Leah Doutt puts defensive pressure on the ball at the top of McNary’s 2-3 zone in the Celtics 48-29 win over Sherwood (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The McNary girls basketball team gave one of their best performances of the season in their final game of the year. …

Erin Seyfried placed third in the 100-yard freestyle (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The McNary swim team competed against South Salem in their final meet of the season on Monday, June 21. The Celtic boys team fell to the Saxons 110-50 while the girls team lost 106-42. Paris…

The McNary wrestling team placed third at the district tournament and had 15 athletes finish in the top six of their weight class (Submitted). The McNary boys wrestling squad sent 15 athletes to the podium at the Mountain Valley Conference District Meet, which took place…

Campesinos de Salem Keizer Mavericks League Recap: (June 17-20) Thursday, June 17: Campesinos 3 Mavericks 2 (Game 1) Trevor Morrison hit a walk-off RBI-single in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Campesinos the 3-2 win over the Mavericks. Pitchers Garrett Alvarez for…

Evan Cornell gets to the hoop after driving past a South Salem defender (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). After losing to South Salem in gut-wrenching fashion earlier in the season, the McNary boys hoops squad dominated the Saxons in the rematch. Nate Meithof once again led the Celtics…

Senators base-runner Jordan Drake gets tagged out at the plate by Volcanoes catcher Gabriel Cotto (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Despite the Volcanoes leaving eight runners on base for the game, Nick DiBenedetto came through for his team when they needed it most. Trailing 3-1 in the bottom…

Avery Buss runs by her defender on the way to the hoop (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The seniors of the McNary girls basketball team capped off the final home game of their careers in memorable fashion against Central on Wednesday, June 16. After falling behind in the…

Jonathon Canchola attempts to make a move on his opponent (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings).  At a four-team dual, the McNary wrestling team went 1-2 in their final home meet of the season on Saturday, June 12. The Celtics lost to Century 40-36 and Crater 45-33, but…

Trevor Thompson was a first-team all-league outfielder for McNary (File). The McNary baseball squad had four players receive all-league recognition for the 2021 season. Celtic shortstop Gunner Smedema was named to the first-team as an infielder after batting .244 with eight RBIs and 15 runs…