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The Shelton Butokukan Karate
School hosted its 20th annual All-
Butokukan Karate Tournament
Saturday in the Minidome.
As usual, more than a hundred
martial artists from all over the
United States and Canada
showed up.
Shelton sensei Tim Ford, veter-
an tourney director, reported the
following results:
ALL-BUTOKUKAN TOURNAMENT
KATA (forms)
Ages 10 and under, no stripe - David
Dziedman (W. Bremerton, instructor Fran-
cisco Labalan) first, Emily DelBosque
(Shelton, instructor Kelth Visser) second.
Ages 11-15, no stripe - Daniel Miller (E.
Bremerton, instructor Shannon Foutch) first.
Two and three stdpas - Laura Croswaite
(Silverdale, instructor Randy Hunt) first, Ste-
van Julian (Shelton, instructor Keith Visser)
second, Josh Speigle (Shelton, instructor
Keith Visser) third.
White belt, ages 16 and up - Sue Shaw
(Coquitlam, instructor Mike Clancy) first,
Ken Parker (W. Bremerton, instructor Fran-
cisco Labalan) second, Marle-Jo Lafleur
(Coquitlam, instructor Mike Clancy), Joanne
Hall (Surrey, instructor James Sullivan)
fourth.
Jukyu - Dennis Wijers (SIIverdale, In-
structor Randy Hunt) first, Tim Guerrero (W.
Bremerton, instructor Francisco Labalan)
second, Justin Hall (Surrey, Instructor
James Sullivan) third and Kanny Hathaway
(E. Bremerton, instructor Shannon Foutch)
fourth.
Kyukyu - Austin Clark (Shelton, instruc-
tor Keith Visser) first and Robin Bishop (Port
Orchard, instructor Forrast Steiber) second.
Sichikyu & Hachlkyu - Corinne Munter
(W. Bramerton, Instructor Francisco Laba-
lan) first, Morris Cobos (Shelton, instructor
Tim Ford) second, Robert Nagai (Kerdsdale,
instructor Harry Charalambus) third, Grant
Larkln (Silverdale, instructor Randy Hunt)
fourth. Also competing from Shelton: Don
Smith (instructor Tim Ford).
Green belt - Paul Ingham (SIIverdale, In-
structor Randy Hunt) first, Cory Beahm (E.
Bremerton, instructor Shannon Foutch) sec-
ond, Nick Goes (Surrey, instructor James
Sullivan) third and Mark Green (Silverdale,
instructor Randy Hunt) fourth.
Brown belt - Deo Guerrero (W. Bremer-
ton, instructor Francisco Labalan) first, Ron
Smith (Kerrisdale, instructor Harry Chara-
Iambus) second, Dean Fraser (New West-
minster, instructor Harry Charalambus) third,
Dan Speigle (Shelton, instructor Tim Ford)
fourth. Also competing from Shelton: Toni
Wharton (instructor Tim Ford).
Weapons, green and under - Codnna
Munter (W. Bremerton, Instructor Francisco
Labalan) first, Nick Goes (Surrey, Instructor
James Sullivan) second, Paul Ingham
(Silverdale, instructor Randy Hunt) third,
Mark Green (Silverdale, instructor Randy
Hunt) fourth.
Weapons, brown & black - Yong Min
Kim (Silverdale) first, Shannon Foutch (E.
Bremerton) second, John Dalley (E. Bremer-
ton) third and Harry Charalambus
(Kerdsdale, Canada) fourth. Competing from
Sheiton: Sansei Tim Ford and Dan Spelgle.
Black belt, traditional - Shannon Foutch
(E. Bremerton) first, Tony Adamski (E.
Bremerton) second, Chuck Hess (Port
Orchard) third and Glen Dove (CoqulUam)
fourth. Also competing, from Shelton: Tim
Ford and Bob Okada.
KUMITE (sparring)
Ages 8 and under - Steven Julian
(Sheiton, instructor Kelth Visser) first, David
Dztedman (W. Bremarton, Instructor Fran-
cisco Labalan) second, Robby Child
(Shelton, instructor Keith VIsser) third and
Erick Hall (Surrey, instructor James Sulli-
van) fourth. Also competing from Shslton:
Emily DelBosque (instructor Keith Vlaser).
Ages 9-10 - Mellssa SIIverhorn
(Vancouver, BC, instructor Harry Charalam.
bus) first, Melanle Newcomb (Shelton, in-
structor Keith Visser) second, Thomas J.
Boyles (Reno, instructor Tom Skinner) third
and Samantha Charalambus (Canada, In-
structor Harry Charalambus) fourth. Also
competing from Sheiton: Laura Stevens and
Austin Clark (both instructed by Keith
Visser).
Ages 11-12 - Daniel Miller (E. Bremer-
ton, Instructor Shannon Foutch) first, Lind-
say Beahm (E. Bramerton, instructor Shan-
non Foutch} second, Mike Goes (Surrey, in.
structor James Sullivan) third and Roddy
Mclsaac (Kerrisdale, instructor Steve Wal-
ton) fourth. Also competing, from Shelton:
Chase Newcomb and Josh Spelgle (both in-
structed by Keith Visser).
Girls 13-15 - Stephante Nelson-Oswald
(E. Bremerton, instructor Steve Harader)
first and Abigail Krause (Pueblo, Colorado,
instructor John Sanchez) second.
Boys 13-15 - Danny Blackburn (Surrey,
instructor James Sullivan) first and Nick
Goes (Surrey, instructor Sullivan) second.
White & orange belts, men - Dan Allen
(E. Bremerton, instructor Shannon Foutch)
first, Ken Parker (W. Bremerton, Instructor
Francisco Labalan) second, Kenny Hatha-
way (E. Bremerton, instructor Shannon
Foutch) third and Don Smith (Shetton, in-
structor Tim Ford) fourth.
Purple belt, men - Grant Larktn
(SIIverdale, instructor Randy Hunt) first,
Thomas H. Boyles (Reno, Instructor Thomas
skinner) second, Robert Nagal (Kerrledale,
instructor Harry Charalambus) third and
Mords Cohos (Shelton, instructor Tim Ford)
fourth.
White, orange & purple belts, women -
Corrlne Munter (W, Bremerton, Instructor
Francisco Labalan) first, Wanda Scott
(Bilvardale, instructor Randy Hunt) second,
Sara Jones (Rlley Park, Instructor Harry
(Please turn to page 21.)
FLASHING ADOPTED AMERICANA in lieu of the spoken equivalent,
visiting Latvians make friends from the bench Friday night during a
7-2 win over their C-team Climber elders. "They're just amazing to
watch," intoned local age-group soccer maven Ron Merrin.
Sells shares spotlight,
tracksters nip Capital
Doug Sells picked up where
he'd left off, Dale Fox picked off
after he was left behind - and
their girl teammates still grabbed
a share of the spotlight.
All in a day's work for track &
field's Highclimbers, it saw Shel-
ton's hosts beat arch rival Capital
in both the boys' and girls' divi-
sions Thursday night in High-
climber Stadium.
Senior Sells, the University:of-
Oregon-bound decathlete of two-
time defending state shotput cre-
dentials, did his usual incompar-
able number: four events, four
wins - three of them in state-
leading fashion.
HE WON THE shot, topping
out at just a quarter inch shy of
60 feet despite having trimmed
18 pounds off his 6-2, 208-pound
frame since last spring in the
interest of improving his already
school-record form in the hurdles.
Accordingly, he won the ll0-
meter highs - his 14.7 by the
Climbers' brand-new fully au-
tomatic timing system leaving the
runner-up fully 3.4 seconds in
arrears and making Doug the cur-
rent state leader in that event as
well.
Sells also soared to the all-
Washington fore in the discus -
his winning 156-5 overshadowed
in the all-time Climber record-
book by only 1956 Olympic bronze
medal winner Des Koch's 165-10,
Doug's own 165-8 and early-Sev-
enties' age-group national leader
Jeff Pill's 165-2 - and solidified
his position among the top group
statewide in the triple jump, his
42-7 winner a foot and nine inch-
es shy of his own SHS record.
JUNIOR FOX, meanwhile, re-
newed his already storied rivalry
with Coug senior Ben Koss, whom
he'd hAtAn twice in big postsea-
age 18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal- Thursday, March 25, 1999
son matchups last spring before
Koss got him back at state in
cross-country.
As usual, Ben tried to shake
Dale with a big surge with over a
lap to go in their 3200-meter
showdown - hoping to give him
enough of a cushion to withstand
his Climber nemesis' stronger fin-
ishing kick.
And once again Dale picked
him off in spite of the tactio com-
ing off his shoulder to win by a
second in 9:39.84 - yet another
state leader and within about a
second of Dale's personal record.
Fox outdueled the Cougs' top
contender in the 1600 as well, go-
ing 4:42.49 to Scott Michie's
4:43.66.
THE HOST GIRLS, mean-
while, topped Doug and Dale and
triple-winner Andy Dunn (junior,
pole-vault, high- and long-jump)
as well in sheer drama, waiting
till the very last event to overtake
their Coug counterparts for the
teamwise win.
The decisive four-by-400 relay
proved slightly anticlimactic,
however, as Shelton's girls took
the early lead and never looked
back.
Top individual performer on
the distaff side was Climber soph-
omore Amanda McClary, with a
school-record-equaling 161/4 points
on the night. She won the 100
meters (13.56), the 200 meters
(28.17) and the long jump (15-7/4)
and ran a leg of the winning
4x100 relay as well.
SHELTON vs. CAPITAL
BOYS
100 - Stephan Simmons (C) 11.76, Mike
Rosales (S) 12.09, Lucas Cadyle (C) 12.16.
(Also for Shelton: Marcus Roddguez 12.19,
Mike McGee 12.56, David Bartholet 14.33.)
200 - Stephan Simmons (C) 23.92,
Stalger (C) 25.85, Mike McGee iS) 25.92.
(Also for Shelton: Ryan Johnson 26.55, Matt
Bushnell 28.05.)
400 - Jones (C) 57.22, Tuan Vo (C)
60.43, Dylan McAuliffe iS) 60.73. (Also for
Shelton: Tyler Thornbrue 61.75, Tokin Hoa-
pala 64.56, Tall Ena 65.12.)
800 - Chris Carpenter iS) 2:06.06, Kyle
Merslich (C) 2:12.57, Porter (C) 2:14.97.
(Also for Shelton: Sebastian Dossow
2:24.55.)
1600 - Dale Fox iS) 4:42.49, Scott
Mlchie (C) 4:43.66, Vic Carpenter iS)
5:08.15. (Also for Shelton: Tyler Thornbrue
5:36.54.)
3200 - Dale Fox iS) 9:39.84, Ben Koss
(C) 9:40.81, VIc Carpenter iS) 11:18.31.
4x100 relay - Capital 46.98, Shelton
(Steve Norris, Marcus Rodrlguez, Mike Mc-
Gee end Mike Rosales) 47.48.
4x400 relay - Capital 3:47.08, Shelton
(Steve Norris, Gabe Ssrtod, Jacob Galloway
and Mike Rosales) 3:56.94.
110-meter high hurdles - Doug Sells iS)
14.70, Rledl (C) 18.10, McCarthy (C) 21.00.
300-meter intermediate hurdles - Cole
Macke (C) 46.56, Rledl (C) 46.59, Nguyen
(C) 51.83. (For Shelton: Nathan Rains
53.06.)
High jump - Andy Dunn iS) 5-6, Dylan
McAuliffe iS) 5-2, Ken Hattod iS) 5-0.
Pole vault - Andy Dunn iS) 12-0, Tyler
Thornbrue iS) 8-0, Kyle Richards iS) 8-0.
(Also for Shelton: Jeff Thornton 7-0, Sam
Owens 7-0, Chris Ntxon no height, Lance
Farmer no height.)
Long Jump - Andy Dunn iS) 19-63/4,
Mike Rosalas iS) 18-81/4, Ben Davidson (C)
18-63/4. (Also for Shelton: Gabe Sartori 17-
91/4, Levi Mease 11-71/2.)
Triple jump - Doug Sells (S) 42-7, Tuan
Vo (C) 36-4, Jeff Macke (C) 33-10.
Shot put- Doug Sells (S) 59.111/2, Ja-
son Patterson (S) 50-2, Tavita Tausa (S) 49-
2, Curtis Stesn (S) 48-8. (Also for Shelton:
Chadle Johnson 44-5, Chris Giddlngs 43-3,
Bjorn Cofield 36-5, Josh Yost 34-10, Andrew
McLendon 33-11, John Miller 32-8, Matt
Bushnell 32-7, Jon Watkins 32-3, Jeremy
Brown 31-9, Kevin Balding 31-1, Matt O'Bri-
en 29-7, Jon Garza 28-3, David Bartholet
26.61/.)
Discus - Doug Sells (S) 156-5, Jason
Patterson (S) 144-5, Jesse Aust (C) 136-9.
(Also for Shslton: Bjom Cofield 120-8, Jacob
Galloway 119-6, Matt Bushnell 88-6.)
Javelin - Jesse Aust (C) 192.0, Steve
Norris (S) 165-8, Jacob Galloway (S) 151-7.
(Also for Shelton: Tall Ena 127-0, Josh Yost
118-0, Andrew McLendon 106-10, Trent
Dorwart 99-0, Sam Owens 98-4, Matt Bush-
nell 75-10, David Bartholet 74-4, Alex Day
(Please turn to page 21.)
feet do the talkin
By STEVE PATCH
From oceans away they came,
slight of build and foreign of
tongue.
Not size disparity nor language
barrier proved the least inhibit-
ing, though, when Shelton's 13-
and 14-year-old visitors from far-
away Latvia took to the soccer
field last weekend.
In fact, they kicked American
butt, to quote the local vernacu-
lar.
'Teah, they're amazing," testi-
fied Ron Merrin, Shelton's resi-
dent bigwig in the regional age-
group soccer program. "They're
incredible at controlling the ball."
LITTLE WONDER, said
Merrin. These kids are the premi-
er products of a system that feeds
regularly and directly into no less
than the major European soccer
clubs.
"They start playing soccer over
there at 3 years old," he said.
"And this club picks them up at 6
years old. They have two years to
prove they can play. If they don't
prove it within those two years
they're gone."
Their practice regimen is a lot
from ours, too, said
"They practice six
a week, is what we found
out - for three hours a day," he
said. "And the coach has at least
one practice a week where they
have to kick opposite-foot, where
you're developing your opposite
foot.
"And if you do not kick with
the opposite foot you're sent to
run up and down a hill that's fair-
ly large four times."
DISCIPLINE ISN'T all the
former Russians displayed here,
though. Just ask the Climber
C-squad lads who engaged them
in an exhibition match Friday
night in Highclimber Staclium -
and got pounded 7-2 despite being
uniformly older and bigger by an
average of two years and probably
20 pounds.
"I mean, our kids were worried
about hurting them," said Merrin,
who has coached many of the host
lads himself, in age-group wars
past. "And then one of our play-
ers, Jesse Scrimsher, got dumped
on the track by a kid half his size/
"So they were definitely sur-
prised. They didn't expect it to be
that rough. I don't think they ex-
pected a little kid comin' in un-
derneath 'em and being able to
shove 'em off the ball."
THE PHYSICAL game is
quite familiar to Latvians, of
course, reminded Merrin. "That's
the way it's played in Europe," he
said.
"So they definitely know how to
play physical, and they will play
the physical game.
"But I think there's one thing
that we need to say about them
too, and that's that they're very
good sportsmen. They've been
very good sportsmen throughout
the whole thing."
SOME TWO DOZEN in
number and part of a touring
Latvian entourage that includes
more than a dozen adults as well,
the kids did more than play soc-
cer, by the way - though with a
tournament here over the week-
end they certainly ended up doing
a lot of that too.
"It's really important to them
to learn about our culture," said
Merrin. "And I think that's what's
happened, thanks to the host
families here that made the cul-
tural exchange.
"These kids have been thor-
oughly enjoyed by the host fami-
lies."
AND WHAT sort of impres-
sion did the young Latvians make
on him?
"Well, they're extremely inde-
pendent people," said Merrin.
"The adults, you know, are almost
independently rude, in some
cases."
It's actually just a misinterpre-
tation our our part, though, the
Shelton coach hastened to add.
"Because to them," he said, "it's
just the way it is. That's what
they do. It's a European style, if
you talk to people who've been
abroad."
DAVE M©MULLIN, whose
family here is hosting fully six of
the visiting youngsters, said he
too was struck by their compara-
tively greater independence.
"Really independent," he said.
"I mean, the kids kind of do what
they want when they want it."
McMullin's theory as to why
this is? Simple: It's a function of
'One of our
players got
dumped on
the track by a
kid HALF
HIS SIZE.'
the attitude of the parents.
"From what I understand," he
said, "they just don't care about
the kids over there. I mean, when
my kids go out for an
an afternoon or whatever,
where they're at and I knoW!
they're gonna be home.
"And evidently over
don't do that. The
free run; when they
they get home. You
"That's just the waY
things."
BE THAT AS it maY,
McMullin, the visitors
a delight. "Oh, we've
real great time," he ,
"We're enjoying ourselves.
And with full corn
one of the other?
The host dad laughed.
he said, "none of 'era
English. But they all
enough to where we can
nicate, you know, pretty
"If one doesn't
other one does. So we
get our point across."
urnal
00owling
SENIORS 3/3/99
Men's Hi Game: Ted Runyan, 237.
Men's Hi Series: Dennie Ross, 616.
Women's Hi Game: Edie Willis, 183.
Women's Hi Series: Eunice Leslie, 490.
Standings: Northcliff 28.5-15.5, Lumber-
mens' 28-16, CuShMan 28-16, This 26-18,
Bombers 24-20, HI 23-21, Mafia 22-22, Ath-
letic 22-22, Nitas 20-24, VFW 20-24, Timber
19.5-24.5, Lea 18.5-25.5, Gateway 14.5-
29.5, Lock 14-30.
Mafia 4, Dennie Ross 616; Lock 0, Fay
Brewer 491; Bombers 3, Roy Groubert 471;
This 1, Avis Ross 406; Nitas 3, Peter Salles
514; Hi 1, Lloyd Viney 422; Timber 3, Ted
Runyan 498; Cushman 1, Lloyd Murr 438;
Gateway 2, Dick Rex 493; Northcliff 2, Eu-
nice Leslie 490; Lumbermens 3, Roger
Righettini 531; Athletic 1, Dot Rudeen 431;
Lea 3, Lou Rodgers 520; VFW 1, Ed Stan-
sell 481.
MONDAY NON-SMOKERS 311/99
Men's Hi Game: Peter Sallas, 215.
Men's Hi Series: Darrell Chamberlain, 611
Women's Hi Game and Series: Shawn
Cummings, 181 and 440.
Standings: Taylor 25.5-10.5, Ohs 21.5-
14.5, Lucky 20-16, Getters 17.5-18.5, Alley
17.5-18.5, Smids 15-21, Doers 13.5-22.5,
Jo-Co 12.5-23.5
Alley 1, Peter Sallas 467; Taylor 3, Dar-
rell Chamberlain 611; Doers 2, Gene Smith
306; Smids 2, Patricia Smith 430; Ohs 3,
Lee Kingery 435; Jo-Co 1, Ed Cochran 474;
Getters 0, Martha Bouchey 407; Lucky 4, AI-
vie Munro 562.
SIMPSON WOMEN 314/99
Splits: Carol Goodburn 4-10
Women's Hi Game and Series: Esther Fred-
son.
Standings: OPP 23-9, Dry 21-11, Rail-
road 21-11, Shipping 20-1;
12.5, Mason 19-13,
16-16, Lowland 15.5-16.5,
19, Planers 13-19,
chasing 12-20, Lumber 1
23, Mill 3 9-23.
Resources 1, Dee
3, Esther Fredson 546;
Dover 463; Mason 4, Jennife
Mill 3 2, Barb Pearson 516;
Simmons 477; Railroad 3,
522; Purchasing 1, Janice
counting 4, Kellie
Margie Olinger 420;
499; Planers 1, Patty Brown
Wells 406; Loggers 3,
Shipping 4, Janet Armfleld
Anderson 334.
DONUT TRIO
Women's Hi Game and series:
180 and 469.
Splits: Ella Cermak 7-4-5.
Standings: Misfits 34-10,
14, Surveyors 26-18, LindaS
co 15-29.
DeKoeyer 2, Betty Gray
Gloria Shelton 402,
ro 464; Misfits 2, Ella
2, Audrey Harkins 408.
MEN'S COMMERCIAL
Men's Hi Game: Don Barnes,
Men's HI Series: Clyde
Standings: Aero
Bear 28-20, Shop 24.5-23.
Sound 21-27, Log 21-27,
29.5, McD()nalds 17-31.
Cushman 4, Jerry
Curt Snyder 601; Basic
724; Sound 3, Dennis james
aids 0, Steve Watts 612;
627; Aero 4, Don Barnes
Goodburn 622; Log 1, Dave
Swisher
in NAIA hoo
Former Highclimber basketball
star Brian Swisher was named a
collegiate first-team all-leaguer
earlier this month.
After becoming the Northwest
College Eagles' first-ever NAIA
Ex-Climber
Brian Swisher
Division II "National
the Week" honoree b=
ary, the 1996 Shelton
grad wrapped up his
cade Conference
aging 16.35 points,
1.7 assists and 1.2 ate
The 6-4 forward
nets to the tune of a
mark from the floor.
A business
be an athletic
"Swish" was named a
academic all.Americarl,
"Brian is a big
success," said Ea
Wayne Mendoza.
everything our kids
Northwest College as
athletes.
"Not only is he
talented, but he is
the most coachable
had."
The former Highcl:
an all-leaguer two yel
at Lower Columbia
College before
ride scholarship
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The Shelton Butokukan Karate
School hosted its 20th annual All-
Butokukan Karate Tournament
Saturday in the Minidome.
As usual, more than a hundred
martial artists from all over the
United States and Canada
showed up.
Shelton sensei Tim Ford, veter-
an tourney director, reported the
following results:
ALL-BUTOKUKAN TOURNAMENT
KATA (forms)
Ages 10 and under, no stripe - David
Dziedman (W. Bremerton, instructor Fran-
cisco Labalan) first, Emily DelBosque
(Shelton, instructor Kelth Visser) second.
Ages 11-15, no stripe - Daniel Miller (E.
Bremerton, instructor Shannon Foutch) first.
Two and three stdpas - Laura Croswaite
(Silverdale, instructor Randy Hunt) first, Ste-
van Julian (Shelton, instructor Keith Visser)
second, Josh Speigle (Shelton, instructor
Keith Visser) third.
White belt, ages 16 and up - Sue Shaw
(Coquitlam, instructor Mike Clancy) first,
Ken Parker (W. Bremerton, instructor Fran-
cisco Labalan) second, Marle-Jo Lafleur
(Coquitlam, instructor Mike Clancy), Joanne
Hall (Surrey, instructor James Sullivan)
fourth.
Jukyu - Dennis Wijers (SIIverdale, In-
structor Randy Hunt) first, Tim Guerrero (W.
Bremerton, instructor Francisco Labalan)
second, Justin Hall (Surrey, Instructor
James Sullivan) third and Kanny Hathaway
(E. Bremerton, instructor Shannon Foutch)
fourth.
Kyukyu - Austin Clark (Shelton, instruc-
tor Keith Visser) first and Robin Bishop (Port
Orchard, instructor Forrast Steiber) second.
Sichikyu & Hachlkyu - Corinne Munter
(W. Bramerton, Instructor Francisco Laba-
lan) first, Morris Cobos (Shelton, instructor
Tim Ford) second, Robert Nagai (Kerdsdale,
instructor Harry Charalambus) third, Grant
Larkln (Silverdale, instructor Randy Hunt)
fourth. Also competing from Shelton: Don
Smith (instructor Tim Ford).
Green belt - Paul Ingham (SIIverdale, In-
structor Randy Hunt) first, Cory Beahm (E.
Bremerton, instructor Shannon Foutch) sec-
ond, Nick Goes (Surrey, instructor James
Sullivan) third and Mark Green (Silverdale,
instructor Randy Hunt) fourth.
Brown belt - Deo Guerrero (W. Bremer-
ton, instructor Francisco Labalan) first, Ron
Smith (Kerrisdale, instructor Harry Chara-
Iambus) second, Dean Fraser (New West-
minster, instructor Harry Charalambus) third,
Dan Speigle (Shelton, instructor Tim Ford)
fourth. Also competing from Shelton: Toni
Wharton (instructor Tim Ford).
Weapons, green and under - Codnna
Munter (W. Bremerton, Instructor Francisco
Labalan) first, Nick Goes (Surrey, Instructor
James Sullivan) second, Paul Ingham
(Silverdale, instructor Randy Hunt) third,
Mark Green (Silverdale, instructor Randy
Hunt) fourth.
Weapons, brown & black - Yong Min
Kim (Silverdale) first, Shannon Foutch (E.
Bremerton) second, John Dalley (E. Bremer-
ton) third and Harry Charalambus
(Kerdsdale, Canada) fourth. Competing from
Sheiton: Sansei Tim Ford and Dan Spelgle.
Black belt, traditional - Shannon Foutch
(E. Bremerton) first, Tony Adamski (E.
Bremerton) second, Chuck Hess (Port
Orchard) third and Glen Dove (CoqulUam)
fourth. Also competing, from Shelton: Tim
Ford and Bob Okada.
KUMITE (sparring)
Ages 8 and under - Steven Julian
(Sheiton, instructor Kelth Visser) first, David
Dztedman (W. Bremarton, Instructor Fran-
cisco Labalan) second, Robby Child
(Shelton, instructor Keith VIsser) third and
Erick Hall (Surrey, instructor James Sulli-
van) fourth. Also competing from Shslton:
Emily DelBosque (instructor Keith Vlaser).
Ages 9-10 - Mellssa SIIverhorn
(Vancouver, BC, instructor Harry Charalam.
bus) first, Melanle Newcomb (Shelton, in-
structor Keith Visser) second, Thomas J.
Boyles (Reno, instructor Tom Skinner) third
and Samantha Charalambus (Canada, In-
structor Harry Charalambus) fourth. Also
competing from Sheiton: Laura Stevens and
Austin Clark (both instructed by Keith
Visser).
Ages 11-12 - Daniel Miller (E. Bremer-
ton, Instructor Shannon Foutch) first, Lind-
say Beahm (E. Bramerton, instructor Shan-
non Foutch} second, Mike Goes (Surrey, in.
structor James Sullivan) third and Roddy
Mclsaac (Kerrisdale, instructor Steve Wal-
ton) fourth. Also competing, from Shelton:
Chase Newcomb and Josh Spelgle (both in-
structed by Keith Visser).
Girls 13-15 - Stephante Nelson-Oswald
(E. Bremerton, instructor Steve Harader)
first and Abigail Krause (Pueblo, Colorado,
instructor John Sanchez) second.
Boys 13-15 - Danny Blackburn (Surrey,
instructor James Sullivan) first and Nick
Goes (Surrey, instructor Sullivan) second.
White & orange belts, men - Dan Allen
(E. Bremerton, instructor Shannon Foutch)
first, Ken Parker (W. Bremerton, Instructor
Francisco Labalan) second, Kenny Hatha-
way (E. Bremerton, instructor Shannon
Foutch) third and Don Smith (Shetton, in-
structor Tim Ford) fourth.
Purple belt, men - Grant Larktn
(SIIverdale, instructor Randy Hunt) first,
Thomas H. Boyles (Reno, Instructor Thomas
skinner) second, Robert Nagal (Kerrledale,
instructor Harry Charalambus) third and
Mords Cohos (Shelton, instructor Tim Ford)
fourth.
White, orange & purple belts, women -
Corrlne Munter (W, Bremerton, Instructor
Francisco Labalan) first, Wanda Scott
(Bilvardale, instructor Randy Hunt) second,
Sara Jones (Rlley Park, Instructor Harry
(Please turn to page 21.)
FLASHING ADOPTED AMERICANA in lieu of the spoken equivalent,
visiting Latvians make friends from the bench Friday night during a
7-2 win over their C-team Climber elders. "They're just amazing to
watch," intoned local age-group soccer maven Ron Merrin.
Sells shares spotlight,
tracksters nip Capital
Doug Sells picked up where
he'd left off, Dale Fox picked off
after he was left behind - and
their girl teammates still grabbed
a share of the spotlight.
All in a day's work for track &
field's Highclimbers, it saw Shel-
ton's hosts beat arch rival Capital
in both the boys' and girls' divi-
sions Thursday night in High-
climber Stadium.
Senior Sells, the University:of-
Oregon-bound decathlete of two-
time defending state shotput cre-
dentials, did his usual incompar-
able number: four events, four
wins - three of them in state-
leading fashion.
HE WON THE shot, topping
out at just a quarter inch shy of
60 feet despite having trimmed
18 pounds off his 6-2, 208-pound
frame since last spring in the
interest of improving his already
school-record form in the hurdles.
Accordingly, he won the ll0-
meter highs - his 14.7 by the
Climbers' brand-new fully au-
tomatic timing system leaving the
runner-up fully 3.4 seconds in
arrears and making Doug the cur-
rent state leader in that event as
well.
Sells also soared to the all-
Washington fore in the discus -
his winning 156-5 overshadowed
in the all-time Climber record-
book by only 1956 Olympic bronze
medal winner Des Koch's 165-10,
Doug's own 165-8 and early-Sev-
enties' age-group national leader
Jeff Pill's 165-2 - and solidified
his position among the top group
statewide in the triple jump, his
42-7 winner a foot and nine inch-
es shy of his own SHS record.
JUNIOR FOX, meanwhile, re-
newed his already storied rivalry
with Coug senior Ben Koss, whom
he'd hAtAn twice in big postsea-
age 18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal- Thursday, March 25, 1999
son matchups last spring before
Koss got him back at state in
cross-country.
As usual, Ben tried to shake
Dale with a big surge with over a
lap to go in their 3200-meter
showdown - hoping to give him
enough of a cushion to withstand
his Climber nemesis' stronger fin-
ishing kick.
And once again Dale picked
him off in spite of the tactio com-
ing off his shoulder to win by a
second in 9:39.84 - yet another
state leader and within about a
second of Dale's personal record.
Fox outdueled the Cougs' top
contender in the 1600 as well, go-
ing 4:42.49 to Scott Michie's
4:43.66.
THE HOST GIRLS, mean-
while, topped Doug and Dale and
triple-winner Andy Dunn (junior,
pole-vault, high- and long-jump)
as well in sheer drama, waiting
till the very last event to overtake
their Coug counterparts for the
teamwise win.
The decisive four-by-400 relay
proved slightly anticlimactic,
however, as Shelton's girls took
the early lead and never looked
back.
Top individual performer on
the distaff side was Climber soph-
omore Amanda McClary, with a
school-record-equaling 161/4 points
on the night. She won the 100
meters (13.56), the 200 meters
(28.17) and the long jump (15-7/4)
and ran a leg of the winning
4x100 relay as well.
SHELTON vs. CAPITAL
BOYS
100 - Stephan Simmons (C) 11.76, Mike
Rosales (S) 12.09, Lucas Cadyle (C) 12.16.
(Also for Shelton: Marcus Roddguez 12.19,
Mike McGee 12.56, David Bartholet 14.33.)
200 - Stephan Simmons (C) 23.92,
Stalger (C) 25.85, Mike McGee iS) 25.92.
(Also for Shelton: Ryan Johnson 26.55, Matt
Bushnell 28.05.)
400 - Jones (C) 57.22, Tuan Vo (C)
60.43, Dylan McAuliffe iS) 60.73. (Also for
Shelton: Tyler Thornbrue 61.75, Tokin Hoa-
pala 64.56, Tall Ena 65.12.)
800 - Chris Carpenter iS) 2:06.06, Kyle
Merslich (C) 2:12.57, Porter (C) 2:14.97.
(Also for Shelton: Sebastian Dossow
2:24.55.)
1600 - Dale Fox iS) 4:42.49, Scott
Mlchie (C) 4:43.66, Vic Carpenter iS)
5:08.15. (Also for Shelton: Tyler Thornbrue
5:36.54.)
3200 - Dale Fox iS) 9:39.84, Ben Koss
(C) 9:40.81, VIc Carpenter iS) 11:18.31.
4x100 relay - Capital 46.98, Shelton
(Steve Norris, Marcus Rodrlguez, Mike Mc-
Gee end Mike Rosales) 47.48.
4x400 relay - Capital 3:47.08, Shelton
(Steve Norris, Gabe Ssrtod, Jacob Galloway
and Mike Rosales) 3:56.94.
110-meter high hurdles - Doug Sells iS)
14.70, Rledl (C) 18.10, McCarthy (C) 21.00.
300-meter intermediate hurdles - Cole
Macke (C) 46.56, Rledl (C) 46.59, Nguyen
(C) 51.83. (For Shelton: Nathan Rains
53.06.)
High jump - Andy Dunn iS) 5-6, Dylan
McAuliffe iS) 5-2, Ken Hattod iS) 5-0.
Pole vault - Andy Dunn iS) 12-0, Tyler
Thornbrue iS) 8-0, Kyle Richards iS) 8-0.
(Also for Shelton: Jeff Thornton 7-0, Sam
Owens 7-0, Chris Ntxon no height, Lance
Farmer no height.)
Long Jump - Andy Dunn iS) 19-63/4,
Mike Rosalas iS) 18-81/4, Ben Davidson (C)
18-63/4. (Also for Shelton: Gabe Sartori 17-
91/4, Levi Mease 11-71/2.)
Triple jump - Doug Sells (S) 42-7, Tuan
Vo (C) 36-4, Jeff Macke (C) 33-10.
Shot put- Doug Sells (S) 59.111/2, Ja-
son Patterson (S) 50-2, Tavita Tausa (S) 49-
2, Curtis Stesn (S) 48-8. (Also for Shelton:
Chadle Johnson 44-5, Chris Giddlngs 43-3,
Bjorn Cofield 36-5, Josh Yost 34-10, Andrew
McLendon 33-11, John Miller 32-8, Matt
Bushnell 32-7, Jon Watkins 32-3, Jeremy
Brown 31-9, Kevin Balding 31-1, Matt O'Bri-
en 29-7, Jon Garza 28-3, David Bartholet
26.61/.)
Discus - Doug Sells (S) 156-5, Jason
Patterson (S) 144-5, Jesse Aust (C) 136-9.
(Also for Shslton: Bjom Cofield 120-8, Jacob
Galloway 119-6, Matt Bushnell 88-6.)
Javelin - Jesse Aust (C) 192.0, Steve
Norris (S) 165-8, Jacob Galloway (S) 151-7.
(Also for Shelton: Tall Ena 127-0, Josh Yost
118-0, Andrew McLendon 106-10, Trent
Dorwart 99-0, Sam Owens 98-4, Matt Bush-
nell 75-10, David Bartholet 74-4, Alex Day
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feet do the talkin
By STEVE PATCH
From oceans away they came,
slight of build and foreign of
tongue.
Not size disparity nor language
barrier proved the least inhibit-
ing, though, when Shelton's 13-
and 14-year-old visitors from far-
away Latvia took to the soccer
field last weekend.
In fact, they kicked American
butt, to quote the local vernacu-
lar.
'Teah, they're amazing," testi-
fied Ron Merrin, Shelton's resi-
dent bigwig in the regional age-
group soccer program. "They're
incredible at controlling the ball."
LITTLE WONDER, said
Merrin. These kids are the premi-
er products of a system that feeds
regularly and directly into no less
than the major European soccer
clubs.
"They start playing soccer over
there at 3 years old," he said.
"And this club picks them up at 6
years old. They have two years to
prove they can play. If they don't
prove it within those two years
they're gone."
Their practice regimen is a lot
from ours, too, said
"They practice six
a week, is what we found
out - for three hours a day," he
said. "And the coach has at least
one practice a week where they
have to kick opposite-foot, where
you're developing your opposite
foot.
"And if you do not kick with
the opposite foot you're sent to
run up and down a hill that's fair-
ly large four times."
DISCIPLINE ISN'T all the
former Russians displayed here,
though. Just ask the Climber
C-squad lads who engaged them
in an exhibition match Friday
night in Highclimber Staclium -
and got pounded 7-2 despite being
uniformly older and bigger by an
average of two years and probably
20 pounds.
"I mean, our kids were worried
about hurting them," said Merrin,
who has coached many of the host
lads himself, in age-group wars
past. "And then one of our play-
ers, Jesse Scrimsher, got dumped
on the track by a kid half his size/
"So they were definitely sur-
prised. They didn't expect it to be
that rough. I don't think they ex-
pected a little kid comin' in un-
derneath 'em and being able to
shove 'em off the ball."
THE PHYSICAL game is
quite familiar to Latvians, of
course, reminded Merrin. "That's
the way it's played in Europe," he
said.
"So they definitely know how to
play physical, and they will play
the physical game.
"But I think there's one thing
that we need to say about them
too, and that's that they're very
good sportsmen. They've been
very good sportsmen throughout
the whole thing."
SOME TWO DOZEN in
number and part of a touring
Latvian entourage that includes
more than a dozen adults as well,
the kids did more than play soc-
cer, by the way - though with a
tournament here over the week-
end they certainly ended up doing
a lot of that too.
"It's really important to them
to learn about our culture," said
Merrin. "And I think that's what's
happened, thanks to the host
families here that made the cul-
tural exchange.
"These kids have been thor-
oughly enjoyed by the host fami-
lies."
AND WHAT sort of impres-
sion did the young Latvians make
on him?
"Well, they're extremely inde-
pendent people," said Merrin.
"The adults, you know, are almost
independently rude, in some
cases."
It's actually just a misinterpre-
tation our our part, though, the
Shelton coach hastened to add.
"Because to them," he said, "it's
just the way it is. That's what
they do. It's a European style, if
you talk to people who've been
abroad."
DAVE M©MULLIN, whose
family here is hosting fully six of
the visiting youngsters, said he
too was struck by their compara-
tively greater independence.
"Really independent," he said.
"I mean, the kids kind of do what
they want when they want it."
McMullin's theory as to why
this is? Simple: It's a function of
'One of our
players got
dumped on
the track by a
kid HALF
HIS SIZE.'
the attitude of the parents.
"From what I understand," he
said, "they just don't care about
the kids over there. I mean, when
my kids go out for an
an afternoon or whatever,
where they're at and I knoW!
they're gonna be home.
"And evidently over
don't do that. The
free run; when they
they get home. You
"That's just the waY
things."
BE THAT AS it maY,
McMullin, the visitors
a delight. "Oh, we've
real great time," he ,
"We're enjoying ourselves.
And with full corn
one of the other?
The host dad laughed.
he said, "none of 'era
English. But they all
enough to where we can
nicate, you know, pretty
"If one doesn't
other one does. So we
get our point across."
urnal
00owling
SENIORS 3/3/99
Men's Hi Game: Ted Runyan, 237.
Men's Hi Series: Dennie Ross, 616.
Women's Hi Game: Edie Willis, 183.
Women's Hi Series: Eunice Leslie, 490.
Standings: Northcliff 28.5-15.5, Lumber-
mens' 28-16, CuShMan 28-16, This 26-18,
Bombers 24-20, HI 23-21, Mafia 22-22, Ath-
letic 22-22, Nitas 20-24, VFW 20-24, Timber
19.5-24.5, Lea 18.5-25.5, Gateway 14.5-
29.5, Lock 14-30.
Mafia 4, Dennie Ross 616; Lock 0, Fay
Brewer 491; Bombers 3, Roy Groubert 471;
This 1, Avis Ross 406; Nitas 3, Peter Salles
514; Hi 1, Lloyd Viney 422; Timber 3, Ted
Runyan 498; Cushman 1, Lloyd Murr 438;
Gateway 2, Dick Rex 493; Northcliff 2, Eu-
nice Leslie 490; Lumbermens 3, Roger
Righettini 531; Athletic 1, Dot Rudeen 431;
Lea 3, Lou Rodgers 520; VFW 1, Ed Stan-
sell 481.
MONDAY NON-SMOKERS 311/99
Men's Hi Game: Peter Sallas, 215.
Men's Hi Series: Darrell Chamberlain, 611
Women's Hi Game and Series: Shawn
Cummings, 181 and 440.
Standings: Taylor 25.5-10.5, Ohs 21.5-
14.5, Lucky 20-16, Getters 17.5-18.5, Alley
17.5-18.5, Smids 15-21, Doers 13.5-22.5,
Jo-Co 12.5-23.5
Alley 1, Peter Sallas 467; Taylor 3, Dar-
rell Chamberlain 611; Doers 2, Gene Smith
306; Smids 2, Patricia Smith 430; Ohs 3,
Lee Kingery 435; Jo-Co 1, Ed Cochran 474;
Getters 0, Martha Bouchey 407; Lucky 4, AI-
vie Munro 562.
SIMPSON WOMEN 314/99
Splits: Carol Goodburn 4-10
Women's Hi Game and Series: Esther Fred-
son.
Standings: OPP 23-9, Dry 21-11, Rail-
road 21-11, Shipping 20-1;
12.5, Mason 19-13,
16-16, Lowland 15.5-16.5,
19, Planers 13-19,
chasing 12-20, Lumber 1
23, Mill 3 9-23.
Resources 1, Dee
3, Esther Fredson 546;
Dover 463; Mason 4, Jennife
Mill 3 2, Barb Pearson 516;
Simmons 477; Railroad 3,
522; Purchasing 1, Janice
counting 4, Kellie
Margie Olinger 420;
499; Planers 1, Patty Brown
Wells 406; Loggers 3,
Shipping 4, Janet Armfleld
Anderson 334.
DONUT TRIO
Women's Hi Game and series:
180 and 469.
Splits: Ella Cermak 7-4-5.
Standings: Misfits 34-10,
14, Surveyors 26-18, LindaS
co 15-29.
DeKoeyer 2, Betty Gray
Gloria Shelton 402,
ro 464; Misfits 2, Ella
2, Audrey Harkins 408.
MEN'S COMMERCIAL
Men's Hi Game: Don Barnes,
Men's HI Series: Clyde
Standings: Aero
Bear 28-20, Shop 24.5-23.
Sound 21-27, Log 21-27,
29.5, McD()nalds 17-31.
Cushman 4, Jerry
Curt Snyder 601; Basic
724; Sound 3, Dennis james
aids 0, Steve Watts 612;
627; Aero 4, Don Barnes
Goodburn 622; Log 1, Dave
Swisher
in NAIA hoo
Former Highclimber basketball
star Brian Swisher was named a
collegiate first-team all-leaguer
earlier this month.
After becoming the Northwest
College Eagles' first-ever NAIA
Ex-Climber
Brian Swisher
Division II "National
the Week" honoree b=
ary, the 1996 Shelton
grad wrapped up his
cade Conference
aging 16.35 points,
1.7 assists and 1.2 ate
The 6-4 forward
nets to the tune of a
mark from the floor.
A business
be an athletic
"Swish" was named a
academic all.Americarl,
"Brian is a big
success," said Ea
Wayne Mendoza.
everything our kids
Northwest College as
athletes.
"Not only is he
talented, but he is
the most coachable
had."
The former Highcl:
an all-leaguer two yel
at Lower Columbia
College before
ride scholarship