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4 B SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2015 Sailors from 1B Foster, a sopho- more, placed third in both the 100 meters (12.36) and 200 meters (25.68). In the throws, junior Trevver D’Auteuil was fourth in the dis- cus (93-11) and fifth in the shot put (30- 11.5). Freshman Dominic Wells also provided scoring for the Sailors with third in the 400 meters (1:05.50) and fourth in the 800 meters (2:38.29) and high jump (5-0). Overall, the boys finished second in team scoring with 130 points. Crow won the meet title with 150 points. Alsea was third (86), followed by Eddyville (50) and Mohawk (19) in fifth place. For the girls, senior Katie Dearman placed second in the long jump (12-04) for the team’s highest individual finish. Dearman also placed Ned Hickson/Siuslaw News third in the triple jump (25-05) and ran Mapleton sophomore Olivia Nicol gets the baton while debuting in a split on the third- the 4x100-meter event, helping the Sailors to finish second. place 4x100-meter scoring for the win with 141 relay team (1:02.59) with the javelin (55-06). In the 100 meters, the points. Alsea was second (74), sophomore Olivia Nicol, fresh- man Alexis Gierke and fresh- Sailors had three top-10 finish- Eddyville third (71), and es, beginning with Gierke in Mohawk was fifth with nine man Jewel Roby. Sophomore Josi Hays was fourth (16.0), followed by points. May 16, the Sailors will fourth in the discus (78-03) and Weber in eighth (18.0) and sen- ior Jade Roby in ninth (19.15). compete for the district title in third in the shot put (29-01). The girls team placed fourth Finn Rock at Aaron and Marie Nicol was sixth in the discus Jones Community Field. (52-03), with sophomore overall with 48 points. Crow dominated the team Events begin at noon. Destiny Weber placing fifth in View from 1B Mayweather received a gazillion dollars for the fight. We’ve all heard how seats at Caesar’s Palace were going for the price points of small cars. Pay-per-view was $100 for a home, several thousand for a bar or public space. And what did people get for the their money? Exactly what we all knew we were going to get: two great boxers, past their prime, mailing it in. Mayweather, as we all knew going in, was possibly the best defensive boxer ever. He was undefeated and unlikely to stick his chin out with Pacquiao. Those who thought Pacquiao would win were bet- ting on him breaking through that defense and scoring a knockout or at least landing enough to win on the score- cards. It didn’t happen. Some argued that Pacquiao was the aggressor most of the fight, that he threw the most punches and took the center of the ring. So what? He didn’t land any of those punches, and Mayweather landed all of his. Mayweather didn’t give the people a show or their money’s worth, but he did give a masters-level class in the art of defensive boxing and how to win on points with ease. Which brings us to another thing about boxing. We still don’t know who is responsible for scoring the fight. We don’t know their background, what makes them qualified. All we know about the judges is that they’re there and they have to use the 10-point must system. Of all major sports, fighting is the only one that does not let either participants or those watching know who is win- ning during the course of the match. Boxers who think they may be down on the score card are encouraged to inflict the most savage of beatings upon the head of their opponents, knowing the only way to win is by way of knockout. Most of the time, those efforts fail and usually just end up with that boxer getting hit all the more by the eventual winner. Is this what you want to gamble on? Pay extra money on your cable bill for? In the end, Mayweather and Pacquiao gave us the answer as to who was the better boxer, but the question it left looms larger than ever before: What, or who, will save the sport? L UCKY WINNER During a recent drawing of a raffle held by Siuslaw High School’s bowling team as a fundraiser for its program, Florence resident Linda Teel won a 55-inch LED televison with a Wi-Fi ready Blu-Ray player. COURTESY PHOTO Do your part and volunteer today to help support these local non-proft organizations in our community! Volunteer•Get involved•Donate Volunteers needed for new home construction, home repairs, general offi ce work, public relations and program administration. Join an operating committee and help Habitat help others! Call 541-902-9227 or e-mail to fl orencehabitat@gmail.com Offi ce located at 2004 HWY 101, Florence Assisting those in need in our Community. 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