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By DEAN SIEMON
The Shelton Timbers 17U Ameri-
can Legion baseball team suffered
a tough loss on the road to the Foss
Tugs, 6-5, on Tuesday at Foss High
School in Tacoma.
Shelton (3-4) had a strong fourth
inning with four runs that were all
scored with two outs.
Brady Jones and Gunnar Larson
had back to back RBIs, followed by
a single from Levi Goodburn to load
the bases.
Brad Bearden, who was three out
of four from the plato, had two of his
three RBIs in a bases loaded double
to give Shelton the 4-1 lead.
But the Timbers gave up four
runs in the bottom of the fifth inning
on four hits, three walks and a balk.
While a RBI single from Bearden
tied the game at 5-5 at the top of the
sixth, Foss' Mike McCoy's RBI single
gave the Tugs the go-ahead 6-5 lead.
"I think they're good, but we
should have beat them," Shelton
Timber's Gil Ramos said.
The Timbers left six runners on
base, including in both the first and
final inning, as well as two runners
in the second inning.
Bearden pitched six inning, giving
up six earned runs on seven hits. He
struck out five batters while walking
five more.
"I think he did a real solid job
pitching," Ramos said.
Patrick Fabrizio went four out
of four at the plate, while Shelton
had two hits from Curtis Wuestner,
Goodburn and Larson.
Colton Twiddy, Joe Strand and
Jones each had one hit in the game.
The Timbers are scheduled ibr a
Memorial Day tournament at Legion
Field in Bremerton, which starts on
all on t
er
Journal photo I
Shelton Timbers' Colton Twiddy prepares to catch a l
hit towards him during Tuesday's road game at Foss
School in Tacoma.
Friday. Ganm times are to be deter- Shelton pitching:
mined. Bearden - 6 IP, 7 H, 6 E
BB
COMMENTARY
May 24 at Foss High School in
Tacoma Shelton batting:
Larson, 2-4; Goodbul
Shelton 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 - 5 12 2 Bearden, 3-4; Strand, 1-4
Foss 1 0 0 0 4 1 x - 6 7 1 ner, 2-4; Fabrizio, 4-4; Mc/
Twiddy, 1-4; Jones, 1-3
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Former NM track
star heading to NCAA
championship
By DEAN SIEMON which equals 135 feet and
North Mason High School10 inches. Her goal for the
graduate Samantha Hull event is to reach the SMU
record of 140 feet.
has been enjoying a young "I would really like to
career as a javelin thrower
for Saint Martin's Univer- break the school record,"
sity track and field, she said.
As a sophomore, she will Hull was a three-time
compete in the javelin at the state qualifier for North Ma-
NCAA Division II National son, including a fourth place
Champioffships at A1 Bren- finish in the 2007 2A WIAA
da Track at Warrior Sta- Track and Field champion-
dium in Turlock, Calif. this ships in the javelin throw.
weekend. Before flying to Califor-
Hull said she was did not nia, Hull returned home to
have her best performance Belfair and said everyone in
at the Greater Northwest town knew about her going
Athletic Conference Chain- to nationals.
pionships on May 13 and 14 "It's really cool to have all
in Monmouth, Ore. the support from home," she
But after one of the fi- said.
nalists scratched, Hull was Hull said her success
called in as an alternate and must be credited to North
is the 17th seed in competi- Mason track and field head
tion starting May 26. coach Jeff Bevers, as well
"I was so excited when as Gunner Argo, the throws
they called me and said I coach at the time.
was going," Hull said, who "They were so excited to
received the call a week ago. hear I was going to nation-
Her personal best this als," Hull said. "It's an awe-
some accomplishment to go
season is 41.41 meters, this far."
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Pac e C-4 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, May 26, 2011
Dean Siemon
I never wanted to write
about sad things, that's why
I became a sports reporter.
But this is a sad column
to write to you, the readers.
After next week's issue, I
will no longer be the sports
editor at the Shelton-Mason
County Journal.
I have received a job of-
fer at another publication
that is located much closer
to the new family that I'm
starting with my fiance.
This chapter that is just
shy of two years has been
an interesting one in my
life, but it will always be a
memorable one.
I remember the three-
day cross country drive
from Illinois to the Pacific
Northwest. I was excited
with a little bit of nervous
and a dash of pessimism.
My first night in town,
I was at the Shelton High
School football home open-
er against Mount Tahoma
High School, where the
Highclimbers won 40-16. I
also remember sleeping on
an air mattress that I didn't
realize was not going to be
too small until it was in-
flated.
In the year and nine
months that followed, I
went from a straight-out-
of-college sports writer to
writer and photographer
and page designer.
I met my future wile
while on a day off from a
late summer week of work.
I have seen two publish-
ers, three editors, nine re-
porters land a partridge in
a pear tree] at what was a
revolving door, with some
veterans leaving the .]our
nal, new blood coming in
and a fe.w that lasted less
*,han a f~w months.
My goal at this pubh-
cation was to give Mason
County the best sports
coverage, like any sports-
loving community deserves.
Being a perfectionist, I
would have weeks where
I was really proud of my
work and others where I
wanted to throw my section
in the trash.
But no matter how 1
viewed the section, the feed-
back from parents, coaches
and athletes has been pos~.
tive.
I want to thank the
coaches and athletic direc-
tors at Shelton, North Ma-
son and Mary M. Knight
high schools for making
it possible to produce the
number of stories seen each
week.
Thank you to all of the
readers who have continued
to pick up the Journal and
read the hard work that the
entire staff puts in.
Thank you to the news-
room, advertisers, press
room (for making the sec-
tion look good off the press
every week), graphic design
and management for the
opportunity,
As this chapter is within
the last few pages, I hope to
keep in touch with as many
people in Mason County as
the rest of the book is writ-
ten.