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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ JULY 11, 2015 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
L IFE
A Sporting View
By Mark Vasto
On the
Bite
CYCLE
Shark Days
of summer
A
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
The term “Dog Days of
Summer” is an expression
that has fallen out of favor
in recent times, and for
sports fans this poses a
peculiar dilemma.
In today’s world it’s all
about building a brand, and
these two months — when
kids are out of school, peo-
ple go on vacation and
women wear bikinis —
have always had an image
problem. And besides, hip-
ster millennials are not
going to use ancient
Gregorian-era terms like
“July” or “August.”
OMG.
LOL.
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
NORTH COAST
LAKES:
Lost Lake received some
surplus trout last week.
Most other district lakes
were stocked the first week
of June. Trout fishing
should be fair to good. Due
to warm conditions, con-
centrate on early morning
hours when fish are likely
to be the most active.
Warm water fishing is
fair to good. Coffenbury,
Cullaby, Sunset, Lytle,
Cape Meares, and Town
lakes, and Vernonia Pond
all offer opportunity for
largemouth bass. Weed
growth and water quality
may be a problem in some
areas.
The latest trout stocking
schedule.
VIEW 2B
S PORTS
Calendar
MID COAST LAKES:
July 12
• TRC BASEBALL
VS
S ANDBLASTERS
D OC S TEWARTS
AT R OSEBURG
3 AND 5 P . M .
July 14
• TRC BASEBALL
S ANDBLASTERS
VS C HALLENGERS
AT S WEDE J OHNSON
S TADIUM
5 AND 7 P . M .
July 15
• FLORENCE
SOFTBALL
M ILLER PARK
5:30 AND 7 P . M .
AT
T IDE T ABLE
COURTESY PHOTO
Members of the Texas 4000 leave St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church early Friday morning, continuing a 4,687-mile
journey from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska, to raise money for cancer research.
Peddling with purpose
Florence plays host to
cyclists on nationwide
trek for cancer
Last Thursday, Florence had an
overnight visit from members of the
“Texas 4000 for Cancer,” a group of
students that cycle from Texas to
Alaska and back each summer to raise
money and awareness for cancer
research.
The Texas 4000 is a federally regis-
tered nonprofit organization, and its
summer jaunt is the longest annual
charity bicycle ride in the world. Each
year a new group of 60 to 100
University of Texas at Austin students
make a 70-day, 4,687-mile bike trek
from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage,
Alaska.
Each rider meets training and com-
munity service expectations as well as
a $4,500 fundraising goal that goes
toward Texas 4000’s mission of
spreading “Hope, knowledge and char-
ity from Austin to Anchorage.”
To date, Texas 4000 has raised more
than $4 million, and donated more than
$1 million to various cancer-related
organizations including Live-Strong,
the University of Texas Department of
Biomedical
Engineering,
M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center, Brent’s Place
and the American Cancer Society.
Thursday marked the fifth consecu-
tive year that members of the Texas
4000 have made Florence an overnight
stop, with St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church and its members hosting the
cyclists for dinner and arranging for
lodging, as well as breakfast Friday
morning.
The group’s next stop was Newport
before continuing north to Anchorage.
For more information about the
Texas 4000 and ways to help, visit
www.texas4000.org.
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
July 11
9:30am / 5.0
9:07pm / 7.6
3:16am / 0.0
2:50pm / 2.1
July 12
10:39am / 5.3 4:15am /-0.6
10:00am / 7.7 3:53pm / 2.3
July 13
11:36am / 5.6 5:08am /-1.0
10:50pm / 7.7 4:51pm / 2.3
July 14
12:25am / 5.9 5:54am / -1.2
11:37pm / 7.7 5:43pm / 2.3
July 15
1:07am / 6.0
6:37am / -1.3
6:30pm / 2.2
July 16
12:20am / 7.6 7:16am / -1.2
1:46pm / 6.2 7:14pm / 2.1
July 17
1:01am / 7.4
2:22pm / 6.2
7:53am /-1.2
7:57pm / 2.0
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148 Maple St.
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R ULE
CHANGES APPROVED FOR PREP TRACK
Beginning with the 2016 high
school track and field season, the head
starter (or designee), rather than the
implement inspector, shall inspect all
starting blocks used in the running
events.
The addition of Article 4 to Rule 3-6
was one of eight changes recommend-
ed by the National Federation of State
High School Associations (NFHS)
Track and Field Rules Committee at its
June 15 meeting in Indianapolis, Ind.
The committee’s recommendations
were subsequently approved by the
NFHS Board of Directors.
“The committee did significant
work in cleaning up some confusion
regarding trials and passes by expand-
ing terms contained in definitions,”
said Becky Oakes, NFHS director of
sports and liaison to the Track and
Field Rules Committee. “Likewise,
changes were made to include the use
of flags in field events and update cross
country rules to reflect the current
trends in the sport.”
Rules 6-1-1 through 5 were amend-
ed to expand and clarify the definitions
for trials and attempts in throwing
events.
Rule 6-2-9 concerning a competi-
tor's initiation of a trial was conse-
quently affected by the change.
Similar revisions were made to
Rules 7-1-1 through 7 and Rule 7-2-12
so the same clarification and expansion
of definitions apply.
Other significant track and field
rules changes included the revision of
Rule 3-10-7. The rule now states that
“the head event judge may be equipped
with both a white and red flag” to sig-
nal whether a throwing attempt is fair
or foul.
The change will allow for more effi-
cient administration of field events and
for improved communication between
officials, coaches and fans, Oakes said.
In cross country, Rule 9-3-3 was
revised to recommend the use of a
video or photograph to verify the order
of finish in races in which the timing
system indicates a differential of one-
tenth of a second or less.
Having the video as a back-up and a
process in place for problems that may
arise from the use of a computerized
transponder/chip system is a good
solution, Oakes said.
Added to Rule 9-3 is the recommen-
dation of a finish corral at cross
See
RULES 2B
Fishing for the various
warm water fish species is
fair to good during the
summer months.
There are numerous
lakes in the Florence area
that can provide good
opportunity and have boat
and bank access.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
The cutthroat trout fish-
ery is slow to fair. Fishing
during the early mornings
or in the larger tributaries
is the most productive.
River conditions are very
low and warm for this time
of year. 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 fish-
ery is fair in the mainstem
and in some of the large
tributaries. With the low
and warm river conditions
the best opportunities will
be in the early morning
when water temperatures
are the coolest. Small spin-
ners are typically produc-
tive as wells as small
spoons or fly fishing with
nymphs or streamers.
SALMON RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Cutthroat trout fishing is
slow to fair with the early
morning being the most
productive. Using small
lures like spinners, spoons
or various flies can be pro-
ductive.
SILETZ RIVER:
Steelhead, cutthroat trout
Summer steelhead fish-
ing is fair in the upper
river. Low flows and
warming river tempera-
tures is making new fish
race up into the cooler
holding waters of the gorge
See
FISHING 2B
Sandblasters head to Roseburg after being swept by Dirtbags
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
The American
Legion
3A
Sandblasters of Florence hosted a
rematch with DeMarini Post 20
Wednesday, in hopes of squelching the
Dirtbags’ claim on first place in Zone
3.
Tuesday, Florence left Albany with
a 7-4 loss to Post 20, due in part to a
trio of costly errors late in the game.
With the league’s top spot on the
line for Albany, the Sandblasters were
poised to play spoilers but fell well
short of getting the drop on the
Dirtbags in both match-ups.
In the opener, Florence managed to
put the ball into play on five hits —
matching the same number of errors
committed in the game for the
Sandblasters.
The Dirtbags were able to manufac-
ture 11 runs in the game to secure an
11-1 victory.
In the nightcap, the ’Blasters were
outhit by Albany 16-3 en route to a 10-
3 win that secured first place in Zone
3 for the Dirtbags.
The Sandblasters, meanwhile,
dropped into last place in the league.
The ’Blasters will get a short break
before returning to the diamond
tomorrow, when they travel to
Roseburg for a nonleague doublehead-
er against the Doc Stewarts at Legion
Field.
Both games will be seven innings,
with the first pitch going out at 3 p.m.,
followed by the nightcap at 5 p.m.
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
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