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All-city swim meet Saturday
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
Holiday swimmers contin-
ued to break club records as
they neared the all-city meet.
Swimming at home ver-
sus Jan Ree on Thursday, Jan.
20, Jack McCarty set a new
record in the boys 13-14-
year old butterfl y, fi nishing in
24.56 seconds. McCarty won
the individual medley and
breaststroke for Holiday’s boys
as well.
McCarty also swam on the
winning free relay with Jack-
son Colyer, Ryan Bethers and
Tony Gonzalez and the fast-
est medley relay with Bethers,
Gonzalez and Landon Gerig
as Holiday’s boys outscored
Jan Ree 97-75.
Bella Beard led Holiday’s
girls team, breaking the 13-14
breaststroke record in 26.43.
She also had the fastest time
in the IM and backstroke and
swam on the record break-
ing medley relay with her
sister Alex along with Emma
Privratsky and Kassy Winters.
The girls fi nished with 208
points to Jan Ree’s 132.
Kyra Norstrom also im-
proved on her 11-12 butterfl y
record, fi nishing in 13.75, and
won in the backstroke. Erika
Robinett had the fastest time
in the 11-12 IM. Norstrom,
Robinett, Ashlynn Hughes
and Maya Privratsky teamed
up to win the free relay.
Alex Beard won the 13-14
free and fl y. Alex, Bella, Emma
Privratsky and Abby Gross-
man had the fastest time in the
free relay.
In the 15-18 girls division,
Sydney Bethers won the IM
and Kylie McCarty took fi rst
in the fl y. Bethers, McCarty,
Delaney Rothmeyer and Rosa
Oliver also won the medley
relay.
Alex Wilcoxen placed fi rst
in the 9-10 fl y and backstroke.
Wilcoxen, Emery Love, Ella
Gerig and Emma Anderson
also won the medley relay.
Evelyn Hales dominated
the 7-8 age group, winning
the fl y, back and free while
Olivia Anderson was fastest in
the IM.
Jacob Castronovo was just
as dominant in the boys 7-8
division, winning the IM,
breaststroke and free. Landon
Gerig took fi rst in the 11-12
IM. Xavier Grantham won
the backstroke.
Gonzalez swam the fastest
times in the 13-14 back and
free.
Holiday hosts the all-city
meet on Saturday, July 29 at
KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley
Kiana Staley won the girls 43-44-year-old individual medley and butterfl y for Northview Terrace on Thursday, July 20 at North-
wood Swim Club in Keizer.
10 a.m.
Northwood, which has
won the last two all-city
championships,
defeated
Northview Terrace 337-259
on Thursday, July 20.
However, Northview’s girls
were able to edge Northwood
170-167.
Ally and Carly Castaneda
teamed up with Felicia Gup-
till and Mary Ann Halliday to
win the 7-8 free relay. Carly,
Taylor March, Taylor Spon-
able and Jadeyn Cornell won
the medley relay.
Halliday took fi rst in the
7-8 fl y and breaststroke. Gup-
till had the fastest time in the
backstroke and Ally Castaneda
won the IM.
Ava McNeely placed fi rst
in the 9-10 breaststroke.
Please see SWIM, Page 45
McNary fi nishes second, third in 4-H
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
Both of McNary’s girls soc-
cer teams reached the champi-
onship game in their respec-
tive 4-H league divisions this
summer. But that’s not what
has head coach AJ Nash ex-
cited about the upcoming fall
season.
“There’s three rules in sum-
mer league soccer and they’re
don’t get hurt, don’t get hurt,
don’t get hurt,” Nash said. “It
means nothing. It’s just to stay
fi t and it’s more recreational
in nature. It’s meant for fi tness
and relationship development,
not for adding to the trophy
collection. That trophy is not
the one we care about.”
Instead, Nash’s takeaway was
how many girls came out for
the 4-H league, including 20
freshmen.
Last summer, McNary had
36 players between the two
teams. This year, the Lady Celts
had 45. Adding the girls that
played club or other sports and
Nash is expecting around 65 to
tryout this fall.
“A strong freshmen class,
that’s the highlight,” Nash said.
“We’ve got another strong in-
Submitted
LEFT: Jessy Shore, an incoming senior at McNary, played for the Lady Celts, which placed second in the 4-H league this summer. RIGHT: McNary’s boys defeated
South Albany in penalty kicks to take home a third place trophy.
coming class, which will make
the third in a row.”
Nash coached McNary’s
Division-II team, which was
made up of mostly freshmen
and lost 2-0 to McMinnville in
the fi nals.
“It gives me some extra
time to see the freshmen with-
out the stress of tryouts and get
them acclimated to me,” Nash
said.
Jaime Gonzalez coached
the older team, which fi n-
ished fourth in league play but
upset No. 1 Sprague 3-2 on
a last second goal by incom-
ing sophomore Julie Dieker
in the semifi nals. Dieker and
Abbie Hawley had the Lady
Celts other two goals. Dieker
and Hawley each struck again
in the championship game but
McNary lost to South Salem
3-2 on penalty kicks.
“It’s not really a representa-
tion of how the season is going
to go because there’s a whole
lot of players missing,” Nash
said. “However, I was pleased
with how both teams played
this summer.”
McNary’s boys defeated
South Albany 4-2 in penalty
kicks on Thursday, July 20 to
place third in the 4-H league.
After a 0-0 tie, Miguel Bra-
vo, Francisco Rios, Luis Lopez
and Michael Reyes each scored
goals. Goalkeeper Alejandro
Villarreal saved two penalty
kicks to seal the victory.
Tryouts for both programs
begin Aug. 14. Blue Day is
Aug. 19.
Celtics eliminated in third game of state tournament
Submitted
McNary baseball players, front, from left, Noah Bach, Kyle McCallister, Brady Ellis, Jacob Jackson, Blake Junker, Lance Becktel,
Collin Wentworth, Andy Okada, Nigel Harris, back, David Alfaro, Devon Bedoya, David Allen, Robert Benson, Coach Larry Keeker,
Coach Dave Bartlett, Coach Bob Plantz, John Catron and Alex Burger went 4-2 in a state tournament at Western Oregon.
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
McNary’s mission was to
get to the fi nal day of the state
baseball tournament at West-
ern Oregon University.
The Celtics just missed it,
falling to West Salem 9-4 in an
elimination game on Saturday,
July 22.
“It was a good summer,”
McNary head coach Larry
Keeker said. “Our main goal
is we’re trying to get better as
individuals and trying to get
better as a team and build-
ing chemistry throughout the
summer. The kids did a good
job of that. Once we get to
the state tournament, we’re
trying to play on the last day.
We were just one day short.
All and all, the coaching staff
felt good about the summer.”
The Celtics fi nished 9-4
and placed third in league play
during the summer. McNary
then opened the state tour-
nament on Thursday, July 20
with a 6-4 victory over Thur-
ston.
Kyle McCallister pitched
all seven innings to earn the
win.
In the second round, the
Celtics fell behind early to
Churchill on a two-out dou-
ble with the bases loaded. Ja-
cob Jackson had a two-RBI
double of his own to get Mc-
Nary within striking distance
before the Celtics lost 5-2 on
Friday.
Please see STATE, Page 45