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Celtics baseball bounces back against Sprague

Eban Mayer hits a pitch against Sprague. (KEIZERTIMES/Dee Moore) McNary Celtics redeemed themselves with an 11 to 2 win Thursday, June 20 when they battled against the Sprague Olympians in South Salem. Logan Ready who pitched a strong game through the first five innings was…

Patriotic tribute game set for July 4

The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes annual Patriotic Tribute at Volcanoes Stadium has grown immensely, and has become one of the most successful Patriotic Tributes in minor league baseball. They are the recipient of the Northwest League’s Charles K. Murphy Patriot Award for 2017 and 2018, and a…

Ebbs and Cepeda earn first-time all-state honors

Sophomore shortstop Taylor Ebbs and junior outfielder Alexa Cepeda received first-team all-state recognition after both having outstanding seasons for the McNary softball team. Ebbs batted an incredible .628 with seven homers and 60 RBIs. She also had 22 extra-base hits on the year and only…

Volcanoes go 3-2 versus Spokane to open season

Yorlis Rodriguez rounds third base to score the Volcanoes first run of the season. (KEIZERTIMES/Dee Moore) A 12-inning 7-6 win over Boise opened the season Friday for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. Ricardo Genoves was the star of the game, getting four hits, driving in the first…

Athlete of the Week: Franklin Labour

Franklin Labour | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes #49 – RF | Ht: 6’ 1” Wt: 190 This 21-year-old from the Dominican Republic started his career with the Giants organization and is the Volcanoes’ regular right fielder. He has a season batting average of .333 with three home…

Volcanoes wallop college all-stars 10-1

A 10-1 home win over a college all-star team unofficially started the season for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes June 12. It was largely a practice game for the Volcanoes, who played a bottom of the ninth inning for batting practice despite their lead and, also contrary…

Celtics get six all-conference nods

McNary catcher Ty Covalt was the lone first-team all-conference selection for the Celtics this season. The catcher batted .400 this season with 27 RBIs and 21 runs scored (File). The McNary baseball squad had six players receive all-Mountain Valley Conference recognition for their outstanding play…

Former McNary track star excels at DePaul

Brendan Van Voorhis pictured signing his letter of intent to attend DePaul University back in 2017. Van Voorhis was named the Most Outstanding Track Performer at the Big East Conference Outdoor Championships on May 11 (File). It was a big deal when Brendan Van Voorhis…

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