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Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate sophomore golfer Ryan Klampe as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Ryan led the Vikings to the Special District Championship with a two-day score of 152. The Vikings took the tournament by 41 strokes. Klampe […]
Short-lived Heat Wave Scorching heat blazed through the Oregon Coast yesterday with temperatures flirting with 100 degrees. The Florence police department reported several calls for animals left unattended in vehicles. Temperatures were predicted to be in the upper 80’s, but that quickly proved to be less than accurate as the […]
Viking Baseball The Siuslaw Vikings on Friday split the double-header with Pleasant Hill. The Billies took the first game 9-1 on just 3 hits. Errors plagued the Vikings and only two hits on offense. But game two saw a different team with 10 hits, 12 runs, and just two errors […]
Stamp Our Hunger Tomorrow is the Letter carriers “Stamp Out Hunger” food Drive. Food insecurity is an issue with over 700 families in the Siuslaw Region and often summer time there can be an increased need with students at home. Last year collections suffered due, most likely, to weather conditions. […]
Viking Baseball Today the Siuslaw Vikings will finish up league play at home against the Pleasant Hill Billies. The three game series began Tuesday in Pleasant Hill with the Billies taking game one. Today the Vikings hope to secure a better playoff position by taking the final two games. Today’s […]
Viking Track and Field Tomorrow the Siuslaw Vikings will compete in the Wally Ciochetti track and field invitational at Cottage Grove High School. Events will begin at 2 pm. Viking Baseball/Softball Viking baseball and Softball will also hold their final two regular season league games against Pleasant Hill. Games will […]
Lockdown Investigation Completed The Lane County Sheriff’s Department has concluded their investigation of the incident that caused a lockdown at Mapleton Schools on Tuesday. After initial searches of the area they could find clear evidence of the presence of a person dressed in black near the campus. The gunshot noises […]
Viking Golf District Champs The Siuslaw Viking boys golf team are special District 3A champions. The Viking team took the lead after the first round and added to it in yesterday’s final round defeating their closest team by 41 strokes. The sophomore program has gone undefeated this season scoring 6 […]
