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'Screwball' no more
(Continued from page 19.)
developing quickness? .
_ Norris: Yeah. Everyth:ng: speed, quick-
ws,.s,!rength. Everything comes outta the
s,,troom. And, plus, it helps if you have
r: eat COach like Coach Unterseher who
Suike, everything about wei'ghts.
Journal. Do you remember w
that e .... " hat it was
real s,,=e you the most after your first
1 orriw" " OtWell,weight training?
tight. An my legs started feelin
_ ._ : a, like, I just felt good about my-
Bel It, like, changed my whole self-esteem.
po Urnal: And is self-confidence real im-
ant on the field?
norris: Yeah Well o
coniido ..... • , y u have to have
thi. :¢. to play quarterback You can't
douimyou suck. You can't have any
it', " u you just have to go play And
eact ouugP °siti°n. I mean, you've gotta
LA/ir Know? And you've gotta take
Field mr everything that happens on the
And is that accountability easy
accept?
Well, I mean, I've never had to
bout my attitude. I was always
People down, and I was calm.
very different position than de-
you get excited and intense.
have to calm down when you play
You have to calm down, relax
play the game. And you have to be
Was it tough to switch back
offense to defense?
it was hard to make that
on. But then I got used to it and it
natural. And I was always calm.
So, what do you prefer? Of-
ell, you get more glory at of.
defense better.
because you get to just go out
hit somebody. I mean, on offense
to score a touchdown, and that
But when you lay a stick, and
r a good hit - or you intercept a pass
a touchdown _ that's like the best
:n the world.
Have you always liked the
side of the game?
Yeah. I always have.
al: Never shied away from being
No. I never did that. No. I'm a
and I'd always go out and try
hit people.
Ever get your bell rung so hard
Second thoughts?
Oh, no. I've gotten my bell rung,
pop right back up (laughs). No,
a problem...
understandably, then, when
orris made the cut this summer as
tt NAIA-level Snow Junior Col-
it was not at QB but at defen-
stuck with quarterback,"
grad, referring to his pre-
experience in general. "But when
you focus on one position,
for DB and not quarter-
that'll change, though." He
laugh.
the beginning I wanted to
rback. Right? As a little kid I
ng an NFL quarterback. And
I had a real strong arm, and
And so I was like, 'Okay, I'm
a quarterback.'
I got a taste of defense, and I
a whole bunch better." He
ISN'T IN his immediate plans,
, despite his successful tryout
like the environment," says
mg to walk on, and I made
just wasn't for me. Utah
for me, so I came back. It's a
program, and the coaches and
nice. You know, it was just
ad to wait a year while tak-
ing classes at South Puget Sound Commu-
nity College and then play for perhaps
Whitworth College, the SHS grad currently
is volunteering his services as an assistant
coach right here at Climberville.
"It's great," he says. "I'm really enjoying
it."
IT'S A REMINDER too, he adds, of the
intrinsic value of athletics - of the benefits
that go far beyond the thrill of victory.
"Being involved with the football team
made me more than just 'popular,' " says
Steve. "Cuz at our school 'popular' is so dif-
ferent than what society says it is. Like, in
the movies you think of popular as these
big, you know, handsome guys - and buff
guys. You know: 'All the football players are
"At our school
'popular' is so
different than
what society
says it is."
popular because they're big, buff- blah-
blah-blah.' He grins.
"But, you know, it didn't matter here.
Looks didn't matter."
What did, says Steve, was simply belong-
ing. 'Yeah, you hadda be part of the group,"
he says, adding that Shelton High can be
"pretty cliquish." But once you were accept-
ed you found a lot of doors opening up.
"I mean, at first I came in there shy," he
says. "And then, when I left, I was outgo-
ing. You know, I was able to talk to people
better. I felt better about myself, you know?
"So I'm glad I played sports. It changed
my whole life around."
ADMIRATION GREW quite naturally,
too, as it happens.
"Last year I looked up to Trevor Knight,"
says Steve, referring to the 1998 grad who
rewrote Shelton's all-time rushing record.
"He carried himself as a leader. He was like
my role model. And then this year I always
looked up to Mark Stigall. I mean, he was a
great football player and he was a good
leader. And Josh Arndt: He was a good
leader, too."
Guys you could count on off the field as
well as on?
"Yeah. Yeah. And that's real important,
too," says Steve. "If you can rely on your
"I'm 'the
emotional guy'
on the team. Like,
when we win a
game or when I get
happy I CRY,
you know?"
team you know you have a good team. And
that was the thing about our team: No one
had doubts about each other, and everybody
was friends."
AND 'DOWN UNDER'? Yes, there was
team camaraderie there too, says Steve -
surprisingly so, in fact.
"We all got along," intones the Climber
grad. "Like, my whole team. It was pretty
cool."
All was not so cheery when it came to the
playing conditions, however. "We played
two games," says Steve, characterizing the
Washington contingent's part in a tourna-
ment featuring 15 other all-star squads
from all over the United States. "And the
fields were like MUD FLOATS." He laughs.
"The first game we played was in pure
mud - a hundred yards long, 55 yards wide:
p-u-ure mud. It was frustrating - especial-
ly for the quarterback.
"Our line, uh..." He grins. "Our line
wasn't, like, all that good. They averaged
about 200 pounds. I mean, I think our line
could have done a better job pickin' up blitz-
es. I had like two seconds to throw the ball,
especially in the mud. They'd start blitzin'
and blitzin', and I couldn't do anything. And
we lost that game 14-0."
FUN ANYWAY? "It was way too frus-
trating," says Steve, smiling all the same.
'"We couldn't get anything done."
Game Two, however, proved notably
more rewarding.
"The mud dried up," says our exClimber.
"It was still muddy in spots. In other spots
it was dirt. And we won our game 12-7."
And his performance?
"It was a lot better," says Steve. "My
passing game was a lot better, I think. At
the beginning I was kinda rushed, and from
the second quarter to the third quarter I
passed for over a hundred yards, threw two
touchdowns. And then we hadda put the
other quarterback in, because, you know,
you had to share some time with some of
the other guys who paid that much money
to go." He laughs.
YES, IT COST close to two grand to
make the trip, says Steve - who got help
from a slew of local sponsors. But it was
certainly well worth it, he hastens to add.
"It was a really good experience," says
the all-star. "I mean, it's a beautiful coun-
try, and the people are really nice there.
They treat you different."
Different from folks 'round here?
"They're more outgoing," says Steve.
"They'll go talk to you. And it's not like
here, where you've gotta watch your back;
you know, somebody might steal somethin'.
I mean, I'm not tryin' to put down people
here. It's just that there's not as much
crime there. And it's more pleasant.
"I mean, there, everybody smiles. I saw
all the Australians smilin'..."
THAT, OF COURSE, is something our
young Climber grad has been doing a lot of
as well - and to some notoriety, too.
"Yeah, that's my nature," he says, de-
monstrating by way of another ear-spanner.
But does our exClimber ever catch any
flak for it - you know, in this friendliness-
connotes-weakness culture of ours?
"Oh, no," intones Steve. "It's cool to
smile, man! If you've got a smile on your
face you know you're happy. That's prob-
ably what made me who I was here. I al-
ways had a smile on my face."
Well, maybe not always, he corrects him-
self. "I got emotional," says the Climbers'
field general. "I was 'the emotional guy' on
the team." He looses a halfway sheepish
little laugh.
"Yeah, I get real emotional," he says.
"Like, when we win a game or when I get
happy I CRY, you know?"
To the amusement of teammates, no
doubt?
"Yeah, and to the coaches too," says
Steve. "They thought it was funny." He
smiles anyway.
"But it didn't bother me," he says. "When
you know you're liked, it's a good feeling..."
(Editor's note: An aspiring teacher - "I
wanna make a difference in fives," he says -
Steve credits the generosity of a slew of
folks for his getting to make his all-star trip
Down Under. They include the employees of
Simpson Credit Union and Richert's Photo;
coaches Matt Hinkle, Bill Hicks, Chris Lacy
ar/d Irv Shotwell; friends Walter Sande,
Carol Sande and Brooke Sande; morn Karen
Norris; aunt Sylvia Wells; grandmother
Hazel Look, and grandparents Ashley and
Ruth Norris.)
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SHS Slate
1999 CROSS COUNTRY
Opponent Location
Capital Invite Capital
Salt Creek Invite Port Angeles
WFW/N.Thurston Hedwell Park
Kelso Invite Kelso
Blk Hills/TmbrIine Shelton
Sunfair Invite Yakima
JV WFW Invite Chehalis
Central ia/R. Ridge Centralia
Mt. View Invite Mt. View
AberdeenfIMmwate Aberdeen
Sub Districts
Districts
State Pasco
1999 JV FOOTBALL
Opponent
Bremerton
Black Hills
Centralia
River Ridge
No. Thurston
Tumwater
W.F.West
Timberline
Time
TBA
TBA
4:30
TBA
4:30
10:00
TBA
4:30
TBA
4:30
4:30
11:00
Day
Fri.
Fri.
Fri.
Fri.
Fri.
Fri.
Fri.
Fri.
Fn:
Location Time Day
Bremerton 4:30 Sat.
Black Hills 4:30 Mon.
HOME 4:30 Mon.
River Ridge 4:30 Mon.
HOME 4:30 Mon.
Tumwater Stadium 4:30 Mon.
HOME 4:30 Mon.
Timberline 4:30 Mon.
Date
Sept. 10
Sept. 17
Sept. 24
Oct. 01
Oct. 08
Oct. 15
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
Nov. 05
1999 FOOTBALL
Opponent
Bremeton
Black Hills
Centralia
River Ridge
No. Thurston
Tumwater
W.F.West
Timberline
Aberdeen
Location Time
HOME 7:00
HOME 7:00
Tiger Stadium 7:00
HOME 7:00
So. Sound Stadium 7:00
HOME 7:00
Bearcat Stadium 7:00
HOME 7:00
Stewart Field 7:00
1999 FRESHMAN FOOTBALL
Date
Sept. 11
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. II
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Opponent
Capital
Black Hills
Centralia
River Ridge
No. Thurston
Tumwater
W.F. West
Timberline
Location Time
HOME 1:00
HOME 4:30
Tiger Stadium 4:30
HOME 4:30
No.Thurston 4:30
HOME 4:30
Bearcat Stadium 4:30
HOME 4:30
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What? Me excited, mm
VARIOUSLY POLISHING AND proffering their pearly whites in antici-
pation of game days to come, young Shelton Kings age-group football
cheerleaders await their team-photo shoots this week at the high
school. Among some three dozen in all, these three are (clockwise from
top) Deedre Sigmond, Elizabeth Free and Kristina Kubik.
All-American times three
(Continued from page 20.)
ground as well - in dance.
"Like, I started out as a
dancer," she says, unleashing a
positively hairtrigger smile. "I
really like dancing. And then I
saw cheerleading, like, on TV,
and I was like, 'Wow. I really
want to do that. It looks like fun."
Nominated but not selected for
the all-American honor a year
ago, Mindy admits that finally
making it is quite a thrill. "This
means a lot to me, because I love
cheerleading," she says. "And I
want to be a college cheerleader,
too."
LIKES TO SHOW off, does
she?
Mindy beams anew. "Yeah,"
she says, without a hint of defen-
siveness. "I like being in front of
crowds." She laughs. "Yeah, I
LOVE it. I love it. I love showin'
off."
And what else does she like
about being a cheerleader?
"Ummmm, just being a role
model for other students," says
Mindy, serious again. "People
look up to you."
All in all, adds the junior-to-be,
it's fun being a teenager. But not
all fun.
"Like, sometimes I get stressed
out, cuz of school," she says. "And,
like, I'm in so many things: cheer-
leading, DECA (a retailing orga-
nization), Pep Club - you know,
like, I overload myself sometimes.
And I get tired..."
CHRISSY, a nominee last year
as well - "I didn't try out cuz I
was too chicken," she says with-
out a straight face - admits she
too can relate to the whole stress
factor.
"I feel pressured all the time -
by everybody," says the 17-year-
old senior-to-be. "I feel like I have
to live up to everybody's expecta-
tions all the time - my teachers,
my family, my friends: every.
body.
"I have to fulfill everybody's
expectations. And if I don't then
I feel like I'm lettin' everybody
down. So..."
SO, WHAT are her expecta-
tions?
Chrissy puzzles for a moment.
"Urn, I expect to graduate," she
says, "- and then move far away
where nobody knows me and
eventually develop my own life -
my own individuality."
She looses a titter of a laugh,
one part rebellious and one part
apologetic. "Don't write that
down, though," she says. "That'd
sound bad... Yeah, I wanna go to
college. I wanna go to a big uni-
versity, meet the man of my
dreams..."
Another wry little grin comes
popping up on her face, and
friend Mindy lets out a rollicking
snort beside her.
"hrissy's really funny," says
the 1 lth-grader-to-be. "A goofball.
We had math class together, and
boy! Nonstop action.
"But she can be serious when
she needs to be."
AND BASICALLY SHY un-
der it all?
"No," says Chrissy. "Yeah.
No. Sometimes - wel-l-U, I don't
know..." She grins. "It depends on
the circumstances."
And the same when it comes to
being a serious person?
Chrissy feigns bug-eyed dis-
belief. "No, I'm NOT a serious
person," she intones, half chiding.
"I'm a very..." She puzzles.
"-weird person. I'm not serious -
at all." She blurts a laugh. "l can't
explain myself. Uh, when I need
to be serious I can be serious. But
a lot of the time not being serious
is my way of comprehending
things and, like, reaching out, I
guess..."
Mindy is laughing aloud by
now, and Chrissy shoots her a
mock-malevalent "thanks for the
supportt" glare before joining in...
THE GIRLS' all-American dis-
tinction is largely subjective, of
course, but it's based on a camp-
staff evaluation that's reliant on a
number of more nearly objective
factors - well-roundedness, physi-
cal conditioning, dance ability,
showmanship, technique, memory
skill, dedication, attitude and
leadership among them.
As for the Climbers' new coach
and advisor, Ms. McGregor isn't
new to Shelton, having spent
quite a bit of time here on vaca-
tions and the like while growing
up in Aberdeen. A recent gradu-
ate of Clover Park Community
College, she works in our commu-
nity as a legal assistant.
Her assistant coach this year,
also new to the Climber program,
is Rhonda Burnham.
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'Screwball' no more
(Continued from page 19.)
developing quickness? .
_ Norris: Yeah. Everyth:ng: speed, quick-
ws,.s,!rength. Everything comes outta the
s,,troom. And, plus, it helps if you have
r: eat COach like Coach Unterseher who
Suike, everything about wei'ghts.
Journal. Do you remember w
that e .... " hat it was
real s,,=e you the most after your first
1 orriw" " OtWell,weight training?
tight. An my legs started feelin
_ ._ : a, like, I just felt good about my-
Bel It, like, changed my whole self-esteem.
po Urnal: And is self-confidence real im-
ant on the field?
norris: Yeah Well o
coniido ..... • , y u have to have
thi. :¢. to play quarterback You can't
douimyou suck. You can't have any
it', " u you just have to go play And
eact ouugP °siti°n. I mean, you've gotta
LA/ir Know? And you've gotta take
Field mr everything that happens on the
And is that accountability easy
accept?
Well, I mean, I've never had to
bout my attitude. I was always
People down, and I was calm.
very different position than de-
you get excited and intense.
have to calm down when you play
You have to calm down, relax
play the game. And you have to be
Was it tough to switch back
offense to defense?
it was hard to make that
on. But then I got used to it and it
natural. And I was always calm.
So, what do you prefer? Of-
ell, you get more glory at of.
defense better.
because you get to just go out
hit somebody. I mean, on offense
to score a touchdown, and that
But when you lay a stick, and
r a good hit - or you intercept a pass
a touchdown _ that's like the best
:n the world.
Have you always liked the
side of the game?
Yeah. I always have.
al: Never shied away from being
No. I never did that. No. I'm a
and I'd always go out and try
hit people.
Ever get your bell rung so hard
Second thoughts?
Oh, no. I've gotten my bell rung,
pop right back up (laughs). No,
a problem...
understandably, then, when
orris made the cut this summer as
tt NAIA-level Snow Junior Col-
it was not at QB but at defen-
stuck with quarterback,"
grad, referring to his pre-
experience in general. "But when
you focus on one position,
for DB and not quarter-
that'll change, though." He
laugh.
the beginning I wanted to
rback. Right? As a little kid I
ng an NFL quarterback. And
I had a real strong arm, and
And so I was like, 'Okay, I'm
a quarterback.'
I got a taste of defense, and I
a whole bunch better." He
ISN'T IN his immediate plans,
, despite his successful tryout
like the environment," says
mg to walk on, and I made
just wasn't for me. Utah
for me, so I came back. It's a
program, and the coaches and
nice. You know, it was just
ad to wait a year while tak-
ing classes at South Puget Sound Commu-
nity College and then play for perhaps
Whitworth College, the SHS grad currently
is volunteering his services as an assistant
coach right here at Climberville.
"It's great," he says. "I'm really enjoying
it."
IT'S A REMINDER too, he adds, of the
intrinsic value of athletics - of the benefits
that go far beyond the thrill of victory.
"Being involved with the football team
made me more than just 'popular,' " says
Steve. "Cuz at our school 'popular' is so dif-
ferent than what society says it is. Like, in
the movies you think of popular as these
big, you know, handsome guys - and buff
guys. You know: 'All the football players are
"At our school
'popular' is so
different than
what society
says it is."
popular because they're big, buff- blah-
blah-blah.' He grins.
"But, you know, it didn't matter here.
Looks didn't matter."
What did, says Steve, was simply belong-
ing. 'Yeah, you hadda be part of the group,"
he says, adding that Shelton High can be
"pretty cliquish." But once you were accept-
ed you found a lot of doors opening up.
"I mean, at first I came in there shy," he
says. "And then, when I left, I was outgo-
ing. You know, I was able to talk to people
better. I felt better about myself, you know?
"So I'm glad I played sports. It changed
my whole life around."
ADMIRATION GREW quite naturally,
too, as it happens.
"Last year I looked up to Trevor Knight,"
says Steve, referring to the 1998 grad who
rewrote Shelton's all-time rushing record.
"He carried himself as a leader. He was like
my role model. And then this year I always
looked up to Mark Stigall. I mean, he was a
great football player and he was a good
leader. And Josh Arndt: He was a good
leader, too."
Guys you could count on off the field as
well as on?
"Yeah. Yeah. And that's real important,
too," says Steve. "If you can rely on your
"I'm 'the
emotional guy'
on the team. Like,
when we win a
game or when I get
happy I CRY,
you know?"
team you know you have a good team. And
that was the thing about our team: No one
had doubts about each other, and everybody
was friends."
AND 'DOWN UNDER'? Yes, there was
team camaraderie there too, says Steve -
surprisingly so, in fact.
"We all got along," intones the Climber
grad. "Like, my whole team. It was pretty
cool."
All was not so cheery when it came to the
playing conditions, however. "We played
two games," says Steve, characterizing the
Washington contingent's part in a tourna-
ment featuring 15 other all-star squads
from all over the United States. "And the
fields were like MUD FLOATS." He laughs.
"The first game we played was in pure
mud - a hundred yards long, 55 yards wide:
p-u-ure mud. It was frustrating - especial-
ly for the quarterback.
"Our line, uh..." He grins. "Our line
wasn't, like, all that good. They averaged
about 200 pounds. I mean, I think our line
could have done a better job pickin' up blitz-
es. I had like two seconds to throw the ball,
especially in the mud. They'd start blitzin'
and blitzin', and I couldn't do anything. And
we lost that game 14-0."
FUN ANYWAY? "It was way too frus-
trating," says Steve, smiling all the same.
'"We couldn't get anything done."
Game Two, however, proved notably
more rewarding.
"The mud dried up," says our exClimber.
"It was still muddy in spots. In other spots
it was dirt. And we won our game 12-7."
And his performance?
"It was a lot better," says Steve. "My
passing game was a lot better, I think. At
the beginning I was kinda rushed, and from
the second quarter to the third quarter I
passed for over a hundred yards, threw two
touchdowns. And then we hadda put the
other quarterback in, because, you know,
you had to share some time with some of
the other guys who paid that much money
to go." He laughs.
YES, IT COST close to two grand to
make the trip, says Steve - who got help
from a slew of local sponsors. But it was
certainly well worth it, he hastens to add.
"It was a really good experience," says
the all-star. "I mean, it's a beautiful coun-
try, and the people are really nice there.
They treat you different."
Different from folks 'round here?
"They're more outgoing," says Steve.
"They'll go talk to you. And it's not like
here, where you've gotta watch your back;
you know, somebody might steal somethin'.
I mean, I'm not tryin' to put down people
here. It's just that there's not as much
crime there. And it's more pleasant.
"I mean, there, everybody smiles. I saw
all the Australians smilin'..."
THAT, OF COURSE, is something our
young Climber grad has been doing a lot of
as well - and to some notoriety, too.
"Yeah, that's my nature," he says, de-
monstrating by way of another ear-spanner.
But does our exClimber ever catch any
flak for it - you know, in this friendliness-
connotes-weakness culture of ours?
"Oh, no," intones Steve. "It's cool to
smile, man! If you've got a smile on your
face you know you're happy. That's prob-
ably what made me who I was here. I al-
ways had a smile on my face."
Well, maybe not always, he corrects him-
self. "I got emotional," says the Climbers'
field general. "I was 'the emotional guy' on
the team." He looses a halfway sheepish
little laugh.
"Yeah, I get real emotional," he says.
"Like, when we win a game or when I get
happy I CRY, you know?"
To the amusement of teammates, no
doubt?
"Yeah, and to the coaches too," says
Steve. "They thought it was funny." He
smiles anyway.
"But it didn't bother me," he says. "When
you know you're liked, it's a good feeling..."
(Editor's note: An aspiring teacher - "I
wanna make a difference in fives," he says -
Steve credits the generosity of a slew of
folks for his getting to make his all-star trip
Down Under. They include the employees of
Simpson Credit Union and Richert's Photo;
coaches Matt Hinkle, Bill Hicks, Chris Lacy
ar/d Irv Shotwell; friends Walter Sande,
Carol Sande and Brooke Sande; morn Karen
Norris; aunt Sylvia Wells; grandmother
Hazel Look, and grandparents Ashley and
Ruth Norris.)
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1999 CROSS COUNTRY
Opponent Location
Capital Invite Capital
Salt Creek Invite Port Angeles
WFW/N.Thurston Hedwell Park
Kelso Invite Kelso
Blk Hills/TmbrIine Shelton
Sunfair Invite Yakima
JV WFW Invite Chehalis
Central ia/R. Ridge Centralia
Mt. View Invite Mt. View
AberdeenfIMmwate Aberdeen
Sub Districts
Districts
State Pasco
1999 JV FOOTBALL
Opponent
Bremerton
Black Hills
Centralia
River Ridge
No. Thurston
Tumwater
W.F.West
Timberline
Time
TBA
TBA
4:30
TBA
4:30
10:00
TBA
4:30
TBA
4:30
4:30
11:00
Day
Fri.
Fri.
Fri.
Fri.
Fri.
Fri.
Fri.
Fri.
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Location Time Day
Bremerton 4:30 Sat.
Black Hills 4:30 Mon.
HOME 4:30 Mon.
River Ridge 4:30 Mon.
HOME 4:30 Mon.
Tumwater Stadium 4:30 Mon.
HOME 4:30 Mon.
Timberline 4:30 Mon.
Date
Sept. 10
Sept. 17
Sept. 24
Oct. 01
Oct. 08
Oct. 15
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
Nov. 05
1999 FOOTBALL
Opponent
Bremeton
Black Hills
Centralia
River Ridge
No. Thurston
Tumwater
W.F.West
Timberline
Aberdeen
Location Time
HOME 7:00
HOME 7:00
Tiger Stadium 7:00
HOME 7:00
So. Sound Stadium 7:00
HOME 7:00
Bearcat Stadium 7:00
HOME 7:00
Stewart Field 7:00
1999 FRESHMAN FOOTBALL
Date
Sept. 11
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. II
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Opponent
Capital
Black Hills
Centralia
River Ridge
No. Thurston
Tumwater
W.F. West
Timberline
Location Time
HOME 1:00
HOME 4:30
Tiger Stadium 4:30
HOME 4:30
No.Thurston 4:30
HOME 4:30
Bearcat Stadium 4:30
HOME 4:30
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What? Me excited, mm
VARIOUSLY POLISHING AND proffering their pearly whites in antici-
pation of game days to come, young Shelton Kings age-group football
cheerleaders await their team-photo shoots this week at the high
school. Among some three dozen in all, these three are (clockwise from
top) Deedre Sigmond, Elizabeth Free and Kristina Kubik.
All-American times three
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ground as well - in dance.
"Like, I started out as a
dancer," she says, unleashing a
positively hairtrigger smile. "I
really like dancing. And then I
saw cheerleading, like, on TV,
and I was like, 'Wow. I really
want to do that. It looks like fun."
Nominated but not selected for
the all-American honor a year
ago, Mindy admits that finally
making it is quite a thrill. "This
means a lot to me, because I love
cheerleading," she says. "And I
want to be a college cheerleader,
too."
LIKES TO SHOW off, does
she?
Mindy beams anew. "Yeah,"
she says, without a hint of defen-
siveness. "I like being in front of
crowds." She laughs. "Yeah, I
LOVE it. I love it. I love showin'
off."
And what else does she like
about being a cheerleader?
"Ummmm, just being a role
model for other students," says
Mindy, serious again. "People
look up to you."
All in all, adds the junior-to-be,
it's fun being a teenager. But not
all fun.
"Like, sometimes I get stressed
out, cuz of school," she says. "And,
like, I'm in so many things: cheer-
leading, DECA (a retailing orga-
nization), Pep Club - you know,
like, I overload myself sometimes.
And I get tired..."
CHRISSY, a nominee last year
as well - "I didn't try out cuz I
was too chicken," she says with-
out a straight face - admits she
too can relate to the whole stress
factor.
"I feel pressured all the time -
by everybody," says the 17-year-
old senior-to-be. "I feel like I have
to live up to everybody's expecta-
tions all the time - my teachers,
my family, my friends: every.
body.
"I have to fulfill everybody's
expectations. And if I don't then
I feel like I'm lettin' everybody
down. So..."
SO, WHAT are her expecta-
tions?
Chrissy puzzles for a moment.
"Urn, I expect to graduate," she
says, "- and then move far away
where nobody knows me and
eventually develop my own life -
my own individuality."
She looses a titter of a laugh,
one part rebellious and one part
apologetic. "Don't write that
down, though," she says. "That'd
sound bad... Yeah, I wanna go to
college. I wanna go to a big uni-
versity, meet the man of my
dreams..."
Another wry little grin comes
popping up on her face, and
friend Mindy lets out a rollicking
snort beside her.
"hrissy's really funny," says
the 1 lth-grader-to-be. "A goofball.
We had math class together, and
boy! Nonstop action.
"But she can be serious when
she needs to be."
AND BASICALLY SHY un-
der it all?
"No," says Chrissy. "Yeah.
No. Sometimes - wel-l-U, I don't
know..." She grins. "It depends on
the circumstances."
And the same when it comes to
being a serious person?
Chrissy feigns bug-eyed dis-
belief. "No, I'm NOT a serious
person," she intones, half chiding.
"I'm a very..." She puzzles.
"-weird person. I'm not serious -
at all." She blurts a laugh. "l can't
explain myself. Uh, when I need
to be serious I can be serious. But
a lot of the time not being serious
is my way of comprehending
things and, like, reaching out, I
guess..."
Mindy is laughing aloud by
now, and Chrissy shoots her a
mock-malevalent "thanks for the
supportt" glare before joining in...
THE GIRLS' all-American dis-
tinction is largely subjective, of
course, but it's based on a camp-
staff evaluation that's reliant on a
number of more nearly objective
factors - well-roundedness, physi-
cal conditioning, dance ability,
showmanship, technique, memory
skill, dedication, attitude and
leadership among them.
As for the Climbers' new coach
and advisor, Ms. McGregor isn't
new to Shelton, having spent
quite a bit of time here on vaca-
tions and the like while growing
up in Aberdeen. A recent gradu-
ate of Clover Park Community
College, she works in our commu-
nity as a legal assistant.
Her assistant coach this year,
also new to the Climber program,
is Rhonda Burnham.
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