By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Building a press box for the McNary High School baseball team seemed like a relatively easy chore as Randy Jackson sat down to sketch out a basic design at his kitchen table. “We’d had a parent meeting for the team last spring and the press box was on [...]

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes McNary High School senior Grant Gerstner re-injured his back in a semifinals match with Crater High School’s Chase Mackey at the state tournament and it left him with a choice: forfeit his next two matches and place sixth or continue wrestling through the pain and see if he [...]

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The McNary High School boys junior varsity basketball team’s last game of the season came down to the final seconds and the Celtics were trailing by two points. The team’s opponent, Sprague High School, had taken an early lead in the game and rode it through to halftime. [...]

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes At its lowest point this season, the McNary High School girls junior varsity basketball team wasn’t victim to another team or poor play on their part, but inferior refereeing. “We ended up losing to Beaverton by one point and even the other coach apologized for the officiating. We [...]

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The best laid plans often go awry. That was the lesson Celtic players and coaches walked away with in the game between the McNary and South Salem high schools in the second round of the Central Valley Conference tournament Friday, Feb. 15. The Lady Celts took their most [...]

The McNary High School swimming teams had some of their most notable finishes in recent years at last weekend’s state meet. Senior Ben Johnson took fourth in the 100 freestyle event with a time of 48.24 seconds and fifth in the 50 freestyle with a time of 22.12. McNary Head Coach Kim Phillips said it [...]

Team posts MVP, two All Stars

6 regional titles + 1 runner up = Celt domination

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes A handful of Celtics from the boys and girls varsity swimming teams will be representing McNary High School in the state swimming meet this weekend. For the girls, senior Laura Donaldson was the sole survivor at the district meet Feb. 8-9. She took second in the 50 free [...]

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes After a week of two losses, the McNary High School girls varsity basketball team rebounded to pick up two Central Valley Conference wins. The Lady Celts were third in the league with a record of 5-3 headed into the final week of CVC competition. After a scheduled game [...]