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Volcanoes sweep Senators, Campesinos mop-up Mavs

Garrett Kueber, of the Volcanoes. Thursday, July 1:  Volcanoes 4, Senators 1 Landen Barns’ two-run single in the eighth inning provided the final runs of the game, with CJ Epperson scoring. Mason McAlister was the winning pitcher, striking out six in his five innings. The…

Mavericks no match for Campesinos: CAMPESINOS WIN 13-4

Rick Phillips of the Campesinos runs the bases from a game earlier this season. The Campesinos continued their dominance in the second Fourth of July game by trouncing the Portland Mavericks 13-4. Going into the bottom of the second inning tied 1-1, the Campesinos nailed…

Doutt awarded Athlete of the Year

Leah Doutt navigates by a West Salem opponent earlier this year. McNary High School’s Leah Doutt was named the Salem Sports and Breakfast Club’ Senior Athlete of the Year for Girls Basketball.  Doutt averaged 18.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 3.1 steals per game…

McNary lacrosse lands new coach

McNary boys’ lacrosse has a new head coach, Sean Litrakis.  Litrakis has won several championships, including three North Valley Conference titles at West Salem High School, and was named the conference’s Coach of the Year for 2016 and 2017. After playing four years of varsity…

Blanco places fifth for Celts at state tourney

McNary 106-pounder Max Blanco (second from left) took fifth place at the Oregon Wrestling Association 6A state championships, which took place at Newberg High School June 25-26. Blanco defeated Dillon Le from Newberg in the fifth place match. 

Grimmer commits to CCC

McNary post Bekah Grimmer (middle) smiles along with coaches Elizabeth Doran (left) and Brittany Dunn, after signing her letter of intent to play basketball at Chemeketa Community College on Monday, June 21. Grimmer averaged just over eight points and four rebounds per game for the…

Campesinos rally to beat Volcanoes

Campesinos outfielder Joseph Nunn Jr. sprints towards home plate after rounding third (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Campesinos manager Daniel Roberton describes his team as “resilient and relentless.” The first-place squad lived up to that description on Friday, June 25 in their game against the Volcanoes After trailing…

Campesinos manager starts fundraiser for Mavs league players

Campesinos manager Daniel Robertson gives instructions during Mavericks league tryouts in April (Submitted). The Mavericks Independent League has attracted ballplayers from across the country, all for the opportunity to continue playing the game that they love. While the Mavericks League does provide host families, there…

McNary puts the clamps on South Albany

McNary point guard Jando Gonzalez attempts a shot over South Albany’s Logan Parker (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). While their offense wasn’t firing on all cylinders, the defense picked up the slack for the McNary boys basketball team.  McNary held South Albany to a season-low of 34 points…

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