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The 2020 Oregon Sports Awards will kick off on Monday May 18. The awards have been distributed over the past 69 years, but this year will be a little different. The awards for spring prep sports and the award for outstanding professional athlete have been eliminated leaving 21 awards still […]
School Board Mulls New School Year Possibilities It was a very busy night for the Siuslaw School Board as they face an unsure future regarding the upcoming school year. The budget for the 2020-2021 school year is in limbo as the board is waiting for results from a May 20th […]
Antibody Testing a No for Now Peace Harbor officials say now is not the time to begin anti-body testing for patients that may have had the coronavirus. Dr. William Foster, director of the Peace Harbor Emergency department says the PeaceHealth system is not ready to choose one of the over […]
The Current moratorium on sporting activities will remain in place at least until May 25th regardless of what phase of reopening the county is in. the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA). They are reporting that they have contingency groups meeting for all sporting activities scheduled for the fall. OSAA’s executive […]
Rhody Virtual Days The City of Florence is not giving up on the Rhododendron festival. City Manager Erin Reynolds says the streak of consecutive parades will not be stopped by the coronavirus. It will just be done through short snippets of videos submitted by parade regulars and citizens wishing to […]
Athlete of the Year There will not be a traditional selection of the Athlete of the Year this year, instead coaches from the Siuslaw and Mapleton School districts will recognize their teams as a whole with some mentions of those athletes that did get to participate. A discussion was held […]
Changing World of Sports The sports world has come to a virtual, and actual halt as orders to halt all sporting activities with live audiences has become the norm for states. The Governor’s plan to ban events until a vaccine or cure for the virus is found is weighing heavy […]
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.
