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PAGE A10, KEIZERTIMES, AUGUST 21, 2020 KEIZERTIMES.COM MYF offering fl ag football in the fall fall, McNary Youth Foot- BY MATT RAWLINGS ball (MYF) president Kyle Of the Keizertimes After the OSAA elected Hughes, is working along- to move their fall sports sea- side other league presidents son to March due to the C O V I D - 1 9 “ We were sad that that pandemic, the the kids were going to Tualatin Valley Youth Foot- be missing out on their ball League normal season, so we (TYFL) made the decision we wanted to provide earlier this an avenue for them to month to can- cel the 2020 continue to play the football season. game safely and work “With the countless rea- on their skills.” sons we are — Kyle Hughes, prevented from MYF president starting this season: player health con- cerns related to COVID-19, in Marion County to pro- insurance and liability con- vide a fl ag football season cerns, safety equipment and starting next month. “After meeting with the fi eld use issues, inability to have spectators, as well as the valley organizations, it be- ever-changing state and local came clear that we wanted health guidelines, there are to move forward with a fl ag too many unknowns at this season,” Hughes said. “We time to proceed with plan- were sad that the kids were ning a fall season,” the league going to be missing out on their normal season, so we said in a Facebook post. But even though there wanted to provide an avenue won’t be tackle football this for them to continue to play the game safely and work on their skills." MYF will be offering traditional fl ag football for kids in kindergarten through second grade, while third through eighth graders will be playing 7-on-7 fl ag foot- ball. Practices will start on Sept. 14 and games will be played each Saturday from Sept. 26 through Oct. 31. MYF squads will face off against the traditional val- ley schools — South Salem, North Salem, McKay, West Salem, Sprague — as well as Silverton and Salem Acade- my. Registration is now open on the MYF website (www. mcnaryyouthfootball.com) — registration closes on Sept. 4. Cost is $50 per play- er. Because 7-on-7 games only include skill position players, MYF will be offer- ing free lineman practic- es once per week for third through eighth graders. “It’s sad that a lot of our lineman are missing out, so we wanted to do something Please see MYF, Page A8 Submitted McNary Youth Football plans to provide a fl ag football season this fall for kids in kindergarten through eighth grade. Volcanoes hosting cancer awareness game BY MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes The Salem-Keizer Vol- canoes have been honoring local cancer survivors, and those who have lost their lives to the disease, at the ballpark for nearly two de- cades. Even though it will look different than years past, the organization is keeping that tradition alive this fall. In collaboration with the Corban College baseball team, the Volcanoes will be hosting a cancer awareness game on Thursday, Oct. 1, giving special recognition to those who have survived cancer on the fi rst day on Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During a normal year, the Volcanoes would host their annual Cancer Awareness Weekend in the fi rst week- end of August. But even with the COVID-19 pandemic canceling the season, the organi- zation felt like it was a priority to s o m e h ow organize a baseball game to honor sur- vivors of cancer. “We wanted to do what- ever we could to keep this thing going,” Volcanoes CEO Mickey Walker said. “After a bunch of us did some brain- storming, we knew we could make this work. It has been something that we have been extremely proud to put on." The game will serve as an intersquad scrimmage for Cor- ban, with half of the players putting on Volcanoes jerseys to represent the home team. Game time is 6:35 p.m. Cancer survivors can email Volcanoes owner Jer- ry Walker (volcanoes@vol- canoesbaseball.com) and request free tickets to the game, compliments of Dr. Bud Pierce of Oregon On- cology Specialists — who is also one of the founders of the Cancer Awareness week- end. Only 250 people will be allowed in attendance for the game and social distancing protocols must be followed. For the Walker family, cancer awareness hits close to home. Lisa Walker, co-owner of the Volcanoes and wife to Jerry, is a cancer survivor and was treated by Dr. Pierce. “Dr. Pierce saved my mom’s life. We know how much cancer can affect fami- lies. That’s one of the reasons we take so much pride in honoring cancer survivors,” Mickey Walker said. Even though most of the stadium will be without fans, the Volcanoes are hoping to fi ll up seats in a different way. For $30 each, Volcanoes fans can have a cardboard cutout image of themselves in a seat, or have the cutout be a shrine to a loved one that was lost to cancer, or someone that is not able to attend the game in person. The cutouts will be avail- able to keep after the game. For details on how to submit Please see SKV, Page A10 Aguilar wins O-line MVP award at all-state game ALL TOGETHER NOW. We’ve been hard at work reporting the latest news and informing you about a pandemic that’s disrupted everyone’s lives. We’re proud of our brand of trusted journalism. Now, as our nation looks to reopen, rebound and resurge, our advertising representatives are here to help your business. Hire us to help get your customers back and your employees ready. Nobody cares more about your success than us. No one has an engaged audience like ours. Our growth online, combined with print, is impressive as more readers turn to us for local news. Newspapers are your best investment. We care about local. Submitted Enrike Aguilar from McNary Youth Football represented Team Oregon at the seventh grade all- state game, which was played in Idaho and featured some of the best youth players in the state. Aguilar helped anchor a rushing attack that ran for over 350 yards, allowing Team Oregon to beat Team Metro 34-32 in overtime. After the game, Aguilar was named the offensive line MVP. NEWSPAPER POWER. 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