Head coach Shawn Stanley’s Titans have dominated conference play,
losing just two league games since 2018, but Stanley and West Salem face a major overhaul after graduating 19 of 22 starters from last season
Author: Joshua Manes
Keizertimes 2022 football preview: A season of change
The landscape of Salem-Keizer high school football, and football in the state of Oregon as a whole, will look a lot different for the 2022 season.
A new conference brings together five of the six SKPS schools with five southern Oregon schools in the 6A Special District 1 super conference.
Keizertimes 2022 football preview: South Salem senior Saxons set
After graduating just six starters, Scott Dufault fields an experienced
Saxon team, led by senior QB-WR connection Daschel Smith and
Tini Tinitalli III, who are ready to take on the new 6A-SD1 league
Keizertimes 2022 football preview: New blue blood at McNary
New coach on the block, Connor Astley, helped craft the Celtics spread offense as an assistant to former head coach Jeff Auvinen, but now Astley takes the reins to lead a McNary squad that graduated nine all-conference players
Keizertimes 2022 football preview: Olympians look to reclaim seat at top of the mountain
With one of the top receivers in the state, Colorado State commit Drew Rodriguez, head coach Jay Minyard and the Olympians look to reclaim the seat at the top of the mountain.
Keizertimes 2022 football preview: North Salem ready for the move up to 6A
With standout QB TC Manumaleuna and a healthy Josiah Davis in the backfield for North Salem, head coach Jeff Flood and the Vikings are ready for the move up to 6A competition
Volleyball wins first two matches of season
The first two matches are in the books, and McNary volleyball is off to a good start.
With wins at Tualatin and Lakeridge, the Celtics (2-0) are among 10 6A teams that remain undefeated, and are ranked No. 3 by OSAA at the time of this story.
Celtic football opens season at Lakeridge Friday
McNary heads up to Lakeridge to open the 6A football season on Friday to face a Pacers squad that has had consecutive quarter finals appearances.
Keizertimes 2022 football preview: McKay continues to build growing program
Heading into the fourth year of Brandis Piper’s reign, the Royal Scots look to continue building after reaching the postseason and hitting the three-win mark for the first time in a decade
Astley: defense “balled out” at jamboree
New McNary head coach Connor Astley had nothing but good things to say about his team following their jamboree matchups with Sherwood and Tigard on Friday, Aug. 26.
“I thought the kids played exceptionally well,” Astley said. “I thought our defense balled
