McKenzie Sports Report – January 29
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week
The McKenzie Varsity Basketball teams travel to Marcola on Tuesday, January 27, to play the Mohawk Mustangs. The Varsity Boys game starts at 5:30 pm and the Varsity Girls game will start at 7:00 pm. A Junior Varsity Boys game precedes with a 4:00 pm start. McKenzie hosts Crow / Northwest Christian Academy on Thursday, January 29.
The Varsity Boys game will start at 5:30 pm and the Varsity Girls game at 7:00 pm. A Junior Varsity Boys game (2 quarters of play) will precede with a 4:30 pm start. The following evening, McKenzie will host Alsea. The Varsity Boys game will begin at 5:30 pm and the Varsity Girls game starts at 7:00 pm.
The Eagles will host Riddle on Tuesday, February 3, with a 5:30 pm start for the Varsity Boys, a 7:00 pm start for the Varsity Girls and a 4:00 pm tip-off for a Junior Varsity Boys game.
Sailors and Lakers Sink Eagles
The McKenzie Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball teams both suffered a pair of Mt. West League defeats last week. The McKenzie River contingent traveled downstream to the Valley of the Siuslaw to compete with the Mapleton Sailors.
The Sailor Boys started the night off with a resounding 58-34 defeat of their upland visitors. The Eagle Varsity Girls didn’t fare any better, losing the nightcap, 70-21. Despite the lopsided loss, one Eagle fan expressed pride on the McKenzie Girls stating, “when the girls (Eagles) were down just 10 points, the game was rough, with a lot of physical bumping, elbows, etc. from the home team (Mapleton). Our girls never gave up and although the Sailors were bigger athletes and more experienced, our girls competed hard and we were very proud of them not giving in without a great effort.”
The McKenzie teams returned to Finn Rock on Thursday, January 22, to host the Lakers of Triangle Lake. Again, the Eagle Boys took to the court first on the evening’s schedule. The Lakers, currently tied for the Mt. West League lead with Eddyville Charter and Mohawk, all at 2-0, routed the home team 65-45, dropping the Eagles to 0-3 in the MWL standings and 3-11 on the season.
The Triangle Lake Girls are likewise in a four-way tie at the top of the MWL standings. Mapleton, 3-0, holds a half-game lead over Mohawk, Alsea, and Triangle Lake, all 2-0. Triangle Lake earned that mark last Thursday in Finn Rock with a 40-28 thumping of their Eagle hosts. McKenzie dropped to 0-3 in the latest Mt. West League standings and sit 2-11 on the season overall.