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Dodson
from 1B
back in 1981.
Before this year’s milestone
150th win, which came a year
after losing to the Lancers for
the first time in 18 seasons,
senior lineman Michael Mason
was asked how important the
win was to the team.
“It was a bummer losing to
them last season. This year it’s
payback,” Mason said.
Dodson responded with a
smile and shake of the head.
“No game is a revenge
game,” he said. “That’s silly
stuff. All we need to do — all
we have ever needed to do —
is play good football every
Friday night. Even then, with
two pointy ends on the ball,
sometimes it doesn’t bounce
your way.”
That night, it bounced the
Viking’s way, 28-7.
That culture of taking care
of the football, along with a
strong work ethic and sports-
manship, have been hallmarks
of the Viking football program
for the past five decades —
traditions passed between just
two coaches in that 50 years.
Len Lutero, and then
Dodson.
By comparison, Dodson has
seen the comings and goings
of six school superintendents,
six principals and six athletic
directors.
“It’s pretty remarkable when
you think about it,” Dodson
says. “Two coaches in 50
years. That’s really rare. I
think it’s a big reason our tra-
ditions have remained so much
a part of the program.
“We always try to play with
high integrity and class, win or
lose. It’s an important lesson
to learn about life in general.”
Dodson credits part of his
own success as an educator
and coach to the values and
work ethic that were instilled
in him at Siuslaw.
After graduating in 1982,
Dodson went to Southern
Oregon University, where he
earned his teaching degree
while playing quarterback for
the Raiders all four years. He
graduated in 1986 and began
his teaching career at Eagle
Point, teaching and coaching
there for the next four years
before coming back to Siuslaw
in 1990.
He spent the next six years
teaching sixth graders and
working the sidelines with
Lutero.
“Lenny and I had a lot of
conversations over those years
about becoming head coach,”
Dodson recalls with a whimsi-
cal smile, then chuckles. “And
I kept saying ‘No.’”
Finally, in the fall of 1996,
Dodson said “Yes.”
“I just kept thinking, ‘Don’t
screw up,’” he admits. “I just
had to put my faith in the fact
that good, old-fashioned hard
work could overcome bad
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•
2006
Perfect ending!
Mick Barrett and Luke Sims (right) celebrate with Viking teammates after defeating Sisters in overtime for the state 4A title.
Siuslaw wins state crown
Siuslaw: 07 00 07 00 07 — 21
Sisters: 00 00 07 07 00 — 14
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hen regulation ended in a
14-14 tie during
Saturday’s 4A state cham-
pionship game between
Sisters and Siuslaw, Viking coach Tim
Dodson gathered his
Top: Tim Dodson (left) with fellow 1981 All-State teammate
and eventual assistant coach Delbert Reavis, who passed
away in 2014; Dodson surveyes the field during the first day
of practice in 2011; the front page of the Siuslaw News
sports section following the Viks’ state title win in 2006.
coaching.”
Dodson laughs. “Every
Friday night, when we showed
up under the lights with the
stands full of fans, I just hoped
I had done everything I could
to prepare our kids to be suc-
cessful.
“Thanks to a great staff and
the support of so many people,
more often than not we were.”
In fact, from 2003 to 2007,
the Viks didn’t lose a home
game.
Not that every season was a
success, at least in terms of
wins and losses. Looking back
at 2000, when the Vikings
went 4-5, Dodson says it was
still an important season and
one that he remembers well.
“We had such a great group
that year, and they were so
close to putting it all together,”
Dodson says. “But we just
weren’t successful — in terms
of the numbers. It was my first
‘losing’ season, and it helped
me grow as a coach, and them
as young men.
“They worked hard every
practice, never gave up and
always showed integrity and
sportsmanship. They made me
proud to be a coach.”
In 2005, Siuslaw was back
in the thick of things, going 9-
2 in the Sky-Em League but
falling short of reaching the
quarterfinals after losing to
Marist in overtime. Even so, it
sent a clear message that
Siuslaw’s merge into a league
dominated by larger, Eugene-
area schools wasn’t the end of
an era; it was just the begin-
ning.
“We have always had good
kids who are ready to compete
because we expect them to rise
to the challenge,” says
Dodson.
The following year, the
Vikings went undefeated at
17-0, bringing home the 2006
state title — and that worn,
leather football covered with
signatures.
Returning to his office,
Dodson puts the football back
on the shelf, which is steadily
being emptied into a collection
of cardboard boxes. The cork-
board once adorned with pho-
tos and newspaper clippings is
slowly revealing a surface
chewed by thumb tacks.
“Normally around this time,
I’m already thinking about the
summer training and condi-
tioning camps,” Dodson says
over the brim of his coffee
cup, then takes a sip. “Now? I
have no playbook for what
happens next. And that’s kind
of exciting.”
Dodson ponders the possi-
bilities for a moment.
“I’ve never been fall fishing
with my brother. I’ve also
never had the chance to hit
golf balls in September or
October,” he says. “And I’m
sure there’s going to be some
housework in there some-
where.”
Something laying in one of
the boxes catches his eye. A
team photo from 2001. He
pulls it out, remarking on how
it was the last team to play on
the old Hans Petersen Field.
It was the 50th anniversary
of the field that year, and the
move to the new field in 2002
meant changing a few long-
standing traditions.
“Change is part of life, and
we did what we could to keep
our traditions and still recog-
nize the need to start some
new ones,” says Dodson.
“Having this opportunity to be
part of those traditions, as a
player and a coach, has been a
blessing in more ways than I
can express.”
As any Viking fan will tell
you, some things just speak
for themselves, coach.
M AY 3, 2016
L OW G ROSS & L OW N ET
9-H OLES
L OW G ROSS :
C AROL B ARCUS — 48
L OW N ET :
S UE S CARBERRY — 36
K.P.: M ARY K OURY
18-H OLES
L OW G ROSS :
R ENE P ENGRA — 112
L OW N ET :
J ULIE R IPLEY — 77
M AY 10, 2016
S PRING S CRAMBLE 9-H OLES
4 TH : R OSALIE J OHNSON AND
2-P ERSON T EAMS
M ARY K OURY — 33.0
L OW N ET :
5 TH : J EAN S CHMALING AND
1 ST : T ERRI P ENNINGTON AND M ARY K ADEL — 34.2
B EA M C C ULLOCH — 30.2
6 TH : J ULIE R IPLELY AND
2 ND : L YDIA B RACKNEY AND A LETA B UCHANAN — 34.4
V ONDA M AYWOOD — 31.6
K.P.#4: T ERRI P ENNINGTON
3 RD : B OBBIE W ELLS AND
K.P.#8: J ULIE R IPLEY
C AROL M OORE — 31.8
M AY F LOWER : J ULIE R IPLEY
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Section A
Pair Pct Score
Section Rank
MPs
3 58.00 29.00 B 1 1 1.50(A)
J. Weatherwax - R. Parker
4 56.00 28.00 C 2/3 2/3 1/2 0.90(A) D. Watson - S. Watson
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6 51.00 25.50 A
G. Farman - J. Reisner
1 45.00 22.50 B
D. MacNeil - B. Rozaire-Brown
2 34.00 17.00 C
D. Gustafson - M. Weiss
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