McNary quarterback Erik Barker steps up in the pocket to get away from pressure. Barker threw for 230 yards in the Celtics 49-7 loss to Sherwood on Friday, Nov. 8 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). After rattling off four straight victories on their way to a Mountain Valley…
McNary’s Cameron Ferrando (33) breaks away from a Lake Oswego tackler after making an interception (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). It’s one thing to finish the season undefeated, but it’s a whole other thing to do it in dominating fashion. But that’s exactly what the McNary Youth Football…
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) announced that Jerry Howard of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes is the recipient of the fourth annual Charles K. Murphy Patriot Award. Howard will receive the award at the Baseball Winter Meetings Banquet on Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront. …
Izeyah Contreras tries to escape the grasp of a Parrish defender after catching a pass in the flat. Contreras had two touchdown catches for the game (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Defense had been one of the strengths of the Claggett Creek varsity football squad all season. But…
McNary running back Junior Walling stiff arms a South Salem defender. The Celtics will need a big game from their star senior on both sides of the ball against 12th ranked Sherwood on Friday night. (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). After ending the regular season with a four-game…
The McNary football team celebrates with the Mountain Valley Conference Championship trophy after beating South Salem 35-15 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Most coaches would be pretty distraught with a 0-5 start. But even after the McNary football team dropped their fifth straight contest against South Medford on…
McNary senior Noah Schnell sends a corner kick into the box in the Celtics 6-2 win over Mountain View (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). It may have been senior night, but it was a junior that stole the show for the McNary boys soccer team in their regular…
McNary’s Erik Barker dodges a pair of West Salem defenders. The senior quarterback threw for 249 yards and the game-winning touchdown, helping the Celtics move to 3-0 in Mountain Valley Conference play (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). In what was arguably the most important situation of the season,…
Claggett Creek receiver Davien Cabrera looks for more yardage after making a first down grab (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The Whiteaker varsity football squad put together an impressive effort in the second half to get back into the game, but in the end, the Wolverines were no…