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Shelton-Mason County Journal
Climber
swoops
under
the radar
Shelton's David
Ajamu .receives
several college
football offers
By EMILY HANSON
emiIy@masoncounty.com
When David Ajamu be-
gan playing football as a
sixth-grader, it was just a
game.
As a high school fresh-
man, he continued playing
because it was a game that
kept him out of trouble and
gave him something to do.
It wasn't until Ajamu
was a junior at Shelton
High School that he really
began to think about play-
ing in college.
"There's really nothing to
do around
here other
than foot-
ball," Aja-
muo • said.
"I didn't
thinkI
couldgo
play col-
lege foot-
David ball until
Ajamu one of my
coaches
started
tal~ng to me about it, Then
I started w~itching college
football and started to want
to play in college. It can take
you places -- it's the key to
the gate."
For the 6'5", 238-pound
incoming SHS senior, foot-
ball could be the key that
opens the gate to a paid
post-high school education.
"I want to get my educa-
tion paid for; college is real
expensive so getting offers
is a blessing," he said. "I
want to go to the NFL after
college."
Within the last few
weeks, the first phase of
achieving his dreams began
when offers from college
football programs began to
come in.
The Highclimber wide
receiver began hearing from
schools after participating
in the Northwest Elite Foot-
ball Camp in early June. He
first heard from Wyoming
and Portland State. Last
week, Oregon State called
and on Sunday, Nevada of-
fered.
"I went to a couple of ex-
posure camps, including the
Washington State Universi-
ty camp and my name start-
ed to be passed around,"
Ajamu said. "I'm surprised,
especially with the Pac-
12 offer from the Beavers
bcause I didn't think (Pac-12
schools) would come around
until I started school."
Ajamu said his coaches
have told him that now that
Oregon State has offered,
other Pac-12 schools will fol-
low.
"They're calling me the
'under the radar' kid be-
cause I came out of nowhere
and I'm from a small school,"
he said.
While Ajamu can not of-
ficially choose a school until
Feb. 2 on National Signing
Day, he has also not made
any verbal commitments.
"My family and I are
talking about ...........
before my season starts," he
said. "If I get hurt and can't
play, I can!t commit."
He said the most tempt-
ing offer he's received so far
is from Oregon State be-
See Ajamu on page C-3
By EMILY HANSON were the team leaders during the tourna-
emily@masoncounty°com mont.
"They are probably our team captains --
the girls haven't voted yet -- they let.every-
The Shelton girls' rugby team put forth one know what they need to do, they're good
a strong showing at its first tournament of ball-handlers and they have a lot of speed,"
the season. Duchene said.
On Saturday, the girls' rugby 7s teamChapman scored five tries for the team
played at the RugbyWA Summer 7s Qualify- while Bell scored three tries.
ing Event in Yelm. The U16'boys' team also played at the
In its first game, the girls' team defeated tournament, though it only played in one
Yelm 40-0 and 47-0 in its second game. game due to lack of teams.
"I feel they played great," head coach The boys' team lost 20-5 to Seattle. Brian
Josh Duchene said. "They were runningNault scored the lone try.
the system. Nearly everybody scored so we "The boys had a lack of confidence and
were distributing the ball and not being experience," Duchene said. "About six of the
selfish." boys are new and they've never played in a
He said Katie Chapman and Ivanna Bellgame before. That kind of hurt us."
The boys' team is normally coached by
Zach Clark, Duchene said.
Shelton is struggling to form a complete
U19 team, he said. This resulted in DeShon
Bell and Bryson Finlay playing for Tacoma
during the tournament.
"They both played well," Duchene said.
Finlay played in one game for Tacoma
while Bell played in each of Tacoma's games.
"DeShon was definitely a team leader,"
Duchene said.
Bell and Nault are traveling to Canada
with the Washington Loggers this weekend
while the girls' team is scheduled to play in
a tournament in Portland against three Or-
egon teams and Yelm.
The U16 boys are scheduled to play on
Sunday at the Ferndale Polo Grounds.
Journal photo by Emily Hanson
Shelton Co-Op Preschool player Angel Nunez'Acosta, left, and Stony Creek Construction player Luis Olivas, both 5,
race to the ball during a game for 5- and 6-year olds as part of the South Mason Youth Soccer Club's summer soccer
season on Monday at South Mason Soccer Park.
hidden gem'
Ladies'Invitational
and Fried Bread
tourney this month
By EMILY HANSON .
emily@masoncounty.com
Just off State Route 119 near
Lake Cushman exists a some-
times overlooked golf course.
The Lake Cushman Golf
Course, located at 210 N. Fairway , J ..... I photo by Emily H ......
Drive W. Hoodsport, is a "hidden Golfers putt on hole No. 7 at Lake Cushman Golf Course
gem," at least in the eyes of golf on Friday.
manager Carl Kliese.
sh,it,sop made for everyone to play the course a second time. For ex- yards."
but it's got little quirks," Kliese ample, the first time golfers reach He said hole No. 8 is the No.
said. "If you can play decently hole No. 7, it is a par four and the 1 handicapped hole for women at
here, you can play anywhere." second time the hole is played, it 463 yards.
The course covers 5,877 yards is aparfive. The course has a 68.1 rat-
for men and 5,212 yards for worn- Hole No. 7 is, in fact, Kliese's ing with a 111 slope for men and
en when playing 18 holes on the favorite hole on the course,a 69.7 rating and 110 slope for
nine-hole course. "No. 7 is a little trickier," Kliese women. Golfers play at an eleva-
Kliese said each hole has said. '~-ou can play two ways. It's tion of 755-feet.
one set of tee boxes for men and a par four and a par five. Water The course opened in 1968
women playing the course the comes into play on both sides. It's and is available to the public but
first time, and a second set of tee very challenging and it's our No. 1 owned by the Lake Cushman
"On some holes, you've got
views of the Olympics," Kliese
said. "If :you're playing here,
you're going to run in-to some
kind of wildlife: eagles, deer, rac-
coons and once in a while, an elk."
He said he feels the mainte-
nance of the course sets it apart
from other courses in the county.
"It's a beautiful set up up here
with lots of trees and it's quiet,"
Kliese said. "We have terrific
greens. People who come here say
how much they love our greens."
The course is maintained by
head groundskeeper/superinten-
dent Ken McIntosh.
"Ken has a real passion for his
job'and goes above and beyond to
make this one of the most beau-
tiful courses in the area, maybe
even in the state," Kliese said.
Though the economy has af-
fected Lake Cushman Golf Course
just as it's affected the golf indus-
try in general, Kliese said he feels
Lake Cushman holds its own.
"I think we're priced right up
here," he said. "We have a well-
boxes for golfers going through handicapped hole for men at 388 Maintenance Company. See Cushman on page 03
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