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00_._CCoach calls it a career: Soccer seven lake all-league final hurrah of retiring soccer coach Brian Fair- on a note of all-league last week as his 27th contingent reaped seven by vote of the Western coaches. tned to the all-league first Was the lads' senior defen- Jose Camacho. Classmate I player Dwain Fried- and junior veteran Austin Inade the second team at for- and midfield, respectively, mentions went to midfielder Charlie Vernon, midfielder Alex Potts, se- defender Chad Trogstad and Lusignan. all season by ineligibil- the Climbers none- lads shutout lads of Climber junior- soccer had a great season, veteran coach Ron Otto. Went 9-2-1 in league and overall. of the nine league wins by a shutout," adds Coach, Shelton outscored their by 44-15." goal for the Climbers was ,'hris Matson. Cifuentes, cousin of legend Cesar Cifuentes Just a sophomore as well, team in scoring. He had 0als. Leading in the assist were sophomores Sandoval and Luis and upstart ninth-grader with four apiece. award winners recognized night's season-ending were Matson (MVP), Sam (most improved) and Eve (most inspirational and award winner as well). theless went 5-6-1 in league and were in the playoff chase till the very final game, when an 0-1 set- back at Yelm cost them a district berth. "It was a little frustrating," said Fairbrother. "We just couldn't take care of business." Repeat all-leaguer Friedlander tied Vernon for the season assist lead with six on the year and had two goals to Charlie's four. Senior forward Camillo Condido and all- leaguer Potts tied with five goals and one assist each, and first- teamer Camacho scored three goals despite his defensive orien- tation. Rounding out the Climber at- tack were Case with two goals and two assists, senior Ethan Miller with two goals and one assist, Trogstad with one goal and one assist and senior Humberto Loza with one assist. The latter was a second-team all-leaguer last year, reminds Fair- brother, so his limited play this season due to a knee injury was a huge factor in the lads' teamwise frustrations. The Climbers wrapped up their season with a special barbecued- pig dinner bash last night in trib- ute to Coach Fairbrother's 27 years at the helm. As per tradition, team honors were announced. Varsity award winners were Dwain Friedlander, MVP; Char- lie Vernon, "Most Inspirational" and "Offensive Award" winner; Reid Lusignan, "Most Improved," and Jose Camacho, Coach's Award winner. Junior-vrsity honors went to sophomore Chris Matson (MVP), junior Sam Densley ("Most Im- proved") and sophomore Eve Mun- guia ("Most Inspirational" and Coach's Award winner, both). And taking their bows for the Climber C team under coach Nick Cronquist were co-MVPs Cole Phelan and Shaun Flem- ruing, "Most Inspirational" Brad Mortensen, "Most Improved" Jor- dan Olels and Coach's Award win- ner Enoch Mease. ront tom left are Adam 8purling and Reid Kneeling, from left: Robert Jimenez, Edwin Cifuentos, Patrick Lan. Loza, Chad Trogstad, Josh Hornal and Alex Potts. Back: assis- Brad Scandrett, Nick McCausland, Austin Case, Camillo Condido, Ethan Miller, Jose Camacho and coach Brian Fairbrother. In front is Danny Lofthus. Kneel- left: Kyle Larsen, Eve Mnnguia, Louis Vasquez, Korey Jared Ibarra and Victor Gasper. Back: Cole Phelan, Micah Martinez, Ryan LeDoux, coach Ron Otto, , Taylor Case, Sam Densley and Daniel Berndt. C-TEAM CLIMBERS: In front are Shaun Flemming and Kneeling, from left: Jordan Olels, Jesse Schmidt, Karl Olsen and David Chappell. Back: Jonathan Brandt, Michael Geddings, coach Nick Brad Mortensen, Enoch Mease and Storm Woodyard. State CLIMBER JACOB HAINES puts his discus nightmare behind him Saturday with a sixth-place performance in state's 3A shotput finals. Marathon, etc. Runnin' horde in Capital ventures Last week's Capital City Mara- thon and attendant footraces in Olympia drew fully two dozen Mason County runners and speed- walkers. In the full 26-2-mile event, Shelton's Ben Johnson clocked in at the 3:49:31 mark to claim 26th place among men 40-44 years old. Some 400 in all completed the marathon. In the day's half-marathon race, which pitted some 800 runners, there were a whopping 17 Mason County woman finishers and four men. In the 19-and-younger division, Climbers Breana Chavez and Ally Ducker placed third and fourth, respectively, by way of 1:56:13 and 1:57:08 clockings. AMONG WOMEN 20-24 years of age, Shelton's Joanna Williams was 28th overall, at 2:56:38. Leigh Sinclair of Grapeview copped 37th place among women 30-34. She claimed the chute at the 2:03:57 mark. And Shelton's Katie Shrum went 2:10:53 to claim 47th in the same division. Vicki (Rodenberg) Kamin, a for- mer Highclimber middle-distance standout, claimed the chute at the 2:30:1i mark for 71st place among women 35-39. Kerstin Fischer and fellow Sheltonian Juli Tuson finished fiRh and 27th, respectively, in the battle of 40- to 44-year-olds. They went 1:43:55 and 1:59:29. In the 45-49 age division, Shel- ton's Jennifer Barnes and Con- stance Davidson went 2:07:36 and 2:48:58, respectively, for 20th and 49th places, and in the same group a 2:13:08 performance by Allyn resident Gretchen Hannafious was good for 29th. SHELTON'S LINDA Shrum claimed the chute at the 2:11:15 mark in the 50- to 54-year-old women's division. That was good for tenth place. Among women 55-59, Shelton's Susie Turner and Patty Rhoades went 2:43:28 and 2:48:57 for 10th and 11th, respectively, and Leslee McComb of Grapeview finished 13th with a time of 3:13:23. And in the ladies' 65-69 age division it was Shelton's Elinor Jensen claiming third place with a time of 2:43:28. champ (Continued from page 23.) attempts. 'Yeah, I was scared..." AND SURPRISED, too, by his remarkable success? "Yeah, I was really surprised," Shoe had admitted, on the occa- sion of the aforementioned work- out. "Earlier this year I didn't really see myselfthrowin' the shot. Like, I mean, I didn't really have that in sight." True, said the Climber, he and the 12-pound weight had a history, what with the fact that he'd been a neighbor of Climber weight-event coaching legend John Sells as a kid and had studied under the master en route to age-group suc- cess, years ago. "And the technique that I had: It's, like, really easy to transfer over to now," said the Highclimb- er." Sells' take on the matter? "Shoe- maker is powerful," said the new champ's coach. "He's a big kid, he's powerful and he moves well. He was throwin' 51 feet the first day that he came out for practice..." AND THIS FROM an aficio- nado of the classical violin ? "Yeah, I've taken private les- sons for 13 years now," said Shoe, giving another of those noncha- lant shrugs. In fact, he added, he's been part of his family's Christian music ensemble for years, and he and his older brothers are working right now on a CD that'll be a mix of musical genres, including blues and jazz. "It's more upbeat and positive," he said, "instead of being so down and all like so much of today's stuff." Hardly incidentally, the brand- new state champ will be at Spo- kane's Whitworth College come fall - on a music scholarship. "And I'm also going to play foot- ball," he said, advising that the coaches there have indicated they would like him to play linebacker for the NCAA Division III Pirates. BUT BACK TO Saturday's state-championship moment to re- member: Was Shoe too giddy for words? You be the judge: "Here's the choice," he was tell- ing his proud parents, who'd sug- gested he ride home with them instead of returning with fel- low placer Jacob Hanes and the Climbers' veteran mentors. "I can go with you or ride with three old coaches who are just gonna talk boring track statistics-" He cut himself short and then' added with that telltale gleam in his eye, "I don't wanna leave Jake alone for that!" CLIMBERS @ STATE Gsbe Shoemaker - 52-91/2 for first In the shot put (second: Chris Jackson, CIo- ver Park, 52-8) and 131-1 for a tie for 12th In the discus (winner: Conner Lamed, Enumclsw, 164-7). Jacob Hsnas - 50-31/2 for sixth In the shot put and 145-5 for eighth In the dis- cue. FOR THE FELLAS, mean- while, Shelton's Chad Tilton was fifth overall in the 20-24 age divi- sion with a time of 1:45:00; John Grant of Shelton 20th in the 45-49 age division with a time of 1:47:31; Shelton's Mike Sims seventh among 55- to 59-year-olds with a time of 1:46:31; Grapeview's Bill McComb 29th in the same divi- sion with a time of 2:30:55, and Shelton's Art Costantino second among 60- to 64-year-olds with a time of 1:53:10. Last but not least, in the day's five-mile race, Shelton's Payton Wheeler went 54:10 for 12th place in the 19-and-under boys' division and Patrick Wheeler 54:11 for sixth among the 40- to 44-year- olds. WINNERS OF the marathon were Olympia resident turned Spokanite Jesse Stevick (2:31:50) and Newburg, Oregon's Jill Beals (3:11:37); of the half-marathon Tumwater's Josiah Price (1:12:17) and Olympia's Linda Huyck (1:24:49), and of the fve-miler Da- mascus, Oregon's Rich Skorczewski (27:54) and Olympia's Karl Fricke (35:17). Soccer camp sign-up time Sign-ups are being taken now for the Junior Climber Soccer Academy June 25-28 at the South Mason Soccer Park. For boys and girls ages 5-12, the four-day program features a morning session from 9 to 11 for those 5 to 8 years old and an af- ternoon session from noon to 2 for 9- through 12-year-olds. Cost is $50 per player. Instruction once again is pro- vided by Climber girls' soccer coach Brett Bartlett and several of his varsity mainstays. "Not only will the Junior Climb- ers learn the fundamentals of the game," reads the academy's pub- licity flier, "but they will learn confidence-builders, good sports- manship, self-discipline and re- spect for themselves and others." Each player receives a Junior Climber Soccer Academy T-shirt. Shin guards are required protec- tive gear for the program. , .,,lto.er iark is at 2102 Johns Prairie Road. Thursday, May 31, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 25 00_._CCoach calls it a career: Soccer seven lake all-league final hurrah of retiring soccer coach Brian Fair- on a note of all-league last week as his 27th contingent reaped seven by vote of the Western coaches. tned to the all-league first Was the lads' senior defen- Jose Camacho. Classmate I player Dwain Fried- and junior veteran Austin Inade the second team at for- and midfield, respectively, mentions went to midfielder Charlie Vernon, midfielder Alex Potts, se- defender Chad Trogstad and Lusignan. all season by ineligibil- the Climbers none- lads shutout lads of Climber junior- soccer had a great season, veteran coach Ron Otto. Went 9-2-1 in league and overall. of the nine league wins by a shutout," adds Coach, Shelton outscored their by 44-15." goal for the Climbers was ,'hris Matson. Cifuentes, cousin of legend Cesar Cifuentes Just a sophomore as well, team in scoring. He had 0als. Leading in the assist were sophomores Sandoval and Luis and upstart ninth-grader with four apiece. award winners recognized night's season-ending were Matson (MVP), Sam (most improved) and Eve (most inspirational and award winner as well). theless went 5-6-1 in league and were in the playoff chase till the very final game, when an 0-1 set- back at Yelm cost them a district berth. "It was a little frustrating," said Fairbrother. "We just couldn't take care of business." Repeat all-leaguer Friedlander tied Vernon for the season assist lead with six on the year and had two goals to Charlie's four. Senior forward Camillo Condido and all- leaguer Potts tied with five goals and one assist each, and first- teamer Camacho scored three goals despite his defensive orien- tation. Rounding out the Climber at- tack were Case with two goals and two assists, senior Ethan Miller with two goals and one assist, Trogstad with one goal and one assist and senior Humberto Loza with one assist. The latter was a second-team all-leaguer last year, reminds Fair- brother, so his limited play this season due to a knee injury was a huge factor in the lads' teamwise frustrations. The Climbers wrapped up their season with a special barbecued- pig dinner bash last night in trib- ute to Coach Fairbrother's 27 years at the helm. As per tradition, team honors were announced. Varsity award winners were Dwain Friedlander, MVP; Char- lie Vernon, "Most Inspirational" and "Offensive Award" winner; Reid Lusignan, "Most Improved," and Jose Camacho, Coach's Award winner. Junior-vrsity honors went to sophomore Chris Matson (MVP), junior Sam Densley ("Most Im- proved") and sophomore Eve Mun- guia ("Most Inspirational" and Coach's Award winner, both). And taking their bows for the Climber C team under coach Nick Cronquist were co-MVPs Cole Phelan and Shaun Flem- ruing, "Most Inspirational" Brad Mortensen, "Most Improved" Jor- dan Olels and Coach's Award win- ner Enoch Mease. ront tom left are Adam 8purling and Reid Kneeling, from left: Robert Jimenez, Edwin Cifuentos, Patrick Lan. Loza, Chad Trogstad, Josh Hornal and Alex Potts. Back: assis- Brad Scandrett, Nick McCausland, Austin Case, Camillo Condido, Ethan Miller, Jose Camacho and coach Brian Fairbrother. In front is Danny Lofthus. Kneel- left: Kyle Larsen, Eve Mnnguia, Louis Vasquez, Korey Jared Ibarra and Victor Gasper. Back: Cole Phelan, Micah Martinez, Ryan LeDoux, coach Ron Otto, , Taylor Case, Sam Densley and Daniel Berndt. C-TEAM CLIMBERS: In front are Shaun Flemming and Kneeling, from left: Jordan Olels, Jesse Schmidt, Karl Olsen and David Chappell. Back: Jonathan Brandt, Michael Geddings, coach Nick Brad Mortensen, Enoch Mease and Storm Woodyard. State CLIMBER JACOB HAINES puts his discus nightmare behind him Saturday with a sixth-place performance in state's 3A shotput finals. Marathon, etc. Runnin' horde in Capital ventures Last week's Capital City Mara- thon and attendant footraces in Olympia drew fully two dozen Mason County runners and speed- walkers. In the full 26-2-mile event, Shelton's Ben Johnson clocked in at the 3:49:31 mark to claim 26th place among men 40-44 years old. Some 400 in all completed the marathon. In the day's half-marathon race, which pitted some 800 runners, there were a whopping 17 Mason County woman finishers and four men. In the 19-and-younger division, Climbers Breana Chavez and Ally Ducker placed third and fourth, respectively, by way of 1:56:13 and 1:57:08 clockings. AMONG WOMEN 20-24 years of age, Shelton's Joanna Williams was 28th overall, at 2:56:38. Leigh Sinclair of Grapeview copped 37th place among women 30-34. She claimed the chute at the 2:03:57 mark. And Shelton's Katie Shrum went 2:10:53 to claim 47th in the same division. Vicki (Rodenberg) Kamin, a for- mer Highclimber middle-distance standout, claimed the chute at the 2:30:1i mark for 71st place among women 35-39. Kerstin Fischer and fellow Sheltonian Juli Tuson finished fiRh and 27th, respectively, in the battle of 40- to 44-year-olds. They went 1:43:55 and 1:59:29. In the 45-49 age division, Shel- ton's Jennifer Barnes and Con- stance Davidson went 2:07:36 and 2:48:58, respectively, for 20th and 49th places, and in the same group a 2:13:08 performance by Allyn resident Gretchen Hannafious was good for 29th. SHELTON'S LINDA Shrum claimed the chute at the 2:11:15 mark in the 50- to 54-year-old women's division. That was good for tenth place. Among women 55-59, Shelton's Susie Turner and Patty Rhoades went 2:43:28 and 2:48:57 for 10th and 11th, respectively, and Leslee McComb of Grapeview finished 13th with a time of 3:13:23. And in the ladies' 65-69 age division it was Shelton's Elinor Jensen claiming third place with a time of 2:43:28. champ (Continued from page 23.) attempts. 'Yeah, I was scared..." AND SURPRISED, too, by his remarkable success? "Yeah, I was really surprised," Shoe had admitted, on the occa- sion of the aforementioned work- out. "Earlier this year I didn't really see myselfthrowin' the shot. Like, I mean, I didn't really have that in sight." True, said the Climber, he and the 12-pound weight had a history, what with the fact that he'd been a neighbor of Climber weight-event coaching legend John Sells as a kid and had studied under the master en route to age-group suc- cess, years ago. "And the technique that I had: It's, like, really easy to transfer over to now," said the Highclimb- er." Sells' take on the matter? "Shoe- maker is powerful," said the new champ's coach. "He's a big kid, he's powerful and he moves well. He was throwin' 51 feet the first day that he came out for practice..." AND THIS FROM an aficio- nado of the classical violin ? "Yeah, I've taken private les- sons for 13 years now," said Shoe, giving another of those noncha- lant shrugs. In fact, he added, he's been part of his family's Christian music ensemble for years, and he and his older brothers are working right now on a CD that'll be a mix of musical genres, including blues and jazz. "It's more upbeat and positive," he said, "instead of being so down and all like so much of today's stuff." Hardly incidentally, the brand- new state champ will be at Spo- kane's Whitworth College come fall - on a music scholarship. "And I'm also going to play foot- ball," he said, advising that the coaches there have indicated they would like him to play linebacker for the NCAA Division III Pirates. BUT BACK TO Saturday's state-championship moment to re- member: Was Shoe too giddy for words? You be the judge: "Here's the choice," he was tell- ing his proud parents, who'd sug- gested he ride home with them instead of returning with fel- low placer Jacob Hanes and the Climbers' veteran mentors. "I can go with you or ride with three old coaches who are just gonna talk boring track statistics-" He cut himself short and then' added with that telltale gleam in his eye, "I don't wanna leave Jake alone for that!" CLIMBERS @ STATE Gsbe Shoemaker - 52-91/2 for first In the shot put (second: Chris Jackson, CIo- ver Park, 52-8) and 131-1 for a tie for 12th In the discus (winner: Conner Lamed, Enumclsw, 164-7). Jacob Hsnas - 50-31/2 for sixth In the shot put and 145-5 for eighth In the dis- cue. FOR THE FELLAS, mean- while, Shelton's Chad Tilton was fifth overall in the 20-24 age divi- sion with a time of 1:45:00; John Grant of Shelton 20th in the 45-49 age division with a time of 1:47:31; Shelton's Mike Sims seventh among 55- to 59-year-olds with a time of 1:46:31; Grapeview's Bill McComb 29th in the same divi- sion with a time of 2:30:55, and Shelton's Art Costantino second among 60- to 64-year-olds with a time of 1:53:10. Last but not least, in the day's five-mile race, Shelton's Payton Wheeler went 54:10 for 12th place in the 19-and-under boys' division and Patrick Wheeler 54:11 for sixth among the 40- to 44-year- olds. WINNERS OF the marathon were Olympia resident turned Spokanite Jesse Stevick (2:31:50) and Newburg, Oregon's Jill Beals (3:11:37); of the half-marathon Tumwater's Josiah Price (1:12:17) and Olympia's Linda Huyck (1:24:49), and of the fve-miler Da- mascus, Oregon's Rich Skorczewski (27:54) and Olympia's Karl Fricke (35:17). Soccer camp sign-up time Sign-ups are being taken now for the Junior Climber Soccer Academy June 25-28 at the South Mason Soccer Park. For boys and girls ages 5-12, the four-day program features a morning session from 9 to 11 for those 5 to 8 years old and an af- ternoon session from noon to 2 for 9- through 12-year-olds. Cost is $50 per player. Instruction once again is pro- vided by Climber girls' soccer coach Brett Bartlett and several of his varsity mainstays. "Not only will the Junior Climb- ers learn the fundamentals of the game," reads the academy's pub- licity flier, "but they will learn confidence-builders, good sports- manship, self-discipline and re- spect for themselves and others." Each player receives a Junior Climber Soccer Academy T-shirt. Shin guards are required protec- tive gear for the program. , .,,lto.er iark is at 2102 Johns Prairie Road. Thursday, May 31, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 25