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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM SATURDAY EDITION ❘ JUNE 20, 2015 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation ’Blasters swept by Dodgers A Sporting View By Mark Vasto There’s no opt-outs for ad game See Siuslaw News NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Siuslaw Viking basketball team members Claire Waggoner, Elyssa Rose and Sierra Potter watch as participants in last week’s Viking Basketball Camp run passing drills. S HARING THE V IKING B Y N ED H ICKSON L ast week’s Viking Basketball Camp, lead by Clint Tatum (below) and assisted by members of both the Siuslaw boys and girls basket- ball teams, hosted more than 40 youths during the week-long camp held at Siuslaw High School. The camp, divided into a morning session for younger play- ers and an afternoon session for middle school through high school players, taught basketball fundamentals through drills and activities. “We had a great turnout and really appreciated the help from the boys team,” said Tatum. “It was a lot of fun and the kids seemed to get a lot out of it.” All money raised will benefit the bas- ketball program. T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River Low Tide 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 S PORTS Calendar Siuslaw News VIEW 4B High Tide WAY After falling to the Dodgers of Withnell by eight runs during Monday’s Legion AAA Baseball opener at home, the Three Rivers Sandblasters traveled to Willamette University for a chance to even the score dur- ing a doubleheader Tuesday. Though, in both games, the ’Blasters were able to hold the Dodgers to half the runs they scored during the previ- ous day’s matchup, Withnell still managed to complete a three-game sweep. Sharper defense led to fewer errors as Florence went from five errors in Monday’s opener to just a single error in 14 innings of play on Tuesday. The Sandblasters improved offensively as well, putting up a total of nine hits in the doubleheader — six in the first game alone — com- pared to just three hits the day before. The ’Blasters sent Jonathon Bennison to the mound in game one, where he threw all seven innings in a 4-1 loss. Griffin Kaufman threw three innings in a 4-0 loss in the nightcap. The Sandblasters are back on their home field tomor- row, taking on Doc Stewarts in a nine-inning game set to start at 3 p.m. June 20 • FLORENCE JR. BASEBALL 32- TEAM TOURNEY DAY ONE AT M ILLER P ARK 10 A . M . June 21 • FLORENCE JR. BASEBALL 32- TEAM TOURNEY DAY TWO M ILLER P ARK 10 A . M . • TRC BASEBALL SANDBLASTERS AT HOSTING D OC S TEWART AT SHS 3 P . M . 11:37am / 0.9 June 23 June 24 12:45am / 2.2 6:11am / 4.7 12:24am / 1.3 7:06pm / 6.1 • TRC BASEBALL June 25 1:48am / 1.8 1:15pm / 1.8 7:23am / 4.5 7:51pm / 6.3 SANDBLASTERS AT C ORVALLIS 3 P . M . June 26 2:48am / 1.3 2:09pm / 2.2 8:37am / 4.4 8:36pm / 6.5 S S IUSLAW IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 June 24 • FLORENCE New ODFW video teaches beginners to fish SALEM — Just in time for summer vacations and family fishing, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has introduced a new video series titled “How To Fish For Trout in Oregon” to help newcomers learn how to fish. The 14-part series, sponsored by ODFW and starring professional guide Cody Herman of Day One Outdoors, takes the beginning angler from picking out the proper gear at the local sporting goods store, to cleaning and cooking their catch. In between, anglers will learn easy, proven techniques for attaching tackle and bait, casting and what to do when a fish bites. “It’s true that catching trout can be easy, but it can also be intimidating when you’re first starting out and you don’t know what you need, how to do it, or where to go,” said Chris Willard, ODFW recruitment and retention coor- dinator. “These videos are designed to make it easier for beginning and novice anglers to take advantage of Oregon’s most popular fishery.” See ODFW 4B SOFTBALL AT M ILLER P ARK 5:30 AND 7 P . M . June 25 • FLORENCE SOFTBALL AT M ILLER P ARK 5:30 AND 7 P . M . CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK As any watcher of sports on television can tell you, commercials are unavoid- able. Not only are they per- vasive, they are repetitious — sometimes, I would argue, to a fault. We understand that peo- ple need to hear a message more than once to get the point. I’m pretty sure that’s Merchandising and Advertising 101. But when is it enough? The major brands out there — the soft drinks, phone companies and finan- ciers — change it up every once in a while, introducing new characters and songs. And they pretty much know when people aren’t into the ad anymore. For instance, when see- ing a certain brand of luxu- ry car reminds you of Jim Carrey imitating Matthew McConaughey’s creepy ad, you know it’s time to retire that commercial. When the only people on Twitter tak- ing the time to type #sirloin are the people telling you they hate the commercial where they’re told to type #sirloin, it may be time for change. At one point or another, all of us have lent a hand or given to a charity of some sort. Maybe you canvassed the neighborhood for Easter Seals, threw a few extra bucks into the second col- lection at church, volun- teered your time or work for a nonprofit. We appreciate the efforts of all the non- smokers’ alliances and the anti-trans-fat corps and all B Y N ED H ICKSON