Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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Warriors Wallop Eagles, 14-4 Oakridge needed only five innings, last Thursday, April 16, to send visiting McKenzie packing as they slammed the Eagles with their worst loss of the 2013 Baseball season 14-4, the game called due to the 10 run mercy rule. Senior Eagle starting pitcher Victor Vidal took the loss as he gave up 9 runs, 6 earned, on 11 hits. Vidal struck out 3 Oakridge batters and walked 2 others. Fellow senior Blake Anderson was just as unfortunate in relief on the hill as he allowed 5 additional runs scored on 3 hits in the fifth...
McKenzie Upsets 13th Ranked Lowell: Anderson Notches Two Wins in One Day McKenzie upset the Lowell Red Devils, twice, in Lowell last Thursday, April 11. In the first game, a District 3 League counter, the Eagles and Red Devils resumed a game that had started on April 5 and had to be postponed in the 6th inning due to rain. At the time, the Eagles held a 3-1 lead and Lowell was at the plate. By official rules, five completed innings constitute a game, and the Eagles had the lead at the end of five. However, since another inning had started but...
By Pete Petty Track groundbreaking Photo by West Coast Action Photos Taking part in the ground breaking ceremony were Becky Jones, Marie Jones, Jody Jones, Jeff Sherman, and Faye Stewart. BLUE RIVER: A wonderful day of celebration last Friday at the McKenzie Community Track and Field featured a ground breaking for the multi-purpose building that will be constructed at the track. Mrs. Marie Jones and two other members of the Jones family joined track board president, Jeff Sherman, and county commissioner, Faye Stewart, in the ceremonial turning...
Relentless Rain Reschedules Red Devils McKenzie’s Mt. View League match-up last Thursday, April 4 with the Lowell Red Devils was shut out by a moist low front from the Southwest and will be rescheduled for Thursday, April 11 at Lowell. The first pitch in that make up game will be thrown at 4:30 pm. The Eagles will have to contend with Oakridge prior, however, as they have a contest scheduled at Finn Rock with the Warriors on Wednesday, April 10, with the first batter up at 4:30 pm. With the much needed rain, as far as the forest is c...
By Pete Petty 16 K Run at McKenzie Track Photo by West Coast Action Photos BLUE RIVER: The McKenzie Community Track and Field drew a collection of world class athletes to the area last Saturday. Twelve teams from the Oregon Track Club, along with other amateur runners, participated in a 16K Relay Race. I have to begin this edition of Track Talk by giving shout outs of thanks to folks for their support of our McKenzie Community Track and Field and the Aaron and Marie Jones Community Park. A huge thank you to Mr. Ken Engelman, the publisher and...
McKenzie Track logo By Pete Petty Thank you for taking time to read the new “Track Talk” column. It’s our hope to keep the community advised of the activities of the McKenzie Community Track and Field (MCTF) in Blue River, which was primarily donated by Aaron and Marie Jones. This world-class track is managed and maintained by a nonprofit organization of volunteers who are preparing for a very busy year. The highlight for the coming year is the construction of a two-story building. Thanks to the continued generosity of Aaron and Marie Jones...
Triangle Lake Thwarts McKenzie Title Repeat McKenzie Head Coach Galen Scrivner’s team held a slim advantage last Thursday, Feb. 7, in a showdown with the Lakers of Triangle Lake. The winner would lay claim to the Mt. West League regular season Championship and enter the League Tournament as the number 1 seed. The Eagles had defeated the Lakers earlier on the road, but had lost to Crow the game prior to Thursday’s tip-off, dropping McKenzie into a tie with Triangle Lake. But the Eagles had the Lakers on their own home court, a favorable cro...
Red Devils Burn Eagles The Lowell Red Devils upended Mt. West League leader McKenzie 54-51 last Tue., Jan. 29 at Lowell. The Eagles entered the game undefeated in League play and were a clear favorite to win the second game of the season against Lowell. McKenzie defeated the Red Devils by 19 pts. (59-40) in the first game and might have been looking too far ahead on the schedule with Crow and Triangle Lake both on the horizon. Both rivals are now back in the hunt for the League title with Triangle Lake tied at the top with McKenzie at 10-1 and...
By Cliff Richardson McKenzie Migratory Flight to Eddyville Successful The day after traveling to the Land of the Steens, Crane, the McKenzie Varsity Girls Basketball Team jumped back on the trail and landed in the Oregon Coast Range to lock talons with the Eddyville Eagles. Following non-League road trips to St. Paul and Crane, the road-tested McKenzie Eagles returned to Mt. West League play with 3 more road trips in row. The first, at Eddyville on Tuesday, Jan. 22, might have been the toughest following the long trip to the High Desert. Plus...
Eagle Boys and Girls Survive Flu/Sailor Blues Caleb Scrivner, Bailey Adams and Blake Anderson at Triangle Lake Caleb Scrivner, Bailey Adams and Blake Anderson at Triangle Lake. Photo By Corey Culp. The McKenzie Eagle Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball Teams traveled to the Siuslaw River drainage for a Mt. West League game with the Mapleton Sailors last Wednesday, Jan. 16. Both Eagle teams won, but found the going tougher than expected as the Sailors, as always, came to play and gave the visitors all they wanted to handle. McKenzie, hit with the...
McKenzie Defeats Alsea The Eagle Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball Teams returned to Mt. West League action last Friday as they traveled west to the Alsea Valley to challenge the Wolverines. The Eagle girls defeated Alsea easily 70-31. Other stats for the game were not available. In the Boys game, McKenzie also defeated the host team 70-50. Eagle senior Caleb Scrivner led his team with another double-double as he scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Three other players from McKenzie scored in double figures according to a Register Guard...
Eagle Boys and Girls Broadside Sailors The McKenzie Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball Teams played host to the Mapleton Sailors last Tuesday, Dec. 11, and each notched a Mt. West League victory to remain at the top of their respective standings. Sydney King at Mapleton The Eagle girls (2-0 in League) won handily, 39-23, and are tied with perennial rival Triangle Lake. The Hiddleston sisters, Buggy and Makaila paced the home Eagles with 10 points apiece to lead their team. Makaila showed her strength and dominance in the paint as she also hauled...
McKenzie Boys/Girls Open 2012/13 Hoops Season The McKenzie Eagle Boys and Girls Basketball programs return to the Hardwood following successful Fall Seasons in Football and Volleyball. The Eagle Boys Football Team finished 4th in the Mt. West League and the Girls Volleyball Team won the League Championship and participated in the second round of the OSAA State Volleyball Championships. Both Basketball Programs are also coming off highly successful 2011-12 campaigns where the Girls won the 1A OSAA State Basketball Championship and the Boys...
McKenzie Boys Open League With 2 Wins The McKenzie Eagles began their defense of last season’s undefeated Mt. West League Championship with two League victories on the road. On Tuesday, Dec. 4, McKenzie traveled to meet the 2010-11 State Champions, Siletz Warriors. Siletz, always a worthy and dangerous team in their own gym, fell to the Eagles 54 to 46. Senior Blake Anderson led his team with a hard earned double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds. Fellow seniors Victor Vidal and Caleb Scrivner scored 13 points and 10 points respectively to i...
Running Girl at the finish line On the McKenzie Marathon with Runner Girl...
Eagles Beat up at Lowell, 70-8 With half a starting lineup on the sidelines with injuries, the only thing missing for the visiting Eagles last Friday night, Nov. 2, at Lowell, would have been a patched up drum and fife corps playing the McKenzie Fight song. Head Coach Neil Barrett’s troops would have faced a daunting task in defeating the Red Devils had they been healthy. Mt. West League rival Lowell has been ranked in the OSAA top ten rankings all season and may have a legitimate shot at bringing home a State Trophy in a few weeks. McKenzie (...
Upstart Eddyville Challenges Home Eagles The Mt. West League Volleyball Playoffs tipped off with the Eddyville Eagles, the 3rd seed from the Coast Division traveling to contest the McKenzie Eagles, the 2nd seed from the League’s Valley Division. That match took place last Tues., Oct. 23. An old athletic adage holds that when one gets to the post season, the team records revert to 0-0 and any team can rise up and play good ball. Indeed, that proved to hold true as Eddyville challenged McKenzie, winning the first set 25-22 and forcing the Home Ea...
Eagles Clobber Crow McKenzie Varsity Volleyball traveled to Crow on Tuesday, Oct. 16, to tangle with the Cougars and the Eagles returned home with a 3-0 (25-10, 25-16, and 25-21) win over their hosts, setting up a Mt. West Valley Division showdown with League rival Lowell for the Division Title. With the win, the Eagles were tied with Lowell at 9-1 in Mt. West League play. At Crow, McKenzie was led by Makaila Hiddleston who tallied 10 kills and 15 digs for her team. Sydney King also had 15 digs on the evening along with 6 kills and Peace Shephe...
McKenzie Defeats Mohawk, 3-0 The Eagles finally found themselves facing a more relaxed week in which they had just one volleyball match scheduled (plus a JV tournament on Sat.). McKenzie traveled to Mohawk on Thursday, Oct. 11, for the Mt. West League match and the Eagles won handily in 3 sets, 25-13, 25-15, and 25-22. More importantly, the match allowed Head Coach Dan Brenner the opportunity to play his entire bench. The win keeps McKenzie (8-1) a half game back of the League leading Lowell Red Devils (9-1). A little R & R couldn’t have c...
