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1 B SIUSLAW Sports News: NEWS The Siuslaw News For more photos and updates, visit our website at www.thesiuslawnews.com. P.O. Box 10 Florence, OR 97439 Fax: (541) 997-7979 SATURDAY Email: sports@thesiuslawnews.com APRIL 18 • 2015 A Sporting On the Bite V iew By Mark Vasto A weekly fishing report for the local region Time waits for no one It’s a rare occasion in life when you get to witness the passing of a torch. Minutes dwindle for the basketball and hockey stars. The fabled quarterback gets handed a clipboard, and the slugger is told to get a first baseman’s mitt. The former tennis champion packs them in for second-round matches that would other- wise have been ignored ... before exiting stage right. Golf, however, is a little more subtle. At this year’s Masters Tournament, the legendary Ben Crenshaw played his last competitive round. He had won the tour- nament twice — in 1984 and again in 1995 — the only majors he had ever won. Now 63, he decided this tournament, his 44th, would be his last. Crenshaw did not make the cut, and the Augusta National Golf Club, polite as ever, did not post the amiable Texan’s score. And while nostalgia always has its place — par- ticularly at Augusta National, where names like Jones, Hogan and Snead still fall trippingly off the tongue, and a beer and a sandwich can be had for 1970s prices — the 2015 edition of the Masters was about the future of golf. Heading into the Masters, most of the talk surrounded three names: Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson. A few might have been wondering if Bubba Watson could defend his green jacket, but mostly, McIlroy’s quest for a “career grand slam” and Woods’ promised come- back special were the domi- nant themes. And while everyone was See VIEW 3B www.dfw.state.or.us/RR MID COAST LAKES The rainbow trout stock- ing program is in full swing and most water bod- ies have been stocked recently or will be soon again. Most areas will be stocked multiple times until early June. Be sure to check out the 2015 stock- ing schedule for the most up to date information. Fishing for the various warm water fish species can be productive during the spring months as lake temperatures start to rise and fish begin spawning. Anglers will start finding more fish up in the shal- lows over the next month. SIUSLAW RIVER: Steelhead The winter steelhead fishery is starting to slow down for the season but decent numbers of fish are still around the Whittaker Creek area. The river should fish well later in the week as the river levels being to drop. Lake Creek typically clears up more quickly. ALSEA RIVER: Ned Hickson/Siuslaw News Siuslaw sophomore Hannahleigh Jakobsen watches her javelin throw. Jakobsen placed fifth in the event at Tuesday’s Far West League meet at Prefontaine Field in Coos Bay. She also won the 100-meter race. Viks get high marks at FWL meet Siuslaw girls win team title; boys team places second B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News S p o r t s C a l e n d a r April 18 • SHS track at Oregon Relays TBA April 21 • SHS baseball hosts Brookings 5 p.m. • SHS softball at Brookings 5 p.m. April 23 The Siuslaw girls turned in a win- ning team performance during Tuesday’s Far West League meet at Prefontaine Track in Coos Bay, where Hannahleigh Jakobsen, Abby Watkins, Celie Mans, Kennedy Pendergrass, Mikaela Siegel and 100-meter race, which she won in 13.98. Teammate Abby Watkins, a sophomore, was second in 14.07. In the 400 meters, senior Pendergrass placed first in 1:03.3, with Mans, a sophomore, winning the 800-meter race in 2:31.73. Fellow sophomore Destinie Tatum was less than seven seconds behind for second place at 2:38.07. The Vikings went on to complete a near sweep of the event, with Carreina Greenburg, Courtney King and Lainey Goss placing fourth through sixth, respectively. See VIKS 3B Sailors show well at Oakland 4-team invite Chris Free, Tucker Ford each claim double wins at meet B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News • SHS baseball hosts Douglas (DH) 3 and 5 p.m. • SHS softball at Douglas (DH) 3 and 5 p.m. • MHS track at Monroe 4:30 p.m. Carissa Oliver each nabbed a first- place medal — including two for Oliver. The Viking sophomore continued her growing dominance in the throws, launching the discus 118-06 for the win, then landing a mark of 30-01 in the shot put for first place. Oliver also landed sixth in the javelin with a throw of 88-02, just two inches short of fifth-place Viking sophomore Jakobsen (88-04). Teammate and junior Hannah Bartlett was seventh with a mark of 74-04. Jakobsen, meanwhile, left the javelin runway and lined up for the With double wins from seniors Chris Free and Tucker Ford, along with top scoring from senior Jacob Pruett and sophomores Hunter Simington and Anthony Riggs, the Sailors ended the day in second place and only seven points away from win- ning host Oakland on Thursday. On the track, Simington won the 200 meters (25.54), Riggs won the 400 meters (56.60), Free won the 800 meters (2:20.09) and Ford won the Mapleton senior Chris Free runs the final leg of the 4x100-meter relay. Free won the 800 meters and triple jump Thursday at Oakland. 3,000-meter race (11:23.51) for a near sweep of the running events. AJ Foster, a sophomore, placed second in the 100 meters (12.31) and was fourth in the 200 meters (25.65). Freshman Cole Spencer took second in the 800-meter event in 2:32.39. Sophomore Tyler Packebush finished out the scoring on the track for Mapleton individually with third place in the 300-meter See SAILORS 2B Steelhead The winter steelhead fishery is slowing down for the season down but fair numbers of fish can still be found in the upper river, especially after a rain event. Native fish tend to be prevalent this time of year. Casting lures, bobber and jig/bait or drifting beads along the bottom can be effective techniques. See FISHING 3B T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide April 18 12:02am / 8.2 6:34am / -0.9 12:45pm / 7.3 6:40pm / 0.7 April 19 12:44am / 8.4 7:21am / -1.2 1:36pm / 7.3 7:25pm / 1.1 April 20 1:25am / 8.4 2:27pm / 7.0 8:07am / -1.3 8:10pm / 1.4 April 21 2:07am / 8.3 3:18pm / 6.7 8:54am / -1.2 8:56pm / 1.9 April 22 2:51am / 7.8 4:11pm / 6.4 9:42am / -0.9 9:46pm / 2.4 April 23 3:37am / 7.3 5:08pm / 6.0 10:33am / -0.4 10:41pm / 2.8 April 24 4:28am / 6.7 6:09pm / 5.9 11:27am / 0.2 11:45pm / 3.0 S S IUSLAW IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441