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PAGE B4, KEIZERTIMES, JULY 20, 2018 VANDALS, continued from Page B1 Covalt was 2-for-4 with a run and RBI. Reagan Davis was 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBIs and scored two runs. Mackenzie Scott went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and scored two runs. “Balls just dropped,” as- sistant coach Jeff Covalt said. “We hit a lot of balls hard right at people in the fi rst game. I think the second game those balls just got through.” Kamden Combs pitched all seven innings of the cham- pionship game to earn the win. Although they averaged more than 12 hits a game, the Vandals didn’t start the state tournament on fi re. Falling behind 5-2 in the fi rst inning and then 9-4 af- ter three, the Vandals had to score three runs in the fi fth and four in the sixth to edge Sandy Thunder 11-9 on July 6. “It was our fi rst game of the tournament and I think we were just getting loose and ready for the weekend,” said Abbi, who was 3-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and scored two runs in the come- back. “It was stressful.” Kami Gibson hit a walk- off two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the sixth. Maison Searle was 3-for-4 with a double and four RBIs. The Vandals won their next two games 13-5 and 13-6. They are one of 26 teams invited to the Junior Olym- pics on 23-28 in St. Louis. “The fi rst team we play has two girls committed D-I already,” coach Covalt said. “The competition will be re- ally high. It would be great to see us just go out and play well. If we can go .500 there, that’s probably a pretty good day for our club. You’re play- ing some of the best teams in the country.” Most of the team, which along with Covalt, Scott, Davis, Combs, Gibson and Searle, includes Payron ATHLETE of the Week presented by NW VANDALS Burnham, Kiani Nakamura, Carley Schlag, Bella Fleener, Jade Beaumont, Aliah Wilsey and Ruby Earhart, came to- gether four years ago under the guidance of head coach Marie Scott. The girls previously played with the Oregon Titans be- fore blazing their own path this summer as the NW Van- dals. “It was just a good time for us to venture out,” coach Covalt said. “The Titans were great to us. The Titans are a great organization. They’re really good people. We just had an opportunity to kind of start our own thing and chart our own path. We had a really good team right now so we had a chance to play in some big tournaments. We had hoped we’d do well and have some buzz around the girls and it was a good opportunity for us to take that last step and do our own thing.” The Vandals will hold try- outs for next season at South Salem High School on Aug. 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. and Aug. 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to fi eld 14A and 16A softball teams. The Vandals are also starting a baseball program. For more information or to register online, go to nwvandals.com. Celtics hold 7-on-7 McNary High School hosted South Salem and Sky- view, Wash. in 7-on-7 football on Tuesday, July 10. A B A: Riley Flores runs with the ball after making a catch. B: Nigel Harris catches a touchdown pass. C: Quarterback Erik Barker looks for an open receiver. D: Griffi n Oliveira stretches the ball towards the end zone. KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley C D SENSATIONAL ® Carpet by Dreamweaver $ 2 9 * / sq yd All the softness you love, now in your carpet. *Installation included with 8 lb. cushion. Carpet Cleaning Any Size 1-Story Home Any Size 2-Story Home $ $ 1 49 ** 2 49 ** **Some restrictions may apply. • 4930 River Rd N, Keizer 503-371-8188 ValleyFlooringCenter.com CCB #162221 •
