October 5, 2022
ISSUE 38
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Cruisers survive close call to remain unbeaten Eatonville holds off Tenino, 27-22
Council to review matter in special meeting Wednesday
By Skip Smith
Contributing writer
Struggling to stop the Tenino run game at times, the Eatonville defense stepped up when it counted as the top-ranked Cruisers came away with a 27-22 victory over the No. 6 Beavers this past Friday at Beaver Stadium in Tenino. With the victory, the Cruisers remain undefeated at 5-0 overall and 1-0 in league games. “Tenino’s system presents challenges for an opposing defense,” Eatonville head coach Gavin Kralik said. “They are really good at it, and it is a unique system to prepare for.” How it happened After receiving the opening kickoff, the Cruisers turned the ball over right away, as Tenino’s Kaden Sayamnet intercepted quarterback Job Kralik’s first pass at the Beaver 35-yard line. Tenino then capped its drive with a Randy Marti 1-yard touchdown plunge. The two-point conversion was successful, and Tenino took an early 8-0 lead. Eatonville answered back with a four-play, 56-yard drive that ended with Kralik keeping the ball for a 25yard scoring run to pull Eatonville to within one at 8-7. After forcing a Tenino punt, the Cruisers set up shop at their 28-yard line. They then advanced to the Beaver 35. Facing a fourth and inches, Kralik kept the ball
Eatonville council members table partnership with museum By Brett Davis
Contributing writer
again with an 80-yard touchdown run; after a successful two-point conversion, Tenino back on top, 22-21. After starting at their 46, Eatonville faced a crucial fourthand-1 at the Tenino 34. Norman got the call and picked up the first down on a long run to put the Cruisers in the red zone. Kralik capped the drive a few plays later when he leaped into the end zone. The two-point conversion failed, but Eatonville stole the lead back at 27-22 with 8 minutes left in the game. Employing the same tactic they used the last time the teams met, Tenino ran the play clock down to 1 second on every snap to limit Eatonville’s offensive plays. That set the Beavers up just where head coach Cary Nagel wanted them, with the ball and about a minute left in the game.
Despite several people speaking out in support of a plan for Eatonville to partner with the Western Forest Industries Museum as part of a $1.5-million joint federal grant application to build a new railroad depot, the Town Council voted to table the resolution pending a review of the town’s fiscal responsibilities under the plan. WFIM has approached the Town Council about the feasibility of moving the railroad depot and/or museum to Eatonville via the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program’s Planning Grant. According to the resolution, because WFIM has been awarded a $525,000 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee 2023 grant and has other “in-kind” services that satisfy the grant’s 20 percent match requirement, there is no match requirement for Eatonville. Several Town Council members at the Sept. 26 meeting were not so sure, wanting clarification on the matter. Councilmember Bill Dunn asked why it was so important to WFIM that Eatonville
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Photo by Timothy Rogers Photography, timothyrogersphotography.com Eatonville’s Dylan Norman runs through a hole opened by his offensive line on the way to a long run. Norman finished with 145 yards and a touchdown in the Cruisers’ 27-22 win over Tenino on Friday. and reached the end zone to put Eatonville on top, 14-8. Tenino answered back with a Dylan Spicer 82-yard touchdown run. The Cruisers stopped the twopoint conversion, and the game was tied at 14. After falling on the squib kick, Eatonville started first and 10 at its 43. On the first play, Kralik handed off to Dylan Norman, and he was off to the races. Norman outran the Beaver defense for a 57-yard score to put the Cruisers up 21-14, which held into halftime. Back and forth in second half After returning the second-half kickoff to midfield, Tenino advanced to the goal line and faced a fourthand-goal. The Cruiser defense flexed its muscles and denied a touchdown. The Cruiser offense stalled and punted back to the Beavers, who took over at their 20. Spicer struck