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Shelton-Mason County Journal BASEBALL TRACK e By DEAN SIEMON Shelton High School track and field showed the depth in their boys and girls teams after compet- ing in a four-school meet on Thursday at Gig Harbor High School. The Shelton boys team finished first with 106.5 points, with Gig Harbor in second with 106. The boys first place fin- ish was the first time in school history that Shelton defeated Gig Harbor in any track and field meet. "This win really helps to fuel the momentum we are trying to build as the season moves along," said Shelton head coach Doug Sells. Juniors Indi Endicott and Bryten Rodgers fin- ished first and second respectively in the boys 110-meter hurdles. Sells said both Endi- cott and Rodgers are com- petitors in the 4A Narrows League, but are more likely to advance to district in other events - Endicott in the boys 300-meter hurdles and Rodgers in the boys pole vault. "If they wish to compote in the Narrows League Championship meet for a spot in the 4A West Cen- tral district meet, they will have to improve their times, which I fully expect them to do," Sells said. Rodgers improved his personal best in the boys pole vault by clearing 12 feet and seven inches (pre- vious personal record was 12 feet). Sells said Rodgers has put himself ahead of all his league competitors and could be a contender at dis- tricts. "He's focused and ex- tremely enthusiastic when it comes to the vault," Sells said. The Shelton coach said there were a few athletes that were the key factors in the boys team's win over Gig Harbor - Tre Fisher (high jump), Cody Tarver (shot put), Endic0tt (300:meter hurdles) and Roman Hurst (triple jump). "These athletes really stepped up and made things happen," Sells said. The Lady Highclimbers track and field team fin- ished second with 73 team points, while Gig Harbor had 121. In the girls 200 meter dash, Shelton sophomore Kasey Burbridge won with a time of 28.11 seconds, fol- lowed by freshman Natalie Andrewski's 28.44. "If they continue to im- prove, Shelton may be able to put together a competi- tive girls 4x100 meter relay for the league champion- ship meet," Sells said. Along with other young sprinters (Kandyce Bragg, Madison Striplin, Michael Striplin, Jameson Knight and Ky!e Bonita), Sells is hoping seniors Ryan Adams and Brenna Thompson can be in top form for successful sprint relay teams in the league championships. SOFTBALL BASEBALL See Track on page C-4 Shelton crushed by Oly's offense in league loss By DEAN SIEMON Shelton High School baseball suffered two tough 4A Narrows League losses after the split with Bel- larmine Preparatory School. ARer a 16-4 loss hosting Olympia High School on March 23, the Highclimbers (1-5, 1-4 4A Nar- rows League) lost at Olympia (4-2, 3-0 4A Narrows League), 12-1 after five innings in a mercy-rule shortened game. David Gorman started the game but lasted only three and two-thirds innings, allowing eight earned runs on four hits and six walks. Gorman said he expected to rely on his defenese after the Bears scored 16 rkm~ on teammate Brad Bearden on March 23. "I came into the game expecting to them to hit the ball against me," Gorman said. "I had to rely on my defense." Olympia had 10 total hits, scoring three runs in the third inning after trailing 1-0. The Bears would add five runs in the fourth and score four runs in the fifth as the official's called the game due to the 10- run mercy rule. After four walks to open up the fourth inning, which scored one run, Gorman threw a wild pitch that allowed another run to score. Olympia's Cole Loncar hit a two RBI double. Gorman said there were injuries that forced de- fensive adjustments, which led to Joe Strand, the normal Shelton catcher, to center field and Anthony McLeod to the catcher position. But despite the struggles against Olympia, Got- man said the team is still stronger on the defensive side than the last few seasons. "We actually trust each other to make plays," Gor- man said. "This year, we all know each other better." The top three batters in Shelton's lineup combined for six of the Highclimbers' seven hits. Strand went three for three with an RBI single in the first inning that drove in Aaron Roaf, who had a double to leadoffthe game. Roar went two4"or three, while James Dickson and Journal photos by Dean Siemon Brod Bearden each contributed a hit. Above, Shelton High #They've alwaysbeen solid hitters," Gorman said. School's Curtis "But we just need to wake up our offense." The Shelton High School lost in a road 4A Nar- Wuestner swings at rows League game at Central Kitsap High School on a pitch during Fri- Monday, 13-9. day's game at league Shelton fell behind the Cougars (2-3, 2-2 league) rival Olympia High 5-1 after the first inning before trailing 7-1 heading School. Left, Shel- into the fourth, where both teams scored four runs, tons Aaron Roaf followed by two each in the fifth. gets caught between Aaron Roaf, Joe Strand and Brad Bearden each Olympia infielders contribute two hits for Shelton,~ who had nine hits during a basesteal- and two errors. ing attempt. Shel- Tuesday's home game against Central Kitsap was ton was defeated by postponed due to rain and has been rescheduled for 4 • p.m. on Friday, April 8, at Shelton High School. the Bears, 12-1, in a shortened game. See Climbers on page C-6 Journal photo by Dean Siemon North Mason High School's Kasey Bielec had a grand slam against North Kitsap High School on Thursday. Bulldogs get key hits in win By DEAN SIEMON With home runs from seniors Kasey Bielec and M.J. McDon- nell at their ballpark, the North Mason High School baseball team earned a key 1A/2A/3A Olympic League win on Thursday over North Kitsap High School, 9-8. The Bulldogs (2-3, 2-1 Olympic League) outhit the Vikings (3-2, 2-1 Olympic League) 13-8 in the gamd and both teams each had two home runs. But North Mason head coach Bill Geyer said the big reason for the win at home was taking advantage of having runners on the bases. "The difference in us having the same number of home runs is that we had seven RBI and they had three," Geyer said. "Got to get on base and let the big boys do their job." See Bulldogs on page C-6 Climbers lose third straight By DEAN SIEMON Shelton High School fastpitch softball had three tough losses to open their 4A Narrows League sched- ule. Most recently, the Lady Highclimbers (i-4 0-3 4A Narrows League) fell on the road to Olympia High School, 7-3, on Friday at Stevens Field in Olympia. ARer opening the sea- son with a 9-5 win at 3A Timberline High School on March 18, Shelton has lost four straight games - a nonleague game hosting 3A Bremerton High School (March 22), 5-4, hosting league rival Bellarmine Preparatory School (March 23) in a 7-0 loss and a 15-3 league loss at Central Kit- sap High School on Thurs- day. Shelton head coach Kim Goldsby is not worried about her team though, fo- cusing on how the team will play at the end of the season en route to league and dis- trict play. "We might be we're improving? said. See Softball on page C-6 Thursday, March 31 }ournal photo by Dean Siemon Shelton High School's Madison Gaa School. :. • ,2011 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page C-1