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Athlete of the Week Coast Radio Sports congratulates Siuslaw High School freshman Track and Field standout, Gracie Freudenthal as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Gracie finished in First Place in both the 100 and 300 meter hurdles with a personal record time in the 300 of 47.42. She was […]
Enforcement to Beef Up For Rhody Days With Rhododendron festival beginning this weekend the Lane County Sheriff’s department announced that it will be conducting saturation patrols in the Florence area and on highway 126 this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Deputies will be focusing on speed limit enforcement, seat belt compliance, […]
Far West League District Championships Over the weekend it was the Far West League District Championships. The Siuslaw Vikings had a good showing on their home field. Sophomore Brendon Jenson finished first in the 1500 and 3000 meter races. Sophomore Ryan Rendon-Padilla finished first in the javelin with a 172-1.00 […]
ODOT Announces Highway 101 and 126 Paving In anticipation of heavy traffic for Rhody days the Oregon Department of Transportation has announced that beginning Monday, May 14th they will begin resurfacing areas along highway 101 and highway 126. The recent utility work in the area, replacing water lines has created […]
Final Games of the 2018 Baseball Season for Siuslaw The Siuslaw baseball season ended with a barrage of runs from their South Umpqua opponents at yesterday’s double header at Jiggs Dodson Field. The Vikings looked pretty good early in the first game holding South Umpqua to one run until the […]
OPB Announces Expansion Plan Oregon Pacific Bank has announced plans for growth in the Eugene/Springfield market. OPB has hired eight new employees adding to the bank’s Eugene office. President and CEO of Oregon Pacific Bank Ron Green says the new hires come with an enormous amount of local experience, client-centric […]
Double Header: Siuslaw-South Umpqua It’s the final double header of the Far West League season for the Siuslaw Vikings in both baseball and softball. The Viking boys will be at home hosting the South Umpqua Lancers in baseball at 3 o’clock. Pregame on KCST is at 2:45. The Lady Viks […]
Huntington Named Permanent Port Manager David Huntington is officially the new manager of the Port of Siuslaw. After sitting in as Interim manager of the port the board went into executive session Monday evening to discuss the possibility of hiring for the permanent position. The board closed the Executive Session […]
Coast Radio Sports congratulates Siuslaw High School freshman Track and Field standout, Gracie Freudenthal as this week's Athlete of the Week. Gracie finished in First Place in both the 100 and 300 meter hurdles with a personal record time in the 300 of 47.42. She was also a member of the winning 4x400 Relay.
Honorable Mention goes to Siuslaw sophomore Ryan Rendon-Padilla. His first place finish in the javelin qualifies him as the First Seed in the OSAA Track and Field State Championships this weekend.
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Join us this Thursday as we catch up with Siuslaw Viking Wrestling Coach, Neil Wartnik.