McNary senior Avery Haymowicz was supposed to be the Celtics top singles player for a second straight year. But COVID-19 ended what would have been her final season (Submitted). After having three different coaches in her first three years of high school tennis, McNary senior Avery Haymowicz was looking forward[Read More…]

Jaxon DeFabis fires to the plate for Keizer Little League in the 50/70 13-U state tournament last summer (File). Even though the OSAA canceled the spring season for prep sports due to the coronavirus, youth baseball and softball are still holding out some hope. “My board is still very much[Read More…]

McNary’s Dyami Rios runs the anchor leg of the boys 4X100 relay at a meet from last season (File). After meeting virtually on Wednesday, April 1, the executive board for the OSAA decided to maintain the current suspension for OSAA spring sports and activities until April 28. “We’re hoping to[Read More…]

Alexa Cepeda smiles as she walks off the field after McNary defeated North Medford 5-4 in the first round of the 2019 OSAA Playoffs. Cepeda will be playing at Portland State in 2021, but it’s likely that she will miss her senior season due to the coronavirus (File). It was[Read More…]

McNary Golf Club has taken numerous safety precautions, but can still stay open in spite of Gov. Kate Brown’s executive order (Eric A. Howald). Though public parks and the majority of gathering places have been shut down due to spread of COVID-19, golf is still an activity Keizerites can enjoy[Read More…]

Alex Tavera celebrates a walkoff single last season against Sprague (File). For many prep athletes, senior year is the highlight of their high school sports career.   Typically, senior athletes have the opportunity to be celebrated with their friends and family on senior night and get the chance to play[Read More…]

Mitche Graf, the president of business operations for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, will be stepping down from his position (File). For just over a year, Salem-Keizer Volcanoes President of Business Operations Mitche Graf brought energy and excitement back into the organization. The Volcanoes had a 12 percent increase in attendance in[Read More…]

Luke Skipper is expected to be the top tennis player for the McNary boys program if there is a spring season (File). The OSAA is still holding out hope for being able to establish some semblance of a spring sports season.  On Wednesday, March 18, the OSAA announced that it[Read More…]

Over the last few weeks, life as we know it in this country has been flipped upside down due to the spreading of the coronavirus.  Lives have been lost, businesses have been shut down, schools are closed, weddings are canceled, public gatherings are forbidden, toilet paper is a novelty. I[Read More…]

The McNary football teams celebrates their second straight Mountain Valley Conference title after being South Salem on Nov. 1, 2019. After playing a shortened league schedule the last two seasons, McNary will face every team in the conference starting in 2020 (File). The days of a four-game Mountain Valley Conference[Read More…]