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MARCH 13, 2020, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11 HONORS, continued from Page A14 (6.1 per game), Grimmer also proved to have a huge impact with her interior de- fensive ability. She lead the team in blocks and was sec- ond in steals. “Bekah has really grown as a player over the past year. She is a strong and tough inside presence for us. She started every game for us and led the team in rebounds and in total points scored. Her ability to defend bigs made it so she barely came off the fl oor,” Doran said. For the second straight season, Kennedy Buss was named as a honorable men- tion performer. As McNary’s top on-ball defender, Buss led the team in steals and was second in rebounding. Similar to Grimmer, Buss Grimmer saw a major uptick in scor- ing this season. After averaging less than 2 ppg last season, Buss saw her average increase to over 5.5 ppg this season. She was also second on the team in three- point fi eld goals and assists. “Kennedy goes after ev- ery 50/50 ball harder than anyone else on the fl oor. She also was a consistent outside shooting presence for us this year and was second in assists per game,” Doran said. Shooting guard Kenzie Proctor also picked up a honorable mention nod. Despite missing fi ve games due to injury, Proctor had the third best scoring av- erage for the Celtics at near- ly 7 ppg. She also shot over 88 percent from the foul line, which led the team — mini- mum seven attempts. Each of McNary’s all- league players are juniors and are expected to return to the squad next season. Proctor Celts softball hosting clinics The McNary softball program will be holding a one-day camp/ clinic on Saturday, April 20 for any softball players between the ages of 7 and 18 The fi rst session of the camp will go from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. McNary assistant coach Cari Bucholtz will lead this portion of the camp and work with pitchers and catchers. The cost for the fi rst two hours is $45. The second session of the camp will go from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. and include defense and hitting drills. Instruction will be given by McNary coaches and players. The cost for the second session is $35. Players will be separated by age and skill level to ensure appro- priate instruction for all who attend. Players can attend both sessions or just one. For those who are attending both sessions, participants can either bring a lunch or have their parents pick them up during the one-hour break. CELTICS, continued from Page A14 hoped to do. It was a differ- ent speed than what we were used to.” O’Connor briefl y stopped the bleeding with a jump- hook and Junior Nunez soon followed with a mid- range jumper. But McNary still couldn’t slow down the West Linn attack as the Li- ons built their lead to 50-31 at half. They extended their advantage to 73-42 and the end of three quarters. “What we have to learn is that when things go bad, we still need to stay consistent in our approach,” Kirch said. Despite the defeat, Kirch was able to refl ect how much improvement this McNary team made over the course of the year. “Obviously, it’s disap- pointing to lose and be done because this group of people won’t be in the same room together ever again. We ac- complished a lot from the wins and losses standpoint, but even more than that, the growth we saw from our players and the amount of fun we had together, that’s what I’ll take away the most. From where we started last summer to where we are now, there was tremendous growth and it was just a re- ally good season,” Kirch said. Kirch also commented on the potential that next year’s team could have with returning 12 guys to their roster. “We’re excited, but we still have a lot of work to do. We have to understand this there is different level of mental focus when you’re playing teams of this caliber. But we see a lot of potential and it will be exciting to see who steps up to meet that challenge,” Kirch said. Buss Volcanoes holding April rally The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes will hold a rally on Thursday, April 9 — the opening day for Minor League Baseball — from 12-12:45 p.m. Keizer Mayor Cathy Clark will be in attendance and in- vites all Volcanoes fans to join in. The purpose of the rally is to support the Volcanoes, as well as reject Major League Baseball’s proposal to eliminate 42 minor league teams across the country. There will be free admission as well as free parking at this event. KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings Junior Nunez gets set to knock down a foul shot. WE TAKE PRIDE in being staff ed better than any other senior living community is your pet the cutest? how about the funniest? then enter the Pets We Love photo contest The Keizertimes in partnership with Capitol Auto Group, will publish this special section in April, filled with photos of Keizer's pets. Come See the Finest in Senior Living CALL (503) 390 -1300 1st, 2nd and 3rd place honors will be awarded for cutest pet photo and funniest pet photo. — H O W TO S U B M I T — Email: kt@keizertimes.com Mail or Deliver: 142 Chemawa Rd N, Keizer, OR 97303 deadline is march 31 1165 McGee Ct NE • Keizer, OR • VillageAtKeizerRidge.com
