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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016
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S P O R T S P R E V I E W 2016
S IUSLAW TRACK AND FIELD
Coaching staff:
Chris Johnson (head
coach); Mary Dodson (jumps);
Anna Moser (sprints); Steve
Moser, Steve Fandrey and Jack
Butler (distance); Max Perry
(discus, shot put); Dick
Richmond (high jump), Pat
Towne (throws)
Last year’s record:
The Viking girls won the
district title and the boys fin-
ished third in the Far West.
Siuslaw sent 16 athletes to the
4A state meet.
Mikaela Siegel, who won the
state 4A title in the 100-meter
hurdles, could defend her title
again this season.
O UTLOOK :
Once again, the Vikings are
returning a solid group from both
of last year’s teams, including
many athletes from this year’s dis-
trict title-winning girls’ and sec-
ond-place boys’ cross country pro-
grams — each of which made it to
state, with the girls winning the
state 4A title.
That means another strong field
of distance runners, as well as a
Coach Chris Johnson
budding group of throwers, led by
sophomore Trent Reavis and junior Carissa Oliver.
In the sprints, juniors Destinie Tatum and Annmarie Precht will
lead the charge for the girls, with junior Abby Watkins joining
Siegel on the jumps runway. For the boys, the short races aren’t a
strong suit, but the Viks will make up for it in the longer races with
freshman Murray Bingham and sophomore Isaac Griffes.
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M APLETON TRACK AND FIELD
Coaching staff:
Aaron Longo (head coach)
Assist. coaches: Lucinda
Van natta, Johnny Sundstrom,
Will and Jesika Crook
Last season:
The Sailors sent five ath-
letes to the 1A state meet.
District champions Tyler
Packebush (110-meter hurdles)
and Hunter Simington (pole
vault) return this season, along
with Hannah Rodet, who
advanced to state in the pole
vault.
Top returners:
Trevver D’Auteuil (Sr.)
Josi Hays (Jr.)
Hunter Simington (Jr.)
Hannah Rodet (Sr.)
AJ Foster (Jr.)
Dominic Wells (soph)
O UTLOOK :
This year’s team is one of the
larger groups in recent years,
thanks to an influx of freshman tal-
ent from last season that continues
to improve and contribute.
The Sailor girls will be looking
for points from multiple-event ath-
letes junior Josi Hays, sophomore
Clarissa Triebskorn and freshmen
Alyssa Richards and Erin Michael.
Juniors Hunter Simington and AJ
Foster will lead the boys team on
the track, along with sophomore
Coach Aaron Longo
Dominic Wells. In the throws,
sophomore Tanner Wilson and sen-
ior Trevvor D’Auteuil will be looking for big marks.
This season, Mapleton athletic director Aaron Longo will take over
duties for longtime head coach Johnny Sundstrom, who will remain as
assistant coach. “It’s time to get some new blood in the program,”
Sundstrom said. “The group of coaches we have assembled this season
is going to be a perfect fit.”
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O UTLOOK :
Coaching staff:
Sean O’Mara (head
coach)
Assist. coaches: Bob
Archer, Jamie Hunt, Ryan
Roach, Danielle Hanson,
Kim Gibson and Jody
O’Mara
Last year’s record:
0-13 in league
Finished 6th in FWL
Top returners:
Seniors: Anna Stonelake,
Taylor Dotson, Hannah
Bartlett; Juniors: Heidi
Jones, Nikki Launius, Claire
Waggoner, Auriel Hager-
Tolle and Katherine Dodson
Siuslaw’s trademark
aggressive baserunning
and explosive offense
will again be its founda-
tion this season, with an
experienced junior and
senior lineup giving it an
edge and maturity.
The Vikings return
junior standout Heidi
Jones to the pitcher’s cir-
cle. Fellow junior Nikki
Coach Sean O’Mara
Launius will be back
behind the plate, where
she is a strong presence and leader. The Viks also field strong
hitting from seniors Taylor Dotson and Anna Stonelake,
along with sophomore Claire Waggoner.
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O UTLOOK :
Coaching staff:
Tony Castro (head
coach)
Assist. coaches:
Dave Snow
Randy Paredes
Last year’s record:
5-8 in league
Finished fourth in FWL
Top returners:
Scott Gordon (Sr.)
Kenneth Thrall (Sr.)
Caleb Paredes (Jr.)
Michael Larson (Jr.)
Kyle Rose (Jr.)
Evan Teter (Soph)
Jared Brandt (Soph)
With the core group of
last year’s team return-
ing along with second-
year coaching staff Tony
Castro, Randy Paredes
and Dave Snow, the
Viks are looking to build
on last year’s 5-8 league
record (7-18 overall)
and advance to the
Coach Tony Castro
league playoffs after
narrowly missing them
last season. Returning are second team all-leaguers Scott
Gordon and Kenneth Thrall, and honorable mention recip-
ient Caleb Paredes. Behind the plate, Kyle Rose will be
part of the battery with starting pitcher Michael Larson and
Mapleton lefthanded freshman Gabe Simington.
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