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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
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