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Holiday takes All-City crown

The Holiday swim team celebrates their second straight All-City Meet title (Submitted). With an overall team score of 485, the Holiday swim team ran away with the All-City championship for the second straight year on Saturday, July 27.  The Holiday girls led the charge, scoring…

Volcanoes offense explodes against Tri-City

Salem-Keizer catcher Brandon Martorano flexes with Kwan Atkins after hitting a solo home run in the Volcanoes 11-2 victory over Tri-City on Monday, July 29.  An 11-2 victory opened the Volcanoes’ home series with the Tri-City Dust Devils on Monday, July 29.  After Salem-Keizer scored…

Labour on pace to make history for Salem-Keizer

Franklin Labour was a key reason for the Volcanoes success in the first half of the season, leading the Northwest League in home runs, RBIs and runs scored (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). On Sunday, July 21, the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes clinched the Northwest League First Half title and…

Celts can’t extend summer season

Eric Olsen (middle) gets congratulated by teammates after hitting a solo homer in the second inning. It was McNary’s only run of the game as they fell to Silverton 7-1 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). With a trip to the state tournament on the line, the McNary D1…

Volcanoes complete home sweep of Boise

Hunter Bishop (left) takes a secondary lead off of first base (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The Volcanoes completed a home sweep on Friday, July 19 in familiar fashion, coming from behind to edge Boise 4-3. Boise’s first run came in the second, when Joe Aielts, who had led…

Volcanoes clinch first half division title

Volcanoes right-hander Jesus Ozoria threw five innings and gave up just one run against Boise on Thursday July 18. Ozoria is tied for second in the Northwest League lead in wins (3) (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). For the first time since 2015, the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes will be…

KLL squad makes state tourney run

Mason Marsden sprints down the line after hitting a ground ball to the left side in Keizer’s first matchup with Wilsonville on Sunday, July 7. (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The Keizer Little League Intermediate 50/70 13-U team fell just short of a trip to regionals as they took…

Holiday easily outswims Cambridge in dual meet

Michael Hudgins won three events on the day for Holiday Swim Club in the 9-10 division, including the backstroke. (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). In one of their final tuneups before the All-City meet, the Holiday Swim Club defeated Cambridge 405-186 in a dual meet on Thursday, July 11.…

Hops take two out of three from Volcanoes

Volcanoes first baseman Beicker Mendoza makes a tough snag in foul territory in a game against the Eugene Emeralds on Thursday, July 11. (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The Volcanoes opened a three-game series in Hillsboro on Sunday, July 14 with a 7-3 loss to the Hops. Salem-Keizer had…

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