There’s a new, yet familiar face leading McNary football. On July 14, Connor Astley was announced as the new varsity head coach, 11 days after Jeff Auvinen resigned from the position. “This is definitely something that I’ve dreamed of for a long time, and I did not think it[Read More…]
Author: Joshua Manes
McNary announces Connor Astley as new football head coach
Just eleven days after then head coach Jeff Auvinen announced he was stepping down from the position, McNary High School announced on Thursday that Connor Astley has been named the new head football coach, the school announced in a press release. Astley has been a part of the McNary football[Read More…]
Capitals and YMCA youth camps continue
The Salem Capitals and Salem Family YMCA’s youth basketball camps continued this week with a camp for third-sixth graders on Monday, July 11, through Friday, July 15 at the Capital Fieldhouse. This was the third set of camps held by the Capitals and the YMCA. Two weeks ago, micro-camps[Read More…]
Celtics softball season survives surprise
The 2022 McNary High School softball season started with uncertainty, and ended with a semifinal appearance. A week before the start of the season, head coach Kevin Wise stepped down, and Athletic Director Scott Gragg had to begin a vastly truncated coaching search. It would appear Gragg’s choice in[Read More…]
Announcing the Keizertimes 2022 midseason All-Star team
With the midpoint of the Mavericks League season here, the Keizertimes sports desk sat down and pored over the first-half performances. After hours of statistical analysis and eye tests, here are the Keizertimes’ Mavericks League All-Star team. Catcher – Angeddy Almanzar – Senators The man behind the plate for the Senators[Read More…]
A grand (slam) week nine
There must have been something in the air in week nine. Well, the science behind air resistance probably says there was less, but regardless, there was something special at Volcanoes Stadium where three grand slams were hit in the week. There had only been two grand slams hit in the[Read More…]
Running for a cause
Runners and walkers started off the Independence Day weekend with a 5K run or 3K walk through McNary Estates at the VetsFest 5K on Saturday, July 2. VetsFest was organized by Help Oregon Veterans, a non-profit company that aids veterans in finding emergency shelter. “I think everybody that’s driven through[Read More…]
Hoopla returning to Salem
The number 23 has a certain special, larger-than-life connotation in basketball. And Hoopla looks to make its number 23 bigger than ever. Hoopla, the second largest three-on-three basketball tournament in the world, is set to return to Salem for its 23rd year, this time with nearly a full week of[Read More…]
Auv out
After 30 years in the athletics program, McNary head football coach Jeff Auvinen has resigned from the position. He made the announcement public on a Facebook post on Sunday, June 3, in the McNary football group page. “It has been an amazing thirty years in the program, and I wouldn’t[Read More…]
New football conference means one long road trip a year for McNary
Summer break may have just started, but the picture for McNary’s 2022 football season in the newly aligned 6A-Special District 1 division has become a lot clearer. Now in a division with North Salem, South Salem, West Salem, Sprague, North Medford, South Medford and Sheldon, the Celtics’ travel looks a[Read More…]