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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 MARCH 21 • 2015 A Sporting On the Bite V iew By Mark Vasto A weekly fishing report for the local region The Philadelphia Story “Chip” is a nickname for Charles, or anyone who has been deemed to be carved off of an old block, and while that is a bit silly, it’s not necessarily a bad nick- name. And when you consider that Chip Kelly (real name: Charles) is from New Hampshire and rose to fame by guiding Oregon to, well ... fame, what he is putting together in Philadelphia oddly seems to make sense. And that’s really Chip Kelly’s Philadelphia story. He comes from a weird place and he does weird stuff, but it all seems to fall into place. New Hampshire and Oregon are beautiful places. New Hampshire is known for dairy products and primaries, and Oregon is known for having wide- open spaces. Philadelphia is famous for things primarily covered in cheese, and now, thanks to Chip, the spread offense. What is the spread offense? Apparently, it was cham- pioned at SMU by a gentle- man named Rusty Russell, or at least that’s what every- one who loves football at a particular Texas steakhouse I visited one night insisted. I’ll take their word for it because he sounds like a great guy. I’m not sure though if he “invented” an offense that is basically what you think it is: the offense you ran in your backyard as a kid. You know ... the one where everyone spreads out and goes down field, and the quarterback starts each play with hands somewhere they’d rather be. On the whole, and thanks to Chip, most NFL players these days would rather be in Philadelphia. And that’s saying a lot, since this has got to be one of the weirdest www.dfw.state.or.us/RR MID COAST LAKES: The rainbow trout stock- ing program is underway with many of the mid coast lakes been stocked. Most water bodies 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 winter months. Anglers may need to target differ- ent areas of a lake (typical- ly deeper) versus when fishing more shallow areas in the spring or summer. SIUSLAW RIVER: Photos by Ned Hickson/Siuslaw News Siuslaw sophomore Carissa Oliver throws for second place with a mark of 32-09 during Thursday’s meet. Steelhead The winter steelhead fishery is slow to fair in both the Siuslaw and Lake Creek. River conditions are low and clear. Fishing the mid to lower river and focusing on the deeper holding water will produce the best results. The next good rain event should pro- duce a good push of fish. ALSEA RIVER: Steelhead The winter steelhead fishery is slow to fair. River conditions are low and clear. Look to fish the deeper holding water and use smaller more subtle presentations. Casting lures, bobber and jig/bait or drifting beads along the bottom can be effective techniques. Viks bring heat to Icebreaker SALMON RIVER: Steelhead Winter steelhead fishing See B Y N ED H ICKSON FISHING 3B Siuslaw News T IDE T ABLE It may be called the Siuslaw Icebreaker, but sun- shine was in abundance for Thursday’s track sea- son opener hosted by the Vikings. On the track and in the field were athletes from 2A Bandon, 4A Douglas, North Bend and Siuslaw, as well as 3A Coquille. The Viking boys team got wins from Billy Jones in both the long jump (20-09.5) and triple jump (40-06), as well as from Seth Campbell in the 800- meter race (2:02.29.) The boys 4x400-meter relay team of Jackson Christiansen, Joe Dotson, Campbell and Jones also took first place, with a time of 3:46.33. Siuslaw had a host of top-three finishes in a mul- titude of events. On the track, Dotson placed sec- ond in the 110-meter hurdles (16.77). Dotson also landed second in the discus at 124-0. Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide March 21 1:17am / 8.3 1:42pm / 7.9 7:36am / -0.4 7:50pm / 0.2 March 22 1:58am / 8.4 2:34pm / 7.5 8:25am / -0.6 8:34pm / 0.7 March 23 2:40am / 8.4 3:27pm / 7.0 9:14am / -0.6 9:18pm / 1.3 March 24 3:23am / 8.1 4:24pm / 6.5 10:06am /-0.3 10:06pm / 2.0 hosts C. Grove Noon March 25 4:11am / 7.7 5:26pm / 6.0 11:02am / 0.1 11:01pm /-2.6 March 23 March 26 5:04am / 7.1 6:36pm / 5.7 See VIEW 2B S p o r t s C a l e n d a r March 21 • SHS softball • SHS baseball See VIKINGS 3B Viking senior Billy Jones clears a mark of 40-06 to win the triple jump. Sailors kick off track season at home at Wilsonville Noon B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News March 24 The Sailors track team opened its season at home Thursday by hosting its annual Mapleton 300, which is a col- lection of events customized to take advantage of the school’s 3/4 track design. This year, teams from Siletz, Jewel and Mohawk made the trip to Mapleton for a chance to kick off the track season. • SHS baseball at Wilsonville TBA March 26 • SHS softball at Taft High School 1:30 p.m. Mapleton junior Hannah Rodet approaches the final 100-meter hurdle during Thursday’s meet. Ned Hickson/Siuslaw News Hannah Rodet, Jewel Roby, Katie Dearman and Josi Hays each had wins for the Sailor girls. Competing in the 600-meter race, Roby won the event in 2:03.55. Rodet won the 100-meter hur- dles (22.46) and was also second in the 300-meter hurdles (1:06.95). Dearman landed first in the long jump at 12-03, and Hays provided the Mapleton girls team its final individual win of the day with a mark of 30-01.5 in the shot put. Dearman was second at 25-07.5. In the long jump, Olivia Nicol See SAILORS 2B March 27 6:05am / 6.6 7:51pm / 5.6 12:03am / 0.5 12:06am / 3.1 1:11pm / 0.9 S S IUSLAW IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441