J.T. Vachter delivers to the plate for the Celtics on Wednesday, July 29 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings) The McNary Youth Baseball 12U squad exploded for four runs in the first inning and six runs in the fifth on their way to a 14-6 victory over Woodburn on…
Landon Gerig threw three scoreless innings for the Celtics against Cherry City (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). It may have only been a scrimmage, but the game was played with the intensity of a state tournament contest. The McNary Youth Baseball (MYB) Senior American squad played to an…
Anthony Cruz take a free kick for McNary in a game from last season. Boys soccer is one of the fall sports that will be delayed until at least Sept. 23 (File). The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) isn’t ready to drastically alter the fall…
Kylie Nepstad works on her crossover dribble during a workout at Forest Ridge Elementary on Wednesday, July 15. Earlier this month, the McNary girls’ basketball team and baseball team returned to district facilities to begin workouts. Even though each program is under intense restrictions due…
Riley Castillo hits a sharp ground ball back up the middle in the Celtics 12-6 victory over Oregon City (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The summer of 2020 has been unusual to say the least due to COVID-19. But on a perfect July evening at Keizer Little League…
Kyah Witherspoon plans to play lacrosse at Corban College next season (Submitted). It only took one season for Kyah Witherspoon to develop a passion for lacrosse. Now, she’s taking that passion to the next level. After playing just one year with the McNary girls’ lacrosse…
Nearly two dozen Keizer baseball players gathered to play in honor of Tony Aicher, who passed away three days before the game was played (Submitted). If you have been to a Keizer youth sporting event in the last decade, it’s likely that Tony Aicher was…
McNary lineman Aldo Villalvazo moves a heavy tire to the sideline (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). For the first time in nearly four months, McNary student-athletes made their return to the school’s athletic facilities. Although they were under heavy restrictions, the Celtics football squad began workouts on Tuesday,…
After several successful seasons as a high school coach and college assistant, Landon Boucher will be the next head coach at Westmont College (Submitted). After his playing days came to an end, Landon Boucher didn’t know what his future in basketball was going to look…