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JULY 27, 2018, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE B1 KEIZERTIMES.COM Keizer youth fourth in state By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes From Oregon City to Cor- vallis to Lebanon to Medford, Keizer baseball and softball teams made their presence known last weekend. In its fi rst trip to the state tournament in 19 years, Keiz- er Little League’s 10U AAA softball team placed fourth. After a rocky start in Med- ford, which resulted in a 17-0 loss versus Redmond, the Keizer little leaguers came back with an 18-14 victory against Beaumont on Satur- day, July 21. Shayla Mendoza drove in four runs in the win. Anna- belle Davis had three RBIs. Nine different players each scored two runs. “It was a team effort,” said head coach Nathan Mcclenny. “After we lost the fi rst game, I asked the girls if they wanted to go home or stay here and play. They stepped up and had the grit to get it done.” Trailing OR CAL 5-0, Keizer scored three runs in the top of the fourth and three more in the sixth in a come-from-behind 6-5 vic- tory. Marlina Martinez pitched all six innings to earn the win. At the plate, Pacia Winter was 2-for-2 and scored two runs. On Sunday, Keizer got an- other shot at Redmond and jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the fi rst inning before ulti- mately falling 18-12. Redmond scored 14 of its runs in two innings. Submitted TOP LEFT: Keizer’s 10U all-stars, coached by Nathan Mcclenny, fi nished fourth at the Little League softball state tournament. TOP RIGHT: McNary’s Junior American baseball team, coached by Kyle Hughes, placed fourth in the state in Oregon City. BOTTOM: McNary’s Junior Federal baseball team, coached by Dean Allen, took fourth in the state in Lebanon. McNary Youth Baseball Two McNary Youth Base- ball teams fi nished fourth at their respective state tourna- ments. Playing in Lebanon, Mc- Nary Junior Federal, coached by Dean Allen, went 2-2 at the 12U tournament on July 19-21. The Celtics opened play with a 7-5 win against the Canby Cougars. Tied 3-3 entering the sev- enth, McNary scored four runs in the top of the inning and held Canby to two runs in the bottom. Jake Allen was 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs and scored two runs. Gage Smedema and Carter Hawley also drove in two runs. Jesiah Bartlett de- livered two hits, including a double. Bartlett pitched the fi rst six innings to earn the win. Haw- ley got the save. After a 5-3 loss to McMin- nville, McNary rebounded with a 7-1 victory against Westview on Saturday. The Celtics scored all sev- en runs in the bottom of the third. Please see STATE, Page B5 Volcanoes win Spokane series KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley Ellie Auvinen won the 13-14-year-old girls individual medley race for Northwood on Thursday, July 19. Northwood outkicks Northview By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes Northwood defeated fel- low Keizer neighborhood pool Northview Terrace 375 to 241 on Thursday, July 19 as both teams enter the fi - nal stretch before the all-city meet. Northwood’s boys racked up 196 points. Jabez Rhoads won the 15-18 freestyle, butterfl y and backstroke to lead the way. Zander Rhoads took fi rst in the 13-14 individual medley and free. Ethan Whalen won the 15- 18 IM and breaststroke. Ben Diede placed fi rst in the 9-10 free and back. Pierce Walker won the 11- 12 fl y and back. Jackson Alt fi nished fi rst in the 13-14 fl y. Madden Hughes won the 8-and-under back and Zachary Harrington took fi rst in the 13-14 back. Northwood’s boys won the 11-12, 13-14 and 15-18 free and medley relays. Northwood’s girls added 179 points. Paris Boyd and Evy Hales each won three events. Boyd took fi rst in the 15- 18 IM, free and back while Hales won the 9-10 free, fl y and back. Molly Eisele won the 11- 12 IM and fl y. Brooke Junker placed fi rst in the 13-14 back and breaststroke. Ellie Auvinen took fi rst in the 13-14 IM and Indy Gavthier won the 11-12 free. Kaitlyn Roop fi nished fi rst in the 11-12 back and Eliana Dean won the 13-14 free. Please see SWIM, Page B2 By HERB SWETT Of the Keizertimes The Volcanoes, after trailing 4-0 with no hits through three innings, put on a show of hit- ting that gave them a 9-6 win Monday and a series victory over visiting Spokane. It was Salem-Keizer’s 20th win of the season, well ahead of last year’s pace. There were three home runs in the game, all by the Indians, but Spokane also committed fi ve errors. Spokane started the fi rst inning in a big way, with a leadoff home run to right center fi eld by Starling Joseph, his fi fth. Pitcher Sean Hjelle then walked Troy Dixon, and Tan- ner Gardner hit his second homer, also to right center. Hjelle seemed to settle down, striking out the next batter. A single by Hasuan Viera followed, but Hjelle struck out the next two batters. He retired the fi rst two Indians in the second inning, but Joseph then singled to right. Manager Hector Borg then replaced him with Greg Jack- newitz, who stayed on the mound until walking a batter after retiring two in the sev- enth. Spokane scored two more times in the third. Francisco Ventura led off with a home run to left, his third. An out followed, but Austin O’Banion hit an infi eld single despite a diving stop by third baseman David Villar, and the next two men walked. An infi eld single by Tyler Depreta-Johnson scored O’Banion. Volcano bats came alive in the fourth. Mikey Edie be- came the fi rst Salem-Keizer baserunner, reaching fi rst base on an error by third base- man Christian Inoa. Kevin McPherson fl ew out, but singles to left by Joey Bart and Villar loaded the bases. Wander Franco then cleared the bases with a double to left. Dalton Combs singled to center, scoring Franco. In the middle of the inning, Spokane still led but only 5-4. In the Volcano fi fth, Chris Burks doubled to center and went to third as Edie ground- ed out. Kyle McPherson singled to center, driving in Burks. Wer- ner Leal relieved starter Jake Latz at the start of the Salem- Keizer fi fth. Spokane went back ahead in the sixth. Please see SKV, Page B5 VOLCANOES BASEBALL This Week FRIDAY, JULY 27 vs. EVERETT AquaSox 6:35 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 28 vs. EVERETT AquaSox 6:35 p.m. SUNDAY, JULY 29 vs. EVERETT AquaSox 5:05 p.m. MONDAY, JULY 30 vs. EVERETT AquaSox 6:35 p.m. TUESDAY, JULY 31 vs. EVERETT AquaSox 6:35 p.m. KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley Salem-Keizer Volcanoes designated hitter Chris Corbett watches his home run clear the left fi eld fence in the fourth inning of an 11-8 win over Spokane on Saturday, July 21.
