4 C
SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016
More YIR
the University of Oregon’s
Hayward Field last week, with
senior Jacob Pruett qualifying
in all three throwing events.
Pruett, who was a dominant
force in the throws all season,
fared well against the best 1A
marks in the state, finishing
among the top 10 in the discus,
javelin and shot put.
Pruett’s high finish was in
the shot put, where he threw the
steel ball 39-03.75 for the
meet’s seventh-best mark.
Pruett then went on to compete
in the javelin, throwing the
spear 152-02 for eighth place.
Pruett wrapped up his high
school track career with a 10th-
place throw in the discus at
112-01.
On the triple jump runway,
senior Chris Free launched
himself nearly 40 feet, landing
at 39-09.25 for a sixth-place
medal.
Sophomore
Hunter
Simington cleared 10-6 in the
pole vault to land seventh
place, and fellow sophomore
Tyler Packebush was 12th in
the 110-meter hurdles at 19.50.
The team’s lone Lady Sailor,
junior Hannah Rodet, did not
place in the pole vault.
from 3c
M AY 27
V IKINGS CLAIM
TWO
STATE TITLES
Mikaela Siegel, Joseph Dotson
each brought home state gold
By the end of the two-day
OSAA 4A state track meet at
Hayward Field, both Siuslaw
teams had finished ninth over-
all in the team standings, bring-
ing home a pair of individual
state titles and a second-place
medal.
All told, the Vikings claimed
10 finishes among the top 10,
with junior Mikaela Siegel and
senior Joseph Dotson winning
the 100-meter and 300-meter
hurdles, respectively.
Siegel, who broke her own
school record in the high hur-
dles to claim the crown in
15.50, also leaped 15-10 in the
long jump to land seventh in
the event.
The Viking junior then ran a
leg on the 4x400-meter relay
team,
joining
Kennedy
Pendergrass, Destinie Tatum
and Magdalena Akeson in a
fourth-place finish with a time
of 4:11.10. It was an especially
sweet finish for the team,
which had entered the meet
with a last-place seeding.
Meanwhile, Dotson cleared
the finish in the intermediate
hurdles, setting a new Siuslaw
record with his time of 39.24 to
claim the state title.
Dotson was also a member
of the eighth-place 4x400-
meter relay team with Tyler
Williams, Billy Jones and Seth
Campbell (3:31.92).
Back on the track, Dotson’s
day finished with a third-place
medal in the 400-meter race at
50.86).
M AY 30
2015 A THLETES OF
THE Y EAR ANNOUNCED
S AILORS LAND FIVE
TOP -10 STATE MARKS
Mikaela Siegel and Joseph
Dotson were honored as the
year’s best athletes
Over the course of the last
three sports seasons, 21 new
school records and five individ-
ual state champions were
named between Siuslaw and
Mapelton high schools.
Among those athletes were
11 finalists for Athlete of the
Year: Hannah Bartlett, Seth
Campbell, Joseph Dotson,
Tucker Ford, Chris Free, Billy
Jones, Celie Mans, Carissa
Oliver, Elyssa Rise, Mikaela
Siegel and Destinie Tatum.
“Selecting just two individu-
als from a group of so many
outstanding student athletes is
never easy,” said KCST news
director Bob Sneddon. “This
year was no exception.
Chris Free placed sixth in the
triple jump to lead Mapleton
Five Mapleton athletes com-
peted in seven events at the
OSAA 1A state track meet at
“All of these athletes con-
tributed to their teams’ success-
es while accomplishing their
own achievements, on and off
the field.
“We’re proud to recognize
these oustanding student ath-
letes.”
At the close of the evening,
this year’s Athletes of the Year
were announced, calling for-
ward senior Joseph Dotson and
junior Mikaela Siegel.
Both were standout, three-
sport athletes who demonstrat-
ed excellence on the field as
well as in the classroom.
A UG . 8
L OCAL BROTHERS HEAD
TO W ORLD S ERIES
Trey and Brogan Cornish
advance with Lumberjacks
Florence residents Trey and
Brogan Cornish will be on the
baseball diamond in Klamath
Falls, Ore., competing with the
South Coast All-Star Babe Ruth
team for a chance to be Senior
Babe Ruth World Series cham-
pions.
The brothers are the only
Florence players on the 18-
player Lumberjacks roster, with
the rest of the team made up of
players from North Bend,
Marshfield and Brookings. The
Cornishes were chosen from 50
players, between ages 16 and
18, who tried out for the 18-
player All-Star lineup.
Two weeks earlier, the
Lumberjacks won the Oregon
State Championship, also in
Klamath Falls, to qualify for
the World Series.
The Lumberjacks will be
competing against nine other
teams from around the country.
V IK
FOOTBALL CAMP
TO CELEBRATE
20
YEARS
Siuslaw football coach Tim
Dodson started the program
Members of this fall’s
Siuslaw football varsity pro-
gram have been lacing up their
cleats not only in preparation
for the upcoming season, but
also in anticipation of this
week’s 20th annual Viking
Football Camp for local youth,
Aug. 10-13.
“We’re very excited about
getting kids out there running
around and having fun,” said
Siuslaw head football coach
Tim Dodson. “It’s a great
chance to offer the football
experience to youth in our com-
munity and the traditions of
Viking football.”
For the second year in a row,
the camp was offered free of
charge to all participants,
grades 2 through 10.
Participants learn football
skills fundamentals, warm-ups
and drills, tailored for each
grade level.
Varsity players are on hand,
along with Siuslaw coaches, to
work with campers at each ses-
sion. At the end of camp, par-
ticipants receive a free football
and camp T-shirt.
“It’s something we look for-
ward to each year,” said
Dodson. “It’s a great way to
start off the fall season and
share the Siuslaw experience
with our youth.”
O CT . 24
V IK GIRLS ’ CROSS
COUNTRY FWL REIGN
CONTINUES
Siuslaw’s has held the district
title for more than a decade
For the Viking girls, 2015
brought the school’s 13th con-
secutive league title — an
achievement that two-time dis-
trict winner and Viking junior
Celie Mans called “Super cool
to be a part of in Siuslaw histo-
ry, and something that never
gets old.”
Mans finished the race a full
42 seconds ahead of Marshfield
freshman Jazmin Chavez
(19:18), and more than 30 sec-
onds better than last year’s dis-
trict-title winning time.
“I’m feeling way stronger
this year,” said Mans, who
spent last season plagued with
injury and off pace for a state
title.
Also pacing Siuslaw at dis-
trict was junior transfer Morgan
Bingham who came onto the
scene and had an immediate
impact. At district, Bingham
ran a personal best time of
19:30, placing third overall,
with senior Sierra Potter also
running a PR in 20:25 for fifth.
At the end of the race, the
two
runners’
exhausted
embrace was shortlived, turn-
ing to celebration as the Viks’
four top-five finishes clinched
the title a full 17 points ahead
of second-place south Umpqua,
33-50.
O CT . 28
SHS
CHEERLEADER
LANDS HISTORIC FIRST
Victoria Rojas is first Viking
cheerleader named to
4A’s All-State team
Siuslaw sophomore Victoria
Rojas has gone where no other
Viking has gone before.
She went to the Oregon
Cheerleading
Coaches
Association’s individual com-
petition Oct. 17 in Springfield,
returning to Florence as one of
seven members of the OCCA’s
All-State Team for schools
within the 4A division and
below.
“I was super excited about
it,” Rojas said. “It was really
weird at first, but it was a good
feeling, too. It makes you feel
like you’re good.”
Rojas finished fifth among
45 competitors statewide to
earn the honor. Keneley Tams
of North Bend was sixth and
made the team, as did two com-
petitors from Sweet Home, two
from Klamath Union and one
from Gladstone.
“It’s very, very exciting,"
cheerleading coach Diane
Conlee said. “I’ve had some
girls before do some individual
competitions, but never had
one make it on the All-State
team.”
N OV . 4
V IKS
CLAIM STATE
GOLD
Celie Mans wins individual
state XC title, leads Viks to
team title
For years, when other coach-
es bemoaned rainy weather at
meets, Siuslaw coach Chris
Johnson has welcomed the ele-
ments as something that plays
to the team’s favor.
“We’re used to it. We run in
it all the time and it’s part of
our routine,” Johnson said ear-
lier this season. “For other
teams it can be a challenge. For
us, it can be an advantage.
“It’s what we do.”
Junior runner Celie Mans
paced herself well, coming on
strong in the final stretch to
overtake defending state cham-
pion Lexi Healy of Henley and
cross the finish line a full 21
seconds ahead, claiming the
OSAA state 4A girls title in
18:45.
Healy finished second in
19:06.
Fellow
junior
Morgan
Bingham, who has maintained
the team’s No. 2 spot through-
out the season, finished 19th
overall in 20:50.
Freshman Kaeli Ramos
crossed the line in 21:23 for
31st, followed closely by senior
Sierra Potter three seconds later
in 32nd place (21:26).
Junior runner Destinie Tatum
was Siuslaw’s final scoring
position, finishing 35th in
21:31.
Siuslaw’s team score was
81, thanks in part to Potter’s
placement in the pack so close
to Trinity Ramos, keeping the
gap a narrow one.
Taking second in team scor-
ing was Sisters with a distant
105, followed by Molalla with
112 points for third place.
In the boys race, freshman
Murray Bingham made his
first state-level appearance an
impressive one, finding his
way through the muddy course
and to the awards podium to
finish 10th individually in the
OSAA boys 4A race.
His time of 16:41 was a per-
sonal best, achieved a week
after setting a PR at district
under perfect weather condi-
tions.
Now, on to 2016...
Come in for a test drive today.
LD
SO
2011 Ford F-150
SuperCrew Cab Lariat
16T23B
2012 Jeep Grand
Cherokee Overland Sp.
15U108
2013 Honda odyssey
EX-L Minivan 4D
15U43
2013 Ford F150 Super Cab
XLT 4D
15T96A
$33,995
$33,900
$28,900
$28,500
2013 Ford Edge SEL Sport
Utlity 4D
15U96
2013 Ford Edge Limited
Sport Utility 4D
15U107
$27,995
$27,900
$27,500
$27,500
$27,500
2014 Ford E250
Cargo Van 3D
15U77
2013 Ford Fusion SE
Sedan 4D
15U21
2014 Ford Escape SE
Sport Utility 4D
15U75
2013 Ford Fusion SE
Hybrid Sedan 4D
15U73
$23,995
$21,995
$21,995
2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid
SE Wagon 4D
15U07
2011 Mercury Grand
Marquis LS Sedan 4D
13U63A
$17,995
2013 Ford Edge SEL Sport 2013 Ford Edge SEL Sport 2013 Ford Edge SEL Sport 2013 Ford Edge SEL Sport
Utility 4D
Utility 4D
Utility
Utility 4D
15U51
15U63
15U97
15U89
2010 Ford F150 Super
Cab Fx4
15U95A
2012 Ford Edge SEL Sport
Utility 4D
15U36
2014 Ford E250 Cargo
Van 3D
15U52
2014 Ford E350 Super
Duty Passenger XLT Van
15U104
$26,995
$25,995
$25,995
$24,995
$23,995
2014 Ford Escape SE Sport
Utility 4D
15U103
2015 Ford Escape SE
Sport Utility 4D
15U115
2007 Ford E350 Super
Duty cargo Van
15U91
2013 Ford Escape SE
Sport Utility
15U58
2014 Ford Fusion SE
Sedan 4D
15U57
2015 Ford Transit
Connect Passenger
15U113
$21,995
$21,900
$21,500
$20,900
$20,500
$19,995
$19,995
2011 Ford Taurus SEL
Sedan 4D
15T93A
2008 Ford Edge SEL
AWD Sport Utility
14U49A
2012 Ford Fusion SE
Sedan 4D
14U61
2012 Nissan Altimoa 2.5 S
12U58A
2014 Ford Focus Se
Hatchback 4D
15U61
2012 Ford Focus Electric
Hatchback 4D
14U77
2014 Ford Focus Se
Hatchback 4D
15U62
2014 Ford Focus SE
Hatchback 4D
15U116
$17,500
$17,000
$16,995
$16,500
$15,995
$15,995
$15,995
$15,900
2009 Honda Accord EX-L
Coupe 2D
15T06B
2014 Ford Focus SE
Hatchback 4D
15U49
2011 Mercury Grand
Marquis LS Sedan 4D
15102A
2007 Acura RL 3.2
Sedan 4D
15U39B
2012 Ford Focus SE
Hatchback 4D
15C11A
2009 Ford Ranger XLT
SuperCab Pickup
15109A
2005 Ford Ranger
SuperCab XLT Pickup
15U119
2008 Ford Escape Hybrid
Sport Utility 4D
15U105
2011 Chevrolet Malibu
LS Sedan 4D
15T55B
2013 Suzuki Grand Vitara
Premium Sport Utility
15U98A
$15,500
$14,995
$14,900
$14,500
$13,995
$13,900
$13,900
$13,900
$13,750
$13,500
2014 Ford Fiesta SE
Hatchback 4D
15U100
2011 Ford Focus SE
Sedan 4D
15U15A
2009 Dodge Grand
Caravan SE
15U106
2007 Ford Ranger Super
Cap XLT Pickup 2D
15U67A
2008 Chrysler 300
Sedan 4D
15T64B
2005 Mazda B-Series
Regular Cab B3000
15U78A
2007 Dodge Grand
Caravan Passenger SXT
15U101
2008 Ford Focus SE
Sedan 4D
15T30A
2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser
Limited Sport Utility
15U74A
2003 Ford Taurus SES
Sedan 4D
14U21A
$12,995
$12,900
$11,995
$11,900
$10,995
$10,500
$9,995
$9,900
$6,500
$5,250
ome
We c ly
high ded!
n
mme
reco
$20,995
Ask about low APR fi nancing. Manager on duty. Financing through major fi nancial institutions.
(541) 997-3475 • 2150 Hwy. 101, Florence
Browse Our Current Inventory online at:
www.johnstonmotorcompany.com