Gazette-Times

GRESHAM - Philomath High's Barry McLaren and Chris Leonard both qualified for the finals in two individual events at the 4A/3A/2A/1A state swim meet on Thursday at Mt. Hood Community College.

McLaren is seeded second in the girls 50 freestyle after Thursday's prelims. She is fifth in the 100 breaststroke.

Leonard qualified sixth out of six in the boys 200 free and fifth in the 500 free.

Also advancing to the finals was Josh Seekatz in the 100 backstroke. He qualified fifth.

The PHS girls 200 medley relay was 11th in prelims and the 200 free relay was 12th.

The boys 200 free relay just missed the finals in seventh but is the first alternate, as is the 400 free relay.

Ross Priewe was ninth in the boys 100 butterfly and Jenna Browning-Kamins was eighth in the girls 500 free.

The finals begin today at 4 p.m.

Girls basketball

McKENZIE - Alsea High could not get its offense going in a 41-26 Mountain West Conference playoff loss to McKenzie.

The Wolverines (13-5) will play Mohawk at Harrisburg on Saturday for the third seed to the playoffs. The loser will be eliminated.

On Thursday, Alsea played solid defense but managed six points in the first half, all coming in the first quarter.

Alsea coach Lynn Cowdrey said he had the team working hard on defense for the playoffs but didn't get the players ready on offense.

"I just need to do a better job of preparing them on the offensive end," Cowdrey said.

McKenzie 41, Alsea 26

ALSEA 6 0 10 10 - 26

McKENZIE 10 6 10 15 - 41

Alsea: Violet Cathcart 8, Knudson 7, Schreiber 5, Dixon 4, Dimmock 2, Parker, Bauer, Cowdrey, Webb, Hendrix

McKenzie: Brittany Anderson 21, K. Harbik 10, Mark 8, T. Harbik 2, Hiddleston, Hanshatt