Burrus Leads McNary Lacrosse To First Win Of Season

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com KEIZER, Ore.–  Roman Burrus was on fire Tuesday night, putting the McNary Lacrosse team on his back as he scored four of the squad’s seven goals in their 7-6 win over South Eugene.  Their first victory of the season as Burrus, one of the returners this season, did all he could…

Sprague-South Salem Lacrosse Opens Season With Win

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.–  The Sprague-South Salem Lacrosse team survived a lull in Tuesday night’s season-opening win against Tigard.  The Tigers were chipping away at an 7-2 deficit and got it to 7-4 going into the fourth quarter before the Olympians pulled themselves together and rebuilt the five goal differential in the final…

Story Takes Over Storied West Salem Lacrosse Program

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com MONMOUTH, Ore.–  The West Salem Boys Lacrosse team has had themselves a nice little run since 2013.  All but the 2021 Covid-Shortened season during that span the Titans have won the North Valley Conference title and are looking once more to bring home yet another league title this Spring under a new…

Donahue Returns As McNary Eyes NVC Title

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com KEIZER, Ore.–  It was a bummer way to start, and end, a season last Spring for McNary Lacrosse player Kyler Donahue.  In the first quarter of their first game against Thurston, Donahue tore his ACL.  Sidelining the then-junior as the Celtic Lacrosse team came within four minutes of winning the North…

McNary Lacrosse Honors Proulx

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com KEIZER, Ore.–  Lacrosse is family.  Through thick and thin, they got your back. Friday night.  In the parking lot of McNary High School.  The Celtic Lacrosse team, and those who knew 2022 McNary-grad Jamison ‘Jami’ Proulx, flooded the parking lot on this evening.  Honoring Proulx, who passed away earlier this week…

West Salem Stuns McNary Lacrosse In 2OT For League Title

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com KEIZER, Ore.– This was what it was all about.  Championship Night. West Salem and McNary Lacrosse met up for the North Valley Championship Monday night and it was more intense than their previous meeting on April 29. It was tied at two at half, three after three as it came down…

McNary Lacrosse Advances To North Valley Title Game Against West Salem

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com KEIZER, Ore.–  Coming off of a stress fracture is no easy task and for McNary’s Aidan McCoy, it happened as he and his Celtic Lacrosse team were just about to kick off the 2022 season.  But as they kickoff the North Valley League Playoffs Thursday night against the Sprague-South Salem co-op…

West Salem Lacrosse Falls To Aloha-Southridge 13-6

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.—It was a tough way to end non-league play Friday night, but it was a good learning experience for the West Salem Lacrosse Team. A strong start to Aloha-Southridge went nightmarish in the second quarter as the Titans found themselves down 10-3 at the halftime break.  Fastbreak goals stemming from…

McNary Girls Lacrosse Battles In 11-7 Defeat To Grant

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com KEIZER, Ore.– Sasha Thayer paced the McNary Varsity Girls Lacrosse team Monday night against the Grant JV Black team, scoring two of her three goals in the 11-7 defeat to the Generals early in the first half of the non-league contest to help the Celtics build a 3-1 lead. McNary, being…

Foster Leads Sprague-South Salem Lacrosse To 6-1 Start

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.–  Brady Foster was on a mission Saturday afternoon for the Sprague-South Salem Lacrosse team. Of the six goals scored in the first quarter of the Olympians 11-4 win Saturday afternoon at Olympic Stadium against Ridgeview, Foster scored four of them.  Pacing the co-op Sprague-South Salem team, who jumped out…

Montana Spoils Western Oregon’s Season Opener 18-12

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com MONMOUTH, Ore.–  The University of Montana Lacrosse team took their 16-5 loss to Oregon State University to heart as they entered Sunday afternoon’s game with Western Oregon University, making the adjustments and bringing the aggression in their 18-12 victory.  Spoiling the home and season opener for the Wolves as they overcame…

West Salem Lacrosse Shuts Door On McNary

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– At one point in West Salem Lacrosse’s 11-4 win, McNary had just pulled the game back to within two. It was 6-4 at the point a minute into the third quarter, the three-goal rally coming on the heels of the Titans jumping out to a 5-1 lead early on…