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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ MARCH 4, 2017 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
Calendar
Spring openers
• MARCH 13
SHS SOFTBALL
AT
N EWPORT
4 P . M .
• MARCH 18
SHS BASEBALL
AT T AFT
NOON
• MARCH 23
SHS TRACK &
FIELD
AT
S IUSLAW
S IUSLAW
I CEBREAKER
4 P . M .
Last Tuesday, Siuslaw High
School senior Brittany Long
signed on the dotted line
regarding her plans after grad-
uation this June. In the pres-
ence of her mother, Rylie
Tuttle, and SHS principal
Kerri Tatum, long signed a
Letter of Intent to play volley-
ball for Southwestern Oregon
Community College
(SWOCC).
Long signed the letter in the
glow of the high school’s row
of trophies, some of which she
has contributed to through her
own efforts as a multi-sport
athlete during her four years as
a Lady Viking.
“Brittany is a dynamic and
versatile
player,”
said
SWOCC volleyball coach
Michael Edmond. “She has a
powerful arm and will bring
great energy to our team this
coming season.”
ROB GRIFFES PHOTO
Siuslaw senior Brittany Long (center) signs a Letter of Intent to play volleyball for
Southwestern Oregon Community College as Siuslaw High School principal Kerri
Tatum (left) and Long’s mother, Rylie Tuttle (right), share in the occasion.
Long, who plans to pursue a
career in nursing, said she’s
excited to play both against —
and with — opponents she’s
grown up playing against.
“I love competition and am
currently doing plyometrics
and strength training in prepa-
ration for next season,” said
Long, who was a top scorer for
the Viking volleyball team last
season, as well as a key
defender.
Long’s mother said her
daughter already has an
important key to success.
“Brittany is a survivor,”
said Tuttle. “She is stubborn
and will work hard to accom-
plish her goals.
“I’m so proud of her for get-
ting to where she is. She’ll be
the first in our family to com-
pete in sports at the college
level.”
• APRIL 13
MHS TRACK &
FIELD
AT
M ONROE
4 P . M .
Seven Viks
named to
all-league
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
March 4
3:42am / 7.7
4:58pm/ 5.8
10:44am / 0.6
10:31pm/ 2.5
March 5
4:49am / 7.5
6:20pm / 5.6
11:55am / 0.6
11:41pm / 3.0
March 6
5:55am / 7.4
7:44pm/ 5.6
1:09am / 0.5
March 7
7:07am / 7.3
8:56pm/ 6.0
1:02am / 3.2
2:19pm/ 0.2
March 8
8:17am / 7.4
9:52pm/ 6.3
2:20am / 3.0
3:19pm/ -0.1
March 9
9:19am / 7.6
10:38pm/ 6.7
3:26am / 2.6
4:11pm/ -0.3
E YES
ON THE PRIZE
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
March 10
10:14am / 7.7
11:18pm/ 7.0
L
ate Thursday afternoon,
Siuslaw Middle School
head wrestling coach
Stecher Buss was contemplat-
ing what it would be like to
have no hair.
Earlier, he had told his team
he would shave his head if
either of his middle school
4:21am / 2.1
4:56pm/ -0.3
S IUSLAW
N EWS
SMS sixth-grader Wyatt
Tatum (top) waits for the pin
at 110 pounds; Seventh
grader Elijah LaCosse (left)
moves in to winning by
technical fall at 117 pounds.
LaCosse won the Far West
League title in his weight
division Thursday night.
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teams won the the Far West
League middle school district
wrestling title.
“I was a little nervouse,”
said Buss. “Some of my
wrestlers were poking me in
the ribs because they knew we
were close.”
That was particularly true of
the sixth/seventh-grade team,
which claimed three individual
district titles and six top-six
placers.
Eventually, Siuslaw was
edged out by North Bend,
which took the team title with
162 pounds, followed by the
Vikings with 130 points.
“I have a strong feeling next
year, if they continue their hard
See
WRESTLING 3B
Last week,
The Far West
L e a g u e
announced its
top basketball
players as voted
on by league Trent Reavis
coaches.
A total of
seven Vikings
b e t w e e n
Siuslaw’s boys’
and girls’ teams
were
recog-
Kyle King
nized for their
efforts this sea-
son.
For
the
Viking boys,
junior
Trent
Reavis had the
top honors by Jared Brandt
being named to
the
league’s
First Team ros-
ter.
Making the
Second Team
was
junior
Brogan Cornish
Kyle
King,
with Honorable
Mention given
to
senior
B r o g a n
Cornish and
juniors Jared
Brandt and Jake Jake Hickson
Hickson.
Brandt was
also named to
the
All-
Defensive
Team.
Lady Viking Destinie Tatum
s e n i o r s
Destinie Tatum
and
Abby
Watkins each
r e c e i v e d
Honorable
Mention nods.
Abby Watkins
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