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Blue Day marks turf unveiling
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Volcano Junior Amion makes a throw to fi rst for an attempted
double play in the Volcanoes game with the Hillsboro Hops
Tuesday, Aug. 11.
Hops take series, 2-1
By HERB SWETT
For the Keizertimes
This three-game series belongs to Hillsboro. The Volcanoes
threatened a few times in game No. 2 and were even tied with
the visiting Hops for a while but never could get ahead, losing
5-4 Monday, Aug. 10.
The crowd of 1,990 saw a few bright spots, such as a 3-for-4
night for CJ Hinojosa that included a home run and a triple;
the thwarting of three stolen-base attempts by catcher Fernando
Pujadas; and effective relief pitching, especially by David Owen.
The fans were hoping for one of Drew Leenhouts’s typical
pitching starts, but he did not last through the fi rst inning.
Hillsboro took charge in the fi rst. Fernery Ozuna doubled to
center fi eld and went to third base as Luis Veras grounded out.
Alexis Olmeda, on a 3-and-2 count, got Ozuna home with a
single to left center and stole second base. Trevor Mitsui walked,
and Stephen Dezzi struck out in the fi nal out of the game for
Leenhouts.
Nate Irving singled to center, driving in Olmeda and send-
ing Mitsui to third. A throwing error by center fi elder Ronnie
Jebavy put Irving on second. Jake Peevyhouse singled to cen-
ter, scoring Mitsui and Irving. Sergio Alcantara singled to right,
moving Peevyhouse to second.
Eric Sim came in to pitch and retired the side.
Salem-Keizer, facing a strong Hillsboro starter in Cody Reed,
responded with one run in the same inning. Junior Amion doubled
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A work crew from FieldTurf stretches out a section of artifi cial turf at McNary High School’s Flesher Field Tuesday, Aug. 11. A dedi-
cation ceremony is planned during McNary’s annual Blue Day celebration Saturday, Aug. 22.
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
For Danielle Bethell, president of the
McNary High School Athletic Booster
Club (MABC), McNary’s new artifi cial
turf fi eld is less about sports and more
about the individual students who will
end up using it.
“Every kid that puts effort into one
of the groups using the fi eld puts some-
thing on the line for someone else to see,
and we need to be there to support them
through that,” Bethell said.
Whether those students are on sports
teams, in the band, or part of the Air Force
Junior Reserve Offi cer Training Corps is
secondary to her idea of what the new
fi eld represents.
On Saturday, Aug. 22, Bethell is chal-
lenging other Keizerites to attend the an-
nual Blue Day celebration and BBQ at
the school and support McNary students.
“It’s about rallying the community and
I want people to come out and watch the
kids and engage them,” she said.
In addition to a planned dedication
ceremony for the school’s new artifi cial
turf fi eld at noon, scrimmages by Mc-
Nary area football teams, the high school
soccer and lacrosse teams as well as dem-
onstrations by the band and color guard
are slated.
The fun kicks off at 10 a.m. and is
expected to wrap up by 2 p.m. A com-
munity BBQ will feature a hamburger or
hot dog, chips, salad, dessert and water or
lemonade for $4.
The Dodge Gridiron Challenge will
be on-site to help raise funds up to $5,000
for the turf project. All eligible drivers
18 and older will be able to test drive a
Dodge of their choice around a short
course in the parking lot – no strings at-
tached – and the Celtic football program
will receive $20.
Bethell is hoping fundraising dur-
ing the event will get the MABC even
closer to closing the gap for funding the
turf project. Organizers are just $32,000
shy of fulfi lling their $500,000 cash goal.
Another half-million in in-kind donations
has made the turf a reality for McNary.
After two months of prep, crews were
installing the actual turf this week, a pro-
cess that involved laying down turf like
carpet, stitching it together and then
stretching it out.
One popular fundraising device for the
turf project is through purchasing of yard
signs with messages rallying for McNary
for $20. For the fi rst time, beginning this
Blue Day, athletic supporters will be able
to order sport-specifi c signs for families
with students participating in everything
from band to lacrosse to bowling.
Bethell is resting somewhat easier with
the fundraising goal in reach, but she and
the MABC board are pushing to close
the gap before October to prevent using
money raised at the McNary Sports Din-
ner and Auction for the turf project.
“We’ve promised to hold onto those
funds until everything is paid for, but
we would like to put those funds toward
sports-specifi c needs,” Bethell said.
Digging in
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Miguel Gomez heads for fi rst after putting the ball in play Tues-
day, Aug. 11. He was thrown out, but advanced a runner to second.
S-K splits week
with 3-3 record
A
B
C
D
Members of the McNary
High School volleyball pro-
gram could be found all over
town recently. On Wednesday,
Aug. 5, the Lady Celts hit
the sand volleyball courts at
Keizer Rapids Park. On Tues-
day, Aug. 11, they were back
in the gym hosting the annual
volleyball camp, which drew
90 participants this year.
A: Valerie Diede and Audri
Pittsley.
B: Abbie Blankenbaker.
C: Samantha Van Voorhis.
D: Gabby Shepherd.
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
By HERB SWETT
For the Keizertimes
The Volcanoes had a 3-3 re-
cord for the week just before
the Keizertimes went to press,
ending with a shutout of the
Hillsboro Hops.
Aug. 6: Volcanoes 3,
Eugene 2
Salem-Keizer opened this
road series with a well-pitched
game that ended with a great
bit of fi elding.
Eugene came close to tying
the score in the bottom of the
ninth with Ian Rice on third
base and Tyler Alamo on fi rst.
Helping Caleb Smith get his
sixth save, third baseman Jose
Vizcaino Jr. defl ected a ground-
er toward second baseman Ju-
nior Amion, who fi red the ball
to fi rst baseman John Riley.
Michael Connolly, the Vol-
canoes’ starting pitcher, became
the winner at 3-1 by pitching
six innings and striking out
three. Cory Taylor pitched two
innings with four strikeouts
before turning the ball over to
Smith.
Eugene scored in the third
when Kevonte Mitchell came
home on a double play and in
the sixth when Alberto Mineo’s
sacrifi ce fl y drove in Frandy
Delarosa.
The Volcanoes scored twice
in the fi fth, with Amion sin-
gling Riley home and coming
in on an error. In the seventh,
Miguel Gomez tripled Vizcaino
home. Mark Malave was the
losing pitcher in relief.
Aug. 7: Volcanoes 9,
Eugene 2
Eugene led 1-0 until the
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