Four Vikings win tickets to state; Viking boys back in 2nd place in Far West

featurePrep wrestling…

Four Siuslaw Vikings will advance to the OSAA 4A state finals February 24th and 25th in Portland.   They do so on the strength of their finish at the Far West League-Skyline Conference Regional Wrestling Meet.

Richard Huff claimed the 113 pound championship at South Umpqua High School.  Kainan Lane was third at 285.  Two other Vikings were fourth in their weight classes… Riley Jennings at 152 and Nick Steinman at 170.

Prep basketball:

For the boys: The Siuslaw Vikings forced their way back into a three-way tie at second place in the Far West League with a 55-39 victory over the Bruins at Brookings-Harbor High School.  Three Vikings finished in double-figures.  Kyle King led scoring with 12 points; Brogan Cornish and Jake Hickson each had ten.   Douglas beat South Umpqua Friday night 56-46; North Bend held off Marshfield 44-33.  The Bulldogs are unbeaten in league play and clinched the conference championship with that win.  But, the Vikings, Pirates and Trojans are tied at second with matching four-and-four records.  Siuslaw will be at Douglas High School tomorrow night.

4A-3 Far West LeagueLeagueOverallPoints ScoredAllowedOSAA Ranking
North Bend 8-017-411451021 5
Marshfield 4-410-129871018 18
Siuslaw 4-49-129801008 31
Douglas 4-48-1210181105 23
Brookings-Harbor 3-59-1210221058 27
South Umpqua 1-710-1210801112 28

 

In Mapleton the Sailors beat the Crow Cougars 61-46 in the final non-league game of the season.  The Sailors are at Eddyville this evening, seven pm, for a Mountain West League playoff game.

The Mapleton girls fell to Crow Saturday 52-21; the lady Sailors will be at Siletz Valley tomorrow night for a league playoff at seven.

Back to the Far West League… Brookings Harbor dominated the Lady Vikings Friday night 68-25.  Marshfield held off the North Bend Bulldogs for a 54-49 win in North Bend; Douglas ran over South Umpqua 60-23.   The Pirates and the Trojans with matching 7-1 records are tied at the top of the league with two games remaining.

4A-3 Far West LeagueLeagueOverallPoints ScoredAllowedOSAA Ranking
Marshfield 7-116-61083832 5
Douglas 7-113-61008787 12
North Bend 5-313-81004911 16
Brookings-Harbor 3-511-101070887 19
Siuslaw 1-76-158381023 36
South Umpqua 1-75-177271016 34

 

College basketball…

Oregon rebounded Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles for an 81-70 Pac-12 win over USC.   Oregon State trailed at the half by five, but UCLA turned up the heat in the second half for a 78-60 victory.   The Beavers will be at home against Colorado Thursday night; number five Oregon will host Utah.

2016-17 Season

 
ConferenceOverallLast GameNext Game
9Arizona12-123-3W62-57 CAL@ 2/16FS1
5Oregon11-222-4W81-70 USCVS 2/16ESPN
10UCLA10-323-3W78-60 ORSTVS 2/18Pac-12 Networks
California9-418-7L57-62 ARIZ@ 2/17FS1
USC8-521-5L70-81 ORE@ 2/18Pac-12 Networks
Utah8-517-8W85-61 WASH@ 2/16ESPN
Colorado5-815-11W81-49 WSU@ 2/16Pac-12 Networks
Arizona State5-812-14W75-69 STAN@ 2/16FS1
Stanford4-912-13L69-75 ASUVS 2/17FS1
Washington State4-911-14L49-81 COLOVS 2/16FS1
Washington2-119-16L61-85 UTAHVS 2/16FS1
Oregon State0-134-22L60-78 UCLAVS 2/16Pac-12 Networks