NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ JUNE 17, 2015 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
Leaps and bounds
On the
Bite
S PORTS
Calendar
June 17
A
WEEKLY
• FLORENCE
FISHING REPORT FOR
SOFTBALL
M ILLER P ARK
5:30 AND 7 P . M .
THE LOCAL REGION
AT
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
June 18
• FLORENCE
MID COAST LAKES
Fishing for the various
warm water fish species
can be productive during
the spring as lake tempera-
tures start to rise and fish
begin spawning. Anglers
will start finding more fish
up in the shallows this time
of year.
SIUSLAW RIVER: cut-
throat trout
The cutthroat trout sea-
son is now open for the
season. The main stem of
the Siuslaw and Lake
Creek can be good fishing
as well as the larger tribu-
taries entering these sys-
tems. Bait is not allowed
above the head of tide but
small spinners, spoons and
fly fishing can be very pro-
ductive.
ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat
trout
The cutthroat trout sea-
son is now open for the
season and anglers should
have fair to good results in
most of the larger tributar-
ies and mainstem. Small
spinners are typically pro-
ductive as well as small
spoons or fly fishing with
nymphs or streamers.
SOFTBALL
AT M ILLER P ARK
5:30 AND 7 P . M .
June 19
• TRC BASEBALL
SANDBLASTERS
AT S IUSLAW H IGH
S CHOOL
3 P . M . AND 5 P . M .
June 20
• FLORENCE JR.
BASEBALL
32- TEAM TOURNEY
DAY ONE
AT
June 21
SILETZ RIVER:
Steelhead
Summer steelhead fish-
ing is slowly starting to
pick up. New fish will con-
tinually be moving into the
river over the next few
months with the peak num-
bers typically in July. River
flows are much lower than
normal for this time of year
so think small and subtle
See
FISHING 3B
• FLORENCE JR.
COURTESY PHOTOS
BASEBALL
32- TEAM TOURNEY
MaryAnn Holdren was Siuslaw’s lone representative in OHSET equestrian competition this year. Above, she com-
petes with her horse, Sequoiya, in the hunt seat obstacle event.
DAY TWO
S IUSLAW
AT
EQUESTRIAN
RISES TO CHALLENGE
SALMON RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Cutthroat trout are now
open to harvest. Typically
good fishing can be had
during the early part of the
season. Using small lures
like spinners, spoons or
various flies can be pro-
ductive.
M ILLER P ARK
10 A . M .
M ILLER P ARK
10 A . M .
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
MaryAnn Holdren and Sequoiya
compete in the barrel racing event.
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
I
t was a bittersweet season for 18-
year-old Siuslaw senior MaryAnn
Holdren, who finished her fourth
year riding as an equestrian in OHSET
(Oregon High School Equestrin Team)
competition — this year as Siuslaw’s
lone rider. Holdren rode for Siuslaw
her freshman and sophomore years,
then for Mapleton her junior year
before returning to Siuslaw for her
final year of high school competition.
Holdren faced plenty of hurdles,
and not just on the riding course.
Initially, there was no coach for
Siuslaw until Charleston Fire Chief
Mick Sneddon, himself a 1982 gradu-
S ANDBLASTERS
ate of Siuslaw, stepped up to coach
Holdren in addition to the team he
coaches for Marshfield.
“I offered to coach because I felt it
OPEN SEASON WITH LOSS TO
Florence’s Brad Snow warms up
before the first inning of
Monday’s season opener at home.
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
The Three Rivers Sandblasters
opened the season at home Monday,
kicking off a 25-game schedule that
includes eight home stands between
now and July 19.
In Monday’s opener, the ’Blasters
struggled in the field with five errors
that played to the advantage of the vis-
iting Dodgers of Withnell.
At the plate, Florence managed just
three hits with efforts from Zach
Inskeep, Jonathon Bennison and Tyler
Campbell manufacturing the team’s
only run.
For the Dodgers, relief pitcher Wade
Doane of Reedsport threw a trio of hit-
less innings to keep the Sandblasters
June 17
12:36am / 7.9 7:34am / -1.6
2:07pm / 6.3 7:31pm / 2.2
was important as an alumnus of
Siuslaw to return the team to the blue
and gold,” said Sneddon. “MaryAnn
worked hard on her equestrian skills
this year and consistently improved
her scores in every event each meet
this season.
“As a coach, it was rewarding to
see MaryAnn’s hard work pay off like
that her senior year.”
In pole bending,, for example,
Holdren shaved nearly four seconds
off her time, and improved by two
seconds in the keyhole event.
See
Low Tide
RISES 2B
June 18
1:18am / 7.7
2:49pm / 6.3
8:15am /-1.4
8:17pm / 2.3
June 19
2:00am / 7.3
3:31pm / 6.2
8:55am / -1.2
9:03pm / 2.4
June 20
2:42am / 6.8
4:12pm / 6.1
9:34am / -0.7
9:52pm / 2.4
June 21
3:26am / 6.2
4:54pm / 6.1
10:14am /-0.2
10:44pm / 2.5
June 22
4:13am / 5.7
5:37am / 6.0
10:54am / 0.3
11:42pm / 2.4
June 23
5:08am / 5.2
6:20pm / 6.1
D ODGERS , 9-1
off the bases for the final innings.
Florence’s Brad Snow pitched a
complete game, allowing 11 hits in the
9-1 loss.
Yesterday, the Sandblasters and
Dodgers had a doubleheader rematch
at Willamette University (after press
deadlines).
Friday, the ’Blasters will host North
Coos for a doubleheader beginning at
3 p.m., with a nine-inning game at
home Sunday at 3 p.m.
11:37am / 0.9
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