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attend Notre Dame and play football for the Fighting
Irish - Judson explained how Robbins had inspired her
team.
"You need to know what lead to the
recipient being selected," he said before
announcing Robbins' name. They in-
spire others by carrying a cumulative
grade point average of 3.7. We must not
forget they are a student first. They are
multi-sport athlete. Their qualifications
for this award may be best summed up
by comments from one of their coaches.
A true leader who leads by example,
Clara leaves their effort on the athletic field,
Robbins always remains positive no matter the
circumstance, showed commitment and
courage by undergoing a heart-related
surgery and returned to practice four days later, truly an
inspiration to others."
The second recipient, chosen from the winter season,
was Matt Goldsby, who was nominated by head wrestling
coach Chris Lacy.
"In his first season as a varsity wrestler, he placed
fourth at the league championships and advanced to the
Region III wrestling tournament," Lacy said while an-
nouncing Goldsby. "He is an excellent teammate and
workout partner. His focus and drive have allowed him
to reach a high level of success in a very short period of
time."
Lacy said that Goldsby also keeps practice and compe-
tition fun with his balance of intensity and levity that he
makes appear effortless.
"Others in Shelton, and all across the state, are in-
spired for a different reason," Lacy said. "They see an
athlete with an apparent handicap. You see, this wres-
tler is missing the lower portion of his left leg and he
competes without his prosthetic...Regardless of the sto-
ries that he has told you about sharks, meat grinders
and boat propellers, Matt was born as he competes now.
Matt does not allow a missing leg to control his life. Matt
thrives and inspires all of us by accepting and overcom-
ing any challenges that may be placed in front of him."
The most recent recipient, Robert Crawford, was nom-
inated from the spring 2011 season by his power lifting
Matt
Goldsby
coach Lorna Martinson.
"Robert has a stuttering problem, but
has overcome that to be very visible in
our power lifting program," Martinson
said in her nomination. "Because of his
dedication, he placed third in his weight
class at the po,ver lifting state champi-
onships this s~ ason. His bench press im-
proved 20 pounds, his squat 25 pounds
and his dead lift 35 pounds, which are
huge gains considered he only weighs
114 pounds. More importantly, he un-
derstands the importance of promoting
your sport and took the initiative to talk
to people to make sure that power lifting was represented
better in the newspaper and the spring sports assembly."
Martinson said she had seen Crawford come out of his
shell and be confident in communicating his ideas and
really don't think 've
ever felt better in my life
than when saw my peers
on their feet for meo"
questions, despite his stuttering speech impediment.
"He is very proactive in what he does and makes the
decisions that give: him the greatest success," she con-
eluded in her nomination.
Crawford, a senior this year, said that his main goal
with power lifting was to get more people involved.
"I really found myself in the weight room my sopho-
more year and I turned my life around," Crawtbrd said.
"I really like helping people achieve success and helping
with the confidence boost."
He said he recently reached a 200 pounds squat lift,
which is a big improvement for him.
"I love leaving everything in the weight room and go-
ing home and being exhausted," Crawford added.
While annoucing Crawford as the recipient during the
Homecoming assembly this past fall, Martinson said he
was a young man who had it tough growing up because of
his stuttering problem.
"So, growing upi people would laugh at him because
of his stuttering," she continued. "So, he learned to cope
~~. I with it the only way he knew how and
[ ~ I that was to be silent. He grew up as a
[~ learner, silent, feeling table to ask ques-
~~ tions or interact with his peers. In fact,
~~ I had this young man in class and didn't
~;'~:~[ even know he had a stuttering problem
I~~ [ because he never talked. Until one day,
he got the nerve to ask a question that
would change his life."
Martinson said that question, which
Robert Crawford stuttered through, was: "Mrs.
Crawford Martinson, how do I join power lifting?"
"Well, the rest is history as he went
on to place third at the state champion-
ship in the 114 weight class last year with a 165 pounds
squat, a 120 pounds bench press and a 250 pounds dead
lift," she continued. "He has become a key person to pro-
mote the sport at SHS with ideas to get articles written
up and have wristbands made that say 'Shelton Power
Lifting...we are Joestrong.'"
Crawford said it felt awesome to receive the award.
"Most of the staff after Ms. Martinson's speech were
in tears; it was really heartfelt," he said. "Ms. Martinson
and I have really built a bond and when my name was
called, nearly every student was on their feet. I really
don't think I've ever felt better in my life than when I
saw my peers on their feet for me."
Crawford described himself as a humble person but
said receiving this award will help him with the rest of
high school and his life beyond SHS.
"I think getting this award really gave me the final
push I needed to succeed, not just in high school but in
my entire life," Crawford said.
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Basketball until after the new year.
"Hopefully, we'll get a
Continued from pageC-1 letter better defensively
during break," Jensen
tial." said. "We had trouble with
The Highclimbers shot dribble penentration and
15-of-48 from the field for that causes the defense to
a 31.25 shooting percent- break down and then you
age and made 10-of-15 free have trouble with rota-
throws for a free throw tions."
percentage of 66.67. The team is set to play
"Our shooting percent- at 7 p.m. on Wednesday,
age was not high enough to Jan. 4 at Stadium.
win a game," Jensen said. "Stadium's been strug-
"You need to be shooting in gling, too, but they've got
the 40s to win." a good-sized point guard,"
Due to winter break, Jensen said. "Hopefully,
the Highclimbers are not we can getit turned around
scheduled to play again and playwell."
Shelton
senior
forward
Patrick
Fabrizio
attempts a
shot against
Aberdeen
despite
double
pressure from
the Bobcats
during the
Highclimbers'
away game
on Thursday,
Dec. 22.
Journal photo by
Emily Hanson
Youth soccer team wins 2oll Recreational Cup
Courtesy of Kelly Evans
The 2011 Shelton U-16 soccer team, coached by Jose Raymundo and assistant coach Octavio Sanchez, recently won the 2011 Washington Youth
Soccer Recreational Cup. "This team is full of speed and skills," Larry Evans, parent of player Alex Evans, said. "The coaches were very adamant
about building their stamina and worked basic skills consistently. While some of the boys are 16 years of age, there are many 15 and 14 years old
on this team playing up. During their season, they also played several U-17 teams from Shelton and other areas in victory." The championship
team are: front row, left to right: assistant coach Salvador Castro, Christian Ziranda, Juan Apaez, Miguel Bravo, Junior Sanchez and Juan Vega;
back row, left to right: coach Jose Raymundo, Cisco Lopez, Carlos Hernandez, Kevin Loza, Jorge Vazquez, Alex Evans, Alex Raymundo, Raul
Apaez, Kenny Zacarias, Noel Castro, Juan Zacarias, coach Octavio Sanchez, assistant coach JJ. The team's final game of the season was a 3-0
double overtime victory over J95 Impact on Sunday, Dec. 11.
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