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SPORTS JOURNAL reunion 'oldtimers': Yin,00uStinl l By STEVE PATCH decades of Red & Black hardcourt What's another month's delay the or high-tops have been in the closet for a year &eady? Such was the apparent thinking when a slew of stars of showed up all the same Climberville's fourth annual Basketball postponed from its usual last month on account of a nflict with the current Climbers' ate-playoff hopes. Indeed, nearly three dozen raade an appearance - some of them with skills notably intact, me with, well, huge grins none- theless. "It looked like everyone had fun usual, concurs veteran coordi- McGuire, adding that ate the crowd at 250 or a0, down a little from years past s but not bad considering postponement and all. The Citizens for Shelton Schools' fnd-raiser had a special honoree time, by the way. Recognized his long contribution to sports our youth here in Shelton, was Reunion co-facilitator Oz Johnston. AS FOR THE featured alums, they represented more than four excitement. From the Sixties were Laurie Somers, Jerry Bloomfield, Wayne Carlson, John Orr and Denny Temple. From the Seventies: Chris Mc- Gee, David Sutton, John Vernon, Larry Olli, Mark Tuson, Rick En- dicott, Terry Dion, Todd Young, Rocky Nutt and Pat Rhodes. Representing the Eighties were Rob Endicott, Sterling Stock, Scott Eichhorn, Dean McCoy, Mark Ziegler, Bryan Gregg, Tad Smith, Rusty Gigstead, Scott "Scooter" Craig, Rob Coleman, Leo Blakley, John McGee and Dan Rodius. And from the past 15 years were Matt Bogh, Kelly (Bingham) Bogh, Leanne Gunter, John Wallwork, Nathan Rains, Ingrid Rains, Liz (deWaalMalefyt) Canright, Chris- tina Vernon, Kristi Cochran and Derek Blakley along with Climber soon-to-be-grads Curtis Trondsen, Charlie Vernon and Brett Riley. At the rival helms, reprising their celebrated coaching partner- ship from the Seventies and Eight- ies here, were Terry Gregg and Harlan Buitenveld. And serving as referees were former Climbers Terry Dion and John Vernon along with long-time Climber hoop coach Mark Jensen. {00limber track & field: anes finds,, nemesis,, state discus chase Climber junior Jacob Hanes and lost the state lead the discus in the span of four last week as track & field up early-season momen- with a pair of meets. The Climbers' all-league flipped the a state-leading 162-3 in 7's dual-meet victory Wer host North Thurston only to learn four days later, while :g in the annual Relays, that a fella likewise 3A West Valley Yakima had taken over his by way of a 169-11 throw same day elsewhere. "So now he's #2 in the state," lays John Sells, the Climbers' eteran weight-events coach tad track historian nonpariel. • SO A REAL battle is in the is it, come May's state "Maybe," says Sells. "This has athletic tools that does not have. That is to he's as fast and coordinat- as Hanes but he's about a a foot taller and 30 pounds "So, if this guy takes off and up around 180, then it's be tough. But, if not, is a great competitor, he'll be in there." Just the fact that Jacob's in low 160s already - within distance of Shelton's record of 181-3 set by tw collegiate All-American 'He's about half a foot taller and 30 pounds heavier.' Nick Owens - is most encour- aging all by itself, adds Sells. 'Yeah, that's very good. Very good," he says. "And he went 150 at the Bremerton Relays in a downpour. It was a miserable day. Gosh, what a miserable meet!" ALSO DISTINGUISHING himself there in navy town, notes Sells, was team new- comer Derek Ranney, he of the Climber basketball celebrity. "He had a 19-9 jump, which is pretty good for a first-year guy," says Sells. Another notable first-timer, collegiate-gridder-to-be Gabe Shoemaker - aka the 52-foot shotputter who joins his friend Hanes in the hunt for a state title this spring, missed Sat- urday's meet, occupied as he was otherwise with a scholastic event in our nation's capital. "So we finished third in the shot and discus relays, which we would have won by quite a bit if he'd have been there," says Sells. "But that's the way it goes..." SHELTON @ N,THURSTON BOYS 100 - Kyle Burbridge (S) 11.90, Aaron Goldfine (NT) 12.46, Mike Powell (NT) 12.47, Kris Hansen (NT) 12.79, Michael Hazel (NT) 12.84, A.J. Boudia (S) 14.29. 200 - Andy Aboen (NT) 24.13, Kyle Bur- bridge (S) 24.37, Aaron Goldfine (NT) 25.89, Michael Hazel (NT) 25.96, Mike Powell (NT) 26.36, Cody Van Sickle (S) 26.96. 400 - Chad Chapman (S) 54.98, Luke Pit- tman (S) 55.16, Jake Trapp (NT) 55.63, Seth Larsen (NT) 58.18, Joe Crooker (NT) 59.21, Taylor Warner (NT) 59.70, Drew Reid (NT) 1:00.10, Cody Van Sickle (S) 1:00.15, Josh Champney (S) 1:05.49. 800 - Luke Pittman (S) 2:18.20, Ste- phen Burns (S) 2:18.99, Simeon Mease (S) 2:19.93. 1600 -Charles Langdon (S) 4:53.44, Dan Paine (S) 4:55.22, Stephen Burns (S) 5:04.78, Mark Chapman (NT) 5:41.55, Nick Mendelson (NT) 5:42.52. 3200 - Dan Paine (S) 10:29.20, Charles Langdon (S) 10:31.47, Simeon Mease (S) 11:42.81, Mark McLaren (NT) 14:01.64. 110 high hurdles - Daniel Bigjoe (NT) 16.26, lan Hastings (S) 17.17, Adam Spud- (Please turn to page 23.) EAR-SPANNERS GALORE mark the occasion as expected Friday night as Climberville hosts its fourth annual Old-Timer's/Alumni Basketball Reunion in the Minidome. Enjoying their teammates' travails during a stint on the bench, near, are alums (from left) John Wallwork, David Sutton, Chris McGee and Mark Tuson. Beaming upon introduction alongside '88 grad John McGee, inset near, is legendary ex coach Terry Gregg, and recalling glory days gone by in the upper inset are (from left) Kelly (Bingham) Bogh, Leo Blakley, Kristi Cochran, Mark Ziegler and the younger McGee. Barely visible in the back- ground is Seventies' star Scott "Scooter" Craig, whose other claim to fame is winning both the 100 and 200 state sprint titles his senior year here. He's the only Highclimber ever to win a state-meet double. Pat Penoyar 15th at nationals Shelton's Pat Penoyar marked his first trip to college swimmings NCAA Division I nationals this month by placing 15th overall in the 200-yard breaststroke event. The '04 Climber grad and prep All-American touched in 1:57.08 to earn All-American honorable mention as a junior transfer at perennial power Indiana University. The six-five, 215-pound exClimber, who had won the state breaststroke championship as a senior here and swam for the Huskies at the University of Washington prior to moving up to the Hoosiers' program this past fall, qualified for his maiden trip to nationals by turning in a career-best 1:56.75 performance for second place in his specialty in the Big Ten Championships last month in Columbus, Ohio. And shortly before that the Climber grad learned he had been named to the All-Big-Ten second team by vote of the conference's head coaches. Pat is the son of Chris and Becky Penoyar of Shelton. State breaststroke champion here his senior year, he helped the Climbers win a state medley relay title that season as well. ExClimber Pat Penoyar ExClimber Aaron All.American Shelton's Aaron Sawyer has been named an NAIA second-team All-American in collegiate basketball. An honorable mention the past two seasons, the 6-8 senior center for Northwest University of Kirkland joined the second-team elite last week after leading the Eagles to their first-ever national tournament, where they made it to the final four and ended up 27-9. The '03 Climber grad finished the season with team highs in scoring (17.2 points per game), rebounding (8.2 average) and shot blocks (36), and he also had 44 steals. Aaron is now Northwest's all-time leading scorer, having finished his four-year Eagle career with 2,059 points and 922 rebounds while shooting 51.6 percent from two-point range and 43 percent from beyond the three-point line. In addition, the Climber grad was named to the NAIA national championship all-tournament team last week, just days after holding Cornerstone All-American John Jonkers - who'd been averaging 19 points and nine rebounds - to three points and eight boards in the quarterfinals. Aaron Sawyer Thursday, March 29, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 21 SPORTS JOURNAL reunion 'oldtimers': Yin,00uStinl l By STEVE PATCH decades of Red & Black hardcourt What's another month's delay the or high-tops have been in the closet for a year &eady? Such was the apparent thinking when a slew of stars of showed up all the same Climberville's fourth annual Basketball postponed from its usual last month on account of a nflict with the current Climbers' ate-playoff hopes. Indeed, nearly three dozen raade an appearance - some of them with skills notably intact, me with, well, huge grins none- theless. "It looked like everyone had fun usual, concurs veteran coordi- McGuire, adding that ate the crowd at 250 or a0, down a little from years past s but not bad considering postponement and all. The Citizens for Shelton Schools' fnd-raiser had a special honoree time, by the way. Recognized his long contribution to sports our youth here in Shelton, was Reunion co-facilitator Oz Johnston. AS FOR THE featured alums, they represented more than four excitement. From the Sixties were Laurie Somers, Jerry Bloomfield, Wayne Carlson, John Orr and Denny Temple. From the Seventies: Chris Mc- Gee, David Sutton, John Vernon, Larry Olli, Mark Tuson, Rick En- dicott, Terry Dion, Todd Young, Rocky Nutt and Pat Rhodes. Representing the Eighties were Rob Endicott, Sterling Stock, Scott Eichhorn, Dean McCoy, Mark Ziegler, Bryan Gregg, Tad Smith, Rusty Gigstead, Scott "Scooter" Craig, Rob Coleman, Leo Blakley, John McGee and Dan Rodius. And from the past 15 years were Matt Bogh, Kelly (Bingham) Bogh, Leanne Gunter, John Wallwork, Nathan Rains, Ingrid Rains, Liz (deWaalMalefyt) Canright, Chris- tina Vernon, Kristi Cochran and Derek Blakley along with Climber soon-to-be-grads Curtis Trondsen, Charlie Vernon and Brett Riley. At the rival helms, reprising their celebrated coaching partner- ship from the Seventies and Eight- ies here, were Terry Gregg and Harlan Buitenveld. And serving as referees were former Climbers Terry Dion and John Vernon along with long-time Climber hoop coach Mark Jensen. {00limber track & field: anes finds,, nemesis,, state discus chase Climber junior Jacob Hanes and lost the state lead the discus in the span of four last week as track & field up early-season momen- with a pair of meets. The Climbers' all-league flipped the a state-leading 162-3 in 7's dual-meet victory Wer host North Thurston only to learn four days later, while :g in the annual Relays, that a fella likewise 3A West Valley Yakima had taken over his by way of a 169-11 throw same day elsewhere. "So now he's #2 in the state," lays John Sells, the Climbers' eteran weight-events coach tad track historian nonpariel. • SO A REAL battle is in the is it, come May's state "Maybe," says Sells. "This has athletic tools that does not have. That is to he's as fast and coordinat- as Hanes but he's about a a foot taller and 30 pounds "So, if this guy takes off and up around 180, then it's be tough. But, if not, is a great competitor, he'll be in there." Just the fact that Jacob's in low 160s already - within distance of Shelton's record of 181-3 set by tw collegiate All-American 'He's about half a foot taller and 30 pounds heavier.' Nick Owens - is most encour- aging all by itself, adds Sells. 'Yeah, that's very good. Very good," he says. "And he went 150 at the Bremerton Relays in a downpour. It was a miserable day. Gosh, what a miserable meet!" ALSO DISTINGUISHING himself there in navy town, notes Sells, was team new- comer Derek Ranney, he of the Climber basketball celebrity. "He had a 19-9 jump, which is pretty good for a first-year guy," says Sells. Another notable first-timer, collegiate-gridder-to-be Gabe Shoemaker - aka the 52-foot shotputter who joins his friend Hanes in the hunt for a state title this spring, missed Sat- urday's meet, occupied as he was otherwise with a scholastic event in our nation's capital. "So we finished third in the shot and discus relays, which we would have won by quite a bit if he'd have been there," says Sells. "But that's the way it goes..." SHELTON @ N,THURSTON BOYS 100 - Kyle Burbridge (S) 11.90, Aaron Goldfine (NT) 12.46, Mike Powell (NT) 12.47, Kris Hansen (NT) 12.79, Michael Hazel (NT) 12.84, A.J. Boudia (S) 14.29. 200 - Andy Aboen (NT) 24.13, Kyle Bur- bridge (S) 24.37, Aaron Goldfine (NT) 25.89, Michael Hazel (NT) 25.96, Mike Powell (NT) 26.36, Cody Van Sickle (S) 26.96. 400 - Chad Chapman (S) 54.98, Luke Pit- tman (S) 55.16, Jake Trapp (NT) 55.63, Seth Larsen (NT) 58.18, Joe Crooker (NT) 59.21, Taylor Warner (NT) 59.70, Drew Reid (NT) 1:00.10, Cody Van Sickle (S) 1:00.15, Josh Champney (S) 1:05.49. 800 - Luke Pittman (S) 2:18.20, Ste- phen Burns (S) 2:18.99, Simeon Mease (S) 2:19.93. 1600 -Charles Langdon (S) 4:53.44, Dan Paine (S) 4:55.22, Stephen Burns (S) 5:04.78, Mark Chapman (NT) 5:41.55, Nick Mendelson (NT) 5:42.52. 3200 - Dan Paine (S) 10:29.20, Charles Langdon (S) 10:31.47, Simeon Mease (S) 11:42.81, Mark McLaren (NT) 14:01.64. 110 high hurdles - Daniel Bigjoe (NT) 16.26, lan Hastings (S) 17.17, Adam Spud- (Please turn to page 23.) EAR-SPANNERS GALORE mark the occasion as expected Friday night as Climberville hosts its fourth annual Old-Timer's/Alumni Basketball Reunion in the Minidome. Enjoying their teammates' travails during a stint on the bench, near, are alums (from left) John Wallwork, David Sutton, Chris McGee and Mark Tuson. Beaming upon introduction alongside '88 grad John McGee, inset near, is legendary ex coach Terry Gregg, and recalling glory days gone by in the upper inset are (from left) Kelly (Bingham) Bogh, Leo Blakley, Kristi Cochran, Mark Ziegler and the younger McGee. Barely visible in the back- ground is Seventies' star Scott "Scooter" Craig, whose other claim to fame is winning both the 100 and 200 state sprint titles his senior year here. He's the only Highclimber ever to win a state-meet double. Pat Penoyar 15th at nationals Shelton's Pat Penoyar marked his first trip to college swimmings NCAA Division I nationals this month by placing 15th overall in the 200-yard breaststroke event. The '04 Climber grad and prep All-American touched in 1:57.08 to earn All-American honorable mention as a junior transfer at perennial power Indiana University. The six-five, 215-pound exClimber, who had won the state breaststroke championship as a senior here and swam for the Huskies at the University of Washington prior to moving up to the Hoosiers' program this past fall, qualified for his maiden trip to nationals by turning in a career-best 1:56.75 performance for second place in his specialty in the Big Ten Championships last month in Columbus, Ohio. And shortly before that the Climber grad learned he had been named to the All-Big-Ten second team by vote of the conference's head coaches. Pat is the son of Chris and Becky Penoyar of Shelton. State breaststroke champion here his senior year, he helped the Climbers win a state medley relay title that season as well. ExClimber Pat Penoyar ExClimber Aaron All.American Shelton's Aaron Sawyer has been named an NAIA second-team All-American in collegiate basketball. An honorable mention the past two seasons, the 6-8 senior center for Northwest University of Kirkland joined the second-team elite last week after leading the Eagles to their first-ever national tournament, where they made it to the final four and ended up 27-9. The '03 Climber grad finished the season with team highs in scoring (17.2 points per game), rebounding (8.2 average) and shot blocks (36), and he also had 44 steals. Aaron is now Northwest's all-time leading scorer, having finished his four-year Eagle career with 2,059 points and 922 rebounds while shooting 51.6 percent from two-point range and 43 percent from beyond the three-point line. In addition, the Climber grad was named to the NAIA national championship all-tournament team last week, just days after holding Cornerstone All-American John Jonkers - who'd been averaging 19 points and nine rebounds - to three points and eight boards in the quarterfinals. Aaron Sawyer Thursday, March 29, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 21