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PAGE 14, KEIZERTIMES, JANUARY 9, 2015 JV Celts clean Lady Celts strike fear in WRESTLE: up at Cali tournament hearts of leading 5A team By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Even a low point during the winter break was something of a high point for the McNary High School girls varsity bas- ketball team. During a winter break tour- nament in Bend, the Lady Celts started off with a 45-35 win over Willamette High School, the defending 5A champions. It set up a game with the cur- rent 5A leaders, De La Salle High School, which the Celts lost 61-49. “We don’t like talking about moral victories, but De La Salle’s closest game of the sea- son before us was a 37-point victory,” said Derick Handley, McNary head coach. “We gave them a scare and it came down to a 12-point run that spanned the fi rst and second quarters.” The Celts outscored Knights in the second half, an almost unheard of feat against the Portland team. A De La Salle player who drained three four treys in the fi rst half didn’t make a shot in the second half. “It was one of our bet- ter games and we had a lot of energy and effort even when their lead went to 20 points,” said McNary’s Jaylene Mon- tano. In the win over Willamette, Handley said it was Montano and junior Vanessa Hayes who helped spark the team to a win. Neither player had seen signifi cant times at that point in the season, but injuries to two starters, Emma Jones and Madie Rohl, have opened up both players’ opportunities. “Both of them gained a lot of confi dence in that game and then Jaylene came out a week later with an even better game against Sandy (High School),” Handley said. Junior Madi Hingston led the team with 13 points, Kaelie Flores had nine; Kailey Doutt put up six points; and Jasmine Ernest, Sydney Hunter and Hayes had four points apiece. We attacked the hoop, made plays easier for teammates and fi nally got some shots to fall.” Handley credited Flores with gains that have helped open up the Celtics inside game. “She’s getting comfortable with the idea of being a post and a guard and she’s getting more consistent for us. Her ef- fort on defense has really been improving and the other kids are starting to notice,” Handley said. The Celts were neck-deep in preparation for a game with perennial rivals South Salem High School Tuesday, Jan. 6. “We need to show them how fast we are and get a lot of fast breaks. They have three really good players that we’ll have to shut down,” Doutt said. “The key is to keep be- ing confi dent and aggressive,” Montano added. “We have to give it our all and never give up in every game.” (Continued from Page 12) with a fi rst-round pin; Sean of a team atmosphere than Burrows made it to the third anyone else. We had everyone place match before succumb- right there next to the mat ing in a tech fall; Blake Gerst- with us. It actually felt better ner made it to the third place than wrestling here in Oregon match before getting pinned because they didn’t know us in the second round; and Vin- and we didn’t know them. cent took fi fth with a major Everything felt like more of decision. a fi ght,” said The Celt- Celt Noah ics hosted To w n s e n d , McKay and who took fi rst West Salem in the consola- high schools tion bracket at in a three- 170 pounds. way dual meet Purkey said — Noah Townsend Thursday past he spent time press time and studying Ven- were headed egas’ style and that helped him to the Don York Invitational to the win in California. at Cleveland High School this “Alvarro takes more shots weekend. than the rest of us and he gets “Don York is a practice for more takedowns. I focused on our regional tournament. All doing that and I only did one of our kids go into the same breakdown the entire fi nals pool and there’s no JV and match,” Purkey said. varsity. We tell the younger A number of other wres- ones, ‘You’re not a JV kid, tlers placed high on the board. you’re a wrestler that beats Jonathon Phelps took third other teams’ varsity wrestlers.’ place with a 7-0 decision; Wy- That’s what we’re doing again att Kessler took third place this year,” Ebbs said. “ Everything felt like more of a fi ght.” Softball clinic at Linfi eld KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Jaylene Montano, a McNary sophomore, gets a wide-and-clear shot at the hoop in the Sandy game Friday, Jan. 2. McNary also suffered a painfully close 37-35 loss to Milwaukee High School at the Bend tournament. The Lady Celts returned to McNary Friday, Jan. 2 for the game with Sandy. The Celts outshot the Pioneers 26-8 in the fi rst frame, but a pair of second quarter runs helped Pio team cut the lead to six points. “Our intensity was up in the fi rst quarter, but then we started to lose it and we got it back in the second half,” said Kailey Doutt, a freshman. In the second half, McNary locked down on ball possession and shot out the lights en route to a 78-57 win. “We ended the game with seven turnovers and fi ve of those came in the fi rst half so we really took care of the ball,” Handley said. “Once we broke their press we were re- ally aggressive even though they were sitting in their zone. 2015 Mid-Willamette Valley Jan. 30 & Jan. 31 Fri 4pm – 9pm • Sat 10am – 5pm Salem Convention Center 200 Commercial St. SE Salem Hosting: Domestic Violence Support Groups First 100 Attendees Receive Special Gift HEALTH BEAUTY FITNESS FASHION LIFESTYLE $5 Single Admission Per Day Exhibitors Fashion Shows Appetizer Sampling Refreshments Complimentary Parking (Strollers Not Advised ) GOLD SPONSORS SILVER SPONSORS Vintage Boutique Find Us on Facebook “Mid-Willamette Valley Women’s Show” or go to www.OregonBrickProductions.com The Linfi eld College softball program is conducting two in- structional All-Skills Fastpitch clinics for girls ages 8 to 18 on Jan. 17 and 31. All clinic instruction will be provided by Wildcat coaches and players. The Cats were the 2007 and 2011 NCAA Divi- sion III National Champions. Each clinic will stress the skills and fundamentals that are necessary to be successful at any level of competition. Skills cov- ered will include hitting, bun- ting, baserunning, and funda- mental defensive play for infi eld and outfi eld. There will also be time for pitchers and catch- ers to learn from the Wildcat coaches and pitching staff. For girls ages 13 to 18, both clinics will also feature a guest speaker who will be speaking about developing success skills on and off the softball fi eld and a question and answer session will follow. Cost is $40 for campers ages 8 to 12 and $60 for campers ages 13 to 18. Camp times are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., respectively. For more information, con- tact Linfi eld Assistant Head Coach Staci Doucette by e- mail at sdoucet@linfi eld.edu or call 360-989-5340. 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