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GIRLS,
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McNary’s Chandler Cavell pulls out the stops in competition with Forest Grove High School
Friday, Dec. 18.
BOYS,
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“Mathew doesn’t always
get the cheers when you have
dunks and three-pointers, but
he’s a kid who very rarely
makes mistakes. He’s funda-
mentally sound, he doesn’t
turn the ball over, he doesn’t
take bad shots, and he was
a quiet leader tonight,” said
Kirch.
He also lauded the efforts
of the Cavell brothers.
“Harry came in and im-
proved on his game by
leaps and bounds and really
showed what he’s made of.
WALKER,
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has served as the team’s
CEO, president and general
manager since its inception
and has always been the
‘hands on’ local owner.
Tucker, who is retiring from
baseball, lives on Long Island,
New York.
“We embrace our history
and fully embrace the future.
Our own son, Mickey, has
grown up with the Volcanoes;
this team, this community
is our family,” Walker said.
“Lisa and I and our front
office staff are working full
time planning for our 20th
anniversary season coming in
2016 and we are personally
dedicated to making 2016
a fabulous season. Fans will
experience several new
Volcanoes Stadium additions
for this upcoming season,
which further reflect our
long-term commitment to
Volcanoes baseball.”
Walker
recently
was
elected vice president of
the Northwest League of
Professional Baseball Clubs.
The Northwest League
is one of the 17 member
leagues in the National
Association of Professional
Baseball. The election came
during the Baseball Winter
Meetings in Nashville, Tenn.
Chandler also came in and
played fearlessly. That can be
good or bad when it comes
to taking shots, but it was
mostly a good thing tonight,”
Kirch said.
Neitzel said the key to
moving forward was keeping
an even keel like the team has
done so far this season.
“We have to keep being
unselfish and keep playing as
a team with great chemistry,”
Neitzel said.
Ismay said the Celtics were
able to build on a strong 72-
35 win over North Salem
High School three days ear-
lier.
“That was the first time
this season when we put it
all together for 32 minutes,”
Ismay said. “People are start-
ing to notice us and, if we can
keep this roll going, we’re go-
ing to have a hell of a season.”
foul line making free baskets.
Sheldon didn’t get many op-
portunities offensively in the
second half and McNary kept
them from offensive rebounds.
Sheldon scored only 12 points
in about 12 minutes spanning
the third and fourth quarters,
an atypical output for a team
accustomed to running up 60
to 70 points per game on op-
ponents.
“We scouted them and
practiced what they run,” said
Hingston. “We knew our game
plan and locked down on de-
fense.”
Strand said the only hiccup
in the night was some lax help-
side defense in the first half.
“We realized we had to
focus on help-side, but we all
came together and fixed that
right away. It was great,” she
said. “Other than that, we fo-
cused in on who we had to
guard after studying them and
their plays.”
McNary had two games
prior to facing off with Shel-
don and won both easily. Mc-
Nary handed North Salem
High School a 69-9 drubbing
Tuesday, Dec. 15, and then
pasted Forest Grove High
School with a 49-24 loss.
Derick Handley, McNary
head coach, said the team
hasn’t encountered any sur-
prises in recent games, the re-
sult of scouting teams and the
Lady Celts’ buy-in when it
comes to taking care of busi-
ness.
“There’s often times we’re
not surprised. Forest Grove
had 11 points through three
quarters,” Handley said. “The
one thing about our girls is
they are very studious about
the game, and they are tak-
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Celt Sydney Hunter leaps past a defender in the Sheldon game
Saturday, Dec. 19.
ing what we learn before each
game and applying it when
they’re playing.”
Handley had hoped to fi-
nally crack the OSAA 6A Top
10 with the Sheldon win, but
the powers-that-be apparently
weren’t in a giving mood this
holiday season.
“There’s not a ton of re-
spect for the GVC in the state
and that’s just the way it is.
What we’re trying to help the
girls prove, as coaches, is that
we are ready to compete at
this level of basketball,” Hand-
ley said. “What’s important for
us is winning the non-confer-
ence games. We have to prop
ourselves up and take care of
ourselves when we get the
chances.”
No matter what the future
holds, Flores said the team is
ready.
“We are really underesti-
mated as a team and this win
(over Sheldon) was our chance
to go out and prove that,”
Flores said.
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