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Shelton-Mason County Journal
SHS senior
examines
future career
in volleyball
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncounty.corn
For the past six years,
Courtney Hansen has dedi-
cated her athletic passion to
volleyball.
Hansen, a senior, contin-
ues to play this year and is
hoping to extend her career
into the college arena.
She said
she began
playing
volleyball
Homecoming at 1 p.m. on
Saturday against Kingsway
By EMILY HANSON
emi/y@ma~(mcounty,com
For the second time this sea-
son, the Mary M. Knight football
team hit the gridiron against
Oakville.
On Friday, the Knight Owls
once again came out ahead, this
time 54-12.
"As a team, we played very
well," head coach John Schultz
said. "Oakville had several 'new'
players in game two that were not
eligible for game one:"
The game started on the slow
side for Mary M. Knight, with
the Owls taking most of the first
quarter to score. Senior quarter-
back Kyle Willey ran in a 12-yard
touchdown with 5:29 left in the
first quarter. After the two-point
conversion failed, the Owls were
up 6-0.
With 51 seconds remaining in
the first quarter, Willey connected
with senior tight end Cory O'Neil
on a 46-yard
touchdown. The
two-point con-
version failed
again and the
Owls went into
the second quar-
FRIDAY: ter up 12-0.
Mary~ Kr/t~54 MMK played
Oakville ...... 12 with a quick-
er pace in the
SATURDAY: second quar-
Mary M. Knight ter, scoring 30
vs. Kingsway, points.
1 p.m. The first
came when ju-
nior running
back Austin Thompson scored
on a 38-yard interception return
with 11:45 left in the first half.
Senior fullback Matt Oien scored
the conversion_
Willey then ran in a 15-yard
touchdown with 8:46 left in the
second quarter. He connected on
a short pass to O'Neil for the two
points.
Sophomore running back Adam
Pais found the end zone next,
scoring on a 19-yard run. The con-
version attempt once again failed.
With 12 seconds left in the first
half, Willey scored on a 2-yard run
and then passed to senior tight
end Nick Dierkop for the conver-
sion.
Oakville scored its first of two
touchdowns in the second quarter
See Knight Owls on page C-3
in sixth
grade.
That year,
Hansen
played sev-
eral sports
to see what
Courtney she liked.
Hansen "I found
a passion
for volley-
ball," she said.
That passion has kept
Hansen coming back to the
court each fall ever since.
"If I don't play for awhile,
I definitely start to miss it,"
she said.
Hansen enjoys the team
aspect of the sport more than
anything.
"We come together as a
family," she said. "I also like
the fact that I've improved so
much."
Though the outside hit-
ter for the Lady Highclimb-
ers has received a£ew~.emails_
from college recruiters, noth-
ing has caught her eye yet,
she said.
"I'm not really interested
in going out of state," she
said.
Hansen said her dream
school is probably Washing-
ton State University, because
of the criminal justice pro-
gram and the strong women's
volleyball team.
"The team is very good so
I definitely plan on trying out
for them if I go there," she
said.
A love of TV shows such as
"CSI" and "Law & Order" in-
spired Hansen's career goal.
"I want to be a forensic sci-
entist," she said. "I've always
really been into 'CSI' and
Journal photo by Erni[, t~ansor
Shelton senior tight end David Ajamu catches a 25-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Jared Welander
Friday during the Highclimbers' homecoming game against Foss at Highclimber Stadium. For homecoming royalty
photos see page C-6.
get really
nervous
tanking in
front of
people."
'Law & Order.' I'm also really
good at science."
To prepare herself to reach
her goal, Hansen has taken
practical physics, biology and
human anatomy at SHS and
is currently enrolled in hon-
ors physics.
During her high school ca-
reer, Hansen has maintained
a 3.7 GPA or higher each
year.
When she's not in the
classroom or on the volley-
ball court, Hansen competes
on the track and field team
throwing the javelin.
"I almost made it to state
last year," she said. "I'm hop-
ing I can make it to state this
year."
Hansen's free time is
spent doing her homework
and playing volleyball with
former Lady Highclimbers.
Finally, one thing she
said she thought most people
wouldn't know 'about her is
that she's shy.
"I try to present myself as
not shy, but I get really ner-
vous talking in front of peo-
ple," she said.
By EMILY HANSON
ernily@rna,s'oT~cou ,.tty,c(m~
Forty-seven minutes, 34 sec-
onds.
That's how long the Shelton
defense kept Foss off the score-
board during the Highclimbers'
43-8 homecoming victory on Fri-
day.
"The defense played solid,"
head coach Matt Hinkle said.
"They really did a good job of
eliminating what Foss could do.
We've been really pleased with
the kids' determination to get to
the ball. They've been very funda-
mental in their technique."
The Highclimbers ran over
Foss all night, amassing 351
rushing yards -- 279 yards were
from senmr running back Ralph
Kinne on 22 carries.
Foss rushed for nine yards on
25 carries.
"The biggest thing was the
kids went out quickly and put
points on the board," Hinkle said.
"That may have caused (Foss) to
lose drive and momentum."
On the first play of Shelton's
second drive, Kinne scored on a
67-yard run with 5:17 left in the
first quarter. Kinne ran in the
two-point conversion to give Shel-
ton an 8-0 lead.
For the second play of Shel-
ton's third possession, Kinne
found the end zone again with
3:19 left in the first quarter on a
17-yard run. Senior kicker Shelby
Salisbury scored the .PAT to give
the Highclimb-
ers a 15-0 lead.
Shelton re-
gained posses-
sion with 9 sec-
onds remaining
FRIDAY: in the first quar-
Shelton ........ 43 ter when junior
Foss ............... 8 defensive back
Colton Hubble
TOMORROW: intercepted Foss
Shelton at junior quarter-
Lincoln, 7 p.m. back Nick Bur-
ton on Shelton's
10-yard line.
With 9:57 .left in the first half.
senior quarterback Jared We-
lander connected with senior
tight end David Ajamu on a 25-
yard touchdown pass. Salisbury
again scored the PAT to put Shel-
ton up 22-0.
With 5:54 left in the second
quarter. Welander ran in a 5-yard
touchdown. After Salisbury's
PAT. the Highclimbers' lead in-
creased to 29-0.
Kinne scored his third touch-
down on a 9-yard run with 1:36
left in the first half. Salisbury's
kick flew true to give Shelton a
36-0 lead headed into halftime.
"I thought they came out fast
and focused," Hinkle said. "That
was the most pleasant thing be-
cause they've started a few games
slow. With homecoming, that's
always a concern because it's dis-
tracting."
Ajamu said the Highclimbers
never want to underestimate an
opponent.
"We come into every game like
"We come into every game like
it's a championship game and
play our hardest."
it's a championship and play our
hardest." he said.
Shelton slowed down the tern-
po of the game for the second
half, staying off the scoreboard
until Kinne ran 22 yards for his
fourth and final touchdown with
3:27 left in the third quarter.
With Salisbury's good PAT. Shel-
ton pulled even further ahead for
. a 43-0 lead. After this touchdown,
due to the WIAA mercy rule, the
game switched to a running clock.
With 26 seconds remaining
in the game. Foss scored its lone
touchdown plus a two-point con-
version.
"We played good," Ajamu said.
"'We didn't have as many penal-
ties as usual. We're perfecting the
little things."
Hinkle said the Highclimbers
substituted a lot of younger play-
ers into the game for the second
half and played conservatively.
"We slowed down the tempo
and got to see some combinations
of kids on the field that we haven't
seen before." he said.
Ajamu, one of the ~eam cap-
tains, said the Highclimbers
played well on defense.
"Everyone was focused and on
point." he said. "The captains tell
everybody that we're losing every
game, even if we're up."
Playing as a defensive end.
Ajamu had three sacks, one pass
deflection and one tackle for a
loss. Senior linebacker DeShon
Bell had five tackles, one for a
2-yard loss and one pass deflec-
tion while junior linebacker Gor-
don Henry had eight tackles, one
for a 1-yard loss. Sophomore line-
backer Brian Nault had four tack-
les, three for a total of 9 yards lost
and one fumble recovery.
Shelton hits the road for Taco-
ma tomorrow night. At 7 p.m., the
Highclimbers square off against
Lincoln at the Lincoln Bowl.
"Lincoln started their season
3-0 and have struggled the last
couple of games." Hinkle said.
"They have a wide-out approach
and throw it a ton. We have to be
prepared for that and have good
pass coverage."
Ajamu said Lincoln will be a
hard team to play.
"We have to have intense
practices and come out and play
tough," he said.
Hinkle said the ~ravel to Ta-
coma shouldn't affect the team.
"They look at it as a business
trip and use time on the bus as a
time for mental preparation and
focus." he said.
See SHS Football on page C-4
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