Lady Celts bowlers win district
By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes After leading for most of the day at the district bowling tournament, the McNary High School girls bowling team hit its first snafu in the first game of the finals match. “The whole day had been going really well. We were 300 points ahead of the second place team most of the day, and 500 points ahead of the last-place team,” said Lady Celt Hannah Russell. It wasn’t until the Lady Celts had to sit out for a game while the second and third place teams competed that the girls began to lose a bit of steam. “All we could do was sit and wait, and I think that’s what got into our heads,” said McNary’s Sierra Mo. The Celtics finished two pins behind McKay High School, 168-166, in their first finals game, but stormed back to take the district championship with a score of 183-135 in the second game. “We didn’t have as many strikes as we wanted, but spares make the game,” said senior KayLynn Hatfield. Junior Brittney Kiser said the team spirit is what carried them through to the big finale. “In past years, we’ve always had moments where we got down on each other. This time, we were just believing in each other all day long. I don’t know when we’ll have the chance to do something like...
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