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Viking Golf Siuslaw Viking Men’s Golf won its third tournament in a row with their best total to date. The combined team score was 349. Ryan Klampe was third overall with an 80 on the day Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports […]
Viking Baseball/Softball The Siuslaw Vikings will be back on the diamond tomorrow against Harrisburg. The softball and baseball team will travel for the single game. The Viking Baseball game will be broadcast on KCST beginning at 4:15. Track and Field Over the weekend senior Track and field athlete Kyle Hughes […]
Police Threat Training The Florence police department has announced that they will be continuing with their active threat training in cooperation with the Siuslaw School District. Florence Police Chief John Pitcher says it is a situation that no one wants to imagine, but the training ensures that officers learn how […]
Mapleton Track and Field The Mapleton Track and field team competed yesterday at McKenzie High School. Sailor senior Tristan Stewart tossed a personal best of 84’6.5” in the javelin with a 4th place finish. Sophomore Evelynn McMaster finished second in the shot put with a PR toss of 21’5.5”, third […]
School Board Races The upcoming special election attention will be focused on the Siuslaw School Board. Positions 1,3,5 and 7 are up for grabs. Position 1 is currently held by Brian Lacouture and is challenged by Devon Weinstein, position 3 held by Bob Sneddon is challenged by Tamara Cole, position […]
Road Work Dangers A recent accident that injured an ODOT worker as he was attempting to off load an excavator sparked the issuance of a reminder from the agency that there are several steps to take to avoid serious injuries in work zones. ODOT officials say that driver inattention is […]
Viking Baseball/Softball The Siuslaw Vikings will be getting a few days off from their baseball and softball schedule. There are no games scheduled for tomorrow, but play will resume for both on Tuesday when the Vikings will travel to Harrisburg for a single game. The Vikings will then host the […]
Baseball Comeback The Siuslaw Vikings are situating themselves as the comeback team as they faced Taft yesterday in Lincoln City. Taft scored a run in the first and 2 in the second to take a 3-0 lead while the Vikings remained silent through 5 innings. Coach Tom Shinn said it […]
