Monday, March 13 Girls Tennis 4 p.m. Silverton vs Stayton Baseball 5 p.m. Silverton vs Roosevelt Wednesday, March 15 Softball 5 p.m. Silverton vs Sprague Friday, March 17 Boys Tennis 4 p.m. Silverton vs Philomath Saturday, March 18 Baseball 2 p.m. Kennedy vs Warrenton Monday, March 20 Girls Tennis 4 p.m. Silverton vs McNary Tuesday, March 21 Baseball 5 p.m. […]
The Silverton High girls basketball continues its unbeaten march through the Mid-Willamette conference. The Foxes, ranked No. 2 in class 5A, moved to 12-0 in league play with a 38-30 win Feb. 7 against visiting Central. Silverton is 15-3 overall under first year coach Alyssa Ogle, with two of the losses to Class 6A teams and the other to Springfield, […]
They say winning breeds more winning, and that is definitely true at Kennedy High. The Trojans captured the Class 2A-1A baseball title last spring, finished second in Class 3A football this fall and as the basketball season rounds the midway pole the JFK boys are 13-3 and ranked No. 3 in Class 2A by the OSAA. And because Kennedy emphasizes […]
By James Day The 2022-23 school year marks the 44th in which Nick McWilliams is teaching and coaching. The Silverton High English/language arts teacher is in his sixth year as an assistant coach for the boys basketball program. Coach McWilliams, 65, won a boys state title in 1984 at Santiam Christian and two girls championships at South Salem (2015-16). His […]
Wednesday, Feb. 1 Wrestling 6 p.m. Silverton vs Lebanon Boys Basketball 6 p.m. Kennedy vs Santiam Friday, Feb. 3 Boys Basketball 6 p.m. Kennedy vs Gervais 7 p.m. Silverton vs Lebanon Girls Basketball 7 p.m. Kennedy vs Gervais Tuesday, Feb. 7 Girls Basketball 7 p.m. Silverton vs Central Thursday, Feb. 9 Boys Basketball 5:30 p.m. Kennedy vs Culver Girls Basketball […]
Turnout is up for the Silverton High wrestling program and third-year coach Jared Wilson credits the football program and new coach Dan Lever for helping give wrestling a boost. “We had over 50 register for wrestling, which is about ten more than last year,” Wilson told Our Town. “Coach Lever is a big advocate for the sport of wrestling and […]
In this year of change for Silverton athletics, fall saw new football coach Dan Lever, new volleyball coach Reilly Rosecrans and new girls soccer coach Renee Cantrell all succeed in their roles. All three teams made the playoffs, with football and volleyball advancing to the state quarterfinals. Now, we’re about to see what happens with hoops. The Foxes have new […]
Monday, Jan. 2 Girls Basketball 7 p.m. Silverton vs Lebanon Thursday, Jan. 5 Boys Basketball 7 p.m. Silverton vs Central Friday, Jan. 6 Girls Basketball 5:30 p.m. Kennedy vs Colton Boys Basketball 7 p.m. Kennedy vs Colton Monday, Jan. 9 Boys Basketball 7 p.m. Silverton vs South Albany 7:30 p.m. Kennedy vs Regis Thursday, Jan. 12 Girls Basketball 6 p.m. […]
One of the challenges of this job is explaining things that are difficult to explain. But I am going to give it my best effort. What the Kennedy High football squad was able to achieve this season was just off the charts. The Trojans finished 12-1, losing only to Cascade Christian of Medford in the Nov. 26 Class 3A title […]
By James Day Silverton skateboarder Lari-Ann Rupp captured the bronze medal in the giant slalom at last month’s World Skate Games in Argentina. Rupp, an economic development specialist for Marion County, completed the course in 33.712 and helped propel the American team to a 1-2-3 finish. Teammates Lynn Kramer and Isa Ruiz won the gold and silver, respectively. Here is how […]
Last summer Dan Lever took over a Silverton High football program that won the Class 5A title in 2021. Lever, who coached Tualatin to a Class 6A runner-up finish the same season, faced some huge challenges. He essentially had to replace his entire defense. He had some offensive weapons returning – running backs Alejandro Briseno and Jackson Pfeifer and standout […]
Thursday, Dec. 6 Girls Basketball 6 p.m. Kennedy vs Portland Adventist Academy 7 p.m. Silverton vs West Salem Boys Basketball 7:30 p.m. Kennedy vs Portland Adventist Academy Saturday, Dec. 10 Boys Basketball 5 p.m. Silverton vs Springfield Tuesday, Dec. 13 Boys Basketball TBD Silverton vs Woodburn Wednesday, Dec. 14 Boys Basketball 7:30 p.m. Kennedy vs Knappa Thursday, Dec. 15 Girls […]
Silverton earned 17 spots on the all-Mid-Willamette Conference football teams as selected by league coaches. The Foxes were playing Wilsonville in the Class 5A quarterfinals on Friday after the Our Town presstime. Top honors went to Jackson Pfeifer, offensive player of the year, and Xavier Orozco, defensive lineman of the year. Pfeifer was on the first team at running back […]
This fall was one of change for Silverton High athletics. Gone were athletic director James Rise, football coach Josh Craig and volleyball coach Kate O’Connor, with Gary Cameron, the girls soccer coach, stepping back to an assistant’s role. As we approach the end of the regular season the results are in, and they are very good indeed: • The football […]
Fifty years. That’s a long time to be out on torn up fields trying to teach kids about football. But that’s what Don von Weller (Silverton High Class of 1969) has been doing since 1973 when he was asked to coach fifth-graders. And von Weller, 71, a graduate of Western Oregon University (then-Oregon College of Education) who earned his master’s […]
By James Day Silverton High took over sole possession of first place in the Mid-Willamette Conference on a wild Friday night of football in the valley. The Foxes rallied from a 2-touchdown deficit to take out South Albany 39-35 in the home opener at McGinnis Field. Silverton, 3-1 overall and 3-0 in the MWC, scored 18 points in the fourth […]
The Silverton High girls volleyball squad scored one of the biggest wins in recent program history on Sept. 20, taking down defending Class 5A champion West Albany by a 3-1 score. The win by the visiting Foxes in their first year under coach Reilly Rosecrans, moved Silverton to No. 2 in the Class 5A rankings and to 5-0 in Mid-Willamette […]
Monday, Oct. 3 Girls Soccer 4:15 p.m. Kennedy vs Western Christian Volleyball 5:30 p.m. Kennedy vs Willamina Tuesday, Oct. 4 Boys Soccer 7 p.m. Silverton vs Central Wednesday, Oct. 5 Volleyball 5:30 p.m. Kennedy vs Chemawa Thursday, Oct. 6 Boys Soccer 7 p.m. Silverton vs South Albany Friday, Oct. 7 Boys Soccer 4:15 p.m. Kennedy vs Dayton Football 7 p.m. […]
It’s only a week or so into the fall sports season and we’re already dredging up the Silverton record books for information. That’s because senior Jackson Pfeifer of the Foxes scored five touchdowns in the team’s 40-29 opening-night football win at Dallas on Sept. 2. Pfeifer scored on a 7-yard run, a 3-yard run, a 45-yard interception return, an 80-yard […]
A group of Mount Angel-based 3rd- and 4th-graders have brought back a Junior Baseball Organization state title. The team, coached by Nathan Pratt, won four consecutive games in the July 15-17 minor American event in Lebanon and outscored opponents 52-10. The team downed a team from Stayton 17-0 in four innings in the championship game. “I thought we had a […]
The Foxes lost tons of contributors from a 12-1 2021 squad that took home the school’s first state title since 1991. But the program, which has made the playoffs every year since 2011 (minus the COVID year), boasted a 25-2-1 record for its 3 teams a year ago and new coach Dan Lever clearly has a lot of talent to […]
Thursday, Sept. 1 Girls Soccer TBD Silverton vs Springfield Boys Soccer 5 p.m. Kennedy vs Willamette Valley Christian Volleyball 5:30 p.m. Kennedy vs Nestucca Friday, Sept. 2 Football 7 p.m. Kennedy vs Stanfield Tuesday, Sept. 6 Volleyball 6 p.m. Silverton vs Woodburn Girls Soccer 7 p.m. Silverton vs Thurston Wednesday, Sept. 7 Boys soccer 4:15 p.m. Kennedy vs Gervais Monday, […]
Silverton High has filled in its final coaching and administrative gaps for the fall sports season. Andy Jones is the new athletic director/assistant vice principal, with Renee Cantrell taking over the girls soccer program and Reilly Rosecrans now running Foxes volleyball. Here is a look at the new staffers: Jones, who replaces James Rise, now at Cascade, has been in […]
By James Day “What a great day to be out playing baseball,” said Lou Tiller as he surveyed a clover-infested infield at a junior varsity field at Silverton High on a 70-degree July evening. The air was still, with the only breeze manufactured by maintenance crews dragging the all-dirt infields on the adjacent softball fields. Tiller, 64, a retired math […]
I sat down with new Silverton football coach Dan Lever the other day after a morning workout. The setting was informal. His two kids, Hudson and Jade, were on hand, with swimming lessons next on the family’s summer schedule. Lever, 36, who led Tualatin to the Class 6A championship game a year ago, takes over a Foxes program that has […]
