Sports

Volcanoes split four-game set with Vancouver

Salem-Keizer pitcher Travis Perry got the no-decision against Boise on Thursday, Aug. 22, throwing 4.1 innings and giving up four runs (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The Volcanoes lost to Vancouver 9-1 on Monday for a split of the road series with the Canadians.  Salem-Keizer actually outhit the Canadians 8-7, but the Volcanoes’[Read More…]

McNary cross country looks to bounce back

Brennan Whalen shows off a grin during his training on Monday evening. Whalen is expected to be one of the top runners for the McNary cross country team this season (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). McNary’s boys’ cross country team didn’t finish where they wanted to in 2018, placing seventh at the Mountain[Read More…]

Salem-Keizer breaks out of slump against Everett

Volcanoes second baseman Jeff Houghtby prepares to fire to first after fielding a hard grounder to his left (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The Volcanoes bats got hot on Sunday, Aug. 18, whipping their visitors from Everett by a score of 13-4. It did not look promising at first to the home crowd[Read More…]

Walker makes his return to Volcanoes Stadium

Mickey Walker, son of Salem-Keizer Volcanoes owners Jerry and Lisa Walker, is back working for the organization in a greater capacity than he did when he was younger (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). With his parents, Jerry and Lisa Walker, being the owners of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, Mickey Walker basically lived at the[Read More…]

Silver Bonanza on the coast

G.I Wilson (second from right) with some of his pals catching silver salmon out of Depoe Bay (Submitted). Silver salmon (aka coho) have been returning to Oregon’s coastal waters in record numbers this summer. Please bear with me, for still calling them “silvers.” My love affair began with this beautiful,[Read More…]

Short-handed Salem-Keizer falters against Dust Devils

Tyler Fitzgerald prepares to take a turn around first base after hitting a single in the Volcanoes 3-2 win over Hillsboro on Thursday, Aug. 8 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). A 5-2 loss to the Tri-City Dust Devils opened the Volcanoes’ road trip Sunday, Aug. 11. Before the game, Volcanoes infielders Sean Roby, Tyler[Read More…]

MYB awards sportsmanship

TOP ROW (From L to R): Tyson Smith, Kaidon Miller, Logan Hendrickson, JJ Dunn, Pierce Walker. BOTTOM ROW: Carson Pletcher, Carson Smith, J.P. Herring,Zeke Wellard. NOT PICTURED: Grayson Maskal (Submitted). Kaidon Miller, Pierce Walker, Logan Hendrickson, Tyson Smith, JJ Dunn, Carson Smith, Grayson Maskal, Zeke Wellard, Carson Pletcher and J.P[Read More…]

Salem-Keizer gets swept by Hillsboro

Trevor Horn throws an off-speed pitch to the plate in the Volcanoes series finale with Tri-City on Thursday Aug.1 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). It was the kind of game the Volcanoes usually have won this season, but this time, Salem-Keizer couldn’t finish the job as they lost 7-6, giving their Hillsboro hosts[Read More…]

Volcanoes players show out during All-Star event

The Pioneer League All-Stars outslugged the Northwest League All-Stars 11-7 Tuesday night in Boise, Idaho.  Kervin Castro of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes was the starting NWL pitcher and threw a perfect frame in his only inning of work. Few of the pitchers stayed for more than an inning, and Castro was[Read More…]

Blue Day returns to McNary

For the first time ever, McNary will be hosting Blue Day on a Friday night under the lights — graphic done by 2019 McNary grad Ian Koenig (Submitted). The smell of fall sports will be in the air on Friday, August 23 as McNary High student-athletes will take over the[Read More…]