Food, fun, fond memories on tap Friday


There should be plenty of food, fun and fond memories Friday when the annual Siuslaw High School Athletics Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony is held at Three Rivers Casino Resort.

The social hour begins at 5 p.m., followed by dinner and the induction of the sixth hall of fame class.

Tickets are $20 for the buffet-style meal.

"You can get tickets at (Sue Gilday) State Farm or at the door," Vikings athletic director Chris Johnson said. "We'd like them to get (tickets) ahead of time so we can be sure to have enough food on hand."

The State Farm office is at 1275 Rhododendron Drive in Florence. The phone number is 541-997-7161.

For more information, email Shannon Anderson Sheets at SiuslawHOF@gmail.com.

This year's class includes:

  • Dick Pickett (class of 1967), state Class A-2 & B wrestling champion at 141 pounds
  • Doug Kelley (1993), state co-medalist on the Vikings' state-champion golf team
  • Les Conley (1965), state 100-yard dash champion (won as a junior in 1964)
  • Harold McClellan (1958), three-sport star
  • Danielle Wilson (1987), three-sport star, No. 4 in both the discus and shot put on school's top-ten list
  • Tony Winthers-Stonelake (1965), track and field pioneeer and state placer
  • Brent Sanford (1992), who holds the school's single-game rushing record of 315 yards (1990 vs. Gold Beach) and is second all-time in career rushing for Vikings football team (3,032 yards)
  • Wayne Jackson (1974), first-team all-state running back in football in fall 1973, with 1,299 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns
  • 1996 state-champion boys cross-country team, coached by Chris Johnson
  • 1997 state-champion boys track-and-field team, coached by Gary Giddens

"I think for the most part everybody's coming," Johnson said. "Not every team member is going to come, and Kelley can't make it."