There are certain things in the sports calendar you can always count on. Silverton swimming is one of them. The Aqua Foxes, in their ninth year under coach Lucky Rogers, will fill the pool with swimmers, assemble crackerjack relay squads and try to wash away competitors with depth. This season Rogers has 62 swimmers in the Silverton Community Pool and told […]
The Silverton High football program wound up another superlative season on Nov. 17 when the Foxes fell 43-19 to Mountain View of Bend in the Class 5A semifinals. Silverton finished 11-1 and downed long-time rival West Albany twice by a composite 90-42 score The Foxes, now in their second year under coach Dan Lever, have made the playoffs every season […]
By James Day The Silverton High volleyball program turned in its finest season in 40 years. The Foxes, who finished second in the Mid-Willamette Conference, advanced to the state tournament with a 3-0 win vs. The Dalles on Oct. 31. At state the Foxes fell to eventual state champion Summit High School of Bend in the quarterfinals and lost a […]
By James Day Maddie Fuhrman finally corralled a district title. The Silverton senior, who finished sixth as a freshman and third the past two seasons, dominated the field Oct. 21 at the Mid-Willamette Conference cross country meet, running a school record 18:38.14 on the 5,000 meter Crystal Lake Sports Park course in Corvallis. “The race went pretty much exactly as […]
By James Day Silverton has made an early statement in its bid to defend its Mid-Willamette Conference football title. The Foxes won their third game in a row and moved to 2-0 in league with a 48-14 homecoming win Friday night vs. Crescent Valley. Silverton, which is ranked No. 3 in Class 5A by the OSAA, has been sparked by […]
By James Day The Silverton High football team just doesn’t like to lose. Since a 13-0 loss to West Albany on Sept. 27, the Foxes have won five consecutive games in dominating fashion, including a 35-0 Class 5A playoff dismantling of Mountain View of Bend on Nov. 8 at McGinnis Field. Silverton (9-1) has outscored its opponents 231-18 since the […]
By James Day The Silverton High football team has picked up just where it left off last season. The Foxes are 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the Mid-Willamette Conference heading into Friday night’s showdown at West Albany after Our Town’s presstime. And Silverton is once again doing it with defense. The Foxes have only allowed four touchdowns in the four […]
By James Day The Kennedy High School cross country program has been one of the best in the state for more than a decade. The Trojans, under Coach Steve Ritchie have qualified for the girls state meet for 11 consecutive years and have gone 14 for 15 on the boys side. This year Kennedy should be in the thick of […]
They say defense wins championships. If so, this year’s Silverton High football team is in good shape.
The Kennedy High girls cross country team is coming off a third-place finish at last fall’s OSAA Class 3A-2A-1A meet. It was the highest state finish ever for coach Steve Ritchie, now in his 15th year with the Trojans.
Silverton High School senior Morgan Anderson’s name will be in the school’s record book for girls cross country.
Kennedy High School varsity cross country coach Steve Ritchie thought his girls team would finish eighth to tenth place at the 2011 3A/2A/1A state meet at Lane Community College on Nov. 5.
Silverton High School sophomore Morgan Anderson took 24th place at the OSAA 5A State Cross Country Meet with a time of 20 minutes and 25 seconds, earning her an All-State Honorable Mention.
The OSAA recently announced winners of the Dairy Farmers of Oregon Academic All State honors for fall sports. Kennedy High School Boys Cross Country team came in first place in the 1A/2A/3A division with a team GPA of 3.74.
The Kennedy Cross Country teams concluded a successful season at the OSAA State Meet on Nov. 7. The Kennedy boys finished in 11th place and the girls took 9th.
At the Silver Falls Invitational cross-country meet hosted by Stayton High School on Oct. 1, John F. Kennedy High School’s Bridget Donohue won the Varsity Girls’ race in 20:57, narrowly edging Blanchet’s Emily Hillmer in the last 100 meters of the race. Teammates Sarah Frey and Rosa Alcaraz were 13th and 14th respectively, but, due to injuries and illness, Kennedy’s […]
Kennedy High School girls cross country team placed ninth and the boys team took 10th at the 1A/2A/3A Oregon State Meet Nov. 1 at Lane Community College in Eugene. Improving on last year’s 10th place finish, the Kennedy girls scored 210 points. JFK beat league rival East Linn Christian (11th, 225 points) and Regis (14th, 300 points). St. Mary’s of […]
