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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016
Vik girls 1-1, boys 0-2 at Sky-West basketball tourney
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Both Viking basketball
teams were on the road for the
S k y - We s t C r o s s o v e r
Invitational last weekend for
some final tuning up before the
start of league season this
Friday.
Girls:
After defeating Phoenix
early last month by 14 points,
the Viking girls had a reversal
of fortune at Douglas High
School in last Friday’s opening
round of the tournament, with
the Pirates pulling out a narrow
51-47 loss from the free throw
line.
Viking junior guard Destinie
Tatum had a team-high 16
points, with senior Sierra Potter
and junior Abby Watkins post-
Siuslaw’s Annabel Tupua gets a fastbreak opportunity
against Klamath Union.
ing had 10 points
each.
While the Vikings
did well generating
across-the-board scor-
ing, a combined 26
Siuslaw
turnovers
helped
keep
the
Pirates afloat.
Off the glass, Tatum
and freshman Annabel
Tupua led Siuslaw
with nine rebounds
apiece.
The next night, the
Vikings
faced
Klamath Union, a
team that had beaten
the Far West League’s
South Umpqua 44-18
the previous day.
However, led by
senior point guard
Sierra Potter, who
went 4-of-5 from
beyond the arc with 14
points, Siuslaw was
able to defeat the
Pelicans, 48-44 and
pick up their third win
of the season (3-8).
Tupua scored nine
points and sophomore
Marika White had
eight points for the
Vikings.
Off the boards,
freshman
Madison
Reynolds led the team
in rebounding with 12.
Tatum had seven
points and seven
rebounds before foul-
ing out in the game,
along with Watkins
and senior post Taylor Dotson.
Siuslaw opens Far West
League play Friday, Jan. 15, at
South Umpqua.
Tipoff is 6 p.m.
Boys:
Still in search of a win in the
preseason, the Vikings boys fell
to Klamath Union last Friday
night, in the opener of the Sky-
West Crossover Tournament at
Phoenix High School, 38-28.
The tournament matched up
six teams each from the Far
West and Sky-Em leagues.
The next day, the Vikings
took on host Phoenix and lost
48-25 to go 0-11 heading into
the start of league play this
Friday night at South Umpqua.
Tipoff is 7:30 p.m.
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B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
After a long day on the mats
at the Bend Invitational, it only
took senior Talamoa Tupua 1
minute and 41 seconds to pin
Mountain View’s Izaak Moffit
to claim the tournament’s 160-
pound division title last
Saturday.
Meanwhile, Viking sopho-
more Ricky Huff suffered his
first loss of the season in the
title round at 113 pounds, 9-5.
Senior heavyweight Dylan
Jennings also lost in the cham-
pionship round, by pin in 5:59
to Jakob Larsen of Bend.
The Vikings' next scheduled
match is their signature event,
the Nick Lutz Invitational,
Saturday at Siuslaw High
School.
Earlier in the week during
Thursday’s Far West League
Crab Pools meet, Huff pinned
all five of his opponents on the
way to the 113-pound division
title at Siuslaw High School.
Freshman Matthew Morales
went 5-0 at 106 pounds, with
Jennings going 3-0 at at 285
pounds to win titles for the
Vikings in those brackets.
Tupua won three of four
matches and placed second at
160 pounds.
Marshfield, ranked No. 1 in
the state in the 4A division, eas-
ily won the team title with 51
points, taking seven individual
titles in the 14 weight classes.
Siuslaw was fourth with 24
points.
The Viks will return to the
mats this Saturday, Jan. 16, to
host the annual Nick Lutz
Memorial Tournament.
Matches begin at 9 a.m.
Yachats set to host fifth annual Agate Festival this weekend
YACHATS — Yachats is
gearing up for its annual Agate
Festival, to be held Saturday
and Sunday, Jan. 16 and 17, the
weekend of the Martin Luther
King three-day holiday.
Dubbed the “Gem of the
Oregon Coast,” Yachats is
internationally known for its
natural beauty, including the
treasures uncovered by winter
storms and winds, making
January a prime time for agate
hunting.
Vendors from throughout the
Win
from 1C
Eagles to just seven points for
the remainder of the game.
“It felt good to finally get a
win,” said Mapleton girls coach
Jesika Crook. “It wasn’t pretty,
but a win nonetheless. Though
we didn’t play to our full offen-
sive potential, our defense held
Eddyville to just seven point —
which was great.”
The Sailors aggressiveness off
the glass was a huge part of their
defensive
effort,
limiting
Sailors
from 1C
line with 15 seconds left,
where he gave the Sailors 1
36-35 lead.
“That freethrow was huge
for us in the last seconds,”
said Crook.
After a defensive stop with
10 seconds on the clock, Gabe
Simington inbound the ball to
his cousin, Hunter, who read
the defense and darted down
the court as Gabe lobbed him
the ball. Making the catch in
full stride, Hunter took it in
for a layup and a 38-35 lead
with five seconds on the
clock.
The Eagles got the final
possession and attacked the
basket, hoping for a foul but
didn’t get one. Though
Eddyville was able to score on
the drive, Wells’ earlier
freethrow gave Mapleton a
one-point as the clock ran out,
38-37.
“It was great to get a win
for the guys who have worked
so hard but haven’t had it pay
off in the final score,” said
Crook.
Wells, Smith and Hunter
Simington combined for 47
offensive rebounds in the
game, with Simington making
state, as well as from
Washington and Northern
California, will be on hand to
display and sell rough speci-
mens and finished artistic cre-
ations of minerals, gems, crys-
tals and fossils.
The show will take place at
the Yachats Commons, at
Highway 101 and West Fourth
St., in the heart of town. In
addition, there will be speakers,
demonstrations and fun things
to do for all ages.
Noted geologist William Orr
will speak Saturday at 11 a.m.,
and his topic will be
“Lagerstatten:
Spectacular
Fossil Locations.”
On Sunday, at 1 p.m., Guy
DiTorris, also known as “The
Fossil Guy,” will share his
knowledge of local fossils
found on the central Oregon
coast beaches. There will also
be a representative from the
Cape Perpetua Visitor Center
speaking about local treasures
that can be found on central
coast beaches.
Eddyville’s possessions and
holding them to single shot
attempts on those possessions.
Josi Hays had 10 rebounds in
the first period alone, along with
a steal, block and three points by
the end of the game.
“Josi got into foul trouble
early,” said Crook. “So she was-
n’t able to play a complete game.
But she obviously made her pres-
ence known when she was in.”
Mapleton held Eddyville to a
free throw in the second period,
then just three points in the third
quarter en route to the 13-7 win.
Rodet led scoring with four
points, three rebounds and five
steals. Gibney had two points,
seven rebounds and eight steals.
Alyssa West had four rebounds,
one steal and a blocked shot.
Weber had two points and
three steals.
Alexis Gierke had three steals,
with Clarissa Triebskorn nabbing
four rebounds and a steal.
Last night, Mapleton was on
the road at Mohawk (after press
deadlines) and will be at Lowell
Friday, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
14 of them to go with 12
points, three steals and one
blocked shot.
Smith had nine points, 18
rebounds, one steal and two
blocked shots. Wells had
seven points, 15 rebounds and
six blocked shots.
Gabe Simington had six
points, nine rebounds and one
blocked shot.
Tyler Packebush had two
points, four rebounds and two
steals. Evan Moso had two
points, seven rebounds and
five steals against Eddyville.
“It was a complete effort by
the team,” said Crook.
“Everybody played an impor-
tant role. Hopefully, we can
take that momentum and build
off of it this week.”
Last night (after press dead-
lines), the Sailors were at
Mohawk. Friday, they will be
on the road at Lowell.
Tipoff is 7 p.m.
This year, the festival will
offer a raffle for a valuable bas-
ket of fine prizes from many
local merchants. The basket
will include a gift certificate for
a two-night stay at the newly
refurbished Ocean Creek Bed
and Breakfast in Yachats.
In keeping with the festival’s
commitment to preserving and
enjoying the beautiful natural
environment that surrounds the
Yachats area, proceeds from
the raffle will be contributed to
the historic Little Log Church
Museum’s garden enhancement
projects.
The event draws visitors
from throughout the northwest
and beyond. Merchants, restau-
rants and lodging providers
enjoy participating in the week-
end activities.
For more information, visit
www.yachatsagatefestival.com
or the Yachats Area Chamber of
Commerce website at www
.yachats.org.
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Andrew Tupua
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Wrestling
Wrestling at 160 pounds, the
Viking senior claimed the
individual
weight
class
championship at the 10-team
Bend Invitational.
Tupua
began by pinning his first
opponent in 38-seconds,
then won in the semi-final
with an 8-7 decision. His
final win of the day came
over Mountain View’s Izaak
Moffit, a pin in 1:41.
Honorable Mention
Hunter Simington
Honorable mention is given to
Mapleton basketball standout
Hunter Simington who scored
12 points, including the final
basket for the winning
margin in a victory over
Eddyville.
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