Viking football comes away with first win of season
Trent Reavis caught just two passes Friday night, but both of them were for touchdowns, as the Siuslaw Vikings routed the visiting Newport Cubs 37-7 at home. Reavis also returned an interception 40 yards for his third touchdown. Nick Steinman had his own “pick-six”… for 69 yards. The Vikings open Far West League play on the road Friday night against the Douglas Trojans.
Sailors fall on the road
Falls-City/Kings Valley shut down the Mapleton Sailors in the two teams’ Mountain West League opener Friday night 58-14.
Viking XC
Celie Mans dominated the girls’ varsity division at the Northwest Classic Cross Country Invitational Saturday at LCC in Eugene. The Viking senior won the event in 19:09… a full 1:35 ahead of the second place finisher… Kara Putman from Tillamook.
The Viking boys had four runners in the top 25 starting with Isaac Griffes (GRIFF-ess) in 14th. Jack Pickell (pih-KELL) was 21st, Brendon Jenseon 22nd and Kiger Johnson was 24th.
Ducks lose in Lincoln
Nebraska’s Tommy Armstrong Junior scored on a 34-yard quarterback draw with 2:29 left and the Cornhuskers’ defense held on Oregon’s final series Saturday afternoon for a 35-32 victory over the 22nd ranked Oregon Ducks in Lincoln.
Beavers snap ten-game losing skid
In Corvallis, the Oregon State Beavers broke a ten-game losing streak that dated back to early last season with a 37-7 victory over the Idaho State Bengals.
Darrell Garretson threw for 172 yards and ran for a touchdown. Victor Bolden ran for 111 yards on just three carries… including a 92-yard touchdown run… the second longest in Oregon State history.
