Vikings finish 11th in state championships


The Siuslaw Vikings cheerleaders placed 11th Saturday in the Oregon School Activities Association Class 4A state championships in Portland.

Gladstone scored 175.8 points to win the state title by two-tenths of a point over Sweet Home, which scored 175.6.

Siuslaw totaled 131.8 points based on three categories — 40.9 for building skills, 51.9 for tumbling/jumps and 39.0 for overall routine.

North Bend, the only other Far West League school in the championships, was seventh with 141.8 points.

Delphian was the runaway Class 3A/2A/1A champion with 170.3 points, with Cascade Christian second with 154.7.

South Albany won the 5A title with a score of 204.4 and Westview the 6A title with a score of 190.5.

Newberg won the small schools coed title with a score of 210.9, and McMinnville the large schools coed title with a score of 181.4.

Complete results are online at http://www.osaa.org/docs/che/17results.pdf.