Higher expectations lead to higher grades…
Increased academic requirements for prep athletes at Siuslaw High School have posed some challenges this year. Viking Wrestling Coach Neil Wartnik says he’s had some kids held out of action…
215 – “Well we’ve really been shaking up the lineup, a lot of it because I have kids who are working hard to make the 2.0. If they don’t make the 2.0 GPA requirement and pass six classes, then they’re not going to be wrestling at District.”
Despite the impact it’s had on competition, he doesn’t see anything wrong with the requirements. In fact, he says, they’re having the intended impact.
216 – “But I think we’ve gotten a lot through that if we hadn’t really applied some pressure they might not have made it either.”
Wartnik has take a unique approach this year. Instead of heading straight to the locker room and the mats after school… he goes to the library with wrestlers for 30-minutes of study time.
217 – “A lot of them don’t have that homework habit. So that’s one of my goals is that we would help these young men develop the kind of habits that will help them succeed, not just in wrestling but in their schooling and eventually in life.”
And that, he says, is the ultimate goal.
Coastal Lawmakers will spend an hour with constituents in the Florence area tomorrow afternoon during a Town Hall at Siuslaw Public Library. Coos Bay Senator Joanne Verger, along with Newport Representative Jean Cowan will join House Co-Speaker Arnie Roblan from one to two pm tomorrow. Roblan says comments from residents are “valued” and help to better address the needs of people living on the south and central coast. He said a recent Town Hall in Coos Bay netted input on a variety of topics including the public retirement system, wave and wind energy job possibilities, economic development and maintaining education and human services.
The Oregon Department of Justice has received several complaints recently about a new type of scam… phony debt collection calls. Scam artists are apparently posing as debt collectors and even law enforcement officers calling about an outstanding debt from an online payday loan. Attorney General John Kroger says some of the scammers have done extensive homework and often know personal information about their target. He says debt collectors are regulated under Oregon law and are prohibited from impersonating law enforcement officers; suggesting that you have committed a crime; or harassing you or any third party. Anyone collecting a debt is required to submit written notice of the debt within five days.
Assistance with completing tax returns for area seniors and low income residents got underway this week. Each Monday and Wednesday through April 18th AARP volunteers will be at the Siuslaw Public Library between 9:30 and 2:00. Two Saturday sessions will be offered… February 26th and April 8th.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The body of a 78-year-old Salem woman has
been recovered from a construction pit after she apparently became
disoriented and fell in. KPTV in Portland reports the family of Joy
Groh said she was in the beginning stages of dementia. The cause of
death is not yet known.
GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) - Gresham police have named the two officers
involved in Monday night's fatal shooting of a 50-year-old man.
Officer John Rasmussen says 29-year-old Officer Matthew Galbreath
and 36-year-old Officer Jason Justus responded to a report of a
suicidal man at a home.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Governors from Oregon and Washington have
thrown out the latest proposed design of a new Interstate 5 bridge
across the Columbia River. Christine Gregoire (GREG'-wahr) of
Washington and John Kitzhaber (KITS'-hah-ber) of Oregon issued a
joint statement yesterday saying they've told transportation
officials to stop design and planning work on the existing bridge
plan.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The latest monthly economic index from the
University of Oregon indicates the state economy showed some
encouraging signs in December. In fact, economist Tim Duy told The
Oregonian yesterday that he sees a recovery under way in the state.
Duy prepares the index.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A Eugene woman has fallen victim to an
age-old contest-winner scam with a twist. The Register-Guard
reports the scammer posed as a Eugene police officer. The woman
lost $6,000 after a she was told to wire money to man she thought
was a Eugene police lieutenant. In return, she was told she would
receive a cash prize from a bank in Spain.
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) - Police in the Portland suburb of Lake
Oswego have arrested the volunteer treasurer of two youth sports
leagues and a school parents club, accusing her of embezzling
$86,000. Lt. Doug Treat says 45-year-old Renae Marlee Mason turned
herself in yesterday and was jailed on $140,000 bail.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - State highway crews have finished clearing
a logjam at the Interstate 84 bridge over the Sandy River. The
logjam caused by heavy flooding last month and since then, crews
using heavy machinery removed an estimated 110 dump truck loads of
logs, root knots and other debris. Boaters should still watch for
logs in the river.
KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) - An ex-Portland police officer charged
with sex crimes had been out on bail until a judge in Kennewick,
Wash., sent him back to jail for violating an anti-harassment order
in an unrelated case. The Tri-City Herald reports Ryan Graichen is
jailed on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. He's accused
of offering money to girls in a park last summer to be filmed while
he performed a sex act. The anti-harassment order was entered last
month for his ex-girlfriend.
SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) - An autopsy will be conducted on a
17-year-old wrestler who collapsed and died shortly after winning a
match in the northwest Oregon town of Silverton. KGW-TV reports
Charley Engelfried pinned his opponent last night, shook his hand
and his coach's hand, and then collapsed while walking off the mat.
He was taken to Silverton Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Engelfried was a junior at Dallas High School.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Jared Cunningham had 19 points and the Oregon State Beavers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 68-56 upset victory over number 20 Washington last night in Corvallis. In Eugene, Joevan Catron had 17 points and nine rebounds, and Oregon recorded its most convincing win in Pac-10 Conference play in five years with a 69-43 victory over Washington State. Jay-R Strowbridge added 15 points off the bench for the Ducks who led from the opening basket. Oregon will host Washington tomorrow afternoon at one… the pregame show on KCST will be at 12:30. Washington State will be at Gill in Corvallis at five… the pregame show on KCFM is set for 4:30.
The Viking wrestling team improved to 3-and-2 on the season with a 50-22 dual meet victory last night over Sutherlin. It was senior night with two seniors honored at their final home match… Aaron Te’o and Thiago Silva. Viking wrestlers will be back on the mats tomorrow for the 30-team Cottage Grove Invitational.
The second half of the Far West Basketball season gets underway tonight at Siuslaw High School when the Vikings host the Douglas Trojans. The girls tip off at six, the boys right after… the pregame show on Coast Radio Sports is at 5:45. Reedsport will host Myrtle Point in a Sunset League double header this evening… and Mapleton will host McKenzie with third place on the line for the Sailor Boys in the Mountain West. That game will follow the girls.
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