APRIL 10, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A9
Celt boys rout Vikings
on the tennis court
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Aside from a 6-2 win, the
McNary High School boys
varsity tennis teams pulled a
number of surprises out of
their hats in a match with
North Salem High School
Wednesday, April 1.
“Maybe they don’t have
the more fi ne-tuned strokes,
but they analyze the op-
ponent, play to their own
strengths, run everything
down and even fi gure out
their opponents’ weaknesses,”
said Lisa Reid, McNary head
coach.
The good day started with
a win by Roman Kuklica in
the No. 1 doubles spot. He
won with set scores of 6-2
and 6-0. Junior Luis Audelo
followed him with a win in
three sets.
“At fi rst, I was frustrated,
“It was only
a two-set
match but he
dug deep.”
— Lisa Reid
McNary head coach
but calmed down and played
better. Then he got frustrated.
Once it was tied 1-1, I kept
my cool,” Audelo said. His set
scores were 4-6, 7-5 and 6-1.
Alphonso Pacheco won in
consecutive sets of 6-3 and
6-4.
“It was only a two-set
match, but he dug deep,”
Reid said.
In doubles matches, Dante
Garibay and Hayden Sader
staged the comeback of the
evening.
After losing the fi rst set
4-6, Garibay and Sader were
on the ropes at match point
in the second set when they
rallied to win 7-6. They won
the third set 6-1.
Sam Farr and Carlos
Flores won in sets of 6-3 and
6-1. Pedro Reyes and Isaiah
Forsythe won in sets of 7-5
and 6-2.
“It was a great day for our
team from top to bottom,”
Reid said.
Audelo said the Celts per-
formed well because they’ve
relied on each other.
“We can get better by just
working together and sup-
porting each other by help-
ing each other with the little
things. We can learn some-
thing new every day out
here,” he said.
Sports benefi t and auction May 30
The
McNary Athletic
Boosters will hold its fourth an-
nual dinner and auction on May
30 at the McNary Restaurant &
Golf Course.
This year will feature a golf
and foot golf (described as a
combination of soccer and golf)
tournament beforehand. Tee
time is at noon with a choice
of a nine-hole foot golf game
or an 18-hole (back nine twice)
option. The Dinner and Auc-
tion benefi t will begin at 5:30
p.m. at McNary Golf Club with
dinner provided by McNary
Restaurant. Buffet service in-
cludes choices of beef, chicken
and/or a vegetarian option with
salad and bread sticks.
A golf and dinner package
is available for $100. Tickets for
the dinner and auction are $35.
Footgolf is $20.
To donate an item for the
auction, please contact Rhonda
Brattain at 503-510-8813, or
mail items to: ATTN Athletic
Boosters, 595 Chemawa Rd N
Keizer, OR 97303.
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Cambrian Partridge launches the discus in competition during the Sprague meet.
TRACK,
continued from Page A8
The Lady Celts have a recent history of
dominating in relays and said the 4x400 team is
holding steady while the 4x100 team is a work
in progress.
The Lady Celts dominated in the fi eld events
while suffering an uncharacteristic struggle in
the 4x100 race. The usually consistent 4x100
team dropped the baton on the fi rst handoff.
Danielle Duran won the 400 meter in
1:03.61; Kailey Doutt won the 1,500 in
5:18.18; Marissa McGrath topped the podium
in the 3,000 meter; and Duran, Hali Thurston,
Doutt and Sydney Hunter won the 4x400 in
4:16.8
In fi eld events, Lady Celt Gabby Jackson
won the shot put with a mark of 29-01; Dean-
na Saukov won the discus hitting 86-10; Jas-
mine Ernest won the javelin with a mark of
DEFENSE,
continued from Page A8
scored the winning run,” said
LaFountaine said.
More than a big fi nish, the
Celtics were helped along by
errorless defense and a com-
bined one-hitter by Mickey
118-07; Amanda Vergara won the pole vault
clearing 7-06.00; and Alyssa Looney won the
long jump with a mark of 16-04.
The boys fared better on the track than fi eld.
AJ Johnk won the 100 meter in 11.86; Torres
won the 200 meter in 22.96; Van Voorhis won
the 400 meter in 50.64 (a personal record); An-
gel Goemaere won the 1,500 meter in 4:32.33;
Michael Reyes won the 3,000 meter in 10:15;
and Jameson Becktel won the 110 meter hur-
dles in 19.59.
The Celt boys also took wins in the 4x100
and 4x400. They took a win in the former in
43.78 and the latter in 3:37.6. Both teams were
comprised of Torres, Van Voorhis, Austin Brown
and Riley Moore.
The boys and girls teams both took seventh
out of nine at the Titan Track Classic Friday,
April 3.
Torres shaved half a second off his time 48
hours prior to win the 200 in 22.46; he also
won the 400 meter sprint in 49.50. Duran won
400 in 61.40 at the Classic.
Walker and Evan Algier.
“That was where we re-
ally struggled in Arizona over
spring break. It was good to
fi x that,” Thomas said.
“It was just mental errors
and getting ahead of ourselves,
like throwing the ball before
we had control of it. We had
to stop doing those things,”
LaFountaine added.
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The Pioneers got a double
in the fi rst inning and ended
up scoring that runner, but
were hitless after that initial
punch.
McNary started Greater
Valley Conference play Tues-
day, April 7 with a game host-
ing North Salem High School.
They return home for a game
with West Albany High School
Friday, April 10.
“We’ve been working a
lot and feeling better about
ourselves,” Thomas said. “It’s
all going to be a good test of
where we are right now.”