Meet Your Grizzlies
NEWPORT 6B
| DECEMBER 11, 2013
TOP RETURNEES: Seniors Jeron Konkright, Dean Ownbey and Alex Young; juniors Chris Burgess, Nic Allen, and Josh Smith TOP PROSPECTS: Newport coach Steve Bryant says juniors Joe Weltzin and John Lyon and seniors Connor Mullaley and Greg Vaughn will all be a huge part of Newport’s team. KEY LOSSES: Jared Schultz graduated. OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST A LEAGUE: “Lakeside will be picked to win our league. However, if we develop chemistry we should be very competitive,” Bryant says. The team will be much more skilled and athletic this year than last. STRENGTHS: “Our depth and size will give other teams problems,” Bryant says.
WEAKNESSES: “Our program spends a lot of time on fundamentals,” Bryant says.
TOP RETURNEES: Seniors Jolie Frederick, Holly Malsbury; juniors Elise Cunningham, Tiffany Huang, Emily Lewis; sophomore Hadley Stratton
HEAD COACH: Steven Bryant
TOP PROSPECTS: Freshmen Jalin Earl, Sammy Siemsen
AGE: 33 COACHING EXPERIENCE: Bryant coached five years at Lakeside High School. This will be his second season as varsity head coach for Newport High School. OCCUPATION: Bryant has worked the past seven years for children’s administration. He is currently a supervisor in Pend Oreille County.
Jeron Konkright Senior #10
Dean Ownbey Senior #24
Johnathan Lyon Junior #12
Joshua Smith Junior #30
Ty McDaniel Sophomore #14
Kyler Zorica Sophomore #22
KEY LOSSES: Courtney Wiese, Brea Rohrer, Sydney Siemsen, Ari Newcomb all graduated. OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST A LEAGUE: “It will take us some time with a young team to establish an identity for ourselves,” coach Mike Frederick said. “I believe we can compete with anyone in our league and hopefully hit stride by midseason. Lakeside and Freeman would be the favorites early on but time will tell.” STRENGTHS: Youth, defense, competitive enthusiasm, transition
ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Played high school basketball at Deer Park High School.
WEAKNESSES: Youth, depth, game inexperience
ASSISTANT COACH: Jared Horton, Mark Zorica, Forrest Ownbey
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS: “Our defense is our tradition of success. It will have to be our mainstay while we work on becoming a cohesive unit on the offensive end. We are looking forward to a great year,” coach Frederick said.
Steve Bryant Head Coach
Connor Mullaley Senior #5
Nicolas Allen Junior #34
HEAD COACH: Mike Frederick COACHING EXPERIENCE: 23nd year as head coach at Newport; four years as assistant women’s basketball coach at Central Washington University; five years as assistant boys’ basketball at Willapa Valley Mark Zorica Asst. Coach Saturday, Dec. 14 Tuesday, Dec. 17 Friday, Dec. 20 Saturday, Dec. 21 Saturday, Dec. 28 Friday, Jan. 3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 Friday, Jan. 10 Saturday, Jan. 11 Tuesday, Jan. 14 Friday, Jan. 17 Tuesday, Jan. 21 Friday, Jan. 24 Saturday, Jan. 25 Tuesday, Jan. 28 Friday, Jan. 31 Thursday, Feb. 6
Forrest Ownbey Asst. Coach
Jared Horton Asst. Coach
Saturday, Dec. 14 Tuesday, Dec. 17 Friday, Dec. 20 Saturday, Dec. 21 Saturday, Dec. 28 Friday, Jan. 3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 Friday, Jan. 10 Saturday, Jan. 11 Tuesday, Jan. 14 Friday, Jan. 17 Tuesday, Jan. 21 Friday, Jan. 24 Saturday, Jan. 25 Tuesday, Jan. 28 Friday, Jan. 31 Thursday, Feb. 6
vs. Bonners Ferry: 6 p.m. - Bonners Ferry vs. Lakeside: 5:45 p.m. - Lakeside at Priest River Christmas Tournament: TBA - Priest River at Priest River Christmas Tournament: TBA - Priest River vs. Springdale: 4:30 p.m. - Newport vs. Freeman: 5:45 p.m. - Newport vs. Kettle Falls: 5:45 p.m. - Kettle Falls vs. Medical Lake: 5:45 p.m. - Medical Lake vs. Riverside: 4:30 p.m. - Newport vs. Timberlake: 7:30 p.m. - Timberlake vs. Chewelah: 5:45 p.m. - Chewelah vs. Lakeside: 7:30 p.m. - Newport vs. Freeman: 7:30 p.m. - Freeman vs. Kettle Falls: 6:15 p.m. - Newport vs. Medical Lake: 7:30 p.m. - Newport vs. Riverside: 7:30 p.m. - Riverside vs. Chewelah: 7:30 p.m. - Newport
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TOP RETURNEES: Seniors Austin Krogh, Miles Finley and Nolan Finley; junior Matt Solis; sophomores Alex Solis, Joe Luback, Freedom Struthers and Jordan Battle. TOP PROSPECTS: Austin Krogh, Nolan Finley and Alex Solis
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STRENGTHS: Coach Bart George said they have a few kids with lots of experience and will help the less experienced wrestlers improve quickly. WEAKNESSES: George said they have low numbers. He said wrestling has a high rate of attrition and the children often quit when practices get tough. He said their small team should be a strong group. COACH COMMENTS: George said they have a group of young wresters that lack experience, but are very athletic and tough. Jordan Battle, Colton Malsbury and Freedom Struthers could be dangerous at their weights, he said.
ner Linton scored five. Friday, Dec. 6, the Spartans travelled to Nine Mile Falls for a game with Lakeside, another strong team. Lakeside won 89-39. “Lakeside shot the ball very well for 32 minutes,” Hartwig said. “My book had Lakeside shooting just shy of 80 percent from the field. You are not going to lose very many basketball games shooting the ball like that.” Priest River was down 27-16
AGE: 31
at the end of the first quarter and trailed by 21 at the half – 47-26. Koch led Priest River scoring with 19 points. He also grabbed 11 rebounds. Colton Nunley hit two 3-pointers for the Spartans. Others hitting 3-pointers included Koch and Hunter Hartwig. Hartwig said he wasn’t disappointed with the team’s effort. “As a coach, I am not disappointed by any stretch starting the season like this,” he said. “It will take time to gel as a team with our
group, due to young players and 12 kids that have not been on the court a whole lot together.” The team plays hard, he said. “We just have to play a little smarter, and take care of the basketball,” Hartwig said. Priest River played at Newport after deadline Tuesday. They will host Riverside Thursday, Dec. 12. The game will start at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, they will play Deer Park at home. That game will start at 4:30 p.m.
Jalin Earl Freshman #32
Tiffany Huang Junior #50
Elise Cunningham Junior #40
Hadley Stratton Junior #42
Emily Lewis Junior #44
Samantha Siemsen Freshman #34
Not pictured: Susan McDaniel, Asst. Coach High School TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 27th year at Newport High School
Mike Frederick Head Coach
ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Lettered in cross country and track at Central Washington University, lettered in football, basketball and track at Willapa Valley High School ASSISTANT COACH: Susan McDaniel
Jordan Battle Sophomore
Jacob David Sophomore
Miles Finley Senior
Nolan Finley Senior
Austin Krogh Senior
Dakota Lafountain Freshman
Alex Smith Junior
Alex Solis Sophomore
Matthew Solis Junior
Freedom Stuthers Sophomore
Joe Luback Sophomore
Colton Malsbury Freshman
Bart George Head Coach
KEY LOSSES: Josia Thompson transferred out of Newport.
HEAD COACH: Bart George
SPARTANS |
Holly Malsbury Senior #24
vs. Bonners Ferry: 4:30 p.m. - Bonners Ferry vs. Lakeside: 7:30 p.m. - Lakeside at Priest River Christmas Tournament: TBA - Priest River at Priest River Christmas Tournament: TBA - Priest River vs. Springdale: 6:15 p.m. - Newport vs. Freeman: 7:30 p.m. - Newport vs. Kettle Falls: 7:30 p.m. - Kettle Falls vs. Medical Lake: 7:30 p.m. - Medical Lake vs. Riverside: 6:15 p.m. - Newport vs. Timberlake: 6 p.m. - Timberlake vs. Chewelah: 7:30 p.m. - Chewelah vs. Lakeside: 5:45 p.m. - Newport vs. Freeman: 5:45 p.m. - Freeman vs. Kettle Falls: 4:30 p.m. - Newport vs. Medical Lake: 5:45 p.m. - Newport vs. Riverside: 5:45 p.m. - Riverside vs. Chewelah: 5:45 p.m. - Newport
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Jolie Frederick Senior #12
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COACHING EXPERIENCE: George has been coaching for eight years. This is his fifth season as coach for Newport. OCCUPATION: George is a wildlife biologist. ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: George is a two-time NCAA all-American at Simpson College. He is also an Academic all-American.
Not pictured: Nolan Fisher, Sophomore Terry Haney, Asst. Coach Shawn Schneider, Asst. Coach
ASSISTANT COACHES: Shawn Schneider is a Wyoming State Champion, Terry Haney is a Sunkist Tournament Placer and Navy Wrestling Team Member. vs. Northwest Christian: 5:30 p.m. - Northwest Christian at Liberty Invite: 8 a.m. - Liberty vs. Priest River: TBA - Priest River vs. Freeman: 6 p.m. - Freeman at Freeman Invite: 10 a.m. - Freeman vs. Kettle Falls, Lakeside: 6 p.m. - Newport at Springdale Invite: 8 a.m. - Springdale vs. Riverside: 6 p.m. - Riverside vs. Selkirk, NWC, Kettle Falls: 5 p.m. - Newport vs. Kettle Falls: 6 p.m. - Kettle Falls vs. Northeast A League: 6 p.m. - Newport at Sub Districts: TBA - Chewelah at District Tournament: TBA - Medical Lake at Regional Tournament: TBA - Freeman