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…

McNary middle blocker Chloe Diede (9) taps the ball past a McKay player at the net. The Celtics won the match in straight sets (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). McNary’s volleyball team has gone through their ups and downs throughout the year, but it appears that they have…

Tom Smythe (middle) stands with McNary athletic director Scott Gragg (left) and principal Erik Jespersen after being entered into McNary’s athletic Hall of Fame (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). For the second time this year, McNary High School inducted new members into their prestigious athletic Hall of Fame,…

McNary forward Julie Dieker (6) keeps the ball in play up the sideline (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The game might have ended in a tie, but to the McNary girls’ soccer team, it felt more like a loss.  Despite leading for the most of the contest, the…

McNary running back Nico Sandoval runs past the Bend defense for a 52-yard score to give the Celtics their first lead of the game in the third quarter (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The McNary football team has been no stranger to halftime deficits. The Celtics have trailed…

A capella groups from numerous schools perform at last year’s Xperience Music Festival (Submitted). The Salem-Keizer area is known for having exceptional music programs.  For the last 33 years, students from the Salem-Keizer School District have been awarded more championships at the OSAA State Music…

McNary setter Alexis Eldridge serves for the Celtics in the third set against Sprague (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). There were times throughout the match when the McNary volleyball squad proved that they could hang with seventh-ranked Sprague. But in the end, the Olympians proved to be too…

McNary’s Isabella Walker fires a shot that finds the back of the net. Walker scored two of the Celtics eight goals on the afternoon (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The McNary girls soccer team only scored one goal in their first three Mountain Valley Conference games. But on…