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SPORTS JOURNAL
Soccer's Brit, football's Kyle:
Climber all-state first-teamers Brit Bowman and Kyle Burbridge
00oiamittee to work up athletic survey:
ISports input sought
In the hope of developing a sur-
vey to be used to address various
matters of interest and/or concern,
Shelton High School athletic di-
rector Bill Hicks is seeking volun-
teers to form a committee.
"Just to get an idea of their feel-
ings and perceptions," he says,
adding that positions will be open
to anyone interested, including
players and parents and even un-
related community members.
The idea, says the AD, is they
will be able to put together an
"athletic program survey" to be
used as a handout at the start of
the season to feel out a range of is-
sues such as how the kids are do-
ing in class and even their feelings
about specific coaches.
Anyone interested in participat-
ing on the committee is asked to
contact Hicks at the high school or
by emailing him at bhieksChel-
tonsehools.org.
Climbers Brit Bowman and
Kyle Burbridge surprised the
odds makers last week by earning
Associated Press all-state distinc-
tion by vote of Washington sports-
writers.
Both of them top honorees al-
ready in the Western Cascade
Conference but originally consid-
ered state longshots by virtue of
their teams' relatively shortlived
postseasons, they were accorded
no less than first-team honors
- Brit as a midfielder fbr the girls'
soccer team and senior classmate
Kyle as recordsetting halfback fbr
the Climber gridders.
Conference co-"Player of the
Year" Brit, who goes to school at
Mary M. Knight in Matlock but
has played to all-league distinction
here each of the past three seasons
because the Owls have no soccer
program, had 12 goals and three
assists this year as the Climbers'
kick girls placed second in the
conference by way of a ten-win
season - a six-win improvement
in a single year - and earned their
first district tournament berth in
school history.
She scored on a remarkable 48
percent of the shots she took.
"Brit is a great short passer,
sees the field real well, and then
can attack with speed," says
Climber coach Brett Bartlett, who
earned conference co-"Coach of the
Year" distinction.
"She always provides that extra
level of attack, where, you know,
if a team doesn't see her comin',
they're in a bad way. A lot of times
even if they DO see her comin'
she's gonna blow by 'em."
BURBRIDGE BROKE both
single-game and season rushing
records fbr the Highclimbers this
fall, amassing 330 against state-
ranked and unbeaten North Thur=
ston in the fifth game of the season
and finishing with 1,653 yards and
23 touchdowns on the year as the
Climbers finished second in league
and made it to the first round of
the state playoffs.
The 5-8, 170-pounder's TD
count represents a new single-
season standard at Climberville as
well, by the way.
Kyle finished his Climber ca-
reer with 2,798 rushing yards.
Now-collegian Isaiah Taito still
(Please turn to page 22.)
Hoop gals surge,
ei!o!limb r SdomS rtmrUv legs s g !4e
the frosting on a timely cakewalk
in the span of two days last week
while their boy counterparts
languished in ongoing fustration.
Pulling out of a three-game
tailspin of their own with a 33-
point rout of Centralia here
Thursday, Shelton's now 3-3
girls made it two in a row over
nonleague foes by taking it to 4A
South Kitsap 43-32 in a makeup
game here Friday as all-league
senior guard Paige Barrett tallied
a game-high 20 points.
The Climber boys, meanwhile,
loss to once-beaten River Ridge on
the road Thursday and went into
the holidays with an 0-6 record
and arguably the toughest part
of their schedule right around
the corner.
Veteran head coach Mark
Jensen admitted Friday night
that there aren't a whole lot of
encouraging notes to be sounded
at this still early-season juncture
- but his boys certainly aren't
throwing in their towels.
They look to get in the win
(Please turn to page 21.)
THE CLIMBERS make their postgame exodus in the wake of their most recent loss - a
iweek and two wins past. From left in front: Alexan Ehrich, Kassi Profitt, Michelle Davis,
CarrieAnne Allegri and Brynna Fuller. In back: Paige Barrett and Amande Stevenson.
CLIMBER JENNIFER REX joins her Shelton Dance Team
squadmates in choreographed Santa impersonation
the other day in the Minidome, scene of a Climber boys'
basketball game.
Thursday, December 27, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 19
SPORTS JOURNAL
Soccer's Brit, football's Kyle:
Climber all-state first-teamers Brit Bowman and Kyle Burbridge
00oiamittee to work up athletic survey:
ISports input sought
In the hope of developing a sur-
vey to be used to address various
matters of interest and/or concern,
Shelton High School athletic di-
rector Bill Hicks is seeking volun-
teers to form a committee.
"Just to get an idea of their feel-
ings and perceptions," he says,
adding that positions will be open
to anyone interested, including
players and parents and even un-
related community members.
The idea, says the AD, is they
will be able to put together an
"athletic program survey" to be
used as a handout at the start of
the season to feel out a range of is-
sues such as how the kids are do-
ing in class and even their feelings
about specific coaches.
Anyone interested in participat-
ing on the committee is asked to
contact Hicks at the high school or
by emailing him at bhieksChel-
tonsehools.org.
Climbers Brit Bowman and
Kyle Burbridge surprised the
odds makers last week by earning
Associated Press all-state distinc-
tion by vote of Washington sports-
writers.
Both of them top honorees al-
ready in the Western Cascade
Conference but originally consid-
ered state longshots by virtue of
their teams' relatively shortlived
postseasons, they were accorded
no less than first-team honors
- Brit as a midfielder fbr the girls'
soccer team and senior classmate
Kyle as recordsetting halfback fbr
the Climber gridders.
Conference co-"Player of the
Year" Brit, who goes to school at
Mary M. Knight in Matlock but
has played to all-league distinction
here each of the past three seasons
because the Owls have no soccer
program, had 12 goals and three
assists this year as the Climbers'
kick girls placed second in the
conference by way of a ten-win
season - a six-win improvement
in a single year - and earned their
first district tournament berth in
school history.
She scored on a remarkable 48
percent of the shots she took.
"Brit is a great short passer,
sees the field real well, and then
can attack with speed," says
Climber coach Brett Bartlett, who
earned conference co-"Coach of the
Year" distinction.
"She always provides that extra
level of attack, where, you know,
if a team doesn't see her comin',
they're in a bad way. A lot of times
even if they DO see her comin'
she's gonna blow by 'em."
BURBRIDGE BROKE both
single-game and season rushing
records fbr the Highclimbers this
fall, amassing 330 against state-
ranked and unbeaten North Thur=
ston in the fifth game of the season
and finishing with 1,653 yards and
23 touchdowns on the year as the
Climbers finished second in league
and made it to the first round of
the state playoffs.
The 5-8, 170-pounder's TD
count represents a new single-
season standard at Climberville as
well, by the way.
Kyle finished his Climber ca-
reer with 2,798 rushing yards.
Now-collegian Isaiah Taito still
(Please turn to page 22.)
Hoop gals surge,
ei !o!li mb r SdomS rtmrUvg g !4e
the frosting on a timely cakewalk
in the span of two days last week
while their boy counterparts
languished in ongoing fustration.
Pulling out of a three-game
tailspin of their own with a 33-
point rout of Centralia here
Thursday, Shelton's now 3-3
girls made it two in a row over
nonleague foes by taking it to 4A
South Kitsap 43-32 in a makeup
game here Friday as all-league
senior guard Paige Barrett tallied
a game-high 20 points.
The Climber boys, meanwhile,
loss to once-beaten River Ridge on
the road Thursday and went into
the holidays with an 0-6 record
and arguably the toughest part
of their schedule right around
the corner.
Veteran head coach Mark
Jensen admitted Friday night
that there aren't a whole lot of
encouraging notes to be sounded
at this still early-season juncture
- but his boys certainly aren't
throwing in their towels.
They look to get in the win
(Please turn to page 21.)
THE CLIMBERS make their postgame exodus in the wake of their most recent loss - a
iweek and two wins past. From left in front: Alexan Ehrich, Kassi Profitt, Michelle Davis,
CarrieAnne Allegri and Brynna Fuller. In back: Paige Barrett and Amande Stevenson.
CLIMBER JENNIFER REX joins her Shelton Dance Team
squadmates in choreographed Santa impersonation
the other day in the Minidome, scene of a Climber boys'
basketball game.
Thursday, December 27, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 19