NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ AUGUST 5, 2015 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
S PORTS
Calendar
S IUSLAW
CELEBRATES
ATHLETIC LEGACY
Aug. 5
• FLORENCE
SOFTBALL
AT M ILLER PARK
5:30 AND 7 P . M .
On the
Bite
A
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
Aug. 10-13
MID COAST LAKES
• VIK FOOTBALL
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 pro-
vide good opportunity and
have boat and bank access.
CAMP
SHS
G RADES 2-4,
1 TO 2 P . M .
G RADES 5-8,
3 TO 5 P . M .
F ROSH / SOPH ,
6 TO 8 P . M .
AT
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.
Aug. 15
• X-WEST
SANDBOARD
COMPETITION
AT S AND M ASTER
P ARK
2 TO 5 P . M .
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
Aug. 22
• SIUSLAW OPEN
GOLF TOURNEY
AT S ANDPINES
9 A . M .
T IDE T ABLE
See
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Aug. 5
4:17am / 6.3
4:53pm / 7.5
10:27am / 0.3
11:26pm / 0.5
Aug. 6
5:23am / 5.7
5:45pm / 7.4
Aug. 7
6:38am / 5.2
6:43pm / 7.3
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Clockwise from top: Jim Archer receives a standing ovation as
this year’s “Viking Spirit” inductee into the Siuslaw Athletics Hall
of Fame; members of the 1988 state championship cheerleading
team are introduced by then-coach Nancy Grey; Collin Cram
(2004) talks about how the support of coaches and family helped
make him into the person he is today.
11:19am / 1.1
12:34am / 0.5
12:17pm / 1.7
“School records are hard to come by at Siuslaw” — 2015 Hall of Fame inductee John LaDuke
Aug. 8
8:01am / 5.0
7:45am / 7.2
1:46am / 0.3
1:25pm / 2.3
Aug. 9
9:21am / 5.1
8:47pm / 7.2
2:56am / 0.1
2:37pm / 2.6
Aug. 10
10:28am / 5.4 3:58am / -0.2
9:45pm / 7.2 3:44pm / 2.6
Aug. 11
4:51am / -0.5
11:21m / 5.7
10:38pm / 7.3 4:43pm / 2.4
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I
n the history of Oregon 4A high
school track and field, no school
has scored more points at state
meets than Siuslaw. So it was
only fitting when 1960 graduate John
LaDuke stepped to the podium as the
first Viking athlete to be inducted into
the Siuslaw
B Y N ED H ICKSON Athletics Hall of
Siuslaw News
Fame for the Class
of 2015.
“School records are hard to come
by at Siuslaw,” LaDuke said, noting
that the top mark in the long (broad)
jump has only been improved by 7.75
inches over the last 55 years. “I think
that says a lot about the level of com-
petitive spirit at our school.”
LaDuke, who was the first in
Siuslaw history to win back-to-back
long jump state titles, was one of
seven individuals and three teams
recognized during last Friday’s induc-
tion ceremony at the Florence Events
Center. It was an evening of smiles
and welcomed embraces spanning
more than five decades of athletic
achievement still living vibrantly in
the eyes of inductees, their family
and past classmates.
The evening’s
emcee, Bob Sneddon,
opened the ceremony
by naming some of the
past athletes inducted
over the last four years
since the Hall of Fame
was established in 2011.
“Several are here
tonight, some traveling
quite a distance to be here
for teammates,” said
Sneddon. “Siuslaw’s
school spirit is alive and
well.”
As a testimony to that
spirit, when 148-lb. 2A state
champion wrestler Ron Bly
(1965) stepped up to the stage, pre-
senter and classmate Fred Allen was
unable to hide his emotion.
“My wife knew this would hap-
pen,” joked a misty-eyed Allen. “She
told me ‘Don’t forget to breathe.’”
Past Siuslaw teacher Dan Rankin
then read a letter
written to Bly by
his 1965 class-
mates, congratu-
lating him and
expressing their
pride in his
achievement.
“One thing
that guided us
kids in the
1950s and
1960s was
sports,” said
Bly. “It was
the glue that
held our
class and the
community
together. It’s a common thread that
runs through all of us — and still
does.”
The theme of community was also
a common thread running through all
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Local photog
chosen in
ODFW contest
SALEM — From salmon
fishing on a foggy coastal
river, to chukar hunting in the
John Day River canyon, to
watching a sandhill crane
take flight, the winning pho-
tographs in the Oregon
Department of Fish and
Wildlife’s photo contest con-
firm that Oregonians love the
outdoors.
Eighty photos met the con-
test’s eligibility requirements
and from them winners were
selected in five categories:
fishing, hunting, crabbing,
clamming and wildlife view-
ing.
Each winner will receive a
$50 gift card to Cabela’s.
The winning photos and
several runner-up photos can
be seen on the ODFW web-
site. In the future, these pho-
tos and others also may be
showcased on ODFW’s web-
site, in promotional materials
and on social media chan-
nels.
In the Wildlife Viewing
category, Florence resident
and photographer Jane
Pittenger, won for a bird’s-
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