PAGE A12, KEIZERTIMES, DECEMBER 15, 2017
McNary swimmers dominate McKay
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
McNary’s toughest compe-
tition in the pool came against
itself as the Celtics easily de-
feated McKay in its second
swim meet of the season.
Competing at the Kroc
Center on Thursday, Dec. 7,
the McNary boys outscored
the Royal Scots 123-23 while
the girls won 101-54.
With more depth on the
boys team, McNary coach
Casey Lewin mixed up his re-
lays.
In the 200-yard medley
relay, Brock Wyer, Harrison
Vaughn, Jackson McCarty
and Wyatt Sherwood were
able to edge Kyle Hooper,
Grant Biondi, Jabez Rhoades
and Jack O’Connor by a little
more than half a second.
The 200 free relay was also
tight with Wyer, O’Connor,
Rhoades and Vaughn defeat-
ing McCarty, Biondi, Hooper
and Sherwood by two sec-
onds.
“I was impressed with our
boys, both our A and our
B relays,” Lewin said. “We
were much more competi-
tive amongst ourselves than I
thought, which I like to see. It
will keep them more motivat-
ed during practice, knowing
there is someone right at their
heels. It will be interesting to
see how it all shakes out at the
end of the year because we
have 7-8 guys that are gun-
ning for those four spots.”
The Celtics also won the
400 free relay as Brennan
Whalen, Collin Wentworth,
Josiah Metz and Bryce Junker
touched the wall in 4:28.51.
The Lady Celts swept
the relays as well. Kylie Mc-
Carty, Emma Garland, Kylee
Daulton and Alyssa Garvey
won the 400 free relay by un-
der a second in 4:28.81. Alex
Beard, Bella Beard, Emily Al-
ger and Haley Debban took
fi rst in the 200 medley relay
in 2:02.93. Alex Beard, Alger,
Garvey and Garland won the
200 free relay in 1:55.21.
Bella Beard won the 500
free in 5:49.08 and the 100
butterfl y in 1:17.79. Alex
Beard took fi rst in the 200 IM
in 2:26.97. Alger touched the
wall fi rst in the 100 free, fi n-
ishing in 1:04.11.
Biondi edged Hooper by
a little more than a second in
the boys 100 fl y, fi nishing in
1:06.18. Biondi also won the
500 free in 5:57.65. Hooper
took fi rst in the 200 IM in
2:16.61.
Vaughn won the 50 free in
24.04 and the 100 breaststroke
in 1:10.60.
O’Connor took fi rst in the
100 backstroke in 1:25.34.
Wyer won the 200 free in
2:16.79.
“We’re starting to a look
a little more in swimming
shape,” Lewin said. “We defi -
nitely improved a lot from
Forest Grove. I’m really excit-
ed. This group everyday gets a
little bit better, which is nice
to see.”
SWEEP,
continued from Page 11
He’s defending and rebound-
ing. We’re working on his touch
at the rim and Ricky gives us
another shooting presence out-
side. It worked out well.”
Garvey fi nished with 18
points, two rebounds and three
steals. Andrew Jones added two
points, six assists, three rebounds
and two steals.
The Celtics got nine points
from their bench, led by Griffi n
Oliveira, who fi nished with six.
“We’re still working on
some rotations and who can
play different spots and when,”
Kirch said.
“We have a lot of new guys
that play varsity and we’re still
trying to teach. You saw a lot of
breakdowns in our zone. We’ve
just got to practice more. I was
pleased with our offense and
our ability to move the ball and
make them guard. If we’re get-
ting to the free throw line early
and we’re swinging the ball and
attacking down hill, that was
our point of emphasis and that
is what we did.”
DUAL,
continued from Page 11
high. That’s why he’s able to
make the assist rather than a
turnover. He’s really just slowed
his mind down but his body
is still playing. The points are
great but his rebounding, his as-
sist, he’s just doing a great job.”
Struggling to rebound and
defend, Kirch changed his ro-
tation with 6’5 senior Ricardo
Gardelli and 6’6 junior Boston
Smith getting the start.
Smith fi nished with fi ve re-
bounds to go with four points,
two blocks and two steals.
Gardelli had just one rebound
but added 10 points.
“We wanted to go with
our best jumpers and our big-
gest guys,” Kirch said. “They’re
(West Albany) a pretty athletic
team. Rebounding is the reason
we lost up at Oregon City. We
gave up so many boards so we
wanted our best rebounders in
there. Boston is getting there.
good opening for him.
“They
(McMinnville)
were completely new on the
lightweights. We were com-
pletely new on the light-
weights so it was good to see
us win those matches. I told
them before the dual, when
it comes to new guys wres-
tling new guys or young guys
wrestling young guys, this
dual is going to be won right
there and they did a good
job.”
McNary junior Enrique
Vincent took care of business
KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley
McNary senior Grant Biondi won the 100-yard butterfl y in 1:06.18 on Thursday, Dec. 7 at the Kroc
Center. Biondi also took fi rst in the 500 freestyle in 5:57.65.
at 132 pounds, pinning his
opponent in 33 seconds.
But with two close wins
at 132 and 138, McMinnville
began to cut into the Celtics
lead and a pin at 160 got the
Grizzlies within 34-27 with
two matches to go.
However, McNary senior
Brayden Ebbs (170) was able
to stop the momentum, pin-
ning his opponent in the fi rst
period to secure the team win
for the Celtics.
“We lost this dual last year
so this is a good mark for us,”
coach Ebbs said.
“Apples to apples, we’re a
notch ahead right now and
now our job is to continue
to develop. We haven’t even
coached a lot of moves yet.
We’ve narrowed it down to
a few specifi c concepts and
we’re just trying to focus on
the things that are working
well for them, which is their
intensity.”
McNary fi nished fourth
in a six-team tournament in
Silverton on Saturday, Dec. 9.
Norton and Noah Grun-
berg both fi nished 4-1. Vin-
cent, Moore, Noah Grunberg,
Garrett Wampler and Jerry
Martinez all went 3-2.
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