Sports

OSAA delays fall sports until late-September

Anthony Cruz take a free kick for McNary in a game from last season. Boys soccer is one of the fall sports that will be delayed until at least Sept. 23 (File). The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) isn’t ready to drastically alter the fall sports season just yet. However,[Read More…]

McNary athletic workouts continue with restrictions

Kylie Nepstad works on her crossover dribble during a workout at Forest Ridge Elementary on Wednesday, July 15. Earlier this month, the McNary girls’ basketball team and baseball team returned to district facilities to begin workouts. Even though each program is under intense restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both[Read More…]

MYB squad victorious in summer opener

Riley Castillo hits a sharp ground ball back up the middle in the Celtics 12-6 victory over Oregon City (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The summer of 2020 has been unusual to say the least due to COVID-19. But on a perfect July evening at Keizer Little League Park, a small sense of[Read More…]

Witherspoon signs with Corban

Kyah Witherspoon plans to play lacrosse at Corban College next season (Submitted). It only took one season for Kyah Witherspoon to develop a passion for lacrosse. Now, she’s taking that passion to the next level. After playing just one year with the McNary girls’ lacrosse squad, Witherspoon signed with Corban[Read More…]

Keizer kids pay tribute to their biggest fan

Nearly two dozen Keizer baseball players gathered to play in honor of Tony Aicher, who passed away three days before the game was played (Submitted). If you have been to a Keizer youth sporting event in the last decade, it’s likely that Tony Aicher was in attendance. Four of Aicher’s[Read More…]

McNary athletes return to the field

McNary lineman Aldo Villalvazo moves a heavy tire to the sideline (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). For the first time in nearly four months, McNary student-athletes made their return to the school’s athletic facilities. Although they were under heavy restrictions, the Celtics football squad began workouts on Tuesday, July 7. “We were pretty[Read More…]

Boucher taking over as head coach at Westmont

After several successful seasons as a high school coach and college assistant, Landon Boucher will be the next head coach at Westmont College (Submitted). After his playing days came to an end, Landon Boucher didn’t know what his future in basketball was going to look like. The former Keizer resident[Read More…]

Volcanoes season officially cancelled

Hunter Bishop gets a secondary lead for the Volcanoes in a game from last season. Bishop is one of the top prospects in the San Francisco Giants system (File). For the first time since 1996, there will not be any Volcanoes baseball this summer. On Tuesday, June 30, Minor League[Read More…]

“Let Them Play” group fights for youth sports

Pierce Walker runs to daylight in a McNary Youth Football eighth grade game from last season. McNary Youth Football has been involved with the “Let Them Play” campaign for the last few weeks (File). Over the last three-and-a-half months, virtually all sports have been put on hold due to the[Read More…]

Jennings signs to play LAX at Willamette

Kendyl Jennings scored six goals in a 13-9 victory over West Albany last season. Jennings will be continuing her lacrosse career at Willamette University (File).   Kendyl Jennings didn’t grow up loving lacrosse.  In fact, when she first started at McNary as a freshman, she was a basketball and softball[Read More…]