PAGE B4, KEIZERTIMES, DECEMBER 7, 2018
Lady Celts falter in second half
By MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
Although McNary looked
like the superior team in the
early stages, they couldn’t
keep the momentum going in
the second half.
The Celtics were outscored
35-15 in the final 16 minutes
as they fell in their season
opener 69-57 to Roosevelt
on Thursday, November 29.
“Overall, I was happy with
our performance, but we have
a young team that needs to
learn to fight when a team
goes on a run,” McNary head
coach Elizabeth Doran said.
“Basketball is a game of runs
and we need to be able to
punch back when that hap-
pens.”
Abigail Hawley led the way
for McNary with 25 points
on 8-of-18 shooting from the
field. Mackenzie Proctor was
also in double-figures for the
Celtics with 10 points.
McNary couldn’t have
started the game much bet-
ter on the offensive end. The
Celtics shot 9-of-12 from the
field in the opening period
to score 23 points. Roosevelt,
however, kept with them
stride for stride as McNary
only held a two-point lead at
the end of one quarter.
But the Celtics continued
to put the pressure on Roos-
evelt with their scoring ability
and took a 42-34 lead into the
break.
“We did a lot of good
things in the first half. We
broke (Roosevelt’s) press real-
ly well and we looked good
offensively,” Doran said.
To try and slow down Mc-
Nary’s potent offense, Roo-
sevelt came out in a zone to
start the second half. And this
young Celtic team wasn’t pre-
pared for it.
After outscoring McNary
19-10 in the third quarter,
Roosevelt was able to take a
53-52 lead into the final pe-
riod.
The Celtics offensive woes
continued into the fourth
quarter as they struggled
mightily to find the bottom of
the net. McNary went 1-of-
15 from the field in the fourth
quarter, allowing Roosevelt
to go up by double-digits and
never look back.
“This game was a learn-
ing experience,” Doran said.
“We got a little passive against
the zone. Roosevelt is a good
team and they took advan-
tage.”
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The Celtics return to their
home floor tonight for a 7
p.m. contest against Westview.
Westview will have a de-
finitive size advantage in this
one with three players listed
over six feet tall, so the Celtics
will put a lot of their emphasis
on team rebounding.
“Our game plan will be
focusing on team defense and
trying to keep them off the
boards,” Doran said. “All five
on the court need to buy into
rebounding. We don’t have a
lot of size, but we make up for
it with hustle and effort.”
Keizertimes welcomes
new associate editor
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Hello Keizer!
My name is Matt Rawlings Sports News.
After graduating from West-
and I am very excited to serve
this community as the new ern in the summer of 2016, I
associate editor of the Keizer- was then hired as a sports re-
porter/co-sports editor for
times.
three different local pa-
I have been work-
pers affiliated with the
ing in east Portland
Portland Tribune — The
for the last two and
Gresham Outlook, The
a half years, but I am
Sandy Post and Estacada
originally from the
News.
Salem area, so I am
I covered a litany of
pumped to be mak-
sporting events over the
ing a return to Mar-
course of my two-plus
ion County.
Up to this point, M. Rawlings years there, but I also
wrote several feature sto-
almost all of my jour-
nalistic career has been focused ries, took photos and approved
on writing about sports, so this pages for our print edition.
While there were challeng-
role will be a little bit new for
me. A significant part of my job es at times, learning how to
will still revolve around cover- manage numerous stories on a
ing athletics in this area, but I daily basis while meeting strict
will also be reporting on the deadlines helped me become
Keizer schools and Keizer Fire the journalist that I am today.
In July, I won five individual
District — as well as commu-
Oregon Newspapers Publish-
nity events.
While I do love writing ers Association awards for my
about sports, I’m quite grateful stories and special sections at
for the opportunity to expand the 2018 Better Newspaper
Contest.
my horizons as a journalist.
Because the local papers
I first started writing for a
newspaper back in 2012 in were owned by the Portland
my first year at Chemeketa Tribune, I ended up getting
Community College. I started several opportunities to cov-
out as the sports editor for the er some of the state’s biggest
school paper, them I eventual- sporting events.
I am looking forward to
ly became the co-editor of the
publication the following year. creating new relationships as I
In 2014, after getting my begin my new position of asso-
associate’s degree, I transferred ciate editor and I am thankful
to Western Oregon University that I get the opportunity to
and became an intern in their write stories surrounding this
sports information department. great town.
If you have a story in-
During that same time, I also
worked a freelance sports writ- quiry, email me at news@
er for the Statesman Journal and keizertimes.com.
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