The Siuslaw Vikings soccer team opens Sky-Em League play Monday at Marist, a chance to start anew.

The Vikings have taken their lumps in preleague play, including a 9-1 loss Thursday to the visiting Pleasant Hill Billies.

The loss dropped Siuslaw to 1-3, while the surprising and 3A No. 9-ranked Billies improved to 3-0.

"We never seemed to find our footing in this game," Siuslaw coach Londi Tomaro said of the late-night match. "However, there were some bright spots."

For one, senior forward Dante Gallie's goal late in the first half was the first this season allowed by the Billies.

Pleasant Hill entered the match having posted back-to-back 8-0 victories over Elmira and Sutherlin.

"Several players seemed to be off their game a bit," Tomaro said of her Vikings. "The combined effect was disjointed play and defensive recovery."

Another bright spot was the play in goal of senior Kayden Lane, who made 14 saves, 10 in the second half.

The Billies peppered Lane for 25 total shots, 13 in the first half when they took a 7-1 lead.

The Vikings had limited opportunities, with junior Alex Goss and sophomores Braxton Hulet and Dylan Jensen each recording a shot on goal.

"We were hoping to score a few more goals and keep it a closer game," Tomaro said, "but we were unable to create many shooting chances, and those we got were not on target."

Earlier, the Vikings junior varsity played the Billies to a 4-4 standoff.

Freshman Landon Curley had two goals while sophomore Ethan Jagoe and freshman Chuck Nelson had one each.

Siuslaw freshman goalkeeper Sawyer Larson had 10 saves, eight in the second half.

"The back line of Sylas Gorder, Bryan Santos and Berkley Tregoning played solid defense," Tomaro said.

NOTES

Pleasant Hill and Siuslaw will be in the same 3A league starting next school year based on early drafts by the OSAA's classification and districting committee …

Marist is 0-3-1 in preleague play, the latest result a 1-1 tie at North Eugene. …

Siuslaw hosts Marshfield at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Vikings' home league opener.

The OSAA has an eight-goal mercy rule, so Pleasant Hill has needed less than full time to win each of its first three games. There were eight minutes to play when the Billies scored their ninth goal Thursday. ...

SIUSLAW VARSITY SCHEDULE
Record: 1-3 overall, 0-0 in Sky-Em League
Thursday, Aug. 26 — at Newport 8, Siuslaw 0
Wednesday, Sept. 1 — at Siuslaw 4, Creswell 1
Monday, Sept. 6 — at North Bend, canceled
Monday, Sept. 13 — Tillamook 5, at Siuslaw 0
Thursday, Sept. 16 — Pleasant Hill 9, Siuslaw 1
Monday, Sept. 20 — at Marist, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 22 — Marshfield, 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 27 — at Junction City, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 29 — at Elmira, 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 4 — Cottage Grove, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 6 — Marist, 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 11 — at Marshfield, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 13 — Junction City, 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 18 — Elmira, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 20 — at Cottage Grove, 6:30 p.m.

VARSITY ROSTER
Seniors
  3 Kassandra Dietrich, defender
  7 Maisie Jones, forward
11 Kayden Lane, goalkeeper/midfielder
15 Imanol Pelayo, midfielder/forward
17 Jason Garcia, midfielder, co-captain
18 Jerrel Brumley, defender
20 Dante Galli, forward/goalkeeper
Juniors
  5 Alex Goss, defender
13 Noel Hernandez, midfielder, co-captain
16 Lucian Murphy, defender
Sophomores
  1 Eli Tattershall, midfielder
  2 Braxton Hulet, forward
  4 Brayden Linton, midfielder/defender
  6 Derrick Vanduch, forward/goalkeeper
  8 Dylan Jensen, forward
Freshmen
10 Ray Brito Xilot, midfielder

JV ROSTER
Sophomores
Ethan Jagoe, midfielder/forward, co-captain
Bryan Santos, defender/midfielder
Taylor Spencer, forward
Nickelus Wuebkes-Terrebrood, defender
Freshmen
Landon Curley, forward
Isaac Glowacki, forward/midfielder
Sylas Gorder goalkeeper/defender
Brandon Jagoe, goalkeeper/forward
Sawyer Larson, midfielder/defender
Nicholas May, forward
Aidan Murphy, defender/midfielder, co-captain
Chuck Nelson, forward
Berkley Tregoning, defender