Cross Country Champions
Siuslaw Viking Cross Country returned from Eugene on Saturday to a parade of cheers as the team, escorted by Florence Police and Western Lane Fire and EMS waved from their bus. The boys team garnered the state Championship on Saturday scoring 52 points. Siuslaw took the 4th and 5th place spots led by seniors Sam Ulrich and Kyle Hughes. Junior Brayden Linton took the 13th spot and senior Jacob Blankenship finished in 18th. Junior Dylan Jensen rounded out the top 20 giving the Vikings the victory. It is the Vikings third straight state championship in cross country.
The Viking girls took the third place spot with 95 points led by freshman phenom Alison Hughes who took 9th with junior Corduroy Holbrook just two spots behind in 11th place.
Siuslaw Volleyball Run
Siuslaw Volleyball made it to the semi-finals on Friday after defeating Creswell 25-21, 25-12, and 25-18. They then faced Burns in a tough match Friday night, but Burns had the upper hand winning is straight sets but not without a lot of fight from the Vikings. 25-23, 25-22, and 25-17. On Saturday the Vikings faced sisters for a shot at third place but were defeated in three sets 25-17, 25-17 25-9.
Viking Football
On Saturday the Viking football team met with the Vale Vikings in playoff action. Siuslaw had a difficult time moving the ball and turnovers were costly. Vale scored 48 points while holding Siuslaw scoreless.
College Football
The OSU Beavers were up 21-14 in the third quarter on Friday night before allowing the Washington Huskies to rebound scoring 10 points in the final quarter including a 22 yard field goal with 8 seconds left to take the win 24-21.
The Oregon Ducks were victorious over Colorado in a game where most pundits knew would be a high scoring game for the Ducks. The Ducks are now 8-1 after disposing of the buffaloes 49-10. In their 8 consecutive victories the ducks have scored more than 40 points a game. College Football playoff rankings are due out tomorrow and with a loss by Tennessee over Georgia on Saturday it could move the ducks up a spot. The Oregon Ducks moved up 2 spots in the AP rankings to number 6 on Sunday.
