The Lady Bulldogs won 25-12, 25-16, 25-13. Both teams are 1-2 on the season.

Siuslaw completes its preleague schedule Thursday, hosting Newport at Glenn Butler Court. First serve is 6 p.m.

“McKenzie Ulrich had the match of her life though,” Perry said. “She hit the ball really hard, and had the most kills and highest hitting efficiency on the team tonight, and also the highest she’s ever had.

“Stella Duman also played very well, and continued to lead the team in many ways.”

Ulrich had 9 kills, Duman 7 kills and a block, Paige Bottensek 9 digs and 3 aces and Chloe Clark 9 digs to lead the Lady Vikings.

“We were tested on defense from strong swings from their outside, but did well covering large portions of the court,” Perry said. “We will continue building the strength of our block, and also our serving consistency.”

Siuslaw girls volleyball schedule

• Saturday, Aug. 29 — Siuslaw 3, Reedsport 1, at Elmira

• Saturday, Aug. 29 — at Elmira 3, Siuslaw 0

• Wednesday, Sept. 2 — North Bend 3, at Siuslaw 0

• Thursday, Sept. 3 — Newport, 6 p.m.

• Tuesday, Sept. 8 — at Coquille, 6 p.m.

• Thursday, Sept. 10 — Douglas, 7 p.m.

• Tuesday, Sept. 15 — at Illinois Valley (Cave Junction), 6 p.m.

• Thursday, Sept. 17 — at St. Mary’s, Medford, 6 p.m.

• Saturday, Sept. 19 — at Brookings-Harbor Tournament, noon

• Tuesday, Sept. 22 — at Brookings-Harbor, 6 p.m.

• Thursday, Sept. 24 — at Sutherlin, 6 p.m.

• Tuesday, Sept. 29 — Glide, 6 p.m.

• Thursday, Oct. 1 — Coquille, 6 p.m.

• Tuesday, Oct. 6 — at Douglas (Winston), 6 p.m.

• Thursday, Oct. 8 — Illinois Valley, 6 p.m.

• Tuesday, Oct. 13 — St. Mary’s, Medford, 6 p.m..

• Thursday, Oct. 15 — Brookings-Harbor, 6 p.m..

• Tuesday, Oct. 20 — Sutherlin, 6 p.m.

• Thursday, Oct. 22 — at Glide, 6 p.m.

• Saturday, Oct. 24 — Rankings freeze, playoff matches determined

Siuslaw girls volleyball roster

The game was played 9-on-9 due to the Vikings’ short roster, which they hope to expand soon.

Siuslaw next opens 3A Special District 3 play Tuesday at Coquille. The Vikings’ remaining 14 regular-season matches are all in league.

A lengthy feature on the team is in today’s free edition of the Siuslaw News.

Siuslaw boys soccer schedule

• Wednesday, Sept. 2 — Pacific 8, at Siuslaw 0

• Tuesday, Sept. 8 — at Coquille/Myrtle Point, 4:30 p.m.

• Thursday, Sept. 10 — Douglas, 4:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, Sept. 15 — at Illinois Valley (Cave Junction), 4:30 p.m.

• Thursday, Sept. 17 — at St. Mary’s, Medford, 4:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, Sept. 22 — at Brookings-Harbor, 3 p.m.

• Thursday, Sept. 24 — at Sutherlin, 4:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, Sept. 29 — vs. Lost River/Bonanza at Grants Pass, 2 p.m.

• Thursday, Oct. 1 — Coquille/Myrtle Point, 4:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, Oct. 6 — at Douglas (Winston), 4:30 p.m.

• Thursday, Oct. 8 — Illinois Valley, 4:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, Oct. 13 — St. Mary’s, Medford, 4:30 p.m.

• Thursday, Oct. 15 — Brookings-Harbor, 4:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, Oct. 20 — Sutherlin, 3 p.m.

• Thursday, Oct. 22 — vs. Lost River/Bonanza, at Grants Pass, 2 p.m.

• Saturday, Oct. 31 — Rankings freeze, playoff matches determined

Siuslaw boys soccer roster

Siuslaw and Vale meet at noon Saturday at Caldera High School in Bend.

The Coast Radio pregame show with Jay Nilles and Joe Giammona is 11:45 a.m.

Siuslaw crushed Coquille last Friday, 44-0, while Vale edged visiting 4A Estacada, 32-28. The two teams are among six schools sharing the No. 1 spot in the OSAA’s too-early-to-make-sense computer rankings.

“Vale is No. 1 is every preseason rankings this year,” Johnson noted. “It will be fun to see what we can do.

“If we get drilled by Vale, we know what we have to do. If we play it close, we know what to do.”

Notes

• Siuslaw and Vale last met in the first round of the state playoffs in 2022, Vale winning at Vale, 48-0. “They were a senior-led team, and we had a lot of freshmen,” Johnson recalled. Recent graduates Colin Barnett, Will Johnson and Jacob Mann, all first-team all-state last year, were among those freshmen.

• The game will air on KCFM104.1, 103.1 Mapleton and 1250AM, and not on FM106.9, because of a conflict with college football.

• The first Vikings Point After will be 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday on Coast Radio (FM106.9), featuring Siuslaw coach Sam Johnson with the broadcast team of Jay Nilles and Joe Giammona.

• The Weather Channel forecast is for mostly sunny skies at kickoff, 56 degrees, 15 percent chance of rain, wind from the southeast at 5 mph, humidity 62 percent.

• Sam Johnson is 50-19 in seven-plus seasons, third best in school history, behind Len Lutero and Tim Dodson.

• The Vikings JV won 10-6 Monday at Coquille. The game is available on demand on the NFHS Network. There is no game against the Vale JV scheduled.

• Don Hunt has released his latest edition of “The History of Siuslaw High School Football, a Tradition of Excellence,” and it is now available on Amazon.

Football opens at home, hosting Toledo at 5 p.m. at Hans Petersen Field.

Cross country and volleyball start their seasons on the road.

Cross country is entered in the Country Fair Classic at the Country Fair Grounds, east of Veneta, hosted by Elmira High school. Girls run at 2:30 p.m., boys at 3 p.m.

Volleyball tips off at 4:15 p.m. at Marshfield Junior High School in Coos Bay.

The Endowment Game will be 9-on-9 to accommodate the currently shorthanded Vikings.

“The game will be a good opportunity for us to play together before league starts,” Siuslaw boys coach Londi Tomaro said. “We have a small team right now, but we are actively working to add more players.

“There are some kids that we don’t connect with until school starts. We’re looking forward to a good solid season.”

Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for students, with most of the proceeds benefitting the Oregon School Activities Association. Tickets are available online.

The Lady Vikings had their match Monday at Pleasant Hill called off.

“Our P-Hill game was canceled due to smoke, so we are waiting on a reschedule,” Siuslaw girls coach Amy Tregoning said.

Siuslaw is ranked No. 10 by Mid-Major Media, which reports on Oregon schools 4A and below.

The Lady Vikings’ next scheduled match is against MMM No. 1 Oregon Episcopal in Portland a week from Friday.

“I’m not sure how they come up with their rankings, but super cool,” Tregoning said.

Duman had team highs of 15 kills and 3 blocks in the two matches.

Vikings senior defensive lineman/running back Dylan Gray was honorable mention, recording 5 sacks and leading the team in rushing as Siuslaw opened with a 44-0 victory over Coquille.

Linfield is at Wisconsin-Oshkosh and Willamette is at Pomona-Pitzer.

Waggoner (uniform number 52) is a 5-11, 255-pound junior defensive tackle, while Morgan (No. 80) is a 5-11 freshman wide receiver.

The teams play each other Nov. 14 in Salem to close the regular season.

Siuslaw graduate Jacob Mann (No. 91) did not play in Carroll College’s season-opening 30-14 win last Thursday in Bozeman, Mont.

All three were first-team all-state players at Siuslaw, Waggoner graduating in 2024 and Mann and Thomas last spring.

Monday, Aug. 31

Girls soccer

Siuslaw at Pleasant Hill, canceled

Saturday, Aug. 29

Volleyball

Siuslaw 3, Reedsport 1, at Elmira
at Elmira 3, Siuslaw 0

Friday, Aug. 28

Football

at Siuslaw 44, Coquille 0

Volleyball

Pacific at Mapleton, canceled

Thursday, Aug. 27

Volleyball

at Camas Valley 3, Mapleton 0

General admission is $5, seniors $3, and the matches are scheduled for the NFHS Network.

Saturday, the Lady Vikings (1-1) split their matches at Elmira, beating Reedsport 3-1 (17-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-10) and losing to Elmira 3-0 (17-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-10).

For the two matches, junior middle blocker Stella Duman had 15 kills and 3 blocks, senior libero Paige Bottensek had 19 digs and 9 aces and sophomore middle blocker Maren Hughes 11 kills and 3 blocks.

Senior defensive specialist Chloe Clark had 19 digs, freshman setter Kinley Krieger 12 digs and senior opposite Charley Johnson 10 kills.

“We saw really bright spots in the fourth set versus Reedsport,” Siuslaw coach McKenzie Perry said. “Even though we got swept by Elmira, there were some really great things happening, especially in the second set.”

Two-match totals

Kills (53) — Stella Duman 15, Maren Hughes 11, Charley Johnson 10, Hope Smith 6, Kinley Krieger 3, McKenzie Ulrich 3, Bristol Erickson 2, Paige Bottensek 2, Chloe Clark 1.
Aces (25) — Paige Bottensek 9, Chloe Clark 4, McKenzie Ulrich 4, Stella Duman 3, Charley Johnson 3, Kinley Krieger 2.
Digs (90) — Paige Bottensek 19, Chloe Clark 19, Kinley Krieger 12, Stella Duman 9, Charley Johnson 9, McKenzie Ulrich 6, Hunny Morgan 5, Taylie Venegas 5, Hope Smith 3, Bristol Erickson 2, Maren Hughes 1.
Blocks (8) — Stella Duman 3, Maren Hughes 3, Bristol Erickson 1, Charley Johnson 1.

Siuslaw 2026 schedule

Record: 1-1 overall, 0-0 Far West League

Saturday, Aug. 29 — Siuslaw 3, Reedsport 1 at Elmira (17-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-10)
Saturday, Aug. 29 — at Elmira 3, Siuslaw 0 (17-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-10)
Wednesday, Sept. 2 — North Bend, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 3 — Newport, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 8 — at Coquille, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 10 — Douglas, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 15 — at Illinois Valley (Cave Junction), 6 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 17 — at St. Mary’s, Medford, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 19 — at Brookings-Harbor Tournament, noon
Tuesday, Sept. 22 — at Brookings-Harbor, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 24 — at Sutherlin, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 29 — Glide, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 1 — Coquille, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 6 — at Douglas (Winston), 6 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 8 — Illinois Valley, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 13 — St. Mary’s, Medford, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 15 — Brookings-Harbor, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 20 — Sutherlin, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 22 — at Glide, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24 — Rankings freeze, playoff matches determined

Siuslaw roster

Far West League

The Vikings next take on the Vikings of Vale at noon Saturday, Sept. 5, at Caldera High School in Bend. Vale opened with a 32-28 win over visiting 4A Estacada.

Siuslaw took command early, building a 24-0 lead after the first quarter on Lake TD passes to junior Raudy Thrall and senior Caleb Gray plus a 4-yard TD run.

The Vikings made it 30-0 on a 60-yard swing pass to senior Dylan Gray midway through the second quarter, then forced the mercy rule and the running clock on a 15-yard run by Lake less than two minutes into the second half.

Sophomore quarterback Cam Lyda played most of the fourth quarter for Siuslaw, throwing a 13-yard TD pass to freshman Logan Eichelberger and a 2-point conversion pass to freshman Wyatt Fraze with 7:38 to play.

Coast Radio’s Joe Giammona totaled 409 yards offense for the Vikings, 262 through the air, and 82 yards for Coquille.

Dylan Gray had 79 of Siuslaw’s 147 rushing yards.

Notes

• Vikings game captains Friday were senior twins Caleb and Dylan Gray, senior Skyler Wiley and junior Jericho Lake.

• The first Vikings Point After will be 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday on Coast Radio (FM106.9), featuring Siuslaw coach Sam Johnson with the broadcast team of Jay Nilles and Joe Giammona.

• Don Hunt’s latest edition of “The History of Siuslaw High School Football, a Tradition of Excellence,” and it is now available on Amazon.

Scoring from Coast Radio broadcast

COQUILLE …. ..0.. 0.. 0.. 0 — ..0
SIUSLAW……… 24.. 6.. 6.. 8 — 44

First quarter

Siuslaw — Raudy Thrall 27-yard pass from Jericho Lake (Jericho Lake run), 8:07
Siuslaw — Caleb Gray 44-yard pass from Jericho Lake (Caleb Gray run), 6:12
Siuslaw — Jericho Lake 4-yard run (Dylan Gray run), :50

Second quarter

Siuslaw — Dylan Gray 60-yard pass from Jericho Lake (run failed), 5:07

Third quarter

Siuslaw — Jericho Lake 15-yard run (run failed), 10:20

Fourth quarter

Siuslaw — Logan Eichelberger 13-yard pass from Cam Lyda (Wyatt Fraze pass from Cam Lyda), 7:38

Friday, Aug. 28

at Siuslaw 44, Coquille 0
at Sutherlin 29, North Bend 14
Klamath Falls 24, at Douglas 12
at Brookings-Harbor 35, Gold Beach 12

Friday, Sept. 4

South Umpqua at Coquille
Douglas at Hidden Valley (Grants Pass)
Brookings-Harbor at Rogue River
Elmira at Sutherlin

Saturday, Sept. 5

Siuslaw vs. Vale at Caldera High School (Bend), noon

Siuslaw 2026 schedule

Siuslaw 2026 roster

Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Hans Petersen Memorial Field, with the game on Coast Radio and the NFHS Network.

“Coquille has new coach, good program,” Siuslaw coach Sam Johnson said. “We like them and respect them. It should be good hard-fought game. They will be solid.”

A rare regular-season rematch is Oct. 30 at Coquille.

The offense is set to roll behind returning quarterback Jericho Lake, with twins Caleb and Dylan Gray the starting running backs.

Raudy Thrall, Davian Frazier, Michael Fitzsimmons and Torelan DeSantis will rotate at wide receiver, while Trenton Harer and Leighton Weiboldt split time at tight end.

The starting offensive line includes left tackle Noah Hagel, left guard Roberto Guerrero, center Josh Moore, right guard Lincoln Meier and right tackle Aris Lade.

“Defense looks good, it’s solid,” Johnson said. “Good group of kids.”

Starting linebackers include Caleb Gray, Nick Sprague, Harer and Weiboldt, while defensive backs are Frazier, Thrall and Coleman Weidman.

Two-way linemen include Lade, Hagel, Meier and Dylan Gray, with Asher Shervin, Jack Eichelberger and Skyler Wiley in the mix.

Notes

• Admission is $7 for reserved seating and $5 general admission, available online.

• Coast Radio pairs Jay Nilles and Joe Giammona for Vikings football. Pregame starts at 6:45 p.m. on KCFM-106.9.

• It will be partly cloudy and 60 degrees at kickoff, according to The Weather Channel.

• The Vikings are No. 5 in the OSAAtoday 3A coaches preseason poll.

• Sam Johnson is 49-19 in seven seasons, third best in school history, behind Len Lutero and Tim Dodson.

• The Vikings beat Coquille 56-34 on Senior Night last season, the regular-season finale.

• The teams’ junior varsity will play Monday at Coquille. The game is scheduled to be shown on the NFHS Network. Kickoff is 5 p.m.

• Vikings assistant coaches, per the OSAA.org website, include Andy Johnson, Ben Snider, Devin White, Elijah Blankenship, Greg Reynolds, Henry Rankin, Jeff Gray, John Rose, Jonathan Rose, Max Reynolds and Sean Campbell.

• Don Hunt has released his latest edition of “The History of Siuslaw High School Football, a Tradition of Excellence,” and it is now available on Amazon.

Siuslaw schedule

Siuslaw roster

League standings

Friday, Aug. 28

Coquille at Siuslaw, 7 p.m.
North Bend at Sutherlin
Klamath Falls at Douglas
Gold Beach at Brookings-Harbor

Friday, Sept. 4

South Umpqua at Coquille
Douglas at Hidden Valley (Grants Pass)
Brookings-Harbor at Rogue River
Elmira at Sutherlin

Saturday, Sept. 5

Siuslaw vs. Vale at Caldera High School (Bend), noon

Football coverage on KCST (106.9FM) begins 6:45 p.m. Friday as Siuslaw kicks off its season with against Coquille at Hans Petersen Memorial Field, featuring the broadcast team of Jay Nilles and Joe Giammona.

The first athlete of the week will be named this coming Tuesday, according to George Henry, program director and operations manager.

Vikings Sports Talk will be 7:25 a.m. Thursdays, hosted by Wayne Sharpe, and the Viking Hour on Monday nights, with a new team to be announced.

Notes

Friday’s football game also will be available on the subscription NFHS Network, as well upcoming home volleyball matches Tuesday against North Bend and Wednesday against Newport.

Siuslaw 2026 football schedule

Kickoff is 5 p.m. Endowment admission is $8 for adults, $5 for students.

The Vikings are still looking to fill their roster, with an initial listing of nine players, including seven freshmen.

Junior midfielder-forward Mason Wright is the only returning player on the Vikings’ current roster.

Today’s jamboree play for the boys’ team at Marshfield was canceled.

Two Vikings teams did play in jamborees today, Lady Vikings soccer at North Bend and volleyball at Marshfield.

NOTES

The Vikings boys soccer team will play both its league games with Lost River/Bonanza at the Dutch Brothers Soccer Complete in Grants Pass, instead of the original plan to play a home-and-home schedule.

Matches are Thursday, Sept. 29, with Siuslaw the home team, and the regular-season finale Thursday, Oct. 22, with Lost River/Bonanza the home team, both kicking off at 2 p.m.

Two Lady Vikings games also have been moved to Grants Pass — Sept. 17 vs. Lakeview and Oct. 22 vs. Lost River/Bonanza.

The Vikings’ drive to Grants Pass is about three hours, whereas Florence to Lost River is about a five-hour-plus bus drive.

Siuslaw boys soccer roster

Siuslaw boys soccer schedule

Siuslaw girls soccer roster

Siuslaw girls soccer schedule

The Siuslaw boys are No. 1, with 12 of 14 first-place votes, and the girls are No. 2, one point behind Oregon Episcopal School, in the OSAA today preseason coaches polls released Wednesday.

Vikings coach Chris Johnson has settled on a schedule and a roster for the 2026 Vikings cross country season.

Come November, he hopes that his Vikings boys and girls will finish high and that his Chicago Cubs will rule the baseball world.

The defending 3A champion boys have the best chance, the Lady Vikings are young and hopeful and the Cubs go for their second World Series title since 1908.

“The boys have a great shot,” Johnson said. “I think they know there’s a target on their back. We’re ok with that. It’s a solid core. I’d rather be the favorite than not.

“The girls are kinda the opposite. They’re super young. I don’t have a senior in the entire program, boys or girls. We have three freshmen, Hosanna Stone, Gia Flosi and Temperance Rupp, who are going to be great.”

First test is the Marist Invite, Saturday, Sept. 5, in Eugene. The legendary Woahink Lake Invitational, hosted by Siuslaw, is Sept. 26, with the season ending with district and state championships at Lane Community College in Eugene.

“We hope to be on the podium on both sides,” Johnson said, suspecting an 18th team title under his leadership, and possibly a 19th.

“It’s just a matter of staying healthy and trying to train consistently,” he said.

The top three scorers at state return as juniors in Henry Stone, Bentley Nelson and Ezra King.

Stone was first-team all-state with a fourth-place finish at state last fall, while Nelson was third team.

Juniors Clover Holbrook and Claire McNeill lead a young Lady Vikings team, with freshman Stone, Flosi and Rupp all coming off a solid summer of training that included the Steens Mountain High Altitude Running Camp.

“We have a good nucleus,” Johnson said. “We’re young, but by the time the season is over, we should be (competitive).”

Siuslaw schedule

• Saturday, Sept. 5 — Marist Invite, Marist High School, Eugene, time to be announced. Host: Marist Catholic.

• Saturday, Sept. 12 — Ash Creek Invitational, Ash Creek Preserve, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, 10:55 a.m. Host: Western Oregon.

• Saturday, Sept. 19 — Northwest Classic, Lane Community College, Eugene, 12:20 p.m. Host: Lane Community College.

• Saturday, Sept. 26 — Woahink Lake Invitational, girls 11:45 a.m., boys 12:30 p.m., awards 1:15 p.m. Host: Siuslaw.

• Saturday, Oct. 3 — Flight 7, Richardson Park, Junction City, time to be announced. Host: South Eugene.

• Friday, Oct. 9 — Rose City Championship Invite, Rose City Golf Course, Portland, 9:40 a.m. Host: Lincoln.

• Friday, Oct. 16 — Meriwether Classic, Meriweather National Golf Course, Hillsboro, time to be announced. Host: Liberty.

• Thursday, Oct. 29 — 3A District Championships, Lane Community College, Eugene. Girls final 11:45 a.m., boys final 12:30 p.m.

• Saturday, Nov. 7 — OSAA 3A State Championships, Lane Community College, Eugene.

Siuslaw roster

Boys

• Henry Dotson, sophomore

• Greyson Doyle, sophomore

• Ezra King, junior

• Hudson Lane, freshman

• Bentley Nelson, junior

• Bradyn Sibbett, freshman

• Henry Stone, junior

• Miles Wright, freshman

• Yair Brito Xilot, junior

Girls

• Giovanna Flosi, freshman

• Clover Holbrook, junior

• Pearl Jensen, sophomore

• Afton Linton, sophomore

• Claire McNeill, junior

• Temperance Rupp. Freshman

• Hosanna Stone, freshman

• Hailey Taylor, junior

• McKenzie Ulrich, junior

The Siuslaw Vikings are ranked No. 4 in Mid-Major Media’s OSAA 3A football preseason poll.

Siuslaw opens its season Friday against Coquille at Hans Petersen Memorial Field. Kickoff is 7 p.m.

General admission is $5, or $7 for reserved seats. Tickets are available online for all five Siuslaw home games.

Siuslaw and the No. 1-ranked Vale Vikings are scheduled to battle at noon Saturday, Sept. 5, in an early 3A showdown at Caldera High School in Bend.

Siuslaw plays No. 5 Sutherlin in a home league game Oct. 16.

Mid-Major Media is an online service for OSAA’s smaller schools, from 4A to 1A.

2026 Siuslaw schedule

It’s a new world for Siuslaw Vikings boys soccer with the OSAA 3A schools breaking away from 2A and 1A.

The Vikings are in an eight-team league with seven new schools, one of 34 teams in five 3A leagues. Last season they were one of 59 teams in seven 3A/2A/1A leagues.

Siuslaw has been a state qualifier the past three seasons under head coach Londi Tomaro and assistant Nyra Campbell.

The Vikings begin their 2026 odyssey Thursday with a jamboree at Marshfield.

A pending home endowment game with Pacific is scheduled for Sept. 2.

Siuslaw then jumps into a 14-match, all-league schedule. First match is Sept. 8 at Coquille, followed by the first home match, Sept. 10, against Douglas.

There were 20 playoff spots last season for 59 teams, 14 this year for 34. The OSAA Executive Board meets Sept. 14 to settle the automatic qualifiers for each league.

The Vikings roster and starting positions are still being settled. Siuslaw will be missing all-state players Joel Bates and Kale Jensen, who graduated along with four other seniors.

There will be no cross country members or Mapleton players. Siuslaw had eight cross country members last season and one Sailor.

There are nine players on the current roster, including nine freshmen. The lone returning player is junior Mason Wright, a home school student who was hurt last year.

Siuslaw athletic director Max Perry is confident that there will be enough players to field a team.

Siuslaw schedule

Siuslaw roster

2026 league teams

2025 league teams

“I do not have a starting line-up yet,” Siuslaw coach McKenzie Perry said. “There are a few scenarios I am still considering, and will be testing those through the preseason.”

That begins Thursday with a jamboree at Marshfield in Coos Bay, starting at 8:30 a.m. That’s followed Saturday with matches against Elmira and Reedsport, both at Elmira.

“Unfortunately our preseason is incredibly short this year because of the size our league,” Perry said.

The Lady Vikings follow Elmira with a pair of nonleague home matches, Wednesday, Sept. 3, against North Bend and Thursday, Sept. 4, against Newport.

“I will likely have a set starting line-up by league, but there will still be some adjustments beyond the start of league as well.”

The 2026 roster features five seniors, including middlebockers Stella Duman and right side Charley Johnson, the two co-captains, plus libero Paige Bottensek, outside hitter Chloe Clark and middle blocker Ezra Haberly.

Other returning letter winners include junior outside hitter McKenzie Ulrich, sophomore middle blocker Maren Hughes and sophomore outside hitter Hope Smith.

Positions are not set, although Perry lost a round with the OSAA website when she had her roster entered.

“The OSAA website was being finicky, and it wouldn’t let me put positions in,” Perry lamented.

The Lady Vikings will be playing in an expanded Far West League, the only Siuislaw fall team not in a special district.

The league has added St. Mary’s of Medford, Illinois Valley (Cave Junction) and Brookings-Harbor, while losing South Umpqua to 4A.

Other returning schools include Coquille, Douglas, Glide and Sutherlin.

Siuslaw has 22 players on the varsity and junior varsity — 7 freshmen, 8 sophomores and 2 juniors to go with the 5 seniors.

Siuslaw varsity roster

Siuslaw varsity schedule

Siuslaw JV roster

Siuslaw JV schedule

Tickets are still available, at $55 for individuals or $440 for a table of eight.

The event is the booster club’s biggest source of funds for all the good they do, including purchasing uniforms and equipment to scholarships for graduating seniors.

“Silent and live auction, heads or tails, three different carnival games, dessert dash, cornhole.” organizers promise. “Something for everyone! Gotta love it.”

The menu:

• Pick one
  1—Smoked herb-rubbed tri tip
  2—Slow-baked chicken breast with cranberry sauce
  3—Quinoa, roasted beans, corn, zucchini with tamari sauce, on a bed of lettuce

• Sides
  Mixed green salad
  Dinner roll
  Smoked mac & cheese
  Herbed rice pilaf
  Roasted zucchini and squash
  French style carrots

Sam Johnson has 49 wins in seven seasons as Siuslaw football coach, and he has 49 players out this fall as he seeks No. 50.

Johnson’s first chance will come Friday, Aug. 28, when the Vikings host Coquille at Hans Petersen Memorial Field.

Kickoff is 7 p.m., with Coast Radio (FM106) introducing the new broadcast team of Jay Nilles and Joe Giammano.

This season’s nine-game schedule includes two on Saturday — vs. Vale in Bend at noon Sept. 5 and vs. Elmira at home at 1 p.m. Sept. 19.

The current Siuslaw varsity roster lists 30 players on varsity, 27 on junior varsity, with eight players on both.

The turnout may be the best in a decade and is swelled by a freshman class of 18. There are 10 sophomores, 10 juniors and 11 seniors, for a total of 49.

Mapleton has renewed a co-op with Siuslaw, and Sailors senior linemen Gabby Sweet (5-8,, 250) and Roenin Barrows (6-2, 215) are on board.

Assistant coaches are Andy Johnson, Devin White, Elijah Blankenship, Jeff Gray, John Rose, Jonathan Rose and Sean Campbell. The school is advertising for another assistant.

The JV schedule has seven games, all on Monday, opening Aug. 31 at Coquille.

DON HUNT RELEASES NEW EDITION OF HISTORY OF SIUSLAW FOOTBALL

3A DEFENDING CHAMPION MOVES TO 4A

Varsity schedule

Varsity roster

JV schedule

JV roster

Some 17 student-athletes have turned out for what will be a well-travelled Siuslaw Vikings girls soccer team.

Trips this year include stops in Portland, Brookings, Cave Junction and Grants Pass.

“We are excited for the first week of practice,” Siuslaw coach Amy Tregoning said, “but really they have been working hard all summer too.”

All 17 players are either juniors or sophomores, and most were on last year’s squad, which was 7-7-1. No seniors — including all-state player Aidell Cadet, who has moved — or freshmen.

Returning for their junior year are Makaia Snider, Avey Hulet, Hailey Taylor, Molly Mills, Clover Holbrook, Claire McNeill, Jori Twombly, Willa Harklerode and last year’s team manager, Lilliana Hunt.

Harklerode and Hulet were co-captains last season with Ava Borgnino, one of two seniors in 2025.

Returning sophomores include Sunny Dykstra, Sophia Stymens, Bella Maldonado, Afton Linton, Mia Goss, McKenna Jones and Emma Ford.

Linton, McNeill, Holbrook and Goss also are members of the varsity cross country team.

The Lady Vikings open with a jamboree next Thursday at North Bend and a match Monday, Aug. 31, at Pleasant Hill.

There will be a lot of bus time this season.

“My goodness the trips this year! I’m not sure what OSAA was thinking,” Tregoning said. “I used to think the trip to La Pine was long.

“But Bonanza we are looking at close to six hours with stops. Lakeview is the same. Illinois Valley by bus will be at least four hours, and Brookings will be about 3.5 - 4 hours.

“Travel will be brutal this year.”

2026 Siuslaw girls soccer roster

2026 Siuslaw girls soccer schedule