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manageable having seven or eight per
lane. In a way, I think a smaller team
will help us rebuild what we lost,”
Lewin said. “We're excited to get back
in the water.”
After making some noise at the
Mountain Valley Conference (MVC)
district meet two years ago, senior
Paris Boyd looks to be the Celtics top
hope for qualifying for the state meet
in her final season with the Celtics. She
reached the podium in both the 50-yard
freestyle and 100-free, along with help-
ing two of McNary's relay teams to top-
six finishes.
“(Boyd's) freestyle has been getting
stronger and faster. She could have a
really special season,” Lewin said.
Keiran Montague is expected to be
the girls' best butterfly swimmer while
Kyra Nordstrom should take the top
spot in the backstroke.
“Both of them have a ton of poten-
tial,” Lewin said.
The McNary boys' team, on the
other hand, has a slew of experienced
swimmers returning to the team, none
more talented than junior Zach Kilby.
As a freshman, Kilby took second
in the 50-free at the district meet, and
placed third in the 100-free. He also
swam the anchor on the 200-free and
400-free relay teams that finished in
the top four.
“I think he will be our best kid for
sure. If last year hadn't been a short
season, I think he would have been
sub-23 seconds,” Lewin said.
From a leadership perspective,
Lewin will be relying on seniors Zander
Rhoades, Ben Standley and Tyshin
Nguyen.
“They have been doing a great job
as leaders of this team. It is nice having
those kids,” Lewin said.
Lewin also says he will be counting
on the versatility of sophomore swim-
mer Caleb Skipper.
“He is super talented. I can put him
in any race,” Lewin said.
Lewin says that he doesn't have con-
crete goals for the team, he just wants
all of his swimmers to show improve-
ment over the course of the season.
“I try to not get them caught up if
The backstroke is expected to be one of Kyra Nordstrom's top events for the Celtics.
they win the race. I just want them to
get faster,” Lewin said. “Our kids that
have been around for four years have
bought in and really understand if you
come every day and work on what you
need to work on, then the success will
take care of itself.”
FILE PHOTO, Keizertimes
Keizerites flock to Thanksgiving Turkey Dash
The Keizer Chamber of Commerce
hosted the ninth annual Turkey Dash
on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 25, at
Keizer Station.
A: Runners take off from the starting line.
B: Miss Oregon USA, Sofia Boru (left) and
Kaiyah Hill, Miss Teen Oregon USA.
C: From Left to Right: Bob Shackleford, Amy
Ryan Courser and Larry Jackson.
B
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A
C