By Trevor Finch
Sports Editor
Sierra Brusven wants vengeance. She’s not alone.
A member of the Lady Foxes soccer team, Brusven has already begun strategizing how to knock off the Woodburn Bulldogs, which kept Silverton out of the playoff contention last season.
The girls’ look to keep their season rolling after a great start of 5-1-1, with all five wins coming by way of shutout. If the team records one more scoreless game, they will break the current record of five shutouts.
This year, the Lady Foxes are coached by second year Coach Fred George, and they are lead by team captains Sierra Brusven, Josie Brown, and Sarah Burk all of which are seniors.
A year ago, the Woodburn Bulldogs and Silverton Lady Foxes squared off in an epic game to go on to the 5A OSAA state playoffs, the game ended with a shootout which put Woodburn on top. This year, the girls look to show Woodburn what they’re made of as they are now older and more experienced and seem to be up to the challenge.
The game will be held at Woodburn High School at 4:30p.m. Tuesday Oct. 5 . This game is also their season opener for the Mid-Willamette Valley Conference.
The team is extremely close this year having grown up with each other; most of the girls have played together since they were ten years old. “We all really love each other; we’re like a family,” Sierra Brusven said.
The girls were predicted to end up fourth in league but on their current pace they could end up in the top three. So far they have only lost one game, which was to 6A Grant High School who went deep into the 6A state playoffs.
So, next Tuesday drive the fifteen minutes north to Woodburn and cheer on our Lady Foxes as they prove themselves ready for the up coming season.
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