Viking Basketball; Deven Dawson Classic; Rose Bowl Bound; College Hoops

Viking Basketball

The Siuslaw girl’s basketball team went up against Pleasant Hill on Friday.  Gracie Freudenthal led Siuslaw scorers with 8 along with 2 steals and 16 rebounds; Mia Collins added 6 points and 8 rebounds.  Pleasant hill outscored the Vikings 48-20.

For the Boys it was a similar outcome with the Billies outscoring the Vikings 58-27.

Deven Dawson Classic

On the mat at the Deven Dawson classic in Harrisburg  Siuslaw’s Mason Buss took a first place finish in the 120 pound category defeating Blake Owens from Central Linn.  Yoskar De La Mora finished in 1st in the 106 pound class. And Bailey Overton finished in 4th place.  Hunter Patterson finished 5th in the 126 pound class and Hayden Muller finished 4th in the 138 pound class.  In the 145 pound category Elijah LaCosse took second place.  Ryan Jennings finished 5th in the 160 weight class.  Christian Newlan took 2nd in the 195 category. In the 220 pound class JC Gentry finished in 6th place.

Rose Bowl Bound

The Oregon ducks will face Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day.  Kickoff is set for 2 pm which will likely mean a 12:30 start time on KCST, but that time is tentative for now.

College Hoops

In college hoops the Duck men defeated Hawaii on Saturday 89-64 and the Duck Women defeated South Dakota State 95-56 last night in Eugene.  The OSU women were also on the court on Friday defeating Hawaii in Corvallis 64-32.