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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ JUNE 24, 2015 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation On the Bite A WEEKLY FISHING REPORT FOR THE LOCAL REGION www.dfw.state.or.us/RR OSAA adopts national ‘Heads Up’ for football safety program SALEM — The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) has become the first state high school activities association in the United States to require coach enrollment into USA Football’s Heads Up Football program for the benefit of its student- athletes, effective in 2016. The OSAA recommends its 249 football-playing high schools enroll in High School Heads Up Football in 2015. Oregon high schools will be required to do so in 2016. USA Football, the sport’s national governing body, trains more high school and youth football coaches combined than any organization in the country. Nearly 1,000 high schools spanning 44 states signed up for USA Football’s Heads Up Football program in 2014. High School Heads Up Football has earned the endorsement of leaders in medicine, child advocacy and sport. In addition to the USA Football program, Oregon high schools will continue to follow existing OSAA protocols to advance student-athlete health. Created and administered by inde- pendent nonprofit organizatuon USA Football, High School Heads Up Football establishes important stan- dards rooted in the best available sci- ence for safer play. Heads Up Football is a comprehen- sive approach to teach and play the No. 1 participatory sport of U.S. high school boys. Supported by the American College of Sports Medicine, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, the program teaches tack- ling and blocking techniques designed to reduce helmet contact while addressing all-sport-relevant topics See OSAA 3B 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 See T AKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME FISHING 2B S PORTS Calendar June 24 • FLORENCE SOFTBALL AT M ILLER P ARK 5:30 AND 7 P . M . June 25 • FLORENCE SOFTBALL M ILLER P ARK 5:30 AND 7 P . M . AT T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide June 24 12:45am / 2.2 6:11am / 4.7 12:24am / 1.3 7:06pm / 6.1 June 25 1:48am / 1.8 1:15pm / 1.8 7:23am / 4.5 7:51pm / 6.3 June 26 2:48am / 1.3 2:09pm / 2.2 8:37am / 4.4 8:36pm / 6.5 June 27 9:46am / 4.6 9:20pm / 6.8 3:41am / 0.9 3:05pm / 2.4 etween Saturday, June 20 and Father’s day, June 21, 33 teams from around the South Coast and beyond were on baseball the fields at Miller Park for the annual Siuslaw Baseball Association’s Gehlke All-Star Tournament. A total of 83 games were played over the course of the two-day competition for teams with players ages 7 through 12. Teams included Albany, Monmouth, Siletz, Tillamook, Lincoln City, Newport, Waldport, Reedsport, Roseburg, North Bend, Coos Bay, Bandon, Coquille, Myrtle Point and Florence. Between games, the snack shack provided burgers cooked by Florence Mayor Joe Henry who volunteered to man the grill for the event. Host Siuslaw won the Minors division, with North Bend winning the Rookies bracket and South Central winning the Majors title. Team photos will appear in the July 11 edition of the Summer Baseball section. B June 28 10:44am / 4.9 4:28am / 0.2 10:04am / 7.1 3:58pm / 2.5 June 29 11:35am / 5.3 5:11am / -0.4 10:46pm / 7.4 4:47pm / 2.5 June 30 12:20am / 5.7 5:53am / -0.9 11:29pm / 7.7 5:34pm / 2.5 S S IUSLAW IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Y OUTH SCORE SURF , STEWARDSHIP AT NEWPORT — The Surfrider Foundation’s Newport chapter, joined by its Siuslaw and Portland chapters, hosted 45 competitors and more than 200 spectators for the seventh annual Otter Rock ’n’ Roll Youth Surf Contest and Beach Cleanup Challenge in cele- bration of International Surfing Day. The event drew competitors from all over Oregon and a few as far away as Washington, Idaho and California. Observed globally, International Surfing Day celebrates the sport of surfing and helps raise awareness about issues facing our oceans, waves and beaches. This year’s event was dedicated to Mike Bowers of Savory Café who was a long-time sponsor of this event and big supporter of the local community and its youth. The 18-and-under surf contest and beach cleanup challenge kicked off Saturday morning, June 13, at Otter O TTER R OCK ’ N ’ R OLL Rock/Devil’s Punchbowl State Park, running a series of 22, 15-minute heats in divisions from “Best Beginner” — which comes with surfing lessons and all the gear for surfing provided by nonprofit Warm Current — to the hot shot 16-18 year-olds. The weather provided for plenty of sunshine and the sheltered conditions of Otter Rock kept the competition out of the wind with a small, but clean swell. Conditions were favorable for the youngest, with small enough waves to keep them stoked, but not intimidated. While the older kids could have hoped for some larger, steeper waves, they made the most of every opportu- nity in the water. The “Parent with Child” division was the most popular with 13 parent/child teams battling it out over See OTTER 3B G REAT I NVESTMENT P ROPERTY Great rental property on 1.42 acres in Westlake. 1940’s home with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath. Rental income is $850/month. $179,000 #10965 MLS#15066856 Lynnette Wikstrom Broker Cell: 541.999.0786 lynnette@cbcoast.com 100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR • 541.997.7777 “We’re next to the Bridge.” COAST REAL ESTATE