Volcanoes second baseman Jeff Houghtby prepares to fire to first after fielding a hard grounder to his left (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The Volcanoes bats got hot on Sunday, Aug. 18, whipping their visitors from Everett by a score of 13-4. It did not look promising at…
Mickey Walker, son of Salem-Keizer Volcanoes owners Jerry and Lisa Walker, is back working for the organization in a greater capacity than he did when he was younger (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). With his parents, Jerry and Lisa Walker, being the owners of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, Mickey…
G.I Wilson (second from right) with some of his pals catching silver salmon out of Depoe Bay (Submitted). Silver salmon (aka coho) have been returning to Oregon’s coastal waters in record numbers this summer. Please bear with me, for still calling them “silvers.” My love…
Tyler Fitzgerald prepares to take a turn around first base after hitting a single in the Volcanoes 3-2 win over Hillsboro on Thursday, Aug. 8 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). A 5-2 loss to the Tri-City Dust Devils opened the Volcanoes’ road trip Sunday, Aug. 11. Before the…
TOP ROW (From L to R): Tyson Smith, Kaidon Miller, Logan Hendrickson, JJ Dunn, Pierce Walker. BOTTOM ROW: Carson Pletcher, Carson Smith, J.P. Herring,Zeke Wellard. NOT PICTURED: Grayson Maskal (Submitted). Kaidon Miller, Pierce Walker, Logan Hendrickson, Tyson Smith, JJ Dunn, Carson Smith, Grayson Maskal, Zeke…
Trevor Horn throws an off-speed pitch to the plate in the Volcanoes series finale with Tri-City on Thursday Aug.1 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). It was the kind of game the Volcanoes usually have won this season, but this time, Salem-Keizer couldn’t finish the job as they lost…
The Pioneer League All-Stars outslugged the Northwest League All-Stars 11-7 Tuesday night in Boise, Idaho. Kervin Castro of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes was the starting NWL pitcher and threw a perfect frame in his only inning of work. Few of the pitchers stayed for more than…
For the first time ever, McNary will be hosting Blue Day on a Friday night under the lights — graphic done by 2019 McNary grad Ian Koenig (Submitted). The smell of fall sports will be in the air on Friday, August 23 as McNary High…
Jenny LeBelle (left), who is the program coordinator for Special Olympics Oregon, holds up a check for $7500 with Special Olympics athlete Jenny Hill (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). On Saturday, July 27, the Keizer Police Department (KPD) raised more than $9,000 for the Oregon Special Olympics with…