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Beasts of Big Creek
The 10th annual Beast of Big Creek trail race from Big Creek Campground
near Lake
Cushman to the summit of Mount Ellinor and back, a grueling trek of about
13.5 miles
and 5,000 feet of vertical elevation gain, looked a little different this
year due to the
pandemic. Saturday’s event was chip-timed and competitors began at
staggered starts
* throughout the day.
LEFI': 31 -year-old Shelton resident Matt Lowe, shown at the summit of
Mount Ellinor,
won the event with a time of 2 hours, 55.52 minutes. BELOW LEFT:
13-year-old David
Rogers of Gig Harbor finished in 4:28.14 as the top boys youth finisher.
BELOW RIGHT:
Belfair resident Stephanie Neil finished in 3:28.51 and was the top
finisher in the wom-
en’s 40-44 age group.
Photos courtesy of Two Bros/(is Photography
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WIAA: In-person practice not allowed at North Mason
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continued from page 37
In an email to North Mason’s
coaching stafi‘s, Athletic Director
Alexia Hadfield wrote that because
students are not on campus, ofi‘lseason
practices can’t be held in person.
“It is suggested that coaches re-
main connected with their players and
stress the importance of their social
and emotional well-being,” Hadfield
wrote in the email. “Communicate ef-
fective drills/skills that are safe to do
at home to maximize a players fitness
during this time.”
Hadfield directed the coaches to
submit training and fitness plans so
the district’s risk management per-
sonnel can review them for potential
liability issues.
' Hadfield reminded coaches that off-
campus practices aren’t permitted and
the school cannot protect coaches if
they host a practice off campus and a
student is injured.
“If schools are only open virtually,
it will be up to the school district to
‘make a decision (in whether to play
sports or not,” Hadfield wrote. “So; if
the WIAA determines Season 2 is a go
and NMSD is still online, be prepared
to be unable to participate in 'the sea-
son. More to come on this as we move
forward.”
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The WIAA’s Season 2 is scheduled A/eXIa Hadf/elo’.
to begin practices Dec. 28 and competi- North Mason athletic ' 1
tion on Jan. 3. Season 2 includes boys director, in an email to ‘
and girls basketball, bowling, boys Bulldog coaching staffs
swimming and. diving and boys and
girls wrestling. '
The first day Of football practice is North Mason High School’s Kezlie
Thyges‘en leads the pack during a crass
scheduled for F eb- 17, with all other country race last season at North
Mason High School in Belfair. The Bull- each sport, mirroring approximately
,
Season 3 sports set to begin practicing dogs boys and girls teams are
scheduled to comp‘ete during the WIAA’s the amount the season Was
shortened.
March 1. The first day of competition Season 3, which begins in March,
instead of the traditional fall season due Shelton School District Athletic
1
will be March 8. Season 4 will begin to the pandemic, Journal file photo
by Justin Johnson - Director Trevor Leopold and Hadfield
April 26 and conclude June 27. v ' both said they have spoken regarding
The WIAA still is working on guid- wide reopening. wrote. the annual Mason
County Cup football
ance for a number of issues, including “The directives determined by the
The WIAA Executive Board said game between the‘HighclimberS and
forfeits due to a COVID-19 outbreak state and governor override guide-
schools will be allowed to schedule Bulldogs and hope to find a way to in-
and handling differing phases of state- lines set forth by the WIAA,”
Hadfield 70% of typical allowable contests in clude it in this year’s
schedule. 1