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Scott is McDonald’s All-American
February 10 was a memo
rable day for A bby Scott-
B efo re th e M adras H ig h
S chool b ask etb all gam e
against Estacada, S cott was
awarded with a M cDonald’s
A ll-Am erican N om ination,
and by the end o f the game
she had b ro k en a M adras
High School girls’ basketball
seeing record.
“Abby Scott is one o f only
600 high school basketball
players nominated nationwide
as a M cDonald’s All-Ameri
can,” said the M cD onald’s
representative, as she p re
sented the award.
The crowd cheered, and
kept it going from the begin
ning to the end. Scott finished
the game with 40 points, and
a team victory over visiting
Estacada. The girls scoring
record was previously held by
Carrie H awes, w ho in one
game scored 39 points.
The MHS girls basketball
clea n ch ed th e T ri-V alley
League Cham pionship, and
will host a play-in game this
T h u rsd a y at th e B u ffalo
D om e. They will m atch up
against the team ranked 4th
in the Cowapa League which
is currently Seaside, but that
could change as final rankings
were not available at the time
o f print.
— Yvonne Iverson
MHS play-m games this week
T he M adras H igh S chool
girls varsity basketball team plays
this Thursday evening, Feb. 23,
in the play-in game for the state
tournament.
T he 4A tournam ent starts
March 7 at Gil Coliseum, O r
egon State University, Corvallis.
T h e to u rn a m e n t c o n tin u es
through the finals on March 10.
T he girls played their last
regular season hom e game on
Tuesday, Feb. 21 (after deadline
for this paper) against Molalla.
The MHS boys varsity play-
in game is this Friday, Feb. 24 at
Madras.
The boys state tournament is
March 8-10 at OSU’s Gil Coli
seum.
Spring invitational at K N T
The Kah-Nee-Ta Spring In
vitational at Kah-Nee-Ta High
D esert Resort is scheduled for
March 10-11.
This is a pro-am ateur tour-
nam ent presented by the O r
egon C hapter o f the PGA. A d
m ission is free to spectators.
F or m o re in fo rm a tio n , call
541-553-4971.
MHS basketball
Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay
Abby Scott receives the All-America Award during a presentation at the MHS gymnasium.
Main signs with Mt. Hood Saints
By Duran Bobb
Spilyay Tymoo
K en d all J. Main couldn’t have
received a better present for his
eighteenth .birthday,, in his ,'yild-
est dreams.
Having moved from Warm
Springs last A ugust, he will
g rad u ate th is sum m er from
Sandy High School, where his
love is baseball. From there, his
direction is set.
“ I began receiving offers
from colleges in the northwest
this past summer,” Main said.
“I researched and visited vari
ous colleges this fall and nar
rowed my choices down. Then,
I decided that Mt. H ood was the
best fit for me.”
O n February 7, he signed a
letter o f intent.
“T h at’s a docum ent with a
scholarship offer from a college
or university. If signed, an ath
lete agrees and is committed to
attending and playing for that
school.”
I t ’s a d ream realized fo r
Main.
“I made this a goal for my
self,” he said. :I wanted to play
baseball in college, but in order
to get there I knew I had to
work hard. I had to put in the
time and make sacrifices in or
der to balance out school, fam
ily and baseball. So this is what
I did.”
W ithout the support o f his
parents, Rebekah and N athan
Main, none o f this would have
been possible. “There was also
support from God, family, and
February 22, 2012
Courtesy photo.
Kendall Main signs his letter of intent to attend Mt. Hood
t( The main target
is education... ”
my close friends,” said Kendall
Main.
Kendall began playing T-ball
when he was 9 and immediately
fell in love with the sport.
His most memorable moment
came during his sophomore year
at Madras High.
“We went to the semi-finals
and lost a very intense game to
a pitcher who was eventually
d rafted straig h t o u t o f high
school,” Main said. “A t Sandy
High, we also have an excellent
upper class team and we will
definitely be making a deep run
in the playoffs. Maybe even a
state championship!”
Setting goals
Main looks to his father for
inspiration on that goal. “H e has
been there through thick and
htin, even though he knew noth
ing about baseball when I was
younger,” Kendall said. “H e still
took me everywhere. I wouldn’t
b e w here I am now w ith o ut
him.”
Kendall plans to study health
and p hysical ed u catio n and
eventually hopes to become a
high school teacher and a base
ball coach.
“In five years,” he said, “I see
myself having accomplished my
next goal. I ’d like to earn my
Masters Degree in Education.
To get there, I ’ll earn my AA
degree from Mt. H ood and then
transfer to a university where I
can continue playing college
baseball while studying for my
B ach elo rs an d M asters D e
grees.”
For Main, it’s all about set
ting goals. “The main target is
education,” he says.
“Baseball will just make col
lege that much better. Once you
set a goal, never give. W hen
things don’t go your way, just
rem em ber th at th ere’s always
going to be ano th er day. My
priorities are in order right now
— God, family, education, base
ball and my social life.” ■
“W e’re very p ro u d h im ,”
Rebekah said. “It has been fun
. watching him play baseball and
fu lfill his acco m p lish m en ts
through the years.”
“But academics and a college
degree have always .been the
‘Main’ priority and goal for him,”
Nathan adds.
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It was our team versus their
team , and to be h o n est they
were a litde intimidating.
Their tallest stood 6-foot-10,
and two others 6-6. O ur best
were the 6-foot-5 Kyle Palmer
and Drew McConnell.
La Salle got the ball first and
went on a littie scoring streak to
begin the game.
A t first they were hitting in
side and out, racking up 12
points in the games first few
minutes.
Madras quickly fell behind.
But just before it got out o f hand
there was this little spark o f
energy that lit the Buffs up.
Bobby Ahern hit from out
side the arc and brought the boys
back to within two. And from
there it was a see saw batde all
the way to the finish.
W ell-d esig n ed
It was 19-19 after the first
quarter, and 38-37 at halftime
with Madras clinging to the slim
lead.
In the second half the White
Buffs played with one purpose,
together, like a well-designed
machine.
T here was Jaylen Yeahquo
slipping past defenders for ef
fortless layups; Kyle palm er
grabbing rebounds a fighting for
the ball; D rew McConnell with
an amazing third-quarter, scor
ing 6 points in the first three
minutes.
M ichael Fricasso and E ric
Q uintana w ere solid o ff the
bench, contributing both great
defensive play and sm art ball
handling skills.
Edward Zacharias was pre
cise with his play at point guard,
making smart choices and scor
ing 10 points.
Bobby Ahern would end up
w ith 24 points, 12 o f w hich
came from 3-point range, as
Madras held tight for the 67-63
win over the Falcons.
For those who remember, it
was just last season the Madras
White Buffalo boys finished in
a three-way tie for first. Ma
dras would go into the po st sea
son only to come hom e after
losing in the first round o f the
playoffs.
The seniors on the team no
doubt remember that loss, and
it seems that the bitter taste o f
defeat has left them hungry for
another shot at a State Title.
H ead coach A lan H air
coaches his players that anything
is possible if you work as a team.
The players have bought into it
and now another opportunity
has presented itself.
(The M adras boys played
M olalla on T uesday o f this
w eek, after deadline for this
publication. Win or lose that
game, the team is still in the play
offs, and will host one o f two
play-in games on the schedule.
Thé other play-ingame will fea
ture the Lady White Buffalos.)
No. 1 girls team
The MHS girls varsity team
sewed up the Tri Valley League
tide on Valentine’s night.
The girls are ranked N um
ber 1 in the Oregon School Ac
tivities A ssociation. N o t to
dow n play anything, b u t the
Madras girls are going to have
to bring their A-game to the post
season, as there are at least six
other teams, maybe more, that
think they are the best in the
state... Each one o f them would
love to have the reputation o f
spoiler.
(Listen to KWSO for details
and broadcast tim es o f b o th
play-in games, and the Oregon
School Activities A ssociation
2012 U.S. B ank-Les Schwab
Tires state basketball champion
ship series.
Women of Wellness meet Thursday
T h e W om en o f W ellness
meeting is from 12 noon to 1
p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 23 in
the large conference room at the
Family Resource Center.
The group will be discussing
h e a rt h ealth. L unch w ill be
served to all participants. For
m ore inform ation, please call
Judy at the Community Health
Education Team (CHET) 541-
553-2211.
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Shop.
Looking for small Coin Purses, Barrettes, key
chains, Earrings, and necklace.
We also offer consignment for larger beaded items.
Please contact Amanda at 553-1112.
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