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Shelton-Mason County Journal
Caleb Schlauderaff's
Jets jersey to be
displayed in SHS
trophy case
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncounty.com.
The Shelton High School
football banquet was an eve-
ning of awards, speeches and
surprise gifts last week.
The Highclimbers gathered
Dec. 4 in the Shelton Civic Cen-
ter for the event, during which
each player was presented with
a certificate of participation or
a varsity letter.
"There are special classes
that come through and this is
one of them, based on the col-
lective goal they worked to-
ward," Hinkle said. "Watching
them have fun was a reward in
itself."
Hinkle spoke about the 14
seniors -- David Ajamu, Ben
Anderson, DeShon Bell, Jake
Frakes, Betsaid Garcia, Thorn-
Journal photo by Emily Hanson
Shelton seniors DeShon Bell, left, Jared Welander,
Thomas Gettle, Ralph Kinne and David Ajamu were
presented with captains awards at the Shelton High
School football banquet Dec. 4 at the Shelton Civic
Center.
as Gettle, Nolan Halfmoon,Welander and Kaeleb Wright
Ralph Kinne, Jake Lindley,--individually.
Shelby Salisbury, Jake Sims, Most of the seniors received
Dominique Strasburg, Jaredtheir third-year varsity letter
and several were recognized for
being named to the 3A Narrows
All League teams. Ajamu, An-
derson and Kinne were named
as All-Area players by The Ta-
coma News Tribune and The
Olympian, while Kinne was
named an All-State player for
being one of the top two run-
ning backs in the state.
Assistant coach Todd
McPhee also presented Kinne
with the varsity Offensive
Player of the Year.
"He's a great kid. His work
ethic, his dedication, his com-
mitment and his hard work
have really helped put us back
on the map," McPhee said. "It's
a priviledge to have coached
Ralph. His coachableness is
outstanding and that will re-
ally help him in his future en-
deavors -- not just football, but
in life."
Hinkle pointed out that
Kinne is a 3.6 GPA student and
is gifted physically.
"Ralph did a tremendous job
for the program attitude-wise,"
Hinkle said.
See Banquet on page C-3
Shelton swimmer Sean Kealy
against Timberline on Dec. 6.
Journal photos by Emily Hanson
kicks off to start the 1O0-yard freestyle during the Highclimbers' home meet
Kealy took second in the event with a time of 56.96 seconds.
Shelton diver John Pentony twists midair
during a dive against Timberline on Dec. 6.
Pentony won the diving event with 161.45
points.
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncounty.com
In its first home meet of the
season, the Shelton boys' swim-
ming and diving team competed
closely with Timberline.
Shelton led in points until
the penultimate event, when
Timberline pulled ahead by one
point. The Blazers won the meet
96-89.
"It was a really close meet,"
co-head coach Chad Youngquist
said. "We didn't leave any events
open."
He said the meet was not one
that Shelton should have won,
but it surprised the Highclimb-
ers because they didn't know
what kind of swimmers Timber-
line had.
"There were not too many
tight races where we could've
won," Youngquist said. "We're
similar teams and they had one
swimmer more than we could
handle."
He said J.D. Clemons compet-
ed well in the 100-yard butterfly,
in which he won the event with
a personal best time of 1 minute,
6.98 seconds.
"To get a personal best this
early is quite the achievement,"
Youngquist said.
He stated that Dalton Green
surprised him with how well he
competed in the
200-yard indi-
vidual medley.
This was the
first time Green
had competed in
the event, and
DEC. 6" he took fourth
Timberline .. 96 with a time of
Shelton ........ 89 2:40.05.
"He's looking
TODAY: at the possibil-
Shelton at ity of going to
Foss, 5 p.m. league in that
event now,"
Youngquist
said.
In the 100-yard butterfly, Levi
Vance dropped at least 35 sec-
onds from his time for a new per-
sonal best of 1:24.97. Youngquist
said Vance is four seconds from
qualifying for league in the but-
terfly.
"Harrison MacAlevy earned
a personal record in his leg of
the 200-yard medley relay,"
Youngquist said. "He's looking
sharp in the backstroke and he
dropped seven seconds in the
200-yard individual medley."
MacAlevy's new personal re-
cord for the individual medley is
2:20.26. He won the event against
Timberline.
Youngquist said the meet
was a bit disappointing, since
See Swimming on page C-3
Shelton-Mason Count
Height doesn't
slow SHS girls'
bailer down
By EMILY HANSON
emily~Tnasoncounty.com
Taylor Stroud may be the shortest
girl on the Shelton girls' basketball
team, but she doesn't let that stop her.
The junior guard measures in at
just under 5-foot-I, but puts up points
for the Lady Highclimbers nearly ev-
ery game.
"Sometimes it's
difficult, but not re-
ally, because I'm fast
and can get around
people," Stroud said.
She's been play-
ing basketball since
third grade.
"My soccer coach
told me I should try
out because I was
Taylor quick and aggres-
Stroud sive, so my morn put
me in the recreation
league," Stroud said.
She said she's stuck with basket-
ball because she likes the sport and it
keeps her busy.
"I like to stay active, do a sport and
be a part of a team," she said.
She's also learned a life lesson
through playing basketball.
"It really teaches you how to lrave
mental toughness," Stroud said. '~ou
can't get frustrated because that af-
fects your game and that's true in life,
too."
She said she would like to continue
playing basketball beyond the high
school level and thinks it's a possibil-
ity.
"If I keep up and do things in the
offseason, I think I can," she said. "I
just have to stay focused."
"It really teaches
you how to have
mental toughness
... You can't
get frustrated
because that
affects your game
and that's true in
life, too."
Some of Stroud's focus is used on
her schoolwork. She has a 3.6 GPA
and said she enjoys school.
"Right now, my favorite classes are
AP history and honors lit," she said.
Stroud said she's planning on at-
tending college, hopefully at Eastern
Washington University.
"Over the summer, we went to
camp and toured a lot of campuses,"
she said. "I really liked Eastern's cam-
pus and they have the fields I wan~."
Stroud said she wants to become
either a pediatric nurse or a dietician.
"I really like kids and have always
wanted to do something with them,"
she said.
She's already big on health and
eating right.
"It's not difficult for me to do," she
said. "I've always eaten a lot and I
have a high metabolism."
When she's not on the basketball
court or in the classroom, Stroud said
she's usually at home.
"I run when I'm home or I'll watch
sports on TV," she said. "I do a lot of
homework because I'm in a lot of hon-
ors classes."
Alhlbl at a Glance
Name: Toy~ St~o~
School: Simon High School
Grade: Jun~
Winter sport: {;ids' heske~ll
GPA: 3.6
Favorite musical genre: Coun
Favorite musicians: R ,oll FlCls and Taylor Swift
Mentor outside of parents S lton head gids'
Ixsskelbai] coach/Saon Lelh ~a~ he s been there
since I wm li ." ,
Favorite
mythological "1 drw unicorns
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