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Shelton-Mason County Journal By EMILY HANSON emily@masoncounty.com The Shelton boys' bas- ketball team began play in the 3A Narrows League against a difficult opponent last week. The Highclimbers' league season opened with a 71-36 loss at Wilson on Dec. 12. "We had 34 turnovers against their pressure de- fense," head coach Del Sandberg said. "We didn't take care of the ball." He said Wilson is a good team and its extra play- ers performed well against Shelton in the fourth quar- ter. Senior wing Joshua Craig led the Highclimb- ers with nine points. Junior guard Colton Hubble, senior guard Dakota Andrews and senior wing Wes Harrison scored six points each. Sandberg said he expects future league games to be difficult as well. "All the other teams in the league are going to be very tough," FRIDAY: he said. South Kitsap... 47 "They play Shelton ........ 35 a different TOMORROW: style than we are Shelton at used to. Tumwater, They are 7 p.m. physical, with a lot of hand checking and push- ing." He said there were times when Shelton looked OK against Wilson's press, but added that the Highclimb- ers need to get better. The Highclimbers bounced back from the loss to come out fighting against South Kitsap on Friday: Though Shelton lost 47- 35, Sandberg said it was the team's best game of the year so far. "The first half, we took care of the ball and didn't turn it over," he said. "We handled the pressure." Hubble said the team played with intensity in the first half. At half time, Shelton trailed South Kitsap 21- 14. The gap widened in the third quarter, when South Kitsap outscored Shelton 22-8. "We have had trouble in the third quarter this year," Sandberg said. "We're try- ing to find an answer for that. They got easy shots in the third quarter and we couldn't match their inten- sity." Hubble said the High- climbers came out of the locker room after halftime and played sluggish. "We wanted the win more than anything, but felt a little worn," he said. In the fourth, Shelton took on the task of digging out of a 43-22 hole. See Basketball on page C-7 Journal photo by Emily Hanson Shelton senior wing Jake Frakes attempts a shot under pressure from South Kitsap Friday during the Highclimbers' home game. SHS senior plays hoops year-round By EMILY HANSON emily@masoncounty.com Ten years ago, Dakota Andrews began playing basketball and never stopped. The Shelton High School senior, a 6-foot guard for the Highclimb- ers, said his father entered him into tournaments as a child and he's been playing basketball ever since. "I love playing with my teammates and I just love the game," Andrews said. "It keeps me entertained. I love the adrenaline it gives you, the but- terflies before the game. I like the in- Dakota tensity level." Andrews Andrews said he plays basketball year-round. "I have recreation teams I play with most of the time," he said. Andrews said he's hoping to play at the college level. Though the Uni- versity of Washington is his dream school, Andrews said he wouldn't mind going to a smaller school. "I think I'd have to put in a lot of work to get (to UW), but I have other options," he said. "I'm pretty open- minded and wouldn't mind going to another school." Although he has not chosen a major yet, Andrews said he'd like to continue ~ study- mg Eng- lish and math in college. "I like school, seeing all the people a n d C O m - muni- Athlete at a Glance Name: Dakota Andrews School: Shelton High School Grade: Senior Winter sport: Boys' b0ske l Favorite movie: The "Lord of lhe Rings" trilogy Favorite singer: Meek Mill If you could-have one superpower, what would it be?: "Telep0rling, so I c0uld get places faster." cating," Would you use teleportation he said. in basketball?: Yes "I like learn- ing. Pre- calculus is my favorite class because I learned a lot. It kept me busy and I feel I learned the most in that class." When he's not on the basketball court or in class, Andrews said he en- joys fishing and hunting. See Athlete on page C-2 Shelton senior Jakeob Garrick, wrestling at 132 pounds, maneuvers mat during their semifinal bout at the Shelton Holiday Tournament decision, 6-3, to advance to the championship round. Journal photo by Emily Hanson Juan Vicente of Lincoln down to the on Saturday. Garrick won the bout by m By EMILY HANSON ished in third last year. Erik Smith pinned Jasmine Brown at emily@masoncounty.eom He said he thought the team wrestled 138 pounds. well during the tournament. In 3:17, Benny Olivas pinned Casey "There've been a few matches I thought VanClean at 152 pounds. The Shelton Mini Dome was covered we could've won, but we have a lot of young Finally, Anderson, at 285 pounds, from door to door with wrestling mats on guys, so we're doing about as well as can be pinned Tyler Ferris in 2:43. Saturday for the annual Shelton Holiday expected," Garrick said. Lacy said Olivas' match stood out for Tournament. Lacy said the best performances of the him. At the tournament, the Highclimbersday came from junior Drake Meacham and "Benny had a tough opponent and domi- finished in fifth place with 103 points, freshman Riley Rifle. nated action," Lacy said. "As a team, we did not perform as well "Drake (placed) third in the tournament He said the strength of the team lies in as we would have liked," head coach Chris and (was) very coachable," he said. "Rifle the focused leadership with a lot of young Lacy said. "We need to be more aggressive continues to impress with his tenacity. He Wrestlers. and finish matches when we have the op- finished the day in fifth place, but had an "(They) are following a sharp learning portunity to do so." excellent opportunity to take third." curve and improving quickly," Lacy said. The Highclimbers had three wrestlers Meacham wrestled at 220 pounds, while In their second dual meet of the season, place first or second: senior B~n Ander- Rifle competed at 106 pounds, the Climbers lost 61-16 at Yelm. son, at 285 pounds, took first, while senior The Shelton tournament came at the "Yelm is one of the top teams in the Jakeob Garrick took second at 132 pounds end of the team's first week of dual match- state," Lacy said. "The team scores were and senior Malachi Conklin also finished es. lopsided in Yelm's favor, but the High- in second at 145 pounds. The Highclimbers split their first two climber wrestlers represented themselves "Ben Anderson was the tournament dual matches of the season, defeating Wil- very well." champion at 285 and continues to domi- son 55-24 at home on Dec. 11. Shelton won three bouts against nate his weight class," Lacy said. "It was a night of improvement and re- Yelm. Garrick pinned Jacob Rush, while Before his finals bout, Garrick said he minders of what to work on next," Lacy Garcia pinned David Bickley and Ander- was excited to have advanced so far in the said. "We improved from last week, but son won by major decision over Tristan tournament, since he was coming back still have many areas to improve in all as- Glaser. from an ankle injury, pects of the sport." The girls' team also wrestled against "Thursday was my first match back, so Five Highclimbers pinned their oppo- Yelm, losing 18-3. Senior Kaitlin Woods it feels good to have the success I'm having nents during the match, was the only wrestler to win her bout, now," Garrick said. At 113 pounds, Caleb Ragsdale pinned defeating Haley Myers by decision, ll- This was his third time placing at the Kenny Le in 1 minute, 35 seconds. 9. Shelton Holiday Tournament. As a sopho- Gill Ramos pinned Cyrus Volk at 126 more, Garrick took second place and he fin- pounds in 3:37. See Wrestling on page C-7 Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 - Page C-1