Isabella Walker (3) heads the ball to a cutting teammate (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Facing a 3-1 deficit at the start of the second half against Sprague, the McNary girls’ soccer squad got a pair of goals from sophomore forward Sydnee Alfano to tie up the score. But the rally fell short[Read More…]

McNary running back Dakota Dunagan stiff-arms a Sprague defender (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). After a spectacular offensive display in their previous game, the McNary attack was completely neutralized by the Sprague defense.  The Celtics could only muster 176 yards of total offense as Sprague routed McNary 28-0 on Friday, March 19. It[Read More…]

McNary defensive specialist Chloe Farr digs a ball off a Corvallis serve. The Celtics defeated Corvallis in straight sets on Thursday, March 18 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Corvallis proved to be no match for the McNary volleyball team on Thursday, March 18 as the Celtics defeated the Spartans 25-7, 25-14, 25-7.  The[Read More…]

Jim Taylor Rick Stevens was about to leave his West Linn home when his wife told him to wear a lifejacket if he went down to the dock and not to put Luna, their Blue Healer dog, out on it. It was late afternoon when Rick left to check on[Read More…]

Jose Martinez rises up to get his head on the ball (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). In their first game in front of a limited number of fans, the McNary boys soccer team put on a show in the second half. After falling behind 1-0 to West Salem in the first half, the[Read More…]

McNary running back Zane Aicher runs through defenders on his way to a first down in McNary’s 42-7 win over McKay (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). After McNary’s season-opening victory against West Albany, Celtics quarterback Jack McCarty put it on himself to help the team clean some things up on the offensive end. [Read More…]

McNary outside hitter Taylor Ebbs hits the ball past the Silverton block (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). After winning a thrilling five-set match in their first contest, the McNary volleyball team won in much more convincing fashion in their home opener. The Celtics were challenged in the first two games but still came[Read More…]

Keizer native Aaron Zavala is expected to be one of the best players in the Pac-12 Conference this season (Samuel Marshall/Goducks.com) At the start of the 2020 season, no player on the University Oregon baseball team was swinging a hotter stick than sophomore Aaron Zavala. Through 15 games, the Keizer[Read More…]

McNary defensive back Jake Paton celebrates after a big hit in McNary’s 19-14 win over West Albany (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). In their first game since November 2019, the McNary defense set the tone from kickoff until the last play. Facing fourth-and-goal from the McNary 10-yard line with four seconds left on[Read More…]

McNary midfielder Karla Rodriguez controls the ball off the bounce (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The McNary girls’ soccer squad was able to compete with South Salem for the first 55 minutes of the contest. The Saxons, however, ran away with the game in the second half.  After the Celtics took a 1-0[Read More…]