PAGE A8, KEIZERTIMES, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 Jones Farm PRODUCE THIS COUPON ENDS 9 -27-15 5 MILES NORTH OF KEIZER 10325 RIVER RD NE LIKE US ON FACEBOOK MON– FRI 9 –7, SAT– SUN 9 –5 16 Flavors! … GET 1 UMPQUA •Cones ICE CREAM •Milkshakes •Shortcakes DESSERTS •Sundaes ICE CREAM DESSERT… ® BUY 1 50% OFF! Growing Fresh Local Fruits & Veggies For 5 Generations $ 3 OFF 28 lb. Box of Bartlett Pears Jones Farm PRODUCE THIS COUPON ENDS 9 -27-15 5 MILES NORTH OF KEIZER 10325 RIVER RD NE LIKE US ON FACEBOOK MON– FRI 9 –7, SAT– SUN 9 –5 Jones Farm PRODUCE THIS COUPON ENDS 9 -27-15 $ 2 5 MILES NORTH OF KEIZER 10325 RIVER RD NE LIKE US ON FACEBOOK MON– FRI 9 –7, SAT– SUN 9 –5 OFF 22 lb. Box Apples KEIZERTIMES.COM Volcanoes split in playoff series By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes A 3-3 September record for Salem-Keizer (see related story Page A10) ended the Volca- noes’ regular season before they split two games with Hillsboro in the Southern Division title series. The rubber game was played Wednesday after press time. Playoffs – Monday: Volcanoes 4, Hillsboro 2 The Volcanoes, in their fi rst of a three-game Southern Division series with the Hops, made the most of their six hits to Hillsboro’s nine and fi elded a bit better than their guests to win by two runs. Salem-Keizer scored the fi rst run in the fi rst inning. Hillsboro tied the score in the second and led briefl y with a run in the fourth. The Volcanoes scored twice in the bottom of the fourth and added the fi nal run of the game in the fi fth. Starting pitcher Mike Connolly, who went six innings to get the win, scattered nine hits, and struck out fi ve with only one walk, pitching himself out of jams in the third, fourth, fi fth and sixth innings. Caleb Smith pitched the next two innings, earning a hold, and Ryan Hal- stead pitched the ninth for a save. Ronnie Jebavy singled in the fi rst, reached third on an error and scored on a sacrifi ce fl y by Miguel Gomez. In the Hillsboro second, Luis Veras singled, went to second on a ground out and scored on a single by Nate Robertson. Veras singled again in the fourth, reached third on a double by Alexis Olmeda and went home on a sacrifi ce fl y by Gerard Hernandez. In the Volcano fourth, Chris Shaw singled and went to second on a single by Jose Vizcaino Jr. Byron Murray reached fi rst base on an error that let Shaw score. A squeeze bunt by Fernan- do Pujadas scored Vizcaino. Steven Duggar walked with one out in the fi fth, went to third on a single by Shaw and scored on a wild pitch. Cody Reed was the Hops’ starting and losing pitcher. Playoffs – Tuesday: Hillsboro 8, Volcanoes 0 The Hops snapped back and resumed their usual 2015 treatment of the Volcanoes. Leading 1-0 after 2-1/2 innings, Hillsboro broke the game open with a four-run bottom of the third. Meanwhile, all-star pitcher Car- los Hernandez held Salem-Keizer to three hits with 12 strikeouts and two bases on balls before being removed after 6-1/3 innings because of his pitch count. Kirby Bellow pitched the rest of the Volcano seventh, and Will Landsheft was the closer. The only Volcano hits were singles by Steven Duggar, Miguel Gomez and Dillon Dobson. Hillsboro’s fourth-inning runs came on three singles, a walk and a force out. The Hops’ big- gest blow was a two-run homer from the usu- ally quiet bat of Nate Robertson in the fi fth. Grant Heyman had three hits and Zach Nehrir, Trevor Mitsui and Robertson two each. Grant Watson was the Volcanoes’ starting and losing pitcher, giving up three runs in his 2-1/3 innings. Relievers Eric Sim and Domenic Mazza were roughed up as well, but Armando Paniagua followed with one of his best perfor- mances of the year, striking out three in two shutout innings. Rayan Hernandez pitched the last inning, striking out one. Sept. 2: Volcanoes 3, Eugene 2 This game evened the home series with Please see SPLIT, Page A10 Celtics beat North, 34-21 By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes McNary High School se- nior Brady Sparks ran around and over North Salem High School defenders to help the Celtics to their fi rst win Fri- day, Sept. 4. Sparks piled up 185 yards on 21 carries with a touch- down, most of them coming in the second half, en route to a 34-21 win. “As a former defensive coordinator, there’s nothing worse than a team running a play over and over and feeling like there’s no way to stop it. That had to be what North felt like up against Brady,” said Brad Emmert, McNary’s new offensive coordinator. While the game ended with a Celtic “W” the start ap- peared more uncertain. North fumbled the ball on the fi rst play after the kickoff with Celt LaCroix Hill recovering for the Keizer team. However, aside from fi rst downs on a pass from Trent Van Cleave to Matt Aguilar and another on a Van Cleave keeper, McNary didn’t do much with the op- portunity despite making it to the North 15-yard-line. “We had three plays after that fumble where we made major mistakes,” Emmert said. On the fl ipside, when North’s offense took posses- sion, the Vikings didn’t even notch a fi rst down. When the McNary offense made it to the fi eld, the Celts marched back to the 15-yard- line on a mix of pass and run plays ending with a touch- down grab by Aguilar at 5:17 in the fi rst quarter. Van Cleave ran in the extra point attempt for an 8-0 lead. North powered back down the fi eld on a long possession that ended with a touchdown just after the beginning of the second quarter, but Gage Mance, Hill, Hayden Sader and Josiah Gilbert and Xavi- er Matinez all put up tackles along the way. “I think we clogged up a lot of the gaps, but we weren’t clicking very well as a team in KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald McNary’s Brady Sparks drives for extra yards in the game with North Salem High School Friday, Sept. 4. Sparks ran for 185 yards in the game and a touchdown. the fi rst half,” Mance said. KJ McCrae, McNary’s de- fensive coordinator, credited North for running an offense that caused more than a little confusion on the defense. “We defi nitely have a few things to fi x. We came out re- ally slow and kind of sat back and let North dictate how the game went the fi rst half,” Mc- Crae said. The Celtics turned over their next possession when Van Cleave got caught for a sack on the scramble with a lot of open receivers downfi eld. North took their next posses- sion to McNary’s 16-yard-line where they were stymied for three plays. Junior Kolby Bark- er got the last stop and forced a fi eld goal attempt that missed. Please see WIN, Page A9 Netters take down fi rst foes with the new system of play that allows them to create more opportunities, to move the ball from one side to the other, and permit different players to score while others are assisting. At the same time, they have a good balance defensively. It not easy to do, but so far the boys are doing a fantastic job,” said Coach Miguel Camarena. McNary’s fi rst contest of the season was Tuesday, Sept. 1, and the team walked off the fi eld with a 5-1 victory. Goals were scored by By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The McNary High School varsity volleyball team is off to a blistering 4-1 start after two conference games and a tour- nament appearance. The Lady Celts trounced North Salem High School in their opening game of the sea- son with North Salem High School Tuesday, Sept. 1. Mc- Nary won 3-0 with set scores of 25-11, 25-9 and 25-15. “We were down three starters and everyone picked up their game. We had girls in new positions and they did great and stepped up. We held our composure and executed our offense and defense per- fectly,” said Kellie Scholl, Mc- Nary head coach. Forest Grove High School gave the girls a bit more of a run for their money two days later, but McNary still won in three sets. Scores were 25-14, 25-19 and 25-17. “Vanessa Hayes, Madi Cloyd, Kylie Gilmour and Jaylene Montano did a great job through both league games. We asked Kylie Gilm- our to go from libero to being an outside hitter/all around Please see SOCCER, Page A11 Please see VOLLEY, Page A11 KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Celt Miguel Bravo wins a ball in the air during McNary’s game with Ridgeview High School. Mc- Nary won 5-1. Boys soccer starts 2-0 By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Prior to the start of the season, McNary High School’s Gustavo Villalvazo described the boys varsity soccer team’s offense as “perfect.” Even in a heady moment, that sounded more than a little like hyperbole, but dang if Villalvazo wasn’t onto something. In the Celts fi rst two wins of the season, the team netted nine goals off the feet of nine different players. “The boys are working really well so far KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Lady Celt Reina Strand sends the ball over the net in the con- test with Forest Grove High School.