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PAGE B2, KEIZERTIMES, FEBRUARY 16, 2018 SWIM, continued from Page B1 “I didn’t really have a lot of expectations because this was my fi rst time,” Alex, a freshman, said. “I had a lot of fun swim- ming. I’m pretty proud of my results. I’m glad I made it to fi nals. The competition was pretty tough this year.” Bella placed eighth in the 200 free in 2:06.48 and sixth in the 100 breast in 1:13.33. McNary sophomore Alyssa Garvey also made it to A Fi- nals in the 100 breast, fi nish- ing eighth in 1:15. Garvey was the only Mc- Nary swimmer to advance to A Finals who doesn’t partici- pate on a club team. “I play a lot of other sports, volleyball and track, so I don’t have a lot of time but now I’m thinking of maybe doing a couple of days a week and we’ll see,” said Garvey, who made it to B Finals in both the 50 and 100 free last sea- son but wasn’t able to swim breast due to a knee injury. “It feels awesome to be swimming my stroke again,” said Garvey, who also swam in B Finals of the 100 free on Saturday, fi nishing with the 10th fastest time of 59.12. Debban took 12th in 1:00.71. Garvey, Debban, Alex and Bella placed sixth in the 200 free relay in 1:46.96. Hooper, Vaughn, Jabez Rhoades and Wyatt Sherwood fi nished fi fth in the boys 200 free relay in 1:35.87. Hooper, Rhoades, Grant Biondi and Brock Wyer took sixth in the 400 free relay in 3:40.62. Individually, Wyer dropped more than 5 seconds in the 100 backstroke to place 10th in 1:04.92. Rhoades fi nished ninth in the 100 free in 52.66 and 10th in the 50 free 24.29. “I was just really pleased that across the board we had best times from the day be- fore,” McNary head coach Casey Lewin said. “It’s really, really tough for most of these kids to swim Friday and come back and swim again, especially where a lot of our kids were sitting right on that bubble of mak- ATHLETE of the Week presented by KYLE HOOPER McNary High School swimmer McNary sophomore Kyle Hooper goi on ihe podium iwice for ihe Celiics ai ihe Greaier Valley Conference Championships on Saiurday, Feb. 10 ai ihe McMinnville Aquaiic Cenier. Hooper fi nished ihird in ihe 500 free wiih a personal record of 4:58.95. Hooper also placed fourih in ihe 200 individual medley, fi nishing in 2:07.43. KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley “My main goal was io gei up on ihe podium and Above: McNary junior Harrison Vaughn fi nished fi fih in ihe 500 free in 5:03.12 in ihe fi nals of ihe Greaier Valley Conference Championships on Saiurday, Feb. 10 ai ihe McMinnville Aquaiic Cen- ier. Below: McNary sophomore Alyssa Garvey, lefi, placed eighih in ihe 100 breasiroke in 1:15 and Alex Beard iook fi fih in ihe 500 free in 5:35.17 and sixih in ihe 200 individual medley in 2:22.12. ing it back.” Lewin told the kids to give it all they had in Friday’s pre- lims or there wouldn’t be a Saturday fi nal. “They defi nitely stepped up yesterday (Friday) to get here and again stepped up (Saturday),” Lewin said. “Obviously as a coach you want to get those fi rst places and win but bottom line you get best times and that’s all make a siaiemeni for my ieam,” Hooper said. you can ask for and we defi - nitely did that. I’m defi nitely pleased.” All fi ve McNary swim- mers that made it to fi nals, Hooper, Vaughn, Alex, Bella and Garvey, should be back for the Celtics next season. “We’re losing a couple of swimmers but we have peo- ple right in the wings that will step right in and be as fast or faster,” Lewin said. orihodoniics for children, adolescenis & adulis Register Now Online FREE T-BALL! Baseball and Soft ball Ages 4 thru 16 OUR KEIZER OFFICE IS NOW OPEN 5099 RIVER RD N (In Schoolhouse Square) We are excited to become a part of the growing Keizer community. 2017 Invisalign ® and Tradiiional Braces Cusiomized Paymeni Plans FOR A FREE CONSULT KeizerLittleLeague.Org CALL 503.362.0500 www.haveagreaismile.com
