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MAY 20, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11 CELTS: Disappointing pair of games to close season PLAY-IN, continued from Page A10 Ismay had the best day at the dish going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI. McNary managed only four hits in an 11-0 loss to McMinnville High School Wednesday, May 11. “McMinnville’s pitcher is probably the best in the league, but that doesn’t ex- cuse us from having at least marginal at bats,” said Larry Keeker, McNary head coach. Two days later, the Celt- ics finally got their offense moving to start the game, but the Sprague Olympians were there to meet them at seem- ingly every turn in a 12-11 loss. Sprague had a one-run lead after the first inning, but McNary unloaded for five in the top of the second inning. Sprague closed the gap to 5-4 in the bottom of the frame and took the final lead with a five-run third. Gilbert led the team at the dish going 3-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI. Ismay went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a RBI. Collin Young, Matthew Koopman and Gordon had two RBIs each. “It felt like a week where (Continued from Page A10) Kevin Wise, McNary head coach. “These girls are a good team, but they’re not a team that can turn it on or off whenever they want. They have to put the gas pedal down the en- tire time.” The Lady Celts paired their runs in the sec- ond and fourth innings against the Saxons. In the second, Madisen Oliver scored on a passed ball and Faith Danner hit an RBI-single scor- ing Hannah Carr. In the fourth, Sabella Alfaro hit a two-RBI single. While the win went to McNary, it took a toll in other ways. Carr, the team’s second base- man, was injured badly enough that she would sit out the team’s final game three days later. In the game with McMinnville, McNary outhit the Grizzlies 15-11, but stranded nine runners on base en route to the 5-3 loss. Carr went 4-for-4, Emma Kinler went 3-for-3 at the dish with a runs scored; Oliver slapped a double and Witt hit a triple before stealing home in the game. Carr’s absence in the game with Sprague KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Celt Brendan Frizelle pops up a ball to the outfield in the game with McMinnville High School Wednesday, May 11. we had the potential to beat all three teams, but every little thing went wrong,” said Celt Isaiah Holt. “We kept fight- ing, and there were things we could have controlled and done better, but some of them were just out of our hands.” TRACK, continued from Page A10 While winning the title was a source of pride, Van Voorhis said he hoped for a ripple ef- fect. “Kyle Torres (a McNary alum) inspired me to train hard when I was running with him, and I really just hope I can mo- tivate the younger athletes to do the same thing,” he said. Van Voorhis was also part of a 4x100 relay team – with Aus- tin Brown, Levi Timmons and Anthony Nguyen – that took IT’S OUR DUTY TO FIGHT FOR THEIRS. America’s 22 million veterans should get what they were promised. DAV helps veterans of all ages and their families get the health, disability and financial benefits they earned. And we connect them to vital services like claims assistance, medical transportation and job resources. If you’re a veteran who needs free help, or you’d like to help us keep the promise, visit DAV.org. weighed heavily. With players in different posi- tions to fill the gap, McNary piled up seven errors. “We were full of injuries by the end of the week. We hit well, but we weren’t there to back each other up like we have been,” Oliver said. The Olys never relinquished a 2-1 lead after the first inning and the Celts left 10 runners on base. With no outs in the seventh inning, McNary had already scored two runs and had bases loaded, but a double play and fly out ended the rally. Senior Kinsey McNaught led the Celtics at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored. The Celts had two non-conference games planned before the first round of the playoffs. Witt and Oliver were both ready to focus on the future. “At this point, none of those games last week even matter so we need to keep moving forward,” Oliver said. “We know we need to take every game se- riously because if we lose, we’re done,” Witt added. gold with a time of 42.78 sec- onds. “That was great because we’d been losing to West Salem (High School) the entire sea- son, but we beat them when it counted,” Van Voorhis said. Nguyen said the team mem- bers knew they had the speed to win the title, but it took time to get the hand-offs down. “When we faced them in the Jesuit Twilight Relays, we thought we would have won if one of the other runners hadn’t fallen into our lane,” said Nguyen. “It means a lot to us because we’ve had a lot of teams take that title and it makes a solid statement about our program.” Celt Kailey Doutt is headed to the state meet as an alternate in the 800 meter race after tak- ing second at the GVC meet with a time of 2:19.50. Brown Timmons, Nguyen and Van Voorhis took third in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:28.64, and the girls 4x100 relay team of Alyssa Looney, Courtney Giessinger, Dauma- nique Rodriguez and Duran took bronze with a time of 50.40 seconds. Booster auction June 4 The McNary High School Athletic Booster Club is cel- ebrating 50 Years of McNary Athletics at its fifth Annual Dinner and Auction Saturday, June 4. Organizers are looking for help in gathering information on sports highlights for each year in McNary’s history. Spe- cifically, they would like to in- clude important information on teams or individuals who did great things in sports dur- ing their time at McNary, as well as afterward in college and beyond. Information about former athletes who went on to do great things beyond the courts and field is also welcome. Any information or pho- tos can be emailed to Rhonda Brattain at bratt5@aol.com, or call her at 503-510-8813. Tickets are available at www. mcnaryabc.com.
