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Lessee has option to purchase vehicle at lease end at price negotiated with dealer at signing. $395 lease disposition fee waived at lease end if vehicle is purchased or customer leases/purchases another new Ford/Lincoln vehicle. See dealer for qualifi cations and complete details. Vehicle shown may have optional equipment not included in payment. Vin#C36857 Stk#194306. Art is for illustration only. KEIZERTIMES.COM Celts look to reclaim offensive identity BY MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes Despite losing some key pieces from last year’s team, the McNary girls soccer pro- gram still brings a litany of experience to the 2019 sea- son — the Celtics have eight seniors and nine juniors on their roster. But one thing that will be noticeably different about this year’s McNary team is how they approach things on offense in their second sea- son in the Mountain Valley Conference (MVC). Last season, even with having the talent of forward Abigail Hawley — a 2018 fi rst-team all-leaguer — and midfi elders Katy Wyatt and Gina Munguia — who both also received all-conference recognition last year — the Celtics struggled to score goals for the majority of the 2018 season. McNary was shut out in in seven of their 14 games last season and even suffered a scoreless streak that lasted fi ve games in a row — the Celtics fi nished the season with a 5-8-1 record and nar- rowly missed the playoffs. However, head coach AJ Nash has a plan to revitalize the McNary offense this sea- son. “Last year we had a great group of upperclassmen that featured midfi elders and forwards that still struggled against some of the best teams in the state. We have re-worked our game-plan where we will be adding more numbers into our at- tack,” Nash said. “We also have special things up our sleeves as it pertains to set pieces.” “We want to get more girls in the box and take more chances. We’re going to really focus on maximiz- ing those opportunities. Our goal is to have one of the best set-piece ratios in the state.” Nash also mentioned that he hopes to send as many as nine players to the box at times this season. One of the reasons Nash believes he will be able to change up the offensive strategy is because he has a a group of experienced players on the back line that he has a lot of confi dence in. Seniors Maya Luscomb and Samantha Alfano have been a part of the McNary program for four years and will be the leaders of the Celtics defense as they each will play centre-back. They will be joined on the back line by junior Ashlyn Lyda. Defense was one aspect of the game that McNary hung their hat on last season, giving up just one goal per game during league play. In years past, Nash has played with four on the back line. This season, however, the fi fth-year head coach will rely on his three upper- classmen to carry the torch for the Celtics defense as he plans to add Audrey Williams to the front line — Williams was a defender last season. “Because of how strong we our in the back, I feel very comfortable taking more chances and adding an extra body into the attack,” Nash said. “Defensively, I feel very good about this year. If you have a good defense, it’s hard to lose.” Senior forward Julie Dieker, who is the Celtics top returning scorer, will be called upon to play a big role for McNary’s offense this season. “Julie is a standout return- er. She will be a vocal point that we will build our game- plan around this season,” Nash said. Senior midfi elder Ariana Santana is also expected to be a key contributor to the KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings McNary’s Regann Donahue (14) takes on a defender in the Celtics intersquad scrimmage at Blue Day on Friday, Aug. 23. Celtics goal-scoring oppor- tunities. “(Santana) is crafty and she can beat people in one- on-one situations,” Nash said. McNary faced one of the toughest schedules in the conference last season, with more than half their games coming against playoff teams. The schedule won’t get any easier in 2019, but Nash is feels that his girls have a high combination of fi tness and soccer I.Q. that will bode well for them when they face more challenging oppo- nents. “From a fi tness standpoint, we are further along then any team that I have coached in my career here. That helps up as a coaching staff work less on fi tness and more on the tactical stuff that leads to wins. That is going to keep us in games,” Nash said. “On paper, we’re not big- ger, faster or stronger, but we can be smarter. We’re going to challenge our girls to out- work teams and play with less predictability.” The MVC will likely be one of the best conferences in the state with teams like Summit and West Salem, who are projected to be top- 12 teams. But by the end of the season, the Celtics hope to fi nish towards the top of the league “Making playoffs is our goal. It’s always been our goal, but we feel like this year, it’s in reach,” Nash said. “We control our destiny ev- ery year in our league, so we want to be in the top three in conference and that vision is shared as a group.” Volcanoes split four-game set with Vancouver KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings Salem-Keizer pitcher Travis Perry got the no-decision against Boise on Thursday, Aug. 22, throwing 4.1 innings and giving up four runs. BY HERB SWETT Of the Keizertimes The Volcanoes lost to Van- couver 9-1 on Monday for a split of the road series with the Canadians. Salem-Keizer actually outhit the Canadians 8-7, but the Volcanoes’ hits were scattered, and in the seventh inning, three Vancouver hit- ters drew free passes with the bases loaded. Vancouver scored the fi rst run of the game as Mc- Gregory Contreras hit into a fi elder’s choice off starter Jordan Scott, scoring Spen- cer Horwitz. It was Scott’s fi rst start in eight appearanc- es with Salem-Keizer. In the bottom of the sec- ond, Cameron Eden’s hit his fi rst home run of the season over the left fi eld fence, giv- ing the Canadians their sec- ond run. Vancouver scored again in the fourth inning. Contreras, who had led off with a single to center then stole second base, scored as Ryan Sloni- ger doubled down the left fi eld line. Miguel Figueroa relieved Scott with two outs and struck out the next bat- ter, Trevor Schwecke. Alek Manoah, the Cana- dians’ starting pitcher, was removed after four innings. His reliever, William Gaston, gave up the only Volcano run, which was a homer to left fi eld by Alex Canario in the fi fth. After Tyler Wyatt bunted a single for Salem-Keizer in the seventh, he reached sec- ond base on an error and went to third on a wild pitch, bringing Jeff Houghtby to bat with one out. Hought- by had singled and doubled earlier in the game, but he couldn’t come through with a runner in scoring posi- tion as Vancouver’s Grayson Huffman struck out the Vol- canoes second baseman. Then came the disas- trous seventh inning for Sa- lem-Keizer. After Luis De Los Santos singled to right and Tanner Morris walked, Israel Cruz replaced Abel Adames on the mound. He struck out Horwitz, but loaded the bases by walk- ing Philip Clarke. Contreras drove in De Los Santos with a groundout. Robertson walked and Sloniger doubled Morris and Clarke home, which forced Cruz off the bump. Scott was the losing pitch- er with a 3-1 record. Gaston was the winner at 3-3. Wednesday, Aug. 21: Volcanoes 4, Boise 1 (rain-shortened) The Volcanoes continued their sweep of home wins over the Hawks in a game that was called after six in- nings because of rain. Kervin Castro became the fi rst Salem-Keizer pitcher to win fi ve games this season. He pitched the fi rst 5.2 in- nings, had six strikeouts and left with a 5-3 record and a 2.74 ERA. Cooper Casad, who relieved him, had his fi rst save. Alex Canario and Yorl- is Rodriguez each had two hits for the Volcanoes, and Jeff Houghtby hit his fourth home run. Boise starter Micah Caczor was the losing pitch- er with a 1-3 record. Thursday, Aug. 22: Volcanoes 6, Boise 5 It wasn’t easy, but Sa- lem-Keizer completed the three-game sweep of Boise. The Volcanoes scored the fi rst run of the game in the fi rst inning in a unique way. Armani Smith struck out swinging on a ball in the dirt, but when Boise catch- er Nic Motley threw to fi rst to complete the putout, fi rst baseman Tyler Plantier couldn’t make the play and Alex Canario scored from third on the error. Boise answered with a four-run second with a sin- gle, a sacrifi ce fl y and a two- run double. In the Volcanoes second, Brandon Martorano singled Yorlis Rodgiguez home, cutting Boise’s lead to two. Please see SKV, Page A10
