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Blanco places fifth for
Celts at state tourney
THE
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McNary 106-pounder Max Blanco (second from left) took fifth place at the Oregon Wres-
tling Association 6A state championships, which took place at Newberg High School June
25-26. Blanco defeated Dillon Le from Newberg in the fifth place match. Submitted photo
Mavs League announces
new scheduling format
The Mavericks Independent
Baseball League has adopted a
new scheduling format for the
Now the teams will be
second half of their inaugural
playing to ‘win the series’
season. The schedule took effect
Thursday, July 1.
and that will bring added
While the league’s game days and
intensity to the game.
game times will remain unchanged
– playing every Thursday (6:35
p.m.), Friday (6:35 p.m.), Saturday
(1:00 p.m and 6:35 p.m), Sunday
— JACK CAIN
(1:00 p.m and 6:35 p.m) – the sched-
Commissioner, MAVERICKS LEAGUE
ule will now feature three-game
series’ versus the same opponent.
Commissioner, noted that all the Mavericks
For instance, the Salem-Keizer
Volcanoes hosted the Salem Senators on League managers were supportive of the
Thursday, July 1, and will host them again three-game series format and said it would
on Saturday, July 3, and Sunday, July 4, and further enhance the competition within the
the Campesinos de Salem-Keizer will play league. º
“Now the teams will be playing to ‘win
the Portland Mavericks a three-game set
the series’ and that will bring added inten-
July 2-4.
“We’re excited about the new format,” sity to the game,” Cain said.
Tickets for all remaining Mavericks
said CEO Mickey Walker. “This will allow
teams to really match-up and see who has League games, including the Patriotic
the best overall team over the stretch of Salute Weekend (July 2, 3, 4) are currently
on sale at mavsleague.com or can be pur-
three consecutive games.”
Jack
Cain,
Mavericks
League chased by calling 503.390.2225.