For one last time, Larry Keeker took his place at the dugout, helping coach McNary’s baseball players.
The home game on Wednesday, May 22, was Keeker’s final time in a coaching role. The game against Bend was his last after 37 years.
Keeker has spent a lifetime in baseball from his days as a T-ball player in Salem to leading high school players, first at North Salem High School and then McNary. He roughly calculates…




