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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 M AY 2 • 2015 Eighty years... and rolling 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: COURTESY PHOTO This group of bowlers proves it’s never too late to get the ball rolling. Each of these bowlers is 80 years old or older and still hitting the lanes at Holiday Bowl for league play each week. Members include: (back row, from left): Tom Keuhlwein, Mac McGuire, Bill Peppin, Don Wilson and Keith Kraft; front row, from left: Roger Specht, Phyllis Lotton, Marge Hardwick, Fe Behringer, Goldie Carroll and Bob Behringer. Not pictured are Ron Salat, Phyllis Wells and Jerry Maddox. 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 See Florence Lions to host annual Bass Tournament The Florence-Siuslaw Lions Club has announced its 32nd annual Elliott Fun Bass Tournament to be held June 6 and 7. Two-person teams will fish from boats on Siltcoos Lake from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 6, and from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 7. This is an open tournament that welcomes any anglers interested in friendly competi- tion. The cost of entering the tournament is $60 per team for early registration and $75 for registration on-site. Interested parties can contact Jerry Coffindaffer at 541-997- May 2 • SHS track Seth Campbell sets season’s fastest time in 800 meters at Grants Pass Inv. TBA p.m. May 5 • SHS track at N. Bend Inv. 4:45 p.m. • SHS baseball hosts Marshfield 5 p.m. • SHS softball at Marshfield 5 p.m. Saturday, May 30. Trophies are awarded for the first 10 places in the tour- nament, as well as in the cate- gories of “Saturday Big Fish,” “Sunday Big Fish,” “Women’s Tournament Big Fish,” and “Youth Big Fish.” Optional Big Fish Pools and Option Pool also are available. During these two days, teams are treated to a chili lunch. In addition, the Lions Club is offering its famous hamburgers and hot dogs at its food booth. Tickets for a fundraiser See LIONS 3B Viks sets PRs at Philomath Invitational S p o r t s C a l e n d a r 8108 or Mark Meyers at 541- 999-9104. There is a 49-team limit. The tournament is head- quartered at Ada Fishing Camp. Weigh-ins are at noon and 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 11 a.m. on Sunday. All fish are released back into the lake. The last practice day is B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News The Vikings were on the track Tuesday, competing in a four-team invitational hosted by Philomath High School. Joining Siuslaw and Philomath were Cascade and North Marion. The girls out-paced the compe- tition by six points for the team title, 84-78 over second-place Cascade. Philomath was third (73) and North Marion was fourth (28). The girls had six individual wins, beginning with senior Kennedy Penergrass in the 400- meter race (1:04.23). Junior harri- er Sierra Potter set a personal best in the 3,000 meters to win the event in 11:16.14. In the short races, junior Mikaela Siegel won the 100-meter hurdles (16.20), senior Stevie Miller won the 300-meter hurdles (51.0), and the 4x100-meter relay team of sophomore Destinie Tatum, junior Magdalena Akeson, Siegel and Pendergrass won the race in 4:20.49. In the throws, sophomore Carissa Oliver won the discus with a mark of 107-01. The Lady Viks also got scoring See FISHING 3B T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide May 2 12:15am / 6.1 6:06am / 0.2 6:01pm / 1.7 May 3 12:00am / 7.2 6:41am / -0.2 12:55pm / 6.2 6:36pm / 1.9 May 4 12:31am / 7.4 7:16am / -0.5 1:35pm / 6.2 7:10pm / 2.0 May 5 1:03am / 7.5 2:16pm / 6.2 7:53am / -0.7 7:46pm / 2.3 May 6 1:36am / 7.5 2:59pm / 6.1 8:31am / -0.8 8:24pm / 2.5 May 1 2:13am / 7.4 3:45pm / 6.0 9:12am / -0.8 9:07pm / 2.7 May 2 2:53am / 7.1 4:36am / 6.0 9:57am / -0.7 9:58pm / 2.8 S S IUSLAW IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 VIKS 3B Viking senior Billy Jones won the long jump at Philomath with a leap of 19-09.5. 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