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SN THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM | SATURDAY EDITION | SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 | $1.00 Viks XC victorious at Northwest Classic Siuslaw boys and girls cross country teams both take first Siuslaw News Sports & Lifestyle SPORTS CALENDAR S iuslaw boys and girls swept the team titles at the at the Northwest Classic on Sept. 18 at the Lane Community College campus in Eugene. The boys team included (from left): Dylan Jensen, Talan Ross, Jacob Blankenship, Sam Ulrich, Chad Hughes, Brayden Linton and Kyle Hughes. The Siuslaw girls team included (from left): Rylee Colton, Jane Lacouture, Addison McNeill, Macy McNeill and Corduroy Holbrook. Top girl finisher was Senior Rylee Colton (left). Right, Sophomores Talan Ross and Dylan Jensen jockey for position as they complete the course. Check out individual results in today’s Scoreboard on Page B2. Siuslaw and Mapleton All events subject to change September 25 • SHS Cross Country — Nike Portland XC at Fairview – 11:35 a.m. September 27 • SHS Soccer at Junction City – 6:30 p.m. September 28 • SHS Volleyball at Elmira – 6:45 p.m. September 29 • SHS Soccer at Elmira – 6:30 p.m. • MHS Volleyball at Alsea – 6 p.m. • SHS Volleyball vs Junction City – 6:45 p.m JV Picks up 7-5 win versus Marshfield The Siuslaw Viking soccer team opened Sky-Em League play last week and lost two games to Marist and Marshfield. On Sept. 20, the first night of league play for Siuslaw, the Vikings traveled to Eugene and fell 9-1 to Marist. After falling behind 0-3 to the Spartans, senior Jason Garcia was fouled. He was granted a free kick and, remarkably, scored from 40 feet out. The ball hit the bottom of the crossbar and bounced straight down into the goal. Coach Londi Tomaro said, “We gained some momentum from that goal, but un- fortunately did not score on any of our at- tempts.” Though the final result wasn’t what the Vikings had hoped, Tomaro was pleased by the 20 saves made by Siuslaw goaltenders. Then, on Sept. 22, Marshfield, from Coos Bay, came to town to face the Vikings. Tide Tables Low Tide September 25 3:32 a.m. / 6.0 9:12 a.m. / 2.3 3:10 p.m. / 6.8 10:01 p.m. / 0.6 9:45 a.m. / 2.9 3:43 p.m. / 6.6 10:47 p.m. / 0.9 By Zac Burtt September 27 5:18 a.m. / 5.2 10:25 a.m. / 3.4 4:22 p.m. / 6.3 11:43 p.m. / 1.1 September 28 6:30 a.m. / 5.0 1:19 a.m. / 3.8 5:13 p.m. / 6.0 September 29 7:52 a.m. / 5.0 6:23 p.m. / 6.0 12:48 a.m. / 1.2 12:39 p.m. / 4.0 September 30 9:03 a.m. / 5.2 1:59 a.m. / 1.1 7:40 p.m. / 6.0 2:07 p.m. / 3.9 Time Out See SOCCER page B2 Mapleton loses two; Siuslaw opens with league win at Marist September 26 4:21 a.m. / 5.6 “The varsity team played to a 2-8 loss against the Marshfield Pirates,” Tomaro said. “The team started to settle into the game and play a passing game. However, Marsh- field got up by a few goals and we lost a bit of our focus.” When that has happened for Siuslaw, the tendency of the midfield players is to drop back to help the defense. “But this leaves the opposing midfield players unmarked in the middle of the field and creates more need for defense, because Mountain West and Sky-Em Volleyball in full swing Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Photos by Kendrick Murphy for the Siuslaw News Vikings drop two to open Sky-Em By Zac Burtt/Siuslaw News September 30 By Zac Burtt Siuslaw News Mapleton Sophomore Kylee Carson digs the ball back to the opposing team. Weather or Not When I went to tune into the Viking football game against Sisters on Sept. 17, By Coach Lloyd the game was not in prog- ress. I soon learned the Little Retired teacher, coach game was moved to another field due to air quality. & game official I have coached, watched With more than 55 years as and listened to over 300 Vi- an athlete, coach, parent and king football games and, to spectator, Lloyd Little shares my knowledge and mem- what he’s learned about ory, this was the first time sports from his multiple weather delayed the start points of view. of a game. The pandemic, however, cancelled more sports events last year and it continues to this year, more than weather has done in the history of sports. Of all the sports, football is played in the most se- vere weather conditions. In one memorable moment, the Vikings were denied a play-off victory against St. Helens when running back David Geers was suppos- edly stopped short of the goal line no one could see because of the mud. Many high schools have installed artificial turf so mud is no Cap 1: Mapleton Sophomore Kylee Carson digs the ball back to the opposing team. Cap 2: Mapleton Coach Molly Dooley brings the Sail- ors together for a strategy ses- sion. Yoncalla d Mapleton 25-15, 25-14, 25-11 Alseam d Mapleton 25-11, 25-13, 25-16 The Mapleton High School volleyball team lost two hard fought matches last week. The Sailors traveled to Yon- calla on Sept. 18 and lost in three games. Freshman Mor- gan Milbrett had 2 aces and 1 kill. longer a factor for the offi- cials to see where the ball advanced. Also, most play- off games are played on ar- tificial turf because non-turf fields can be torn up after the regular season. Rain is not the only rea- son a field may be muddy. In 1969, we played a game at Rainier High School. The day before the game, a water pipe under their field broke. The water turned their en- tire field into a muddy mess. To try and have the field playable, the Rainier public works had sand delivered Three nights later, Mapleton faced another Mountain West foe, Alsea, and also fell in three games. The Sailors showed amaz- ing resiliency by continuing to fight regardless of the score. Senior Opal Burruss had 3 kills and 1 ace and her teammate Milbrett equaled those num- bers by also getting 3 kills and an ace. The Sailors have had a dif- ficult season, with opponents cancelling matches at least once a week since Mountain West play started. The two losses put Mapleton at 0-3 in league play and 2-9 overall. and dumped onto the field with dump trucks. Howev- er, there was only enough time and sand for half the field. So we played on wet, soaked, hardened sand for 50 yards. The other 50 yards was mud so deep it was like slogging through a swamp. Why did they not move the game to a different field? It was their homecoming. Fog played a part in the Vikings loss to Pleasant Hill in 1974. The fog limited the passing game as the receiv- ers had a difficult time see- ing the ball. Eventually, a See GIRLS VB page B2 fog pick off by Pleasant Hill resorted to players running to try and tackle a player in and out of their vision due to the thick fog at Autzen Stadium. NFL players are no longer subjected to the icy condi- tions of the ice bowl when the Green Bay Packers de- feated the Dallas Cowboys in sub-zero weather condi- tions. Players on both teams played with frost bitten fin- gers and toes. My football playing days See TIME OUT page B2