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Siuslaw and Mapleton
All events subject to change
PHOTOS BY ZAC BURTT/SIUSLAW NEWS
December 22
• MHS Girls Basketball —
Bandon Dunes Holiday
Tournament (Day 3)
• MHS Boys Basketball —
Bandon Dunes Holiday
Tournament (Day 3)
• SHS Wrestling — Marshfield
4-Way Dual (Coos Bay)
December 29
On Saturday, Dec. 18, Florence Elks Lodge #1858 hosted its annual Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest. Celebrating
its 50th anniversary with its 2021 event, the competition was for children ages 8-13. The event was held at the Siuslaw
Elementary School gymnasium, with Elks members and athletes offering coaching. Look for individual results in the
Friday, Dec. 24, Siuslaw News Scoreboard.
Free parking for First Day Hikes
Several parks host guided hikes on Jan. 1, 2022; late
December gray whale watching at its peak
• SHS Girls Basketball — vs.
Thurston (at Newport
Tournament) — 3:30 p.m.
• • SHS Boys Basketball — vs.
South Umpqua (at Newport
Tournament) — 5 p.m.
December 20
to January 3
• Winter break for Mapleton
and Siuslaw school districts
COURTESY PHOTO JESSIE M.
Honeyman Memorial State Park is offering a “Hike and
History” tour, along with free parking, during Oregon
State Parks’ 2022 First Day Hikes on Jan. 1.
Dec. 16
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Mapleton 25 – Eddyville
Charter 49
Sailors become Mountain West Middle School Champs
Dec. 17
MMS takes girls basketball title in Crow
• CRESWELL BULLDOG
INVITATIONAL •
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Siuslaw 9 – Sutherlin 47
BOYS BASKETBALL
Siuslaw 61 – Sutherlin 27
Dec. 18
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Siuslaw 12 – Monroe 39
BOYS BASKETBALL
Siuslaw 58 – Creswell 64
Tide Tables
By Zac Burtt
Siuslaw News
The Mapleton Middle
School girls basketball team
traveled to Crow on Dec. 18
for their league’s champion-
ship tournament. The Sail-
ors went 3-0 and came home
middle school champions of
the Mountain West Confer-
ence.
In the first game of the day,
Mapleton beat Mohawk 25-
16. This put the Sailors into
the semifinals. In that game,
they squeaked by Alsea 16-14.
Siletz awaited Mapleton in the
championship game.
Mapleton Coach Lou Bur-
russ knew the championship
game was going to be a chal-
lenge for his team.
See CHAMPS page B2
COURTESY PHOTO
Cap1: The 2021 Mountain West Conference Champion Mapleton Sailors team includes (back
row, from left): Noah Williams, Lanida Burchell, Savannah Morgan, Jostin Harrington, Lucie
Burruss, Arista Bernhardt, Jasmine Allen and Averie Walker and (front row, from left) Coach
Mizu Burruss, Milena McMurray, Kaylee Campbell, Amira Green and Coach Lou Burruss.
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See HIKE page B2
Jessie M. Honeyman
Memorial State Park is
offering a “Hike and
History” tour, along with
free parking, during
Oregon State Parks’
2022 First Day Hikes on
Jan. 1. (courtesy photo)
RESULTS
For the entrance of the
Siuslaw River are available at
www.saltwatertides.com
Guided 2022 First Day
Hikes are set for several state
parks on Jan. 1, 2022, and
the normal $5 day-use park-
ing fee is waived for the 25
parks that normally require
a parking permit.
“Whatever your choice
— a guided hike, exploring
a park trail on your own,
or enjoying everything a
state park offers — starting
out the year in the outdoors
can begin a new tradition or
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