Tag: Kennedy High School

Kennedy Holds Off Regis 5-2

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com STAYTON, Ore.– Kennedy rose to the occasion in their first test of the young season when they were facing a scrappy Regis squad Thursday afternoon on the road.  Ethan Kleinschmit was dealing, picking up where he left off last Spring when he pitched four innings of no-hit baseball with 11 strikeouts,…

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Local Wrestling Round-Up And Placers

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com Here’s a little round-up of the State Wrestling Tournaments up at Veterans Memorial Coliesum in Portland with placers of all the local Salem-area kids from the last three days. Let me know if I left anyone out, I’ll add them on here if I accidentally did. 6A West Salem’s Reese Lawson…

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Kennedy Holds Off Santiam For TRC League Playoff Title

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com MILL CITY, Ore.–  Man, one run decided this one for the Tri-River Conference League Playoff Championship Game between Kennedy and Santiam. A 10-2 run to start the third quarter put the Trojans into the driver seat against the Wolverines Saturday afternoon, turning a 26-24 halftime lead into a 36-26 lead with…

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TRC Boys Basketball Honors

By Jeremy Mcdonald Jackson Oglesby won Player of the Year.  Ben Brown and JD Hill were named Co-Coach of the Year. Here’s the complete list: 1st team Jackson Oglesby-Salem Academy  Ezra Downey-Santiam Ethan Kleinschmit-Kennedy Gavin Hall-Western Christian  Diego Aguilar-Regis Daniel Maza-Blanchet Catholic  Cohen Haller-Willamina  Gage Twede-Santiam  Second Team Lucas Zook-Western Christian  Landen Mitchell-Salem Academy  Isaiah…

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Kennedy Sets Late First Half Tone In Win Over Willamina

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com MOUNT ANGEL, Ore.–  After seemingly a sluggish start to their Tri-River Conference League Playoff opener where they led 14-8 after one quarter against Willamina, Kennedy made the correct adjustments starting in the second quarter that swung momentum fully into their favor for the remainder of the game.  Trying a new offense,…

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Girls Wrestling District Round-Up

By Jeremy Mcdonald Jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com 6A/5A Special District 3Ivy McIntosh won the 115 District Title.Polly Olliff (105), Addison McGrady (120), Delila Tormis (130), Evie Olliff (155) were District Runner-ups for the Dragons, who finished third as a team. Ah Pymm McDaniel (100), Katie Smith (105), Lindsey Faulkner (115) finished third in their respective weight classes. 6A/5A…

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Santiam Keeps Pace With Salem Academy With Kennedy Win

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com MOUNT ANGEL, Ore.–  Santiam has been just absolutely locked ok this season after their slow start to start it, and their Tri-River Conference play has shown just that as they picked up their tenth league game of the year. Defeating Kennedy for the second time this year to keep pace with Salem…

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Kennedy’s Geschwill Turning To Corner

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com DALLAS, Ore.–  Kennedy’s Alex Geschwill stepped up her game, taking part in the second-annual Lady Dragons Invitational Saturday at Dallas High School.   Geschwill picked up the first-round bye before pinning Dayton’s Lillie Brooks to advance to the quarterfinals of the 130-pound bracket.  From there, Geschwill picked up a 2-1 decision over…

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Santiam Hangs On For Big Win Over Kennedy

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com MILL CITY, Ore.–  Santiam threw everything and the kitchen sink at Kennedy Wednesday night in the Tri-River Conference opener for both teams and found a way in getting it done.  Pulling possibly one of those great mid-season upsets that could propel a team in the process as the Wolverines picked up…

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Kennedy Rebounds With Win Over Knappa

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com MOUNT ANGEL, Ore.–  Kennedy bounced back from their tough first defeat of the early season Wednesday evening when they hosted Knappa.  Jumping out to a 27-4 first quarter lead and using that momentum to propel them to their fourth win of the season, defeating the Loggers 61-37 and getting back on…

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ROUND UP: Greschwill, Bischoff Win In Scio

By Jeremy McDonald jeremymcdonald73@gmail.com SCIO, Ore.– Coming off a historic season in which saw Kennedy’s Alex Geschwill become the first Trojan to qualify for the Girls State Tournament, the Kennedy senior came out swinging at her first tournament of the season. Wrestling up at 140 pounds, a vast different from her 125-pound wrestling days of last…

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