Author: George Henry

Mapleton Win; Siuslaw at Creswell; Siuslaw Wrestling

Mapleton Win The Mapleton boy’s basketball team improved to 4-3 last night in a tight match against Crow.  Mapleton took an early lead but it was a fight back and forth.  Shooting percentages were low for both teams and it showed in the final score 24-22.  The Mapleton girls team […]

Athlete of the Week; Sailor Basketball

Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior wrestler Hunter Petterson as this week’s Athlete of the Week.  Hunter faced four wrestlers in Saturday’s Nick Lutz Memorial Tournament winning each by fall and taking first place in the 132 pound weight category […]

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Crab Crack Returns; Rhododendron Court; Flu Report

Crab Crack Returns Another victim of the Covid pandemic is making a return next month.  Florence Food Share will be hosting their annual Crab-Crack Saturday, February 4th at the Florence Events Center.  Food Share director Colin Morgan says tickets are available only at Food Share. “For the ticket they get […]

Viking Wrestling; Viking Basketball; College Hoops

Viking Wrestling Saturday’s Nick Lutz Memorial Tournament turned out some champions for the Siuslaw Vikings.  Several took the first place spots in their weight classes.  Dayne Muller in the 220 weight class, Mason Buss in the 195, Jacob Mann in the 182, joel Sissel in the 170, Hunter Petterson in […]

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Human Trafficking in Florence; Climate Court; School Appoints Budget Committee Members; Rhododendron Court Announced

Human Trafficking in Florence January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and while the concept of Human Trafficking has been portrayed one way in Hollywood, it doesn’t represent real world issues that affect all of us even in Florence.  According to Bob Teter, executive director at Siuslaw Outreach services says human […]

Wrestling; Viking Basketball; College Hoops

Wrestling The Siuslaw Viking wrestling team went up against a host of 3A team champions in La Pine yesterday, though both Viking Teams lost, Coach Neil Wartnik says they continue to have a strong showing against tough opponents.  Wartnik named Macali Lade, Abby Riggs and Jane Lacouture for the girls […]