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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ MAY 16, 2015 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
A Sporting View
On the
Bite
By Mark Vasto
It’s never
over
A
FISHING REPORT FOR
VIEW 3B
F AR W EST L EAGUE
S OFTBALL
12-1
10-3
6-7
5-8
3-10
3-10
MID COAST LAKES
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.
Trout stocking continues
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 trout
stocking schedule for the
most up to date informa-
tion.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Steelhead
The river, above tidewa-
ter, is closed to all fishing
until May 23 when cut-
throat trout season opens.
ALSEA RIVER: Steelhead
The river is closed to all
fishing as of May 1 and
will reopen with the cut-
throat trout season begin-
ning May 23.
SALMON RIVER:
The river is closed to
fishing until May 23, when
it opens for cutthroat trout.
SILETZ RIVER:
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Siuslaw 2004 alumni Collin Cram won the 4A state pole vault title his senior year and was the meet’s top indi-
vidual scorer. Cram is among six others and three teams being inducted into the SHS Hall of Fame in July.
H ALL
OF
MARSHFIELD
DOUGLAS
S. UMP.
BROOKINGS
N. BEND
SIUSLAW
13-0
12-1
7-6
4-9
3-10
0-13
S PORTS
F AME
INDUCTEES
ANNOUNCED FOR
Siuslaw News
STANDINGS
As of
5/15/15
N. BEND
S. UMP.
MARSHFIELD
SIUSLAW
BROOKINGS
DOUGLAS
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
B Y N ED H ICKSON
L EAGUE
B ASEBALL
THE LOCAL REGION
Come July 31, Siuslaw alumni will
gather to acknowledge the outstand-
ing achievements of a new group
being inducted into Siuslaw’s hal-
lowed Hall of Fame. Thursday, seven
individuals and three teams were
officially named as members of the
HOF’s Class of 2015.
With names spanning nearly 40
years of athletic achievement and
community service, this year’s hon-
orees include individuals who made
their mark on everything from golf,
SHS Hall of Fame
Class of 2015
John LaDuke (1960)
Ron Bly (1960)
Rich Prater (1982)
Susan Emery (1987)
Sherri Stapleton (1988)
Collin Cram (2004)
1988 cheerleading team
1993 and 1994 boys golf team
Jim Archer
2015
track, basketball and football, as well
as a spirit of volunteerism that has
helped Siuslaw cross country and
track programs become one of the
best in the state.
Beginning in 1959, the first
inductee named to this year’s roster
is John LaDuke, who won back-to-
back state championships in the
broad jump (1959, 1960), and was
also a member of the state champi-
onship track team in 1960.
From the wrestling mats, Ron Bly
will be honored for his achievement
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HOF 3B
Calendar
May 16
• RHODY RUN
FEC
9 A . M .
• SHS TRACK
AT B ROOKINGS HS
FWL DISTRICT MEET
10 A . M .
• MHS TRACK
MWL DISTRICT MEET
F INN R OCK
N OON
AT THE
Vik baseball, softball finish Far West season
Siuslaw senior pitcher Brad Snow
threw a 2-hitter in Tuesday’s win on
the road at Douglas.
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
The Vikings entered into their final
match-ups of the Far West League
baseball and softball seasons this week,
wrapping things up last night against
North Bend (after press deadlines).
Tuesday, Siuslaw’s baseball team
was on the road at Douglas, where the
Vikings picked up their fifth win of the
league season.
From the mound, senior hurler Brad
Snow threw a two-hitter as Siuslaw bat-
tled toward an 8-5 victory over the
Trojans after stringing together 10 hits
for the win.
Last night, the Vikings hosted a dou-
bleheader against North Bend to finish
the season.
In softball, after a day-long rain
delay that moved the game to
Wednesday, the Lady Vikings hosted
Douglas and avoided a shutout after
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VIKS 3B
Steelhead
Steelhead fishing is slow
but should continue to
improve on a weekly basis.
The winter steelhead run is
over with only a few post
spawn fish remaining. The
summer steelhead run is
just getting started with
initial signs indicating a
decent early run compared
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FISHING 3B
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
May 16
11:46am / 6.4 5:33am / -0.9
11:32pm / 8.3 5:28pm / 1.2
May 17
12:40am / 6.6 6:20am / -1.3
6:16pm / 1.5
M ay 18
12:15am / 8.4 7:06am / -1.6
1:30pm / 6.6 7:02pm / 1.7
May 19
12:57am / 8.3 7:51am / -1.7
2:19pm / 6.6 7:49pm / 2.0
May 20
1:40am / 8.0
3:07am / 6.5
2:23am / 7.5
8:36pm / 2.3
May 21
2:23am / 7.5
3:55pm / 6.3
9:19am / -1.2
9:25pm / 2.5
May 22
3:07am / 7.0
4:44pm / 6.1
10:04am /-0.7
10:18pm / 2.7
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If Yogi Berra had a
“career year,” it was all of
them. He loved his child-
hood, loved his career,
loves his retirement. People
love him and he loves peo-
ple.
Not bad for a guy from
“The Hill” in St. Louis who
once signed on to catch a
ball and swing a bat for the
Yankees for $500.
He’s a man so simple,
he’s complex. His real
name is Lawrence, but the
players called him “Yogi”
because he used to sit with
his arms and legs crossed
while he waited to bat, like
a yogi, they thought, show-
ing pretty remarkable cul-
tural range for ballplayers,
actually.
His numbers can’t be
quantified, they’re baffling
as they are great, but don’t
take my word for it.
Baseball statistician Bill
James has proclaimed him
the greatest catcher to ever
play the game, and since I
can never figure out all of
his kooky algorithms, I’ll
take his word for it.
I do know this: In 15 sea-
sons, he was elected to 18
All-Star games.
See? Baffling.
One year he didn’t make
an error behind the plate.
Another year he had more
home runs than strikeouts.
He never struck out more
than 35 times in a season,
and he never had more
strikeouts than RBIs.
One day in the minor
leagues, he batted in a total
of 23 runs in two games (it
was a doubleheader). In his
first game for the Yankees,
he hit a home run.
His rookie year he was
almost voted the league’s
MVP.
He hit the first pinch-hit
home run in World Series
history. He is famously seen
jumping into the arms of
Don Larson after catching
his perfect game in the
World Series, and famously
seen jumping all over an
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