT13 two-pointers_ 19-29. (43°1°) and 6 three- Thursday, March 1,2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 23 mmm II I Ill SPORTS JOURNAL 00,agers still on track for state one win away upsetting #1 Kennedy STEVE PATCH state tournament berth 30 in the making remains one fbr the Climber hoop week. put themselves within of it by snapping state- Kennedy's 19-game win- Streak by way ot'a Curtis buzzer-beater in Thurs- district opener, the Climbers a golden opportunity outright Saturday when make Port Angeles its full-court gamble, and they're down to one final shot: NIGHT, 8 p.m., Auburn at Mt. Tahoma in Tacoma. We win that game we're in says Climber coach Mark f We lose we're done. We pick gear and say, 'Fellas, it was I love you dearly. We'll of you next year.' " He Friday either makes our 'So Friday either makes our season or ends our season.' or ends our season. And if we're .just playing Satur- seeding spot." OR LOSE, reminds the veteran mentor, his boys y's huge upset to after all, was #1 to their #1(, and the Lancers or an amazing 19 games in to climb to #4 in the 3A state Shelton pull off its 58- heard 'round the Sound? was very athletic .Very quick," says Jensen. we did a really Lrolling their transi- game. They really like t' get down the floor, and they g guys early; you , they release guys early. I THOUGHT a couple o' made some big plays. Alex Olson had a really I mean, a quality game. I think he had five or and three, fbur or i that neighborhood. he came up with nine know? I mean, he got • ything across the he's had two or three that in a row now. He real well at Yelm. And he eads up on maybe the best perimeter player, you AGAINST Ken- 5-10 junior guard drew assignment of all - the Lancers' celebrated s Moorman. Alex took this Moorman y good job on him half," says Coach. "And from leakin' out." handful, Moorman? , says Jensen. "He's aver- game - as a sophomore. He's about six-foot athletic- and really quick. player. And Alex ob on him. he and Trevor came of loose balls that big, I thought, down Coach, referring Trevor Peterson. OFFENSE had lift in the first half senior swing guard and extraordinaire who only days before Voted to the all-league along with the afore- turn to page 24.) A STATE BERTH on the line, Shelton's hoop boys and their courtside faithful run the visceral gamut Saturday night in their district championship-bracket quarterfinal showdown in Tacoma with the Roughriders of Port Angeles. That's opening-round hero and first.team all-leaguer Cur- tis Trondsen catching a quick breather in the upper right, and clockwise from the top in the insets are fellow first-team all-leaguer Corey Golob weathering another slap-happy defensive storm in front of the Climber bench, standout junior guard Alex Olson beating the Roughrider press, cheerleader Kimmi Beeby going white.knuckled for the cause and veteran coach Mark Jensen plotting strategy with Oison as junior teammate Will Trondsen, Curtis' brother, looks on beside him. As the fans' expressions in the nearmost photo clearly attest, the Climbers gave up an eight-point advantage in the final three minutes and wound up on the short end of a 56-46 decision, leaving them one last chance to make it to the All.Washington dance. That win-or-go- home shot is tomorrow night at 8 against Auburn at Mt. Tahoma High School. If the boys win they will clinch their first state berth in no fewer than 30 years at Shelton High. THE VAGARIES OF hoop fortune register variously on the Climber boys and girls in their quest for district laurels and more last weekend. At the left, rawboned sophomore forward Trevor Peter- son arises with a smile after getting fouled hard in the paint, and in the inset beneath him Climber guard Alex Olson (22) battles for a loose one before a goggle-eyed backdrop of Port Angeles fans in the final frantic seconds. At right, in the girls' successful backs-to-the-wall battle with Evergreen of Seattle, sophomore Annie Johnson (24) prepares to latch on to a rebound tipped to her by senior Girls come back from 51-pt. rout; play Friday too Blown out by the #2-ranked team in the state, basketball's Climber girls responded in kind last week to remain in the hunt for a 3A state tournament berth. Powerful Auburn-Riverside an- nihilated them 78-27 in their first- round district clash a week ago Wednesday, but then the Climbers did nearly the same to Evergreen of Seattle Friday night to buy at least one more night - specifical- ly tomorrow at 8 at Clover Park, where they'll face yet another loser-out test, this time against Enumclaw. "And I think we match up well with them," says Climber coach John Wallwork. "If we come to play and we shoot the ball well, and we go in there with confidence, we'll be fine." SUCH WAS NOT to be, alas, against the Climbers' 18-2 Game One rivals. "Auburn-Riverside was just solid, one through ten," says Wall- work. "They were good. They have a six-one girl goin' to Arizona State next year to play. They have a five- eight junior committed to Wash- ington State when she graduates. And the other eight were just unbe- lievable. They're a quick, athletic, solid, smart basketball team." Better even than Western Cas- cade Conference champ Lakes? "Oh yeah," says Wallwork. "In fact, it'll be interesting. They play Lakes in one of the semifinals. "What they have on Lakes: They're a little quicker than Lakes, if you can imagine that. They're smarter; their passing was just unbelievable. And then they're better shooters. "Anyway, we were outmatched, to be honest with you. But our girls played hard. They played very hard. I do not fault their ef- fort. They played the very best they could against a very talented team." FRIDAY'S VICTIM? "Evergreen: They weren't the strongest team," says Wallwork. "But I thought we played well. You know, no matter how good or bad a team is, in the playoffs, and at the varsity level, any time you hold a team to five points in the first half you're playing well. And so that's what we did against Evergreen. We really locked down. "So I was happy with our inten- sity on defense. They scored right off the bat. They had a big - six- foot, five-eleven - post that we went man. And then we switched it to a two-three zone. We just got after it and really communicated. "We jumped out on them early and then we kept on pushing. We didn't let 'em get back into it. And teamwise we played great ball de- fensively. So it was good to see our season on the line - loser-out game - and they just came to play." AS FOR TOMORROW, it won't yield a state berth to the Climbers just because they hap- pen to win. Like Enumclaw, they will need to win that one and an- other Saturday night to make the all-Washington dance. "Kelso and Auburn-Mt. View are the other two teams that hope- fully we get a shot at," says Wall- work. Auburn-Riverside 26 46 67 78 Shelton 6 12 23 27 Auburn-Riverside - Wetmore 9, Amojo 16, Grad 6, Hagerty 2, Jenkins, Jackson, Wilber 28, Wefford 4, Givens 7, Raiford, Egwuate 6. FG - 34-67; FT - 8-12. Shelton - CarrieAnne Allegri 3, Brynna Fuller 1, Paige Barrett 7, Alexan Ehrich 4, Annie Johnson 6, Marissa Hill 2. Jen Hess, Michelle Davis 4, Krystal Lindblad, Kassi Profitt. FG - 8 two-pointers (30%) and 2 three- pointers; FT - 5-14. Evergreen 3 5 22 32 Shelton 8 27 40 63 Evergreen - Johnny 1, Gambill, Mack 3, Lanier 11, Klein 3, Fanene 12, Charles, Ha- foka, Tassew 2, Rasmussen. Shelton - CarrieAnne Allegri 10, Brynna Fuller 11, Paige Barrett 16, Krystal Lindblad 6, Alexan Ehrich, Annie Johnson 5, Marissa Hill 1, Brandi Dickinson 8, Jen Hess 2, Mi- Krystal Lindbh, d_.l. Alexaa F.JLch (23) looks on with. obvious approval, and sec- chelle Davis 4. ending that m -" .......... ]M;ve e is semor post Jen Hoss. pointers;FG - FT13 two-pointers_ 19-29. (43°1°) and 6 three- Thursday, March 1,2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 23 mmm II I Ill