Calling the plays: Silverton and Kennedy high welcome new coaches
Athletes on Kennedy and Silverton high schools’ volleyball teams and Silverton’s football and cross country teams will be greeted by new coaches this fall.
Training athletes: Silverton High adopts ‘whole body’ philosophy
Silverton High School Athletic Director Greg Kaatz doesn’t want to train football, soccer, basketball, volleyball or baseball players.
Driven: Wrestler Izaak Tobin excels
Izaak Tobin is not your average incoming sophomore in high school. Six days of the week, he drives an hour and a half to practice in Hillsboro and on days off, he runs. His work ethic is taking him places.
Athletes wrap up seasons
The Silverton High Schools boys and girls track and field teams both won the Mid-Willamette Conference district and dual championships.
Trail race: Silver Falls Challenge attracts runners, benefits kids
Runners who are suffering from a case of the blahs caused by too much running on the road or track might find Saturday’s Silver Falls Challenge an intriguing change of scenery.
Swing shift: Team aims for state
Struggling with early season losses and feeling as if they lacked cohesiveness, the Silverton High School softball team didn’t begin the season in its groove.
Photo Gallery: Silverton Basketball at State Championship
The Silverton boys basketball team participated in the 5A State Championship in Eugene.
Photo Gallery: Silverton vs. Sherwood
The Silverton boys basketball team defeated Sherwood 55-47 March 6 at home. The Foxes next head to Eugene to face Pendleton 1:30 p.m. March 11 at the University of Oregon’s Mac Court.
Courting a championship: SHS team at the top of the league
As of press time on Feb. 24, the boys’ basketball team was ranked fourth in state in the 5A Coaches Boys Basketball Poll and was in first place in the Mid-Willamette standings. The team’s league record is 12-1 and 21-2 overall. It will compete in the state playoffs, with first and second round games scheduled the first week of March and the state tournament March 11-13.
Sports gala: Silverton High School programs get financial boost as Hall of Fame inductees are honored
When Silverton community members gather in The Oregon Garden pavilion on Saturday, March 13, they will not only celebrate Silverton High School Athletic Department’s rich past, they will help to pave the way for its future.
JFK team gets conference awards
Recipients of the 2009 Tri-River Conference football have been named.
The house that Trojans built
Mt. Angel’s Kennedy Trojans finished the 2009 season as second in the state for 2A football, but their dream season was not over. They made another dream come true. Five members of the team accompanied by coach and Spanish teacher David Stavros and his wife, Gina, went to Lima, Peru over Christmas break to dedicate a home for a family that was built with money the team raised earlier this year.
Frigid temperatures, fast times: Aqua Foxes aim for success
Steaming teenagers emerge dripping wet from the chlorinated depths and rush over to a pile of terry cloth, quickly robing themselves to defend against the 26 degree temperature. Despite the similarities to a scene from sci-fi film, it is a familiar scenario for Silverton High School swim team members and coaches.
Dancing divas: SHS girls find friendship, fitness part of teams’ benefits
The music cues, the spotlight shines, and the Silverton High School Dance team takes the floor. With focus and style they execute a carefully choreographed routine.
Kennedy High football: Trojans take secon place in state 2-A
The 2009 schedule posters displayed in many Mt. Angel businesses labeled the Kennedy High School football team as “Bigger, Stronger, Faster.” The team certainly lived up to that standard.
Anderson earns cross country recognition
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.
Kennedy High fall sports All State honors named
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.
Cross country: JFK places high
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.
Mosher and Fisher: SHS grads return as the school’s volleyball coaches
The Silverton High School volleyball program benefits this fall from two first-year coaches, both recent SHS grads. Justine Mosher (SHS ’08) coaches the freshmen team; Staci Fisher (SHS ’04) guides the junior varsity team. Both Mosher and Fisher assist Head Coach Kirsten Barnes with the varsity team, which was ranked fourth in the state at the season’s midpoint.
JFK runners rank high at cross-country meet
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 […]
Coach Traeger: Cheers for 30 years
Kennedy High School head football coach Randy Traeger has begun his 30th year in the interscholastic sports arena. Traeger said he equally enjoys both the “what” and “why” of coaching and is motivated by the building of character in his players.
Behind the team: SHS managers part of the football family
Rebecca Merrell, Lindsey Kariker, Hannah Roth and Jason Pallister stand on the sidelines, watching the Silverton High School football team fight for a win. Roth fetches water for the exhausted players, Merrell keeps track of the offensive stats, while Pallister records defense and Kariker wraps ankles and helps with anything medical.
From Emeralds to Foxes: SHS soccer coach watches team mature
In the spring of 2003, Fred George formed a team of 8-year-old girls called ‘The Emeralds’ for the Silver Falls Soccer Club.
Deede picks Gonzaga
Silverton High School senior Hannah Deede began to be recruited for volleyball by Gonzaga University during her junior year.
Athletic policy changes: With new year comes new regulations for involvement in Silverton High School sports
The rules have been changed for students participating on athletic teams at Silverton High School. “These are different times for kids. Times have changed, and there are so many more challenges, distractions and things for kids to do, right or wrong, so basically, our athletic department policies have to keep up with the times in representing the kids’ best interest,” said Greg Kaatz, assistant vice principal and athletic director for Silverton High School.
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