Viking Volleyball fights for win at home
The Siuslaw Vikings are still alone on top of the Far West League Volleyball standings this morning. The Viks edged the Douglas Trojans 3-2 last night in Florence. Marshfield was bumped in three sets by South Umpqua and North Bend easily beat Brookings-Harbor, also in three.
Makenzie York led the team with 21 kills. Coach Jonathan Hornung said York was sick Wednesday and was still not back to 100% by Thursday evening. But, he added, she took control of the match in the fourth and fifth sets, helping the Vikings to the victory. Elyssa Rose added to her stats with 13 kills.
At 4-and-oh in league play, the Vikings are alone at the top of the standings. North Bend is 3-1 in second… those two teams meet Tuesday in North Bend.
| 4A-3 Far West League | League | Overall | Sets Won | Sets Lost | OSAA Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Siuslaw | 4-0 | 6-4 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
 North Bend | 3-1 | 7-3 | 21 | 10 | 16 |
 Marshfield | 2-2 | 6-8 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
 Douglas | 2-2 | 3-4 | 13 | 16 | 21 |
 South Umpqua | 1-3 | 2-6 | 12 | 18 | 26 |
 Brookings-Harbor | 0-4 | 2-11 | 8 | 30 | 33 |
Mapleton falls in three
The Lowell Devils improved to 11-and-oh in the Mountain West League with a three-set win over the Sailors in Mapleton Thursday. Josi Hays had four kills on seven attacks for the Sailors; Haley Wells had three aces and four blocks. The Sailors will be at home against Oak Hill Tuesday.
| 1A-3 Mountain West League | League | Overall | Sets Won | Sets Lost | OSAA Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lowell | 11-0 | 13-4 | 40 | 13 | 17 |
 McKenzie | 9-2 | 10-7 | 34 | 21 | 24 |
 Triangle Lake | 9-2 | 9-9 | 34 | 28 | 30 |
 Alsea | 6-4 | 8-5 | 25 | 18 | 32 |
 Siletz Valley | 6-5 | 6-6 | 22 | 18 | 43 |
 Mohawk | 3-6 | 3-7 | 10 | 22 | 40 |
 Mapleton | 2-9 | 2-9 | 6 | 27 | 57 |
 Eddyville Char. | 1-9 | 1-9 | 3 | 29 | 62 |
 Oak Hill | 0-10 | 0-10 | 2 | 30 | 65 |
On the schedule…
prep football tonight:
The Mapleton Sailors will host the Alsea Wolverines at seven. Siuslaw and Douglas will open play in the Far West League, also at seven… they’ll meet in Winston. The pregame show on KCST FM is set for 6:45.
College football…
Oregon State will host Boise State at 12:30 tomorrow; the pregame show on KCFM is at 11:30. Oregon will open conference play at home against the Colorado Buffaloes. The pregame show on KCST is at one; kickoff from Autzen Stadium is at 2:30.
Florence Half Marathon
The inaugural Florence Half Marathon will take place Sunday morning. The 13.1 mile road race starts and finishes at Miller Park. It will take place on several streets and roadways throughout the community, including Rhododendron Drive, North Jetty Road, Ninth Street and Kingwood. Piper Ruiz with race organizer Pink Buffalo Racing says:
Piper Ruiz – All Florence Half Marathon finishers will receive a custom designed medallion and age group medallions at the finish line.”
Pre-race registration is available online at Pink Buffalo Racing-dot-com through tomorrow for $50. Race day registration opens at 6:30 Sunday morning at Miller Park… the fee goes up to $60 at that time. It closes at 7:45 with the start at eight a.m.
