Rose slams into Athlete of the Week
Viking volleyball standout Elyssa Rose is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the week. The senior middle-blocker scored 19 kills, leading the team, in a four-set victory over the South Umpqua Lancers. The victory put Siuslaw alone, back on top of the Far West League standings.
Honorable mention goes to Mapleton Reciever Evan Moso (MO-so) who had three catches for 153 yards, but all three went for touchdowns in a loss to Yoncalla. Moso also converted two point-afters.
Prep schedules
On the schedule today… The Siuslaw Vikings are hosting the Marshfield Pirates for Far West League volleyball this evening… The JV match begins at 5:00 with Varsity coming 20 minutes after.
The Mapleton Sailors are on the road for Mountain West League play in Marcola against Mohawk.
Viking boys and girls in XC top ten
North Coast schools are atop the 4A Cross Country polls for the state this week. Seaside picked up one more coach’s vote than Valley Catholic, putting them atop the boys’ rankings. Tillamook is six points ahead of Philomath for the girls.
The Siuslaw Boys are ranked number five with North Bend at tenth. For the girls, Siuslaw is seventh behind North Bend at number five… South Umpqua is rated ninth.
Boys
School Points 1st Place
1 Seaside 67 4
2 Valley Catholic 66 3
3 Phoenix 54
4 Tillamook 49
5 Siuslaw 35
6 Scappoose 32
7 Philomath 25
8 Newport 25
9 Stayton 13
10 North Bend 11
Estacada 5
Yamhill-Carlton 3
Girls
School Points 1st Place
1 Tillamook 69 6
2 Philomath 63 1
3 Sisters 56
4 LaGrande 48
5 North Bend 38
6 Scappoose 31
7 Siuslaw 28
8 Estacada 23
9 South Umpqua 18
10 Phoenix 6
Klamath Union 3
Junction City 1
