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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 9 • 2015 On the Bite A Sporting View By Mark Vasto A weekly fishing report for the local region S PLIT D ECISIONS www.dfw.state.or.us/RR The “Fight of the Century” between Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Manny “Pac-man” Pacquiao was not the fight of the century, and if it was, it won’t be for long. Still, the bout will have long- reaching effects for the future of the sport of box- ing. For one, the sport has taken fire from just about every angle imaginable. There’s the health angle: People are all too aware of the life-long consequences of being punched in the face thousands of times during a short-lived career. The supply of boxers in America will continue to shrink as interest in the sport wanes and legitimate boxing gyms (not the ones in strip malls that you go to for exercise ... real boxing gyms) go out of business. But those aren’t direct effects of the Mayweather- Pacquiao bout. What Mayweather- Pacquiao did better than anything was remind us of how greedy and tone deaf the sport is. 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: 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 being to drop. Lake Creek typically clears up more quickly. VIEW 4B See ALSEA RIVER: L EAGUE STANDINGS As of 5/8/15 Photos by Ned Hickson/Siuslaw News F AR W EST L EAGUE B ASEBALL N. BEND S. UMP. MARSHFIELD DOUGLAS SIUSLAW BROOKINGS S OFTBALL 9-1 7-3 6-4 3-7 3-7 2-8 MARSHFIELD DOUGLAS S. UMP. N. BEND BROOKINGS SIUSLAW 10-0 9-1 7-3 3-7 1-9 0-10 S p o r t s C a l e n d a r Senior Chris Free gets the hand-off from sophomore Hunter Simington in the 4x100-meter relay during Tuesday’s Mega Meet at Mapleton High School. Sailors on course for district Mapleton will head to district competition next weekend Senior Katie Dearman lands second in the long jump at 12-04 during Tuesday’s meet. B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News May 12 • SHS baseball at Douglas 5 p.m. • SHS softball hosts Douglas 5 p.m. May 15 • SHS track at Brookings HS FWL district meet 1 p.m. • SHS baseball hosts N. Bend (DH) 3 and 5 p.m. • SHS softball at North Bend (DH) 3 and 5 p.m. May 16 • SHS track at Brookings HS FWL district meet 10 a.m. • MHS track MWL district meet Finn Rock Noon N ext week at this time, the Mapleton track and field team will be competing against the rest of the Mountain West in an effort to win the league crown and a trip to state. Last Tuesday, the Sailors made their final home appearance while hosting the annual Mapleton Mega Meet, which included both high school and middle school teams from around the Mountain West league. The Mapleton boys had a total of five individual first-place finishes, including two each from sophomore Hunter Simington and senior Chris Free, along with a win from sopho- more Tyler Packebush. Simington won the 200 meters (24.96) and pole vault (10-09), and also placed second in the 100-meter race (12.21) and ran a leg on the sec- ond-place 4x100-meter race (47.66) with AJ Foster, Packebush and Free. Free had wins in both jumps, plac- ing first in the triple jump with a mark of 38-00 and 18-07 in the long jump. Packebush won the 110-meter hur- dles (19.57) and was second in the pole vault (9-06). Senior Tucker Ford placed in two events, beginning with a tie for second in the high jump with freshman Cole Spencer at 5-02. Ford was also third in the javelin with a throw of 117-0. See SAILORS 4B Signups begin for annual Rhody Run The 37th Rhody Run will take place Saturday, May 16, starting at 9 a.m. As always, it will be held in conjunction with the annual Rhododendron Festival, which celebrates 108 years this season. The Rhody Run course will take par- ticipants from the Florence Events Center, through the Bay Street District, along the Siuslaw River, out along the scenic Rhododendron Drive and back. Entry forms are available at Coastal Fitness, Sue Gilday Insurance Agency, State Farm, Roby’s Furniture, First Community Credit Union or the Florence Chamber of Commerce, or register online at www.eclecticedge racing.com. Pre-Registration deadline is May 12. For more information, call race director Eric Tanikawa at 541-997-3518. Steelhead The winter steelhead fishery is slowing down for the season down but fair numbers of fish can still be found in the upper river, especially after a rain event. Native fish tend to be prevalent this time of year. Casting lures, bobber and jig/bait or drifting beads along the bottom can be effective techniques. See FISHING 5B T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide May 9 3:42am / 6.8 5:31pm / 6.0 10:46am /-0.4 11:00pm / 2.9 May 10 4:40am / 6.4 6:30pm / 6.0 11:42am / -0.1 May 11 5:51am / 6.0 7:28pm / 6.2 12:13am / 2.7 12:43pm / 0.2 M ay 12 7:11am / 5.9 8:24pm / 6.6 1:31am / 2.3 1:46pm / 0.5 May 13 8:30am / 5.8 9:15pm / 7.1 2:44am / 1.6 2:47pm / 0.7 May 14 9:43am / 6.0 3:47am / 0.8 10:03am / 7.6 3:44pm / 0.9 May 15 10:48am / 6.2 4:42am / -0.1 10:48pm / 8.0 4:37pm / 1.1 Bradley Berg Attorney PC Specializing in Trusts, Wills & Probate 733 Hwy. 101 Florence 541-997-8114 Ned Hickson/Siuslaw News