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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE B3 CHER TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LARGEST SAVINGS IN BOUCHER HISTORY O ct ober 1 1 15 Enter our FREE DRAWING TO WIN: 2 Diamond Rings 2 Diamond Pendants FREE REFRESHMENTS EVERY DAY FREE GIFT WRAPPING WITH ANY PURCHASE Celtics run against the best BEND, at Nike Portland XC Invite continued from Page B1 By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes McNary’s young boys cross country team showed off its potential on Saturday, Sept. 30 when runners from all over the Pacifi c Northwest con- verged at Portland Meadows for the Nike Portland XC In- vitational. Competing against 26 oth- er teams, McNary’s freshmen placed sixth overall and sec- ond in Oregon behind only Sunset. Ethan Whalen led the Celtics, fi nishing 31st out of 333 runners in 18:46. Tristan Proctor (19:15), Emmanuel Figueroa (19:20), Brennan Whalen (19:22) and Nathan- iel Prout (19:56) followed. McNary junior David Al- len (18:20) and senior Jonas Honeyman (19:00) ran in the Division 3 varsity race. Francisco Orta and Brock Wyer fi nished in 19:15 and 19:17 in the junior/senior race. McNary senior Kailey Doutt and freshman Reyna Terrazas ran in the girls Divi- sion 2 race. Doutt took 16th Schools and the public will have the opportunity to re- spond to the committee’s rec- ommendation in writing or in person at the meeting. Whatever the board de- cides, athletic director Scott Gragg said McNary will adapt. “We will make things work,” Gragg said. “That’s what athletes do and that’s what athletic directors need to do. We face adversity or we face a challenge and we make the most of it and we get bet- ter from it. “You can look at it two ways. You can look at it as a problem or a negative or you can look at it as an opportu- HOME, continued from Page B1 KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley McNary senior Jonas Honeyman fi nished the Portland Mead- ows course in 19 minutes on Saturday, Sept. 30. in 20:07 out of 184 runners. Terrazas crossed the fi nish line in 23:06. Nina Garland had a PR of 22:50 in the girls freshman/ sophomore race. Sabella Alfaro fi nished the junior/senior race in 23:39. The Celtics are run- ning against West Albany and Sprague at Crystal Lake Park in Corvallis on Wednesday, Oct. 11. The district meet is Oct. 25 at Bush Park. But Williams saw other is- sues on the Forest Grove fi lm as well. “A lot of times we ended up throwing check down routes when we could have hit a deep ball and a few bad routes, so we’re working on fi xing that,” Williams said. The Celtics will face a Mc- Minnville defense that has al- lowed an average of 38 points over the past three games, the latest a 39-37 loss to South Sa- lem on Friday, Sept. 29. Watching the Grizzlies play McKay, a game they won 35- 14 on Sept. 8, Williams be- lieves McNary has the skill players to exploit McMin- nville’s defense. “Watching that fi lm, I think we can defi nitely take advan- nity. I’m surrounded by lead- ership in our district that will use it as an opportunity and we’ll make the best and make sure that our kids are engaged and safe and successful.” Gragg came to McNary from Montana, where his daughter played volleyball and the closest game outside of town was 108 miles away. Teams played on the week- ends and some of the smaller schools even went to a four- day school day to avoid miss- ing class time. “I don’t think we’re in the realm but there’s all kinds of ways and I feel fortunate to have experienced that model fi rsthand,” Gragg said. “I think I might have some ideas that maybe haven’t been tried in Oregon and maybe works for us, if we’re traveling long dis- tances.” McNary currently has block schedule on Friday, where student athletes would miss a lot of class time if they’re traveling on a regular basis. Gragg is looking forward to the OSAA making its fi nal decision. He estimated teams are two to three months be- hind scheduling next year’s fall sports waiting for classifi - cation. “Whenever there’s a pro- posal made, you start brain- storming and right now that’s all we can do because we don’t know what the fi nal say is go- ing to be,” Gragg said. “Once that fi nal says happens, then we will start and those brain- stormings will have to for- mulate into real plans moving forward.” tage of some opportunities in the secondary,” Williams said. The Celtics defense is play- ing at its best, having allowed just one touchdown to both McKay and Forest Grove the past two weeks. McNary head coach and defensive coordinator Jeff Auvinen said the key has been getting all 11 players on the same page. “Kids are fl ying around and starting to trust their neigh- bors and starting to disguise what they’re doing and I think it’s paid dividends,” Auvinen said. “It’s a combination of our blitzing and our D-lineman doing what they should be doing and our linebackers getting to the right spot at the right time. Our coverage looks better. Kids are starting to understand their zones.” The Celtics also hope to get senior Tim Kiser back, af- ter the defensive lineman suf- fered a concussion on Sept. 15 against Sprague. McMinnville graduated quarterback Wyatt Smith and running back Cedric Agcao- ili-Ostrom, who rushed for 200 yards and two touch- downs in last year’s game. “They do a lot of different things on offense so I think it’s going to be quite a bit to contend with there,” Auvinen said. “They have some skill play- ers that are pretty good. I like their best receiver. They’re throwing the ball a decent amount. They seem to be pass- ing a little more than their run this year. Still, they want to run as well. They’d like to be a split team. I think they still are. I just don’t think they’re as physical as they have been sometimes in the past.” puzzle answers Feel Our Warmth COME IN AND TALK WITH US THE SPRINGS at SUNNYVIEW INDEPENDENT LIVING 1950 45th Ave NE , Salem • 503- 589 -1200 THE WOODS at WILLOWCREEK ASSISTED LIVING & MEMORY CARE 4398 Glencoe St NE , Salem • 503-581- 4239 TheSpringsLiving.com
