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Doutt heading to Southern Virginia

McNary point guard Leah Doutt will be forgoing a chance to play her senior year with the Celtics and instead will be enrolling early at Southern Virginia University. She plans to join the school’s women’s basketball team next month (File). After a successful three-year stint…

Top 20 Volcanoes players of all time: #11 Ryan Vogelsong

Ryan Vogelsong played in the MLB for 12 seasons and won two World Series titles with the San Francisco Giants (AP Photo/ Keith Srakonic). Ryan Vogelsong is #11 on the Keizertimes list of the 20 greatest Volcanoes players of all time. He was an All-Star in…

Middle School sports approved for Season 1

Whiteaker running back Marquis Jackson breaks away from defenders to pick up a first down in a middle school football game from last season (File). Even though there haven’t been any contests since March due to COVID-19, many high school athletes in Salem-Keizer Public Schools…

OSAA waives league play requirements for 2020-21

Annie-Leigh Besa goes up for a shot after receiving the ball in the post in a McNary girls’ basketball game from last season (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). With member schools citing concerns about travel and transportation amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oregon Schools Activities Association (OSAA) executive…

MYB runs out of time against West Portland

Andrew Hammond celebrates after scoring a run for the Celtics in the first inning. McNary tied West Portland 6-6 in a fall ball contest on Sunday, Oct. 18 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). It was a thriller from start to finish, but, ultimately, McNary Youth Baseball’s (MYB) Team…

Top 20 Volcanoes players of all time: #13 Travis Ishikawa

Travis Ishikawa’s career-defining moment came in the 2014 NLCS when he sent the San Francisco Giants to the World Series with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth (David J. Phillip/ Associated Press). Travis Ishikawa is #13 on the Keizertimes list of greatest…

Top 20 Volcanoes players of all time: #14 Jonathan Sanchez

Jonathan Sanchez played in the Major Leagues for eight seasons and won a World Series ring with the San Francisco Giants in 2010 (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images). At #14 on the Keizertimes top 20 Volcanoes players of all time is Jonathan Sanchez, a left-handed pitcher from…

Top 20 Volcanoes players of all time: #15 Matt Duffy

Matt Duffy has a career batting average of .282 in his six major league seasons (Ben Garfinkel/Getty Images). Matt Duffy is #15 on the list of the Keizertimes list of the 20 greatest Volcanoes players of all time. The utility infielder made it to the…