PAGE A10, KEIZERTIMES, MAY 31, 2019
McNary’s playoff run comes to a close
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
All season long, the McNary
softball team had prided them-
selves on playing sharp in the
fi eld, and being an explosive
offense — averaging nearly 10
runs a game over the course of
the year.
But in their second round
playoff game, the Celtics were
unable to rely on their strengths
that had gotten them this far.
Although 10 Celtics reached
base, none were able to score as
McNary was shut out for the
fi rst time since the month of
March. McNary also commit-
ted fi ve errors in the contest in
their 9-0 loss to #3 Sheldon on
Wednesday, May 22.
“It just wasn’t our day,” Mc-
Nary head coach Kevin Wise
said. “We made way too many
errors, and that gave (Sheldon)
a chance to continue innings.”
McNary had a threat going
in the top of the fi rst when
Abbi Covalt reached on an
error, which was followed by
a sharp single by Taylor Ebbs.
But the Celtics couldn’t take
advantage as Sheldon pitcher
Camille Leach retired the next
two hitters to get out of trou-
ble.
McNary pitcher Faith Dan-
ner would not be as fortunate
in the bottom half of the frame
as the Irish got a pair of runs
on four hits to take the early
2-0 lead.
Sheldon increased their lead
to 4-0 in the bottom of the
second thanks to an RBI-sin-
gle by Jordan Henderson and a
solo homer from Emma Neu-
man.
“When we got down 4-0,
we just started pressing more
than we normally do,” Wise
said. “It just never felt like we
were in it.”
However, it’s not like the
Celtics didn’t have their chanc-
es.
McNary had a runner in
scoring position in each of the
fi rst four innings, but the Celt-
ics could never fi nd a way to
manufacture a run.
“It just seemed like every
If the shoe fi ts
What’s with women and
shoes? They like to shop for
them, buy them and collect
them. I’ve never understood
this feminine phenomenon.
Shoes are so pedestrian. Give
me a good pair of
sneakers and I’m
good to go until they
become ragged. Then
I go buy a new pair.
Now my wife
hates to shop for
clothes, but she likes
to shop for shoes.
If she’s in a mel-
ancholy state,
she goes shoe
shopping. If
she’s in a hap-
py mood, she
still goes shoe
shopping. I just
don’t get it.
She’s also ada-
mant that things are put away
at our house. Table tops are
kept clean and uncluttered.
This pertains to the whole
house. Except my fi shing
room.
My fi shing room is a bit
messy. No, it’s a disaster. Picture
the aftermath of a a F-5 torna-
do. Fly tying remnants are scat-
tered all over, clothes in disar-
ray, rods and reels, books and
magazines and untold other
things of varying importance.
My understanding wife
doesn’t care what my room
looks like as long as the door
remains closed. My mess, my
problem. “Don’t complain
when you can’t fi nd some-
thing.”
Recently, as I do on a rare
occasion, I cleaned and or-
ganized my room. Not a one
night affair,
but
most
of a whole
weekend.
I found so
many things
I forgot I had.
Many in du-
plicate. I
couldn’t
under-
stand
how I’d
amassed
this collec-
tion.
I’m not
a
hoard-
er, but to
my surprise, I found things I
had bought that I must have
thought I needed. As an exam-
ple, seven spools of yellow fl y
tying thread. Not one, seven.
What’s wrong with my brain?
Obviously, I shouldn’t be
allowed in a fl y shop unsuper-
vised. My obsession to have to
buy something, or many some-
things, is surely out of control.
It was then I had an epiph-
any. Buying fl y tying materials
was no different than a wom-
an’s penchant for buying shoes.
It is a way of rewarding oneself
for some reason. A way to fi ll
some need by buying some-
thing that simply makes us feel
good.
Cleaning my room turned
into an enlightening adven-
ture. Best of all, I can sleep
well knowing I’ll never again
have to buy any yellow fl y ty-
ing thread. I’ve got enough for
two lifetimes now, and some-
how that makes me feel good.
So ladies, buy all the shoes
you think you need. It will
make you feel good. And for
myself, I think I need to visit
the fl y shop.
Oh the humanity…
ASK MR. TRASH
time we would get runners
in scoring position, (Sheldon)
would make a play on us to end
the inning,” Wise said.
Even with the loss, this Mc-
Nary team was able to see how
special this season was. The
Celtics fi nished the year with a
20-9 record, a Mountain Valley
Conference title and a thrill-
ing playoff victory over North
Medford on Monday, May 20.
What’s even more encour-
aging for this program is how
bright their future is. McNary
will return eight of their nine
starters in 2020, and six of those
players received all-league hon-
ors.
“I told the girls after the
game how much it sucks to
lose, but that there are some
big things coming for this
team,” Wise said. “They have
been right there with some of
the best teams in the state this
year. I’m so excited for what is
to come.”
KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings
McNary second baseman Abbi Covalt camps under a fl y ball
in the Celtics fi rst round playoff game against North Medford.
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