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Late Night for the Beavers The Oregon State Beavers had to wait until 10:15 last night to take the field against the Cal Bears. The Stanford Cardinal-Arizona Wildcat game lasted until 9:36 pm. 23 runs were scored in the game lasting 4:24 minutes with Stanford defeating Arizona 15-8. The Beavers […]
Retirees Honored 8 retirees accounting for a total of 149 years of experience in the Siuslaw School District were honored last week during an “all staff” gathering at Hans Peterson Field. The longest amount of service was Ward Large who retires with an official 35 years on the janitorial staff. […]
Viking Players Honored Several Siuslaw Vikings were named to the 2022 Sky-Em All-League Baseball roster. Second team honors went to Siuslaw senior Ethan Halpin for pitching and junior Ian Sissel received honors for the outfield. There were also several honorable Mentions which included Ethan Halpin for first base, senior Beau […]
COVID-19 Oregon is reporting some of the highest numbers of new COVID-19 cases since the pandemic started more than two years ago. The Oregon Health Authority reported nearly 12,000 new cases last week and the state is averaging 1,685 new cases a day. That’s higher than all but 12 weeks […]
Two Vikings Commit to SOU Siuslaw seniors Henry Rankin and Avery Hart are headed to Southern Oregon University. Last night the two committed to play football for the Raiders by signing with the school at a ceremony at Siuslaw High School. Pac-12 Tournament Today is the beginning of the Pac-12 […]
Safe Rhody Weekend Florence Police Sergeant Len Larson said that despite the crowds it was a very safe weekend for the Rhododendron Festival. Sgt. Larson said everyone seemed to have a good time. There were a few incidents of burning tires during the classic Car Cruise, some of it provoked […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior Mapleton Track and Field standout Joseph Shepard as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Joe cleared a personal record 43’-1” in the Triple Jump and broke the previous Mapleton record in the process and […]
