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By EMILY HANSON el';'; i~y@n~aso~cot~?zty.com The Shelton girls' soccer team was unable to find the net in its games last week. On Oct. 2, the Lady High- climbers lost 3-0 to Wilson. "Wilson was the only un- defeated team left for us to play," head coach Dan Dea- con said. He said Wilson legiti- mately scored two of its goals. ."Unfortunately, we tend to just let one goal go by us," Deacon said. "We had con- trol for most of the game, but we couldn't finish." That problem carried over into Shelton's Oct. 4 game at Olympia. The Bears defeated Shelton 8-0. "(The Olympia game) was horrible," Deacon said. "They're a 4A school with no downtime, so they run their program year-round." He said when an en- tire varsity team consists of year-round players, it is difficult for a team such as Shelton, with mostly sea- son-only players, to com- pete. "Fortunately, it was not as bad as it could've been or as it has been in the past," Deacon said. To improve, the Lady High- climbers are work- ing on strength, control, possession OCT. 4: and ball- Olympia ........ 8 control. Shelton .......... 0 "O n c e we get TONIGHT: those to- Shelton at gether, Mt. Tahoma, we should 6:30 p.m. be able to put in a solid performance and start winning some games," Dea- con said. "This week, we're trying to put everything together from the front of the game to the back of the game." Two season-ending inju- ries from the Olympia game will make this difficult for the Lady Highclimbers, however. Deacon said junior captain Priscilla Ramirez and senior ReAnn Stratton, both defenders, were injur- ied while playing the Bears. "Our defense could be questionable now," he said. The Lady Highclimbers (2-7) are set to play at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Mt. Tahoma. "The girls are in a lot bet: ter shape and they're faster than they were at the start of the season, which is great because their speed wasn't Journal photo by Emily Hanson Shelton sophomore Madison Jacoby attempts to steal the ball from a Wilson player Oct. 2 during the Lady Highclimbers' home game. HOODSPORT FAMILY CLINIC MARGENE FIELDS, ARNP MARY A. DOLAN, ARNP Full-time health-care providers Walk-ins welcome VAccepting new V Family care, from patients newborns toV Experienced in adult geriatrics treating patients of all ages " Call (360) 877-0372 .... :24261 N. US Highway 101, Hoodsport MaryA. Dolan Hargene Fields, BSN, M N,ANR FNP :i! iiiii t i¸ iiiiiiiii iiiiiiii!iUiii Open 9:00 A,M- 6:00 P,M, Evenj Day! , Wagon Rides, Hay Maze, Corn Maze, Animals $2.50 Admission for Adults and Children over 3 years old. Pumpkins are sold by the pound (30¢), or under 7 pounds is $2.00 1921 E. Hwy 106, Union WA 98592 (360) 898-2222 • (360) 426-2222 www.hunter-farms.com By EMILY HANSON In 2007, Kerstin Fischer immigrat- ed to Washington from Germany with her husband. Six months later, Fischer was di- vorced, jobless and friendless in a country where she didn't speak the language. All Fischer, 47, had was her ability to run: "I'm addicted (to running)," Fischer said. "I just love it. It helps me to deal with life." Growing up in Germany, Fischer said she was always involved in sports but she was too busy raising her children, daughter Cherstine and son David, to participate. Once her children were grown, Fischer began running in 1997. By 2000, Fischer was running at the Olympic trials in Germany, but didn't make the team. Ten years after she began running, she was in Washington and the sport was helping her through her life. "When I got here, [ didn't know one soul and I didn't speak English," Fischer said. She said learning English was dif- ficult for her. but she went to college to learn and then became a U.S. citizen and found a job. For three years. Fischer drove a semi-truck through Washington and ~Oregon. "That was a job," she said. The Lake Lim- erick resident now works for Puget Sound Health Care Center and Extended Care, but she said running is becoming Kerstin her career. Fischer As an endurance runner, Fischer:;said she likes markt~ons better than short races. In her time in Washington, she has run the Tacoma Narrows Half-Marathon, the You Go Girl Marathon in Tacoma, the Race for a Soldier Half-Marathon, the Lakefair Half-Marathon and the Capital City Half-Marathon. Fischer's greatest running chal- lenge so far has been the Boston Mara- thon, which she's run five times, in- cluding this year's, on April 16. "It was the hardest marathon ever," Fischer said. "The weather was ex- tremely hot, it was 97. They actually asked people not to run it." Fischer trained for the marathon in Mason County, where she said the temperatures were still in the low 30s. "Then I got to Boston and it was 82," she said. Fischer said her dream was always to run in the Boston Marathon, which requires an invitation, but this year's event was special for her. "It was my first time as a U.S. citi- zen," she said. Fischer's official Boston Marathon time was not available. Competing in a race which is more than 50 miles takes a lot of hard work, Fischer said. "I run 50 miles a week to train," she said. "It's very time-consuming and you have to have a lot of discipline. I • think what motivates me is that I'm older now and I always place in the top three. I'm very competitive." Another thing that motivates Fischer is the response she gets from those around her at races. "What always gets me is young girls tell me I'm such an inspiration to them," she said. "They want to be just like me." Fischer said her children and grandchildren -- Lane, 4, and Pryia, 1 -- are all proud of her, especially Lane. "Lane wants to be just like Oma (the German word for "grandma')," Fischer said. When Fischer is out running, she said she thinks about a lot of things. "I plan my life because I struggled a lot when I first came here with my divorce," she said. "The running kept me going." She advises younger runners to "just go out there and do it." "They need to train hard and stay motivated," Fischer said. "That's the biggest problem, the motivation." By EMILY HANSON emily~ ~,TtTas ~r~,cottt~t3'.com The Shelton Mini Dome will be the scene of some se- rious fights next week. On 13, Rude Enter- tainment -- assisted by alphight.com and Battle Tested -- is promoting the Big Town Beat Down 2, a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) cage fight to raise funds for the Shelton High School athletics program. "We usually give some- thing to a charity when we hold an event," Chet Chap- man with Battle Tested said. He said someone told him the high school needed more money for its athletics program and that's why the groups decided to donate a portion of their profits to the Highclimbers. "Ever since we did the cage fight last year, •we've had people asking us to do it again," Chapman said. Last summer, the same organizations hosted the Big Town Beat Down at the Port of Shelton's Sanderson Field Events Center and Fairgrounds. They wanted to try hosting one indoors this year, which is where the Shelton Mini Dome came into play. Chapman said there are not a lot of locations in Shel- ton where a cage fight could be hosted, but said the high school has been helpful in the planning stages of the event. Though nearly all of the fighters are traveling for this event --there could be two from Canada -- Juan Barcelona is the local favor- ite. "This will be Juan's de- but fight." said Jean Boone, marketing relations person for the fight. "Juan trains with Jacob's Fighting Sys- tem in Shelton and also does conditioning with (Chap- man) and Battle Tested." The event officially be- gins at 7 p.m. with general admission tickets costing $25, VIP floor seating avail- able for $35 and ringside seats available for $55. "We're expecting to sell out," Boone said. "There are only 1,600 tickets available so people should consider getting them in advance." Tickets are available at the Shelton Athletic Club and at alphight.com. Only cash will be accepted at the athletic club. Cash-only tickets may also be avail- able at the door. "This will be a nicer prq- duction than the one last year at the fairgrounds," Boone said. One way this year's cage fight differs from last year is the presence of the National Guard, who is bringing a rock wall and providing music. "The National Guard is going to try ~o set up by 3 p.m.," Chapman said. Boone said attendees should wear comfortable clothes so they can try to climb the rock wall. Another difference from last year is that Chapman and Boone are hoping to set up a screen in the Mini Dome to project images of the fighters on to as well as their biographies and spon- sors when they are intro- duced to the crowd. "Hopefully it works," Chapman said. Though this is officially an MMA fight, there will also be kickboxing and Muay Thai fighting. "A lot of people are re- ally into MMA, so it's a big deal to bring it to Shelton," Boone said. "It's going to be a nice event." The 2012 Bayshore Charity Pro-Am would II tournament,. Title Sponsor- The Hiawatha Corporation Silver $ hsor-- Ray EvelandlMt. St. Helens Evergreens 'Sponsors Olympic Physicians Olympic Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Oct. 11,2012 - Page C-3 I / II