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PAGE A12, KEIZERTIMES, FEBRUARY 12, 2021 OREGON'S DEALER 1 FORD 8 YEARS RUNNING! 2020 FORD ESCAPE SE AWD # SALE PRICE 24,249 * $ 0%x60 mo. PLUS $ 3000 * SALE PRICE $24,249. after MSRP $30,185 minus $2,436 Skyline Discount, 3555 River Rd N, Keizer (503) 463- 4853 • skylineforddirect.com ON ALL $3,000 Retail Bonus Cash, $500 Select “Inventory Cash, plus license, tax, title & doc. fee. One at this price. Subject to prior sale. Stk#6423P, VIN: 1FMCU9G62LUA36717, Art for illustration only. 0% X 60= 24749 TO FINANCE AFTER SKYLINE DISCOUNT -3000 REBATE, Must finance with FMCC OAC, FORMER COURTESY UNIT. Offer ends 3/1/2021. 2020 ESCAPES KEIZERTIMES.COM Celts may return to gridiron action BY MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes After the OSAA delayed making a fi nal decision on high school football earlier in the week due to COVID-19 restrictions, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown released new guidance on Wednesday for outdoor sports that would make a re- turn of high school football a probability this spring. Football teams around the state began non-contact prac- tice on Monday, Feb. 8 in preparation for a season that they weren’t sure was even going to happen — contact sports have been prohibited by the state for nearly a year. Now, outdoor contact sports will be allowed to resume depending on the risk level of the county. “It’s not lost on me that this decision will allow high school football to resume” Gov. Brown said. Following the healthy and safety guidelines from Oregon Health Authority, full-contact football practices and games will be allowed to resume in Lower Risk and Moder- ate Risk counties starting this week. For High Risk and Extreme Risk counties, such as Mari- on County, schools and youth sports organizations have the ability to opt-in to resuming football practices and games with additional protocols in place — such as site respon- sive testing for symptomatic individuals and close contacts, contact information for con- tact tracing and a waiver iden- tifying health and safety risks as well as committing to isolation and quarantine if exposed to COVID-19. “This has been a diffi cult year for Oregon’s youth athletes and, as our COVID-19 num- bers have dropped, I have been committed to working with our health experts to reevaluate our protocols for sports,” Gov. Brown said. “School sports play an important role in fostering students’ mental, emotional, and physical health. We will proceed with caution, to en- sure that teams are following health and safety precautions to protect our athletes, their fami- lies, and their communities.” Schools wanting to opt-in for the football season must also have limited in-person in- struction taking place with a plan to move to a hybrid mod- el later in the school year — all counties currently meet the requirements to hold limited in-person instruction. “If our school gyms, fi elds, and weight rooms are to re- open, we owe it to Oregon’s children to make sure our class- rooms, libraries, and science labs fully reopen as well,” Gov. Brown said. Gov. Brown also stated that if the state experiences increas- es in COVID-19 cases, that outdoor contact sports would be shut down again, which is why she encouraged student athletes to be responsible in their social interactions off the fi eld. “To all of Oregon high school athletes: I am asking you now be leaders in your communities. We’ve given you the chance to play, but with that opportunity comes great responsibility. If COVID-19 numbers spike, we may have to shut down contact sports again. When you are off the fi eld, set the example for your peers: wear a mask, maintain physical distance and avoid social gath- erings,” Gov. Brown said. The OSAA Executive Board is meeting on Wednesday Feb. 17 to make a fi nal determina- tion for all Season 2 sports. File McNary quarterback Erik Barker runs through the South Salem defense for a fi rst down in a game from 2019. The unique history of the Portland Mavericks BY MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes After a 44-year hiatus, the Portland Mavericks will return to action as a part of the four-team independent Mavericks League coming to Volcanoes Stadium this sum- mer — the Volcanoes bought the rights to the Mavericks for an undisclosed amount earlier this year. Although they haven’t played an offi cial game since 1977, the Portland Mav- ericks have an incredibly unique history in the minor leagues. They played their home games at Civic Stadi- um — now known as Prov- idence Park, home to the Portland Timbers. The Mavericks joined the Class A Northwest League (NWL) as an independent club after the Portland Bea- vers of the Pacifi c Coast League (PCL) left the city in 1972 and became the Spo- kane Indians. The Mavericks were owned by actor Bing Rus- sell, an ex minor league play- er — although he was much more well known for playing the role of the deputy on the show Bonanza. Russell was also the father of Hollywood star Kurt Russell, who played for the Mavericks in their in- augural season. When Russell held open tryouts in June of 1973, a total of 150 of minor league castoffs and ex-big leaguers showed up to attempt to sal- vage their respective baseball careers. At the time, the Mavericks were the only independent professional baseball team in the country and players were paid just $300 per month. Many thought it would be diffi cult for an independent team to compete against re- cently drafted players that were being groomed for the major leagues — Ozzie Smith, Rickey Hender- son, Dave Henderson, Dave Stewart, Mike Scioscia and Pedro Guerrero all played against the Mavericks — but this rag-tag group of players were consistently one of the best teams in the NWL for fi ve straight seasons. In 1973, the Mavericks fi nished the season with a 45-35 record and won the Please see MAVS, Page A10 Fall in Love WITH OUR SPECIAL ADVERTISING RATES FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF February We have tremendous advertising opportunities for every business & every budget R LO AG CO ER P T AR QU $ E a. 9 /e 24 C HALF OLOR PAGE $ 44 9 /ea. 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