First-place Douglas defeats Siuslaw, 67-27


The Siuslaw Vikings girls basketball team has one last date on its calendar — senior recognition night Friday against visiting North Bend at Glenn Butler Court.

Seniors to be honored include Nikki Launius, Destinie Tatum, Claire Waggoner and Abby Watkins.

Tuesday, the Lady Vikings finished off their Far West League road schedule with a 67-27 loss against Douglas at Winston.

Siuslaw fell to 1-8 in league and 6-16 overall. No. 12-ranked Douglas, 14-6 overall, is 8-1 in league, tied for first place with Marshfield. Douglas plays at Marshfield on Friday.

Tatum scored a team-high 14 points against Douglas, while junior Marika White had team highs of 7 rebounds and 3 blocked shots to lead the Vikings.

Siuslaw hit 9 of 50 shots from the field — 18 percent — while sinking 9 of 21 free throws.

Vikings scoring:
Destinie Tatum 4 6-8 14, Madison Reynolds 2 2-5 6, Claire Waggoner 2 0-1 4, Abby Watkins 1 0-0 2, Hailee Edgerly 0 1-2 1, Alyssa Richards 0 0-0 0, Mia Collins 0 0-2 0, Marika White 0 0-3 0, Carreina Greenburg 0 0-0 0, Zoe Leech 0 0-0 0, Nikki Launkus 0 0-0 0.
Totals 9 9-21 27.
Rebounds — Siuslaw 30 (White 7, Tatum 6, Collins 4, Reynolds 4, Waggoner 4, Richards 3, Greenburg 1, Leech 1).
Steals — Siuslaw 3 (Tatum 1, Reynolds 1, Watkins 1).
Blocked shots — Siuslaw 5 (White 3, Richards 1, Greenburg 1).
Assists — Siuslaw 4 (Watkins 2, Richards 1, White 1).

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 6-16 overall, 1-8 in Far West League
Home games in bold
Nonleague
Nov. 30 — Creswell 39, Siuslaw 29

Dec. 2 — Elmira 51, Siuslaw 44
Dec. 6— Newport 46, Siuslaw 39
Dec. 9 — Junction City 52, Siuslaw 38
Dec. 10 — Siuslaw 54, Harrisburg 36
Dec. 13 — Cottage Grove 45, Siuslaw 39
Dec. 16 — Cascade, canceled, weather
Dec. 19 — Siuslaw 60, Sweet Home 31
Dec. 20 — Siuslaw 52, Reedsport 26
Dec. 30 — Corbett 54, Siuslaw 38
Jan. 3 — Siuslaw 56, Waldport 31
Jan. 6 — Klamath Union 39, Siuslaw 35
Jan. 7 — Brookings-Harbor 51, Siuslaw 29
Jan. 10 — Siuslaw 39, Junction City 38, OT
Far West League
Jan. 13 — Siuslaw 47, South Umpqua 31
Jan. 17 — Marshfield 79, Siuslaw 28
Jan. 21 — Brookings-Harbor 70, Siuslaw 53
Jan 24 — Douglas 61, Siuslaw 35
Jan. 27 — North Bend 59, Siuslaw 27
Feb. 3 — South Umpqua 51, Siuslaw 37
Feb. 7 — Marshfield 65, Siuslaw 33
Feb. 10 — Brookings-Harbor 68, Siuslaw 25
Feb. 14 — Douglas 67, Siuslaw 27
Friday, Feb. 17 — North Bend, 6 p.m.