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The only thing that makes it ache that much more for the Lady Celts is knowing how close they were to beating the Bulldog team. “We would have a lead the whole entire game and then we would just drop once we got to 20 points,” said McNary senior Vanessa Hayes. The Bulldogs, in their sec- ond year returning to OSAA 6A ranks, seem determined to remain a thorn in the side of the Celtics. West Albany is the only Greater Valley Conference team the McNary didn’t beat at least once in 2014. “I feel like we kind of beat ourselves. We had some errors and they just didn’t make many mistakes. Our energy wasn’t where it normally is,” said Madi Hingston, a Celtic senior. Hayes also attributed the team’s fi rst league loss to a lack of communication during the match Thursday, Sept. 10. The better news for Mc- Nary was that the loss was only one of three contests last week and the Lady Celts won the other two, in a double-header no less. “There was a big difference in focus in the matches against McMinnville and West Salem (high schools),” Hingston said. Those matches were played Tuesday, Sept. 8. McNary han- dled the Grizzlies with ease after some back-and-forth in the beginning of the fi rst set. The Lady Celts went on to win with scores of 25-15, 25-16 and 25-15. Hayes had 12 kills, six blocks and nine digs, Hingston had nine kills and 10 digs. Kylie Gilmour had 15 digs and had a 2.4 passing average. With that win in the can, Hayes said the team hit the court pumped for the Titans. “We were the most excited we have ever been. We had great connection and we stuck together by celebrating every point like it was the last one,” Hayes said. It took four sets, but Mc- Nary won with scores of 20-25, 27-25, 25-22 and 25-20. Hayes had 21 kills, two blocks, and 11 digs; Hingston had nine kills, 17 digs, and passed a 2.46 av- erage; Sydney Hunter had nine kills; and Jaylene Montano and Gilmour both added 13 digs. “For they night Vanessa played well, and Kaelie Flores did a great job at the net for us. Maddie Cloyd ran the court well, and Jaylene and Kylie played some of the best defense we have seen out of them yet. Sydney Hunter did a great job coming off or her leg injury – she is almost back to full form,” said Kellie Scholl, McNary head coach. Hingston said the team had all the skills to bounce back despite the tough loss to West Albany. “Our offense has been pretty strong and well-balanced. Our defense is improving lately and we’ve thrown in a new system and that’s been working well for us,” Hingston said. Volcano run ends with loss KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Lady Celt Vanessa Hayes tips the ball over the net in competition with the McMinnville High School Grizzlies Tuesday, Sept. 15. Wildcats deal Celts fi rst loss KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald McNary’s Gage Mance just overshoots a tackle in the game with Westview High School Friday, Sept. 11. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The McNary High School varsity football team suffered its fi rst loss of the season to Westview High School Friday, Sept. 11. Throughout the night, Mc- Nary had trouble defending its offense and protecting the line of scrimmage in a 36-14 loss to the Wildcats. “I thought the interior on defense did well, but the sec- ondary struggled. We ended up shooting ourselves in the foot a lot,” said senior Bobby Botta. Junior wide receiver Brodie Nepstad, who was a favorite target of quarterback Trent Van Cleave during the evening, said it wasn’t a matter of bad play calling, just execution. “We had the spots, but didn’t make the tackles and bring people down quick,” he said. Westview started the game with possession, but their drive ended with a failed fi eld goal attempt after Celts Brady Sparks and Tanner Gordon broke up a touchdown pass. While many of the Celts had rough patches in the game, Head Coach Jeff Auvinen sin- gled out Gordon for his com- plete game effort. “Tanner battled defensively and got through on a lot of their screen attempts. Soon enough, those passes stopped coming to his side. He is a gutsy, gutsy kid and had a really good game,” Auvinen said. McNary’s fi rst drive ended with a fumble that the Wildcats recovered at McNary’s own 24-yard line. Within a handful of plays, Westview found the end zone and went up 7-0. The Celtics pounded back up the fi eld on the ground with Van Cleave and Sparks sharing running duties. Sparks ended the drive on a 32-yard touchdown run and Van Cleave ran in the two-point conver- sion to take an 8-7 lead. It was, unfortunately, the last time McNary would have control of the game and it didn’t last long. Please see LOSS, Page A9 Lady Celts 2-0 on pitch By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes After a later start than many of their peers on oth- er teams, the McNary High School girls varsity soccer team has a record of 2-0. The Lady Celts took their fi rst win, 5-0, off Benson High School Tuesday, Sept. 8, and notched the second Thurs- day, Sept. 10 in a home game vs. the Dallas High School Dragons. McNary beat Dal- las 3-1 in a game that saw the team debut a new formation designed for “controlling the midfi eld and creating consis- tent scoring opportunities,” said AJ Nash, McNary head coach. “Our goalie (Syndey Snapp) helped us a lot by tell- ing us where to be from the back and the whole team did a good job of communicat- ing,” said Gina Manguia, a McNary freshman. Dallas took a 1-0 lead be- fore the half, but McNary had numerous shots on goal that went just wide of the mark. In the second half, Mi- chaela Sanchez slotted a one- touch shot in the lower left corner in the 55th minute to level up the game, assisted by Kolbie Kopp. Eight minutes later, Munguia released Janie Jarmin on a breakaway with a pass up the middle that Jar- min fi nished with good tech- nique. In the 76th minute, Jenna Candland powered a shot from outside the box into the left side of the goal to give the Celtics some breathing room. Cadland’s goal was a double assist on a short corner from Kelli Miller and Jarmin. “Passing is our big thing right now. We have to be able to move and give good pass- es,” said Jarmin. “We’ve had some good runs, but they’ve mostly been straight ahead. We need to work on coming from the outside in.” She added that the Drag- ons left a lot of open room on the fi eld and it played into the Celtics strengths. Manguia said the Dallas game was a large step up from the game with Benson even though the Celtics scored more frequently in the prior game. “When we played the Dragons, we went up to their level,” she said. McNary’s Katy Wyatt looks for open teammates before making a pass up the fi eld in the game with Dallas High School. KEIZERTIMES/ Eric A. Howald By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes Hillsboro took 13 innings to end the Volcanoes’ season Wednesday, Sept. 9, winning 6-5 in the rubber game of the Northern Division series to advance to the Northwest League championship series with Tri-City. Salem-Keizer led through fi ve innings, with starting pitcher Logan Webb looking as if he would have his best performance of the season and the Volcanoes scoring once in each of the fi rst three innings. Then the Hops scored twice in the fourth and twice more in the fi fth to lead by one. The Volcanoes went ahead by a run in the top of the ninth on home runs by Ron- nie Jebavy and Chris Shaw. Hillsboro tied the score in the bottom of the ninth, and the next score came in the home half of the 13th, when a bas- es-loaded single by Dansby Swanson drove Nate Robert- son home. In the Salem-Keizer fi rst, Steven Duggar hit an infi eld single, went to third on Miguel Gomez’s single to center fi eld and scored on a sacrifi ce fl y by Shaw. Dillon Dobson doubled to lead off the second and moved to third on a sacrifi ce bunt by Junior Amion. He scored on a ground out by Jebavy. In the third, Gomez led off with a home run over the right fi eld fence. Starting pitcher Tyler Bolton then struck out Shaw but gave up a double to Jose Vizcaino Jr. Cameron Gann relieved Bolton and re- tired the side. Webb ran into trouble in the fi fth, with Alex Olmeda doubling to right, reaching third on a fi elder’s choice and scoring on Sergio Alcantara’s single to center. Alcantara went to second on an outfi eld throw and scored as Swanson singled to right. Webb left the game after fi ve innings, having allowed fi ve hits but striking out six with no walks. Cory Taylor, who started the sixth, lasted only two-thirds of an inning. Trevor Mitsui, who led off, struck out but reached fi rst on a wild pitch. He advanced to second and third on singles by Luis Veras and Olmeda and scored during a double play. Veras went to third on the double play and scored on a wild pitch. After Taylor walked the next two batters, Heath Slatton replaced him and re- tired the next batter. In the seventh and eighth innings, Hillsboro went through Taylor Clarke and Alex Young on the mound, and Salem-Keizer replaced Slatton with Caleb Smith. After the two-run top of the ninth, Ryan Halstead re- lieved Smith. Swanson walked, went to third on a double by Grant Heyman and scored on an infi eld single by Mitsui. Brody Greer pitched the 10th, 11th and 12th innings for the Hops, and Breckin Williams pitched the 13th to get the victory. Nathanael Santiago, the losing pitcher, took the mound in the 11th. In the Hillsboro 13th, Nate Robertson reached fi rst and second on a throwing error by Dobson at third base. He went to third on an error by second baseman Junior Amion and scored as Swanson singled to center.