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JUNE 15, 2018, KEIZERTIMES, PACE B1 KEIZERTIMES.COM Volcanoes open season Friday By HERB SWETT Of the Keizertimes Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of- fi cials and players met Satur- day, June 9 in Salem in prepa- ration for the 2018 season, which starts Friday, June 15. Saturday’s gathering at the Comfort Suites on Haw- thorne Street was for paper- work, introduction of a new manager and coach and other club offi cials, and a discussion of policies by Jerry Howard, senior marketing executive. The new manager is Hec- tor Borg, a former Volcanoes infi eld instructor who last year led the Arizona League Giants to the AZL Champi- onship Series. The new pitch- ing coach is Dwight Bernard, who held that position for the AAA Sacramento River Cats from 2014 through 2017. Jake Fox, who was a utility player with four years in the major leagues, with the Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, and Oakland Athletics, is the new hitting coach. The fundamen- tals coach, Mark Hallberg, coached in the Cape Cod League for four years. Also new is the training staff. Charlene Wichman, the athletic trainer, was the trainer for the AZL Giants last year. Joe Palazzolo, the strength and conditioning coach, is new to VOLCANOES BASEBALL This Week FRIDAY, JUNE 15 vs. TRI-CITY Dust Devils 6:35 p.m. SATURDAY, JUNE 16 vs. TRI-CITY Dust Devils 6:35 p.m. SUNDAY, JUNE 17 vs. TRI-CITY Dust Devils 5:05 p.m. MONDAY, JUNE 18 vs. TRI-CITY Dust Devils 6:35 p.m. TUESDAY, JUNE 19 vs. TRI-CITY Dust Devils 6:35 p.m. KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley the San Francisco Giants or- ganization. Jolbert Cabrera, who man- aged the Volcanoes last year, is now managing the class A Augusta Green Jackets. Matt Yourkin, who was pitching Stetson Woods, back with the Volcanoes this season, throws in the bullpen at practice on Monday, June 11 while new pitching coach Dwight Bernard talks to pitchers on his staff. coach, now has that position with the advanced A San Jose Giants. Ricky Ward, last year’s hitting coach, is no longer in the Giants organization. Among the Volcanoes staff- ers at the meeting was Judy Fromherz, host family coor- dinator, who said a few more host homes were needed for this year’s Volcanoes. Eleven of last year’s Volca- noes are returning. They are pitchers Stetson Woods, Greg Jacknewitz, Alejandro de la Rosa, and Sidney Duprey; catchers Chris Corbett and Will Albertson, catcher-in- fi elder Dylan Manwaring; in- Please see OPEN, Page B4 Ebbs joins wrestling powerhouse By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes Brayden Ebbs was just 5 years old when he fell in love. It only took 8 seconds. “I had been wrestling a lot. I had gotten better in the wres- tling room. I just hadn’t com- peted at all,” said Ebbs, who started wrestling at the Celtic Mat Club camp when he was 4. “And I remember my very fi rst match lasted 8 seconds to- tal because the kid just tried to shoot in on me and I just put him straight to his back and pinned him. And that was my very fi rst memory of wrestling and ever since then I just fell in love with the sport.” Not long after, Ebbs knew he wanted to wrestle in col- lege. “That was always one of my big dreams because I love the sport of wrestling and I love the community and the friendships you make within it,” Ebbs said. “Ever since I was little I always told my dad that I wanted to wrestle in college and he defi nitely helped me get there.” Ebbs signed with Grand KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley LEFT: Brayden Ebbs, with his dad, head wrestling coach at McNary High School, holds up his national letter of intent to wrestle at Crand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. ABOVE: Ebbs wrestles in the district fi nals in February. View University, winner of seven straight NAIA National Championships, on Wednesday, June 6. “Grand View is an amaz- ing school,” Ebbs said. “I went down on my visit and I abso- lutely loved it, great communi- ty, great school and their wres- tling program is phenomenal. It’s a great group of guys that I got to know and they’re all su- per close, which is a big thing that I look at. I don’t want to be part of a team where ev- erybody is kind of doing their own thing. At Grand View they’re all great friends and like brothers to each other.” Ebbs got in touch with Grand View, located in Des Moines, Iowa, through another former McNary wrestler— Devin Reynolds. Reynolds, who placed third at 149 pounds at the national championships, will be a senior at Grand View next year. “With him going there it defi nitely helped out a lot be- cause the thing with Grand View is they don’t normally recruit outside of Iowa,” Ebbs said. Please see EBBS, Page B4 Keizer Soccer Club wins boys U14 title By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes Keizer Soccer Club Bolton came from behind to win its second straight Boys U14 Sil- ver Mid Valley Soccer League championship. Trailing No. 1 seed Dallas on Sunday, June 10 at White- aker Middle School, Bolton scored two goals in the second half to win 3-2. Solomon Moore, who had Keizer’s fi rst goal of the game, also netted the tying goal. Ben Sheets then scored the Please see BOLTON, Page B4 ATHLETE of the Week presented by KSC BOLTON KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley Keizer Soccer Club Bolton won its second consecutive boys U14 Silver championship on Sunday, June 10 at Whiteaker Middle School with a 3-2 win versus Dallas.
