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. ........... .. _-,,..- ,..--_.~--,....,.~.--~ --.-~,,,-,..-...,-,..,,,.~~,,,.,~.. .... .............. mJmFlnqit~qllqll~a/IUllinllUH I[l~! JllJ li I u Illiaglllllili I lJ,i Shelton-Mason County Journal SOFTBALL TRA(;K Climbers advance to regionals By DEAN SIEMON After competiting in the 4A Narrows League Cham- pionships on May 11 and !3, the Shelton High School track and field team is send- ing athletes to eight events in the regional meet this Friday and Saturday at ;Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. The regional meet in- cludes district three (West Central District) and dis- trict four (Southwest Wash- ington District) to send the 'top-eight in each event for the 4A WIAA State Cham- pionships on May 26 to 28. The most consistent ath- letes for Shelton have been Bryton Rodgers and Annie Fitchett, both winning 4A Narrows League champion- ships in the pole vault. Rodgers took first with a height of 13 feet in the boys pole vault, while Fitchett earned a personal best with 10 feet and seven inches. While both have enjoyed successful seasons so far, Shelton head coach Doug Sells said there is no favor- :ite with the various hazards in any single event. i "Both Bryton and An- nie will do well at region- als, but winning the meet will require more than just showing up with a Narrows League Championship ~m- der their belt," Sells said. One Shelton athlete .that has progressed at an out- standing rate is Roman I-Iurst, who m_Ished first in the triple jump with a height of 43 feet and eight inches. Sells said that Hurst, a state competitor with Forks High School in last season's 1A state championships, not only has improved with his technique during the sea- son, but is getting closer to his school record at 44 feet and three inches. "It will be a bittersweet moment when Roman breaks that record, but I'm rooting for him all the way," Sells said. Cody T~/rver earned a first place finish in the boys shot put with a throw of 48 feet and six and a half inches, but was short of his recent 50-foot and over throws. But Sells said the weath- er during the May 11 ses- sion of the league meet (cold, wind and rain) was tough for everyone in the throwing events. "A 50-foot toss at region- als, which I fully expect him to exceed, should comfort- ably put him in the state meet," Sells said. Brenna Thompson's se- nior season in the 400-me- ter dash has added another time under a minute, finish- ing in 59.84 seconds for sec- ond place. While entering the re- gional meet as the fifth- seed, Sells said Thompson is expected to do more this weekend. "Considering her com- petitive ability, and the fact that she has the fastest time of the season among competitors in the regional 400-meters, I wouldn't be surprised if she became dis- trict champion," he said. Ryan Adams will not re- turn to the state champion- ship in his lO0-meter dash after taking fifth at .league, but has a chance to advance in the 400-meter dash. Adams earned second at the league meet with a See Regionals on page C-5 url Journal photo by Dean Siernon North Mason High School's Tristan Stromberg tags out Eatonville High School's Sydney Booth during Friday's 2A sub-district tournament game. The Lady Bull- dogs won two games to earn a 2A West Central District piayoff spot. By DEAN SIEMON It seems the theme for the North Ma- son High School softball team has been that the postseason is a brand new sea- son. "It's either you do or you don't," North Mason senior Emily Younkin said. On Friday, the Lady Bulldogs earned a berth in the 2A West Central District for this weekend in Spanaway Lake after defeating Fife High School (8-9) 14-3 in six innings. Two hours later, North Mason (10-10) clinched a 10th seed with a 12-4 win over Eatonville High School (8-10), 12-4. A return to the district tournament is quite the achievement for a team that many felt would be entering a rebuilding year after last season's run at state with a 20-3 record. "I knew all along that this team was capable of this," North Mason head coach Molleigh Fusare said. "We're peaking at the right time and we're believing." Tristan Stromberg was four out of five in game one against Fife with three runs batted in. She also had another four hits against Eatonville with 2RBI triple, which was part of a six-run fifth inning to give North Mason a 9-3 lead. Tristan Stromberg said that she wasn't hitting well in the games leading up to the sub-districts. "I had been pulling out and stepping toward first base instead of going towards the pitcher," she said. • In the 'same Trming~ Marissa Brown scored on an RBI sacrifice fly, followed b}, an RBI double from Jordyn Stromberg. After the RBI triple from Tristan Strom- berg, Abbey Marshall hit an RBI double. North Mason collected 19 hits against Fife and 16 more against Eatenville. "We're getting production all through- out the lineup," Fusare said. Amanda Johnson pitched both games on Friday, earning eight strikeouts against Fife and two more against Eaton- ville. Overall, Johnson pitched 13 innings with five total earned runs. "She threw a lot of pitches but her de- termination carried her," Fusare said. North Mason is scheduled to face Sum- ner High School, the seventh seed in the 2A district tournament on Friday, May 20, at Sprinkler Recreation Center in Ta- coma. And with the momentum they have built up in recent games, the Lady Bull- dogs have some confidence. See Underdogs on page C-5 summer season Journal photo by Dean Siemon Curtis Wuestner shown at third base during a practice for Shelton Timbers summer American Legion baseball team. By DEAN SIEMON son and play every inning hard," While the high school baseballWells said. season is set to close soon, Ameri- From last year's returning team, can Legion summer baseball is set the Timbers will have four experi- enced pitchers - Brad Bearden, For- to start. The Shelton Timbers program rest Puterbaugh, David Gorman and Patrick Fabrizio. continues to grow with not only the return of the 18 and under team in Wells and Gerhold, who both pitch, said they will help in their 2011, but the addition of a 16 and development, along with the rest of under team as well. "The future of Timbers baseball," the younger Timbers. Timbers coach Erik Engstrom said. "They're all really good pitch- "The up-and-comers." ers," Wells said. "They have a lot of Two of the newest Timbers, Aus- talent." tin Wells, 15, and Sam Gerhold, 15, "They're all really good at help- have high expectations for their ing the younger guys out," Gerhold team. said. "We have a lot of talent on this Other key returning players in- team from last year," Gerhold said. cludee Colton Twiddy, Tom Strand, "We should be able to compete in Brady Jones and Anthony McCleod. The season opens up as the Tim- every game." Wells said he holds high expec- bers play the 16 and under North- west Blaze out of Bremerton on tations for the 2011 season, hoping Wednesday, May 18 (past the press for an appearance in the Washing- deadline). Details on the season- ton state tournament in August. opening game can be found in next "Just to have a good quality sea- week's Journal. Thursday, May 19, 2011 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page C-1