Mavericks catcher Danny Alvarado, who is a senior at South Salem High School, gets introduced during Opening Day festivities (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). After months of preparation, the Mavericks League kicked off its inaugural season in front of over 1,000 fans at Volcanoes Stadium on Thursday, May…
G.I. Wilson We know there will be ice in the guides today. There are icy spots on the road, so we wait until 9 a.m. to head for the Nestucca River. It will be a safer drive, later in the day, after the sun has blunted the…
Emilie Vu Magee backhands a ball over the net (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The McNary boys tennis team hosted their senior day on Thursday, May 6, against Corvallis while the girls team played their final home match of the season on Monday, May 10. Even though the…
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Brennan Whalen, Aaron Nease, Ethan Whalen and Jack McCarty (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). On Friday, May 7, four McNary athletes signed their letters of intent to compete in athletics in college. McNary quarterback Jack McCarty signed his letter of intent to join the…
Whiteaker trackster Allie Mansur finishes first in the 100 meter dash (Submitted). It didn’t matter that team scores weren’t kept as Whiteaker and Claggett Creek Middle Schools track and field teams season came to an end on Thursday, April 29th. What did matter was that…
McNary center fielder Taylor Ebbs avoids the tag at third base (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The usually potent McNary offense was stymied for most of the game, but one big inning was enough to push the Celtics over the edge to remain unbeaten. The Celtics softball team…
McNary sophomore Cooper Cripe scores the game-winning run as the Celtics defeated Crescent Valley 4-3 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). On senior night, it was a sophomore that came through for the McNary baseball team with the game on the line. With the score tied 3-3 in the…
Volcanoes Stadium will officially begin a new chapter next week as the host of the Mavericks League — a four-team, independent, amateur baseball league where all contests will be played at one site from May to September. “It seemed like a setup that could work…
Blanchet senior linebacker Logan Day singed with Linfield University on Monday, May 3. (Submitted). After an excellent career at Blanchet High School, senior linebacker Logan Day will be continuing his education and football career at Linfield University. He officially signed with the Wildcats on Monday,…