College football: Well, things are turning out just like I predicted. Here we are approaching the end of October and the Beavers have a better record than the Ducks, a higher ranking than the Ducks & have a much better chance of making the College Football Playoff. Weird world.

Deer update: Yes, the punks have eaten a lot of the flowers on the porch, but this porker is actually helping us out by shearing off the weeds fighting their way up through the bark dust. The cervids giveth and the cervids taketh away.

Signs of fall: Check out the color of these leaves on a tree on Mill Street in Silverton. Fall hasn't been too destructive thus far. Have had a couple of nights below 40. Only got rained on at one football game and that was only for the first quarter. Cheers!

Silverton update: Volunteers led by the Pudding River Watershed Council and the Marion Soil & Water Conservation District pulled 206 tires out of Abiqua Creek last Saturday. Good show!

Obituary: Walter Koenig, who played the Russian navigator Pavel Chekov on the original Star Trek series/movies, has died at 90. Best lines? Star Trek II: "It was KHAN! He put creatures in our bodies that made us do crazy things." Star Trek IV: "Take me to the nuclear wessels."

Sunsets and sports: One of my go-to photos is spotting cool sunsets at athletic events, athough at this time of the year they almost always occur during the pre-game moments. Here is how things went down at Stayton before a boys soccer match on Thursday.

Robots in sports: Apparently many schools are using robots with GPA coordinates plugged in to line their athletic fields. Cascade soccer field & Santiam football field are good examples. It's a bit spendy, but it keeps your AD from spending 6-8 hours covered in chalk. Looks nice!

Canyon Weekly football: Please see our website and/or our Facebook page for a game report, stats, quotes and photos on Santiam's impressive 44-28 win Friday night against visiting Colton. Wolverines are now No. 8 in Class 2A. canyonweekly.com/2026/10/24/…

Our Town/Canyon Weekly football scores: 5A: Silverton 41, C.V. 6; 5A/4A: Cascade 77, McKay 0; 4A: Stayton 40, Philomath 14; 3A: Kennedy 41, Dayton 0; 2A: Santiam 44, Colton 28; Regis 56, Sheridan 22. Scio had a bye. Below, Santiam celebrates its big win vs. Colton! Story soon!

Santiam 44, Colton 28, final. Wolverines clinch second in the district. More later

Santiam 43, Colton 28, 115 left. Faville 36 run, run failed

Santiam 38, Colton 28, 652 left. Faville 28 run, Aerni runs for two.

Santiam 30, Colton 28, 1004 left. Childress 54 run. Run failed

Colton 28, Santiam 24, 1111 left. Hordichok 61 pass from Mead. Mead passes to Hordichok for two.

Santiam 24, Colton 20 headed to 4th in Mill City. Vikings have ball at 48

Santiam 24, Colton 20, 128 left in 3rd. Aerni 52yd option keeper. Faville runs for two.

Colton 20, Santiam 16, 804 left in third. Hordichok 17 pass from Mead. Run failed. 80yd drive for Vikings

Santiam 16, Colton 14 at half. Vikings get 2nd half kickoff.

Santiam 16, Colton 14, 16 secs left in half. Mead 7 run and passes for two pts for Vikings

Santiam 16, Colton 6, 128 left in half. Childress 5 run, Faville runs for two.