The Winter sports season is almost officially over. The only sport in action is Unified Basketball who will be playing for a State Championship this weekend.

Over the past week, post-season play was in full swing with the WIAA State Championships in Boys Swimming and Boys and Girls Wrestling this past week. Plus, Boys Basketball advanced to the WIAA Hardwood Classic! Individually, Silas had two individual State Champions crowned this past week, one in Wrestling and one in Boys Swimming.  Silas also had two wrestlers who were state runner ups in their weight classifications.

Believe it or not, the Spring Sports season cranks up next Monday, March 3^rd. Spring sports schedules have been added to this week’s edition. Time does fly doesn’t it:

Here’s are results for your Silas Rams in post-season play this past week:

Basketball – Boys

Silas Boys Basketball has had a very busy week, and on their journey, have qualified for the 2025 WIAA State 3A Boys Basketball Championships! Here’s the run down for the last week:

2025 District 3/4 West Central District/SW Washington 3A Boys District Basketball Championships

Last Thursday (2/20/25), our Rams played at Bellarmine Prep in a loser’s bracket game against the Lions, with the winner advancing to the state tournament and the loser to play in a winner advance and loser out game on Saturday. Unfortunately for our Rams, Bellarmine Prep cruised past Silas 58 to 40. Offensively, it was a tough night for the Rams, their 40 points was the lowest total for a game this season.

With the loss, they advanced to the 7^th Seed to State, loser out game on Saturday (2/22/25) at Mount Tahoma. They played the Timberline Blazers. Silas grabbed the victory 53 to 42. The first half of this game was at times choppy as offense was difficult to come by. The game was tied at half 19 to 19. Silas was the better team throughout much of the game, though struggled to take advantage of that early in the game. Silas found some offensive rhythm in the second half and began to pull away from the Blazers, punching their ticket to WIAA State Championships.

Here’s the link to the bracket for District 3A Boys Basketball: https://www.wpanetwork.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=4581  

2025 WIAA State 3A Boys Basketball Championships

The road to the Tacoma will not be an easy one for the Rams. The State Bracket for 3A Boys includes 20 teams. Only 12 teams advance to the Tacoma Dome. For Silas to make it to the Dome, they will have to win two games.

That first game was yesterday (2/25/25) when our Rams traveled to Renton to take on the Liberty Patriots. In a game that Silas had a chance to win, they sadly lost to the Patriots 63 to 51 in a game that was much closer than the final score suggests.

With the loss, Silas is eliminated from the 2025 WIAA State 3A Boys Basketball Championships. They finished the season with an overall record of 16 wins and 14 losses.  

Congratulations Rams on an excellent season, reaching the WIAA State 3A Boys Basketball Championships this season!

Here’s the link to the bracket for WIAA State 3A Boys Basketball:

https://www.wpanetwork.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=4563&school_year=2024-25&district=-1&sport=3&class=0

Basketball – Unified:

State of Washington Special Olympics - Winter Games

Our Silas Rams are heading to State! They will travel to Wenatchee (2/28/25 – 3/2/25) to represent Silas in Unified State Basketball. Details on who they will play and when have not been announced yet. Stay tuned for more information as we get closer to this  State level event.

Go Rams! 

Swimming - Boys

2025 WIAA 3A Boys State Swimming & Diving Championships

Our Silas Boys Swim team competed in the 2025 WIAA 3A Boys State Swimming & Diving Championships last Friday (2/21/25) and Saturday (2/22/25) at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. The highlight of the meet for the Rams was Seth Balderson’s State Championship in the 50 Yard Backstroke Adaptive!  His time of 31.79 is a new Meet and State record! Seth also finished second in State in the 50 Yard Freestyle Adaptive!

As a team, Silas finished 21^st out of 38 teams that competed for the State Championship. The Bellevue Wolverines won the State 3A Boys title. Here are the teams scores from this Championship:

 

Place	School	Points
1st	Bellevue Wolverines	276
2nd	Shorecrest Scots	230
3rd	Lakeside Lions	196
4th	Snohomish Panthers	190
5th	Mercer Island Islanders	189
6th	Gig Harbor Tides	155
21st	Silas Rams	23

 

A top 16 finish scores points for the team. Here are the Rams and their results at State:

Event	Silas Swimmer(s)	Time	Prelims/Finals	Place	Points
200 Yd Individual Medley Relay	Dat Pham, Moses Miner, Daniel Diedrick, Jack Lemieux	1:49.23	Prelims	21st
200 Yd Freestyle	Xander Dumas	1:47.61	Prelims	14th
	Xander Dumas	1:48.48	Finals	15th	2
50 Yd FS Adaptive	Seth Balderson	26.83	Finals	2nd
50 Yd Freestyle	Nariman Afsoun	22.77	Prelims	18th
	Taylor Lemieux	22.89	Prelims	19th
	Jack Lemieux	23.68	Prelims	23rd
50 Yd BS Adaptive	Seth Balderson	31.79	Finals	1st
500 Yd Freestyle	Xander Dumas	4:54.46	Prelims	14th
	Xander Dumas	4:58.67	Finals	16th	1
200 Yd Freestyle Relay	Taylor Lemieux, Nariman Afsoun Jack Lemieux, Xander Dumas	1:31.31	Prelims	11th
	Taylor Lemieux, Nariman Afsoun Jack Lemieux, Xander Dumas	1:30.83	Finals	11th	12
100 Yd Backstroke	Dat Pham	1:01.81	Prelims	24th
400 Yd Freestyle Relay	Daniel Diedrick, Taylor Lemieux, Nariman Afsoun, Xander Dumas	3:25.51	Prelims	13th
	Daniel Diedrick, Taylor Lemieux, Nariman Afsoun, Xander Dumas	3:23.69	Finals	13th	8

 

Here’s Coach Rod Corey with a recap of the State Meet:

The competition at state was one of the fastest ever.  There were several state records that fell as well as All American Times.  Not only a fun meet to be a part of, but at times a show to watch. Congrats to all of our State team.

Xander Dumas swam the 200 and 500 Free.  He qualified for finals on Saturday. He swam a season’s best in the 200 free prelims, and finished 15^th in the finals.  In the 500, he qualified with a season’s best and finished 16^th in the finals.

Seth Balderson swam in the 50 back and 50 free adaptive events.  In the 50 free he just got out touched to finished second in State.  In the 50 back he blazed to a first place finish as a State Champion setting not only a meet record, but a State record!

Nariman Afsoun, Taylor, and Jack Lemieux swam in the prelims of the 50 free.  A fast field was separated by 100’s of a second.  They finished 18^th, 19^th and 23^rd respectively in the state.

Add to those three, Xander for the 200 free relay.  They qualified for the finals and finished 11^th with a season’s best time. Dat Pham qualified for State in the 100 back.  He finished 24^th and is already looking forward dot breaking 1 minute next season.

Our 400 Freestyle relay finished out the long weekend with a season’s best.  Led by Taylor, Daniel Diedrick, Nariman and anchored by Xander, they finished 13^th.

Congratulation’s Rams on an outstanding season and showing at State!

Congratulations Seth on your first and second place finishes! In addition to being a State Champion, Seth holds the State Meet Record and State Record in the 50 Yard Backstroke Adaptive. 

Here’s the link to the WIAA’s Boys Swimming Championships:  Tournament - Boys Swim & Dive | Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WA)

Wrestling – Boys

2025 Mat Classic XXXVI 3A Boys State Wrestling Championships

The 2025 Mat Classic State 3A Boys Wrestling Championships were held at the Tacoma Dome last Thursday (2/20/255) and Friday (2/21/25). Silas was well represented with 13 wrestlers competing. Our Rams finished in 5^th in State! The highlight of the Championships for the Rams was Adrian Windsor who won the State Championship in the 113 pound weight classification.

Here are the team scores for 3A Boys State Wrestling Championships:

Place	Team	Score
1st	White River Hornets	252.0
2nd	Hermiston Bulldogs	242.5
3rd	Lincoln Abes	197.5
4th	University Titans	183.5
5th	Silas Rams	158.5
6th	Kennewick Lions	149.5
7th	Kent Meridian Royals	146.0
8th	Mercer Island Islanders	144.0
9th	Edmonds-Woodway Warriors	143.5
10th	Snohomish Panthers	118.5

 

Individually, Silas had a total of 13 wrestlers who wrestled in the State Meet. Here are the individual results for our Rams:

 

Weight Class	Wrestler	Record	Finish	Points
113	Adrian Windsor	5-0	1st Place– State Champion	37.0
126	Chance Aparis	3-2	DNP	9.5
	Evan Condon	1-1	DNP
132	Xavier Blackmore	1-2	DNP
	Noah Raney	2-2	DNP	7.0
138	Emanual Cater	4-1	2nd Place – State Runner Up	28.0
157	Shay Livnat	3-2	DNP	7.0
175	Lucas McCullough	3-2	DNP	11.0
	Joel McMillian	3-2	DNP	8.0
190	Curtis Wright	2-2	DNP	10.0
	Emmett Stewart	0-2	DNP
215	Zachery Nelson	4-2	DNP	12.0
285	Nathan Frederickson	4-1	2nd Place – State Runner Up	29.0

 

Congratulations Rams! An excellent season capped with a 5^th place finish in State!

 

Congratulations Adrian (State Champion), Emanual (State Runner Up), and Nathan (State Runner Up) on having an outstanding tournament!

 

Wrestling – Girls

2025 Mat Classic XXXVI 3A Girls State Wrestling Championships

Like the Boys, The 2025 Mat Classic State 3A Girls Wrestling Championships were held at the Tacoma Dome last Thursday (2/20/255) and Friday (2/21/25). The Silas Girls finished 36^th in State with a team score of 26.0.

Here are the team scores for 3A Girls State Wrestling Championships:

Place	Team	Score
1st	Kelso Lassies	217.5
2nd	Peninsula Seahawks	210.0
3rd	Hermiston Bulldogs	172.5
4th	Sedro-Wooley Cubs	167.5
5th	Oak Harbor Wildcats	158.5
6th	Everett Seagulls	139.5
7th	Kennewick Lions	134.0
36th	Silas Rams	26.0
58th	Franklin Quakers	4.0
62nd	Central Valley Bears	2.0

 

Silas had seven girls compete in this year’s State Championships. None of the Girls finished in the top eight to place. Placing is not easy. For example, Each wrestler is wrestling in a field of 32 wrestlers.  In order to place, a wrestler needs to win at least four matches and lose only one. Lose early in the tournament, making it to the top eight is even tougher as wrestlers may wrestle well beyond five matches. Six of the Silas Girls did score in this year’s Championships!

 

Individually, here’s how our Rams did:

Weight Class	Wrestler	Record	Finish	Points
110	Janie Johnson	1-2	DNP	3.0
115	Serlisha Rodriquez	2-2	DNP	7.0
	Raenna Brown	1-2	DNP	3.0
125	Payton Hanson	1-2	DNP	3.0
140	Johanna Hakansson	0-2	DNP
170	Della Young	2-2	DNP	6.0
	Olivia Jordan	2-2	DNP	4.0

Team Schedules – Winter Sports

Basketball – Unified

3/1/2025	v. TBA	State Unified BB – Town Toyota Center - Wenatchee	TBA
3/1/2025	v. TBA	State Unified BB– Town Toyota Center - Wenatchee	TBA
End of Season

 

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Team Schedules – Spring Sports

 

Baseball – Varsity*

3/12/2025	v. Seattle Academy Cardinals	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
3/19/2025	v. North Thurston Rams	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
3/21/2025	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM

* Games are subject to last minute changes due to weather

Baseball – JV*

3/12/2025	v. TBA	Delridge BB Field - Seattle	4:00 PM
3/19/2025	@ North Thurston Rams	Chinook MS BB Field - Lacey	4:00 PM
3/21/2025	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Varsity Baseball Field	4:00 PM

* Games are subject to last minute changes due to weather

Fastpitch Softball – Varsity*

3/12/2025	@ Curtis Vikings	Curtis HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/20/2025	v. Capital Cougars	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/24/2025	v. Bellarmine Prep Lions	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM

* Games are subject to last minute changes due to weather

Fastpitch Softball – JV*

3/12/2025	v. Curtis Vikings	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/20/2025	v. Capital Cougars	Silas HS Softball Field	6:00 PM
3/24/2025	@ Bellarmine Prep Lions	Bellarmine Prep Fastball Field	4:00 PM

* Games are subject to last minute changes due to weather

 

Golf – Boys & Girls

3/20/2025	v. Peninsula Seahawks & Timberline Blazers	Allenmore GC - Tacoma	2:00 PM
3/25/2025	@ River Ridge Hawks & Mt Tahoma T-Birds	The GC @ Hawks Prairie - Lacey	3:15 PM
4/1/2025	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Meadow Park GC - Tacoma	3:00 PM

 

Soccer – Boys – Varsity

3/12/2025	v. Curtis Vikings	Silas HS Turf Field	7:00 PM
3/14/2025	v. Garfield Bulldogs	Silas HS Turf Field	6:00 PM
3/18/2025	@ Emerald Ridge Jaguars	Emerald Ridge HS – Jag Field	7:30 PM

 

Soccer – Boys – JV

3/12/2025	v. Curtis Vikings	Silas HS Turf Field	5:00 PM
3/14/2025	v. Garfield Bulldogs	Silas HS Turf Field	4:00 PM
3/18/2025	@ Emerald Ridge Jaguars	Emerald Ridge HS – Jag Field	5:30 PM

 

Tennis – Girls**

3/15/2025

@ Curtis Jamboree

Curtis HS Tennis Courts

9:00 AM

* Schedule Incomplete

**  Matches subject to last minute changes due to weather

 

Track & Field – Boys & Girls*

4/26/2025

Bill Harris Invitational (46 teams)

Auburn HS

8:00 AM

* Schedule Incomplete

 

Water Polo – Girls*

3/27/2025	@ South Kitsap Wolves	South Kitsap HS Pool	4:00 PM
4/21/2025	v. South Kitsap Wolves	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	TBA

* Schedule Incomplete

Web Sites

Schedules:

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

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

 

Puget Sound League, West Central District, and WIAA sites:

·         Puget Sound League: https://www.pugetsoundleague.org/?pid=0.54.0.0.200

·         West Central District: https://www.wiaadistrict3.com/

·         WIAA (Washington Interscholastic Activities Association): https://www.wiaa.com/

Once A Ram, Always A Ram!