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PAGE2A14,2KEIZERTIMES,2DECEMBER222,22017 McNary wrestlers going to Reno, Nev. By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes McNary had four wrestlers place in the top three at the Liberty Invitational on Satur- day, Dec. 16 in Hillsboro. At 106 pounds, freshman Grady Burrows took second, winning his fi rst three matches by pin fall. He then earned a technical fall in the semifi nals before getting pinned by Cael Morrison, of Dallas, in the fi rst place match. Enrique Vincent cruised through his fi rst three matches at 132 pounds, winning the fi rst two by pin fall and then the third by major decision. However, after losing 5-3 to North Marion’s Russel Stigall in the semifi nals, Vincent re- bounded with a 6-4 victory in the third place match. At 170 pounds, Brayden Ebbs also won his fi rst three matches, two by pin and one by technical fall to reach the semifi nals, where he lost 7-3 to Wilsonville’s Perry Roden- beck. Ebbs then got another pin in his third place match. After receiving a bye in the fi rst round, Blake Norton pinned his way into the semi- fi nals at 220, where he was pinned by Westview’s Jhamante Woods. Norton earned another pin in the third place match. McNary also had three wrestlers place in the top four in the girls tournament. After losing her fi rst match, Ella Repp earned a pin and major decision to fi nish third in the 87-96 pound weight class. At 140-149, Nicolette Parra also placed third, getting three pins. Ariel Buik took fourth at 99-110, going 2-2 in the tour- nament with two pins. On Wednesday, Dec. 27, McNary is leaving for Reno, Nev. to compete in the Sierra Nevada Classic, a double elimi- nation tournament held at the Dec. 28-29 at the Reno Live- stock Events Center. “I remember when I was a kid if my coach would have said, ‘Hey, pack up your stuff and we’re going,’ and he could have said anywhere out of town, I don’t care, I was ex- cited to go,” McNary wrestling coach Jason Ebbs said. “As often as we can, we like to work something into our schedule, hopefully kids still get excited about traveling. I’ve taken kids on planes and to towns they’ve never been to and it’s just cool to hear kids say, ‘Cool, I’ve never been here.’” More than 100 high schools from six states have registered for the tournament. “It’s great because it’s ev- erything you could want when you get there,” Ebbs said. “There’s regular Joe wrestlers there. There’s national cham- pion caliber wrestlers there and everything in between. As long as you can win a match or two, you’ll fi lter into a group of kids that are your skill set and have a great experience.” Only nine of the entries are from Oregon. “The freshness of it and get- ting out of town and wrestling nobody you know is amazing,” Ebbs said. “You get down there and no one knows anybody. You get to the raw basic emo- tion of wrestling and some- times you get the best out of the kids when they know less about their opponent.” The Celtics next league dual is Thursday, Jan. 4 at home against Sprague and Forest Grove, beginning at 4 p.m. HUNTER, continued from Page 13 The Lady Celts have done plenty of winning as well, opening the season 7-0. Hunter, who is also working at the high school as an instruc- tion assistant in the Emotional Growth Center, graduated from McNary in 2012. She averaged 18 points and 11.6 rebounds per game her senior season, leading the Lady Celts to fourth place in the state tournament. At OSU, Hunter fi nished her career with 893 rebounds, “It feels amazing to be back. I always wanted to come back and help. If I started a coaching career, this is a place I wanted to get back to. It’s defi nitely differ- ent than playing but it’s really rewarding getting to teach and help kids learn and fall in love with the game.” Making sure the girls have fun is Hunter’s top priority. “High school is supposed to be fun,” Hunter said. “Winning is important and I know all my girls love to win but being able to learn and take it step by step and enjoy the process while you’re here.” KEIZERTIMES/Derek2Wiley McNary2wrestler2Garrett2Wampler2(182)22pinned2his2South2Salem2opponent2in2the2fi2rst2period2on2 Thursday,2Dec.214.2 LINEUP, continued from Page 13 The Saxons weren’t as for- tunate, forfeiting seven weight classes to give McNary a 42-0 advantage before the fi rst match even started. At 138 pounds, Jerry Mar- tinez won a 16-0 technical fall in the opening match. Noah Grunberg then lost by a major decision to Ricky Villarreal at 145 pounds for South Salem’s fi rst points. “We’re still trying to get Noah Grunberg to rise up to the Villarreal level,” Ebbs said. “That’s a match I’d like to get Noah to compete better at but Ricky’s going to go to the state tournament.” At 182 pounds, Garrett Wampler pinned his oppo- nent in the fi rst period to add to McNary’s lead. Blake Nor- ton won 3-2 at 220 pounds. South Salem took the 195 and 285-pound matches. “South Salem typically has better heavyweights, from the JV to the novice all the way through the varsity, everyone good for fourth in Lady Bea- vers history. “She had a lot of really cool experiences in college and played for a great coach (Scott Rueck),” Doran said. “It’s just awesome to have another really good basketball mind on the bench to turn to. She always has good stuff to say to the girls at practice and be- fore the game, after the game, halftime. 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