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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...
Ace Winningham Sparks Win vs. Siletz Warriors Aces impact tennis and poker, and certainly volleyball as well. In Yahtzee, 6 of a kind nets big points. At Siletz on Monday, McKenzie’s Samantha Winningham rolled out 16 of a kind as she led her team’s win over the Warriors by serving 16 service aces. In fact, the Eagles were collectively dialed in that as a team they had 33 total aces on the afternoon. Peace Shepherd contributed 7 aces of her own. McKenzie Head Coach Dan Brenner was able to use his entire roster in the match as the Eagles win (5-...
Eagles Edge Eddyville A gathering of Eagles occurred in the Coast Range west of Philomath last Tuesday, Sept. 25. The McKenzie Eagles, hosted by the Eddyville Eagles in a Mt. West League volleyball match, defeated their gracious hosts in 3 straight sets, 25-11, 25-15, 25-18. The road-win against a confident, improved Eddyville team was a necessary step for McKenzie, the defending Mt. West League Champions, to return to the OSAA State playoffs. With Mapleton slated later in the week at Blue River, and by defeating the Sailors, the Eagles have...
Salty McKenzie Sends Siletz Scampering Visiting Siletz Valley brought a seasoned running back to Finn Rock last Friday evening and Senior Warrior Steven Lindstrom chewed up the yardage at Wade Thomas Field, gaining 251 yards on 41 carries. However, the Eagles, in their first Mt. West League game of the 2012 season, held Lindstrom to just one touchdown on the ground, as they clawed their way back from a 24-20 4th quarter deficit, to thrill the hometown crowd with a 40-24 victory. With the win, the Eagles are tied for 1st in the early season...
Eagles Corral Cowboys McKenzie’s Varsity 8-man football team returned to the Victory Trail last Friday, Sept. 14, and defeated the visiting North Lake Cowboys out of Silver Lake by a score of 42 to 22. The non-conference win puts the Eagles at 2-1 for the 2012 season and dropped the Cowboys to 0-2. McKenzie, the defending 2011 Mt. West League Champions, will host the Siletz Valley Charter Warriors next Friday at 7:00 pm. in their first League game of the season. Siletz also boasts a 2-1 record on the year having defeated Falls City 80-20 and 3...
Mustangs Lasso Eagles, 78-22 McKenzie Eagles Sports Report The Mustangs of Crane corralled the Eagles of McKenzie in the shadow of the Steens Mountain last Friday in a non-conference game. Both teams now post a 1-1 overall record on the early 2012 8-man football season. The hosts, representing the High Desert League, tied up the McKenzie running game by holding the visitors from the Mt. West League to a minus 24 yards gained on the ground. The Eagles in fact ran just 19 offensive running plays in the game. McKenzie Quarterback Victor Vidal...
Eagles Drop Days Creek In Season Opener, 50-22 McKenzie Eagles Sports Report The McKenzie Eagles 8-man Football Team traveled to Days Creek in Douglas County last Friday to tackle the Wolves in a non-league season opener for both teams. Days Creek is a 2A school in the Mt. View League, but plays an independent 8-man football schedule. McKenzie is returning to the gridiron following a 2011 season of 8 wins and 2 losses overall, an undefeated (5-0) Mt. West League Championship, and a berth in the OSAA State 1A Football Championships. Last season...
