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Journal photo by Ellilly l lausoH Mary M. Knight freshman Jaycee Valley, left, looks for a teammate to pass to while under pressure from MMK sophomore Miranda Sowle during girls' basketball practice on Nov. 15. By EMILY HANSON In the middle of its first week of practice, the Mary M. Knight girls' basket- ball team was already pre- paring for a league title battle. "Basically, it's going to be us and Taholah bat- tling for first again," head coach Lance Valley said. "I think it's going to be a fun season. We're smaller but we're going to be fast- er. We're going to do more pressing on the court, us- ing our quickness." Under Valley in his 13th season as head coach, the Lady Owls re- turn to the court this win- ter after a second-place finish in the 1B Coastal League and in Southwest District IV. Ashley Sowle is the l 1-girl team's lone senior. "Junior Hannah Frost did really good last year so we're looking for big things from her," Valley said. "Sophomore Miranda Sowle and freshman Jay- cee Valley both got honor- able mentions last year." He said the team has been working hard so far this season. "They're focused," Val- ley said. "We're really de- termined this year to beat our nemesis, which is Ta- holah." Assistant coach Mandy Valley said the Lady Owls are closer this year than they have been in the past, which should help. "Our strength is that we're going to be quicker with some good outside shooters," the head coach said. "Our weakness is our height. All the girls are within 1 or 2 inches of each other so we're shorter, but I think we'll be good." He said the team is still young, but that even the young players are experi- enced varsity athletes. "It'll be a lot of man- to-man with some more zone," Valley said. "We're going to try to do more try to make it a more up- trapping and I'm going to tempo game." Mary M, Knight Jan.4 ~ 6 p.m.,vs. 0Gkviile varsity girls" hn. 5.6 p.m., vs. Taholah ske ll schedule ]Qn.]] " 6 p.m:, at North RiVer Jan. 12 - 6 p:m., vs. Lake Quinoult Nov, 30~ 6 p.m., vs, Three Rivers Jan: 18 - 6 p.m., at Wishkoh Dec. ] "6 p.m., vs. OcoSta Jan. 19 -- 6 p.m., at Oakville Dec. 7" 6 p.m, vs. South Bend .Ion. 25 ~ 6 p.m., at Tehotah Dec. 8" 6 p.m:, Vs. Seton Jan. 26 = 6 p.m., vs. Norlh River Dec. 10 - 6 p.m., at OCosto Feb. 1 - 6 p.m., at Lake Quineult Dec, 14 -6 p.m., at Three Rivers Feb. 2 ~ 6 p.m., vsl Wishkah Dec. 19 - 6 p.m., at South Bend Highclimbers change up game plan for season By EMILY HANSON Andy Beagle and Tom Tony, cmi[y~!~rnaso~w~mn(y.con~ is overseeing three squads ..................................................... this year. The varsity lineup has six retunfing seniors: The Shelton boys' basket- Dakota Andrews, ,Josh Craig, ball team is changing up its Chance Galloway, Devon Gil- game plan under first-year man, Nolan Halfmoon and ,'The style is fast break as much as we can, but also to rqn as much clock down as we can." shooting's gotten a lot better. Wes Harrison is a big shooter. Also, junior Colton Hubble is going to be our floor leader; he'll run this team." He said the team's main weakness is its size and strength. '%Ve're not very big," he said. "We're not very physi- head coach Del Sandberg.Wes Harrison. He said sophomore Tyler "They respect the systemAfter the first week of Speaks will be a surprise for I've brought and why we're practice, Sandberg had cho- many of the Highclimbers' doing it that way," Sandberg sen eight boys for the varsity opponents. said. "The style is fast break squad and said four would be Though this is his first as much as we can, but also splitting their time between year with the team, Sand- to run as much clock down the junior varsity and varsity berg spent the summer work- as we can before shooting, teams, ing with the Climbers during We're going to try to keep Sandbergsaid much of thesummerleague basketball. our opponents' possessions team's offense depends on "I got to know them and down to 45 per game and Andrews and tIarrison, they learned my system," he we'll be playing man-to-man "Dakota Andrews has re- said. "Our defense and shoot- cat, not very tall, so we have to play aggressive defense." The strength of the team is that, one week into prac- tice, they are already playing as a unit. 'They are already a team," Sandberg said. '~hat's go- ing to carry us a long way because they all expect each other to work hard and they're friends off court." defense." ally improved since this sum- ing are improved. They're re- Sandberg said he's expect- Sandberg, assisted by mer," Sandberg said. "His ally coachable." ing a tough season, with the L~I! ~ ~ Tacoma schools in the 3A ........ Narrows League providing a cha!lenge. I think the 3A is as tough S, flQIJ ~ /Son! tUfTS them cam etitive for the ~neltonsophomore Tyler Speakshnesup he said. My goal is to make, ,~, - .... Journal phGo by [mily ll ........ II, o II°rt-rt ant e° a - • P,', a shot during boys' basketball practice on if We dellverl .i E r 0 I!wn°m game" Frida , Yo • l De,: ]4 = ' p:~tl V'. South [it~"p ]0": ! 8 = 7 p.m:: vs. Wilson COMPARE OUR tOW PRICES!,,.;I "--'"""" ],n: 23 - , p.m., at 01ympio Dec. 21 -7 p.m., atTumwater Jen: 25 - 7 p.m., at Mt. Tahomn We carr kerosene. Located at Sanderson Dec 28 : 7 p:m,, vs. Aberdeen Jon. 30=7p.m.,vs.TimberlineFeb. 1" No~ I; Jon:4,7p.m:'otTimbedine 7p:m, at Y , _ Industrial Park Jan.9"Tp,m, vs.No~Thurst0n Feb.6-lp,m,,vs.Lincoln Thursten Page C-4 - Shelton-Mason County Journal- Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012 II I I (I I II I[' ,I I