MARCH 4, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A15
‘He helps unite
Softball varsity fi elds CAVELL:
the group as a whole’
getting new dugouts
(Continued from Page A10)
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
The McNary High School
softball fi elds are getting an
upgrade thanks to a ground-
swell of community support.
In the coming weeks, both
of the existing dugouts at the
varsity fi eld are being removed
to pave way for the new con-
crete structures that will sit
level to the ground and have
additional storage for fi eld
maintenance equipment. The
roofs of the existing structures
will be moved to the junior
varsity fi eld to provide shel-
ter for the currently exposed
benches.
“There will still be bleach-
ers directly behind home
plate. Some of the seating
down the right and left fi eld
lines may change a bit as the
dugouts will be somewhat
larger than they are now,” said
Kevin Wise, McNary’s head
softball coach.
Many of the construction
materials and boots on the
ground are being donated to
make the project a reality.
“The walls are being
formed by Celtic Homes, the
concrete is being heavily dis-
counted by Castle Concrete,
we have had lumber donated
“Watching these girls sign
from BMBC and quite a few letters of intent to colleges and
volunteers stepping up to do getting scholarships is pretty
the labor,” said Joe Egli, an amazing. Strengthening our
agent with R. Bauer Insur- program through better fa-
ance and community partner cilities is only going to create
helping coordinate the proj- more interest in the program
ect.
and
create
The softball
more oppor-
program
has “ This is the
tunities for
raised
more
our athletes,”
type of
than
$3,500
Egli said.
toward
the
Wise sees
project that
out-of-pocket
the
ben-
expenses and
efi t rippling
instills pride
McNary’s Ath-
through the
letic
Booster
in our players.” p e s r p o e g c r i a a l m l y ,
Club has com-
mitted $5,000
that
— Kevin Wise given
from its general
junior
McNary softball coach the
fund to cover
varsity play-
remaining ex-
ers frequent-
penses. Money
ly resorted
from the booster club is raised to stretching tarps over the
through concession, sign and benches to protect from the
apparel sales as well as through oftentimes moist Oregon sun-
its annual sports auction and shine.
banquet.
“I would love for our fi elds
“The big items we need are to be used in the summer to
chain link fencing and installa- host tournaments, possibly in
tion, metal roofi ng and fascia, conjunction with the Keizer
and the steel doors,” Egli said. fi elds,” Wise said. “This is the
Both Wise and Egli said the sort of project that instills
facelift to the facilities gives pride in our players, and it
McNary’s athletes an added helps with their inner drive
boost.
and desire to play.”
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Since joining the Celtic roster, Cavell has
rarely been less than a standout. He’s led the
team – frequently entire games – offensively
more often than not as a senior, but didn’t take
all the credit.
“It’s awesome and it’s affi rmation that all my
hard work has paid off a little bit,” Cavell said
of the Player of the Year honor. “But it’s just as
much a testament to my team. There are a lot
of good players who don’t stand out because of
their teams.”
Kirch said that attitude is what he’s appreci-
ated most about having Cavell as player for Mc-
Nary.
“He’s a mature kid with poise and a confi -
dent attitude that the other players in our pro-
gram gravitate to,” Kirch said. “He helps unite
the group as a whole because his expectations
mirror what we expect as a program.”
Given his 6-foot-7 frame, basketball was
something of a natural fi t for Cavell, but he said
he enjoys the sport because of its varied chal-
lenges.
“I can compete with myself to get better
while I’m competing with other people,” he
said.
He’s hoping his court skills carry him into
college on a basketball scholarship, but no school
has made the offer he can’t refuse as yet.
“Beyond that, I’d like to play professionally
whether it’s here in the U.S. or overseas,” he said.
GIRLS: McNary hosts
Newberg March 4
(Continued from Page A10)
great job penning and getting
open. We’ve worked hard the
past month or so on post-to-
post passing and it showed up
big tonight,” Handley said. He
credited senior Reina Strand
with particularly outstanding
play.
The win sets up the Keizer
girls to host Newberg High
School Friday, March 4. New-
berg, which entered the tour-
nament ranked 24th in the
state, upset No. 9 Clackamas
High School on the same
night the Celtics beat Century.
Game time is 7 p.m.
Handley hoped the girls
would continue to push
themselves in practice as hard
as they did in the week lead-
ing up to the fi rst round.
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Beutler
b-day bash
The public is invited to
celebrate the 90th birthday
of Lloyd Beutler on Satur-
day, March
5. The party
will be held
from 2 to
4:30 p.m. at
Keizer Clear
Lake United
Method-
ist Church
(Fr iendship Lloyd Beutler
Hall), 7920
Wheatland Rd. N, Keizer. The
organizers ask you to dress
causal and not bring gifts.
For more information, call
Janet Beutler at 503-393-6551
Joe Guerra
Ins Agcy Inc
Joe Guerra, Agent
3791 River Road N
Keizer, OR 97303
Bus: 503 - 463 -1388
“After the game, we talked
about the difference between
being happy and being satis-
fi ed. We’re happy with the win
tonight and we’re excited that
we got it, but we’re not stais-
fi ed. We got a playoff win, but
we haven’t proven anything
yet,” Handley said.