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Volcanoes season
delayed indefi nitely
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
Under normal circum-
stances, the Salem-Keizer Vol-
canoes would have been start-
ing their season this week.
But as the coronavirus con-
tinues its prevalence across the
country, baseball remains on
hold.
On Friday, June 12, the
Northwest League (NWL)
made the offi cial announce-
ment that their season would
be delayed indefi nitely.
“Due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic, the
start of the 2020 Northwest
League season is being delayed
indefi nitely. The league and its
clubs will continue to monitor
the situation and work with
our Major League Baseball
affi liates, while following the
recommendations of public
health offi cials and adhering
to local reopening guide-
lines,” the NWL press release
said. “As always, the health
and safety of the Northwest
League fans, players and staff
members is our top priority.”
The NWL also decided to
cancel the league’s annual All-
Star Game.
While the main cause of
the season delay has been due
to the spread of the coronavi-
rus over the last three months,
the labor dispute between
Major League Baseball (MLB)
owners and the league’s play-
er’s association is currently
halting any chance for profes-
sional baseball this summer.
Although it was announced
in April that the MLB season
could begin as early as July —
at neutral sites with no fans
in attendance — there is now
a possibility that the season
could be cancelled if the two
sides can’t agree to a deal to
return to the fi eld.
With no MLB baseball, or-
ganizations don’t have the abil-
ity to send their prospects to
their Minor League affi liates,
meaning the Volcanoes, as well
as the rest of Minor League
Baseball (MiLB), wouldn’t
have the ability to play, regard-
less of where individual states
are at with COVID-19 cases.
“A lot of this comes down
to the MLB. They supply the
players, so the longer that this
stalemate goes on, the less
likely our chances are to have
a season,” said Volcanoes CEO
Mickey Walker.
However, even if MLB re-
solves their labor issues and
returns to the fi eld, it would
still be tough for many MiLB
leagues to hold an abbreviat-
ed season in certain regions of
the country with the different
regulations that states have for
dealing with COVID-19.
If the NWL does have a
season, it would likely take
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Kwan Atkins (10) greets Beicker Mendoza at home plate in a Volcanoes victory from last sum-
Jennings signs to play LAX at Willamette
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Kendyl Jennings scored six goals in a 13-9 victory over West Albany last season. Jennings will be
continuing her lacrosse career at Willamette University.
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
Kendyl Jennings didn’t
grow up loving lacrosse.
In fact, when she fi rst
started at McNary as a fresh-
man, she was a basketball and
softball player.
But in the spring of 2018,
Jennings decided to go out
for lacrosse instead of soft-
ball.
“I just knew softball
wasn’t for me. There were a
couple girls on the lacrosse
team that encouraged me
to try it out and I just fell in
love with the sport immedi-
ately,” Jennings said.
It only took two years for
Jennings to transform herself
into an elite-level lacrosse
player, and Willamette Uni-
versity took notice, which is
why Jennings will be joining
the Bearcats girls lacrosse
program next season.
“I love that the campus
is close to home and it has
been my absolute goal to go
to Willamette and play la-
crosse,” Jennings said. “The
team was super fun to be
around on my campus visit. I
knew that this was the place
where I needed to be.”
In her two seasons as a
Celtic, Jennings proved to be
a key scoring threat. One of
her best games came in April
of last year as Jennings scored
six goals to give McNary the
13-9 victory over West Alba-
ny.
“She’s has kind of been
our secret weapon. Kendyl
isn’t the loudest player, but
she is a go-getter that will do
whatever it takes to help our
team,” said McNary head
coach Becca LaFramboise.
“She takes really good care
of the ball and helps us run
an effective offense.”
In the spring, Jennings
was looking forward to be-
ing one of the leaders on a
senior-stacked McNary girls’
lacrosse squad. But after a
few weeks of practice, the
COVID-19 pandemic end-
ed up cancelling their season.
“I just wanted to play
the sport I love one last
time with all my teammates.
That’s why this has been so
diffi cult,” Jennings said.
Even though her senior
year was cut short, Jennings
still has plenty of great mem-
ories of her two seasons in
the McNary program, with
her favorite one coming in
her sophomore season when
the Celtics beat South Salem.
“It was just a really special
win for our program,” Jen-
nings said.
Jennings plans to study
biology at Willamette and is
hoping to make an impact
on the lacrosse team in her
freshman season.
“I want to compete for a
starting position, but I just
want to contribute in any
way that I can,” Jennings said.
“I’m really excited to see
her play in college. I think
she may be in the back-
ground as a humble fresh-
man, but I expect her to step
up as a leader as a junior and
senior and be explosive on
offense,” LaFramboise added.