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Keizer Little League All-Stars win district
For the fi rst time in almost
two decades, the Keizer Little
League All-Stars (8-9-10 Di-
vision) softball team is head-
ing to the Little League state
tournament.
The All-Stars defeated
Dallas twice at Keizer Little
League Park Saturday, June
23, to win the state berth.
In the fi rst game, the
Keizer team won 18-11 in
six innings. The second time
around, Keizer pulled out a
12-2 win in four innings.
Keizer scored eights runs
in the fi rst inning of both
games.
At the plate, Marlina Mar-
tinez was 2-for-3 and scored
three runs in the fi rst game.
She also pitched the fi rst three
innings, allowing two hits and
one earned run while record-
ing seven strikeouts.
Madelyn Sponable, who
scored four runs, fi nished off
Dallas in the circle.
Pacia Winter scored two
runs. Courtney Corron and
Isabella Harding each had
two RBIs.
Martinez and Sponable
again combined to defeat
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Dallas in game two. Sponable
pitched the fi rst three innings
and Martinez got the fi nal
three outs.
Batting leadoff, Sponable
scored three runs and drove
in two. Natilee Corron scored
two runs in the rout.
Coach Nate McClenny
said it was the fi rst time in 19
years that the 8-9-10 division
team has made it to the state
tournament.
The state tournament will
be held in Medford July 18-
21.
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Keizer Little League’s 8-9-10 year old All-Star softball team defeated Dallas on Saturday, June 23 to win the District 7 Champion-
ship at Keizer Little League Park.
Players are: Jeily Ramirez-
Sierra,
Ellie
McClenny,
Madelyn Sponable, Carmen
Thomas, Jordyn Cortez, Ma-
kiya Page, Isabella Harding,
Annabelle Davis, Marlina
Corron.
Assistant coaches are Calli
Sponable and Zac Thompson.
Martinez, Pacia Winter, Shay-
la Mendoza, Courtney Cor-
ron, Baylie Imig and Natalie
Top prospect shines for Volcanoes
Dominican 18-year-old,
Santos, makes U.S. debut
KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley
Gregory Santos, an 18-year-old from the Dominican Republic, is the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes top prospect according to MLB.
com. Santos made his United States debut with the Volcanoes on Saturday, June 16 and earned his fi rst win on June 21 in Boise.
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
Gregory Santos wanted to
be an outfi elder because he
liked to hit.
But at age 11, Santos began
proving he belonged on the
mound.
At 16, Santos, with his 90-
plus mile per hour fastball,
caught the eye of a Boston
Red Sox scout.
He signed with the orga-
nization on Aug. 28, 2015 for
$275,000.
With his newfound wealth,
Santos bought his family a
home in the Dominican Re-
public and opened a grocery
store for his parents.
“We always think that way
in the Dominican Repub-
lic,” said Hector Borg, San-
tos’ manager with the Salem-
Keizer Volcanoes. “When we
sign, we always want to buy a
house for our mom and dad
and want them to be com-
fortable. Because 85 percent
and maybe more of the play-
ers from the Dominican, we
come from the bottom.”
Santos grew up in San
Cristóbal, the birthplace of
former Major League Baseball
players Raúl Mondesí and José
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Pitching for the Red Sox
Dominican Summer League
team in 2016, Santos went 3-3
with a 4.17 ERA over 41 in-
nings.
Watching his teammates
get called up to the United
Please see SANTOS, Page 13
Girls
got
game
McNary High School hosted
47 girls at its summer youth
basketball camp on June 18-
21. Led by head varsity coach
Elizabeth Doran, assistant
coach Deven Hunter and
Lady Celt players, campers
played games and learned
the fundamentals of drib-
bling, passing, shooting and
defense.
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