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APRIL 32, 2039, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE B3 BASE, continued from Page B1 moments later, then came in to score on an RBI-ground- out by Devon Bedoya. McNary tied the game in the bottom of the fi fth on another RBI-groundout, this time, coming from Jack- son, who hit into a fi elder’s choice. But in the top of the sixth, after surrendering a leadoff walk, Allen tried to pickoff the runner at fi rst and threw the ball into right fi eld, al- lowing Grant’s Will Bach- man to advance to third. Bachman eventually scored on a single to right fi eld, giving Grant the 3-2 edge. The Celtics, though, had a golden opportunity to ei- ther tie or win the game in the bottom of the seventh. Tavera and Jamison Mar- tin each reached on a free pass and Jackson got on base via error, which loaded up the bases with one out for Covalt, who bats cleanup for the Celtics. Covalt hit a fl y ball to right fi eld and Martin tried to tag up from third on the catch, but ended up being caught between bases and was doubled up at third, ef- fectively ending the game. KLL receives hefty check from the Keizer Rotary KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings McNary shortstop Taylor Ebbs throws out a runner at fi rst. McNary suffers loss to Westview KEIZERTIMES/Lyndon A. Zaitz Keizer Little League receives a check for $32,500 from the Keizer Rotary Club at their annual fundraising raffl e on Saturday, April 6 at the Keizer Civic Center. Pictured from left to right: AJ Nash, Clint Holland, Brad Arnsmeier, Lisa Buik, Jamie Vandercouvering, Jon Clack and Summer Catron, who are all Rotary board members. Booster Club meeting being held Monday The McNary Athletic Booster Club will host an informational meeting on Monday, April 15 for any- one in our community that would like to attend. There will be a Power- Point presentation that will go over what the booster club does and how people can get involved. There will also be refresh- ments available. The meeting will take place the College and Ca- reer Center at McNary High School at 6 p.m. BY MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes After gaining the early lead, the McNary softball team couldn’t combat a four- run inning from Westview in the bottom of the fi fth as the Celtics lost their fi nal non- league game of the season by a score of 7-2. Kate Ronning led the McNary offense by going 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Both teams were scoreless after the fi rst two frames, but the Celtics struck fi rst in this one with a run in the top of the third. The Celtics loaded up the bases with nobody out to start the inning. Taylor Ebbs then reached on an er- crossword ror — which was Westview’s second error of the inning — allowing Kamryn Miller to score from third. Despite grabbing the 1-0 advantage, and still have the bags packed with nobody out, the Celtics couldn’t push any more across. Westview came back with a run of their own in the bottom of the fourth time the game at 1-1. However, McNary was able to respond when they came to the plate in the top of the fi fth. Ronning and Ebbs hit back-to-back singles to be- gin the frame. Abbi Covalt followed with a sacrifi ce bunt to move the runners over to second and third. Hannah Ebner then knocked in Ronning with an RBI-groundout to put McNary on top 2-1. But after being in com- mand in the fi rst four in- nings, McNary pitcher Faith Danner couldn’t hold off Westview in the bottom of the fi fth as the Wildcats struck for four runs to take a commanding 5-2 lead.