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 Kennedy High’s track and field teams both finished in the top 10 at the Class 2A state meet May 19-20 at Hayward Field in Eugene. The boys squad finished ninth with 29 points and the girls team was 10th with 22.5. It was the sixth consecutive top 10 finish for the Trojans’ girls squad. “I was very […]
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 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 Sheyenne Brusven, Silverton High’s all-Mid-Willamette Conference goalkeeper, will be playing college soccer close to home at Corban University. Brusven signed her letter of intent on April 28. “Her body of work in the 2013-14 season was monstrous,” Foxes Coach Fred George told Our Town. Brusven set school records for most saves in a match (22), most saves […]
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 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 Tanner Russ Silverton High School senior Lilly Paradis has been a soccer team captain, a basketball team captain, a record-setting member of a track and field 4×400-meter relay team as well as an excellent student and student body president. And she seems to make a difference wherwever goes. Fred George, head coach of the Foxes’ girls soccer team, was […]
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 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 […]
In the spring of 2003, Fred George formed a team of 8-year-old girls called ‘The Emeralds’ for the Silver Falls Soccer Club.
Mark Jorgenson has been hired as the new Silverton High School boys soccer coach.
