Welcome to the start of the 2023-2024 athletic season! We’re excited to get the season rolling!

Here’s the latest and greatest as to what’s happening in Silas Athletics as we start the school year.

Cross Country (Boys & Girls): Our Harriers will begin their season on September 13^th as they will participate in the Fort Steilacoom Preview. Racing begins at 3:30 PM at Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood.

Football: Gridiron actions starts this coming Saturday (September 2^nd) when our Rams travel south to South Sound Stadium to take on the North Thurston Rams. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM. 

The JV team launches their season next Monday, September 4^th when they host the North Thurston Rams here at Silas High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls): Our Golfers tee up their season on September 28^th when they on the Lakes Lancers at Oakbrook Golf Course in Lakewood at 3:00 PM.

Soccer (Girls): The “beautiful game” season begins next Tuesday, September 5^th when our Rams take on the Decatur Gators here at Silas High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM

Swimming (Girls): The Ram Aquanauts begin their season on Thursday, September 14^th when they travel to lakes High School to take on the Lancers. This meet will begin at 3:30 PM.

Tennis (Boys): Our Boys Racketeers season gets underway on Thursday, September 7^th with a home match against the Stadium Tigers. This match will start at 3:30 PM. 

Water Polo (Boys): Our Rams launch their season next Tuesday at Lakes High School to take on the Lancers. This match will start at 6:00 PM.

 

Volleyball: Volleyball kicks off their season, next Tuesday September 5^th when they host the Curtis Vikings. The JV and C-Team games start at 5:45 PM with the Varsity scheduled to start at 7:15 PM.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

 

9/20/2023	Fife – Dacca Park	Seven Teams	3:30 PM
9/27/2023	Parkland – Marymount Event Center	Seven teams	3:30 PM

 

 

Football - Varsity

9/2/2023	@ North Thurston Rams	South Sound Stadium	6:00 PM
9/8/2023	v. Lakewood Cougars (Arlington)	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
9/15/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM

 

Football – JV

9/4/2023	v. North Thurston Rams	Silas – Turf Field 1	6:00 PM
9/11/2023	@ Lakewood Cougars	Lakewood HS Stadium	TBA
9/18/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	5:00 PM

 

Golf - Boys & Girls

9/28/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Oakbrook GC	3:00 PM
10/3/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Allenmore GC	2:06 PM
10/5/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Meadow Park GC	1:27 PM

 

Soccer – Girls

9/5/2023	v. Decatur Gators	Silas – Turf Field 1	6:00 PM
9/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas – Turf Field 1	6:00 PM
9/16/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Harry Lang Stadium	1:00 PM

 

Swimming – Girls

9/14/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/20/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/26/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Pool	3:30 PM

 

Tennis – Boys

9/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/13/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/15/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM

 

Water Polo – Boys

9/5/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Pool	6:00 PM
9/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Pool	5;30 PM
9/11/2023	@ Auburn Riverside Ravens	Auburn HS Pool	7:30 PM

 

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit these two sites:

• https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or

 

• https://goramstacoma.com/

The games have begun! Game action began last Saturday with Varsity Football taking the field at North Thurston. Since then, JV Football, Girls Soccer, and Volleyball all have games under their belts.

Here’s a summary of what happened and what’s coming.

Cross Country (Boys & Girls): Cross Country will begin their season on September 13^th in the Fort Steilacoom Preview. Racing begins at 3:30 PM at Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood.

Football: Last Saturday, our Rams traveled south to North Thurston to take on their Rams. It was a tightly contested game. North Thurston defeated Silas 12 to 6. Silas was down 6 to 0 at half, missing out on  a couple of potential scoring opportunities. North Thurston got what turned out to be the game winning touchdown in the 3^rd quarter, putting Silas down 12 to 0. Then “the” Rams began their comeback. They put a touchdown on the board in the 3^rd quarter. Silas outplayed North Thurston in the 4^th quarter, but unfortunately, as Coach Rogers stated, “we ran out of time.”

This coming Friday, September 8, 2023, Silas (0-1) will host the Lakewood Cougars (0-1) at Stadium Bowl. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.      

In more Rams v. Rams action, the Silas JV team launched their season on Monday. They hosted and defeated the North Thurston Rams 14 to 0. The JV team (1-0) returns to action as they travel to Arlington to take on the Lakewood Cougars (0-1). Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls): The golf teams begin their season on September 28^th when they take on the Lakes Lancers at Oakbrook Golf Course in Lakewood at 3:00 PM. The golf team is talented this year for both the Boys and Girls. Don’t forget our Girls finished 9^th in State last year. Some exciting things are coming this year for Rams Golf.

Soccer (Girls): Our Rams kicked their season last night (September 5^th) when they hosted the Decatur Gators here at Silas High School. The match ended in a 2 to 2 draw. The Rams started a little slow going down early 1 – Nil to the Gators. But they got on track to make the comeback to end the match in a tie.

In their PCL opener, Silas (0-0-1) will host the Stadium Tigers (0-2) here at Silas. This match is scheduled for tomorrow (September 7^th) at 6:00 PM. Don’t be fooled by the Tigers’ record. They lost to perennial soccer powers Bellevue and Puyallup.

Swimming (Girls): The Silas Girls Swim team begin their season on Thursday, September 14^th, when they host  Auburn Riverside. This meet will begin at 3:30 PM.

Tennis (Boys): The Boys Tennis team get their season underway on Thursday, September 7^th when they host the Stadium Tigers. Here at Silas. This match will begin at 3:30 PM. 

Water Polo (Boys): Our Rams launched their season last night against the Lakes Lancers at Lakes High School. In a highly competitive match, Silas lost to Lakes 17 to 15 in overtime.

Tomorrow afternoon, our Rams (0-1) host the Stadium Tigers (? - ?, played Peninsula last night no score was reported) here at Silas High School. This match will begin at 5:30 PM.

Volleyball: Volleyball kicked off their season last night (September 5^th) when they hosted the Curtis Vikings. It was a tough go last night for our Rams, losing to the Vikings 3 – 0. Don’t be fooled by the score, our Volleyball team is very talented. The Vikings, coming off a 5^th place finish in State last year (4A) are being touted as the odds on favorite to capture the 4A State Championship this year.

Tomorrow (September 7^th) our Rams will travel to the South Hill of Puyallup to take on the Emerald Ridge Jaguars. JV – C Team matches begin at 5:45 PM with the varsity match scheduled to start at 7:15 PM. On Saturday, our Rams travel to Auburn to play in the Auburn Mountainview Volleyball Classic. The Rams kickoff the tournament at 9:00 AM against Bellarmine Prep Lions.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

9/20/2023	Seven Teams	Fife – Dacca Park	3:30 PM
9/27/2023	Seven Teams	Parkland – Marymount Event Center	3:30 PM

Football - Varsity

9/8/2023	v. Lakewood Cougars (Arlington)	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
9/15/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
9/22/2023	v. Juanita Ravens	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM

Football – JV

9/11/2023	@ Lakewood Cougars	Lakewood HS Stadium	6:00 PM
9/18/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	5:00 PM
9/27/2023	@ Juanita Ravens	Juanita Stadium	6:30 PM

Golf - Boys & Girls

9/28/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Oakbrook GC	3:00 PM
10/3/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Allenmore GC	2:06 PM
10/5/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Meadow Park GC	1:27 PM

Soccer – Girls

9/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas – Turf Field 1	6:00 PM
9/16/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Harry Lang Stadium	1:00 PM
9/19/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas – Turf Field 1	6:00 PM

Swimming – Girls

9/12/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/14/2023	Auburn Riverside	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/20/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/26/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Pool	3:30 PM

Tennis – Boys

9/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/13/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/15/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM

Water Polo – Boys

9/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Pool	5;30 PM
9/18/2023	v. Gig Harbor Tides	Silas HS Pool	7:30 PM
9/26/2023	@ South Kitsap Wolves	South Kitsap Community Pool	5:00 PM

 

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules, please visit one of these two sites:

• https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or

 

• https://goramstacoma.com/

Almost everyone is now in full swing in Silas Athletics. We have had some nice outcomes and some could have been better outcomes. Here is a summary of what happened and what’s coming.

Cross Country (Boys & Girls): Both the Boys and Girls participated in the 24^TH Annual Bellarmine Prep Invitational last Saturday.

The Boys finished 8^th out of 17 schools in the featured Boys varsity race. Leading the way for the Rams was Evan Sanderford who finished in 15^th place (10:42.6). Our Ram finishes included:

Evan Sanderford	15th Place	10:42.6
Aiden Pearisaeff	48th Place	11:23.9
Nathan Coyle	60th Place	11:32.4
Luke Entwistle	64th Place	11:36.7
Parker Andrews	104th Place	12:23.3
Cade Owen	110th Place	12:33.1

The Silas Girls participated in the JV Races (11/12^th Grade JV race and the Sophomore JV Race). Leading the way for the Rams in the Upperclassman Race was Vaida Smith who finished in 8^th place with a personal best time of 14:53.6. Leading the way in the Sophomore Race was Kate Shouse who finished 10^th in her race.

Vaida Smith	8th Place	14.53.6 PR	11/12th Grade Race
Hannah Essman	15th Place	15.20.0	11/12th Grade Race
Kate Shouse	10th Place	15:09.7	10th Grade Race
Jessalyn Lobdell	38th Place	18:55.1	10th Grade Race

 

Cross Country’s next meet is later today (9-13-23) when they run in the Fort Steilacoom Preview. Racing begins at 3:30 PM at Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood.

Football: Last Friday, our Rams took on the Lakewood Cougars (from Arlington) at Stadium Bowl. The Cougars beat Silas 34 to 20. Each team scored touchdowns early in the game, but it was the Cougars two touchdowns in the later stages of the 1^st quarter that were the difference in the game. The Cougars led 21 to 7 after the 1^st quarter and after each team scored a touchdown in the 2^nd quarter led 28 to 13 at half.

Silas was on the board first in the 3^rd quarter, closing the gap to 28 to 20. It looked like the comeback was well on its way. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be. Lakewood notched another touchdown in the 3^rd quarter to close the 3^rd quarter at 34 to 20. Neither team scored in the 4^th quarter.

This coming Friday, September 15, 2023, Silas (0-2) will host the Stadium Tigers (2-0) at Stadium Bowl. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM. Don’t forget about the Tailgate Party before kickoff.      

On Monday, the Silas JV team traveled to Arlington to take on the Lakewood Cougars. They handily defeated the Cougars 26 to 8. The JV team’s next game (2-0) is Monday, September 18^th when they travel to Stadium Bowl to take on the Tigers. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls): The golf teams begin their season on September 21^st when they host the Stadium Tigers at Allenmore Golf Course in Tacoma at 2:00 PM. You might recall last week’s edition where the talent of these teams was mentioned. On a side note, both teams are young as well. Both the Girls and Boys teams have only two Seniors each on their respective teams. Not only are they talented but the growing momentum around these teams will continue to grow in the years to come.

Soccer (Girls): Last Thursday, in their Pierce County League opener, our Rams got shutout by Stadium 7 – 0 in their match here at Silas. Girls Soccer resumes action next Saturday, September 16^th when they travel to Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers at Harry Lang Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 PM.

Swimming (Girls): The Silas Girls Swim team began their Swim season against the Stadium Tigers yesterday here at the Silas pool. In an extremely competitive hard fought match, Stadium pulls out the victory 94 to 86. Here are some of the top finishes for your Rams from yesterday’s meet:

Event	Athlete(s)	Time – Score*	Place - Points
500 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran	5:58.27	2nd – 4 points
200 Yard Freestyle Relay	Rider/Grochowicz/Esser/Hendrickson	1:48.34	1st – 8 points
100 Yard Backstroke	Alexis Esser	1:10.24	1st – 6 points
100 Yard Breaststroke	Isabell Rider	1:10.80	1st – 6 points
1 Meter Dive	Cloey Calvary	137.35*	1st – 6 points
	Ava Grochowicz	99.15*	2nd - 4 points
100 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson	1:00.51	1st – 6 points
	Keely Grochowicz	1:01.57	2nd – 4 points
200 Yard Medley Relay	Esser, Rider, Killoran, K. Grochowicz	2:01.28	1st – 8 points
200 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran	2:12.60	2nd – 4 points
200 Yard Individual Medley	Isabell Rider	2;19.95	1st – 6 points
50 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson	27.03	1st – 6 points
	Alexis Esser	27.52	3rd – 3 points
	Keely Grochowicz	27.99	4th - 2 points

Our Rams (0-1) next meet is Thursday, September 14^th when they host the Auburn Riverside Ravens here at Silas Pool. This meet will begin at 3:30 PM.

Tennis (Boys): Last Thursday, the Boys Tennis team defeated the Stadium Tigers 3 to 2 in a thrilling match. The Rams were led by Brady Acklin and Mason Burke who secured victories in their singles matches and a doubles match victory by Robbie Gore and Nathan Shouse.

Later today, the Rams (1-0) travel to Lakes High School to take on the Lakes Lancers. This match will begin at 3:30 PM.

Water Polo (Boys): Last Thursday, Silas hosted the Stadium Tigers here at the Silas Pool. They lost 13 to 6.

On Monday, they lost 16 to 13 to the Auburn Riverside Ravens. The boys are playing an exciting brand of water polo, playing extremely hard and have truly been a handful for their opponents.

Expect more of the same as the Rams (0-3) next match is tomorrow, September 14^th at Puyallup to take on the Vikings. This match will start at 5:30 PM at the Puyallup High School Pool.

Volleyball: Last Thursday, our Rams traveled to Emerald Ridge. The Jaguars defeated the Rams 3 to 1. Last Saturday, the Rams won the Silver Division of the Auburn Mountainview Volleyball Classic. Collectively, going 4 wins and 2 losses in the tournament. A fantastic effort all around by our Rams especially led by Seniors Ivy Brown, Val Brandt, Tyonna Mosley, and Ellori Moon.

On Tuesday, the Rams opened PCL league play hosting the Stadium Tigers. They blanked the Tigers 3 sets to none. The Rams won the first set 25 to 19 on six straight points to finish the set. In the 2^nd set, the Rams got down early 10 to 3 but made the roaring comeback to win the set going away 25 to 15. The Rams closed out the match with a 25 to 12 score in the third set.

Our JV team has started the season 1-2. Last night, they defeated Stadium 3-0. The C-Team is 1-1 after their 2 set to 1 victory over the Stadium Tigers last night.

Later today, the Rams (1-2) host the Bellarmine Prep Lions (0-0). The Varsity match will start at 7:15 PM with JV and C-Team matches beginning at 5:45 PM. On Monday, September 18^th, the Rams travel to Lakes to take on the Lancers.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

9/20/2023	Seven Teams	Fife – Dacca Park	3:30 PM
9/27/2023	Seven Teams	Parkland – Marymount Event Center	3:30 PM
9/30/2023	98 Teams	Chambers Bay – John Payne XC Invitational	9:00 AM

Football - Varsity

9/15/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
9/22/2023	v. Juanita Ravens	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
9/29/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Harry Lang Stadium	7:00 PM

Football – JV

9/18/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	5:00 PM
9/27/2023	@ Juanita Ravens	Juanita Stadium	6:30 PM
10/2/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas - Upper Turf Field	4:00 P

Golf - Boys & Girls

9/21/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Allenmore GC	2:00 PM
9/28/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Oakbrook GC	3:00 PM
10/3/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Allenmore GC	2:00 PM

 

Soccer – Girls

9/16/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Harry Lang Stadium	1:00 PM
9/19/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas – Turf Field 1	6:00 PM
9/21/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln Bowl	6:00 PM

 

Swimming – Girls

9/14/2023	v. Auburn Riverside	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/20/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/26/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Pool	3:30 PM

 

Tennis – Boys

9/13/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/15/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/19/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Stewart Heights Courts	3:30 PM

 

Volleyball

9/13/2023	v. Bellarmine Prep Lions	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
9/18/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
9/20/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM

 

Volleyball – JV & C-Team

9/13/2023	v. Bellarmine Prep Lions	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
9/18/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
9/20/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM

 

Water Polo – Boys

9/14/2023	@ Puyallup Vikings	Puyallup HS Pool	5:30 PM
9/18/2023	v. Gig Harbor Tides	Silas HS Pool	5:30 PM
9/26/2023	@ South Kitsap Wolves	South Kitsap Community Pool	5:00 PM

 

 

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules, please visit one of these two sites:

• https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or

 

• https://goramstacoma.com/

We have some teams that are getting on a roll! Boys Tennis is currently on a four match win streak, Volleyball and JV Football are currently on three game win streaks, and Girls Soccer is on a two game win streak. Here’s the latest and greatest:

Cross Country (Boys & Girls): Last Saturday (9-16-23). The Boys participated in the Brooks Fort Steilacoom Invitational. 

The Boys finished 17^th out of 41 schools in the Boys 5,000 meter JV race. Leading the way for the Rams was Nathan Coyle who finished in 17^th place (17:58.1). This is an outstanding effort in a race that had 298 runners! Also having a great run was Aiden Pearisaeff who finished 26^th (18:11.9) Our Ram finishes included:

JV Boys 5,000 Meters
Nathan Coyle	17th Place	17:58.1
Aiden Pearisaeff	26th Place	18:11.9
Parker Andrews	131st Place	20:11.8
Brycin Genaw	153rd Place	20:34.8
Cade Owens	155th Place	20:37.3
Brian Werth	197th Place	21:46.5
Freshman Boys 5,000 Meters
Joaquin Turin-Flores	276th Place	28:40.0

 

Both the Boys and Girls Cross Country’s next meet is later today (9-20-23) when they run at Dacca Park in Fife in an eight team field. Racing begins at 3:30 PM. 

Football: Last Friday, our Rams hosted the Stadium Tigers at Stadium Bowl. The Rams played a competitive  first half with the Tigers. They were deep in Tiger territory with a chance to score just before the half but failed to punch it in. They were down 14 – 0 at half. The second half they struggled to mount the needed comeback eventually losing 24 to 0. 

This coming Friday, September 22, 2023, Silas (0-3) will host the Juanita Ravens (3-0) at Stadium Bowl. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

The JV team is quietly putting together a very nice season! On Monday, Silas JV took on the Stadium Tigers at Stadium Bowl beating the Tigers 22 to 7. So far this season they have outscored their opponents 62 to 15. The JV team’s next game (3-0) is Wednesday, September 27^th when they travel to Kirkland to take on the Juanita Ravens at Juanita High School Football Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls): The golf teams begin their season on tomorrow (9-21-23) when they host the Stadium Tigers at Allenmore Golf Course in Tacoma at 2:00 PM. Fans are encouraged to attend.

Soccer (Girls): Last Saturday, our Rams beat the Lakes Lancers 2 to 1 to notch their first victory of the year. Last night they beat the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 9 to 0.  The Girl’s got off to a fast start against the Sentinels scoring two early goals to take a 3 to 0 lead at half. In the second half, they never looked back, notching their second straight victory.

Our Rams (2-1-1) next match next match is tomorrow night when they travel to Lincoln Bowl to take on the Abes (0-3). Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM.  

Swimming (Girls): Last Thursday (9-14-23) Swim hosted the Auburn Riverside Ravens  The Rams earned their victory of the season with a 99 to 84 score against the Ravens. The Rams were led by Izzy Rider who notched her best time ever in the 200 Yard Individual Medley (2:19.00). Also contributing to the victory was Alexis Esser who had a strong outing in the 500 Yard Freestyle (6:08) and Cate Sumner in the 100 yard Backstroke (1:12.68).

Our Rams (1- 1) next meet is later today, when they host the Spanaway Lake Sentinels here at Silas Pool. This meet will begin at 3:30 PM.

Tennis (Boys): The Boys are off to great start to the season  and had a very busy week with three matches. Last Wednesday (9-13-23) our Rams defeated the Lakes Lancers 5 sets to 0 in their match at Lakes. Silas won all three singles matches and the two doubles matches. Last Friday (9-15-23), our Rams duplicated the same outcome against the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 5 to 0, in their match here at Silas.

Yesterday, the Rams beat the Lincoln Abes 4 to 1. Singles Brady Acklin and Mason Burke are undefeated so far this year, each with 4 wins this year. Nice job gentlemen!

The Rams next match is tomorrow (9-21-23). It’s a BIG, BIG match for 1^st Place in the PCL when they host the Mount Tahoma T-Birds here at Silas High School. Match starts at 3:30 PM.

Water Polo (Boys): Last Thursday (9-14-23), Water Polo traveled to Puyallup to take on the Vikings. They lost a nail bitter 10 to 9. On Monday, they lost 9 to 8 to the Gig Harbor Tides. The Boys are playing an exciting brand of water polo, playing extremely hard and have truly been a pain for their opponents.

Expect more of the same as the Rams (0-5) next match is tomorrow, September 21^st at Peninsula to take on the Seahawks.

Volleyball: Last Wednesday (9-13-23), our Rams hosted Bellarmine Prep, defeating the very talented Lions 3 sets to 1. The Rams got out of the blocks slowly in this one. Bellarmine built a sizable lead in the 1^st set ultimately winning the set 25 to 17. Then the Rams took over. They dominated the match the rest of the way winning the next three sets by scores of 25 to 15, 25 to 17, and 25 to 22.

Two things made the difference in this match. Serving was very strong led by Valerie Brandt, Rachel Price, and Sonja Strom, each notching several aces. Led by Ivy Brown, the kill percentage was also very good.

On Monday, they traveled to Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers, defeating the Lancers in an extremely competitive match, 3 sets to 2.

Our JV team also notched  two victories this past week. They defeated Bellarmine Prep 2 sets to 1 and beat the Lakes Lancers by an identical score of 2 sets to 1. The C-Team also had a strong week, defeating Bellarmine Prep 3 sets to 0 and beating the Lakes Lancers 2 to 1.

Later today, the Rams (3-2, 2-0 in PCL) host the Spanaway Lake Sentinels (4-1, 3-0 in PCL) in a CRITICAL match for control of first place in the PCL.  The Varsity match will start at 7:15 PM with JV and C-Team matches beginning at 5:45 PM. On Tuesday, September 26^th, the Rams will travel to East Tacoma to take on the Lincoln Abes at Lincoln High School. 

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

9/20/2023	Seven Teams	Fife – Dacca Park	3:30 PM
9/27/2023	Seven Teams	Parkland – Marymount Event Center	3:30 PM
9/30/2023	98 Teams	Chambers Bay – John Payne XC Invitational	9:00 AM

Football - Varsity

9/22/2023	v. Juanita Ravens	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
9/29/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Harry Lang Stadium	7:00 PM
10/6/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Lincoln Bowl	7:00 PM

Football – JV

9/27/2023	@ Juanita Ravens	Juanita Stadium	6:30 PM
10/2/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas - Upper Turf Field	4:00 PM
10/9/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS - Upper Turf Field	5:00 PM

Golf - Boys & Girls

9/21/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Allenmore GC	2:00 PM
9/28/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Oakbrook GC	3:00 PM
10/3/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Allenmore GC	2:00 PM

Soccer – Girls

9/21/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln Bowl	6:00 PM
9/26/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas – Turf Field 1	6:00 PM
9/28/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Turf Field	7:30 PM

Swimming – Girls

9/20/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/26/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/28/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM

Tennis – Boys

9/21/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/25/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Bonney Lake HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/27/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Top of Garage Tennis Courts	3:30 PM

Volleyball

9/20/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
9/26/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
9/28/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM

Volleyball – JV & C-Team

9/20/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
9/26/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
9/28/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM

Water Polo – Boys

9/21/2023	@ Peninsula Seahawks	Peninsula HS Pool	5:15 PM
9/26/2023	@ South Kitsap Wolves	South Kitsap Community Pool	5:00 PM
9/29/2023	v. Emerald Ridge Jaguars	Silas HS Pool	5:30 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

• https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

 

Silas Athletics had another very strong week highlighted by Girls Soccer four game win streak Golf’s epic victory over Stadium and Boys Cross Country’s team victory. Also in this edition, the first RPI rankings from the WIAA. Here’s the scoop:

Cross Country (Boys & Girls): Last Wednesday (9-20-23). The Boys and Girls Cross Country teams ran in a combined SPSL 2A/PCL 3A 8-team race at Dacca Park in Fife.

The Silas Boys took 1st place with a team score of 64 points just edging Fife who had 65 (Top five runners; place finished is added up; combined lowest score wins). 

Aiden Pearisaeff  led the Rams with a 4th place finish (17:19.66). Also with very strong runs were Nathan Coyle who finished 6th (17:23.51) and Luke Entwistle who finished 11th (17:42.49). All seven runners for the Rams were in the top half of the field in this event!

The Silas Girls had four runners compete in their race. They did not have enough runners to compete at the team level. The Rams had three runners in the Top 15, led by Vaida Smith who finished 10th (21:46.84). 

Here are the results for all of our top competitors:

Boys 5,000 Meters
Aiden Pearisaeff	4th Place	17:19.66
Nathan Coyle	6th Place	17:23.51
Luke Entwistle	11th Place	17:42.49
Parker Andrews	20th Place	19:02.89
Kellen Gallagher	23rd Place	19:12.59
Cade Owen	27th Place	19:34.63
Brycin Genaw	30th Place	19:40.55
Girls 5,000 Meters
Vaida Smith	10th Place	21:46.84
Hannah Essman	13th Place	22:54.21
Kate Shouse	15th Place	23:25.19

 

Both the Boys and Girls Cross Country’s next meet is later today (9-27-23) when they run at the Marymount Event Center in Parkland. This is an eight-team combined 2A SPSL/3A PCL race. Racing begins at 3:30 PM. On Saturday, Cross Country will be participating in the 98 team John Payne Cross Country Invitational at Chambers Bay. Racing begins at 10:00 AM. 

Football: Last Friday, our Rams hosted the Juanita Ravens at Stadium Bowl. The Rams lost 42 to 6. Overall, a tough night for our Rams. The Ravens, who entered the game undefeated, showed why they had an unblemished record. They were equally adept at running and throwing the football. They were able to keep the Rams defense off balance, most of the night, as their offense was anything but predictable. 

This coming Friday, September 29, 2023, Silas (0-4) will travel to Lakewood take on the Lakes Lancers (3-1) at Harry Lang Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM. 

The 3-0 Silas JV team will travel to Kirkland later today (9-27-23) to take on the Juanita Ravens at Juanita High School Football Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls): Our Ram golfers kicked off their season last Thursday (9-21-23) against the Stadium Tigers at Allenmore Golf Course. What a performance turned in by our Rams! Both the Boys and the Girls defeated the Tigers in historic fashion!!

The Girls defeated Stadium 144 to 113. Coach Kenne Freeberg shares this is the highest score posted by Silas in his three years as Head Coach of the Rams. Historically, this is the first loss ever loss for Stadium in league play since the creation of the Pierce County League in 2016. Wow! 

Our Rams were led by Freshman Kenley Taylor who scored 33 points while shooting a fantastic round of 40 (3 over par). But every Ram made huge contributions to the victory:

Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 37
Kenley Taylor	40	33	+3
Ella Follen	43	30	+6
Chessy Brinkman	45	28	+8
Opal Morton-Herrmann	46	27	+9
Jordan Neal	47	26	+10
Carson MacMurray	49	24	+12

Scoring: Best 5 out of 6 scores comprise the team score. Points are awarded based on the score achieved on each individual hole:

6 Points - Double Eagle/Ace (3 under)

5 Points - Eagle (2 under)

4 Points - Birdie (1 under)

3 Points - Par (Even)

2 Points - Bogey (1 over)

1 Point - Double Bogey (2 over)

Not to be outdone, the Boys beat Stadium 62 to 48. The Rams were led by Andy Schilling and Aidan Joseph who each scored 15 points while shooting rounds of 39 (3 over par). The team's score of 62 matches the best scored achieved by the Rams in the three years Coach Freeberg has been at the helm. Much like the Girls, this victory would not have been possible without some great scoring by the entire team:

Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 36
Andy Schilling	39	15	+3
Aidan Joseph	39	15	+3
Jordan Alwert	42	12	+6
Preston Rooney	44	10	+8
Jake Kennedy	44	10	+8
Tommy Ngo	47	7	+11

Scoring: Best 5 out of 6 scores comprise the team score. Points are awarded based on the score achieved on each individual hole:

5 Points - Double Eagle/Ace (3 under)

4 Points - Eagle (2 under)

3 Points - Birdie (1 under)

2 Points - Par (Even)

1 Point - Bogey (1 over)

 

The Rams next match is tomorrow (9-28-23) when they travel to Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers at Oakbrook Golf Course. The match will start at 3:00 PM. 

 

Soccer (Girls): Silas is on a roll. Last Thursday (9-21-23), our Rams beat the Lincoln Abes 9 to 0 in their match at Lincoln. Yesterday, our Rams beat the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 6 to 0 in their match here at Silas. They have won four straight matches and won the last three matches via shutouts. They’ve won those three matches by a combined score of 24 to 0. 

 

In the first RPI rankings for Girls Soccer, Silas is listed 31st in the State in 3A Girls Soccer. They currently sit in 2nd place in the PCL, 1.5 gamesbehind league leading Stadium.

 

Our Rams (4-1-1, 4-1 in the PCL) next match is tomorrow night when they travel to Bonney Lake (4-1-2, 3-0-2) to take on the Panthers. This will be a stern test for our Rams, as Bonney Lake is listed 30th in the State in the WIAA RPI rankings. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 PM at the Bonney Lake High School Turf Field.

 

Swimming (Girls): Last Wednesday (9-20-23) our Rams defeated the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 135 to 23. Of note, was the feedback we received from Spanaway Lake. They touted our high level of sportsmanship and grace in what was a very lopsided victory. Awesome work Rams! 

 

In the meet itself, we had a number of personal records achieved by our swimmers:

• Linnea Hendrickson PR’d (personal record) in the 500 Yard Freestyle and 200 Yard Individual Medley.

• Jennifer To also had two PR’s, in the 200 Freestyle and 100 Yard Butterfly. She qualified for Districts in both events.

• Annabelle Aiken achieved her personal best times in the 200 Yard Freestyle (over three seconds) and in the 100 Yard Butterfly (by over a second). 

• Kayla Bates had a PR in the 50 Yard Backstroke, shaving a remarkable five seconds off of her best time.

• Jayda Barnes dropped almost three seconds off of her personal best in the 50 Yard Freestyle. 

 

Yesterday, our Rams beat the Lincoln Abes at the Lincoln High School Pool 142-19. Lincoln had only four swimmers competing in the meet, making it difficult for the Abes. Highlights from yesterday’s meet include:

• Desi Bass dropped 1.5 seconds off of her best 50 Freestyle time in a time of 34.10. Dropping this much time in this short event is really difficult to do. 

• Annabelle Aiken dropped a full 5 seconds in her 100 Yard Freestyle(1:04). Remarkable!

• The 200 Yard Individual Medley Team (Alexis Esser, Izzy Rider, Jennifer To, and Linnea Hendrickson) broke the 2-minute mark (1:59).

• Izzy Rider swam the 100 Yard Freestyle in a time of 57.34, qualifying her to participate in her 3rd event in the West Central District Meet. 

• Linnea Hendrickson is closing in on breaking the 6:00 minute mark in the grueling 500 Yard Freestyle, recording a time of 6:03 yesterday.

 

Our Rams (3- 1) next meet is tomorrow (9-28-23) when they travel to Mount Tahoma o take on the T-Birds. The meet is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM.

 

Tennis (Boys): Last Thursday (9-21-23) the Boys Tennis Team hosted the Mount Tahoma T-Birds here at Silas. Both teams were undefeated (5-0) and battling for sole possession of first place in the PCL. This was an epic battle between the two teams. Silas won 4 sets to 1 but don't let the final score fool you, this was a battle. 

Four of the five matches went into three sets.  #1 Singles Brady Acklin was the only player to win in straight sets remaining undefeated on the year. Doubles players Robbie Gore, Nathan Shouse, Ryan Wenz, Vinh Le, Lewis Wenz, and Jayce Hartman all came from behind to secure victories for the Rams. 

The Rams match scheduled for last Monday (9-25-23) against Bonney Lake got postponed due to weather. That match has been rescheduled for October 4th.

 

The Rams next match is this afternoon (9-27-23) when they travel to Stadium to take on the Tigers. This match is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM. On Friday (9-29-23) and Saturday (9-30-23) Silas will be playing in the first ever Curtis Cup Tennis Tournament. 16 teams will compete for the Curtis Cup. The tournament will use four venues for the event:

• Curtis High School Tennis Courts 

• Bellarmine Prep Tennis Courts

• Mount Tahoma Tennis Courts

• Lakewood Racquet Club

 

Silas will play at Bellarmine Prep on Friday (9-29-23) in the Lion Groupthat features the Bellarmine Prep Lions, the Silas Rams, the Camas Papermakers, and the Capital Cougars. The Doubles matches will begin at 9:00 AM with the Singles matches beginning at 10:15 AM. For Saturday, when and where Silas plays will be determined by the outcomes in Friday’s results. 

 

Water Polo (Boys): Last Thursday (9-21-23), the Rams Boys Water Polo team lost to the Peninsula Seahawks 13 to 3 in their match at Peninsula High School. Yesterday, they notched their first win of the season in convincing style! They beat the South Kitsap Wolves 20 to 5 in their match here at Silas High School. 

 

The Rams (1-6) next match is Friday (9-29-23) when they host the Emerald Ridge Jaguars here at Silas High School. This match will start at 5:30 PM.

 

Volleyball: Last Wednesday (9-20-23), our Rams hosted the Spanaway Lake Sentinels. It was a tough night for our Rams losing the match 3 sets to 1. Yesterday, they bounced back with a 3-0 set victory against theLincoln Abes at Lincoln High School. 

 

Our JV team went 1-1 this past week. They defeated Spanaway Lake 2 sets to 1 but fell to the Lincoln Abes 2 sets to 1 last might. The C-Team went 2-0 this week, with victories over Spanaway Lake (2 sets to 1) and Lincoln (3 sets to 0). 

 

Silas is listed as the #20 team in 3A State RPI rankings. They currently are in a tie for 2nd place with Lakes. Each are one game behind Spanaway Lake. All three teams have one loss, Spanaway Lake has played two additional league games. 

 

Tomorrow night (9-28-23), the Rams (4-3, 3-1 in the PCL) host the Mount Tahoma T-Birds (1-6, 0-4 in the PCL). On Monday, our Rams travel to Bonney Lake (currently 3-3, 2-3 in the PCL) to take on the Panthers. The start times for both matches have the Varsity matches beginning at 7:15 PM with the JV and C-Team matches beginning at 5:45 PM. 

 

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

 

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

 

9/27/2023	SPSL/PCL 8-Team	Parkland – Marymount Event Center	3:30 PM
9/30/2023	98 Teams	Chambers Bay – John Payne XC Invitational	9:00 AM
10/4/2023	SPSL/PCL 8-Team	Lakewood – Fort Steilacoom	3:30 PM

 

Football - Varsity

9/29/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Harry Lang Stadium	7:00 PM
10/6/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels (Home Game)	Lincoln Bowl	7:00 PM
10/12/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln Bowl	7:00 PM

 

Football – JV

9/27/2023	@ Juanita Ravens	Juanita Stadium	6:30 PM
10/2/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Curtis High School	7:00 PM
10/9/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS - Upper Turf Field	5:00 PM

 

Golf - Boys & Girls

9/28/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Oakbrook GC	3:00 PM
10/3/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Allenmore GC	2:00 PM
10/5/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Allenmore GC	1:15 PM

 

Soccer – Girls

9/28/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Turf Field	7:30 PM
10/3/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
10/10/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Turf Field	6:00 PM

 

Swimming – Girls

9/28/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
10/3/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Sumner HS Pool	3:30 PM
10/5/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM

 

Tennis – Boys

9/27/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Top of Garage Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/29/2023	Curtis Cup	Bellarmine Prep Tennis Courts	9:00 AM
9/30/2023	Curtis Cup	Bell Prep/Curtis/Mt. Tahoma/ Lakewood Racquet Club	9:00 AM

 

Volleyball

9/28/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
10/2/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
10/4/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM

 

Volleyball – JV & C-Team

9/28/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
10/2/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
10/4/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM

 

Water Polo – Boys

9/29/2023	v. Emerald Ridge Jaguars	Silas HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/2/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/4/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Pool	7:00 PM

 

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

• https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

Cross Country (Boys & Girls): This past week, Silas Cross Country ran in two meets. Last Wednesday (9-27-23), the Boys and Girls Cross Country teams ran in a combined SPSL 2A/PCL 3A 6-team race at Marymount Park in Parkland.

In the Varsity 5,000 meters, the Silas Boys took 2nd place with a team score of 58 points, led by Luke Entwistle who finished in 7^th place. Stadium finished first, with a team score of 31 (Top five runners; place finished is added up;  combined lowest score wins).

The Boys had four runners in the Junior Varsity race, not enough to compete for a team score. Brycin Genaw led the Rams in the JV race, finishing 12^th.

The Varsity Girls 5,000 meters, Silas finished in 4^th place with a team score of 85 points. Stadium took first with a team score of 39. Leading the way for Silas was Vaida Smith who finished in 7^th place.  

Here are the results for all of our top competitors:

9-27-2023 SPSL 2A/PCL 3A Meet

Boys Varsity 5,000 Meters
Luke Entwistle		7th Place	17:28.7
Aiden Pearisaeff		10th Place	17:37.59
Nathan Coyle		11th Place	17:49.8
Parker Andrews		17th Place	19:12.7
Kellen Gallagher		22nd Place	19:19.4
Cade Owen		33rd Place	20:25.09
Boys Junior Varsity 5,000 Meters
Brycin Genaw		12th Place	19:27.7
Rowen Higley		25th Place	21.28.0
Lucas Van Wyhe		27th Place	21:28.7
Brian Werth		34th Place
Girls 5,000 Meters
Vaida Smith	7th Place		22:21.2
Kate Shouse	12th Place		23:08.9
Hannah Essman	15th Place		23:29.2
Jule Greber	28th Place		26:09.0
Lara Lohraff	45th Place		32:11.5
Piper Reeves	51st Place		38:15.3

On Saturday (9-30-23) the Boys and Girls teams competed in the 27^th Annual John Payne XC Invitational ran at Chambers Bay. This is a gigantic meet with 97 teams involved.

The Boys ran in the Division I Varsity race, finishing 19^th our of 23 teams. Leading the way for the Rams was Evan Sanderford who finished 61^st in a time of 17:30.7. Silas had two runners compete in the Division II Varsity race. Vaida Smith led the Rams finishing in 59^th place in a time of 22:6.0.

Silas also had runners in the Boys Junior Varsity 5,000 meters. Leading the Ram’s efforts were Lucas Van Whye who finished 165^th in a time of 21:02.5.

Here are the results for all of our top competitors:

9-30-2023

Boys Division I Varsity 5,000 Meters
Evan Sanderford	61st Place	17:30.7
Aiden Pearisaeff	79th Place	17:45.0
Luke Entwistle	111th Place	18:14.3
Nathan Coyle	127th Place	18:32.9
Parker Andrews	152nd Place	19:14.3
Brycin Genaw	153rd Place	19:15.9
Cade Owen	172nd Place	20:12.0
Girls Division II Varsity 5,000 Meters
Vaida Smith	59th Place	22:36.0
Kate Shouse	134th Place	24:59.5
Boys Junior Varsity 5,000 Meters
Lucas Van Whye	165th Place	21:02.5
Brian Werth	168th Place	21:08.0
Rowen Higley	176th Place	21:18.1
Garrett Roberts	282nd Place	26:39.5
Joaquin Turin-Flores	290th Place	28:06.7

 

Both the Boys and Girls Cross Country’s next meet is later today (10-4-23) when they run at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood in a combined 2A SPSL/3A PCL race. Racing begins at 3:30 PM.

Football: Last Friday (9-29-23), our Rams traveled to Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers. Lakes prevailed 42 to 0. Lakes is a perennial powerhouse each and every year and they demonstrated that in Friday night’s game. This year’s Lancers are in the thick of a PCL championship run and will undoubtably be in the state playoffs again this year.   

This coming Friday, October 6, 2023, Silas (0-5) will host the Spanaway Lake Sentinels (1-4).. This is Silas’s Homecoming game that will be played at Lincoln Bowl. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

The Silas JV team hosted the Lakes Lancers at Bob Lucey Field at Curtis High School last Monday (10-2-23). The Rams and Lancers ended up in a 20 -20 tie. The JV team has had a great season so far and securing a tie against a perennial power like Lakes adds to their growing successful season. Next Monday, the JV team (4-0-1) will travel to Spanaway Lake to take on the Sentinels. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls): Our Ram golfers had two matches this past week.

Last Thursday (9-28-23) at the Oakbrook Golf Course in Lakewood, our Rams took on the Lakes Lancers. Both the Boys and Girls won their matches. Both teams have a 2-0 record in PCL League play.

The Boys defeated the Lancers 60 to 39. Leading the way for the Rams was Andy Schilling and Jake Kennedy, each carding an excellent score of 39 (3 over par). Each earned 15 points towards the team score. Also having a very solid round was Aidan Joseph who shot a 41 (5 over par). To put this result in perspective, Jake is Silas’ #5 golfer on the team. The Boys have a very strong team!

The Girls defeated Lakes 143 to 5. Lakes only had one golfer competing for them, explaining their low team score. More importantly, Silas’ team score was one point less than their record setting score of 144 of last week. The Rams were led by Freshman Opal Morton-Herrmann who shot a 4 over par score of 40. She tallied 32 points towards the team score.  Also having excellent rounds were Ellen Follen and Kenley Taylor who each earned 30 team points by shooting rounds of 42. The Girls also have a very strong team!

On Monday, our golf teams hosted the Spanaway Lake Sentinels at Allenmore Golf Course. The Rams defeated the Sentinels in both matches. The Girls won their match 144 to 37. Kenley Taylor led the Rams with an awesome round of 39 (2 over par), scoring 34 points towards the team score. The Boys defeated Spanaway Lake 67 to 38. Andy Schilling continued his great play by posting a 38 (2 over par).

Here is the scoring for each team and match:

Girls

9/28/23 Match @ Lakes - Oakbrook				10/3/23 Match v. Spanaway Lake - Allenmore
Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 36	Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 37
Opal Morton-Herrmann	40	32	+4	Kenley Taylor	39	34	+2
Ella Follen	42	30	+6	Opal Morton-Herrmann	43	30	+6
Kenley Taylor	42	30	+6	Chessy Brinkman	44	29	+7
Chessy Brinkman	45	27	+9	Ella Follen	46	27	+9
Jordan Neal	48	24	+12	Carson MacMurray	49	24	+12
Carson MacMurray	49	23	+13	Emery nelson	X*	12

*If a player can no longer score a point on a given hole, they can pick up and move onto to the next hole. In doing so, recording a score can’t be completed.  

Scoring: Best 5 out of 6 scores comprise the team score. Points are awarded based on the score achieved on each individual hole:

6 Points - Double Eagle/Ace (3 under)

5 Points - Eagle (2 under)

4 Points - Birdie (1 under)

3 Points - Par (Even)

2 Points - Bogey (1 over)

1 Point - Double Bogey (2 over)

Boys

9/28/23 Match @ Lakes - Oakbrook				10/3 Match v. Spanaway Lake - Allenmore
Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 36	Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 36
Andy Schilling	39	15	+3	Andy Schilling	38	16	+2
Jake Kennedy	39	15	+3	Jordan Alwert	40	14	+4
Aidan Joseph	41	13	+5	Aidan Joseph	41	13	+5
Preston Rooney	45	9	+9	Jake Kennedy	42	13	+6
Ethan Martinson	48	8	+12	Tommy Ngo	X	11
Jordan Alwert	49	7	+13	Preston Rooney	X	11

*If a player can no longer score a point on a given hole, they can pick up and move onto to the next hole. In doing so, recording a score can’t be completed.  

Scoring: Best 5 out of 6 scores comprise the team score. Points are awarded based on the score achieved on each individual hole:

5 Points - Double Eagle/Ace (3 under)

4 Points - Eagle (2 under)

3 Points - Birdie (1 under)

2 Points - Par (Even)

1 Point - Bogey (1 over)

The Rams (Boys 3-0, Girls 3-0) next match is Thursday October 5^th when they take on the Lincoln Abes at Meadow Park Golf Course. This match will start at 1:15 PM.

Soccer (Girls): Silas had two matches this past week. Last Thursday (9-28-23), our Rams lost to the Bonney Lake Panthers 4 to 1 in their match at Bonney Lake. Yesterday, our Rams lost to the Stadium Tigers 2 to 1 in their match played at Lincoln Bowl. While we lost last night, the outcome demonstrated the tremendous strides the team has made this season. In their first matchup, Stadium defeated Silas 7-0.

In the RPI rankings for Girls Soccer, Silas is listed 38^th  in the State in 3A Girls Soccer. They currently sit in 3^rd place in the PCL, 2.5 games behind league leading Stadium.

Our Rams (Overall 4-3-1, 4-3 in the PCL) next match is next Tuesday night when they host the Lakes Lancers (Overall 4-5-2, 2-3-2 in the PCL) here on the turf field at Silas. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM. 

Swimming (Girls): Last Thursday (9-28-23) our Rams defeated the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 139 to 34. Silas took first in all 12 races! Coach Cory shares that many of our first place finishers dropped at least a second from their times in their events. That is pretty awesome! He further shares that many of our first time swimmers, Sophomores, and Freshman are becoming very competitive in their events. It looks like Silas will be a force to reckon with for years to come! 

Yesterday, Silas beat the Bonney Lake Panthers in their meet at Sumner High School. At press time, we did not have details to share regarding results. 

Our Rams (4- 1) next meet is tomorrow (10-5-23) when they host the Mount Tahoma T-Birds here at Dick Hannula Pool. The meet is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM.

Tennis (Boys): Boys Tennis have had a very busy week. Our Rams remain undefeated  with victories against the Stadium Tigers and the Lakes Lancers. Last Wednesday (9-27-23) Boys Tennis defeated the Stadium Tigers 3 matches to 2 in their match at Stadium. The Rams were led by Brady Acklin (singles) and the doubles team of Nathan Shouse and Ryan Wenz who won in straight sets. It was Jace Hartman and Lewis Wenz who captured the win for the Rams in their 2 sets to 1 victory in their doubles match.

Yesterday (10-3-23) the Boys swept the Lakes Lancers 5 matches to 0 in their match here at Silas. 

In between these two league matches, our Rams participated in the first ever Curtis Cup. The Rams played against five different schools in this mostly 4A 16-team tournament. They went 1-2-2 in tournament. Here’s how they did:

Camas 5 Silas 1

Bellarmine Prep 4 Silas 2

Silas 5 Capital 1

Silas 3 Union 3

Silas 3 Sumner  

The Rams (7-0) next match scheduled is later today when they travel to Bonney Lake to take on the Panthers. That match is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM.  

Water Polo (Boys): Last Friday (9-29-23), the Rams Boys Water Polo team picked up their second victory of the year with a 12 to 8 victory over the Emerald Ridge Jaguars here at Silas’s Dick Hannula Pool. Last Monday, in a highly contested match, the Rams lost to the Lakes Lancers by a score of 13 to 11, also here at Silas High School.

The Rams (2-7) next match is later today when they travel to Stadium to take on the Tigers at 7:00 PM. On Friday (10-6-23) the Rams will host the Puyallup Vikings here at Silas High School. This match will start at 5:30 PM.

Volleyball: Our Rams went 2-0 this past week. Last Thursday (9-28-23), our Rams took on the T-Birds from Mount Tahoma. They came away with a 3 set to 0 victory. On Monday (10-2-23) the Rams traveled to Bonney Lake, defeating the Panthers 3 sets to 2.    

Our JV team also went 2-0 this past week. Last Thursday, they beat the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 3 sets to 0. On Monday, they beat the Bonney Lake Panthers 2 sets to 1. The C-Team beat Mount Tahoma 3 sets to 0 last Thursday but suffered their 2^nd loss of the season on Monday, losing to the Panthers 2 sets to 1. 

Silas is listed as the #21 team in 3A State RPI rankings. They currently are in a tie for 1^st place with the Lakes Lancers and the Spanaway Lake Sentinels in the Pierce County League. All three schools have identical records of 5-1 record in league play.

Tonight the Rams (6-3, 5-1 in the PCL) travel to Stadium to take on the Tigers (4-4 overall, 3-3 in the PCL).

Next Tuesday (10-10-23), the Rams will host the Peninsula Seahawks (currently 6-1, RPI ranking #11) in a non-league match. The start times for both matches have the Varsity matches beginning at 7:15 PM with the JV and C-Team matches beginning at 5:45 PM.

On Saturday (10-7-23), the Varsity team will be participating in the Capital City Invitational Volleyball Tournament at Capital High School in Olympia. Silas will play its first match at 9:00 AM. Also on Saturday, the JV and C-Team will be participating in the Bellarmine Prep Invitational. Action in this tournament begins at 8:00 AM.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

 

10/4/2023	SPSL/PCL 8-Team	Lakewood – Fort Steilacoom	3:30 PM
10/7/2023	PLU Fall Classic 23 Teams	Pacific Lutheran University Disc Golf Course	9:00 AM
10/12/2023	Tacoma Twilight 17 Teams	University of Puget Sound	5:00 PM

 

Football - Varsity

10/6/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels  (Home Game)	Lincoln Bowl	7:00 PM
10/12/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln Bowl	7:00 PM
10/20/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM

 

Football – JV

10/9/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS - Upper Turf Field	5:00 PM
10/16/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Turf Field	4:00 PM
10/23/2023	@ Mount Tahoma	Mount Tahoma Stadium	4:00 PM

 

Golf - Boys & Girls

10/5/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Meadow Park GC	1:15 PM
10/10/2023	v. Mount Tahoma	Allenmore GC	2:00 PM
10/11/2023	@ Bonney Lake	High Cedars GC	2:00 PM

 

Soccer – Girls

10/10/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Turf Field	6:00 PM
10/12/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS Upper Field	7:00 PM
10/17/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Turf Field	6:00 PM

 

Swimming – Girls

10/5/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
10/10/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Pool	3:30 PM
10/27/2023	West Central District Swim Championships	Rogers HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/28/2023	West Central District Swim Championships	Rogers HS Pool	3:00 PM

 

Tennis – Boys

10/4/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
10/5/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
10/9/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM

 

Volleyball

10/4/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
10/7/2023	Capital City Invitational (Varsity)	Capital HS Gymnasium	9:00 AM
10/10/2023	v. Peninsula Seahawks	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM

 

Volleyball – JV & C-Team

10/4/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
10/7/2023	Bellarmine Prep Invitational (JV & C-Team)	Bellarmine Prep Gymnasium	9:00 AM
10/10/2023	v. Peninsula Seahawks	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM

 

Water Polo – Boys

10/4/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Pool	7:00 PM
10/6/2023	v. Puyallup Vikings	Silas HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/11/2023	@ Gig Harbor Tides	Gig Harbor HS Pool	5:00 PM

 

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

• https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

We have three teams who remain undefeated this season. The Boys Tennis Team is a remarkable 9 -0 this year. They have won the PCL Championship the last four years and are the odds on favorite to win their fifth straight title. The Boys and Girls Golf teams are 5-0 this season. Stadium has been the long standing champions in golf. Our Rams have changed all of that this season. Our Girls finished 9^th in State last year and look to build on that success this year. This year’s team is stronger and truly have the talent to advance very far this year. Our Boys are also very talented and are poised to make a deep run towards league and post-season championships. Here’s the latest:

Cross Country (Boys & Girls): This past week, Silas Cross Country ran in two meets. Last Wednesday (10-4-23), the Boys and Girls Cross Country teams ran in a combined SPSL 2A/PCL 3A 8-team race at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood.

In the Varsity 5,000 meters, the Silas Boys took 4^th place with a team score of 79 points, led by Evan Sanderford who finished in 7^th place. Lakes finished first, with a team score of 34 (Top five runners; place finished is added up;  combined lowest score wins). The Boys had four runners who finished in the top 17 runners in this race, a very solid outcome.

In the Girls 5,000 meters (combined Varsity and JV race), Silas finished in 4^th place with a team score of 128 points. Lakes took first with a team score of 26. Leading the way for Silas was Vaida Smith who finished in 9^th place.  

In the Boys JV 5,000 meters, Silas finished in 4^th place with 110 points. Lakes finished first with 26 points. Cade Owen paced the Rams with a 16^th place finish.

Here are the results for all of our top competitors:

10-4-2023 SPSL 2A/PCL 3A Meet

Boys Varsity 5,000 Meters
Evan Sanderford		7th Place	17:30.25
Luke Entwistle		12th Place	17:48.73
Nathan Coyle		15th Place	18:01.84
Aiden Pearisaeff		17th Place	18:11.71
Parker Andrews		28th Place	19:17.15
Kellen Gallagher		32nd Place	19:54.56
Girls Varsity and JV 5,000 Meters
Vaida Smith	9th Place		22:22.26
Hannah Essman	15th Place		23:33.72
Kate Shouse	21st  Place		24:42.20
Lara Lohraff	58th Place		32:23.53
Piper Reeves	63rd Place		36:38.96
Boys JV 5,000 Meters
Cade Owen	16th Place		20:21.12
Toni Santandreu	22nd Place		20:32.90
Brian Werth	41st Place		22:07.62
Lucas Van Wyhe	42nd Place		22:08.98
Garrett Roberts	56th Place		26:12.05
Joaquin Turin-Flores	68th Place		30:43.27

 

On Saturday (10-7-23) the Boys and Girls teams competed in the 2^nd Annual Fall Classic Invitational ran at Pacific Lutheran University. This is a meet with 21 teams involved.

In the Boys Varsity 5,000 Meters Race, Silas finished in 15^th place out of 21 teams. The Rams were led by Evan Sanderford who finished 19^th in a time of 16:48.2. Also finishing strong was Luke Entwistle who finished 24^th in a time of 16:56.8.

In the Girls Varsity 5,000 Meters Race, Silas had three competitors in this event. Not enough to field a team score. Leading the Rams in this race was Vaida Smith who finished 39^th with a time of 21:42.1.

In the Boys JV 5,000 Meters, Silas was led by Lucas Van Wyhe with a time of 20:46.6, finishing in 72^nd place. Silas had four runners in this event, not enough to create a team score.

Here are the results for all of our competitors:

10-7-2023 2^nd Annual Fall Classic @ PLU

Boys Varsity 5,000 Meters
Evan Sanderford	19th Place	16:48.2
Luke Entwistle	24th Place	16:56.8
Parker Andrews	114th Place	18:57.1
Kellen Gallagher	142nd Place	19:50.7
Cade Owens	147th Place	19:55.8
Toni Santandreu	167th Place	21:43.0
Girls Varsity 5,000 Meters
Vaida Smith	39th Place	21:42.1
Kate Shouse	73rd Place	23:10.8
Piper Reeves	127th Place	36:01.0
Boys JV 5,000 Meters
Lucas Van Wyhe	72nd Place	20:47.6
Brian Werth	74th Place	20:48.1
Garrett Roberts	197th Place	24:44.8
Joaquin Turin-Flores	230th Place	28:37.1

 

Both the Boys and Girls Cross Country’s next meet is tomorrow (10-12-23) when they run in the Twilight Meet at the University of Puget Sound. Racing begins at 5:00 PM.

Football: Last Friday (10-6-23), our Rams played the Spanaway Lake Sentinels at Lincoln Bowl in our Homecoming game. Spanaway Lake beat the Rams 27 to 0. Silas has struggled to score this season and the game last Friday was no exception. Physically, the Rams are holding their own and game was closer than the score indicates. 

This coming Thursday, October 12, 2023, Silas (0-6. 0-3 in PCL play) will travel to Lincoln Bowl to take on the Abes (3-3, 2-1 in PCL play).

The Silas JV team traveled to Spanaway Lake to take on the Sentinels last Monday (10-9-23) at Spanaway Lake High School. The Rams suffered their first loss of the season 22 to 13. Next Monday, the JV team (4-1-1) will host the Lincoln Abes here at Silas High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls): The Rams Golf teams had two matches this past week. Last Thursday (10-5-23) our Ram golfers took on the Lincoln Abes at Meadow Park Golf Course.  Both the Boys and Girls won their matches.

The Boys defeated the Abes 63 to 22. Leading the way for the Rams was Jake Kennedy who carded an outstanding round of 37 (2 over par) and scored 16 points towards the team score. Also breaking 40 was Andy Schilling , who shot a round of 39 and scored 14 points for the Rams.

The Girls defeated Lincoln 148 to 36. The Rams were led by Ellen Follen who shot a superb 2 over par score of 37. She tallied 34 points towards the team score.  Also having an excellent round was Opal Morton-Herrmann who shot an excellent round of 39, contributing 32 points towards the team score.  

On Tuesday (10-10-2023), our golf teams hosted the T-Birds of Mount Tahoma at Allenmore Golf Course. The Rams won both the Girls and Boys matches.

The Girls defeated the T-Birds 138 to 18. Mount Tahoma had two golfers. More importantly, the Rams continue their great play. Silas was led by the outstanding play of Kenley Taylor (shooting a round of 40) and Ella Follen (who shot 41).

The Boys defeated Mount Tahoma 72 to 36. This is the best team score the Rams have posted all year! The Rams were led by Aidan Joseph who shot a fantastic round of 36 (even par), posting the best score by any Ram this year! The best part, the Rams had four golfers who broke 40 Jordan Alwert (38), Jake Kennedy (39), and Andy Schilling (39).  

Here is the scoring for each team and match:

Girls

10/5/23 Match @ Lincoln – Meadow Park GC				10/10/23 Match v. Mount Tahoma - Allenmore
Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 35	Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 37
Ella Follen	37	34	+2	Kenley Taylor	40	31	+3
Opal Morton-Herrmann	39	32	+4	Ella Follen	41	30	+4
Carson MacMurray	41	29	+6	Chessy Brinkman	44	27	+7
Chessy Brinkman	44	27	+9	Carson MacMurray	45	26	+8
Kenley Taylor	46	25	+11	Opal Morton-Herrmann	47	24	+10
Emery Nelson	55	16	+20	Emery Nelson	55	16	+18

*If a player can no longer score a point on a given hole, they can pick up and move onto to the next hole. In doing so, recording a score can’t be completed.  

Scoring: Best 5 out of 6 scores comprise the team score. Points are awarded based on the score achieved on each individual hole:

6 Points - Double Eagle/Ace (3 under)

5 Points - Eagle (2 under)

4 Points - Birdie (1 under)

3 Points - Par (Even)

2 Points - Bogey (1 over)

1 Point - Double Bogey (2 over)

Boys

10/5/23 Match @ Lincoln – Meadow Park GC				10/10/23 Match v. Mount Tahoma - Allenmore
Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 35	Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 36
Jake Kennedy	37	16	+4	Aidan Joseph	36	17	Even
Andy Schilling	39	14	+4	Jordan Alwert	38	15	+2
Aidan Joseph	40	13	+5	Andy Schilling	39	14	+3
Preston Rooney	43	10	+8	Jake Kennedy	39	14	+3
Ethan Martinson	43	10	+8	Preston Rooney	41	12	+5
Jordan Alwert	X*	8		Tommy Ngo	X*	9

*If a player can no longer score a point on a given hole, they can pick up and move onto to the next hole. In doing so, recording a score can’t be completed.  

Scoring: Best 5 out of 6 scores comprise the team score. Points are awarded based on the score achieved on each individual hole:

5 Points - Double Eagle/Ace (3 under)

4 Points - Eagle (2 under)

3 Points - Birdie (1 under)

2 Points - Par (Even)

1 Point - Bogey (1 over)

Both teams remain undefeated (5-0) with their two victories this past week. The Rams close out their regular season later today (10-11-23) when they take on the Bonney Lake Panthers at High Cedars Golf Course in Orting. This match will start at 2:00 PM. Next week, the Pierce County League Tournament will be played next Tuesday and Wednesday (10-17 and 10-18-23) at Lake Spanaway Lake Golf Course. Each player will play 18 holes of golf each day. Teams and individuals are vying for the opportunity to play in the West Central District State Qualifying Tournament which will be held next May.

Golf is unique in that league play occurs in the Fall and post-season play (Districts & State) in the Spring.

Soccer (Girls): In their only match this past week, Silas tied the Lakes Lancers 1-1 yesterday in their match played at Silas.

In the RPI rankings for 3A Girls Soccer, Silas is listed 38^th  in the State in 3A Girls Soccer. They currently sit in 3^rd place in the PCL,  4 games behind the league leading Stadium Tigers.

Tomorrow (10-12-23) our Rams (4-3-2 overall, 4-3-1 in PCL play) travel to Spanaway Lake (2-7-2 overall, 2-5-2 in PCL play) to take on the Sentinels. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

Swimming (Girls): In last week’s edition of This Week in Silas Athletics, we knew that Silas had defeated the Bonney Lake Panthers but did not have any detail about their 10/3/23 victory. Now we do.

Silas beat the Panthers 116 to 64. Highlights of this meet include Alexis Esser dropping 3.2 seconds off of her time in the 200 Yard Freestyle, swimming in a time of 2:06.8, a superlative effort! Keely Grochowicz achieved a personal best time in the 50 yard Freestyle in a time of 26.85. Jennifer To reduced a whopping 3.7 seconds off of her time in the 100 Yard Butterfly. 

Last Thursday (10-5-23) our Rams defeated the Mount Tahoma T-Birds in their match at Dick Hannula pool. Details about this meet haven’t been received yet.

Yesterday, our Rams lost to the Stadium Tigers 104 to 76 in their meet at Stadium High School. Our Rams had some terrific personal bests in their events. Lorelai Killoran had her best time of the season in the 200 Freestyle with a time 2:06.75. She finished first in this event. Six swimmers garnered personal best times in their events, led by Freshmen Della Young and Isla Conklin who had significant drops in their personal records.

Four of our swimmers had personal records in the 100 Yard Freestyle. Jennifer To dropped 1.5 seconds in the 100 Yard Butterfly and almost 2.0 seconds in the backstroke.

Our Rams (6- 2) next meet is the Pierce County League Swim Championships. The swimming events will be held at the Stadium High School Pool on Friday, October 20^th. Competition starts at 4:30 PM. On Saturday, October 21^st the Pierce County League Diving Championships will be conducted at Rogers high School. Start time of competition has not been announced yet.

Tennis (Boys): Our Boys Tennis Team continues its undefeated season with two matches this past week. Last Wednesday, (10-4-23) our Rams swept the Bonney Lake Panthers 5 matches to none at Bonney Lake High School. On Thursday, October 6^th, the Rams beat the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 5 sets to none at Spanaway Lake High School.

The Rams (9-0 ) next match was scheduled for later today when they travel to Mount Tahoma to take on the T-Birds. That match got cancelled due to weather. On Friday, October 13^th, the Rams will host the Bonney Lake Panthers here at Silas High School. That match will start at 3:30 PM.

Weather is now becoming a factor. Monday’s (10-9-23) match against Lincoln got rained out and is re-scheduled for Monday, October 16^th. As mentioned, today’s scheduled match at Mount Tahoma was just been cancelled.  No reschedule date has been identified yet. The next match on the calendar is this coming Friday (10-13-23) when our Rams host the Bonney Lake Panthers here at Silas High School. Match starts at 3:30 PM.    

Water Polo (Boys): The Boys Water Polo team went 1 – 1 this past week. Last Wednesday (10-4-23), the Rams Boys Water Polo team lost to the Stadium Tigers 23 to 4 at the Stadium High School Pool. Last Friday (10-6-23), the Rams beat the Puyallup Vikings 7 to 3 here at Silas. 

The Rams (3-8) next match is later today when they travel to Gig Harbor to take on the Tides at 5:00 PM. On Thursday (10-7-23) the Rams will host the Peninsula Seahawks here at Silas High School. This match will start at 5:30 PM.

Volleyball: Our Rams had a very good week. Last Wednesday (10-4-23), our Rams defeated the Stadium Tigers 3 sets to 1 at Stadium High school.  On Saturday, the Varsity team won the Silver Division of the Capital City Invitational Volleyball Tournament.

Last night, the Rams beat the #8 team in the State, the Peninsula Seahawks, 3 sets to 2. This was a battle that went back and forth all night. The first three sets were hotly contested. Silas won the first set 25 to 21. Peninsula won the 2^nd set by an identical score of 25 to 21 and won the 3^rd set 25 to 23. Then Silas found another gear. They won the 4^th set 25 to 14 to tie the match at 2 sets apiece. In the 5^th and final set, Silas won 15 to 7 to win the match 3 sets to 2. In the last two sets, the Rams outscored the Seahawks 40 to 21.

Our JV team continues its winning ways. This past week they went 2-0. Last Wednesday, they beat the Stadium Tigers 3 sets to 0. Last night, they beat the Peninsula Seahawks 2 sets to 1. On Saturday, they advanced to the Gold Bracket at the Bellarmine Prep Invitational.

The C-Team also had a strong week. They beat the Stadium Tigers 2 sets to 1. Last night, they beat the Peninsula Seahawks 3 sets to none. In the Bellarmine Prep Invitational last Saturday, they too advanced to the Gold Bracket. 

With the victory against the Seahawks, the Rams have moved up 8 spots in the WIAA 3A State RPI rankings for Volleyball. They currently are ranked as the #13 team in the State. In PCL play, the Rams (6-1) are currently in 3^rd place, .5 games behind the Lakes Lancers (7-1) and the Spanaway Lake Sentinels (7-1).

The next two matches for the Rams are critical. Tomorrow night (10-12-23) the Rams (8-3, 6-1 in the PCL) host the 1^st place (tied) Lakes Lancers (10-2 overall, 7-1 in the PCL, #14 in the WIAA RPI rankings)  here at Harry Bird Memorial Gymnasium.

Next Tuesday (10-17-23), the Rams will travel to the 1^st place (tied) Spanaway lake Sentinels (9-2 overall, 7-1 in the PCL, #19 in the WIAA RPI rankings.). The start times for both matches have the Varsity matches beginning at 7:15 PM with the JV and C-Team matches beginning at 5:45 PM.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

10/12/2023	Tacoma Twilight 17 Teams	University of Puget Sound	5:00 PM
10/21/2023	PCL League Championships	Fort Steilacoom Park	Boys 9:45 AM  - Girls 10:45 AM
10/28/2023	West Central Districts - WS Classic	Chambers Bay	Girls 12:50 PM – Boys 2:00 PM
11/4/2023	WIAA State XC Championships	Sun Willows - Pasco	Girls 1:00 PM – Boys 2:30 PM

Football - Varsity

10/12/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln Bowl	7:00 PM
10/20/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
10/26/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Turf Field	7:00 PM

Football – JV

10/16/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Turf Field	4:00 PM
10/23/2023	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	7:00 PM
10/30/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Turf Field	4:00 PM

Golf - Boys & Girls

10/11/2023	@ Bonney Lake	High Cedars GC	2:00 PM
10/17/2023	PCL Championships – Day 1	Lake Spanaway GC	9:00 AM
10/18/2023	PCL Championships – Day 2	Lake Spanaway GC	9:00 AM

Soccer – Girls

10/12/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS Upper Field	7:00 PM
10/17/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Turf Field	6:00 PM
10/19/2023	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	7:00 PM

Swimming – Girls

10/27/2023	West Central District Swim Championships	Rogers HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/28/2023	West Central District Swim Championships	Rogers HS Pool	3:00 PM
11/9/2023	WIAA State Diving Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM
11/10/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:45 AM
11/11/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM

Tennis – Boys

10/11/2023	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Cancelled – To Be Rescheduled	3:30 PM
10/13/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
10/16/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
10/27/2023	WCD Tennis Championships  - Day 1	Boeing Employees Tennis Center - Kent	TBA
10/28/2023	WCD Tennis Championships  - Day 2	Boeing Employees Tennis Center - Kent	TBA

Volleyball

10/12/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
10/17/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
10/19/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM

Volleyball – JV & C-Team

10/12/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
10/17/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
10/19/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM

Water Polo – Boys

10/11/2023	@ Gig Harbor Tides	Gig Harbor HS Pool	5:00 PM
10/12/2023	v. Peninsula Seahawks	Silas HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/17/2023	v. South Kitsap Wolves	Silas HS Pool	5:30 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

• https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

The regular seasons for many sports have either already wrapped up or are close to wrapping up. Wasn’t that long ago the season’s were just getting started. Here is the latest and greatest in Silas Athletics:

Cross Country (Boys & Girls):

This past Thursday (10-12-23), Silas Cross Country ran in the Tacoma Twilight Meet at the University of Puget Sound. 

All of the races in this event are two-mile runs, a bit shorter than most meets. There are a multitude of races in this event based on prior times this season.

Here are the results for all of our top competitors in each race:

10-12-2023 Tacoma Twilight Meet – University of Puget Sound

Men’s 2 Mile Frosh JV (sub 15 minutes)
Lucas Van Wyhe	25th Place	12:33.10
Women’s 2 Miles Soph JV (sub 17 minutes)
Kate Shouse	9th Place	14:00.57
Men’s 2 Miles Soph JV (sub 15 minutes)
Cade Owen	15th Place	12:20.51
Brian Werth	20th Place	12:29.80
Women’s 2 Miles Junior/Senior JV (sub 17 minutes)
Vaida Smith	2nd Place	13:06.32
Hannah Essman	7th Place	13:33.86
Men’s 2 Miles Junior/Senior JV (sub 15 minutes)
Parker Andrews	19th Place	11:41.45
Men’s 2 Miles Varsity (sub 11 minutes)
Luke Entwistle	26th Place	10:42.12
Evan Sanderford	28th Place	10:43.98
Aiden Pearisaeff	37th Place	10:58.27
Men’s 2 Miles Novice JV (above 15 minutes)
Garrett Roberts	12th Place	15:19.36

 

The post-season for Cross Country begins on Saturday (10-21-23) as the Boys and Girls teams will compete in the PCL League Championship at Fort Steilacoom Park. The Boys race is scheduled to start at 9:45 AM with the Girls race starting at 10:45 AM. This event will determine teams and individual runners that will qualify for the West Central District Championships at Chambers Bay on 10/28/2023.

Football: Varsity & JV:

Last Thursday (10-12-23), our Rams traveled to Lincoln Bowl to take on the Lincoln Abes. The Abes were victorious 55 to 13. Lincoln has been a perennial power in football over the past few years and they showed that last Thursday.

This coming Friday (10/20/23) Silas (0-7. 0-4 in PCL play) will host to the league leading Mount Tahoma T-Birds (4-3, 4-0 in the PCL) at Stadium Bowl. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM. 

The Silas JV team hosted the Lincoln Abes last Monday (10-16-23) here at Silas High School. In a very competitive game, the Abes took the victory 14 to 7. Next Monday, the JV team (4-2-1) will travel to Mount Tahoma to take on the T-Birds at Mount Tahoma Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls):

The Rams Golf teams have entered into post-season play. The Rams are finishing Round Two of the PCL Golf Championships today at Lake Spanaway Golf Course. This is a 36-hole stroke play tournament that will determine teams and individuals qualifying to play in the West Central Golf State Qualifying Tournament.

After Day 1 of the Girls Tournament, Silas was leading rather comfortably though we don’t have the exact stroke lead available. Day 1 of the Boys Tournament, Silas is in 2^nd place, nine strokes behind Bonney Lake. This is a small lead and one that the Rams with a good day today can overcome. 

As mentioned last week, Golf is unique in that league play occurs in the Fall and post-season play (Districts & State) in the Spring. After the PCL Tournament, The Girls West Central District Qualifying Tournament will be at Auburn Golf Course (May 13 & 14, 2024). The Boys West Central District Qualifying Tournament will be at Auburn Golf Course (May 15 & May 16, 2024).

Soccer (Girls):

The Girls Soccer team went 2-0 this past week. On Thursday, they beat the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 4 to 1 at Spanaway Lake. Last night, they beat the Lincoln Abes 8 to 0 here at Silas High School.

In the RPI rankings for 3A Girls Soccer, Silas is listed 33^rd in the State in 3A Girls Soccer. They moved up five spots in the RPI rankings this week. They currently sit in 3^rd place in the PCL. Here are the current standings:

Pierce County League Standings as 10/18/23

Team	League			Overall			RPI Ranking
	Win	Loss	Tie	Win	Loss	Tie
Stadium	10	0	1	10	3	1	19
Bonney Lake	8	0	2	9	1	2	17
Silas	6	3	1	6	3	2	33
Lakes	3	4	3	5	6	3	47
Spanaway Lake	2	7	2	2	9	2	62
Mount Tahoma	2	8	0	2	10	0	71
Lincoln	0	9	1	0	9	1	71

 

The regular season is wrapping up quickly. Tomorrow (10-19-23) our Rams travel to Mount Tahoma (2-10 overall, 2-8 in PCL play) to take on the T-Birds. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM. On Tuesday, October 24^th, the Rams close out their regular season hosting the Bonney Lake Panthers here at Silas High School. It is also Senior Recognition Night. Kickoff is at 6:00 PM.

 

Swimming (Girls):

Our Girls Swim Team had no meets this past week. Our Rams (6- 2) next meet is the Pierce County League Swimming & Diving Championships. The swimming events will be held at the Stadium High School Pool on Friday, October 20^th. Competition starts at 4:30 PM. On Saturday, October 21^st the Pierce County League Diving Championships will be conducted at Rogers High School. Start time of competition has not been announced yet.

Tennis (Boys):

The regular season for Boys Tennis completed this past week. Silas is your Pierce County League Champions for the 2023 season! They completed their regular season play with an 11 -1 record.

This past week the Rams played three matches to close out the regular season. 

Last Thursday (10/12/23) afternoon, Silas suffered its first loss of the season to the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 3 matches to 2 at Mount Tahoma High School. In singles play, both Brady Acklin and Nathan Shouse won their matches and continue their undefeated seasons. Unfortunately, all three of our double’s teams lost. Silas came oh so close to pulling out the victory. The #3 Doubles team of Jayce Hartman and Andrew Tatlonghari almost pulled out the victory losing 7 to 5 in the third set of their match.

Silas swept their matches against Bonney Lake (10/13/23 here at Silas) and Lincoln (10/16/23 @ University of Puget Sound)  5 sets to none. Don’t be fooled by the score against Lincoln. It was a very competitive match.  

The Rams next tennis action is this coming Thursday and Friday, October 19^th and 20^th when they compete in the Pierce County League Championships. The league championship is being played at Mount Tahoma High School. This Championship will determine advancement to the West Central District Tennis Championships to be held at the Boeing Employees Tennis Center (Kent) October 27^th and 28^th. 

Water Polo (Boys):

The Boys Water Polo team had a busy week. On Wednesday (10-11-23) they lost to the Gig Harbor Tides 16 to 10 at Gig Harbor. On Thursday (10-12-23) they play the Rogers Rams at the Rogers High School Pool. This match will start at hosted the Peninsula Seahawks losing 11 to 3. Yesterday, they got back into the win column by beating the South Kitsap Wolves 24 to 8 here at Silas High School. 

The Rams (4-10) final two matches are next week. On Tuesday, October 24^th they play the Emerald Ridge Jaguars at the Rogers High School Pool. This match will start at 5:30 PM. On Wednesday (10-25-23) the Rams will play the Rogers Rams also at the Rogers High School Pool. This match will start at 7:30 PM.

Volleyball:

Our Rams are on a roll. In their last three matches, they have defeated Top-Twenty teams in the state, two of those teams in the past week. Last Thursday (10-12-23) our Rams defeated the #14 team in the State (Lakes Lancers) 3 sets to 2 here at Harry Bird Memorial. 

This was an extremely tough match highlighted by one of the craziest sets of Volleyball ever. The Rams won the first set by an incredible score of 39 to 37. In order to win a set (first four sets), the first team to 25 and leading by 2 or more wins the set. Both the Lancers and Rams had their opportunities to close out the set earlier, but it took 14 extra points for Silas to finally get up by two to win the set. Here are the scores of each set:

Set #1	Silas 39	Lakes 37
Set #2	Silas 25	Lakes 20
Set #3	Lakes 25	Silas 20
Set #4	Lakes 25	Silas 22
Set #5	Silas 15	Lakes 10

 

Give Lakes credit, they were down two sets only to win the next two to force a fifth and final set. In the fifth set, Silas got out to a fast start (5 to 0) and finished the set strong to close out the match.

Last night, the Rams beat the #19 team in the State, the Spanaway Lake Sentinels , 3 sets to 1 at Spanaway Lake.

 

Our JV team continues its winning ways. This past week they went 2-0. Last Thursday, they beat the Lakes Lancers 2 sets to 1. Last night, they beat the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 3 sets to 0.

 

The C-Team went 1-1 this past week. They beat the Lakes Lancers 3 sets to  0 last Thursday night. Last night, they lost to Spanaway lake 2 sets to 1.  

 

With the victory against the Sentinels, the Rams have moved into 1^st place in the Pierce County League. Here are the current standings:

 

Pierce County League Standings as 10/18/23

Team	League		Overall		GB	RPI Ranking
	Win	Loss	Win	Loss
Silas	8	1	10	3	-	9
Spanaway Lake	8	2	10	3	.5	21
Lakes	7	2	10	3	1.0	13
Bonney Lake	4	6	7	7	4.5	47
Lincoln	3	6	6	6	5.0	43
Stadium	3	7	4	8	5.5	49
Mount Tahoma	0	9	1	11	8.5	71

 

The Rams have also moved up four spots in the WIAA 3A Volleyball RPI Rankings. They currently are ranked as the #9 team in the State.

 

Volleyball will close out their regular season over the next week. Tomorrow night, they host the Lincoln Abes here at Silas High School. Next Tuesday (10/24/23) they travel to Mount Tahoma to take on the T-Birds. They close out their regular season on Thursday (10/26/23) when they host the Bonney Lake Panthers on Senior Recognition Night here at Harry Bird Memorial. 

 

The start times for all three matches have the Varsity matches beginning at 7:15 PM with the JV and C-Team matches beginning at 5:45 PM.

 

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

 

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

 

10/21/2023	PCL League Championships	Fort Steilacoom Park	Boys 9:45 AM  - Girls 10:45 AM
10/28/2023	West Central Districts - WS Classic	Chambers Bay	Girls 12:50 PM – Boys 2:00 PM
11/4/2023	WIAA State XC Championships	Sun Willows - Pasco	Girls 1:00 PM – Boys 2:30 PM

 

Football - Varsity

10/20/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
10/26/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Turf Field	7:00 PM
11/2/2023	v. Rogers Rams	Stadium Bowl	8:00 PM

 

Football – JV

10/23/2023	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	7:00 PM
10/30/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Turf Field	4:00 PM
End of Season

 

Golf - Boys & Girls

10/17/2023	PCL Championships – Day 1	Lake Spanaway GC	9:00 AM
10/18/2023	PCL Championships – Day 2	Lake Spanaway GC	9:00 AM
5/15 & 5/16/2023	WCD 3A Boys Golf State Qualifier	Auburn GC	TBD
TBD	WCD 3A Girls Golf State Qualifier	TBD	TBD
5/21 & 5/22/2023	WIAA 3A Boys State Golf Championships	TBD	TBD
5/21 & 5/22/2023	WIAA 3A Girls State Golf Championships	TBD	TBD

 

Soccer – Girls

10/19/2023	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	7:00 PM
10/24/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Turf Field	6:00 PM
10/28/2023	WCD Tournament – Opponent TBD	Location TBD	Time TBD

 

Swimming – Girls

10/27/2023	West Central District Swim Championships	Rogers HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/28/2023	West Central District Swim Championships	Rogers HS Pool	3:00 PM
11/9/2023	WIAA State Diving Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM
11/10/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:45 AM
11/11/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM

 

Tennis – Boys

10/19/2023	PCL Tennis Championships	Mount Tahoma HS Tennis Courts	11:00 AM
10/20/2023	PCL Tennis Championships	Mount Tahoma HS Tennis Courts	11:00 AM
10/27/2023	WCD Tennis Championships  - Day 1	Boeing Employees Tennis Center - Kent	TBA
10/28/2023	WCD Tennis Championships  - Day 2	Boeing Employees Tennis Center - Kent	TBA

 

Volleyball

10/19/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
10/24/2023	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma HS Gym	7:15 PM
10/26/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM

 

Volleyball – JV & C-Team

10/19/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
10/24/2023	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma HS Gym	5:45 PM
10/26/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM

 

Water Polo – Boys

10/24/2023	@ Emerald Ridge Jaguars	Rogers HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/25/2023	@ Rogers Rams	Rogers HS Pool	7:30 PM
End of Season

 

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

• https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

Post-season play has begun for some sports, or are about to get started. Here’s the latest on our sports as the Fall Sports Season begins to wrap up.

Cross Country (Boys & Girls):

The Pierce County League Cross Country Champions were held this past Saturday (10-21-23) at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood. In the PCL Boys Varsity race, the Rams finished in 5^th place with a team score of 103. Lakes took 1^st place with a team score of 60 (top five finishers’ places are added together). Leading the way for the Rams was Evan Sanderford who finished in 10^th place, Luke Entwistle in 14^th place, and Nathan Coyle who finished in 17^th place. 

The Silas Girls also finished in 5^th place with a team score of 148. Stadium took first with a team score of 28. Vaida Smith led the Rams efforts with a 15^th place finish. 

Our JV Boys team finished in 10^th place out of 14 teams. Leading the Rams was Toni Santandreu who finished in 58^th place. 

Here are the results for all of our competitors in each race:

 10-21-2023 PCL League Championships – Fort Steilacoom Park

3A PCL Boys Varsity 5,000 Meters
Evan Sanderford	10th Place	17:00.7
Luke Entwistle	14th Place	17:22.7
Nathan Coyle	17th Place	17:27.3
Aiden Pearisaeff	24th Place	17:32.8
Parker Andrews	38th Place	18:49.4
Kellen Gallagher	43rd Place	20:09.0
Cade Owen	46th Place	20:46.9
3A PCL Girls Varsity 5,000 Meters
Vaida Smith	15th Place	21:01.6
Hannah Essman	32nd Place	23:45.4
Kate Shouse	35th Place	23:57.3
Ella Wright	40th Place	26:12.3
Lara Lohraff	42nd Place	31:03.5
Piper Reeves	45th Place	35:30.8

 

10-21-2023 PCL League Championships – Fort Steilacoom Park

3A PCL Boys Junior Varsity 5,000 Meters
Toni Santandreu	58th Place	20:00.4
Lucas Van Wyhe	74th Place	20:24.4
Brian Werth	112th Place	21:40.9
Garrett Roberts	161st Place	24:13.2
Joaquin Turin-Flores	201st Place	28:39.9

 

The post-season for Cross Country continues this weekend on Saturday (10-28-23) as those Boys and Girls teams/members will compete in the West Central District’s Westside Classic Cross Country Championship at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place. The 3A Girls 5,000 meter race is scheduled to start at 12:50 PM with the 3A Boys 5,000 meter race is scheduled to start at 2:00 PM. These races will determine teams and individuals to participate in next Saturday’s (11-4-23) WIAA Cross Country State Championships at Sun Willows Golf course in Pasco.  GO RAMS!

 

Football: Varsity & JV:

Last Friday (10-20-23), our Rams hosted the 1^st place Mount Tahoma T-Birds at Stadium Bowl. Our Rams took it on the chin, losing to the T-Birds 54 to 0.

 

This coming Thursday (10/26/23) Silas (0-8, 0-5in PCL play) will travel to Bonney Lake (5-3 overall, 3-2 in PCL play) to take on the Panthers at Bonney Lake High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM. 

 

Last Monday, the Silas JV team traveled to Mount Tahoma to take on the T-Birds. Silas lost 22 to 8. Next Monday, (10-30-23) the JV team (4-3-1)) will close out their season as they host the Bonney Lake Panthers (3-3) here at Silas High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 PM.

 

Golf (Boys & Girls):

The Rams Golf teams finished the PCL League portion of their season last Wednesday (10/20/23) at Lake Spanaway Golf Course. Both the Girls and Boys teams finished this portion of their season in high style. Here are highlights for both teams.

 

Girls:

• Went 6-0 in league play
• Took 1^st place in the PCL Tournament beating the 2^nd place finisher (Stadium) by 77 strokes
• Earned top seed from the PCL into the West Central District 3A Girls Golf Tournament
• Placed five golfers on the PCL First Team. Here are the All-League golfers and their tournament scores:

Name	1st Day Score	2nd Day Score	Combined Score	Place Finished	All-League
Kenley Taylor	79	86	165	3rd Place	1st Team
Ella Follen	94	79	173	4th Place	1st Team
Francesca Brinkman	90	89	179	5th Place	1st Team
Opal Morton-Hermann	94	88	182	6th Place	1st Team
Carson MacMurray	94	95	189	7th Place	1st Team
Emery Nelson	132	122	254	22nd Place

 

Boys:

• Went 5-1 in league play. Their only loss was to Bonney Lake who had to set a school record to the beat the Rams by one point.
• Finished 2^nd in the PCL tournament. Bonney Lake beat them by a total of six strokes.
• Earned #2 seed from the PCL into the West Central District Tournament
• Three PCL First Team members. Two PCL Second Team selections.

 

Name	1st Day Score	2nd Day Score	Combined Score	Place Finished	All-League
Andy Schilling	80	73	153	3rd Place	1st Team
Aidan Joseph	84	76	160	5th Place	1st Team
Ethan Martinson	81	84	164	Tied 8 Place	2nd team
Jake Kennedy	83	81	164	Tied 8 Place	1st Team
Jordan Alwert	86	89	175	16th Place	2nd Team
Preston Rooney	90	87	177	Tied 17th Place

 

As mentioned last week, Golf is unique in that league play occurs in the Fall and post-season play (Districts & State) in the Spring. After the PCL Tournament, The Girls West Central District Qualifying Tournament will be at Auburn Golf Course (May 13 & 14, 2024). The Boys West Central District Qualifying Tournament will be at Auburn Golf Course (May 15 & May 16, 2024).

 

Since both teams qualified for Districts, both teams will be participating in both the team and singles competition for advancement to the State Tournament.

 

A side note. There are a total of ten PCL First Team spots for Girls and Boys Golf combined. Silas took eight of those ten spots! A fantastic Fall season for both our Girls and Boys Golf Teams!

 

Soccer (Girls):

The Girls Soccer team went 1-1 this past week. Last Thursday (10-19-23) , they beat the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 7 to 0 at Mount Tahoma. Last night, they lost to the Bonney Lake Panthers 6 to 3 here at Silas High School to close out their regular season.

 

In the RPI rankings for 3A Girls Soccer, Silas is listed 36^th in the State in 3A Girls Soccer. They currently sit in 3^rd place in the PCL. Here are the current standings:

 

Final Pierce County League Girls Soccer Standings

Team	League			Overall			RPI Ranking
	Win	Loss	Tie	Win	Loss	Tie
Stadium	10	0	2	10	3	2	19
Bonney Lake	9	0	3	10	1	3	15
Silas	7	4	1	7	4	2	36
Lakes	5	4	3	7	6	3	45
Spanaway Lake	3	7	2	3	9	2	60
Mount Tahoma	2	10	0	2	12	0	72
Lincoln	0	11	1	0	11	1	75

 

The West Central District 3A Girls Soccer Tournament will start this coming Saturday. The Rams will host the Thomas Jefferson Raiders at 1:00 PM at Stadium Bowl. GO RAMS!

 

Swimming (Girls):

Our Girls Swim Team participated in the Pierce County League Swimming & Diving Championships last Friday and Saturday (October 20^th and 21^st) at the Stadium High School Pool.  Overall, the Rams took 2^nd place behind Stadium in team event. Your Rams placed 1^st in three events and 2^nd place in three more events:

 

First Place Finishes
100 Yard Breaststroke	Izzy Rider
200 Yard Individual Medley	Izzy Rider
400 Yard Freestyle Relay	Alexis Esser, Lorelai Killoran, Linnea Hendrickson, Izzy Rider
Second Place Finishes
100 Yard Freestyle	Alexis Esser
500 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran
200 Yard Freestyle Relay	Alexis Esser, Lorelai Killoran, Linnea Hendrickson, Keely Grochowicz

 

A number of highlights from this meet include:

• The Champion 400 Yard Freestyle Team swam a season best time of 3:54.43
• Alex Esser dropped 1.1 seconds in her 100 Yard Freestyle, a time of 58.22
• Payton Hanson dropped 4.5 seconds off of her time in the 100 Freestyle, finishing in 10^th place
• Olivia Hoskins dropped 4.0 seconds in the 100 Yard Freestyle
• Macie Bucknam dropped 3.5 seconds in the 100 Yard Backstroke, finishing in 8^th place

 

The West Central District Swimming Championships will be held at Rogers High School this Friday and Saturday (October 27^th and 28^th).  Qualifying for Districts are:

• Lorelai Killoran
• Alexis Esser
• Jennifer To
• Annabelle Aiken
• Izzy Rider
• Linnea Hendrickson
• Keely Grochowicz
• Cate Sumner

 

GO RAMS!

 

Tennis (Boys):

The Pierce County League Tennis Championships were held last Thursday and Friday (October 19^th and 20^th) at Mount Tahoma High School. As you recall last week, Silas won the regular season championship in the PCL. They now lay claim as the PCL Tournament Champions!

 

In singles play, Brady Acklin is your PCL Singles Champion winning in the championship match 6-1 6-2! Nathan Shouse finished 3^rd in singles by upsetting both the #4 seed and then the #3 seed.

 

In doubles play, Robbie Gore and Lewis Wenz defeated their teammates Vinh Le and Ryan Wenz to take 5^th place. 

 

Brady Acklin and Nathan Shouse advance to this weekend’s West Central District Tournament this Friday and Saturday (October 27^th and 28^th) to be held at the Boeing Employees Tennis Center in Kent. Both will compete against 16 competitors for one of six spots to advance to the WIAA Boys 3A Tennis State Championships at the Vancouver Tennis Club May 24-25, 2024. GO RAMS!

 

Water Polo (Boys):

Last night our Boys Water Polo team defeated the Emerald Ridge Jaguars 15 to 8 last night (10-24-23) at Rogers High School. After a tough start to the season, the Boys have won five of their last nine matches.

 

The Rams (5-10) last match of the season is tonight at the Rogers High School Pool to play the Rogers Rams.  This match will start at 7:30 PM.

 

Volleyball:

Our Rams have gone 2-0 in the past week. Last Thursday they pulled out a 3 set to 2 victory over the Lincoln Abes. Our Rams were tested in this match. Give the Abes credit, they played very hard and almost pulled the upset. Last night (10-24-23) our Rams beat the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 3 sets to none.

 

Our JV team continues its winning ways. This past week they went 2-0. Last Thursday, they beat the Lincoln Abes 3 sets to 0. Last night, they beat Mount Tahoma 2 sets to 1. The season record for the JV team is a fantastic 12 wins and 3 losses.

 

The C-Team also went 2-0 this past week. They beat the Lincoln Abes 2 sets to  1 last Thursday night. Last night, they lost to Mount Tahoma 2 sets to 1. Currently, they have an outstanding record of 11 wins and 3 losses.  

 

With this week’s victories, the Rams remain in 1^st place in the PCL:

 

Pierce County League Volleyball Standings as 10/25/23

Team	League		Overall		GB	RPI Ranking
	Win	Loss	Win	Loss
Silas	10	1	12	3	-	8
Lakes	9	2	12	3	1.0	10
Spanaway Lake	8	3	10	4	2.0	24
Bonney Lake	5	6	8	7	5.0	41
Stadium	4	8	5	9	6.5	53
Lincoln	3	8	6	8	7.0	46
Mount Tahoma	0	11	1	13	10.0	72

 

The Rams have moved up one spot in the WIAA 3A Volleyball RPI Rankings. They currently are ranked as the #8 team in the State.

 

Of the three losses incurred by the Varsity this season, their losses have been to:

• Curtis Vikings – 8^th Place in the WIAA 4A Girls RPI Rankings
• Emerald Ridge Jaguars – 17^th Place in the WIAA 4A Girls RPI Rankings
• Spanaway Lake Sentinels – 24^th Place in the WIAA 3A Girls RPI Rankings    

 

In other words, they have only lost to some of the best teams in the state. .

 

Volleyball will close out their regular season tomorrow night when they host the Bonney Lake Panthers here at Harry Bird Memorial Gymnasium on Senior Recognition Night. The start time for the Varsity match is 7:15 PM with the JV and C-Team matches beginning at 5:45 PM.

 

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

 

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

 

2023 Post-Season Meets
10/28/2023	West Central Districts - WS Classic	Chambers Bay	Girls 12:50 PM – Boys 2:00 PM
11/4/2023	WIAA State XC Championships	Sun Willows GC - Pasco	Girls 1:00 PM – Boys 2:30 PM

 

Football - Varsity

10/26/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Turf Field	7:00 PM
11/2/2023	v. Rogers Rams	Stadium Bowl	8:00 PM
End of Season

 

Football – JV

10/30/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Turf Field	4:00 PM
End of Season

 

Golf - Boys & Girls

End of League – Regular Season
2024 Post-Season Tournaments
5/13 & 5/14/2024	WCD 3A Girls Golf State Qualifier	Auburn GC	TBD
5/15 & 5/16/2024	WCD 3A Boys Golf State Qualifier	Auburn GC	TBD
5/21 & 5/22/2024	WIAA 3A Girls State Golf Championships	TBD	TBD
5/21 & 5/22/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Golf Championships	TBD	TBD

 

Soccer – Girls

End of Regular Season
2023 Post-Season Tournaments
10/28/2023	Thomas Jefferson Raiders	Stadium Bowl	1:00 PM
11/1/2023	If win –  Auburn Riverside or Bonney Lake	Bonney Lake HS	7:30 PM
11/7/2023	If win – Advance to State as #5 seed from WCD
11/7 thru 11/18/202	WIAA State Soccer Championships	Various Locations	Time TBD

 

Swimming – Girls

2023 Post-Season Tournaments
10/27/2023	West Central District Swim Championships	Rogers HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/28/2023	West Central District Swim Championships	Rogers HS Pool	3:00 PM
11/10/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:45 AM
11/11/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM

 

Tennis – Boys

2023 Post-Season Tournament
10/27/2023	WCD Tennis Championships  - Day 1	Boeing Employees Tennis Center - Kent	7:30 AM
10/28/2023	WCD Tennis Championships  - Day 2	Boeing Employees Tennis Center - Kent	TBD
2024 Post-Season Tournament
5/24/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Championships – Day 1	Vancouver Tennis Center	TBD
5/24/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Championships – Day 2	Vancouver Tennis Center	TBD

 

Volleyball

10/26/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
End of Regular Season
2023 Post-Season Tournaments
11/8 -11/11/23	3A West Central Districts	Location – TBD	Time TBD
11/17 & 11/18/23	WIAA 3A State Championships	Yakima Sundome	Time TBD

 

Volleyball – JV & C-Team

10/26/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
End of Season

 

Water Polo – Boys

10/25/2023	@ Rogers Rams	Rogers HS Pool	7:30 PM
End of Season

 

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules, please visit one of these two sites:

• https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

 

Post Season Championship Information can be found at the following sites:

 

West Central District Tournaments (WCD): https://www.wiaadistrict3.com/

 

Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Tournaments (WIAA): Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WA) (wiaa.com)

It has been a busy week in Silas Athletics with plenty of post-season activity and upcoming WIAA State Championships this weekend in a number of sports. Winter Sports are right around the corner. Practices for most sports starts on November 13^th.

Here’s the latest and greatest:

Cross Country (Boys & Girls):

The West Central District Cross Country Championships (Westside Classic) were held this past Saturday (10-28-23) at Chambers Creek Golf Course in University Place. In the Boys 5,000 Meter Varsity race, the Rams finished in 11^th place (out of 18 teams) with a team score of 262. Central Kitsap finished first with a team score of 50.

Leading the way for the Rams was Evan Sanderford who finished in 38^th place in a time of 17:19.1. Aiden Pearisaeff finished in 45^th place in a time of 17:23.4. Both have qualified to run in the WIAA State Cross Country Championships at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco on Saturday November 4^th. 

In the Girls 5,000 Meter Varsity race, the Silas Girls finished in 16^th place (out of 17 teams) with a team score of 416. Central Kitsap took first with a team score of 70.

Vaida Smith led the Rams efforts with a 40^th place finish in a time of 20:43.6. She has qualified to run in the WIAA State Cross Country Championships.

Congratulations to Vaida, Evan, and Aiden for advancing to the WIAA State Cross Country Championships. GO RAMS!

Here are the results for all of our competitors in each race:

10-28-2023 West Central District Championships – Chambers Bay Golf Course

3A PCL Boys Varsity 5,000 Meters
Evan Sanderford	38th Place	17:19.1
Aiden Pearisaeff	45th Place	17:23.4
Luke Entwistle	52nd Place	17:29.9
Nathan Coyle	66th Place	17:45.3
Parker Andrews	103rd Place	18:35.4
Cade Owen	134th Place	20:10.1
Kellen Gallagher	136th Place	20:24.0
3A PCL Girls Varsity 5,000 Meters
Vaida Smith	40th Place	20:43.6
Hannah Essman	95th Place	23:14.9
Kate Shouse	113th Place	24:30.7
Ella Wright	114th Place	24:31.2
Lara Lohraff	135th Place	32:09.1
Piper Reeves	136th Place	35:48.1

 

WIAA State Cross Country Championship site: Tournament - Cross Country | Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WA) (wiaa.com)

Football: Varsity & JV:

Last Thursday (10-26-23), our Rams traveled to Bonney Lake to take on the Panthers. The Panthers prevailed 31 to 10.

This coming Thursday (11/2/23) Silas (0-9 overall) closes out their season by hosting the Rogers Rams  (0-9 overall) at Lincoln Bowl. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:00 PM. 

Last Monday (10/30/23), the Silas JV team closed out their season by hosting the Bonney Lake Panthers here at Silas High School. In a tightly contested game, our Rams win 21 to 20.  The JV team finishes their season with a record of 5-3-1.

 

Golf (Boys & Girls):

The Rams Golf teams have closed out their Fall season. Next up for our golfers is the West Central Districts Golf Championships at Auburn Golf Course.

Girls District Golf Championships: May 13 & 14, 2024

Girls District Golf Tournament Link: Athletics, District 3 Girls Golf Post Season (wiaadistrict3.com)

Boys District Golf Championships: May 15 & 16, 2024

Boys District Golf Tournament Link: Athletics, District 3 Boys Golf Post Season (wiaadistrict3.com)

Soccer (Girls):

The Girls Soccer team participated in the 1^st Round of the West Central District Soccer Championships when they hosted the Thomas Jefferson Raiders at Stadium Bowl last Saturday (10/28/23). Our Rams came up on the short end of a 1 to 0 score, in this winner advance/loser contest.

The Girls Soccer team finished their successful season with a 7-4-2 record. 

Swimming (Girls):

Our Girls Swim Team participated in the West Central District Swimming & Diving Championships last Friday and Saturday (October 27^th and 28^th) at the Rogers High School Pool in Puyallup  Overall, the Rams took 4^th place in Districts (out of 20 teams)! We have a number of swimmers who will be competing for state championships at the 2023 WIAA Girls Swimming and Diving on November 10^th and 11^th at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. Here are the highlights: 

• Izzy Rider is the West Central District Champion in both the 200 Yard Individual Medley and the 100 Yard Breaststroke!
• Lorelai Killoran has qualified for the WIAA State Championships in the 200 Yard and 500 Yard Freestyle. 
• Keely Grochowicz finished 2^nd in the 50 Yard Freestyle, qualifying to swim in the WIAA State Championships.
• The 400 Yard Freestyle Team qualified for State.

 

Here is a list of all the participants swimming and representing Silas in the 2023 WIAA Swimming Championships (swimmers can qualify via results in the District Swim Meets or via exceeding established qualifying times):

200 Yard Medley Relay	Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson
Alternates	Lorelai Killoran, Izzy Rider, Jennifer To, Catherine Sumner
200 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran
200 Yard Individual Medley	Izzy Rider
50 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson, Keely Grochowicz
100 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson
500 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran
100 Yard Breaststroke	Izzy Rider
400 Yard Freestyle Relay	Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson
Alternates	Lorelai Killoran, Izzy Rider, Jennifer To, Catherine Sumner

 

Congratulations ladies! GO RAMS!

 

WIAA Swimming & Diving Championships site: https://www.wiaa.com/tournament-gsw/?sport_id=13

Tennis (Boys):

Your Silas Rams are West Central District Champions! The Rams participated in the West Central District Tennis Championships held last Friday and Saturday (October 27^th and 28^th) at the Boeing Employees Tennis Center in Kent. 

Brady Acklin is your West Central  District Singles Champion winning all four of his matches. He won the championship match 6-1 7-6! Nathan Shouse finished 3^rd in singles by winning three of four matches (his only loss was to Brady Acklin). He won his 3^rd place match 6-2 6-2.

Brady Acklin and Nathan Shouse advance to the WIAA Boys 3A Tennis State Championships at the Vancouver Tennis Club May 24-25, 2024. Gentlemen, congratulations! GO RAMS!

WIAA Boys Tennis Championships site: Tournament - Boys Tennis | Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WA) (wiaa.com)

Water Polo (Boys):

Our Boys Water Polo team wrapped up their season last week with two matches. Last Wednesday (10/25/23) they lost to the Rogers Rams 19 to 5 in their match at Rogers High School. Last Thursday (10-26-23), the Rams lost a close one to Northshore 13 to 11.

The Boys Water Polo team finished their season with a 5-12 record. 

Volleyball:

Your Rams are Pierce County League Champions! Our Rams closed out their regular season last Thursday (10-26-23) hosting the Bonney Lake Panthers. The Rams won the match 3 sets to none.

Our JV team concluded their season last Thursday, defeating Bonney lake 2 sets to 1. They finished their season with an outstanding record of 13 wins and 3 losses. The C-Team also finished their season strong. They beat Bonney Lake last Thursday 3 sets to none. They finish their season with a strong 12 win 3 loss record. 

Pierce County League Volleyball - Final Standings

Team	League		Overall		GB	RPI Ranking
	Win	Loss	Win	Loss
Silas	11	1	13	3	-	8
Lakes	10	2	13	3	1.0	12
Spanaway Lake	9	3	11	4	2.0	21
Bonney Lake	5	7	8	9	6.0	47
Stadium	4	8	5	9	7.0	52
Lincoln	3	9	6	9	8.0	49
Mount Tahoma	0	12	1	14	11.0	72

 

The Rams enter post-season play as the #8 team in the WIAA 3A Volleyball RPI Rankings. The Rams enter the District 3/4 Volleyball Tournament as the #1 seed from the Pierce County League. Their first game in the tournament will be on Friday, November 10^th when they play most likely the Mountainview Storm. That match will be played at Mount Tahoma High School at 2:00 PM.  

If they win that match, they will advance into the winner’s bracket to play in the District Quarterfinals. That game is also on Friday, November 10^th at 6:00 PM. If they lose that first match, they will drop into the loser’s bracket. That second round game is a winner advance/loser contest. It will be played in the auxiliary gym at Mount Tahoma at 6:00 PM.

Congratulations ladies! GO RAMS!

District Volleyball Tournament Bracket:   https://www.wiaadistrict3.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=4160&sport=10&ps_type=1 

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

 

2023 Post-Season Meets
11/4/2023	WIAA State XC Championships	Sun Willows GC - Pasco	Girls 1:00 PM – Boys 2:30 PM
Vaida Smith will represent Silas in the 3A Girl’s race
Evan Sanderford and Aiden Pearisaeff will represent Silas in the 3A Boy’s race

 

Football - Varsity

11/2/2023	v. Rogers Rams	Lincoln Bowl	8:00 PM
End of Season

Football – JV

End of Season – Finished Season 5-3-1

Golf - Boys & Girls

2024 Post-Season Tournaments
5/13 & 5/14/2024	WCD 3A Girls Golf State Qualifier	Auburn GC	TBD
5/15 & 5/16/2024	WCD 3A Boys Golf State Qualifier	Auburn GC	TBD
5/21 & 5/22/2024	WIAA 3A Girls State Golf Championships	TBD	TBD
5/21 & 5/22/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Golf Championships	TBD	TBD

Soccer – Girls

End of Season – Finished Season 7-4-2

Swimming – Girls

2023 Post-Season Tournaments
11/10/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:45 AM
11/11/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM
Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson Lorelai Killoran, Izzy Rider, Jennifer To, and Catherine Sumner will represent Silas

Tennis – Boys

2024 Post-Season Tournament
5/24/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Championships – Day 1	Vancouver Tennis Center	TBD
5/24/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Championships – Day 2	Vancouver Tennis Center	TBD
Brady Acklin and Nathan Shouse will represent Silas in Single

Volleyball

End of Regular Season
2023 Post-Season Tournaments
11/10/23	3A West Central/SW District 3/4	Mount Tahoma HS	2:00 PM
11/10/23	3A West Central/SW District 3/4	Mount Tahoma HS	6:00 PM
11/11/23 - if win 1 game on 11/10	3A West Central/SW District 3/4	Capital HS	12:00 PM
11/11/23	3A West Central/SW District 3/4	Capital HS	Time TBD
11/17 & 11/18/23	WIAA 3A State Championships	Yakima SunDome	Time TBD

Volleyball – JV & C-Team

End of Season - JV finished 13-3   - C-Team finished 12-3

Water Polo – Boys

End of Season – Finished Season 5-12

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

• https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

Post Season Championship Information can be found at the following sites:

West Central District Tournaments (WCD): https://www.wiaadistrict3.com/

Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Tournaments (WIAA): Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WA) (wiaa.com)

This week’s edition is shorter than most, as many of our Fall Sports have concluded their seasons. Those still competing in post-season play are Girls Swimming (WIAA State Swimming Championships) and Volleyball (Districts -3A West Central/SW Washington District 3/4) .

Winter sports is right around the corner. Bowling and Cheer have already begun their practices. Bowling’s will have their first match tomorrow. Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys/Girls Wrestling, and Boys Swimming get started next Monday (11/13/23) with their first practices.   

Here is the latest in Silas Athletics:

Bowling:

Bowling starts their season tomorrow (11/9/23) when they take on the Stadium Tigers at Tower Lanes.

Cross Country (Boys & Girls):

Last Saturday (11/4/2023), Vaida Smith, Aiden Pearisaeff , and Evan Sanderford represented Silas High School in the WIAA State Cross Country Championships. Here are the results for our competitors in each race:

 

2023 WIAA State Cross Country Championships 

3A Boys – 3 Miles
Evan Sanderford	87th Place	17:18.00
Aiden Pearisaeff	167th Place	18:08.70
3A Girls – 3 Miles
Vaida Smith	DNF

 

WIAA State Cross Country Championship site: Tournament - Cross Country | Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WA) (wiaa.com)

Football: Varsity & JV:

Last Thursday (11/2/23) Silas hosted the Rogers Rams at Lincoln Bowl.  Wow, what a game! Your Silas Rams beat the Rogers Rams 33 to 25 at Lincoln Bowl. This game had a little bit of everything including a last second field goal attempt to decide the game. Rogers got out to an early lead 10-0 in the first half. But our Rams were resilient, closing the gap to 10 to 7 at halftime. 

In the 3^rd quarter, Roger's kicker Junior Dreeson extended the lead to 13-7 on a 42-yard field goal. Then the fireworks started. On the kickoff, Silas’s Evan White returned the kickoff 99 yards to put Silas up 14-13. Later in the quarter, Silas extended the lead to 21-13, putting together a long drive led primarily by the running of Quarterback Carsyn Stolz. Rogers added a safety when Silas hiked the bag through the end zone to make the score 21-15.

With roughly 4:00 left in the game, Rogers got on the board again to retake the lead 22-21. Later in the quarter they tacked on another field goal (40 yards out) to add to Roger's lead 25-21. Silas got the ball back with 1:48 on the clock. They smartly moved the ball downfield led by long runs from Carsyn Stolz and Majesty Lui. Majesty's run was for 42 yards taking the ball down to the Roger's 4-yard line. Unfortunately, Silas incurred a dead ball penalty (sideline infraction) which moved the ball back to the Roger's 19-yard line. On the next play. Carsyn Stolz kept the ball and ran 19 yards to score a touchdown with 0:42 left in the game. Silas mishandled the extra point making the score 27-25 in favor of Silas. 

Here's some background on Roger's kicker Junior Dreeson to provide some context to the final 0:42 of the game. Dreeson is an extremely talented placekicker. For context, every kickoff he had, with the exception of the kickoff that Evan White, went into the endzone for a touchback. He made a 52-yard field goal earlier in the game, which got nullified because of a penalty. He is being heavily recruited by many colleges. By far, the best high school placekicker we have ever seen. 

Rogers gets the ball back and moves the ball down to the Silas 43-yardline. With 4 seconds left in the game, Rogers sends out Dreeson to attempt a 60-yard field goal to win the game (yes, I said that right, a 60-yard field goal, unheard of at the high school level. For comparison, the all-time record in the NFL is 66-yards, the UW record is 56-yards). Dreeson missed the field goal, but Silas roughed the kicker, giving Rogers new life and a much closer attempt (45 yards) that was well within Dresson's length. The field goal was blocked and scooped up by Carter Hodge, returning the blocked kick for a touchdown. 

 

Wow! 

 

Silas finished their Football season with a record 1-9. 

Swimming (Girls):

Our Girls Swim Team will participate in the 2023 WIAA Swimming and Diving Championships next Friday and Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center.

Here is who is representing Silas:

 

200 Yard Medley Relay	Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson
Alternates	Lorelai Killoran, Izzy Rider, Jennifer To, Catherine Sumner
200 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran
200 Yard Individual Medley	Izzy Rider
50 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson, Keely Grochowicz
100 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson
500 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran
100 Yard Breaststroke	Izzy Rider
400 Yard Freestyle Relay	Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson
Alternates	Lorelai Killoran, Izzy Rider, Jennifer To, Catherine Sumner

 

Ladies, make us proud! GO RAMS!

 

Link to the WIAA Swimming & Diving Championships site: https://www.wiaa.com/tournament-gsw/?sport_id=13

Volleyball:

The Rams will open post-season play on Friday and Saturday (11/10 and 11/11/23) at Mount Tahoma High School in the District 3/4 Volleyball Championships. They enter these championships as the #1 seed from the Pierce County League. They are ranked as the #8 team in the State in the WIAA’s 3A Volleyball RPI Standing.  

Their first game in the tournament will be on Friday, November 10^th when they play the Mountainview Storm. That match will be played at Mount Tahoma High School at 2:00 PM. 

If they win that match, they will advance into the winner’s bracket to play in the District Quarterfinals. That game is also on Friday, November 10^th at 6:00 PM. If they lose that first match, they will drop into the loser’s bracket. That second round game is a winner advance/loser contest. It will be played in the auxiliary gym at Mount Tahoma at 6:00 PM.

Congratulations ladies! GO RAMS!

District Volleyball Tournament Bracket:   https://www.wiaadistrict3.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=4160&sport=10&ps_type=1 

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Bowling

11/9/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Tower lanes	3:00 PM
11/15/2023	@ Gig Harbor Tides	Tower Lanes	3:00 PM
11/16/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Bowlero Lanes	3:00 PM

 

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

11/4/2023	WIAA State XC Championships	Sun Willows GC - Pasco	Girls 1:00 PM – Boys 2:30 PM
Evan Sanderford finished 87th  - Aiden Pearisaeff finished 167th
Vaida Smith - DNF
End of Season

 

Swimming – Girls

11/10/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:45 AM
11/11/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM

 

Participants by Event
Event	Participants	Seed Time	Seed Place
200 Yd. Medley Relay	Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson	2:05.35	25th Seed
200 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran	2:05.98	20th Seed
200 Yd. Individual Medley	Izzy Rider	2:11.82	11th Seed
50 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson	25.82	18th Seed
	Keely Grochowicz	25.85	19th Seed
100 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson	56.70	19th Seed
500 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran	5:34.39	15th Seed
100 Yard Breaststroke	Izzy Rider	1:06.34	6th Seed
400 Yd. Freestyle Relay	Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson	3:48.27	14th Seed
Relay Alternates	Lorelai Killoran, Izzy Rider, Jennifer To, Catherine Sumner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volleyball

2023 Post-Season Tournaments
11/10/23	3A West Central/SW District 3/4	Mount Tahoma HS	2:00 PM
11/10/23	3A West Central/SW District 3/4	Mount Tahoma HS	6:00 PM
11/11/23 - if win one game on 11/10	3A West Central/SW District 3/4	Capital HS	12:00 PM
11/11/23	3A West Central/SW District 3/4	Capital HS	Time TBD

 

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

• https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

 

Post Season Championship Information can be found at the following sites:

 

West Central District Tournaments (WCD): https://www.wiaadistrict3.com/

 

Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Tournaments (WIAA): Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WA) (wiaa.com)

One sports season ends and a new one begins. The Fall sports season has officially wrapped up this past weekend. The Winter sports season begins in earnest this week with practices for Boys & Girls Basketball, Boys & Girls Wrestling, and Boys Swimming getting started on Monday. Bowling has already begun their competitive season and Flag Football will have their first practice on December 4th.    

Here’s how the Fall sports season wrapped up: 

Bowling: 

Bowling started their season last Thursday (11/9/23) when they took on the Stadium. The Rams picked up their first win of the season, defeating  the Tigers 1642 to 1489 at Tower Lanes. The Rams beat the Tigers in all four games: 

Standard Scoring1
	Silas	Stadium
Game 1	647	598
Game 2	697	663
Total	1344	1261
Baker Scoring2
	Silas	Stadium
Game 3	145	101
Game 4	153	127
Total	288	228
Grand Total3	1642	1489

1Standard scoring involves each member of the team bowling a 10-frame game. All pins are added together.  

2Baker scoring involves each team member bowling two frames in a 10-frame game.  

3Winner is determined by the grand total of all four games. 

Swimming (Girls):  

Our Girls Swim Team participated in the 2023 WIAA 3A Girls Swimming and Diving Championships last Friday and Saturday (11/10 & 11/11/23) at the King County Aquatic Center. Ours Girls finished 16th in State out of a total of 36 schools who scored in the State meet!   

Here is how our Rams performed: 

Event	Participants	Time	Place
200 Yard Medley Relay	Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson	1:54.62	DQ
200 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran	2:03.90	19th
200 Yard Ind. Medley	Izzy Rider	2:16.72	9th
50 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson	25.63	15th
	Keely Grochowicz	25.75	19th
100 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson	57.19	20th
500 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran	5:33.06	14th
100 Yard Breaststroke	Izzy Rider	1:06.19	6th
400 Yard Freestyle Relay	Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson	3:45.53	9th

Ladies, congratulations on an outstanding season! 

Link to the WIAA Swimming & Diving Championship Results: https://www.wiaa.com/tournament-gsw/?sport_id=13 

Volleyball:  

Last weekend, the Rams competed in the West Central District Volleyball Championships held at Mount Tahoma high School. Unfortunately for our Rams, they did not qualify to advance to the State Tournament.  

On Friday (11/10/23 the Rams opened up playing the Mountain View Thunder, the #3 seed from the Greater St. Helen’s League. In a surprising outcome, the Thunder prevailed 3 sets to 1. This dropped the Rams into the Loser’s Bracket (winner advance/loser out) to take on the Kent Meridian Royals. The Rams won this match 3 sets to none.  

On Saturday (11/11/23), they had another winner advance/loser out contest, this time against the Central Kitsap Cougars. In a highly competitive match, the Rams lost 3 sets to 2, thus ending their season.  

The rams finished with an overall record of 14 wins and 5 losses and a Pierce County League Championship. Congratulation ladies on an outstanding season!  

District Volleyball Tournament Bracket:   https://www.wiaadistrict3.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=4160&sport=10&ps_type=1   

UPCOMING SCHEDULES: 

Basketball  

Boys - Varsity 

12/1/2023	v. Foster Bulldogs	Silas HS- Harry Bird  Gym	7:30 PM
12/8/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
12/14/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gym	7:30 PM

 

Basketball  

Boys – JV & C-Team 

12/1/2023	v. Foster Bulldogs	Silas HS- Harry Bird  Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM
12/8/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM
12/14/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM

 

Basketball  

Girls - Varsity 

12/2/2023	@ South Kitsap Wolves	South Kitsap HS Gym	2:30 PM
12/6/2023	v. Annie Wright Gators	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
12/8/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gym	7:30 PM

 

Basketball  

Girls – JV & C-Team 

12/2/2023	@ South Kitsap Wolves	South Kitsap HS Gym	JV Only – 1:00 PM
12/6/2023	v. Annie Wright Gators	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM
12/8/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM

 

Bowling  

11/15/2023	v. Gig Harbor Tides	Tower Lanes	3:00 PM
11/16/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Bowlero Lanes	3:00 PM
11/21/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Paradise  Lanes	3:00 PM

 

Swimming 

Boys  

12/5/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Sumner HS Pool	5:30 PM
12/12/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Pool	4:30 PM
12/14/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Pool	3:30 PM

 

Wrestling 

Boys  

11/25/2023	Takedown Tournament	Curtis Jr. High Gym	9:00 AM
12/2/2023	Bob Jones Invitational	Auburn HS Gym	9:00 AM
12/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Gym	7:00 PM
12/9/2023	Olympic Duels	Olympic HS Gym	8:00 AM
12/9/2023	Willie Stewart Tournament	Foss HS Gym	7:00 AM

 

Wrestling 

Girls  

11/25/2023	Takedown Tournament	Curtis Jr. High Gym	9:00 AM
12/2/2023	Lipstick Tournament	Yelm HS Gym	9:00 AM
12/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Gym	7:00 PM
12/9/2023	Takedown & Tiaras	Orting HS Gym	9:00 PM

 

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites: 

• https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/  

Once a Ram, Always a Ram!