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Shelton-Mason County Journal Josh Drinkard pitches for the Colt- Palominos during their final game on July 12 at Mason County Recreation Area. Journal photo by Emily Hanson I By EMILY HANSON "Olympia threw a couple pichers emily@masoncounty,com against us," Solano said. "We were get- ting on base but not scoring." He said he was proud of the way the The Colt-Palominos~ ended their team played against Olympia. summer baseball season with a loss last "They were a lot older and one of the weekend, better teams out there," Solano said. On Saturday, Olympia defeated the"Overall, the boys played well and kept Mason County Youth Baseball Associa- their heads up." tion (MCYBA) team 11-1 in five innings. Though Solano does not know if "They played OK," head coach Jorge the Colt-Palomino team will be part of Solano said. ,'Overall, they played Olym- MCYBA next summer, he said he's hop- pia tough." ing there will be a baseball program for Josh Drinkard pitched two inningsthe older boys in the area. for the team. Jack McQuarrie came in "I'm hoping that there's something as relief for the remainder of the game. going on next summer for the kids so Jake Beck scored the only Colt-Palo- they can keep playing and getting bet- mino run. ter," he said. Journa Dnolo by Emil~ The B&T Morris Construction and Shelton Kiwanis teams faced off in the 7- and 8-year old South Mason Youth Soccer Club's summer soccer season on July 12. Kiwanis player Joahn Nunez-Acosta, 8, left, joins B&T player Brooklyn McMullin, 8, as she chases after Kiwanis'palyer Levi Alexander, 7. By EMILY HANSON istered to play, he said. e~ily@masoncounlv,com In fact; Fife's Kyle Crabtree, the No. 1 ......................................Washington state disc golfer and the No. 10 U.S. disc golfer, is registered to play. Local disc golfers are gearing up for the ul- The 72 competitors will play on the 18-hole timate test of skills this month, course, which features two sets of tee boxes. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 21 and 22, the On a regular golf course, tee boxes repre- Mason County Disc Golf Association (MCD- sent different levels of difficulty on each hole. GA) is hosting the second annual Showdown On the Shelton Springs Disc Golf Course, the at the Shelton Springs Disc Golf Course. tee boxes start at the same place but run on "It's an individual event that sold out in a two separate courses for each hole. week," MCDGA President Morgan RothrockThe red course is a par-60 for amateurs said. "Our goal as a club was to provide the while the black course is a par-63 for the pro- best disc golf course in the state and the best fessionals. tournament. We've gotten so much support "That's a little bit of a rarity," Rothrock from the community and so many donations said. "There are very few courses with more from the businesses to make th'ls tournament than a par three difficulty and we've got par the best it can be from food to the course to the four and a couple par fives." prizes." The competitors will be split into six divi- The pro-am tournament will provide swag sions. For the professionals~ the divisions are -- stuff we all get - to the competitors and the Open Mens, Open Masters and Open Wo- cash prizes to the professionals, mens. For the amateurs, the divisions are Am- "The amateur players aren't playing for ateur Mens, Amateur Masters and Amateur money," Rothrock said. "We hook them up with Womens. food, player packs and the winners get gift cer- While Rothrock and the MCDGA want tificates. The pros are playing for money that spectators to attend the tournament to sup- comes from the player entrance fees and our port the course and the players, he said it's a title sponsor, Olympic Disc Golf." difficult game to watch. Roughly 2/3 of the disc golfers are amateurs "A goal of mine is to make it so folks can while 25 or so professional disc golfers are reg- come out and check it out," Rothrock said. Journal DnO[O by £ml]) Hanson One of the holes on the Shelton Springs Disc Golf Course is visible through a walkway among trees off Shelton Springs Road. "With ball golf. it's very similar and a group moves through all 18-holes. Because of the Local author tells about the 'world gone by' Former Shelton coach Jerry Vermillion publishes memoirs By EMILY HANSON emily@rnasoncou nty.com In 1951, Jerry Vermillion began his basketball career at Gonzaga University. After four years at Gon- zaga, Vermillion racked up 1,670 rebounds, a record he still holds nearly 60 years later. This year, Ver- million, 81, pub- lished his memoirs in "Jerry's Ledger: A World Gone By." Jerry In his Vermillion mere oir s, Vermillion chronicled his life beginning in 1931 in Minnesota, going through his years at Gonzaga, into his coaching career -- which included four years as the Highclimber head boys' bas- ketball coach -- through his working life after teaching and to his present-day re- tirement. In his memoirs, Vermil- lion states his love for bas- ketball began when he was .in the sixth grade in Minne- sota. He and a friend were walking home from Cat- echism when they passed a home where local boys were playing basketball on a newly planted backboard and rim. "By request of a few adults who were watching, we joined in," Vermillion wrote on page 24. "I knew nothing about the game. I was in the sixth grade. I love the activity though the other players never passed me the ball. The only way to touch the ball was to re- bound or intercept when on defense." Stories such as these are woven throughout Vermil- lion's book, which includes photos from his life. One such photo, on page 77, shows Vermillion having his armspan measured. At 6-foot-2-inches, his arms- pan, from his right finger- tips to his. left fingertips, was 82 inches, or 6 feet, 8 inches. "It took me about four years to write," Vermillion said. "I'd write a while, stop for six months and pick it up again." He said he originally wrote his memoirs as his autobiography for his five children and their chil- dren. "The people who like it the most are my grandkids because it's a totally differ- ent era than what they're growing up in," Vermillion said. From his five children with wife Donna, he has 13 grandchildren, all in their teens and early 20s. "I was encouraged to get it published because of my athletic background," Vermillion said. "It's been well-received at Gonzaga because I hold records there that'll probably never be broken." "Jerry's Ledger" was published by AuthorHouse -- a publishing firm based in Bloomington, Ind. -- on Jan. 10. Since then, Vermillion has sent the book to Gon- zaga University, where it See Vermillion on page C-3 See Disc Golf on page C-3 TI~ ursday, July 19, 2012 - Sheltori-Mason County Journa - Page C-1 i -i:L