The Siuslaw Vikings girls volleyball team will open this fall's Far West League play at home against South Umpqua on Tuesday, Sept. 13.

First serve is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

The Vikings advanced to a 4A state play-in game last season under coach Angie Herring, losing to Cottage Grove in a tightly contested match, 3-2.

Siuslaw finished the season 11-9 overall and 6-4 in league. The Vikings were ranked No. 14 in the state among 4A schools by the Oregon School Activities Association entering the play-in round.

Siuslaw loses four players to graduation, including three starters, setter Hannah Bartlett, middle blocker-outside hitter Taylor Dotson and libero Ali Scheer, as well as Belgium exchange student Anna Minten.

Top returnees are expected to be all-league middle blockers Elyssa Rose, a senior-to-be, and sophomore-to-be Makenzie York.

Junior-to-be Emma Collins was an honorable mention all-league choice for the Vikings at outside hitter.

Other key returnees include seniors-to-be HannahLeah Jakobsen and Claire Waggoner, both outside hitters, and senior-to-be Abby Watkins, a defensive specialist.

Defensive specialist Maci Wells, a junior-to-be, played well at libero last season when Scheer was out with an injury.

The Vikings' tentative league schedule:

• Tuesday, Sept. 13 — South Umpqua
• Thursday, Sept. 15 — vs. Marshfield at Coos Bay
• Tuesday, Sept. 20 — Brookings-Harbor
• Thursday, Sept. 22 — Douglas
• Tuesday, Sept. 27 — at North Bend
• Thursday, Sept. 29 — vs. South Umpqua at Tri City
• Tuesday, Oct. 4 — Marshfield
• Thursday, Oct. 6 — at Brookings-Harbor
• Tuesday, Oct. 11 — vs. Douglas at Winston
• Thursday, Oct. 13 — North Bend

Fall practice begins Monday, Aug. 15.