FEBRUARY 10, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11
BARKER: ‘It was so much
nicer than I expected’
(Continued from Page A10)
Barker didn’t always plan
on playing Division I football
either. But after his junior sea-
son, programs began fl ooding
him with attention. Wyoming
was the fi rst to offer, then Air
Force last summer.
“I started this with let’s see
if maybe I can play for West-
ern Oregon or something like
that,” Barker said. “I did not
expect this. It’s been so much
greater than I could have ever
expected. It’s a dream come
true. I’m so excited about
my future and about the Air
Force Academy.”
Barker will have a shot at
early playing time as both of
the Falcons starting defensive
ends were seniors.
“I don’t assume that I will
beat out a guy who’s already
been there for three years but
the opportunity is all there,”
he said.
While Barker was unani-
mously voted fi rst team all-
league by the Greater Valley
Conference coaches, what
stands out to McNary head
coach Jeff Auvinen is what
Barker did off the fi eld for
the Celtics.
“His positive attitude, his
work ethic, obviously his
talent but he wasn’t always
as talented but he always
worked as hard and he was
always a great kid,” Auvinen
said. “It’s been a pleasure.
He’s just done everything we
could possibly ask from him
in four years.”
Barker’s leadership really
shown in a pep talk on a Sat-
urday morning after a tough
loss this season.
“I hadn’t heard Kolby
speak in such a fashion be-
fore,” Auvinen said. “He was
getting after his teammates
and sort of challenging them
to make them better. He
didn’t say anything inappro-
priate. He set the tone and
got them going and I think
it was huge for our season.
I’ll remember that probably
more than any play or game
or anything like that.”
Air Force, which plays in
the Mountain West Confer-
ence with Wyoming, fi nished
10-3 last season, including a
27-20 upset of Boise State
followed by a 45-21 win over
South Alabama in the NOVA
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Whiteaker, Claggett win
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
Whiteaker Middle School
won six of 11 matches wres-
tled and added six forfeit vic-
tories to defeat Judson 72-30
on Thursday, Feb. 2.
Winning by pin were Joey
Barros (75), Cameron Parks
(102), Giovanni Segura (110),
Destiny Rodriguez (132), Ga-
briel Castro (140) and Reed
Hamilton (195).
“I was especially proud
of the way our wrestlers
bounced back from our fi rst
loss of the season against a
tough Waldo squad who came
to Whiteaker last Tuesday (Jan.
31) and wrestled very well,”
Whiteaker head coach Kelly
Hafer said.
Claggett Middle School
easily defeated Leslie 60-29
on Tuesday, Feb. 7.
Jordan Orr (75), Javier Na-
varro (85), Nichols Ramirez-
King (110), Joey Hernandez
(125) and Ivan Chavez Acosta
(150) all won by pin.
At 90 pounds, Damien
Hernandez won a 5-4 deci-
sion and Logan Yoder won
his fi rst varsity match with a
take down in overtime at 140
pounds.
The Panthers also topped
Parrish 66-30 on Thursday,
Feb. 2.
Winning by pin were Na-
EVANS,
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“I’ve been through waves
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play or I’m not going to play
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offi cially going to get to play,
it’s probably the best feeling in
the world. It’s a dream come
true.”
Evans thanked her mom
and grandma, who haven’t
missed a game in 13 years.
“My mom and grandma
have been my rock through
this entire journey,” she said.
It was their fi lm of Evans
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recruiting Website ncsasports.
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At 110 pounds, Whiteaker Middle School wrestler Giovanni Segura pinned his Judson opponent
on Thursday, Feb. 2.
varro, Hernandez, Grady Bur-
rows and heavyweight Mi-
chael Hettinger.
Acosta narrowly won his
match 11-10 and Brandon
Blanco also won by points.
Claggett next wrestles at
Houck on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at
4 p.m. Whiteaker goes to Les-
lie.
The two Keizer middle
schools will wrestle each oth-
er on Thursday, Feb. 23 at Mc-
Nary High School.
attention of Webster.
While on campus, Evans was
also able to meet a professor
in photography, the subject in
which she plans to major.
“They have over a million
dollars worth of camera
equipment,” Evans said. “I
won’t have to bring my own
camera. I can use theirs. They
had just got back from a trip
to New York to take pictures.
Most schools don’t offer a
photography major. It’s crazy
how it happened. I believe it’s
fate.”
With fi ve goals and two
assists, Evans, who plans to play
forward in college, led the Lady
Celts in scoring last season as
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Wrestling for Claggett Creek, Joey Hernandez won by pin fall in
recent matches against Leslie and Parrish.
McNary made the playoffs for
the fi rst time since 2009.
Evans is also a trailblazer for
the girls soccer program, which
in the past four years had
two girls play at Chemeketa
Community College but none
to four-year programs.
“It’s a big deal. I think it’s
the beginning of many more to
come,” Lady Celts head coach
A.J. Nash said. “To actively
be recruited from outside the
state and to get that letter and
to commit to a program for
four years, it’s a fun experience.
I had the privilege of going
through that as a player and it’s
an honor and it’s earned.
“For the (McNary) program
itself, it really helps us show
what success looks like from
a high school career. It paints
a picture for the youth in the
program as to something to
achieve or aspire to, what it
looks like when you’ve met
your goal.”
Even though she’ll be far
away, Evans plans to come
back to McNary and watch
the Lady Celts.
“I built a family here,” she
said. “I’ll always come back and
try to fi nd a way to see, one
of my best friends, I want to
see her senior night. My goal
(after graduation) is to come
back and be an assistant coach
to A.J.”