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About The Siuslaw news. (Florence, Lane County, Or.) 1960-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 2015)
NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM SATURDAY EDITION ❘ AUGUST 15, 2015 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation A Sporting View To be Frank was to be a giant Truly, there can be no professional sports without an announcer. It just doesn’t work any other way. Think about it: when you were a kid, playing football or baseball down the street and ruining Mrs. Johnson’s front yard, the voices you heard in your head weren’t the kind that got you put away upstate for awhile, they were the dulcet tones of the many maestros of the microphone. To the untrained eye, sure, you were a 16-year- old string bean wearing sweat pants, but when you went up for the Nerf, you were like Lynn Swann, and when you ran unabated into the end-zone, you followed in the well-worn footsteps of Tony Dorsett or Walter Payton. See On the Bite F IELD A GOAL FISHING REPORT FOR THE LOCAL REGION www.dfw.state.or.us/RR Siuslaw School District hosts week-long summer football camp for K-12 students MID COAST LAKES 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. SIUSLAW RIVER: PHOTOS BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS H ead Coach Tim Dodson and other coaches taught student football players warm-ups, form, skill training and games at this week’s football summer camp at Siuslaw High School. For the second year, students in kindergarten through fourth grade were part of the camp, with 27 students. There were another 30 to 40 students in grades 5 through 8. The players learned new skills each day of the four-day camp, building on previous knowledge until they could play games of scrimmage. Senior members of the high school’s football team and other volunteers also helped coach. VIEW 2B ALSEA RIVER: Calendar Aug. 15 • X-WEST SANDBOARD COMPETITION AT S AND M ASTER P ARK 2 TO 5 P . M . Aug. 22 • SIUSLAW OPEN GOLF TOURNEY AT S ANDPINES 9 A . M . SILETZ RIVER: T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River Low Tide Aug. 15 12:47am / 7.1 7:27am / -0.5 1:46pm / 6.4 7:35pm / 1.5 Aug. 16 1:25am / 6.9 2:17pm / 6.5 7:59am / -0.2 8:13pm / 1.4 Aug. 17 2:02m / 6.6 2:47pm / 6.5 8:30am / 0.1 8:51pm / 1.3 Aug. 18 2:40am / 6.3 3:18am / 6.5 9:01am / 0.6 9:30pm / 1.3 Aug. 19 3:21am / 5.9 3:50pm / 6.4 9:32am / 1.1 10:13pm / 1.3 Aug. 20 4:06am / 5.5 4:26pm / 6.4 10:06am / 1.5 11:02pm / 1.3 Aug. 21 4:58am / 5.1 5:07pm / 6.3 10:43am / 2.0 11:59pm / 1.3 S IUSLAW IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 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. 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. S PORTS High Tide WEEKLY Softball season closes with tournament Aug. 22-23 Wednesday, Aug. 19, is the last day of regular sea- son play for the Florence Softball League. With the close of the sea- son is the much anticipated Florence Softball League Tournament at Miller Park. This year’s tournament will be played on Saturday, Aug. 22, and Sunday, Aug. 23. Saturday will be a two pool round robin play with seeding for the tournament based on a team’s average run differential. The first round of the tournament will be played Saturday evening just after round robin play finishes. The second, third and final round of the tournament will be on Sunday. The BoxLunch food truck will be at Miller Park serving the league and the spectators on Sunday. This year, it offers a $10 special, “the Grand Slam Burger.” BoxLunch will donate $2 of every sale of the special to the Florence Softball League. “This is very exciting,” said Sean Campbell, who is with the league. “We would like as much support as we can. Tell your friends and family to come on down and get a burger and help support the league. Hope to see everyone out there!” The co-ed league sched- uled a total of 90 games between June, July and August this year, playing two games each Wednesday and Thursday at Miller Park. Spectators are welcome at all games, which are family-friendly and alcohol free. Siuslaw registers sports online Siuslaw High School has announced that it is now offering the convenience of online registra- tion for athletics through FamilyID, a secure reg- istration platform that provides an easy, user- friendly way to register for programs. The system keeps track of the information entered in each FamilyID profile. A family only needs to enter its information once for each family member for multiple uses and multiple programs. Register and find more information at www.familyid.com/siuslaw-high-school. Steelhead, cutthroat trout Summer steelhead fish- ing is fair in the upper river. Low flows and warming river tempera- tures are making new fish race up into the cooler holding waters of the gorge area. New fish will contin- ually be moving into the river through the summer with peak numbers typical- ly in July. River flows are much lower than normal for this time of year so think small and subtle presentations. Typical steelhead tactics apply such as bobber and jig/bait, or casting spoons or spinners. Cutthroat trout are now also open to harvest and can be found throughout the main stem river and many large tributaries. WILSON RIVER: Steelhead, Chinook, cut- throat Spring Chinook fishing is slow in the low clear water. Summer steelhead fishing is slow also. Fishing for cutthroat trout should be fair. Use lighter gear for best results as the water is extremely low and clear. YAQUINA RIVER: Cutthroat trout Cutthroat trout fishing is slow to fair. The best opportunities are coming in the early mornings when river temperatures are the coolest. River conditions are very low and warm for this time of year. The mainstem Yaquina See FISHING 2B CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK By Mark Vasto
