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JANUARY
31
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2015
A Sporting
On the
Bite
V iew
By Mark Vasto
A weekly
fishing report for
the local region
Dead-on balls
accurate
New England Patriots
coach Bill Belichek has his
trophies, but he is a cheater.
I used to defend him, too.
So what if he stole some
signs? Baseball players do
it all the time. It’s part of the
fun. And if you can hack
one of those military-grade
communication systems the
NFL uses just to learn
which side a team is run-
ning a sweep, I think you
need to re-evaluate your
career choice because you
belong in the NSA, not the
NFL.
Deflating the ball is
another matter. It gives the
running back and receivers
an edge in holding onto the
ball. For a receiver, it will
not bounce off your pads as
easily; for a running back, it
will be easy to lock up in
your arm as you matriculate
the ball downfield.
The statistics bear this
out: The New England
Patriots fumble ratio is
other-worldly. Clearly, it
has affected the outcome of
games, and Belichik had to
know that he had solved
one of a football coach’s
greatest
laments:
the
turnover.
“I would not say that I
am Mona Lisa Vito of the
football world,” Belichik
said at a press conference
while explaining his lack of
knowledge of underinflated
footballs.
For the uninitiated, he
referenced Marisa Tomei’s
character, Mona Lisa Vito,
from the film “My Cousin
Vinny,” who provides
expert testimony that
acquits Ralph Machio's
character and his friend of
murder charges.
Along the way, her com-
bative nature proves useful
when arguing with Joe
Pesci over a dripping
faucet. Pesci’s character,
Vinny Gambini, surmises
that maybe she did not
tighten it enough.
LISA: I twisted it just
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VIEW 3B
S p o r t s
C a l e n d a r
Feb. 3
• MHS boys BB
hosts Alsea
6 p.m.
Feb. 6
• SHS girls BB
hosts Marshfield
6 p.m.
• SHS boys BB
hosts Marshfield
• SHS wrestling
at C. Grove Inv.
9 a.m.
Feb. 7
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
MID COAST LAKES:
The rainbow trout stock-
ing program will begin in
many mid coast lakes in
early February. 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 still be productive dur-
ing the winter months but
anglers may need to target
different areas of a lake
(typically deeper) versus
when fishing in the spring
or summer.
ALSEA RIVER:
Steelhead
The winter steelhead
fishery has produced fair to
good results recently. This
week should be productive
in the mid to lower reaches
of the river while flows are
low and river temperatures
are warming.
SALMON RIVER:
Steelhead
Winter steelhead fishing
is starting to pick up in
many coastal basins. The
Salmon River is now open
to harvest of wild winter
steelhead (Jan 1 – March
31). Anglers are advised to
read the new regulations as
there are harvest restric-
tions and new deadlines in
effect.
SILETZ RIVER:
Steelhead
Steelhead fishing is slow
to fair but should start to
pick up in the coming
weeks. Fish can be found
throughout the river for
both bank and boat anglers.
River conditions should be
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Entrance Siuslaw River
Ned Hickson/Siuslaw News
Freshman post Trent Reavis scored 24 points against Douglas Tuesday night to help Siuslaw secure its first
league win of the season.
Viks get drop on Douglas
Three players score
in double-digits to
dominate Trojans
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
S IUSLAW : 71 D OUGLAS : 59
The Trojans’ only basket of the
opening quarter against Siuslaw
Tuesday night didn’t come until the
last 23 seconds. By then, the Vikings
had already posted nine points, with
four of them coming from freshman
post Trent Reavis.
Reavis’s momentum continued in
the second period, scoring the first
two baskets of the quarter within 30
seconds of each other by fighting his
way into the paint against multiple
defenders.
By the end of the game, Reavis
would account for a third of Siuslaw’s
71 points.
Meanwhile, scoring by seniors
Joseph Dotson, Preston Mitchell,
Billy Jones and Reese Siegel had
Siuslaw leading 23-5 with four min-
utes remaining before the half.
Siuslaw never looked back en route
to a 71-59 rout that included 16 points
from Dotson, 12 points from Jones
and eight points from Mitchell.
The win was Siuslaw’s first of the
Far West season, putting them in fifth
place over Douglas at 1-3.
North Bend, who the Viks played
last night (after press deadlines)
remains undefeated at 4-0 (15-0).
The Viks have a bye Tuesday, then
will host second-place Marshfield (3-
1) Friday, Feb. 6, beginning at 7:30
p.m.
High Tide
Siuslaw bowlers place 5th at district
Teams of Viking
underclassmen bodes
well for next season
The freshmen-dominated Siuslaw
High School boys and girls bowling
teams capped their seasons Sunday
with fifth-place finishes in the
District 4 state qualifying tournament
at Firs Bowl in Eugene.
“Although neither team advanced
to the three-team finals, the young
Vikings made a valiant effort,” said
coach Dusty Anderson. “They should
be congratulated on a great season.”
The boys were in second place
after the first eight games of qualify-
ing, while the girls were fifth. Both
were in fifth place after 20 games,
with the top three teams advancing to
the finals and earning state berths.
The boys’ team included freshmen
Neil Devera, Evan Johnson, Kaleb
Haggard, Patrick Hill and Logan
Lindner and sophomore Tyler Cater.
The girls’ team included senior
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SIUSLAW 3B
Low Tide
Jan. 31
9:11am / 7.8 3:12am / 3.2
10:49pm / 6.1 4:18pm / 0.1
Feb. 1
10:00am / 7.8 4:06am / 3.1
11:28pm / 6.4 4:59pm / -0.1
Feb. 2
10:43am / 7.8 4:53am / 2.9
5:37pm / -0.2
Feb. 3
12:03am / 6.6 5:34am / 2.6
11:22pm / 7.8 6:11pm / -0.2
Feb. 4
12:34am / 6.8 6:12am / 2.4
12:00pm / 7.6 6:43pm / -0.1
Feb. 5
1:05am / 6.9 6:49am / 2.3
12:36pm / 7.4 7:14pm / 0.2
Feb. 6
1:35am / 6.9
1:12pm / 7.1
• MHS wrestling
at C. Grove Inv.
9 a.m.
FISHING 3B
7:26am / 2.2
7:44pm / 0.5
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