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MARCH 24, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A13 Keizer girls bring ‘Wrath’ to derby By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes McNary freshman Anneke “Wrath” Titus joined the Cherry Blossoms junior roller derby team three years ago. But she would’ve started much sooner. “My mom was originally in it (roller derby) so I re- ally wanted to do it ever since she was,” said Warth. “They didn’t have a junior league at the time though. I just started skating with her. She was all for me doing it.” Wrath’s mom competed for Panty Raiders, which is one of six adult roller derby teams in Sa- lem. The junior team, which is in its third year of competition, is for girls and boys ages 12-17. The Cherry Blossoms next bout is Sat- urday, March 25 at 6 p.m. against the Emerald City Ju- nior Gems in the Cherry City Derby Girls Mad House, 1335 Madison St. NE Salem. Tickets are available on- line for $10 at http://www. b row n p a p e r t i c ke t s . c o m / event/2892555 or at the door for $15. Wrath, who began skat- ing when she was eight and is now a captain for the Cherry Blossoms, said she’s never re- ally been a “sports kid” but has always enjoyed roller derby. “I like that if I had a re- ally bad day I can come here and kind of get my stress out,” Wrath said. “It’s really fun be- cause I make lots of friends and I meet new people. It’s challenging and demands a lot physically but it’s really great going out there and having fun and seeing the team grow.” Maya “Mercury” Blaisdell Wood, a seventh grader at Whiteaker Middle School, started roller derby when she was eight years old in Los Ange- les but had to wait two — Mercury years to turn 12 when she moved to Keizer. “When I was in elemen- tary school, a kid told me I couldn’t play basketball be- cause I was a girl,” Mercury said. “My mom started look- ing at sports for me to play and I found this one, which is a really all-inclusive sport, no matter what your size or gen- der is. It was kind of this hid- den sport. What I really love “It’s on roller skates. It’s the greatest” KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley McNary freshman Anneke “Wrath” Titus, left, and Whiteaker seventh grader Maya “Mercury” Blaisdell Wood will lead the Cherry Blossoms junior rollery derby team into its bout against Emerald City on Saturday, March 25 in Salem. about it is you get to know your teammates really well and it’s just such a unique sports. It’s on roller skates. It’s the greatest.” In roller derby, each team fi elds four blockers and a jammer, who wears a star on their helmet and scores points by lapping the pack. Jammers earn one point for each op- posing player they pass while opposing blockers try to stop the jammer while also helping their own jammer through the pack. Cherry Blossoms compete in Portland, Bend, Eugene and Seattle. They are traveling to California in June. McNary freshman shoots 31 on back nine By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes McNary’s boys golf team showed it’s ready to compete for a Greater Valley Confer- ence championship. The Celtics shot 322 on Friday, March 17 at Michel- book Golf Club in McMin- nville to place second out of seven teams, fi nishing only six strokes behind West Salem (316). “The 322 is a really good score early on and especially in the weather we had, cold, windy, wet,” McNary coach Rick Ward said. “It looks like a race be- tween us and West Salem for a league title.” South Salem carded a 370 to take a distant third. Freshman Joel Dutcher led McNary, draining a 30-foot put for eagle on 18 to shoot a career best 31 on the back nine. public notices NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON COUNTY OF MARION Probate Department Case No. 17PB01719 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS In the Matter of the Estate of Gregory Lynn Theis, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Cheri L. Larsen was appointed Personal Representative on March 6, 2017. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned Personal Representative in care of her attorney DUSTAN E. JOHNSON, PC, at 2225 Pacifi c Blvd, Ste 210, PO Box 1928, Albany, OR 97321, within four months after the date of fi rst publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the Personal Representative, or the attorneys for the Personal Representative. Dated and fi rst published March 24, 2017. Estate of Gregory L. Theis, Deceased Attorney for Personal Representative Dustan E. Johnson (DUSTAN E. JOHNSON, PC), OSB 782610 3/24, 3/31, 4/7 Dutcher also birdied 13 and 14 to fi nish the 18-hole round with a 76, tying Max Kent of West Salem for low medalist. All fi ve McNary golfers fared better on the back nine. Teegan Papke and Matt Lan- genwalter both birdied 11 to shoot 80 and 84, respectively. Kaiser Davis parred seven of the fi nal nine holes to card an 82 and Casey Potmesil shot 41 on the back nine to fi nish with a 93. The Celtics next shot at West Salem and the rest of the GVC fi eld will come on Monday, April 3 at McNary Golf Club. Submitted McNary freshman Joel Dutcher shot a 76 at Michelbook Golf Club in McMinnville on Friday, March 17.