By James Day The Future Foxes sixth-grade girls are on a roll. The squad won its second consecutive state championship last month in Bend and Redmond by capturing the gold division. Last year the squad won the fifth grade competition. Payton Brautigam was named player of the year and her father Dave earned coach of the year honors. Mirren Knudsen […]
We’re two-thirds of the way through the regular season as I write this and it has been a stunningly impressive one for our two local football teams, Silverton and Kennedy. The Foxes were 6-0 and ranked No. 3 in Class 5A heading into Thursday, Oct. 12’s Homecoming encounter with 5-1 McKay. The top-ranked Trojans are 5-1 and ranked No. 1 […]
By James Day A new era unfolded Aug. 9 at McGinnis Field on the old Silverton High School campus on Schlador Street. The Foxes football team practiced for the first time on its new artificial turf. The squad was scheduled to open its conditioning work on the new surface Aug. 8, but last-minute tweaks kept the players on grass for […]
By James Day The college career of former Silverton High athlete Cole Chandler has gotten off to a promising start. The three-time all-state quarterback played in five games as a freshman at Pacific Lutheran University in Puyallup, Wash. The 6-2, 190-pound Chandler completed 33 of 53 passes for 445 yards and three touchdowns and finished third in rushing with 122 […]
By James Day The Silverton High dance squad turned in a series of sterling performances as the first half of a grueling season ended with the Categories Championships at Putnam High in Milwaukie. The Foxes, who finished second in the OSAA Class 5A small division last season after taking state in 2014, competed in four events during the categories portion […]
By James Day The Kennedy High football team is one win away from the first state championship in school history. The Trojans (10-1), who were runners-up in 1989, 1991 and 2009, tangled with (11-0) Heppner on Saturday night at Hermiston High in a game played after Our Town’s presstime. Kennedy, ranked No. 4 by the OSAA, took out Irrigon 53-12, […]
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 The Kennedy High football team’s defense continues to keep the Trojans among the elite football teams in Class 2A division. Kennedy improved to 6-0 overall and 2-0 in the Tri-River Conference on Oct. 8 via a 14-6 win against Regis. The Trojans, who have allowed just 48 points, are tied with Central Linn atop the Tri-River, which […]
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 boys basketball team turned in perhaps its most complete performance of the season Tuesday night, taking a convincing 64-37 Mid-Willamette Conference win at Crescent Valley High School. The win moved the Foxes, ranked No. 3 in Class 5A by the OSAA, to 9-0 in league play, heading into a crucial stretch of the season […]
By James Day Under new coach Tal Wold, the Silverton High girls basketball team, has rebounded from an 0-4 start to win three of its past four contests. “The team is really getting better daily,” Wold told Our Town. “The growth from day one to today has been incredible. We have some weaknesses that we are working on and have […]
By James Day The resurgence of soccer at Silverton High was shown with the release of the Mid-Willamette Conference all-star teams. Foxes boys coach Kyle Calder was named coach of the year after leading Silverton to a 4-2-1 league record and a spot in the state Class 5A quarterfinals. Defender Anthony Reyna and forward J’Rrett Baker were first-team all stars […]
By James Day The Silverton High and West Albany football teams have battled four times in the past 14 months. High stakes were on the line in all four games, but none higher than Saturday night’s OSAA Class 5A semifinal on a cold night at Hillsboro Stadium. Bulldogs running back Jake LaCoste rushed for 207 yards and a pair of […]
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 Silverton and Kennedy will be sending a pair of district champions to the OSAA state cross country championships on Nov. 2 at Lane Community College in Eugene. Junior Lauren Stokley of Kennedy won the Class 3A-2A-1A Special District 2 championship, running a 19:57.8 for 5,000 meters Oct. 24 at Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem. The Trojan boys […]
By James Day The Silverton High Football team faces an uphill battle to repeat as Mid-Willamette Conference champions. The Foxes, who went undefeated in last year’s conference race, lost 13-0 at West Albany on Sept. 27. Silverton is 3-1 in league play, tied with Crescent Valley, heading into Thursday’s game at Woodburn, which occurred after Our Town’s presstime. West Albany […]
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 Silverton cross country: Maddie Fuhrman finished third in the sophomore race and Jonathan Sisley took 16th in the senior race as the Silverton High cross country team opened its season with a meet Aug. 29 at Wilsonville High. Fuhrman took second and Sisley fourth on Sept. 4 at the Tualatin Invite. Foxes Coach Erik Cross said he […]
By James Day The Silverton High School and Kennedy High School football teams are burning the calories in conditioning drills this week, with the first full practices scheduled for Aug. 19. The Foxes are coming off a magical 12-1 season in which they won the Mid-Willamette Conference title and advanced to the OSAA Class 5A semifinals before losing to eventual […]
By James Day The best Silverton High School football season in a generation was noticed statewide. Class 5A coaches named three Foxes to the All-State team and Coach John Mannion was selected coach of the year. Mannion, in his third season, led the Foxes to an 11-1 season in 2012 which ended in a 46-19 state semifinals loss to eventual […]
By James Day The Silverton High dance team competed in three events at the Dec. 1 State Categories Championship in Tualatin, which featured 36 teams. The Foxes came home with third-place finishes in two of the categories, lyrical and jazz. The team also completed in hip hop. Coach Emily Sword choreographed the jazz performance and coach Paula Magee choreographed in […]
By James Day The best football season for Silverton High in 21 years ended Nov. 23 in the Class 5A semifinals. The Foxes, who last made it to the state semis during their run to the 1991 Class 3A state title, lost 46-19 to perennial 5A power Sherwood at McCulloch Stadium in Salem to finish 11-1. The Bowmen (12-0) move […]
They say defense wins championships. If so, this year’s Silverton High football team is in good shape.
The Kennedy High girls volleyball team is off to a strong start, with a 4-0 overall record and 2-0 Tri-River Conference mark under third-year coach Staci Sprauer.
Silverton High School Head Football Coach John Mannion is feeling pretty good these days about the decision – his family’s decision, he said – to pack up and move to Oregon from their home in Pleasanton, Calif., in 2010.
