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MAY 13, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11 Tide turns for MHS baseball KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Celt River Harri sails over a hurdle in McNary’s meet with North Salem Wednesday, May 4. Vikings sink Celts in dual meet The McNary High School varsity track and fi eld teams took losses to North Salem High School in the teams’ dual meet Wednesday, May 4. The Celtics won a number of events, but the Vikings racked up points by dominating in the events that they won. For the McNary girls, event winners were: Courtney Giessinger in the 100 meter in 13.27; Brooke Burrows in the 800 meter in 2:29.79; Alyssa Looney, Giessinger, Daumanique Rodri- guez and Dani Duran in the 4x100 relay in 51.55; Burrows, Kailey Doutt, Duran and Rodriguez in the 4x400 relay in 4:26.82; Cambrian Partridge in the discus with a throw of 101-05; Katy Wyatt in the javelin with a mark of 93-03; Paige Down- er in the pole vault clearing 9 feet; and Rodri- guez in the long jump with a mark of 14-11. In boys events, Celtic winners were: Anthony Nguyen in the 100 meter in 11.45; Austin Brown in the 200 meter in 22.91; Brown, Levi Timmons, Nguyen and Brendan Van Voorhis in the 4x100 meter in 43.66; Brown, Nguyen, Timmons and Van Voorhis in the 4x400 meter in 3:49.37; Cold- en Garro in the shot put with a mark of 43 feet; Victor Zavala-Regalado in the javelin with a hurl of 138-05; and Timmons in the long jump with a mark of 18-08. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes With the regular season drawing to a close, the McNary High School varsity baseball team is peaking at the right time. “It seems like everything was going right last week,” said Celt Collin Young. “Our hitting has been really nice lately and we’ve been teeing off on pitch- ers when we need to. We’ve also kept the ball on the ground a lot better.” The Celtics won games against McKay High School, 12-5, and Forest Grove High School, 11-3. McNary has lost only one of its last six games, and the loss was at the hands of the Greater Valley Confer- ence-leading West Salem High School. “Baseball is a game of tides, and it’s good we’re hitting our tide near the playoffs,” said Matthew Ismay, a Celtic junior. The recent success has the team fi ghting for high stakes in its fi nal three games of the sea- son with South Salem, McMin- nville and Sprague high schools. The Saxons (8-6) were one game ahead of McNary (7- 6); the Grizzlies (8-5) have lost their last three games; and Sprague (7-6) is coming off a big win over West Salem. “We’ve got to win a game or two to put us in position for a playoff berth. If we win two, we’ll probably be in good posi- tion but, if we win one, it’s go- ing to depend on which team we beat,” said Larry Keeker, McNary head coach. “If every- thing goes our way, there’s even a chance we end up as high as second place in the confer- ence.” “I think we’re just keeping it simple this week,” Young said. “We have to put the ball in play like we have been and score runs behind all our pitchers.” In McNary’s 12-5 win over McKay, hot bats led to a 7-1 Celtic lead by the fourth inning when the Keizer team put fi ve runs across the plate. Matt Aguilar and Brendan Frizelle started things off by stringing together a pair of sin- gles. Ismay hit a double to score Aguilar; Frizelle scored on a ground out by Young; Trent Van Cleave hit an RBI-single scor- ing Ismay; Van Cleave scored on an error and Daniel Johnson scored on a wild pitch. Evan Alger pitched four innings allowing three hits and just one run. Carl Rum- baugh closed out things on the mound. Another blistering start helped McNary take the 11-3 win over Forest Grove. The Vikings had a 2-0 lead after half an inning, but the Celtics scored fi ve runs in the Fundraiser Saturday The McNary High School baseball program will be hosting a fundraiser at Ap- plebee’s, 2625 Liberty Street N.E., in Salem, Saturday, May 14. The Celtics will help serve an all-you-can-eat breakfast between 7:30 and 10 a.m. Cost is $12 per person. bottom of the frame to take the lead and never look back. The early lead proved help- ful as McNary’s workhorse pitcher, Josiah Gilbert, experi- enced one of his more frustrat- ing days on the mound. Gilbert had to be pulled in the fourth inning due to pitch count. “Carl came in and pitched the last three innings throw- ing strikes and forcing them to swing the bat and put the ball in play,” Keeker said. After hitting several speed bumps in the early season, Is- may said the team is fi nally coming into its own. “At the beginning of the season we had a lot of games where we just weren’t scor- ing enough to win no matter how good our pitching was,” Ismay said. “We’ve tried being aggressive the whole year and it worked in fi ts and starts, but we’re fi nally starting to hit our stride.” Childress earns 4 seed at GVC meet By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The McNary High School tennis teams were slated to begin the Greater Valley Con- ference district meet Friday, May 13, and one Lady Celt was poised to make her sec- ond appearance in the state tournament if things go well. Celt sophomore Hannah Childress fi nished the regular season with a record of 10-3 in the No. 1 singles slot and garnered a fourth place seed- ing headed into the tourna- ment. “If she holds seed (or im- proves on it), she will qualify for the state tournament for the second consecutive year,” said Garrett Jensen, McNary head coach. Childress played doubles with her older sister, Sandy, as a freshman and the duo fi nished fourth in the state. She fi nished out the league competitions with wins over North Salem High School’s Kaitlyn Cranston (6-0, 6-0) and McMinnville High School’s Avari Ridgeway (6-1, 6-2) last week. The girls beat North Salem 6-2 Tuesday, May 3, an im- crossword provement over their tie with that team in the fi rst round robin. “Our No. 1 doubles team, Blanca (Tepeque) and Tay- ler (Rains), played their best match of the season and won convincingly, 6-1, 6-3,” Jensen said. Other Celtic match win- ners were: Krissy Kelty, 6-4, 6-3; Jannicke Martin, 6-1, 6-0; Mireille Martinez and Maria Munguia-Ortiz, 6-2, 2-6 and 6-3; and Ivon Ortiz and Diana Cervantes, 6-4, 6-3. Childress was the sole vic- tor in the McMinnville match. In boys matches, Celts lost to North Salem 5-3 and were swept by McMinnville. McNary’s Alfonso Pacheco rallied from a loss in the sec- ond set of his North Salem match to take a win in the third. Set scores were 6-4, 2-6 and 6-3. Johnny Trinh and Mats Schiefer took a win at No. 1 doubles with set scores of 6-2 and 6-1. Pablo Barrera and Izayah Hall got a win at No. 3 doubles with set scores of 6-3 and 6-1. CELTS, continued from Page A10 It was McNary’s game to lose after the fi rst inning. The Lady Celts piled up seven runs on a two-RBI triple by Witt, a RBI-single by Kinler and a pair of two-RBI singles KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald McNary’s Blanca Tepeque returns a serve in competition last week. by Duran and McNaught. The Celtics scored one run in each of the innings leading up to the sixth and then unload- ed for four more to clinch the 15-3 win after six innings. Danner pitched the com- plete game allowing fi ve hits, three runs and retiring three batters. Looks can be deceiving, You may have a… The moisture in your basement or crawlspace can cause more than just a nightmare. These issues can create real problems like mold, mildew, rot,structural damage, & a variety of health problems. If you’ve noticed any of the symptoms below, you may have a moisture issue: TVC, continued from Page A10 Musty odors, condensation, pooling or standing water, leaking or damp walls, warping fl oors, wet or damp fl oors in basement or crawlspace. I Quit! I’m calling John’s! Authorized Dealer McNary faced South Salem, McMinnville and Sprague high schools in the fi nal games of the Greater Valley Conference this week. 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