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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
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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
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