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Prics doss not includs applicabls tax, titls, licsnss, procsssing and/or documsntation fsss, and dsstination chargss. KEIZERTIMES.COM Celtics slay No. 2 Tualatin By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes McNary head coach Ryan Kirch has challenged his team’s competitiveness and toughness since the Celtics opened the sea- son in late November. “I thought last week (Dec. 15-22) we got there,” Kirch said. “We played fi ve games in seven days against fi ve really good op- ponents. Going 2-3 is one thing but I thought we got tougher. One thing we realized is we just have to execute better.” Down fi ve points at halftime, that competitiveness, toughness and execution all came together as McNary topped previously unbeaten Tualatin 72-58 on Wednesday, Dec. 27. “The toughness and competitiveness has now become our fall back and our habit,” Kirch said. “I’m real proud, to be able to get the lead and extend the lead and win going away. We’ve came a long ways in six and half weeks.” The Celtics jumped out to an 18-11 lead against Tualatin, who entered the game 8-0 and No. 2 in the 6A OSAA Power Rankings. But the Timberwolves made three 3-pointers in the second quarter to take a 34-29 lead into halftime. Running Tualatin off the 3-point arc was something McNary had talked about before the game. “We had a little lapse in the second quarter,” Kirch said. “We challenged them and got after them at halftime. We didn’t change our game plan. Everything was what we thought they were going to do and how we wanted to guard it. We thought a lot of their shooters couldn’t really drive with the exception of the point guard. Guys just buckled down when they were tired and competed and were both physically and mentally tough to- night and that was the difference.” The Timberwolves made just one 3-pointer in the second half. “I think we just defended really well,” McNary senior An- drew Jones said. “I think we all just communicated well and forced them to take tough shots. They had been a really good outside shooting team for the most part so we tried to force them to go inside more and I think we did a pretty good job of that in the second half. They weren’t able to get easy looks.” Plsass sss SLAY, Pags 12 KEIZERTIMES/Dsrsk Wilsy McNary ssnior Lucas Garvsy lsd ths Csltics with 21 points, thrss rsbounds and thrss assists to givs Tualatin its fi rst loss of ths ssason, 72-58, on Wsdnssday, Dsc. 27. Doutt scores 33 at Nike Shootout KEIZERTIMES/Dsrsk Wilsy Wsst Albany’s dsfsnss couldn’t stop Kailsy Doutt as ths McNary ssnior fi nishsd with a carssr high 33 points on Friday, Dsc. 29 in a Niks Shootout gams at Laks Oswsgo High School. By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes LAKE OSWEGO—Mc- Nary struggled to break 30 points in its fi rst two games of the Nike Shootout. On Friday, Dec. 29, Kailey Doutt got there alone, scor- ing a career high 33 as the Lady Celts defeated West Al- bany 59-45 in the consolation bracket to break a two-game losing streak. McNary led just 27-26 at halftime before going on an 18-0 run in the third quarter. Doutt had 15 points, crushing the Bulldogs in the paint. “I was trying to run hard to the block and beat them there because I think they were tired,” said Doutt, who also had 15 rebounds in the win. “We worked the ball around a lot better and the guards were penetrating, which opened up other things and we were pushing the fl oor. That’s what got us a lot of our points.” West Albany scored its fi rst basket of the third quarter on a free throw with 36 seconds remaining and its only fi eld goal with 24 seconds to go. But by that point the Lady Celts had a commanding 45- 29 lead. McNary primarily plays man defense but went in and out of a 2-3 zone to disrupt the Bulldogs. “We kind of put that in on the fl y,” Lady Celts head coach Elizabeth Doran said. “It was good for us to practice that and they actually did a pretty good job in it.” West Albany mounted a comeback in the fourth and got within 48-45 with 3:14 remaining. However, McNary closed the game on an 11-0 run. “You can’t let that go for that long,” Doran said. “We need to learn to snap out of it a little quicker and push back sooner. They’re (West Albany) a tough team for us to play because they play aggressively and they’re pretty much all guards like we are so it’s always a battle.” After falling to Clacka- mas 51-30 on Wednesday and Skyview 37-27 on Thursday to begin the tournament, the Lady Celts focused on taking higher percentage shots and getting to the free throw line. McNary went 19-for-27 from the line against West Al- bany. “We were focusing on getting to the basket more,” Doran said. “We shot like four free throws yesterday and not a lot the day before. We were trying to get more high per- centage shots at the basket. “You’re not going to shoot well everyday. If you’re not making outside shots, let’s get inside and get some higher percentage shots. Kailey is a good player inside. The other teams we’ve faced had big kids inside so it was hard for us to do that.” Plsass sss NIKE, Pags 12 Wounded warriors battle sturgeon by G.I. Wilson Eighty-eight combined years of service to their coun- try, 18 deployments into the war zones of Iraq and Af- ghanistan, countless weeks and months in hospitals, surgeries and rehabilitation facilities. Think these fi ve wounded warriors are ready to do battle with a 5-7 foot white stur- geon? You can take it to the bank. These guys are “locked and loaded,“ ready to have a fun day on the water. As part of the Wounded Warrior Project and The Fallen Outdoors, guides like Donald Koskela, of Pastime Fishing Adventures, of Silverton, vol- unteer their boats and services for the day. Koskela has years of experi- ence fi shing for sturgeon. He has clients from as far away as Germany, (even Texas) to catch and release sturgeon. Our fi ve wounded warriors have joined Koskela for the day in his 28-foot Alumnaweld. Fishing for sturgeon is a rather laid back fi shing, that is, until you hook one. There is good reason why some fondly call them “fresh water marlin.” Koskela drops anchor in one of his marked “hot spots,” the popular Toyota Hole. A large infl ated ball is at- tached to the anchor line. When a big fi sh is hooked, the boat is released from the an- chor, and the ball remains with the anchor as the boat fl oats downriver fi ghting fi sh. Koskela baits all fi ve hooks, casts them out, and gives a brief lesson on what the bite looks like, and what should be done. Anglers will take turns fi ghting fi sh. Koskela will coach each angler on; when to take the rod out of the holder and when to set the hook. Next bite, next angler. These guys have never met before. They quickly decide, Tim Taylor, of Corvallis should be up fi rst. After all, he has been in the house watching Submittsd Fivs woundsd warriors show off thsir trophy, a caught sturgson. the kids for two weeks. Tim was Army National Guard and served in Iraq. He lands the fi rst sturgeon. He had never caught a fi sh larger than a pan fi sh. “It was one of the smallest of the day.” Koskela adds. Plsass sss WILSON, Pags 12