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Celts come away with two dual wins at Oregon Classic

McNary’s Gilbert Parra (left) won three matches for the Celtics at the Oregon Classic on Jan. 17-18 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). At one of the biggest tournaments in the state, the McNary wrestling team made their way into the championship bracket at the Oregon Classic in Redmond…

McNary shocks West Salem in MVC thriller

McNary point guard Jando Gonzalez breaks away from the West Salem defense in transition for an easy lay-up. The Celtics erased a 17-point second half deficit to defeat the Titans 64-63 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Similar to every team the McNary boys basketball team has faced this…

Shorthanded Celts fall to West Salem in league opener

McNary forward Annie-Leigh Besa goes up for a shot after receiving the ball in the post. Besa led the Celtics with 14 points, but McNary still fell to West Salem 61-45 on Friday, Jan. 17 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The McNary girls basketball squad nearly played even…

Fourth quarter rally puts McNary over the edge

McNary forward Carson Long (right) boxes out Forest Grove’s Ayden Case to get in position for an offensive rebound (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The McNary boys basketball team held the lead for less than four seconds in the second half. Fortunately for the Celtics, it was enough…

McNary swim splits dual meet with Sprague

McNary’s Mailee Dean swims a leg of the girls 400-yard freestyle relay against Sprague on Thursday, Jan. 9 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The McNary swim team came away with a split in their dual meet with Sprague on Thursday, Jan. 9 as the girls team defeated the…

PGA professional joins McNary Golf Club

The Board of Directors at McNary Golf Club recently announced that PGA Professional Chip Sullivan has agreed to join the McNary Golf Club team as the Director of Club Operations. Chip will begin leading the Golf Club on Saturday, Feb. 1. Sullivan is a seasoned…

Celts earn first conference dual victory

McNary wrestler Gavin Anderson (blue singlet) fights for position in the 195-pound bout against McKay’s Andy Nguyen (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). In their first action after the holiday break, the McNary wrestling squad won their first Mountain Valley Conference dual meet of the season on Thursday, Jan.…

McNary competes at Don York Invite

McNary’s Damian Hernandez (blue singlet) twists his body into a pretzel in order to get position on Centennial’s Edgar Molina. Hernandez would pin Molina with two seconds left in the third round. (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). On Jan. 3-4, the McNary wrestling team competed at the Don…

McNary grinds out tough win on the road

Riley Flores (11) gets a Canby defender back on his heels with a jab-step and then looks to go the rim in McNary’s 66-60 victory (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). It appeared that all of the momentum had swung in Canby’s favor at the end of regulation.  Canby…