JULY 27, 2018, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE B1
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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.