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Journal photo by Dean Siemon
North Mason High School's Nick Rasmussen
receives a pass during Thursday's practice in
Belfair.
By DEAN SIEMON
Matt Friesen is keeping himself busy during the offsea-
son from the Kitsap Pumas Soccer Club, a team in the Unit-
ed Soccer League's Premier Development League.
After leading the Pumas in scoring in the 2010 season,
Friesen is the new head coach for North Mason High School
boys soccer.
"I'm obviously in the area doing this," Friesen said, who
was also an assistant coach for North Mason's girls soccer
team in the fall, under teammate Dustyn Brim.
The Bulldogs were 4-12 last season, finishing 4-9 in the
Olympic League.
"We're aiming for better than that [four wins]," Friesen
said.
Friesen said North Mason has been able to get going in
their first week of practice with 24 Bulldogs competing for
varsity roster spots.
"We have 24 players so I'm not cutting anyone and I'm
encouring everyone to come out, no matter their skill level,"
he said.
The first-year North Mason head coach said the skill lev-
el throughout the roster does range from very high to low.
"So I'm trying to build up the bottom and have that core
group of guys help them get better for next year," Friesen
said.
One of the core Bulldogs is junior Hunter Ralston, who
Friesen said has shown he can be a leader of the team.
"He [Ralston] takes control of stuff off the field and on
the field, he's the centerback," Friesen said.
Friesen said Hunter Ralston's brother, sophomore Colin
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"We have 24 players so
I'm not cutting anyone
and I'm encouraging
everyone to
come out, no matter
their skill level."
Ralston, is also in the core group of key returners along
with junior Nick Rasmussen.
"I don't want to single them out and put pressure on
them, but they are part of that core group," Friesen said.
The core group of key players also includes senior Derek
Wolfe, senior Sebastian Gaspar and junior Miguel Fran-
cisco. Friesen said the with this core group, the goal in the
early part of the season is to "fill in the blanks."
"Hopefully that bottom end at the end of the season will
help make a good group of 11," Friesen said.
Friesen said he has been trying to get the young Bull-
dogs to get on board with his team focus - "defense, defense
and defense."
"Right now, I already told them that I want to stay
around a goal against average," Friesen said.
The Bulldogs coach said if the team can finish around a
.500 record, it would be a successful improvement from last
season's four wins.
"They're [North Mason] working hard right now," he
said. "We can only get better."
By DEAN SIEMON
pected to play as North Ma-
son's number-one doubles
North Mason High School team during match play.
girls tennis finished with a The doubles team was one
match play record of 3-12match shy of advancing to
in the competitive Olym- the 2A West Central Dis-
pic League, which is now a tricts.
1A/2A/3A multi-classifica- "They were our number
tion league, two doubles last year," Har-
Head coach Clifford Har- ris said. "They keep improv-
ris is remaining optimistic ing."
against what is one of the Seniors Misha Orchard
more competitive leagues in and Tiffany Nelsotl are the
their district, top two singles players and
"Kingston probably has will switch back and forth
10 girls that probably go to during the season as the
a club. North Kitsap prob- team's number-one singles
ably has 10 kids that go to player.
a club. Klahowya has two-"They were our number
time state champion in two and three last year,"
singles and they're strong," Harris said. "Misha went to
Harris said. districts last year and Tif-
"Our girls out here like fany went to league."
doing a lot of different Senior Hannah Phillips
things," Harris continued, is expected to be the team's
"Most of the girls play two number-three singles play-
or three sports and if they're er.
not playing a sport, they're "We have a lot of return-
in one of our clubs." ers coming back," Harris
With several of the Lady said.
Bulldogs playing other Harris said sophomore
sports and participating in Jennifer Hicks will switch
other activities, it will take from doubles to singles dur-
some time to settle into ten- ing the season, while junior
nis. Emma Urdahl and sopho-
"It's just a matter that by more Emily Satran will de-
mid-season, we will be much velop in doubles action as
better than the first part of well.
the season," Harris said."We've got a bunch of
Juniors Katrina Martin girls that are really im-
and Lexi Zevnick are ex- proved, Harris said.
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