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OSAA Hesitant to Cancel Activities The Oregon Schools Activities Association that regulates sporting events for the states schools announced yesterday that while sporting activities remain suspended, it has not yet decided to cancel any remaining state championships. A release from the OSAA did say that it will continue to follow […]
No Rhododendron Festival for 2020 The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors along with the City of Florence and Executive Director Bettina Hannigan met on Monday to discuss the fate of the 113th Rhododendron Festival. Hannigan says that with the event only 6 weeks away, there was no […]
Yet Another Honor for Ionescu Sabrina Ionescu continues to garner awards for her achievements this past year. The latest to be added to the list is the Senior CLASS award. The award goes annually to the outstanding Division I senior athlete. CLASS is an acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement […]
Rhododendron Festival Cancelled The Covid-19 pandemic strikes another blow to the Florence economy. The City’s Rhododendron Festival has been cancelled for the first time since World War 2. Florence Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Bettina Hannigan says the Chamber’s presidential team along with City Manager Erin Reynolds had discussed […]
Port of Siuslaw Declares State of Emergency Last night the Port of Siuslaw passed a resolution declaring a state of emergency. During the past several months the boat launch at the port has been closed due to dredging along the marina and more recently has been closed due to the […]
NCAA Extends Eligibility With sporting activities ground to a halt all around the country the NCAA Division 1 council has extended the eligibility for athletes that would have participated in spring sports. Division I rules limit students to four seasons in a five year period. Schools will now be allowed […]
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The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congraulate Elijah LaCosse as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Elijah finished the State Wrestling Championship in third place. After losing in the first round he went on to score 5 consecutive pins including a rematch against his first round opponent. He was one of only two wrestlers in the tournament to do that and scored 23 points in the 138 pound weight bracket.
Honorable mention goes to another Viking Wrestler, Hayden Muller who placed 4th in the 135 pound girls division.
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Join us this Thursday as we catch up with Siuslaw Viking Wrestling Coach, Neil Wartnik.
