The McNary High School basketball programs are hosting summer camps for boys and girls in June. First up are the boys with a camp planned Monday, June 17, through Thursday, June 20. Incoming third through fifth graders will meet from 9 a.m. to noon and incoming sixth through eighth graders will meet from 1 to [...]

Whiteaker and Claggett Creek middle schools met on the McNary High School field for their annual track meet alongside Crossler Middle School Thursday, April 25. Crossler won the boys side of the meet with 300 points to Whiteaker’s 121.5 and Claggett’s 55.5. Whiteaker girls won the meet with 308.25 points to Crossler’s 105 points and [...]

  By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Baseball was the theme Tuesday night during the monthly Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting. During public comment, three different people affiliated with the Keizer Youth Sports Association (KYSA) spoke about the organization and its needs. A presentation to the same board last month by KYSA president [...]

McNary junior Kalah McVay had a dream and stuck with it for three years to make it a reality

The Keizer Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its first Turkey Dash. The 5K run/walk is slated for 8 a.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 22. Participants will start and finish at the Keizer Chamber of Commerce office, 6075 Ulali Drive, and run through the Gubser neighborhood. Pre-registration at the Keizer Chamber office is $18 for adults, $10 [...]

The program hosted a throng for future Celts trying out the sport for the first time or honing their skills (Photos by Eric A. Howald)

By JASON COX Of the Keizertimes The City of Keizer may take on additional maintenance at Keizer Little League Park as part of a proposed agreement between the city and two youth sports groups with a serious stake in the facility. Keizer Youth Sports Association and Keizer Little League would jointly operate the park, while [...]

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Some things naturally go better together, but had someone asked Matthew Stephens if Claggett Creek and Whiteaker middle school football was one of them, he would have balked. “Last year, I didn’t think I liked Claggett, but now that we’ve joined forces they’ve been really nice and we’ve [...]

The McNary High High Junior Varsity II team went undefeated in a tournament last weekend at Oregon City High School. The Lady Celts topped Oregon City, Sunset, West Linn, McMinnville and Canby high schools to take the top spot. Team members are: Bianca Arevalo, Ashley Shrum, Madi Eaton, Vanessa Hayes, Alicia Capuchine, Kylie Gilmour, Alexis [...]

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The McNary Celtics won the Oregon Junior Division II state title two weeks ago at a tournament in Canby. The team, comprised mostly of sophomores alongside three juniors, swept the three-game tournament held July 27-29. The team kept their focus through most of the season en route to [...]