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PAGE A12, KEIZERTIMES, NOVEMBER 3, 2017 Roundup: McNary soccer, volleyball teams eliminated STATE, continued from Page 11 back heel into the upper left corner by junior Abigail Hawley. McNary goalkeeper Syd- ney Snapp made a diving save in the 37th minute to keep the game tied 1-1 entering halftime. Munguia then placed a shot 30 yards out over the Lincoln goalkeeper’s head to put the Celts up 2-1 in the 45 th minute. After two close calls, in- cluding another diving save from Snapp and a shot off the left post, Lincoln tied the game 2-2 in the 52nd minute, fi nding a gap in the McNary defense and hitting a one time shot off a cross from the right side from 12 yards out to the upper right corner. Lincoln scored the win- ning goal in the 60th minute, connecting with a cross from the outside in the middle of the box to make it 3-2. With Wyatt out with mono, Nash played a rotation of girls who were normally fi ll-ins. “They couldn’t keep up mentally the quickness of the game and the pace of the game,” Nash said. “They only lost them (Lincoln forwards) probably fi ve times but every time they lost them it was ei- ther a dynamic diving save by Sydney or a goal. Ultimately, their center of the park was able to fi nd the ball in dan- gerous positions.” The Lady Celts began to push defenders into the at- tack, and took chances with additional offensive substitu- tions in the fi nal ten minutes. But Lincoln closed out the game well, playing deep to the corners and locking Mc- Nary into their defensive end with good pressure. “We competed against a great team,” Nash said. “We McNary’s boys soccer team wasn’t able to upset No. 1 Je- suit, falling to the Crusaders 2-0 on Saturday, Oct. 28 in the fi rst round of the state playoffs. The Celtics were even with Jesuit until the Crusaders broke the 0-0 tie in the 33rd minute. The Celtics fi nished the season 6-7-3, losing to Jesuit in the fi rst round of the play- offs for the second year in a row. VOLLEYBALL McNary’s volleyball team lost at No. 3 Sheldon 3-0 (25- 16, 25-17, 25-20) in the fi rst round of the state tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 25. The Lady Celts fi nished 10-13 overall and fourth in the Greater Valley Conference. Sheldon also swept Rose- burg 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25- 15) on Saturday, Oct. 28 to advance to the quarterfi nals. KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley McNary junior Francisco Rios led the Celtics in scoring with nine goals this season. Submitted McNary junior Gina Munguia scored a goal and had an assist in the Lady Celts 3-2 loss at Lincoln on Saturday, Oct. 28. relentlessly battled all the way to the fi nal whistle just about every game this season so I was incredibly proud of their performance.” Nash credited Snapp, who fi nished with 15 saves, for keeping the Lady Celts in the game. “She had the best game of her season that day, 15 saves and of those, six of them you knew were goals until she saved it,” Nash said. “You were ready to tip your hat to the opponent and then all of the sudden she got a fi nger on it.” McNary fi nished the sea- son 8-4-2, advancing to the state playoffs in back-to-back seasons. “Last year we were excited to make the playoffs,” Nash. “This year we were disap- pointed to lose even as the underdog, which tells you the direction of where the pro- gram is heading.” The Lady Celts return all but one starter—Jessy Shore. “We’ve got some unfi n- ished business,” Nash said. “I’m excited that these fresh- men and sophomores that weren’t on the team last year that got their fi rst playoff ex- perience, they won’t be as starstruck.” Lincoln defeated Aloha on Tuesday, Oct. 31 4-1 to ad- vance to the quarterfi nals of the state tournament. W rapped W ishes Now accepting applications for entries • Commercial entries • Club entries • Car clubs Application deadline: Nov. 20 Get forms at keizerchamber.com/events