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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM SATURDAY EDITION ❘ JUNE 27, 2015 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation A Sporting View By Mark Vasto A tradition like any other Campfire restrictions start today as temps climb CORVALLIS — Fire officials have elevated the risk of wildfires on the Siuslaw National Forest from “moder- ate” to “high.” Forest officials also are enacting restrictions on fire use within the forest, which went into today, June 27. “For public safety and to protect for- Fans of golf are familiar with CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz’s signature phrase used to describe The Masters: “A tradition unlike any other.” They may be less famil- iar with the catchphrase employed by members of the FOX broadcast team, whose coverage of the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay was universally panned. enclosure (i.e., campfire ring) at a maintained Forest Service site. • No smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a devel- oped recreation site or while in an area with a 3-square-foot minimum of ground devoid of flammable materials. The restrictions, in essence, restrict the use of fires only to campfire rings in campgrounds and picnic areas, as well as on the open sand when dis- persed camping in the Oregon Dunes and Sand Lake Recreation Areas. Liquid gas stoves and lanterns, such See TEMPS 3B DIGGING IN VIEW 3B CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK See est health, temporary fire restrictions are necessary,” said Dan Eddy, fire management officer for the Siuslaw National Forest. Restrictions include: • No building, maintaining, attend- ing or using a campfire, fire or stove fire when not in a pre-installed fire S PORTS Calendar June 27 • TRC BASEBALL S ANDBLASTERS HOST E UGENE (DH) AT SHS 1 AND 3 P . M . June 29 • TRC BASEBALL S ANDBLASTERS HOST M ID V ALLEY 4 P . M . July 1 • FLORENCE SOFTBALL AT M ILLER P ARK 5:30 AND 7 P . M . July 2 • FLORENCE SOFTBALL AT M ILLER P ARK 5:30 AND 7 P . M . T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide June 27 9:46am / 4.6 9:20pm / 6.8 3:41am / 0.9 3:05pm / 2.4 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 July 1 1:03am / 6.0 NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS 6:33am / -1.3 6:20pm / 2.3 Participants in last week’s Viking Volleyball Camp, hosted by the Siuslaw High School volleyball team, run through digging drills Friday morning. The five-day camp was open to grades four through eight, focusing on developing solid fundamentals in passing, setting, hitting, serving and blocking. July 2 12:12am / 7.9 7:14am / -1.6 1:45am / 6.2 7:07pm / 2.2 July 3 12:56am / 7.9 7:55am / -1.8 2:27pm / 6.4 7:55pm / 2.0 S ANDBLASTERS SPLIT WITH VISITING C ORVALLIS B Y N ED H ICKSON S S IUSLAW IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 Siuslaw News The Marketmen of Corvallis may have come to the coast to beat the heat, but in Thursday’s doubleheader at Siuslaw, the Three Rivers Sandblasters scored Corvallis 14-2 opener. Jonathan Bennison, Joe Hixenbaugh and Elijah Nunez each connected for a pair of hits, with all three ’Blasters going 2-for-3 at the plate. On the mound, Brad Snow threw a Brad Snow picked up the win on the mound Thursday against Corvallis. complete game and got the win. In the nightcap, however, Florence’s batting cooled off as Corvallis’ heated up for a 17-3 victory. Tyler Campbell pitched almost five innings in relief and got the loss. Today, the Sandblasters will host the Eugene Challengers for a pair of seven-inning games at Siuslaw High School. First pitch goes out at 1 p.m. NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS