Vikings to kick off season Sept. 2 at Elmira


The Siuslaw Vikings will open Far West League football play on Friday, Sept. 23, against the Douglas Trojans in Winston, in a schedule change announced Monday by athletic director Jeromy Graybill.

The Douglas and South Umpqua games have been swapped, so the Vikings will now play the Lancers on Friday, Oct. 14, at Tri City.

In another minor change, kickoff for the game at Pleasant Hill on Friday, Sept. 9, has been moved to 7:30 p.m.

All other games on the Vikings' 2016 schedule kick off at 7 p.m.

Practice under first-year coach Jamin Pool begins Monday, Aug. 15.

The annual Blue-Gold Game is 7 p.m. Friday, Aug 26, at Hans Petersen Field.

The 2016 Siuslaw Vikings football schedule:

  • Sept 2 — at Elmira
  • Sept. 9 — at Pleasant Hill
  • Sept. 16 — vs. Newport at Hans Petersen Field
  • Sept. 23 — Douglas at Winston
  • Sept. 30 — vs. North Bend at Hans Petersen Field
  • Oct. 7 — Marshfield at Coos Bay
  • Oct. 14 — South Umpqua at Tri City
  • Oct. 21 — vs. Brookings-Harbor at Hans Petersen Field, homecoming/senior recognition