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Finch awarded Council position

By JACK H. SMITH
Selah Sound

e Selah City Council has a new member. Last month the Council voted to appoint Brooke Finch to the position that was le vacated by new Selah Mayor John Gawlik. Finch was one of 13 candidates who interviewed before the Council late last month. I was super excited, Finch said of being selected to the position. I had some pretty tough competition so I was surprised. I also felt honored they FINCH picked me. ere were a number of good candidates to choose from. A resident of Selah for the past two-years, Finch said civic involvement has always been extremely important to her. Ive been raised that you give back to your local community. You dont just take, you give back, she said. So as soon as I moved to Selah, I decided I wanted to get involved. I like that this is a smaller community and its a little easier to get involved with di erent organizations. Along with her new position on Council, Finch is also a member of the local Kiwanis and is currently the Vice-President of the Selah Chamber of Commerce. When she heard about the vacant Council position, she said she wanted to continue her community involvement, this time in a di erent capacity. It was another step I wanted to take to continue my involvement here in Selah, Finch said. One of her top priorities as a member of the Council will be for the governing body to work a little bit more with organizations like the Kiwanis and Chamber which she said could bring in added events and revenue. She added it is very important to her to provide as much as the city can for local children and is a proponent of keeping the swimming pool open year round. Prior to her rst meeting as a member of the Council Feb. 13, See FINCH pg 2

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Bob Dolphin (far le ) competes at the 2008 Yakima River Canyon Marathon. Dolphin will participate in his 500th marathon Saturday, March 31 at the 12th annual Yakima River Canyon Marathon. Dolphin and his wife Lenore also serve as race directors for the event.

Local marathon holds special place in the heart of Yakima Valley couple
remarkable 500th marathon in a race where he and his wife Lenore serve as codirectors. Next week the Selah Civic Center will Its really exciting, Lenore Dolphin be headquarters to the said of her husbands ac12th annual Yakima Rivcomplishment. is last year hes had er Canyon Marathon. Five-years ago, Bob Race organizers are ex- some health challenges so competed in his 400th at pecting an all-time high he will be walking, but hes the Yakima River Canof over 595 runners for going to do it. At 82, thats yon Marathon and a er the March 31st race and pretty good. the race he was asked if - Lenore Dolphin this year will hold a little he planned on retiring. more signi cance to YaShe said at the age of 77, kima Valley resident Bob Dolphin. Bob answered no and that he planned on Dolphin will be participating in a completing his 500th marathon at the loBY JACK H. SMITH
Selah Sound

cal event. He ran 20 a year to do it, Lenore said. is last year hes had some health challenges so he will be walking, but hes going to do it. At 82, thats pretty good. THE RACE BEGINNINGS According to Lenore, the Dolphins became involved with the marathon after hearing that the Yakima River Canyon would be a great place for an event. Heavily involved in marathons, they decided to attend a meeting with a group of people to talk about whether or not to make the marathon a reality.

ey invited Bob and I to come to the meeting to get ideas because he had run so many marathons and I had volunteered at most of them, she said. It turned out they would become a little more involved than they had expected. We went there to give ideas and came out in a state of shock, she said. At the age of 70, we were race directors for the rst time. Soon a er this meeting, the Dolphins began ground work for the rst race and they attended a race directors workshop See MARATHON pg 2

Fundraiser deemed success

Youth Center needs supplies
By JACK H. SMITH Selah Sound In a dire nancial situation, ofcials for the Selah Youth Center recently asked local businesses and residents for a little help. ey were not let down. According to Selah Community Action Network board member Ginger Tyler, a fundraising event conducted Feb. 26 at the Pastime Bar raised nearly $1,000 for the center. Tyler who is the owner of Selah Insurance Services, has also submitted a request to Farmers Insurance for a donation of $500, but there is a good chance it could be up to $1,000. Local resident Beau Shirley was among those who helped work at the event that featured rappers Coaster and Leviticuss and the band Ponchus Pilot.

Sound Photo by Jack H. Smith

e pool at Wixson Park in Selah sits quiet and empty on a March a ernoon. A proposed levy could help fund operation and maintenance for the pool.

Levy proposed for Selah pool

BY JACK H. SMITH Selah Sound e fate of the popular Wixson Park pool in Selah is uncertain, but a proposed Maintenance and Operations (M&O) levy by the Selah Parks and Recreation Service Area could ensure its continued operation for at least six years. According to Selah Parks and Recreation Director Je Hagler, consideration has been given by the service area board to put an M&O levy on the ballot as soon as Aug. 7, 2012. While nothing has been o cially decided, Hagler said early estimates have the levy at a cost of 8.5 cents per 1,000 of assessed value and this would generate approximately $120,000 in M&O See POOL pg 2

Sound Photo by Jack H. Smith

e band Ponchus Pilot performed last month at a fundraiser for the Selah Youth Center. e fundraiser took place at the Pastime in Selah.

Shirley said 127 people attended the event and that did not include those who were already at the Pastime prior to the start time. It was a great turnout, he said. Along with helping out at the

event, Shirley said he and Melinda Shirley started going to local businesses to ask for help and there was an immediate response. Shirley said Selah Sun, Kings See CENTER pg 2

Junior Achievement Selah students using new Junior Achievement World building.
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Fast Start.... Selah High School Baseball team o to a great start.

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WHATS INSIDE:
Page 2.......Editorial Page 4.......Sports Page 2.......City News Page 5.......Police Log Page 3.......Community Page 6.......Les Schwab

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Selah Sound

Friday, March 23, 2012

EDITORIAL
Slow and Steady
By Jack H. Smith Owner/Publisher Hello Selah. I thought Id take For our rst edition we printed a little bit of time to tell you 500 copies and with the excepabout how things are going with tion of a few I kept for myself, the Selah Sound. they were all picked up. With Since our launch in early Feb- the second edition we had 1,000 ruary, the response has been printed and only have a handful very positive. I have been very le . Im taking small steps, but pleased to hear nice things from slow and steady wins the race both residents and businesses. and Im really happy with the e good news is that the paper progress weve made. will only get Once again better. Im asking resiIm taking small Unfortunatedents to send ly, we are mov- steps, but slow and me an email ing along a little with a story slower than steady wins the race idea. Im also I had antici- and Im really happy asking local pated. I would with the progress weve business ownhave liked to ers or managhave published made.. ers who have two editions in seen the paper March, but I am still working on to get a hold of us to advertise. getting the word out about the Our prices are a ordable and we paper and am constantly work- even have a $10 special that will ing on a way to reach advertis- help sponsor either the Selah ers. High School sports calendar or Im very excited to move to our collaboration with the Selah the bimonthly and eventual Sentinel. weekly format, but it may take a I am very happy to announce few more months to make this that we will be partnering with happen. As I mentioned in my the Sentinel, a paper published last editorial, starting a paper by students of the Selah School has been a learning experience, District. but it is getting better every day. e partnership will include a I look forward to looking back page devoted to members of at the rst few months of the Se- the Sentinel. lah Sound and seeing an expoIm really excited to see this nential amount of growth. happen and would love any supI am going to continue to port local businesses can give us work hard to provide you with to ensure this is a success. a wide variety of stories and anks again for your busiwill try to get the paper out to ness and support. Remember, as many people and businesses you can a copy of the paper at as I can. I have been pleasantly Les Schwab, Selah Save-On surprised by how many papers Foods, Selah Red Apple and the local residents have picked up. Selah Civic Center.

Sound Photo by Jack H. Smith

New Selah City Council member Brooke Finch was sworn into her position March 13.

FINCH:
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Finch said things were a little bit crazy with numerous phone calls and interview requests, but she was starting to get settled. Finch said she spent time reading the city

code and going through prior Council minutes. I want to get as familiar as I possibly can with what has been going on in the city, she said. Prior to moving to Selah, Finch also lived in Western Washington and Missouri. Finch has been employed in the nancial industry

for the past ten years and is currently employed by Edward Jones and has an o ce in Selah. Finch feels Selah been a very welcoming and friendly community. A lot of people tend to have the same set of values, she said. If you walk down the street, people wave.

MARATHON:
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and organizers at marathons that Bob had competed in and where she said things had gone very well. In total, Lenore said it took 14 months to put everything together for the rst race in 2000. It was a really great community e ort, she said. Most of the ones who started out with us are still on board. Its been a really great group of people. Lenore credited Scott Sandsberry of the Yakima-Herald, who she said contacted them on his rst day on the job and wrote an article which turned out to get a great response from the local community and people wanting to o er their help. SMALL AND FRIENDLY Since the rst race in 2000, Lenore said the marathon has had between 400 and 595 runners. While she expects to top that number this year, Lenore said she is just ne with the idea of keeping it at a steady number and just the way it is. Steady is the way we want it. We want to keep the facilities we have, she said. is race is put

on for runners by runners. We want to keep it small and friendly, rather than grow, grow grow. It has the reputation for being a really friendly race. Along with a pasta meal served the night before the event, Lenore said one of the fun things organizers do is a sit down meal for the awards ceremony a er the race. is years race will feature runners from across the United States, as well as six from the United Kingdom and one from Brazil. It will also play host to a meeting for the North America 100th Marathon Club. Lenore said she and Bob are also directors of the club. e day of the race will mark the 11th anniversary of the club. Its kind of a birthday celebration, she said. THE COURSE Starting at 8 a.m. on Canyon Road in Ellensburg, Lenore said the 26.2 mile course nishes at a truck-turnaround in Selah. Having participated in 499 marathons, Lenore said Bob feels the Yakima River Canyon course is the most beautiful course he has run. Of course he is a little bit prejudice, but a lot of people do

The Police Beat

By Ofcer Jerald Smith It has been noticed in Selah bound lanes will have to stop. that several drivers become conI have also taken nofused when driving on a multi- tice that there have been sevlane road when they approach eral violations at this location a school bus on the opposite of vehicles failing to come to a side of the road that has its stop stop when signaled to do so. paddle and red lights activated. e school bus that is assigned Speci cally, it is occurring in to this bus route is mounted the 500 block of South 1st Street with an automated camera that where there is a is used to record school bus stop stop sign violators Drivers please located on the east as the stop paddle side of the road, be aware of the is activated and near Red Rooster. law and keep our the red lights I have observed are ashing. e several vehicles children safe. camera is able to coming to a comget a photo/video plete stop that are of the vehicle and driving south bound, towards license plate as it passes the bus Yakima. and commits the violation. e Washington State law indi- bus driver will complete a recates that the driver of a vehi- port and all evidence will be cle upon a highway with three forwarded to me for follow up. or more marked tra c lanes I will examine the evidence and need not stop upon meeting a determine if an infraction is school bus which is proceeding to be completed with a ne of in the opposite direction and is $394. If an infraction is submitstopped for the purpose of re- ted it will be mailed to the regisceiving or discharging school tered owner of the vehicle based children, RCW 46.61.370(3). on the information provided by So let me explain, at this loca- the Department of Licensing. tion both lanes of south bound Drivers please be aware of the drivers do not have to stop for law and keep our children safe. Do you have a question you would the school bus which is stopped on the opposite north bound like answered the Selah Police Deside of the road. All drivers ap- partment? Please send your quesproaching the bus in both north tions to news@theselahsound.com

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Lenore and Bob Dolphin are race directors for the Yakima River Canyon Marathon. e race, whose headquarters are in Selah, is slated for March 31 at 8 a.m.

tell us it is one of the most beautiful courses they have run on, she said. Bob described the course as

medium or average in di culty with two major hills and some rolling hills throughout the course.

POOL:
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revenue. Hagler said the city of Selah will pay for operation of the pool in 2012, but the Selah City Council made a resolution at the end of last year they would not continue to do so. Over the last several years, it (pool) continues to cost the city more and more money to operate the pool and over the last ve years it has been operating at a de cit of $70 ,000 a year, Hagler said. Currently, Hagler said the annual operating budget for the pool is $120,000 and that cost is partially o set by annual pool revenues of about $50,000. Hagler said the proposed levy would run for six years and this will allow time to plan, nance and build a new pool. If the M&O levy dollars are not needed for the full six years, Hagler said the collection of taxes could stop earlier. If the levy is set at $120,000, Hagler said the $50,000 of revenue could be set aside into a development fund for the new pool. Hagler said because of high operations costs, the pool was closed two-weeks early last year and there was a huge public outcry. It is used by a lot of people. Its a huge community focal point, he said. At the Selah City Council meeting March 13, Ted Pooler of W.M. Smith and Associates discussed an evaluation his company

did for the city earlier this year. e compa- are needed. ny evaluated both the main pool and wadRecognizing the cost and uncertainties of ing pool at Wixson Park and provided es- operations a er 2012, Hagler said sta felt timated costs for the recommended repairs the cost of replacing the lters for only one and continued operation of the pool. possible year of operation seemed excessive e same recommendations from W.M. and the installation of new lters could wait Smith and Associates were reviewed with until the city knows if future pools operatthe Selah Parks and Recreation Service Area ing costs will be funded. Board Feb. 27. A er the March 13 pre e money is dedicated A er hearing the recomsentation by Pooler, the mendations, Hagler said the to upgrades at the pool. Council made a unanimous board made a recommenda- However, it can be used as decision in favor of suption to take to the Council a local match to leverage porting a listed of recomfor review. mended improvements grant monies for construce recommendation in- tion of a new pool. from W.M. Smith and Ascluded making improvesociates. ments needs to assure comCouncilmen Keith Larsen - Je Hagler pliance with Department of said by making improveHealth Requirements, imments to the pool, it could provements for operations and maintenance help pass the M&O levy. of the pool, converting the wading pool to Along with the replacement of the pool a spray pad to address signi cant problems slide and the conversion of the wading pool that could reduce manpower needs and pos- to a spray pad, the improvements also insibly increase attendance, replacing the ex- clude replacing the grating on the gutter isting slide and new lters. in the main pool so it is all the same type Hagler said the recommendations were and height. While the list of improved recthen reviewed with public works and the ommendations had an estimated cost of pool sta to further asses the need and vi- $66,000, the Council has yet to make an ofability of the proposed improvements. cial resolution to fund the repairs. A er discussing the proposals, Hagler said According to Hagler, the city has $192,674 pool operators have been making things in a pool capital replacement fund. work with a minimum budget in anticipa is money is dedicated to upgrades to tion of eventual pool upgrades, and based the pool, he said. However, it can be used on their past e orts they question if any- as a local match to leverage grant monies for thing more than minimum improvements construction of a new pool. form of supplies. According to Shirley, the center is in need of toilet paper, paper towels, hand soap, school and o ce supplies, educational games and paper plates, cups and bowls. He added the center also needs pool cues and balls, ping pong paddles and balls, holiday decorations and cleaning supplies such as bleach, wipes, brushes, glass cleaner and gloves. Tyler said residents can drop o the supplies at the Center or at Selah Insurance Services.

Congratulations to BOB DOLPHIN For Surviving his 500th Marathon!

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EVENT:
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Value Hardware and Magics Pizza Shack were among those who made donations to the Youth Center.

Shirley said he also wanted to thank Les Schwab, Sundance Espresso, Farmers Insurance and Lester George for their help. While the event was deemed a success, event organizers are asking the public for their continued help, this time in the

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COMMUNITY
Local Junior Achievement sees growth
Selah schools lead Valley in attendance
By JACK H. SMITH
Selah Sound

e scene is quite familiar. A large crowd gathers and forms a JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT line at McDonalds eager to get a e purpose of the JA proquick lunch. At the same time, interested shoppers make their gram is to empower young way to do a little shopping at people to own their own ecoBob Hall Chevrolet, while oth- nomic success by enhancing the ers get some banking done at relevancy of education and has Key Bank and Solarity Credit a mission to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in the Union. From the outside it may look global economy. Jewell said the backbone of like just another a ernoon of commerce in the Yakima Val- the JA program is the in-class ley, but a closer look reveals that portion of the program, where these are not your average daily a volunteer comes to the classconsumers. Instead it is a group room with a classroom curriculum that of local students introduces p a r t i c i p at i n g ey actually run the students to the in the BIzTown businesses or become the free enterprise program at the consumer. system, busiJunior Achieveness principles, ment World -Greg Jewell ethics and valbuilding in Yaues career exkima. Starting in April of last year, ploration, team work, decision students from across the Valley making banking and balancing have started to use the state-of- a checkbook. For younger students, Jewell the-art new building to participate in the Capstone portion of said this includes a 30-minute the Junior Achievement (JA) program once a week for ve weeks and for older students program. While JA has been work- the program includes a weekly ing with schools in Washing- hour-long program for up to ton since 1953, the new facility seven weeks. is is still the backbone of opened last year and according Junior Achievement, Jewell to Junior Achievement Central Washington Regional Director said. Once the students complete Greg Jewell a building like this the in-class portion of the prohas never been built in a market the size of Yakima Valley. One gram, students make a visit of 12 JA World centers located to the JA building in Yakima, across the United States, Jewell where Jewell said they experisaid local students have the op- ence the responsibilities of beportunity to make a Capstone ing business owners, employees, visit where they come to a simu- public o cials, and consumers as they engage in business aclated city inside the building. Since opening, Jewell said the tivities. ey actually run the busireception for the new building and JA has been great within the nesses or become the consumYakima Valley with the Selah er, he said. A er the students make their School District having the largvisit, curriculum is introduced est number of in-school classes of all the participating districts. to allow them to re ect upon He said the Selah District ac- their experiences and they cre-

counts for 85 of the 241 classes who are participating with JA. Jewell said that just two years ago, Junior Achievement of Central Washington had 1,100 local students participating in the program, but it doubled to 2,200 at the end of 2011. Currently in the range of an estimated 4,000 students, Jewell said by next year it could go to 7 to 8,000 students.

Sound Photo courtesy of Junior Achievement

e construction of the new Junior Achievement World building in Yakima was completed last year.

ate business plans based on what they did right, what they did wrong and what they would do di erently. NEW BUILDING e new JA building in Yakima is the second built in the state of Washington. Jewell said this new type of facility was introduced to the program around 12 years ago. A er being open in Auburn (near Seattle) for three years, Jewell said dropout and other numbers started to greatly improve and this caught the eye of members of the Washington State Legislature. Jewell said 17 Legislators visited JA World in Auburn to learn about the program. Once they saw it, they really got the concept of what was going on, he said. So they approached Junior Achievement and said we really need one in Central Washington. Jewell said the there are 29,000

drop-outs a year in Washington, with 1,600 of those from the Yakima Valley. According to the JA website, the state of Washington has a 13% drop out rate, with the Yakima Valley having a rate of 32 percent. It was a huge no-brainer to make this happen, Jewell said. Just a ve percent reduction in the drop-out rate equates to $111 million a year in saving in just one line item (Law and Justice). Because of the fact there are no bigger companies in the Yakima Valley like Boeing or Mircroso to help with the building, Jewell said the state partnered with JA to fund the building. is is the rst time JA has ever partnered with local government to make this happen, he said. ey are really looking at this nationwide. LOCAL SUPPORT Locally, Jewell said JA has approximately 100 volunteers, 241

in the classroom and 768 for Capstone events and they are always looking for more volunteers. I like to look at the JA program as a three-legged stool. In order to get more schools you need two more things --- volunteers and funding, he said. While the in-school programs are of no cost to local school districts, Jewell said they ask them to pay one-third ($16.50) of the funding for the Capstone program. He said some of the schools are not budgeted to pay for the program, so they look for sponsors to cover this cost as well as other costs. Currently, Jewell said 18 local businesses have made a 10-year commitment and have store fronts in the BizTown and Finance Park. Current businesses with partnerships with JA World Central Washington include Tree Top, Advance Digital Imaging, Solarity Credit Union, Alliant Com-

munications, KUNW, KNDO, KIMA, KYVE, KAPP, Argus Insurance, Allstate, Paci c Power, the Yakima Herald, Conover Insurance, Bob Hall Dealerships, Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center, the Seattle Mariners, the Yakima Bears, Washington Beef, Intergra Telecom, McDonalds, RBC Wealth Management, Key Bank, US Bank, Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air, Rotary International and Fiesta Foods. While grateful for all the help, Jewell encourages other businesses to check out the JA program. We have been given a gi . is building is one of a kind and never been built in this sized market. We need a lot of participation from all of the small and medium sized businesses, he said. For more information about the local JA, please call 509-8531234 or go to www.jawashington.org.

BUSINESS NOTES
Curves wrapping up March food drive
Deadline is March 25
Its not too late to help a local business who is stepping up to help those who are less fortunate. Curves of Selah kicked o the 2012 Curves Food Drive earlier this month with the challenge of meeting last years donations. e food drive started March 1st and will run through March 25th. Curves is asking its members to donate bags of non-perishable food or cash throughout March to support the local community food bank. In addition, Curves of Selah will waive the joining fee for new members who bring in a bag of non-perishable food or donate $30 to their local food bank from March 12th to 25th. Curves of Selah is committed to supporting the health and well-being of our members, so the food drive is a natural extension of that commitment to the whole community, said Curves of Selah owner Deannie Howell. Many families are struggling with basic expenses and need some help to make ends meet. Our food drive gives our member a way to reach out and support their neighbors. With a theme of Good for your body and your soul, this years drive encourages Curves members to deep doubly good about themselves as they make time to exercise for good health and take time to help others in the community with a donation of nutritious food. Local Curves clubs may also qualify to win cash prizes for their local food banks. Curves International will award prizes to the clubs that collect the most food, the clubs that show the greatest increase in donations over the 2011 food drive, and to two additional randomly selected from all the clubs who enter the contest. We would love to see all our clubs top their donation levels from last year, said Curves founder Diane Heavin. But the main goal of our annual drive is to enlist the help of our members in re-stocking the shelves of local food pantries across the country. We also hope that new members will take this opportunity to give back to their local communities as they join our Curves community. For more information about Curves of Selah, please contact Howell at 509-697-8080 or by emailing selahcurves@elltel.net. For more information about Curves, please visit www.curves. com.

Finch achieves professional accredidation

Brooke Finch of the nancial services rm Edward Jones in Selah has achieved the professional designation of Accredited Asset Management Specialist. Finch successfully completed the Accredited Asset Management Specialist, or AAMS, Professional Education Program from the Denver-based College for Financial Planning. ose who complete the program pass a nal exam and sign a code of ethics and disclosure form earn the AAMS designation. is advanced training o ers investment professionals the hands-on information needed to provide comprehensive nancial services. Study topics include understanding the asset management process to understanding asset allocation and strategies. Edward Jones provides nancial services for individual investors in the United States and, through its a liate, in Canada. Every aspect of the rms business, from the types of investment options o ered to the location of branch o ces, is designed to cater to individual investors in the communities in which they live and work. e rms 12,000-plus nancial advisors work directly with nearly 7 million clients to understand their personal goals -- from college savings to retirement -- and create long-term investment solutions that emphasize a well-balanced portfolio and a buy-and-hold strategy. Edward Jones embraces the importance of building longterm, face-to-face relationships with clients, helping them to understand and make sense of the investment options available today. Edward Jones, which ranked No. 5 on FORTUNE magazines 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2012, is headquartered in St. Louis. e Edward Jones website is located at www.edwardjones.com, and its recruiting website is www.careers.edwardjones.com.

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Selah Sound

Friday, March 23, 2012

SPORTS
Golfers ready for 2012 campaign
Monday against East Valley, Selah will next compete next ursday, March 29 at the Dolquist Girls Golf Invite at the Apple Tree Golf Course in Yakima. Mochel is hoping his team can By JACK H. SMITH keep a positive frame of mind Selah Sound and stay within themselves and if they do, they should do just Experience will not be an isne. sue for the Selah High School O en in an individual sport, girls golf team. putting pressure on yourself Returning to makes you tense lead what head If we can continually up and freeze. coach Mark improve with each outing Golf is tough Mochel called we will be in good shape enough mena senior laden to make a run in the post tally to carry team are Bri- season. that pressure, so ana Nelson and we talk hole to Taylor Jones, hole, he said. If - Je Weeks who have both a kid has a great played on the hole, they have second day of the state tourna- to still go to the next one and ment. play that one well. If they have a We fully expect them to be poor hole, same thing. back this year and another senor, Katie Daniels, who was an BOYS SQUAD alternate to the state tournaA strong group of returning ment, should be there as well, players will lead the way for the Mochel said. Senior Cassy Selah High School boys golf Burns was in a playo at region- team. als last season so she too could According to head coach Je be in the state mix. Weeks, the team returns ve Rounding out the squad for varsity golfers including juthe Vikings are senior Ashley nior Derek Wood who won the Baughman, sophomore Tori CWAC tournament last season. Upson and freshman Morgan e other returning starters Edwards. include seniors Scott Gra and While the team has not set any Jonathon Cruz and juniors Stegoals, Mochel feels he and the ven Anderson and Joel Ford. team may have the same desired Weeks said senior Chase nish to the season. Brader and sophomore Tyler As competitive as these girls Harris are competing for the are, I feel that my expectations nal varsity spot while freshman and their expectations are simi- Mike Smith is also making some lar and that is to hang a CWAC noise and could contribute in championship banner up this the near future. year, he said. Weeks said the team has set With the two state returnees both personal and team goals possibly making the second day, for the 2012 season. and if another of our girls can We want to continually imalso make it to day two of the prove our teams scores as the tourney, we could possibly tro- season progresses and be in phy as a team at the state level position to qualify as many as well. members for the regional tourLast season Selah was without nament, he said. Derek Wood Nelson, who was their top golfer just missed the cut to attend the during the 2010 season. Mochel state tournament last year a er said she hurt her knee during winning the CWAC District the o season and wasnt able to Tournament. We are hoping to compete although she was able get Derek to state along with as to go to practice and work on many teammates as possible. the thing she could. Weeks said Ephrata and He added Jones stepped into Othello will be the favorites the number one role and with this year in the CWAC, with the the leadership of 2011 gradu- Vikings and East Valley also in ate Ashley Anderson, the team contention for a league title. competed for the league title. If we can continually imWe did not win the title, but prove with each outing we will each girl stepped up their games be in good shape to make a run and battled Ephrata and Othello in the post season, he said. who were the eventual CWAC Selah will next hit the links champs, he said. Monday for the Greyhound InA er opening the season vite in Sunnyside.

CWAC champ Wood returns to lead Vikings

Sound Photos by Jack H Smith

Selah rst basemen Andrew Gonzalez waits for a pitch in action last week against Wapato. Selah opened the season with a win over defending 2A state champion Sehome High School. e team hosts Ephrata Saturday.

Viking baseball mixing youth with experience

BY JACK H. SMITH Selah Sound e Selah High School baseball team will return a mix of tremendous returning players along with a group of young and talented newcomers. If their rst game of the season March 10 is any indication, things should be just ne for the perennial baseball power. Selah opened the campaign with an impressive 13-7 win over defending state 2A champion Sehome High School. It was a great win. ey are a well-coached team. It was a tough opener and we are happy to get out of there with a win, head coach Mike Archer said. I thought we played pretty well for the rst game. I thought we swung pretty well. We saw some quality pitching with Sehome, but for the rst game it was a good start with the bats. Selah was lead in the game by the talented trio of seniors Kurt Lindeman, Jacob Monson and junior Kody Ergeson. All three Vikings ended the day with two hits. Ergeson helped break open a tight game in the fourth with a three-run double. Archer said Lindeman is a four-year starter in the program and that he expects big things from Ergeson who will be starting at short stop. He added the team will return their four and ve hitters from last year in Monson and Andrew Gonzalez and also catcher Jack Cavanaugh. Weve got some experience to mix in with our young guys, he said. With so many new faces, Archer said the challenge is getting the younger guys up to game speed and added the team has a long ways to go. We are going to compete and we are going to grow some toughness. ere is de nitely potential, he said. With some discipline and hard work at practice I think we are going to get better. I think you are going to see a di erent team at the end of the year than you see right now. On the mound, Archer said his starting sta will go six arms deep with Monson, Lindeman and junior Carson Petrea as the top three in the rotation. Weve got some quality guys to throw on the mound, but theyve got a ways to go, Archer said. e team will next take to the eld Saturday when they host Ephrata at 11 a.m. at Carlon Park.

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Selah track hopes to promote sense of unity

By JACK H. SMITH Selah Sound Looking at the 2012 season, Selah High School head track coach Kelly Matson sees a season lled with promise. With in uential leadership from our upperclassmen and devotion from our promising athletes, we plan on great things happening this season, Matson said. A er a season opening invite last Saturday at East Valley High School, the Vikings will next compete Saturday, March 31 at the Holder relays at Eisenhower (Yakima) High School. Matson said the team achieved its goals during the 2011 season and both the boys and girls squad were able to nish in the top half of the CWAC league standings. She added the girls team sent ve athletes to the state championships where they competed well. Matson added the team will have the same three team goals they achieved last year. Our team goals are to promote a strong sense of unity throughout the program, to give the greatest e ort possible during practices and competitions and to display and obvious model of empathy to all around us, she said. If we are committed to our teams goals, anything is possible. Selah will go into the season with what Matson called a team where every member is either an invaluable returner or a promising newcomer. From our tidal wave to freshman to our experienced seniors, we have a myriad of puzzle pieces that are coming together, she said. If we lose one of our 100 athletes, our programs quality and e ectiveness will noticeably diminish.

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Selah High School Sports Schedule

TRACK AND FIELD
March 31: @ Holder Relays (Eisenhower) April 12: @ Wapato/Othello (Othello) April 14: @ Toppenish Invite March 31: @Ellensburg April 10: vs. Toppenish (4:00 p.m.) April 13: @ East Valley April 10: vs. Othello (4:00 p.m.) April 14: @ Toppenish

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Selah High School tennis player Aricka Smith warms up in action last week against Ephrata. Quincy Saturday.

e team will host

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Selah tennis loaded with talent

By JACK H. SMITH
Selah Sound

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Selah High School head tennis coach Don Judy feels his 2012 girls team could rate among one of the best in school history. Judy said the team returns a core group from an undefeated team that went 13-0. Leading the way for the Vikings will be returning varsity players Kaiti Dell, Megan Shrenk, Ashley Bond, Whitney Bertelsen and Brianna Butler.

He added the team will also return Kera Dexter, Lily Anne Hahill and Aricka Smith from the top of last years junior varsity squad. It would be fair to say that with another good season, this team would rate as one of the best in recent history at Selah High School, Judy said. We will be very strong at top to the middle part of the ladder. On the boys side, Judy said the team returns its top three players from last year (Jordan Sha er, Josh Shepard and Ethan

Willard) and they all made good showings at the 2011 district tournament. Newcomers on the 2012 team include Othon Hamil, Eric Guiterrez, Lucas MarHugh, Jacob Bonsen, Jacob Beam and Hunter Blehm. With some match play experience for the new players this should be a competitive group of boys as the season moves forward, he said. e team hosts Quincy Saturday, March 24, with action starting at 10 a.m.

Play ball

Viking soccer seeks state birth

By JACK H. SMITH
Selah Sound

e Selah High School boys soccer team is looking to make a return trip to the state playo s. Head coach Todd Martin said he goes into the 2011 campaign with a young, but hard working team. Martin said top returning varsity players on the

team include juniors Eliseo Montiel, Ivan Balbuena, Felipe Duarte, Rafael Arellano and senior Troy Brown. He added key newcomers on the team include junior Troy Simmonson and senior Jason Telles. A er losing 0-2 to East Valley (Spokane) in the rst round of state last season, Martin said the key to success for this season is staying healthy. e team plays Saturday at Othello.

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A Selah Viking pitcher takes to the mound in inter-squad so ball action last week. Selah will host Grandview Saturday at 11 a.m.

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