FEBRUARY 13, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11
Boys collar Dawgs
after fi rst GVC loss
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Despite suffering its fi rst
loss in the Greater Valley Con-
ference last week, the McNary
High School boys varsity bas-
ketball team was back in the
mix three days later.
“I couldn’t have been hap-
pier,” said Ryan Kirch, Celtic
head coach. “Our kids played
hard in the game with South
Salem (High School) and still
lost, then they went down to a
tough space at West Albany and
battled incredibly hard.”
The Celts trailed the Bull-
dogs by a point (13-12) after
the fi rst period Friday, Feb. 6,
but locked down on defense in
the second and third quarters.
“We got fl ustered at fi rst by
their 2-3 match-up zone, then
once we got a hold on it we
scored early and often. We had
to adjust and went to man de-
fense to help,” said senior Dev-
on Dunagan.
In the second and third
frames, the Celts outscored
West Albany 23-10.
“It was a physical fi rst half,
but I think we just wanted it
more after halftime,” said Mc-
Nary’s Mathew Ismay.
Junior Harry Cavell led
scoring with 19 points against
the Bulldogs, which included
going 12 for 12 from the free
throw line. Tregg Peterson put
up 14 points; Trent VanCleave
had 11; Dunagan and Connor
Goff had four apiece; and Cade
Goff Ismay and Jason Sperle
each put in two.
“The second and third
quarters were big for us and
that’s the sign of a good team,”
Kirch said. “It was really one of
our better games this season.”
McNary had games on tap
this week with West Salem and
McMinnville high schools, two
teams that gave the Celtics a
run for their money in contests
earlier this season.
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Celt Wyatt Kessler tangles with a North Salem Viking Thursday, Feb. 5.
WRESTLE,
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Celt Devon Dunagan lays in a shot in McNary’s game with South Salem High
School Tuesday, Feb. 3.
“We have to learn from the strug-
gles in those fi rst games and know go-
ing in what we can do to contain their
strengths,” Dunagan said.
Strong starts would go a long way
toward helping the effort, Ismay added.
As the regular season enters its fi nal
throes, Kirch said the team’s biggest
challenges will be game-to-game.
BUBBLE,
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“It’s a lot smaller and it’s going
to feel smaller with all the teams
crammed into it,” she said.
Tanner Hughes, Kiana Briones,
Sara Eckert and Marissa Kuch will
be a few of the names to look for on
the leaderboard, Lewin said.
“Our relays are also starting to
look a lot better because everyone is
getting healthy,” Lewin said.
Glassey and McCoy expected big
races from the distance swimmers.
“The ones in the 200 and 500
freestyle have had a lot of personal
records recently. It seems like almost
every week,” Glassey said.
“Basketball has a long season and
staying mentally focused until the
end is always diffi cult,” he said. “We’re
ranked ninth in the state right now
and we’d like make the top eight and
win the fi rst playoff game so we can
host the second one. Until then, we
need to keep our eyes on what’s in
front of us.”
While the girls have fared a bit
better in regular meets this season,
Hughes said the boys are focusing
on performing well regardless of the
outcome.
“We want to go out there and
swim the best we can. Go out with
confi dence in each race and show
them what McNary is all about,”
said Hughes, a senior.
Match winners were: Pablo Barrera,
major decision, 16-7; Kibbey, pin in 5:02;
Brayden Ebbs, pin in 2:36; J. Phelps, tech
fall, 15-0 in 5:46; Wyatt Kessler, decision,
6-1; Venegas, pin in 3:43; and Kyle Bonn,
pin in 4:54.
The Celtics also beat Barlow High
School 46-33 in the tournament. It was
something like revenge for the loss Mc-
Nary took to the Bruins at the Oregon
Classic in January.
“That was a match I thought we
should have won before, and it was nice
to see the kids come full circle,” Ebbs
said.
Winners in the dual meet with Bar-
low were: Kibbey, pin in 5:02; Sean Bur-
rows, major decision, 13-1; Purkey, pin
in 32 seconds; Venegas, pin in 2:40; and
Bonn, pin in 1:41.
Kibbey said his West Linn and Barlow
matches were the toughest of the week.
“They were both tough guys. I kept
getting near falls, but they never gave
up,” Kibbey said. Kibbey wrestled at 113
pounds in the tournament, but hopes to
wrestle at 106 in the district meet next
week.
“I’m really happy with the team re-
sults this week,” Ebbs said. “There’s a big
hand-off of responsibility at this point in
the season. We’ve trained hard for three
months and it’s time to let the horses
run.”
GIRLS,
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it down to nine.
After a run in the fourth quarter,
the Lady Celts had a three-point lead
with 2:45 left in the game.
“Then we had two empty posses-
sions in a row and Corey James, their
shooter, got loose and hit a three that
put them up for good. We had to foul
to stop the clock, but they didn’t miss
their free throws and we weren’t able
to come back,” Handley said.
Flores put in 13 points in the out-
ing; Jones had eight; Hunter had six;
and Ernest put in four.
“It was certainly one of our most
balanced games of the year. Sydney
was asked to play a lot of minutes and
for the most part was making their
shooters work to get open,” Handley
said. “Emma Jones also stepped up for
us big time. Based on match-ups, we
needed Emma to play a lot more min-
utes late in the game than we typically
do. When she went in for defensive
purposes on their posts she shut down
their scoring in the paint.”
Six of Jones’ points came in the
fourth quarter helping McNary gain
traction on the Bulldogs.
Clear Lake raising
money for new track
Clear Lake Elementary School’s Parent-Teacher Association
is holding a fundraising auction and dinner Saturday, March 14.
Organizers are currently looking for donations for the auc-
tion planned for the event. Proceeds are used for academic
enrichment programs, new technology, fi eld trips, playground
equipment and the planned addition of a new track at the
school. This year’s goal is $20,000.
The dinner and auction begins at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $20 per
person or $120 for a table of eight. Child care is available for $5.
For more information, contact Shawna Toavs at rstoavs@
comcast.net, or April McVay at mcvaythree@gmail.com.
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