Greg Reynolds and Sara Truax are the new varsity and junior varsity girls basketball coaches for the Siuslaw Vikings, athletic director Chris Johnson announced Tuesday.

"We told them both we would support them the best we can," Johnson said, noting both hires will carry an interim tag. "We have high hopes. (But) when the season is over, we will sit down and reevaluate."

Reynolds has assisted with the Vikings girls basketball program in recent years. His daughter, Madison, a junior, is one of the top players on the team.

Reynolds is married to Florence city manager Erin Noakes Reynolds.

"We are fortunate in that Greg has been around the program and the girls," Johnson said. "This allows the most stability and consistency for the program."

Truax is a first-year physical education teacher with a degree in exercise science from Oregon State.

"I'm super-stoked to coach these girls," Truax said. "I'm very excited. We have a great group of girls on JV."

Truax has been a head instructor at camps and has coached disabled students. This is her first high school experience.

"It's a little trepidatious for both of those two," Johnson said. "For Greg, one day you're JV coach, the next day you're trying to run the whole program.

"There are a lot of demands on new coaches. Sara is new to the community. Both are cautiously optimistic."

The Lady Vikings, who play their first six games on the road, lost at Creswell on Wednesday, 42-30. Game details were not available.

Siuslaw's home opener is Tuesday, Dec. 12, against Cottage Grove.

NOTES

Co-captains for the Vikings are junior Madison Reynolds and seniors Carreina Greenburg and Marika White. ...

Four freshmen have made the varsity (Lindsey Long, Savannah Morris, Brea Blankenship and Gracie Freudenthal) and four sophomores (Nina Aaron, Mia Collins, Kelsey Larson and Brean Vergara). ...

2017-18 VIKINGS SCHEDULE
Record: 0 Wins, 1 Loss
Nonleague
Nov. 29 — at Creswell 42, Siuslaw 30
Friday, Dec. 1 — at Elmira, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 5 — at Newport, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 7 — vs. Pleasant Hill at Harrisburg, 5:15 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 8 — at Harrisburg, 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 9 — vs. Colton at Junction City, 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 12 — Cottage Grove, 7:15 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 18 — Sweet Home, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 19 — Reedsport, 6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 29 — Corbett, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 2 — Waldport, 6 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, Jan. 5-6 — Far West League-Skyline League Crossover Tournament at North Valley High School, Grants Pass, to be announced
Tuesday, Jan. 9 — at Junction City, 7:15 p.m.
Far West League
Friday, Jan. 12 — Marshfield, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 16 — at Brookings-Harbor, 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 19 — at Douglas, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 23 — North Bend, 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 26 — South Umpqua, 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 2 — at Marshfield, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 6 — Brookings-Harbor, 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 9 — Douglas, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 13 — at North Bend, 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 16 — South Umpqua, 6 p.m.

2017-18 VIKINGS ROSTER
Coach: Greg Reynolds
Assistsant coach: Sarah Girard
No. Player, position, height, year in school
  1 Lindsey Long, G, 5-5, freshman
  2 Savannah Morris, G, 5-5, freshman
  3 Nina Aaron, G/F, 5-8, sophomore
  4 Brea Blankenship, G, 5-3, freshman
  5 Mia Collins, P/F, 6-0, sophomore
11 Kelsey Larson, G, 5-4, sophomore
12 Alyssa Richards, P/F, 5-11, junior
14 Gracie Freudenthal, F/P, 5-9, freshman
22 Madison Reynolds, F/P, 5-8, junior, co-captain
23 Carreina Greenburg, G, 5-7, senior, co-captain
24 Breann Vergara, G, 5-5, sophomore
30 Lexi Curtis, G/F, 5-10, senior
33 Marika White, P, 6-1, senior, co-captain