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"I was pretty excited
that I finally got my first
deer after hunting for four
years," Cox said.
Her first kill came with
a painful price, however.
"The scope hit me in
the forehead and gave me
a scar," she said with a
laugh. "I think it's going to
heal and go away, though."
Cox began bowling for
Shelton when she was a
freshman.
"I chose to do bowling
because my godmom was
the assistant coach and
my friend Brittany Smith
convinced me to do it with
her," Cox said.
As a freshman, Cox
bowled on the C-team. She
moved up to junior varsity
her sophomore year and
last year, Cox joined the
varsity lineup, where she
remains for her senior sea-
son.
"I like bowling because
the people are really nice
and I like the sport and
everything about it," she
said. "I also like Curt
Snyder. He's a very good
coach."
The highest score Cox
has bowled in her career
was a 243, which she hit
toward the end of last sea-
son.
"I can possibly beat it
this season, but it'll be
hard," Cox said.
She said she plans to
continue bowling after
high school through bowl-
ing alley leagues, but said
she doesn't think she'll
bowl for a college team.
"I'm planning to go to
South Puget Sound Com-
munity College for one
year and then to trans-
fer to a school in Tacoma,
probably. I'm not sure,"
she said. "I want to get a
two-year degree to be an X,
ray technician."
Cox said she enjoys
helping people and fol-
lowed an X-ray technician
for a job shadow recently.
"I helped people get
their X-rays done and I re-
ally liked it," she said.
Cox said she enjoys
school for the most part.
"I like all of my classes,
but I struggle in math,"
she said. "I mostly get As."
When she's not knock-
ing down pins or hunting,
Cox said she spends time
with her family and her
boyfriend.
She said that most peo-
ple wouldn't guess that she
likes to ride quads.
"A lot of the time, I don't
like to get muddy and be
out in the cold," she said. "I
mostly like quads because
my boyfriend rides a dirt
bike and it gives me some-
thing to do when I hang
out with him."
Athlete at a Glance
Name: Cox
Winter sport:. Bowling
parents: SI5 bowling coach
CurtSn ler
Favorite superhero:
B~0n
Journal photo by Emily Hanson
Mary M. Knight junior running back Austin Thompson prepares
to catch a pass from senior quarterback Kyle Willey during the
Knight Owls' WIAA 1B State quarterfinal game against Neah Bay
Saturday at Silverdale Stadium.
Football sists, caused two fumbles,
recovered three fumbles,
Continued from page C-1two for touchdowns and
had one interception.
Schultz said he thoughtDierkop was named to
the Knight Owls had a the first team as a tight
great year. end. Dierkop had 18 re-
"I think we've rewrit- ceptions for 482 yards and
ten the record books for 10 touchdowns.
MMK," he said. "Our At center, senior Cody
kids never gave up. They Thompson was also named
played hard the whole to the first team along
time." with senior offensive line-
Eight Knight Owls man Mason Cloud and
were rewarded for their junior noseguard Angus
hard work by the 1B Ogg. O'Neil was named
Coastal League's All to the first team as a de-
League selections, fensive end while Austin
Willey was unanimous- Thompson was named to
ly chosen as the Leaguethe first team as a corner-
Most Valuable Player. back.
He scored 17 rushing At fullback, Oien re-
touchdowns and 21 pass-ceived an honorable men-
ing touchdowns. Willey tion, as did senior tailback
rushed for 625 yards this J.J. Pals.
season and threw for 1,032 Finally, Schultz was
yards. As a linebacker, he named as league Coach of
had 47 solo tackles, 43 as- the Year.
ill li
II
My faith in football was a little shaken
up this weekend.
I was at Mary M. Knight's WIAA
1B State quarterfinal game against Neah Bay
in Silverdale, feeling colder than I prefer and
sometimes getting rained on, and I couldn't
help thinking: Why do I like football?
As I pondered this for most of the game, one
particular moment really made me question it.
There was 9:24 remaining to play when
junior cornerback Austin Thompson stepped a
Neah Bay receiver and didn't get up a~rward.
Trainers ran out on the field, Mary M.
Knight coaches hurried to the other side to
check on him, but still, he didn't get up. I know
now that he was able to communicate with the
coaches before he was taken to the hospital on
a stretcher, but at the time, I just saw a young
boy surrounded by medical personnel who
wasn't getting up after a hard tackle.
This is my fifth season covering football
and this was the scariest injury I've even seen.
That's why I really began to wonder why I like
the sport.
Boys begin playing it when they're 5 years
old and it's nothing more than flag football.
You go to the games and think: "Oh, they're
adorable, watch them chase each other."
Then they gradually move up into more
and more aggressive forms of the game, and
by the time they're in high school, football has
become the sport.
There's anticipation in the air as soon as
the teams begin their first
practices and it continues
throughout the season.
There's a week of buildup
with people debating who
will win on Friday night and
what the final score might be.
Then the game rolls around
and people flock to the sta-
By EMILY dium to sit in the cold and
HANSON wet and watch high school
boys thrash each other for 48
minutes.
My love of the game began when I was 13.
I was in middle school, but I went to the high
school games with my older siblings and as I
began to understand the sport more, I began
to appreciate it more. The games were excit-
ing, the plays were intricate and the intensity
made for an entertaining Friday night.
As I've gotten older, I've started to think
gbout what's really happening on the field.
In the last two seasons, I've seen at least
three broken ankles, which is a minor injury.
I've seen boys come off the field and find out
they bruised their ribs, tore their hip muscles
or just taken a hit so hard they can barely
breathe.
I've seen players with their arms in casts go
out on the field and I've Watched the boys on
crutches who stand on the sideline with a look
on their faces that I can't describe. It's clear
they want to be on the field with their team-
mates, not on the sideline with crutches.
Thompson received a concussion on Satur-
day night and though that's never good, I'm
glad it's nothing worse. At the time, I was wor-
ried that it could have been anything from a
concussion to a broken back or neck.
After the game, as I sat in a restaurant
with my sister, warming up and calming
down, I looked up and saw that ESPN was
playing clips from college games and it was
like the channel itself was answering my ques-
tion.
I like football because it's a beautiful sport.
The agility of the players has always as-
tounded me, and the strength and speed with
which they move makes me jealous. Watching
the teams celebrate a victory or commisserate
with each other after a loss makes me feel a
sense of togetherness. For the time span of one
game, everyone in the stadium is united in one
thought: The hope that their team will win.
Now, granted, it's a split unity, with roughly
half rooting for each side, but it's usually a
friendly atmosphere despite that.
The injuries are scary and sometimes have
lifelong repercussions, but still, every player
knows that before they step out on the field.
Every player knows the risks and still con-
tinues to play. I think it's because this sport
takes ahold of people and doesn't let go and
that's why, even though I'm always worried
something bad will' happen, I still continue to
like this brutal, beautiful sport.
Friday
10 a.m., Shelton Axemen at
Tough Guy Tournament in 0rt-
ing
Saturday
10 a.m., Shelton Axemen at
Turkey Tournament at Franklin
Pierce
Tuesday sity boys' basketball vs. Black Nov. 29
3 p.m., Shelton bowling vs. Lin- Hills in the Mini Dome 3 p.m., Shelton bowling vs. Mt.
coln at Pacific lanes in Tacoma 5:45 p.m., Shelton junior varsi- Tahoma at Westside Lanes in
ty girls' basketball at Black Hills Olympia
Wednesday 7 p.m., Shelton varsity boys'
Shelton boys' swimming at basketball vs. Black Hills in the • To have items placed in the
Aberdeen Relays at Hoquiam Mini Dome sports calendar, send informa-
YMCA, time TBA 7:30 p.m., Shelton varsity tion to emily@masoncounty.
5:15 p.m., Shelton junior var- girls' basketball at Black Hills com.
FOOTBALL
Saturday -- Neah Bay
Mary M. Knight 0
NBHS ........ 0 20 8 22 --50
MMK ......... 0 0 0 0- 0
MMK NBHS
Passing 72 yards 292 yards
Rushing 11 yards 257 yards
50,
MMK: K. Willey, 6-of-18 comple-BOWLING Nov. 15 -- Shelton 1,627, Yelm
tions, 72 yards, 12 carries, 21 yards; 1,243
A. Pais, 5 carries, 12 yards; M. Oien, Nov. 13 -- Timberline 1,605,
7 carries, 11 yards; J. Jimenez, 7 car- Shelton 1,500 1, Lindsey Cox, 377; 2, Danielle Ew-
ries, 6 yards; C. O'Neil, 1 reception, art, 374; 3, Brittany Smith, 359; 4,
41 yards; A. Thompson, i reception, 1, Danielle Ewart, 335; 2, Lindsey Caitlyn Borys, 275; 5, Holly Hay-
29 yards; N. Dierkop, 1 reception, 6 Cox, 307; 3, Caitlyn Borys, 292; 4, man, 122 game 1; 6, Lilian Zacarias,
Brittany Smith, 289; 5, Holly Hay- 120 game 2
yards man, 277
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