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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2017
V IKING
FOOTBALL TICKETS
STILL AVAILABLE AT
Reserved-seating tickets for
Viking football are on sale
now at the Siuslaw High
School office.
Reserved seats are $25 each
and are available at the office
Monday through Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. (except for Sept.
1.)
Previous ticket holders get
first pick to buy their same
seats for the 2017 season,
regardless of date of purchase.
Reserved seats are center field
and most have a back rest to
lean on.
Siuslaw will host five home
games this season, including
preseason games against
Spotlight
from 1B
includes spectators.
“For the most part, the kids
are great. It’s the spectators
and, in some cases, coaches,”
says Folliard.
To address the issue, the
OSAA established a special
committee last year that
includes high school athletic
directors and coaches who
meet to discuss the problem
and coming up with solutions
to curb the trend.
Siuslaw
High
School
Athletic
Director
Chris
Johnson says that he feels the
issue is quickly approaching a
crisis stage. The struggle to
create and maintain a workable
game schedule for sports like
baseball, football and volley-
ball are compounded when the
availability
of
officials
becomes a factor.
“We had an athletic director
workshop and and it was clear
that we all needed to take a
hard stance before we get to
that crisis stage,” says Johnson.
“It’s going to require a mindset
SHS
Elmira (Sept. 1) and Pleasant
Hill (Sept. 8), and Douglas
(Sept.
22),
Marshfield
(Homecoming, Oct. 6) and
South Umpqua (Oct. 13) in
regular season play.
The traditional Blue and
Gold game is this Friday,
beginning at 7 p.m.
A Fall Season Family Pass
is also available for $50 and is
good for general admission per
household to regular-season
home football and volleyball
games.
For more information, call
the Siuslaw High School
office at 541-997-3448.
change for everyone.”
As a result, athletic directors
and principals from all schools
in the Far West League, in con-
junction with the OSAA, have
agreed to take steps to foster a
safer, more respectful environ-
ment at athletic events.
In a message shared by
schools throughout the Far
West League, parents, coaches
and players are being reminded
that “high school athletics are
an extension of the classroom,
and that lessons are best
learned when we show respect
to everyone involved.”
The message has been
appearing on school websites
and social media pages since
last week in preparation for the
start of fall sports contests
Aug. 31.
“In the past 10 years, we
have seen the number of offi-
cials decline by 35 percent.
Officials’ number one reason
for leaving the profession is the
lack of respect they receive
from spectators,” the message
adds. “Far West League
schools are taking definitive
action to help stem this trend.”
Registration continues for Prefontaine Run
Applications are now being
accepted for the 2017
Prefontaine Memorial Run.
The 10,000-meter road run
is slated for 10 a.m. Saturday,
Sept. 16, in downtown Coos
Bay, and is held in conjunc-
tion with the Bay Area Fun
Festival, Coos Bay’s largest
annual community celebra-
tion.
This year’s Prefontaine Run
has been designated as the
Road Runners Club of
America (RRCA) Oregon
State Championship 10K race.
RRCA
Championship
medals will be presented to
the top overall masters (40-
The message from school
administrators explains that
overtly negative speech or
actions will be dealt with by
immediate removal from the
contest.
“If there are no referees will-
ing to work at our schools,
there will be no games at our
schools,” the message warns.
At Siuslaw, the cheerleading
squad is taking a preemptive
stand by modifying or elimi-
nating cheers in order to foster
sportsmanship.
“We’re really hoping our
fans will realize the importance
of this,” says Johnson. “It’s not
just about the games. It’s also
about being an example to our
kids. I do feel like our fans and
students are as good and
respectful as fans anywhere.
“But I want us to be a
leader.”
Siuslaw’s fall sports season
officially kicks off Thursday,
Aug. 31, when the Viking vol-
leyball opens with pre-league
competition at Junction City at
4 p.m.
49), grandmaster (50-59) and
senior grandmaster (60 and
older) male and female win-
ners.
A stand-alone 5K high
school cross-country team
competition will start at 9:45
a.m. Participating teams last
year included Brookings-
Harbor, Cascade Christian,
Douglas, Grants Pass, Henley,
Hidden Valley, Marshfield,
North Bend, Reedsport, St.
Mary’s, Sutherlin and Toledo.
Awards for the open 10K
Pre Run will be given in five-
year age groups. First through
third place finishers in each
division will receive awards.
The awards ceremony for
both races will be held adja-
cent to the finish line on the
Prefontaine Track at Pirate
Stadium.
The entry fee is $30 if made
prior to Sept. 13, and $40
thereafter. High School team
competitors must register on
athletic.net and receive a dis-
counted registration fee.
All race entrants will
received a T-shirt especially
designed to commemorate the
Pre Run. Online registration is
encouraged by logging on to
the Pre Run website at www
.prefontainerun.com
Registration forms are
available at the Coos Bay
Visitor Information Center,
Farr’s True Value Hardware
and
Nasburg
Huggins
Insurance in Coos Bay.
Applicants may also call for
applications or more informa-
tion at 541-267-3165.
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