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Courtesy o[ Antje Fortier Shelton senior Nic Gove holds the Rudy Award outside of Shelton High School. Gove, a cornerback for the Shelton Highclimbers last fall, was the Rudy Award winner for fall 2011. Athlete Continued from page C-I then finished out strong his senior year. "I started the season at quarterback but then moved to cornerback," Gore said. "I felt the team would do bet- ter with Jared [Welander] as quarterback. A lot of peo- ple disagreed with me but I felt it would do Jared good and get him ready for his se- nior year." Goye started to enjoy playing defense during foot- ball camps last summer. "I liked the physicality of defense," he said. "You have to be really athletic to play on the defense. It's a strong bond with the whole defense to play on that side of the ball." One benefit to playing cornerback was that Gove was noticed by college re- cruiters. He will play for Southwestern Community College in San Diego next year. "I thought 'Why would colleges pick a 5'10" quar- terback who can't see over the line?'" Gove said with a chuckle. "After that~ l switched to cornerback. 1 haven't been to Southwest- ern Community College yet but I'm really looking for- ward to it." He said Southwestern stresses academic success. "Their big thing is to re- cruit out of state and help players get to the D1 level," Gove said. "Since I'm from out of state, they have a rule that I have to come down as soon as I can and practice." Football practice begins on June 26 and Gove is hop- ing to be in California before then. "I'm hoping to start im- mediately, but I think I have to wait," he said. While at Southwestern, Gove plans to get his pre- requisite classes out of the way so he can transfer to a four-year university. He's also thinking of majoring in sociology. • "I know I have good peo- ple skills and hope I can go into something with that," he said. As for a dream school, Gove hasn't really picked one yet. My options are pretty open right now," he said. "I'd like to play at San Diego State or San Jose. I really like SDSU; they have a good organization." Gove is planning on try- ing out for Southwestern's basketball team as well. "It'll be tough being a walk-on, though," he said. Outside of school sports, Gove's life continues to re- volve around sports. "I rented out Southside's gymnasium every Friday so I can have a lot of pick: up games," he said. "I try to get a lot of sophomores and freshman there to get their confidence up because a lot are good but they didn't play this season." He said playing sports is all he's ever really done. Beyond the sports world. Gove wanted to offer advice to his peers. "No matter the situation. you can get out of it." he said. "If you think you have it hard, remember someone has it worse so do what you have to do to get out of it." File photo Shelton senior Nic Gove holds onto the ball as he tries to avoid a tackle by a North Thurston player last season. Darts Continued from page C-1 Gilbert said the tourna- ment was fantastic. "The Emerald Queen Casino was great and put on a fantastic tourna- ment," he added. Gilbert said he enjoys throwing darts because it brings a competitive edge back to the adult sporting world, just like adult soft- ball leagues do. "All of our friends and family are getting pretty good at it." he said. BangaRang and the rest of the Golden Pheas- ant teams are set to begin week four of the winter season at 6 p.in. this Sun- day, March 4. Gilbert said anyone in- terested in throwing darts at the Golden Pheasant located near Lake Isabella on U.S. Highway 101 -- can call 426-2808 and ask for Cindy Morigeau-Ells, BangaRang's sponsor from the Golden Pheasant. Where: At the Golden Pheasant, 930W. Golden Pheasant Road, Shelton i When:* 6 p.m. every Sunday Rules of 501: Teams start at 50i and count down, hitting every number to zero or they bust Rules of Cricket 501: Teams must hit three 15s, three 16s, three 17s, three 18s, three 19s. three 20s and three bull's eyes, For more information~ C0ntact Cindy Morigeau~Ells at the Golden Pheasant by calling 426:2808 Page C-4 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 1,2012