MARCH 1, 2019, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11
McNary bowlers
pull off upset at
state tournament
The McNary girls bowling team competed in the state
tournament over the weekend (Feb. 23-24) and pulled off a
major upset in the fi rst round.
The Celtics were seeded 15th coming into the tourna-
ment, which matched them up against second-ranked Crater
in the opening round. But McNary wasn’t intimidated in
the slightest as the team had a combined score of 313 over
a two-game series, allowing them to knock off Crater and
advance to the following round.
However, McNary couldn’t recreate the magic in their
following two match-ups. The Celtics only scored a 216 in
a series loss to Silverton, putting them in the consolation
bracket — where they were eliminated by Grants Pass.
Volcanoes make
return to KYKN
Submitted
(From left to right) Emily Blagg. Madison Corpe, Isabella
Rodriguez and Talia Medlin smile for the camera after helping
their team take second at a national volleyball tourney in
Missouri.
Keizer athletes
place second at
national tourney
KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings
McNary bowler Bailey Gekeler works on her technique at a
practice back in February.
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The North Pacifi c Juniors
(NPJ) 14U Salem National
club volleyball team got the
opportunity to compete at the
Triple Crown Volleyball Tour-
nament in Kansas City, MO.,
on Feb. 16-18.
The team features four
Keizer residents — Emily
Blagg, Madison Corpe, Isabella
Rodriguez and Talia Medlin.
Blagg, Corpe and Rodri-
guez are eighth graders at
Whiteaker Middle School
while Medlin attends Clagget
Creek Middle School.
All four girls plan on play-
ing volleyball at McNary High
School next season.
The team took second place
in the tournament’s open divi-
sion and fi nished the weekend
with a record of 7-2.
Michael Seemann, who is
the head volleyball coach at
Portland State University, is in
charge of the program.
“(I’m) very pleased with
our performance at our fi rst
National Tournament,” See-
mann said. “Great competition
exposed our weaknesses and
highlighted where we need-
ed to improve. We are only
beginning to see our poten-
tial.”
NPJ will be having car
wash fundraisers at the Day-
spring Church parking lot
(1755 Lockhaven Dr.) on
March 9 and March 30 from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The money
raised will go towards helping
the team fund planned trips
to Orlando, Fla., Las Vegas,
Nev., and Indianapolis, Ind.
If you cannot attend the
car wash but still wish to do-
nate, contact Tracie Corpe at
keizeryouthvolleyball5@ya-
hoo.com.
You can also follow the
team on their YouTube chan-
nel “fam2share” to watch
promos and live games.
Mitche Graf, the Sa-
lem-Keizer Volcanoes presi-
dent of business operations,
announced at the organiza-
tion’s winter sports banquet
on Feb. 7 that the team has
entered a new multi-year
radio partnership with 1430
KYKN, returning Volcanoes
games to the station after an
absence of more than a de-
cade.
KYKN was the fl agship
station of the Volcanoes
for their inaugural season
in 1997 and their partner-
ship continued for 11 sea-
sons through 2007. During
those years, the Volcanoes
won four Northwest League
championships,
including
back-to-back championships
in 2006 and 2007.
To cap the impressive run,
the Volcanoes were named
the National Minor League
Team of the Year in 2007 and
posted a Northwest League
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all-time record of 57-19.
“We as a staff are dedicat-
ed to bringing the Volcanoes
back to their glory days. The
franchise has a very impres-
sive and storied history and
KYKN was our partner for
those successful formulative
early years. Bringing KYKN
back in the fold, is just one
of many moves this off-sea-
son to excite and re-ener-
gize our terrifi c fan base,”
said Graf.
The agreement is for
three years, running through
2021.
“We could not be happi-
er to once again be involved
with the Salem-Keizer Vol-
canoes,” said KYKN owner
Mike Frith.
“In the beginning the
Volcanoes were a bit of a
gamble – not knowing what
the franchise would become.
However, after 22 years in
the community, they have
entrenched the Volcanoes’
brand throughout the area
and have cemented their leg-
acy with their good works,
commitment of time, mon-
ey, resources and has created
overall goodwill throughout
the region. These are all at-
tributes that we at KYKN
are proud to be associated
with.”
Volcanoes’ co-owner Jer-
ry Walker added: “We could
not be more excited to re-
turn to KYKN. Mike and
his staff are fi rst-class all the
way. This partnership will
be a benefi t to all involved
especially our fans and mar-
keting partners. The mean-
ing of this cannot be over-
stated. Everyone will know
the Volcanoes along with
KYKN are back.”
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