Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_REFERER in /home/stparch/public_html/headmid_temp_main.php on line 4394
Newspaper Archive of
Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
September 13, 2012     Shelton Mason County Journal
PAGE 15     (15 of 20 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
 
PAGE 15     (15 of 20 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
September 13, 2012
 
Newspaper Archive of Shelton Mason County Journal produced by SmallTownPapers, Inc.
Website © 2025. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information
Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader




Shelton-Mason County Journal @ Climber leads on and off field By EMILY HANSON emily@masoncounty.com He led the Highclimb- ers' offense with 328 yards against Tuwmater in the sea- son-opener two weeks ago. He's a leader in the class- room with a 3.6 GPA and en- rolled in classes such as Eng- lish 101 and calculus. He's Ralph Kinne, a senior at Shel- ton High School, who states that he strives to be a leader. "I take leader- ship and speech so Ralph I can ,be a Kinne role model on and off the field," Kinne said. The athlete is a running back and safety for the Shel- ton football team and has played football since he was 6. "I started with the Shel- ton Kings minors," he said. "I love the sport itself, how physical and fundamental it is. My friends play and a lot of my family plays, to- " To Kinne, football is more of a team sport than other sports Shelton offers. 'rou have to have chem- istry and work together," he said. He loves football so much that he's hoping to play at the college level and has garnered attention from several pro- grams. Kinne has so far heard from Hawaii, Idaho, Wash- ington State, Washington, BYU, Cornell and Princeton. He said that right now, he's drawn to the BYU, Cor- nell, Princeton and Hawaii. "I would also like to stay close to home," he said. "But being Mormon, BYU is good, too." Kinne has high goals set for whatever college he ends up attending. "I want to be a civil or me- chanical engineer," he said. "My Plan B is to be a doctor of some kind." He said he's always en- joyed building and designing. "I'm more of a mental guy, so I visualize stuff eas- ily, which is good for an engi- neer," Kinne said. Though his athletic pas- sion is football,'* Kinne has played basketball, partici- pated in track and field and been a power lifter for the Highclimbers. "I don't know if I'll have time to play basketball this year because of college visits, seeing what best fits me," he said. When Kinne is not play- ing a sport or excelling in the classroom, he said he likes to spend time with his friends, play music and sing. He plays the ukulele and piano and said that, as a Sa- moan, music has always been part of his life. "My culture is alive and always outgoing," he said. "They like to dance and play music, so I do, too." One fact about Kinne that he thought would surprise most people is that he enjoys reading fiction in his down- time. He recently fmished read- ing "The Hunger Games" and is currently reading "Catch- ing Fire," both by Suzanne Collins. Knight Owls trounce Quilcene By EMILY HANSON emily@masoncounly.com The Mary M. Knight footbaIl team hit the ground running and didn't stop in its first game last week. On Saturday, the Knight Owls trounced Quilcene 66-6 in the non-league, season opener for both teams. "This was a good first game," head coach John Schultz said. "Our kids are motivated to get better." The Knight Owls (1-0) racked up 534 total yards of of- fense, 447 on the ground and 87 through the air. Junior run- ning back Juan Jilenez led the ground attack with 188 yards on 13 carries. Senior quarter- back Kyle Wil- ley completed 5-of-7 passes for two touch- downs. "We had a great defen- SATURDAY: sive swarm on MaryM: Ymigt_66 the football Quilcene ........ 6 and did well adjusting to SATURDAY: their multiple Mary M. Knight sets," Schultz vs. Oakville, said. "We did 1 p.m. a great job shutting them down." Willey opened up the Knight Owls' scoring with 10:23 left in the first quarter when he scored on a 2-yard run. Senior running back Matt Oien ran in the two- point conversion. With 3:21 left in the first quarter, Jimenez scored on a 15-yard run. The PAT failed. Oien scored on a 1-yard run with 2:15 left in the first quar- ter. Willey connected with se- nior wide receiver Nick Dierkop for the two-point conversion and the Owls moved into the second quarter, up 22-0. Willey completed a 6-yard pass to senior wide reciver Cory O'Neil with 9:47 left in the first with 3:22 left before halftime. Brent Boley made the two- point conversion run. The Knight Owls entered halftime up 44-0. Quilcene held the Owls back from the end zone for most of the third quarter, with MMK scoreless until Willey connected with O'Neil on a 4-yard touch- down pass with 3:09 left in the quarter. Willey ran in the two- point conversion. half. For the two-point conver- In the final 12 minutes, Wil- sion, Willey completed a pass to ley scored on a 31-yard scram- Oien. ble with 11:01 left to play With 6:22 left in the half, and the two-point conversion senior running back J.J. Pais failed. scored on a 20-yard run and the Quilcene scored its only two-point conversion failed, touchdown shortly afterward. For the last score of the The final score of the after- first quarter, Willey scored on a 2-yard quarterback sneak See MMK Football on page C-6 Journal photos by Emily Hanson North Mason Athletic Director Mark Swofford presents the Mason County Cup to the Highclimbers Friday night at Phil Pugh Stadium after Shelton defeated the Bulldogs 54-24. Shelton nabs county-cup By EMILY HANSON emily@masoncounty.com The Shelton football team knew 'it would play North Mason in its second game of the season since last winter. For weeks, the two schools joked about playing in the "Mason County Championship." On Sept. 6, Shelton Athletic Direc- tor Jim Judson had an idea: why not make Friday night's game the official Mason County Cup? After North Mason Athletic Direc- tor Mark Swofford agreed, a trophy was made Thursday and engraved that night. On Friday, Swofford presented the trophy to the Highclimbers after Shel- ton defeated North Mason 54-24. "From a rivalry standpoint, I think it's a good situation," Shelton head coach Matt Hinkle said. ('I know from a comprehensive-sports point of view it can help foster a good rivalry be- tween the schools, so it's a good deal overall." Shelton topped North Mason across the board, bringing in 418 rushing yards compared to 157 and completing 4-of-9 passes for 85 yards compared to 2-of-15 for 19 yards, In total, the Highclimbers racked up 463 yards of offense while North Mason's total was 176. Shelton senior running back Ralph Kinne claimed 258 yards on 21 carries. Shelton opened its scoring with 8:41 left in the first quar- ter, when senior quarterback Jared Welander connected FRIDAY: with senior tight end Shelton ........ 54 David Ajamu on a North Mason24 13-yard touchdown pass. Aider an off- TOMORROW: sides penalty on the Shelton vs. Bulldogs reduced Wilson, 7 p.m. the PAT distance by half, Shelton chose to go for two and Welander completed to Ajamu again, giving Shelton an 8-0 lead. North Mason senior C.J. Alien re- turned the ensuing kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown with 8:29 left in the first quarter. After the Bulldogs' PAT attempt failed, the Highclimbers maintained their 8-6 lead for the remainder of the quarter. "Maybe it was because it was our first game on the road, but started off slow," Hinkle said. "North Mason's of- fense was pretty solid and we weren't overly aggressive. Their defense also played pretty well, so I credit them with doing a solid job." The Highclimbers picked up their tempo and put forth strong perfor- mances in the second and third quar- ters, scoring 28 points in the second Shelton senior quarterback Jared Welander looks for an open receiver during the Highclimbers' game Friday at Phil Pugh Stadium. See SHS Football on page C-3 Shelton-Mason County Journal- Thursday, SePt. 13, 2012 - Page C-1