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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