McNary guard Avery Buss splits a pass between a pair of Canby defenders (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Playing with a full roster for one of the first times this season, the McNary girls basketball squad pulled off a huge upset over Canby in their final non-league contest.…
Despite his goggles falling from his eyes early in the race, Zander Rhoades was still able to win the 100-yard butterfly event. (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). In his eight years at the helm of the McNary swim program, Celtics head coach Casey Lewin couldn’t remember ever being…
Jando Gonzalez goes up for for a shot after beating a Lakeridge defender off the dribble (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). McNary point guard Jando Gonzalez knew he had it going early in the first quarter. “It was just one of those days. After the first few went,…
Despite their being no athletic events for the first two months of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Keizer featured a litany of notable sports stories this year. Here were the top 10 sports stories featured in the Keizertimes in 2021. …
McNary guard Avery Buss is fouled on her way up for a shot. Buss scored 11 points in the Celtics’ 66-64 loss to Liberty on Friday, Dec. 17 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Despite one of their best offensive performances in recent memory, the McNary girls’ basketball team…
Caleb Skipper finished first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:05.40 (File). The McNary boys’ swim team started their season on the right foot in their opening dual meet against West Salem, defeating the Titans 85-80 on Thursday, Dec. 16. “It was huge. We…
Diego Piceno (second from left) was the winner of the 285-pound bracket at the Scio Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 10 (Submitted). The McNary wrestling squad was spread out across the state last weekend (Dec. 10-11) with the girls team competing in Warrenton while boys team members…
OSAA After competing against the Bend schools since 2018, McNary, as well as the rest of the Salem-Keizer schools (minus McKay) will get some relief from going over the mountain for the next four years. On Tuesday, Dec. 14, the Oregon Schools and Activities Association…
McNary senior shooting guard Kylie Nepstad scored 28 points to lead the Celtics to a 50-44 win over Thurston (File). After going through some offensive struggles in the first half, the McNary girls basketball team got a huge lift from senior shooting guard Kylie Nepstad,…