A bucket of luck
Whey do some people always catch fish? Why does one person catch all the fish on a particular day and the next day not get a bite while his friends — who were fishless the day before — catch fish after fish? This sometimes random…
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McNary falls flat in second half against South Salem
Nate Meithof drives past a South Salem defender on Friday, Feb. 28 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). What started as a competitive ballgame got out of hand on the scoreboard in the second half. McNary had the score within six early in the third quarter, but second-ranked South…
Saxons spoil Celtics senior night
Bekah Grimmer goes up for a shot after battling for position on the low block. Grimmer finished with eight points in McNary’s 56-29 loss to South Salem on Friday, Feb. 28 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Senior night featured one of McNary’s best defensive performances of the season.…
Ruberto and Villavazo pick up wins at state
McNary’s Aldo Villavazo (blue singlet) advanced to the quarterfinal match at the state tournament (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The McNary wrestling squad sent four athletes to the state tournament, which took place at Memorial Coliseum Feb. 28-29. Although they weren’t able to get anyone to the podium,…
Celtics pick up impressive victory over Royal Scots
Kenzie Proctor goes up for a shot in traffic. Proctor had nine points in McNary’s 66-35 victory on Friday, Feb. 21. (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). With the regular season winding down, the McNary girls basketball team put together their best offensive performance of the year. Leah Doutt…
McNary proves to be too much for McKay
McNary’s Nate Meithof cocks the ball back with his left hand as he attacks the glass in the Celtics 70-51 win over McKay (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). After a lackluster performance in the first period, the McNary boys basketball team turned it up a few notches in…
Brouse taking over Celts girls soccer program
On Tuesday, Feb. 5, McNary High announced the hiring of Lauren Brouse as the new head coach of the girls soccer program. She will be taking over for A.J. Nash, who was the head coach for the past six seasons. Brouse has served as an…
McNary rolls at home against Mountain View
McNary guard Gunner Smedema elevates for a jumper over a Mountain View defender in the Celtics 67-49 win on Tuesday, Feb. 18 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). It’s typical for Nate Meithof to have a big night. The state’s third leading scorer once again carried the McNary boys…
Celts send 12 wrestlers to podium at districts
McNary’s Anthony Garcia-Reyes (blue singlet) finished fourth in the 220-pound division at the MVC District Tournament (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). After placing seventh last year, the McNary wrestling team was hoping to show improvement at the Mountain Valley Conference District Meet, which took place at Mountain View…