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Shelton-Mason County Journal [] By EMILYHANSON them," Leth said. "It doesn't sound "One big positive was Stroud had 11 like we did well defensively, but South rebounds, five steals, five assists and After two years of losses - eight in Kitsap is picked to win the Narrows nine points." this season alone - the Shelton girls' League." Finally, on Monday, Dec. 19, the basketball team won its first game this Next, on Friday, Dec. 16, the Lady Lady Highclimbers won their first week. Highclimbers lost in Gig Harbor, 57- game of the season 42-38 over North On Wednesday, Dec. 14, the Lady 35. Mason. Highclimbers lost at home to South "At Gig Harbor, we had an amazing "We played really well," Leth said. Kitsap 63-23. first half and we went into halftime "We still ha~-e some kinks to work out "Defensively, we did really well, of- down by two," Leth said. "In the sec- as far as playing smart and taking fensively, we did really poorly," Aaron ond half, we came out flat in the third care of the ball. We need to close out Leth, head coach, said. "We missed quarter and gave up a lot of easy buck- their shooters; we left them open way nine layins in the first quarter and ets. We got behind and couldn't catch too much." went into halftime down 27-11." up." Hunter led with nine points while Sophomore post Cheyenne Overlin Sophomore point guard Taylor Jones scored seven and Stroud, Over- and senior post Lolly Jones led the Stroud led the Lady Highclimberslin and senior point guards Jordanne Lady Highclimbers with seven points with nine points while senior wing A1- Krumpols and Clara Robbins each each while senior post Heather Saw- lison Hunter scored eight, Overlin hit added six. yer scored six. seven and Jones added six. "It's feeling really good to have our "If we would finish our shots, we "The first half was the best half would've been right in there with we've played all year," Leth said. See Basketball on page C-4 Journal photo by Emily Hanson Lady Highclimbers cheer after sophomore Taylor Stroud makes a freethrow shot during Shelton's home game against North Mason on Monday, Dec. 19. Senior class president tries new hobbies ' By EMILY HANSON He's the senior class president. He plays tennis, swims and runs track and field and decathalon. He also plays piano and creates art with duct tape. He's Indi Endicott and he likes to stay active. "If I'm not active, i get re- ally bored,'! E~dicott said. Endicott has been swim- ming for Shelton since his freshman year and said he started out as a diver. ,I start- ed swim- ming be- causeit was less stress- ful than having a crowd Indi s t a r i n g i Endicott at me; Ii didn't like i that," hei said. "I switched from div-i ing to swimming because I felt that swimming would i give me a better workout for decathalon." "Indi is a four-year letter winner, returning state com- petitor and is currently our fastest swimmer in several events," Chad Youngquist, co-head coach, said. "He is a three-sport varsity athlete and has an SAT score in the top four for SHS seniors." Endicott said he decided to run for class president for the scholarship money and leadership experience. "I decide the senior meet- ings, design senior sweats, set up fundraisers and de- cide what the senior ball will be," Endicott said of his duties as president. He stated he is enjoying his term. "I like being in a leader- ship position because I'm really good at organizing groups," he said. As a senior enrolled in all honors classes, Endicott maintains a B-average and is waiting until second se- mester to apply for St. Mar- tin's University in Lacey. "I like the campus and it's small and kind of out of the city so there aren't too many people," he said. "I've also talked to the dean and the coach for track and field and they're both really nice." He is planning to major in psychology to become a private practice psycholo- gist. "I love helping people with their issues," Endi- cott added. "I feel like I'm levelheaded enough to take See Athlete on page C-6 JournaF Shelton's Colby Barber attempts to roll Chris Bailey of Kentridge to his back during the Shelton Holiday Tournament. Barber won the semi-final bout in three minutes, 24 seconds with a fall and went on to win the championship at 170. By EMILY HANSON In two matches last week, the Shel- ton wrestling team defeated three oppo- nents and then went on to take fourth at its holiday tournament over the weekend. On Tuesday, Dec. 13, the Highclimb- ers defeated Stadium in a dual match 65-12. Winning their matches were: Ty Mc- Cullough at 120 with a 3:30 fall; Adam Coffman at 138 with a technical fall 15-0; Malachi Conklin with a :10 fall; Dylan Corey with a 3:45 fall and Ricar- do Franco with a 2:50 fall. "Franco capped off the night with a second round fall at 182 and Coffman was strong in his performance to techni- cal fall," Chris Lacy, head coach, said. In a double dual match on Thursday, Dec. 15, Shelton defeated Foss 69-6. Winning their matches were Mc- Cullough with a technical fall 17-1; Je- sus Nunez at 126 with a 1:35 fall; Jake- ob Garrick at 132 with a 13-6 major de- cision; Kushiah McCullough at 145 with a :37 fall; Shelby Salisbury at 152 with a :59 fail and Corey with a 1:49 fall. The Highclimbers then defeated Capital 57-3. Winning their matches were T. Mc- Cullough with a 1:45 fall; Nunez with a 10-5 decision; Garrick with a :41 fall; Salisbury with a 1:41 fall; K. Mc- Cullough with a 17-1 technical fall; Co- rey with a 1:32 fall; Colby Barber at 170 with a 1:15 fall and Franco with a :42 fall. The Highclimbers ended their week with Shelton's annual Holiday Tourna- ment on Saturday, Dec. 17, where they took fourth place with a team score of 126.5. "As a team, the most impressive Hanson feat was scoring points at ten different weight classes on Saturday," Lacy said. "While we were a little short of our team goal of earning a trophy, the entire ros- ter competed well and bounced back quickly when setbacks were placed in front of them." Winning first place for the High- climbers was Barber while Johnathen Dennis at 195 and Ben Anderson at 285 both took second. "I think I'm doing pretty well com- pared to how I have in previous years," Barber said. "My semi-final match was pretty tough but I knew if I kept my head on straight I'd come out on top." He said the Highclimbers as a team had seen better days. "I think it's going to come down to our guys coming through the back door and placing," Barber added. "I think we're going to do really well in postsea- son because we have a lot of seniors and • juniors. We're a really strong team and we're tight together." Taking third place were T. Mc- Cullough, Garrick and Coffman. Placing fifth were Blake Gentry, at 182 and Betsaid Garcia at 220. Winning points but ~ot placing for Shelton were K. McCullough and Fran- CO. Wrestling for the unattached team were Gill Ramos at 120, Erick Smith at 138, Salisbury at 138, Skylar Core at 138 and Benny Olivas at 145. Core took fifth place. Lacy said Barber, Anderson and Core were three standouts for Shelton during the tournament. "Barber overcame a 7-1 deficit and then pinned a returning state veteran in Shelton's Ben Anderson pushes against one of the most exciting matches of the Heritage's Ian Overton in the semi-final bout at 285. Anderson won 6-5 and lost in the finals to See Wrestling on page C-6 O'Dea's Cody Fulleton with a fall in 49 seconds. Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 22,2011 - Page C-1