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Journal photo by
Emily Hanson
Wyatt
O'Connor
bats for
the Colt.
Palominos
during the
team's game
against
Mountlake
Terrance
on Sunday
at Mason
County
Recreation
Area.
Team playing in Maltby
Tourney this weekend
By EMILY HANSON
emi/y@rnasoncounty corn
The Mason County Youth Baseball
Association Colt-Palominos team lost
another doubleheader last weekend.
On Sunday, the Colt-Palominos fell
5-1 and 11-1 to Mountlake Terrance at
Mason County Recreation Area.
"The team is struggling with jell-
ing together," head coach Jorge So-
lano said. "A lot of teams we're play-
ing against have played together for a
couple of years. The team is aware of it
and trying to get the 'working together'
thing done."
Solano said the Colt-Palominos have
the baseball fundamentals down solidly
but just need to learn to work together.
In the first game against Mountlake
Terrance, Jack McQuarrie pitched with
six strikeouts.
"A lot of scores we're getting are on
errors," Solano said. "They're getting
the ball in play when they hit. When we
hit, we're getting the bat to the ball, but
hitting to where they are."
Jake Beck led the team with one
double and one run.
"Beck is really coming along as far as
hitting goes," Solano said.
In the second game, Ben Solano
pitched for one inning with one strikeout
and allowed four runs. Josh Drinkard
came in as relief for the remainder of
the game.
"Drinkard pitched solid in the sec-
ond and fourth innings," Solano said.
See Baseball on page C-2
Rachel Morris, left, and Kaycee Bingham, members of a South Mason Youth Soccer Club team
practice drills while coach Isabele LeDoux watches on June 21 at South Mason Soccer Park.
Journal photo by Jesse Mullen
for 7- and 8-year-olds,
Shelton
rugby
play at
state level
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncounty.c.om
Shelton rugby players
from the boys' and girls'
teams are representing
their city on the statewide
all-star team this summer.
Six Shelton girls from the
rugby 15s team are pla~ng
for the Washington Loggers.
Kaitlyn Woods, Katie Chap-
man, Ivanna Bell, Alexis
Johnson, Diandra Nault
and Britney Young are on
the state squad.
Last week, the girls trav-
eled with the state team to
Idaho for the Great North-
west Challenge where they
played against teams from
Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Or-
egon, Northern California
and Montana.
"The girls played really
well on Saturday, they beat
Colorado and Utah," Shel-
ton co-head coach Kasey
Robbins said. "We won two
games and lost two games.
We made it through the first
bracket but not the second
bracket."
Robbins is also an as-
sistant coach for the state
team. Robbins said techni-
cally, the Washington girls'
all-star team took third
place at the tournament,
but that trophies were not
awarded.
"I'm proud of the girls for
sticking with it and continu-
ing to improve themselves
..... andrepresent Shelton Well,"
she said.
Shelton boys DeShon
Bell and Brian Nault are
playing on the boys' all-star
team, which won the Great
Northwest Challenge last
weekend in Idaho against
teams from Idaho, Montana
and Oregon.
Shelton co:head coach
Chris Nesmith said the
Washington team won with
a point differential of 104-
7 and that Bell was a high
scorer for the team.
"DeShon played very
well and there's a possibil-
ity he could be invited to the
High School All-American
Camp," said Mark Sullivan,
the head coach of the Wash-
ington boys' all-stay team.
"I think Bell got five tries in
four games over the week-
end."
Sullivan said the All-
American camp, which in-
cludes a tryout for Team
USA Rugby, will take about
75 athletes from across the
See Rugby on page C-3
ting
Course hos ::the MGH Foundation the surrounding property, the Alder,
brook Resort and the marina.
O "It was sold in the early 2000s in
tournament at 1 a.m. tomorrow three parts," Gravatt said. "The A1-
derbrook Resort was bought by an in-
dependent individual, the golf course
By EMILY HANSON es. was bought by the homeowners asso-
emily@rnasoncounty.com ~'It's achampionship course because ciation and the surrounding land was
it meets the PGA requirements for a bought by a development company
golf course," Gravatt said. "Right' now, called Alderbrook Properties."
Although the Alderbrook Golf the PGA and the golf industry are Despite being three separate enti-
Course is owned by the Alderbrook making a big push for Tee It Forward ties, the golf course, the resort and A1-
Homeowners Association;-the course to encourage people to play a set of derbrook Properties try to work seam-
and restaurant are open to the public, tees that suit their abilities. Modern lessly with each other, Gravatt said.
PGA head golf professional Justin golf courses are so long, they're diffi- The five available ~ee boxes bring
Gravatt said the idea that' the course cult ito play, which takes away enjoye- golfers to the Alderbrook as well as
and restaurant are private is a mis- merit from the game." Smokin' Mo's Barbecue in the restau-
conception brought on by the fact that He said the courses features five rant and the course's unique holes, he
the homeowners association owns the different sets of tee boxes in order to said.
course, accommodate golfers of all skill levels. "We've opened up property just across
Located in Union and built in 1965, "That's unique, a lot of places don't the way from the club house for hole No.
the Alderbrook Golf Course is an 18- have that many options for people,,' 18," he said. "Hole No. 18 now offers a
hole, par-72 championship course on Gravatt said. beautihtl view of Hood Canal and on a
6,280 yards, a course Gravatt said is The course was originally built by
small compared to more ~nodern cours- Wes Johnson, who owned the course,
See Alderbrook on page C-4
Shelton-Mason
Journal photo by Emity Hanson
Hood Canal is visible from hole No. 18 at
Alderbrook Golf Course in Union. On a clear
day, unlike June 22, the Olympic Mountains
are also visible above the ridge of trees in the
distance.
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