DECEMBER 27, 2019, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11
Celts take on Sprague in
league-opening dual meet
ATHLETE
ZACH KILBY
Freshman at McNary High School
Varsity Boys Swimming
In his fi rst varsity dual meet, McNary fresh-
man Zach Kilby was the Celtics’ top per-
former. Kilby was victorious in the 50-yard
freestyle with a time of 24.56 seconds. He
also won the 100-free with a time of 56.20
seconds — fi nishing more than four seconds
ahead of the next closest fi nisher.
Additionally, Kilby helped the 200-medley
relay team and the 200-free relay team pick
up wins on the night.
Barker signs with Montana
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KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings
TOP: Rigoberto Hernandez gets his hand raised after winning an 11-5 decision over Braden
Buntjer in the 120-pound bout. Hernandez was one of only two McNary wrestlers to get a
victory on the night. BOTTOM: Gilbert Parra (blue singlet) tries to get out of the grasp of
Sprague’s Brock McMullen in the 145-pound match. Sprague won the dual by a score of 63-9.
McNary senior Erik Barker signed his letter of intent to continue his education and athletic career
at Montana University in a ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 19. Barker was a three-year starter for
the Celtics at quarterback and was named to the Mountain Valley Conference fi rst team. While
Barker excelled as a signal-caller in high school, he plans to play tight end in college.
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