The Lady Vikings won their 14th match of the season, the most since Siuslaw went 17-5 in 2013. (NFHS Network screen grab)

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The Siuslaw Vikings volleyball team is in the first round of the Oregon School Activities Association Class 4A championships for the first time since the 2013 season.

Tuesday, the No. 8-ranked Lady Vikings eliminated No. 25 Banks at Banks in the play-in round, 25-17, 25-22, 20-25, 25-21.

Saturday, Siuslaw will be at No. 11-ranked North Marion, which has the home advantage by winning the Tri-Valley Conference.

The Lady Vikings improved to 14-8 with the win at Banks, their most wins in a season since 2013, when Siuslaw finished 17-5, beat Henley in a play-in game and then lost a first-round match at La Grande.

Siuslaw lost play-in games in 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

North Marion is 12-6, and shared the league title with Molalla at 9-1, advancing as the No. 1 seed.

The winner of the Siuslaw-North Marion match will play the winner of the Marist-Sisters match next Tuesday (Nov. 2).

The Sky-Em League has five schools in the 16-team championship bracket. Siuslaw, Junction City, Marshfield and Marist all won play-in games to join leage champion Cottage Grove in the first round.

Tickets for first-round matches on through the finals will be available through the OSAA on hometowntracking.com.

Freshman outside hitter Mylee Blake served the final three points of the fourth set and the match as the Lady Vikings rallied from five 8-point deficits, the last at 18-10. Sophomore setter Brynlee Manues had a five-point serving run as Siuslaw went from a 20-16 deficit to a 21-20 lead.

Banks was in control for most of the third set, going ahead 24-15. The Lady Vikings survived five set points but bowed to Banks on a controversial touch on the sixth.

Down 21-14 in the second set, Banks pulled back to within a point at 23-22. Junior middle blocker Desiree Tupua got the kill to make it 24-22 and the Lady Vikings won set point on a Braves hitting error.

Siuslaw finished off the first set on a kill from junior outside hitter Hailee Outlaw.

OSAA 4A PLAYOFFS

Play-in matches
Saturday, Oct. 23
at No. 9 Junction City 3, No. 22 Phoenix 0 (25-7, 25-22, 25-9)
at No. 7 Sweet Home 3, No. 24 McLoughlin 0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-11)
Tuesday, Oct. 26
No. 8 Siuslaw 3, at No. 25 Banks 0 (25-17, 25-22, 20-25, 25-21)
No. 13 Philomath 3, at Hidden Valley 0 (25-9, 25-18, 25-22)
No. 17 La Grande 3, No. 16 Stayton 0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-16)
No. 19 Marist 3, at No. 15 Molalla 1 (25-21, 25-22, 17-25, 25-23)
No. 14 Henley 3, Corbett 2 (no set scores available)
No. 12 Marshfield 3, No. 21 Gladstone 0 (25-23, 25-11, 25-18
First round
Saturday, Oct. 30
Siuslaw at North Marion
Marist at Sisters
Marshfield at Baker
Philomath at Mazama
Henley at Valley Catholic
Tillamook at Cottage Grove
Junction City at Sweet Home
La Grande at Cascade
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Nov. 2
winner Siuslaw-North Marion vs. winner Marist-Sisters
winner Marshfield-Baker vs. winner Philomath-Mazama
winner Henley-Valley Catholic vs. winner Tillamook-Cottage Grove
winner Junction City-Sweet Home vs. winner La Grande-Cascade
Semifinals and finals at Corvallis High School, Nov. 5-6

SIUSLAW SCHEDULE
Record: 14-8 overall, 6-4 Sky-Em League
Aug. 31 — Siuslaw 3, Phoenix 0, at Sutherlin (25-18, 25-11, 25-16)
Aug. 31 — at Sutherlin 3, Siuslaw 2 (15-25, 14-25, 25-19, 25-11, 15-8)
Sept. 8 — at Pleasant Hill 3, Siuslaw 2 (23-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-22, 16-14)
Sept. 11 — at North Bend 3, Siuslaw 0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-22)
Sept. 18 — Siuslaw 2, Marist 0 (25-23, 25-22), at Sisters Tournament
Sept. 18 — Siuslaw 2, Vale 1 (25-16, 20-25, 15-9), at Sisters Tournament
Sept. 21 — Siuslaw 3, at Marist 0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-15)
Sept. 23 — Marshfield 3, at Siuslaw 2 (16-25, 25-19, 23-25, 26-24, 15-10)
Sept. 28 — Siuslaw 3, at Elmira 1 (20-25, 25-6, 25-18, 25-21)
Sept. 30 — at Siuslaw 3, Junction City 1 (25-23, 19-25, 25-21, 25-18)
Oct. 2 — Siuslaw 2, Klamath Union 0 (26-24, 25-9), at Junction City Tournament
Oct. 2 — Siuslaw 2, Junction City 1 (22-25, 25-5, 25-12), at Junction City Tournament
Oct. 5 — Cottage Grove 3, at Siuslaw 2 (23-25, 13-25 25-14, 25-21, 15-10)
Oct. 7 — at Siuslaw 3, Marist 0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-12)
Oct. 12 — Siuslaw 3, at Marshfield 1 (25-10, 25-12, 17-25, 25-17)
Oct. 13 — at Siuslaw 3, Elmira 0 (25-7, 25-15, 25-10)
Oct. 16 — Suslaw 2, Junction City 1 (25-18, 21-25, 17-15), at Marshfield Tournament
Oct. 16 — Siuslaw 2, Marshfield 0 (27-25, 25-21), at Marshfield Tournament
Oct. 16 — North Bend 2, Siuslaw 1 (25-20, 30-32, 15-11), at Marshfield Tournament
Oct. 19 — at Junction City 3, Siuslaw 2 (15-25, 16-25, 25-14, 25-23, 15-9)
Oct. 21 — at Cottage Grove 3, Siuslaw 2 (21-25, 25-15, 25-18, 12-25, 15-11)
Oct. 26 — Siuslaw 3, at Banks 1 (25-17, 25-22, 20-25, 25-21), OSAA play-in game
Saturday, Oct. 30 — Siuslaw at North Marion, OSAA 4A first-round game
Coach: Kari Blake
Assistant: Kya Blake
JV coach: Aylenne Vasquez

SIUSLAW ROSTER
  1 Kristin Wall, setter, sophomore, 4-11
  2 Hayden Muller, libero, senior, 5-3, co-captain
  3 Rhianna Lane, middle blocker, freshman, 6-0
  4 Mylee Blake, outside hitter, freshman, 6-0
  5 Meika Shappell, defensive specialist, sophomore, 5-0
  6 Desiree Tupua, middle blocker, junior, 5-8
  7 Hailee Outlaw, outside hitter, junior, 5-8
  8 Ashley Hennessee, right side, sophomore, 5-7
  9 Brynlee Manues, setter, sophomore, 5-4
10 Zoe Alberty, setter, senior, 5-7, co-captain
11 Alizabeth Norton, middle blocker, senior, 5-9
12 Ava Center, opposite hitter, sophomore, 5-5
13 Cate Waggoner, defensive specialist, sophomore, 5-2