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Shelton-Mason County Journal Senior Owl keeps busy By EMILY HANSON emily@masoncounty.com Mary M. Knight High School is nestled is the small town of Matlock, con- sidered by many to be in the middle of nowhere with very little to do in the area. Despite that, se- nior Nick Dierkop always finds a way to oc- cupy his time. "Even Nick t h o u g h there's not Dierkop a lot to do, you find ways to keep busy," Dierkop said. To fill his time, he plays three sports for the Owls: football, basketball and track and field. The Knight Owl tight end began playing foot- ball when he was in eighth grade, the same year the program came back to MMK. "I've been playing with basically the same guys ever since," he said. "We're all used to playing with each other. It's pretty fun. This season and last have been better because we were doing well, but it was fun before because we were playing with friends." He described his rea- sons for wanting to play football as "silly." "When we were younger, we would play on the play- ground and we thought it would be awesome to have a team," Dierkop said. Together with several other boys in Matlock, Di- erkop signed a petition and helped bring a football team back to the town. He's been playing as a tight end ever since. "(Playing tight end is) fun," he said. "There were times when we only had that core of guys (that are seniors this year) and we didn't come out of a game unless we were hurt, so I've never really played an- other position." Dierkop enjoys the posi- tion so much, and has had so much success in it, that he said he's heard from a couple of coaches that he could play for a division three school. "I'd really have to work on it, obviously, but I'd like to play football after high school," he said. Though Dierkop is sure that track and field is not his favorite of his three sports, he said he couldn't choose between football and basketball. "It's too hard," he said with a chuckle. "The sports have a different feel and they're always fun." Along with sports, an- other way Dierkop stays busy is by being a Running Start student. He said he's in the pro- gram to take advantage of the opportunity to earn col- lege credits before he grad- uates high school. "I definitely want to go to college," Dierkop said. "I'm not sure of a major yet. I've been told I'm good at writing so I want to do something in that field, but I don't know yet." He said he has a couple of schools he'd like to go to, but hasn't chosen one yet. "A smaller college would be ideal if I was going to play sports," he said. "But See Athlete on page C-6 Photo by Mike Evans Mary M. Knight senior quarterback Kyle Willey looks for an open receiver Friday during the Knight Owls' game against Wishkah at Aberdeen. MMK playing for league championship Saturday By EMILY HANSON emily@rrta,so~tcoun(v.com, The Mary M. Knight football team scored a decisive victory over Wishkah last week to remain undefeated. Winning the turnover battle on Fri- day, the Knight Owls beat Wishkah 48-26 at Aberdeen High. The victory sets the Knight Owls up to play for the 1B Coastal League title at 1 p.m. on Saturday at home against Taholah. "Our kids did a really good job of being focused on us," head coach John Schultz said. "They were positive and doing their jobs." FRIDAY: M y I _4S Wishkah ...... 26 SATURDAY: Mary M. Knight vs. Taholah, 1 p.m. That game plan fensive effort from Kyle Willey. He He said the game was difficult because the officials called "anything that was remotely close" to being a penalty. In fact, MMK lost 110 yards due to penal- ties while Wishkah lost 182 yards. Despite the pen- alties, Schultz said the Knight Owls re- mained calm through the game and execut- ed the team's game plan. involved a huge of- senior quarterback completed 7-of-12 See Knight Owls on page C-6 JournaF photos by Emily Hanson Shelton senior tight end David Ajamu attempts to catch a touchdown pass from senior quarterback Jared Welander Friday at South Sound Stadium during the Highclimbers' game against Timberline. Though the pass was not complete, the Blazers were penalized for pass interference and Shelton received a first down and was moved half the distance to the goal. Shelton senior quarterback Jared Welander throws a pass. Welander completed 8-of-19 passes for 123 yards and threw one interception. Shelton takes No. 3 spot in 3A Narrows League By EMILY HANSON emily@mE~soncou~ty.com With the 3A Narrows League title on the line, Shelton played tough against Timberline last week. With 5 minutes remaining in the game and the score tied at 26, Timberline scored on a 75-yard run to take a 33-26 lead. They won the game and earned sole possession of the 3A Narrows League title. The loss gave Shelton a third place fin- ish in league and a berth into the district playoff game with Sea-King District II. Shelton is scheduled to play Nathan Hale at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Seattle Me- morial Stadium. "I thought our kids played well," head coach Matt Hinkle said. "We were in a po- sition to win ... but the kids battled." He said the first half of the game was back and forth between the Highclimbers and the Blazers. Timberline began its first possession on its own 10-yard line, but fumbled on their first play from scrimmage. Shelton defensive back Ralph Kinne recovered the fumble on the 1-yard line. Kinne, playing as a running back, then scored a 1-yard touchdown with 11:36 remaining in the first qu.arter. Shelton's kick. ,.W~!0~d~giY-~: ~hem a 6-0 lead Shelton-Mason over the Blazers. Timberline respond- ed with 9:18 left in the first quarter when senior wide receiver Justace Buhl scored on a 15-yard FRIDAY: toUchdown run. With a Timberline.. 33 good PAT, the Blazers Shelton ........ 26 took the lead 7-6. Kinne scored his sec- SATURDAY" ond touchdown on a Sheltonvs. 5-yard rush with 3:41 Nathan Hale at left in the first quarter. Seattle The Highclimbers' two- Memorial point conversion attempt Stadium, 7 p.m. failed 'and they took a 12-7 lead. Timberline senior Markus Cuttino returned the resulting kickoff for a touchdown with 3:26 left in the quarter. The Blazers' kick failed, giv- ing them a 13-12 lead. The team's exchanged punts through- out most of the second quarter. With 5:56 left in the first half, Cut- tino, playing as quarterback, connected with senior tight end Malachi Jones on an 8-yard touchdown pass. A good PAT game Timberline a 20-12 lead. After a long drive, Shelton responded when Kinne scored on a 34-yard touch- down run with 3:15 remaining in the first half. The two-point conversion was no good, and Shelton went into the locker room down 20-18. "We came out strong running the ball See SHS Football on page C-6 County Journal - Thursday, Nov. 1,2012 - Page C-1 ] I II