By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com DALLAS, Ore.– Dallas senior Chole Zajac was teary-eyed a little bit following the Dragons 2-0 5A State Semi-Final game win over Wilsonville Tuesday afternoon. Emotions were there knowing that this was the last time she’ll play a game on this field as the Dragons head to Eugene to play Mid-Willamette Conference…
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Overcoming The Injury
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com EUGENE, Ore.– Pulled Quadricep muscles are no fun. Running on them, no thanks. But for Dallas’ Annika Morrow, she overcame a pulled quad in her right leg. Battling through the nagging pain to qualify for Saturday’s 100-meter dash finals on Friday and placed seventh with it. Completing the race in 12.82…
Silverton’s Mucken Wins State Title, Kuenzi Podium For Four Events
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com EUGENE, Ore.– It’s weird to ponder that this was the first year that Silverton’s Steeley Mucken had dedicated his time to the Long Jump-event after having dabbled in it last year in a few meets as a junior. Weird in the fact that the senior sprinter and javelin thrower had brought…
Silverton Falls To Putnam In 5A Opening Round
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SILVERTON, Ore.– The fight, the passion, the emotional toll that a game like this had was undeniable. It was a classic 5/12 match-up that saw Putnam using a Kaitlyn Berry two-run, third inning home run and strong defense to play spoiler to the fifth-seed Foxes bid in Tuesday’s 2-1 Kingsmen’s win over…
Dallas’ Morrison Tosses One-Hitter Against Mountainside
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com DALLAS, Ore.– Kadence Morrison did Kadence Morrison things Thursday afternoon. Striking out 12, all while anchoring a defense that allowed just one hit in Dallas’ 3-0 win over Mountainside. A nice little bounce back win following their defeats to Silverton and Westview in recent days as the Dragons enter the postseason…
South Salem Snaps Central’s Winning Streak At Eight
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SALEM, Ore.– The Central baseball team treated Tuesday’s non-league game with South Salem as a playoff game with their approach. Jumping out to a 4-2 lead after the first inning and making things interesting down the stretch in the Saxons 13-11 home victory at Willamette University. Taking away the lesson in…
Silverton Holds Off Dallas 7-6
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com DALLAS, Ore.– This was one of those games that Silverton had just pieced it all together, clutched up and got the job done Friday afternoon against Mid-Willamette Conference opposition Dallas. Matter of fact, so did the Dragons as the game came down to who would make that last stop for the…
Silverton Falls To Corvallis 4-1
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SILVERTON, Ore.– Corvallis’ Holland Jensen and Silverton’s McKenzee Petersen had themselves a good little defensive battle against one another in Saturday’s Mid-Willamette Conference midday game at Silverton High School. Coming off a tough loss to Dallas Friday, Jensen started the game with a no-hitter through six innings that kept the Foxes…
Dallas Takes Down Silverton In Defensive Battle
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com DALLAS, Ore.– This matchup lived up to the billing between Dallas and Silverton Softball Monday afternoon. Both squads entered the Mid-Willamette Conference game at Dallas High School sitting undefeated in league, the Dragons sat ahead of the Foxes in the standings just because Dallas played one more game than their Silverton…
Redhawks Comeback Spoils Enderle’s Stellar Day For Foxes
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SILVERTON, Ore.– Silverton’s Sawyer Enderle had one of those incredible days in which he filled up the statline like he was Shohei Ohtani in the Foxes doubleheader with Mid-Willamette Conference opposition South Albany Friday. Game one he dueled with the Redhawks Gaje Nicholson, both going at least five innings in the…
Big Fourth Inning Separates Silverton From Central
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SILVERTON, Ore.– Central had found themselves in a game trailing Silverton 1-0 going into the fourth inning Tuesday. The Panthers Lily McCormick’s rise ball created problems for the Foxes during the opening three innings as the sophomore picked up all four of her strikeouts over those innings, not to mention the…
Local Track Round-Up: Sandy Invitational and Titan Track Classic
By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com Gervais, St. Paul, the 6A Salem schools, Dallas, Central and Stayton were in action Friday and Saturday at the Sandy Invitational and the Titan Track Classic. Here’s a little rundown, my apologies if I forgot anyone. Sandy Invitational Gervais Lilly McCargar finished fourth in the javelin. . Gervais Olivia Boyd won…