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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
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