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1 C 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 WEDNESDAY Email: sports@thesiuslawnews.com APRIL 8 • 2015 OPRD debuts new parks guide SALEM — Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) has launched its 2015 Oregon State Parks Guide, a free, full-color, magazine-style brochure fea- turing detailed information about more than 200 of Oregon’s most popular state campgrounds, day-use areas, trails, bikeways and heritage sites. “This is a beautiful overview, but it’s just a place to start,” said Chris Havel, spokesperson for OPRD. “Most parks, and many campgrounds, are open all year. The real adventure begins when you get up, go out and explore.” The guide has been thor- oughly updated for 2015, with revised or expanded list- ings for each property, an enlarged statewide map and up-to-date reservation infor- mation. Special icons denote parks with pet-friendly yurts or cabins, day-use parking fees, scenic views and other fea- tures, as well as facilities that are accessible to people with disabilities. Feature stories highlight lighthouses, tidepools, hiker and biker camps, and winter recreation opportunities. The guide is available in print from OPRD’s offices in Salem and Portland, at state parks, by mail order at 800- 551-6949 and online at www. oregonstateparks.org. Detailed information about any park is available by call- ing the State Parks info line at 800-551-6949. Camping reservations can be made up to nine months in advance by calling 800-452- 5687 or by visiting the web- site. S p o r t s C a l e n d a r On the Bite A weekly fishing report for the local region 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: Rob Griffes photos/for Siuslaw News Siuslaw sophomore Celie Mans leads the 800 meters to finish first; senior Kennedy Pendergrass and freshman Lainey Goss (background) finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Lady Viks dominate J. City meet Siuslaw senior Joe Dotson won both the 400-meter race and 300-meter hurdles Saturday. Viking girls finish first; boys team places fifth at 12-team meet 1500-meter (5:04.30) races. Siuslaw also got wins from sophomore Destinie Tatum, who ran the 400- meter in 1:03.97 for first place, as well as sophomore Carissa Oliver in the discus (112-10) and sophomore Abby Watkins in the long jump with a PR mark at 16-04. Tatum, Watkins and Oliver also scored in other events, including third place in the 100-meter race (13.92) for Watkins; third place in both the 200 meters (29.04) and high jump (4-08) B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News The Viking girls’ track team left the starting blocks at Saturday’s Junction City Invitational and never looked back, outscoring the second-place Tigers by more than 200 points by the final event. The Lady Viks won five individual titles on the day in a variety of events, with sophomore Celie Mans winning both the 800-meter (2:28.73) and See VIKINGS 4C April 11 • SHS track at Roseburg 11 a.m. April 10 • SHS softball at P. Hill 4:30 p.m. • SHS baseball hosts P. Hill 4:30 p.m. • MHS track at McKenzie 1 p.m. Cormorant hazing aims to protect young fish ODFW program focuses on six estuaries where fish are threatened Hazing of double-crested cor- morants is set to begin soon in several areas along the Oregon coast to improve survival of juvenile salmon and steelhead. Double-crested cormorants are goose-sized, fish-eating waterbirds that occur throughout Oregon, and are particularly prevalent in the state’s estuaries during through September. Research indicates cormorants may eat significant numbers of juvenile salmon and steelhead that migrate to the ocean during this time. To reduce threat to young fish, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is working with several non- profit and local governmental organi- zations to haze cormorants in six coastal estuaries over the next two to four months. Hazing will involve driving at the birds in small boats and, in some estu- aries, firing at them with small pyrotechnics. Hazing workers are being provided by the Clatsop County Fisheries Project, Port of Nehalem, Port of Bandon, North Coast Salmon and Steelhead Enhancement Fund, and Alsea Sportsmen’s Association. ODFW will provide a portion of the funding and program oversight, and will conduct some hazing operations itself to protect hatchery releases on Young’s Bay on the Columbia River. Hazing began April 1 and will con- tinue through May 31 in the Nehalem, Nestucca and Coquille river estuaries and in Tillamook and Alsea bays. See 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 See FISHING 3C T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River Low Tide High Tide April 8 2:41am / 7.2 3:52pm / 6.0 9:30am / 0.1 9:22pm / 2.5 April 9 3:18am / 7.1 4:44pm / 5.8 10:16am / 0.2 10:06pm / 2.9 April 10 4:02am / 6.9 5:45pm / 5.6 11:08am / 0.3 11:03pm / 3.1 April 11 4:58am / 6.6 6:53pm / 5.6 12:09am / 0.5 April 12 6:08am / 6.4 8:00pm / 5.8 12:17am / 3.2 1:16pm / 0.5 April 13 7:27am / 6.3 9:00pm / 6.1 1:40pm / 2.9 2:23pm / 0.5 April 14 8:44m / 6.4 9:51pm / 6.7 2:55am / 2.3 3:24pm / 0.4 S S IUSLAW IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 ODFW 3C 88219 1ST AVENUE All squared away & ready to go. 0.14 acre lot one block from beach. all utilities are in, even comes with 2-story cabin plans so you can get that view of the ocean. $95,000 #10879 MLS#14673411 Lynnette Wikstrom Broker Cell: 541.999.0786 lynnette@cbcoast.com 100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR • 541.997.7777 “We’re next to the Bridge.” COAST REAL ESTATE
