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Shelton-Mason County Journal
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncounty.com
For the middle two quarters
of its game on Saturday, the
Mary M. Knight football team
let Taholah push it around.
Several fourth-quarter scores
weren't enough to dig the Knight
Owls out of the hole they found
themselves in.
With a 34-26 loss -- the
team's first of the season -- the
Knight Owls took second place
in the 1B Coastal League.
Saturday will mark the sec-
ond time in school history that
the Knight Owls have made it to
the postseason.
The Knight Owls (7-1) first
step to the state playoffs begins
this weekend against Lopez Is-
land at 4 p.m. on Saturday at
SATURDAY:
Taholah .......... 34
M y tSr _m
SATURDAY:
Mary M. Knight
at Lopez Island
at Oak Harbor,
4 p.m.
head coach John
Oak Harbor sophomore running back Adam
High School Pais scored on a 4-yard touch-
on Whidbey Is- down run with 57.2 seconds left
land. in the quarter.
"We lost Taholah dominated the sec-
some players ond and third quarters, putting
the week be- up 14 points in each. The Chit-
fore to inju- wins' Justin Curlybear scored on
ries during the 8-yard, 43-yard and 9-yard runs
Wishkah game in the two quarters.
(Oct. 26) so we Quarterback Keanu Curly-
made some ad- bear then threw a 28-yard touch-
justments and down pass to Cleve Jackson to
it took a while give Taholah a 28-6 lead over
to settle down the Knight Owls.
and play at In the fourth quarter, the
a high level," Knight Owls came out hot. Senior
Schultz said. quarterback Kyle Willey com-
pleted a 13-yard touchdown pass
to senior tight end Nick Dierkop.
Willey also scored on 48-yard and
25-yard runs in the quarter.
It took three quarters to set-
tle down, in fact.
The first quarter was a turn-
over battle between the two
teams. The scoreboard remained
blank until Mary M. Knight
See MMK Football on page C-4
Mary M.
Knight
senior
defensive
end Mason
Cloud
closes in on
Taholah's
Andrew Mail
Saturday
during the
Knight Owls'
home game.
Journal photo by
Emily Hanson
Shelton senior running back Ralph
Hale at Seattle Memorial Stadium.
Kinne
rushes upfield Saturday during
Journal photos by Emily Hanson
the Highclimbers' game against Nathan
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncounty.com
The Shelton football team had a promising
start against Nathan Hale on Saturday, but
the game took a turn for the worse and the
Highclimbers never recovered.
The team lost its cross-over, loser-out game
to the Raiders 19-6 on Saturday at Seattle Me-
morial Stadium. The loss ends the Highclimb-
ers' season.
"In the first quarter, the kids played well and
had the momentum," head coach Matt Hinkle
said. "We maintained possession of the ball and
put up our only score of the night. Then we held
them for the next two defensive series."
The first quarter saw Shelton's only points
put on the board when senior running back
Ralph Kinne scored on a 25-yard run with 5:09
left in the quarter.
"We fumbled the thing a couple times and
gave up a long run and all of a sudden, we were
in a funk and never could seem to get out of it,"
Hinkle said.
In the second quarter, the Raiders scored on
runs of 44 and 8 yards to take a solid 12-6 lead
at the half.
Neither team scored in the third quarter. In
the fourth quarter, Nathan Hale sealed its vic-
tory with a 3-yard touchdown and a good PAT
with 9:41 left to play.
For the remainder of the game, the Raiders'
defensive line held the Highclimbers back and
forced turnovers.
"We had some uncharacteristic turnovers,"
Hinkle said. "I'm giving Nathan Hale credit:
they did enough to win."
Senior quarterback Jared
Welander threw two intercep-
tions, while the Highclimbers
fumbled multiple times and
were hurt by penalties. The
officials threw 13 flags at the
SATURDAY: Highclimbers, costing the
Nathan Hale19 team 120 yards.
Shelton .......... 6 Welander completed 10-
of-26 passes for 128 yards.
He connected with junior
wide receiver Michael Sobotka on three passes
for 25 yards. Senior wide receiver Nolan Half-
moon also had three receptions for 28 yards
while senior tight end David Ajamu caught one
pass for 23 yards.
On the ground, Kinne led the Highclimbers
with 163 yards on 31 carries. Hinkle said yards
were hard to come by for the Highclimbers and
that the team couldn't generate anything offen-
sively.
"We had some kids who stepped up into
positions they've never played before," senior
lineman Thomas Gettle said. "We didn't do our
stuff all week."
He said the team had trouble reading Na-
than Hale because the Raiders ran a different
offense than what the Highclimbers have seen.
Junior lineman Thomas Lanphear led Shel-
ton's defensive effort with 10 tackles. Junior
lineman Gordon Henry had nine tackles, one
hurry and recovered one fumble while Gettle
had six tackles, two hurries and forced one
fumble.
"Their quarterback knew how to read our
backers and spurs and tight ends," he said. "It
See SHS Football on page C-4
Shelton senior quarterback Jared
Welander completes a pass to senior
wide receiver Nolan Halfmoon.
Welander went 10-for-26 for 128
yards. He threw two interceptions.
Shelton-Mason County Journal
Lady Owl
discovers
confidence
on court
By EMILY HANSON
emily~.Ynasoncounty.com
When Ashley Sowle was
in fifth grade, she didn't
want to play any sports, but
her father took that decision
away.
"My dad made me play
volleyball and I ended up
really loving it, so I'm glad
I was forced into it," Sowle
said.
Now a
senior at
Mary M.
Knight
High
School,
Sowle just
finished
her final
season on
Ashley the court.
Sowle She said
she's not
ready for it
to be over.
"I honestly would give up
basketball to have a longer
volleyball season," she said.
One reason she loves vol-
leyball so much is because
it has made her a stronger
person.
"I am confident in myself
when I play volleyball and
I don't hear negativity, it's
always constructive criti-
cism," Sowle said.
Another aspect of the
sport that brought her back
year after year was the peo-
ple she played with.
"I've known most of them
my whole life and we seri-
ously are like a family, more
so than friends," she said. "I
feel that we grew not only as
athletes, but as individuals."
Wlth volleyball now over,
Sowle is focusing on school
for the remainder of the fall
and helping out with the
Knight Owl football team.
She's been recording offen-
sive statistics for the team
all season.
She is also enrolled in
Running Start and taking
two classe§ at South Puget
Sound Community College.
"When I took classes
here, I always had A's and I
felt I needed to push myself
harder," Sowle said. "So, I'm
doing Running Start and
still getting A's."
Since her GPA is tied in
with the academic system
at SPSOC, Sowle said she
does not currently know
See Athlete on page C-4
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