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Journal photo by Emily Hanson
Shelton sophomore forward Jesus Nunez tries to steal the ball from a Gig Harbor defender during the Highclimbers’ home game on Monday.
Shelton soccer drops three games in one week By EMILY HANSON emily@masoncounty.com
The Shelton boys’ soccer team remains winless after three more losses in the last week. On March 14, the Highclimbers lost 2-0 at Bellarmine. “I’ve been told this was the lowest score Shelton has ever held Bellarmine to,” head coach Isaiah Herrera said. “The guys played great. They played their hearts out and the goals were the two big mistakes we made.” Herrera said the Highclimbers moved the ball well and passed well throughout the Bellarmine game. “It was the best game so far,” he said. On Friday the Highclimbers lost 6-1 at Stadium. “In the first half, we held Stadium to 2-1 but in the second half, the energy just wasn’t there,” Herrera said. He said that after the team put forth so much energy against Bellarmine, they were tired and sore for the Stadium game. “Having two top teams back-to-back would be hard on any team,” Herrera said. Senior forward Jesus Lopez scored the lone Shelton goal on a free kick with an assist from senior midfielder Mike Bowman. Finally, on Monday the Highclimbers lost 4-0 at home against Gig Harbor. “The game was the best learning experience we’ve had,” Herrera said. “Being a young squad, this team learned that chances don’t come often at the varsity level and when they do, they’ve got to put them away.” He said the team has a bunch of great guys on it who always want to improve.
One difficulty facing the team this season is an inexperienced keeper. Senior Blaine McGuire has been playing keeper for the Highclimbers and the backup, freshman Raul MONDAY: Apaez is injuried and will Gig Harbor .... 4 be out for at least one Shelton .......... 0 more week. “Blaine is a field player TOMOrrOw: who is willing to take on Shelton at the responsibility of beOlympia, 7 p.m. ing goalie, which is awesome,” Herrera said. He said the condition of the field at Highclimber Stadium, which was muddy after the persistent rain the area has experienced over the past few weeks, affected the game against Gig Harbor. “Both teams were sliding around and having trouble adjusting,” Herrera said. “The difference is that Gig Harbor has an older squad that’s used to taking time on any field and our guys were too hyped up.” As of press time, the Highclimbers had not yet played at home against Central Kitsap on Wednesday. The team is set to play next at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Ingersoll Stadium in Olympia. “Mike Bowman and (I) know the whole Olympia team so we’ll be well-prepared,” Herrera said. “We’ll also be playing on turf, which my guys love.” Finally, Herrera said that having such a young team he knew the first half of the season would be tough. “We’re making changes and working hard, though,” he said.
PUD 3 is pleased to announce that April 2 will be the first official day of business at the new operations center at 2621 E Johns Prairie Road. The energy efficient facility provides for improved customer service; more efficient management of utility functions; lower cost of operations over the long term; and additional office space that will allow for continued customer-centered service for the next 50 years or longer. To enhance customer convenience, PUD 3 has a pay center in downtown Shelton at 310 West Cota Street. The changes will not affect the services available at PUD 3’s Belfair office. During the month of March, PUD 3 departments such as engineering, energy conservation, and telecommunications will be moving to the new facility. Prior to April 2, customers may want to contact the PUD to coordinate business they may have with staff.
Mason County PUD No. 3 – Clean, Renewable Energy Every Day Main Shelton Office – 2621 E Johns Prairie Road, Shelton, WA Shelton Payment Center – 310 West Cota Street, Shelton, WA Belfair Office – 21341 E State Route 3, Belfair, WA Shelton (360) 426-8255 – Belfair (360) 275-2833 – Elma (360) 861-4247 Outage Line (360) 432-1533
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Despite a strong first inning, the Shelton baseball team couldn’t defeat Bellarmine earlier this week. On Monday the Highclimbers lost their second game of the season 11-1 at Bellarmine. “We had a moment of brilliance in the first inning,” head coach Erik Engstrom said. In the top of the first, the Highclimbers had seven plate appearances, Engstrom said. “We had two solid hits, one by senior Joe Strand and one by senior Curtis Wuestner,” he said. “We were also able to score our only run.” Strand scored when a passed ball sailed by the Bellarmine catcher to the short stop. In the bottom of the first, senior Patrick Fabrizio started at pitcher and faced three batters. The first was ground out, the second struck out and
the third hit a fly ball to the right field which was caught. After MONDAY: the first Bellarmine .. 11 i n n i n g , Shelton .......... 1 B e l l a r m ine came TOMOrrOw: to life, Shelton vs. Engstrom Bellarmine, said. 4 p.m. “They had 14 hits while we had three the whole game,” he said. “Bellarmine put the ball in play and moved it. It was a tough game.” The final Shelton hit came from senior Jared Haynes up center field in the top of the sixth inning. Fabrizio said he was disappointed by the loss but that the team is moving forward and improving. “It’s been really cold out which is hard on our arms,” Fabrizio said. “We’ve been trying to take care of ourselves.” He said he hopes the team improves more and learns from its mistakes
while adjusting to field conditions. P o o r weather last week r e a r ranged the ShelPatrick ton schedFabrizio ule quite a bit. The t e a m ’ s March 12 game at Yelm was canceled and the game at Bellarmine was originally scheduled for March 14. The Highclimbers’ home game versus Bellarmine — originally set for March 16 — has been rescheduled to 4 p.m. today. Another cancellation was the team’s game at Capital, originally scheduled for Monday. As of press time, the Highclimbers’ game at Olympia on Wednesday had not yet been played or canceled. “We’re pumped for the season and looking forward to every game,” Fabrizio said.
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