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Salem-Keizer gets swept by Hillsboro
BY HERB SWETT
Of the Keizertimes
It was the kind of game the
Volcanoes usually have won
this season, but this time, Sa-
lem-Keizer couldn’t fi nish
the job as they lost 7-6, giv-
ing their Hillsboro hosts sole
possession of fi rst place in the
Northwest League’s South
Division.
Salem-Keizer scored four
runs in the top of the fi rst in-
ning. Hillsboro did the same
in the bottom of the fi rst.
The Volcanoes added a run
in the top of the second, and
the Hops answered with three
runs in their half of the inning.
In the sixth, the Volcanoes
scored once more. However,
this did not start the late-game
comeback for which they
have been known for this year,
even though Salem-Keizer
outhit Hillsboro 11-4.
Hunter Bishop led off the
top of the fi rst inning with
a double to left center fi eld.
Alex Canario then hit a home
run, his fi fth, to center. Jeff
Houghtby walked, and Bran-
don Martorano singled to left.
Both runners advanced on
a wild pitch moments later,
then eventually scored on a
two-run single from Harrison
Freed.
With one out in the Hill-
sboro fi rst, David Garza Ju-
nior reached base on an er-
rant throw by third baseman
Yorlis Rodriguez. Garza Jr.
then stole second base, which
was followed by a walk from
Kevin Lachance. Jesus Mar-
riaga sent both runners home
with a triple to center. Andy
Yerzy then tied the score with
a home run over the center
fi eld fence.
Volcano starter Conner
Nurse struck out the next two
batters to retire the side.
In the top of the second,
Bishop walked, and Canario
batted him in with a double
down the left fi eld line.
With one out in the bot-
tom of the second, Nick
Grande walked, Ricky Mar-
tinez was hit by a pitch and
Garza homered to left to give
the Hops a 7-5 lead.
Jacob Stevens relieved Hill-
sboro starter Tyler Holton af-
ter two innings and pitched
two innings himself, getting
the win for a 2-0 record.
Nurse, who became the
losing pitcher with an 0-2
record, was relieved by Tyler
Schimpf with two outs in the
fourth. He gave up all four
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Trevor Horn throws an off-speed pitch to the plate in the Volcanoes sereis fi nale with Tri-City on Thursday Aug.1.
Blue Day returns to McNary
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For the fi rst time ever, McNary will be hosting Blue Day on a Friday night under the lights (graphic
done by 2019 McNary grad Ian Koenig).
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
The smell of fall sports will
be in the air on Friday, Au-
gust 23 as McNary High stu-
dent-athletes will take over the
campus for the school’s eighth
annual Blue Day — organized
by Future Business Leaders of
America (FBLA) offi cers at
McNary.
While it’s been a successful
event in the past, this Blue Day
will be a little different than in
previous years, with one of the
biggest differences being the
time and date of the event.
Blue Day has taken place on
a Saturday morning for the past
seven years, but FBLA instruc-
tor Brad Lomax wanted to spice
things up and have the event on
a Friday night under the lights.
“It was getting a little stag-
nant on Saturday mornings. It’s
been awesome, but we were
just looking for a little bit of
change,” Lomax said. “We were
looking for a way to enhance it
and make it better.”
“There’s still more room for
growth, but I think having it on
the Friday night is something
new and exciting.”
The day will get started at
4 p.m. with exhibitions from
multiple McNary Youth Foot-
ball teams — third and fourth
grade squads will lead things off,
followed by the fi fth and sixth
grade teams at 4:30 p.m. and the
seventh and eighth grade teams
at 5 p.m.
McNary’s cross country
team will be recognized at 5:45
p.m. Then, the Celtics volleyball
and boys soccer teams will hold
their own inter-squad scrim-
mages at 6 p.m. — volleyball
will be in the gym.
The girls soccer team will
scrimmage at 6:30 p.m., which
will be followed by a cheerlead-
ing performance at 7 p.m. and
a scrimmage from the McNary
freshmen football team. The ju-
nior varsity football squad will
play at 7:30 p.m.
The evening will conclude
with recognition of the 2018
Mountain Valley Conference
champion varsity football squad,
as well as a scrimmage from the
varsity team.
However, one of the other
differences on this year’s edition
of Blue Day is that it isn’t just
about sports.
There will also be different
McNary clubs and activities
present at the event — includ-
ing Latino club, knitting club,
JROTC and dance team.
Although they weren’t able
to get as many non-sports re-
lated clubs as they would have
liked, FBLA wants to grow the
non-sports related portion of
Blue Day in the future.
“We really want to involve as
many groups as we can to show
the community what we have
going on at McNary,” McNary
student and FBLA president
Nicole Russell said.
Lomax also added: “We don’t
want kids showing up to school
at 7:30 (a.m.) and leaving and
2:20 (p.m.). We want them to be
involved and have a spot to be
connected. “It’s not just about
sports. It’s a chance to be a part
of what we’re doing here.”
Scenic Valley Farms will be
on hand to barbeque burgers
and hot dogs, while Kona Ice
will be serving up snow cones.
Spectators will also be able to
purchase food from the conces-
sion stand.
To go along with the action
on the fi eld will be multiple
activities, including a climbing
wall, a blow-up jousting area
and a dunk tank.
The National Guard will
also be on hand for the event.
“It’s been a lot of work, but
it’s been worth it,” Russell said.
“I’m just excited to see how it
all lays out.”
With the construction still
going on at McNary, parking
will be more limited than nor-
mal for this event.
Contact Matt Rawlings at
news@keizertimes.com
Volcanoes players show out during All-Star event
BY HERB SWETT
Of the Keizertimes
The Pioneer League All-
Stars outslugged the North-
west League All-Stars 11-7
Tuesday night in Boise, Idaho.
Kervin Castro of the Sa-
lem-Keizer Volcanoes was the
starting NWL pitcher and
threw a perfect frame in his
only inning of work. Few of
the pitchers stayed for more
than an inning, and Castro was
the only Volcano player to ap-
pear in the game.
Even though he didn’t
play in the actual contest, Sa-
lem-Keizer third baseman
Sean Roby won the home run
derby that preceded the game.
Although he has only one reg-
ular-season homer so far, he hit
18 dingers in the fi nal round of
the derby.
Volcanoes players Franklin
Labour and Ricardo Genoves
were also selected to the rep-
resent the Northwest League
in the All-Star Game, but both
players were promoted to the
Augusta Green Jackets — the
High-A affi liate of the San
Francisco Giants, on Thursday
Aug. 1.
The NWL took a 2-0 lead
in the bottom of the second.
Patrick Frick of Everett dou-
bled, Spokane’s Kellen Strahm
reached fi rst base on a force
out of teammate Blaine Crim
and Eugene’s Chase Strumpf
drove both runners in with a
double.
The Pioneer League, which
competes at the Rookie Ad-
vanced level, which is one
notch below the Short-Sea-
son-A Northwest League, an-
swered with fi ve runs in the
top of the third. The big blow
was a grand slam by Jeremiah
Jackson of the Orem Owlz.
In the bottom of the fi fth,
with the bases loaded, Frick of
Everett and Crim hit a two-
run single. Trent Tingelstad of
Everett singled one more run
in, and the NWL led 6-5.
The Pioneer League went
ahead for good in the sixth
with home runs by Eric Yang
of Billings and John Littell of
Ogden.
Odgen’s Sam McWil-
liams hit a two-run homer
in the eighth. The fi nal run
of the game came when an
eighth-inning double by Van-
couver’s Trevor Schwecke
drove in Bladimir Restituyo of
Boise.
Patrick McGuff of Missoula
was the winning pitcher. Tak-
ing the loss was Hillsboro’s
Marcos Tineo.
Castro
Roby