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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