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Art is for illustration only. www.skylineforddirect.com KEIZERTIMES.COM Hayward Bound W LIFE OF iley Celtics fi nalize football schedule Downer qualifi es for state in pole vault By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes SALEM—Senior Paige Downer punched McNary’s fi rst ticket to the state track meet on Tuesday, fi nishing second in the pole vault in day one of the Greater Valley Conference Track and Field Championships at West Salem High School. “I’ve wanted to go there for so long,” said Downer of the state meet held each May at Hayward Field in Eugene. “Hearing of all the people that went there, it just made me so excited and I fi nally get to do that and it’s pretty cool.” Downer entered the dis- trict meet tied with the best vault in the GVC this season at 10 feet, 6 inches with Mila Lumae of Forest Grove, and just ahead of the reigning dis- trict champion—West Salem senior Alyssa Premo at 10-3. But Downer didn’t get off to a dazzling start, missing her fi rst attempt at 9 feet. “I was a little stressed,” Downer said. “I compare my- self to the other competitors, which is bad. After the fi rst attempt at nine, I missed that and both the people (Lumae and Premo) I was competing with cleared it the fi rst time so I was a little stressed but I needed to calm myself down mentally and know that it was Ok, vault and do what I’ve been doing and take it step by step.” After clearing 9 feet on her second attempt, the next steps included 9-6 and then 10-0. With only three girls left in the event after McNary fresh- man Ashlin Samples went out at 9-6 to fi nish fourth, Downer cleared 10-3 on her fi rst attempt while both Pre- mo and Lumae missed. That’s when the thought that Downer could go to state really set in. “I was freaking out be- cause I knew attempt wise they were beating me at the other heights,” Downer said. “Once I got 10-3 the fi rst time and they both missed it, I can’t even explain what I was feeling. I was just so ex- cited.” KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley ABOVE: McNary senior Paige Downer fi nished second at the Greater Valley Conference Championships in the pole vault on Tuesday night at West Salem to qualify for the state meet at Hayward Field May 18-19. BELOW: Tim Kiser placed fourth in discus. While Premo cleared 10-3 on her second attempt, Lu- mae missed on her second and then her third, qualifying Downer for state. An ecstatic Downer gave McNary vault coach Dustin Walker a high fi ve and ran to hug teammate Brandi Grun- berg. “They were talking about how proud they are of me,” Downer said. “They are my best sup- porters. I’m so thankful for them.” With the district title on the line, Downer cleared 10-6 on her third attempt. Premo fi nished at 10-9 to repeat as the champion. “I wanted to prove that I can do that again (10-6) and that I can compete at state and I can compete with those girls and hopefully get on the podium,” said Downer, who has never been to Hayward Field, not even as a spectator. Please see TRACK, Page B6 McNary golfers to tee up at state By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes McNary senior Hannah Elliott saved the best two rounds of golf of her young life for when she needed them the most. Elliott backed up a personal best 88 in the fi rst round of the GVC Champion- ships at Trysting Tree with an 87 in the second to fi nish third overall and qualify for her fi rst state tournament. “It was the one thing that I wanted to do because I haven’t gotten there yet,” said Elliott, who was tied with Anna Sch- weitzer of West Albany after the fi rst day before beating her by three strokes on the second. “I just played smarter than she did in a couple of shots. We were pretty evenly matched. It just came down to a couple of shots that I just ended up doing better than her.” Confi dent from the fi rst day, Elliott played her best nine ever, shooting 41 on the front. “I knew I could do it. It was just keep- ing it together on the back nine,” Elliott said. “After the fi rst day I had a lot of con- fi dence going into the second day and I think confi dence really helps. You do good on one hole and it kind of pushes you to keep going.” The rounds were her fi rst two in the 80s. Elliott shot 91 at the district tourna- ment as a sophomore but spent much of the past two seasons struggling to break 100. “It was a complete 180 from last year,” Elliott said. “I’ve been wanting to be here (80s) for a while and I just couldn’t get here all season until districts. It was the perfect time to get there.” Elliot will return to Trysting Tree Golf Club on May 14-15 for the state tourna- ment. “I love Trysting Tree,” Elliott said. “Be- cause it’s a wide open course, even if you hit it a little bit right, it’s easier to hit it back into the fairway and then get it up. I just love playing the course. It’s really nice there and knowing I can shoot low there will be exciting to see how I can do at state.” Joining Elliott at the state tournament will be McNary teammate Juralee Stover, who shot a 94 on Monday, May 7 at re- gionals. In a three-way tie for fi fth after 18 holes at Tokatee Golf Club, Stover made a 10 foot put for par on the fi rst playoff hole to earn the fi nal state spot. “I was surprised that I actually made that put because during that whole day I wasn’t putting very good at all,” Stover said. “It will be a good experience to go (to state), especially when I wasn’t ex- pecting it.” McNary junior Matt Langenwalter and sophomore Joel Dutcher will play in their second 6A boys golf state tourna- ment. Please see GOLF, Page B6 Submitted McNary golfers Joel Dutcher and Matt Langenwalter fi nished second and third at the district tournament to qualify for state. After multiple appeals, one from Salem-Keizer and two by Cascade, McNary fi nalized its 2018 football schedule, its fi rst in the new Mountain Valley Conference, and it won’t be a cakewalk. All nine opponents reached the playoffs last year. Four made it to at least the quarterfi nals and two played for state championships. On paper, the Celtics fi rst game, at home against North Medford on August 31, should be the easiest. The Black Tornadoes fi n- ished 3-7 last season with one of those losses coming to Mc- Nary, 40-20. But North Med- ford beat the Celtics the year before and played in as tough a league as any with South Med- ford and Sheldon. McNary will spend most of September on the road. In a rematch of the second round of the state playoffs, the Celtics will play at West Linn on Sept. 7 and then travel to face another Three Rivers Conference squad in Tualatin on Sept. 14. West Linn lost in the state quarterfi nals last year but played in the previous two state championship games, win- ning the title in 2016. Tualatin has made the playoffs for three consecutive years but hasn’t ad- vanced past the second round. The road stretch continues into week four when McNary travels to Tumwater, Wash. on Sept. 21. The T-Birds went 11-3 last season, losing in the 2A state fi nals for the fourth time in the past six years. The Celtics then welcome defending state runner up South Medford to Keizer on Sept. 28. The Panthers lost the 2017 6A state championship to Clackamas by one point, 31-30. McNary will play just four league games, beginning with Sprague at home on Oct. 4. After road games at Bend (Oct. 12) and West Salem (Oc. 19), the Celtics will close the regular season at home against South Salem on Oct. 26. Bend went 5-5 last season and fi nished fourth in 5A’s Special District 1. Most coaches want to play teams that will get them ready for the playoffs, counting on the fact that their squad won’t play anyone tougher than what they saw in the regular season. With this schedule, the Celt- ics should defi nitely get that.
