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swimmer
races
Thursday,
Oct. 27, 2016 - She#on-Mason County Journal - Page B-9
, Journal file photo by Alexandria Valdez
Hannah Oliver swims the breaststroke during a
swim meet against Capital High School.
continued from page B-4
She said it's easy to
come into the season in
peak shape. This season,
Oliver saw the results in
her times.
In.the 100-yard
breaststroke, Oliver won
several races during
the regular season. She
qualified for the 3A West
Central District III cham-
pionships meet during
a Sept. 22 meet against
the Peninsula Seahawks.
Last week during the 3A
South Sound Conference
championship meet, Oli-
ver swam a 1:23,50.
Every season her
stroke has improved.
"She was a natu-
ral breaststroker,"
Youngquist said. "But
getting her to orient
her body so it rode bet-
ter, she's gotten better
and better at that. Her
angles as they attack the
water have just evolved.
She's clearly gotten
stronger. Her legs are
long compared to her
torso, so in being able to
manage her long legs,
she's gotten stronger
and more confident in
her swimming."
When she has a free
moment, Oliver is also
involved in the perform-
ing arts. She said it's
become a big part of her
life and she has par-
ticipated in school and
community productions.
Sometimes play prac-
tices conflict with swim
practices, but in order to
balance everything she
sneaks in an early morn-
ing swim practice.
Her dedication to the about beating my own be happy with myself
sport is the reason Oli- time and bettering my-unless I do better than
ver has dominated the self. I can beat every sin- I did before. It's about
pool this fall. gle person in the league improving my own time
"For me it's not about or every single person in and beating my own
winning," she said. "It's the district, but I won't standards."
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By ALEXANDRIA VALDEZ
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In July 2017, Mel
Ninnis, a 1974 graduate
of Shelton High School,
will be inducted into the
Washington Interscho-
lastic Basket-
ball Coaches
Association
(WIBCA) Hall
of Fame. The
ceremony will
take place at
the group's
42nd annual
banquet at the Ninnis
Tacoma Elks.
Ninnis,
who is the boys bas-
ketball coach at Clover
Park in Tacoma, said he
heard a couple weeks
ago about the honor
while in Yakima.
"I said, Thank you
very much,' "Ninnis
said. "It's not just my
award. It's every one of
my assistant coaches,
every one of my players,
every one of the (athletic
directors) and every one
of the cafeteria ladies.
They're all a part of that
award."
Entering this season,
Ninnis has coached for
33 years. This will be
Ninnis' 23rd year at Clo-
ver Park.
Dave Dickson, the
WIBCA Hall of Fame
chair, said Ninnis im-
pacted many players
over the years.
"It's fitting that a guy
that's been so dedicated
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with an induction to the
Hall of Fame," he said.
"... Mel does a good job
with his teams year in
and year out. He makes
a difference in their lives
and that's what
really matters."
In high school,
Ninnis played
forward for Terry
Gregg. He said
Gregg was the rea-
son he wanted to
become a basket-
ball coach. After
high school, Ninnis
played in college
at Western Wash-
ington University, Fort
Steilacoom Community
College and Central
Washington University.
During the 2011 sea-
son, Ninnis led Clover
Park to the 2A Hard-
wood Classic state title.
Ninnis said he's
thankful for all the op-
portuni'ties basketball
has provided.
"For all the young
people in Shelton, it's
amazing how many
doors basketball can
open for you in life," he
said. "It's not just what
you learn from the team,
it's what you learn for
the game of life. Basket-
ball can set you in the
right direction and you
never know where you'll
end up."
To RSVP to the
induction, or for any
questions, email Dickson
at david.dickson@
bellinghamschools.org.
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