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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ SEPTEMBER 26, 2015 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
A Sporting View
On the
Bite
By Mark Vasto
Can I get
a witness
A
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
I have never proclaimed
to be a guru or Eastern
philosopher. I’ll leave all of
that genius stuff to Chip
Kelly because, yeah, he cer-
tainly looks like he’s got it
all figured out over there in
Philadelphia. And now that
the Pope is in Philadelphia
and it’s impossible to go to
Philadelphia even if you
wanted to, and Philadelphia
thinks it’s doing us a favor
by keeping us out ... it gives
me some time for thought-
ful introspection.
I kid Philadelphia. I love
Philadelphia. Some of my
best
friends
are
Philadelphians. I think one
of the greatest tests of a per-
son's intelligence is asking
them “’Pat’s or Geno’s?”
But you just have to admire
their timing. They kick out
Tim Tebow a few weeks
before the Pope gets there,
and they still can’t score
two touchdowns against the
Cowboys with DeMarco
Murray in the backfield.
My larger point here is
about religion in sports,
though. I’ve noticed over
the years that some people
get very upset when athletes
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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.
L EAGUE
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
STANDINGS
As of
9/26/15
Siuslaw’s HannahLeah Jakobsen and Hannah Bartlett celebrate a win for the Viks, who swept Brookings Tuesday.
V OLLEYBALL
F AR W EST
MARSHFIELD
SIUSLAW
S. UMP.
N. BEND
DOUGLAS
BROOKINGS
M. W EST
4-0
2-2
2-2
2-2
2-2
0-4
T. LAKE
LOWELL
SILETZ
MCKENZIE
ALSEA
MAPLETON
6-1
5-1
4-1
4-3
2-4
1-6
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Sept. 26
11:26am / 7.3 5:10am / -0.2
11:33am / 7.6 5:33am / 0.6
Sept. 27
12:06am / 7.8 5:55am / -0.3
6:22pm / -0.1
Sept. 28
12:26am / 7.8 6:38am / -0.1
12:46pm/ 8.2 7:10pm / -0.7
Sept. 29
1:18m / 7.7
1:27pm / 8.4
Sept. 30
2:10am / 7.5
2:10pm/ 8.4
7:22am / 0.2
7:58pm / -1.0
8:06am / 0.8
8:48pm / -1.0
Oct. 1
3:04pm / 7.1
2:54pm / 8.2
8:52am / 1.3
9:39pm / -0.8
Oct. 2
4:01am / 6.6
3:42pm/ 7.8
9:41am / 1.9
10:35pm /-0.4
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S IUSLAW d B ROOKINGS -H ARBOR
25-12, 25-14, 25-9
D OUGLAS d S IUSLAW :
25-21, 26-24, 21-25, 26-24
The Vikings opened a long week of
road work at Brookings-Harbor, where
Elyssa Rose hammered the Bruins
with 15 kills while Claire Waggoner
delivered 13 points and was 100 per-
cent from the service line.
B RUINS ,
Along with primary setter Hannah
Bartlett serving up four aces and con-
tributing 21 assists, Siuslaw was able
to pack up early after a three-game
sweep in which the Viks outscored 75-
35 in three sets.
This followed a 3-1 victory in the
league opener last week against South
Umpqua and a four-game loss to
Marshfield.
On Thursday, the Far West League
got jammed up in the second-place
position as Marshfield swept South
Umpqua and North Bend beat
GO
2-2
Brookings-Harbor in four sets.
That same evening, Siuslaw faced
Douglas and fell to the Trojans in four
sets.
Despite 11 kills from Makenzie
York and stellar serving from Anna
Mintin, Douglas was able to narrowly
defeat the Vikings in four close sets.
Stepping in as libero for Ali Scheer for
the evening was Maci Wells, who had
23 digs against the Trojans.
The loss creates a four-way tie for
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VIKS 3B
Chinook, coho, cutthroat
trout
Fall Chinook fishing has
been producing fair results
so far this season with
anglers trolling the lower
bay up to Cushman having
the best results through the
high slack tide. Cooler
temperatures and forecast-
ed rain will likely move
some fish up to the head of
tide section.
The wild coho fishery
continues through Nov. 30,
with a daily bag limit of 1
adult coho and seasonal
limit of 2 adult coho (in
aggregate with other areas
with the same bag limit).
The bay and lower tide
water sections typically
produce the best results
early in the season.
The cutthroat trout fish-
ery is fair in the lower
reaches of the river and in
upper tide water for sea
runs. Fishing during the
early mornings or near the
larger tributaries is the
most productive.
ALSEA RIVER:
Chinook, coho, cutthroat
trout
The fall Chinook fishery
is producing fair results so
far this season. Anglers are
having the best action fish-
ing from the lower bay up
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FISHING 4B
S PORTS
Calendar
Sailors battle through tough week
Mapleton’s Olivia Nicol served up
four aces last week and scored
three kills.
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
M C K ENZIE d M APLETON :
20-25, 17-25, 25-21, 21-25
M APLETON d L OWELL
25-15, 25-17, 25-12
proud of the girls continuing to work
hard.”
The Sailors began the week at
Lowell, where Alyssa Richards led
Mapleton with four aces, five attacks
and three kills, and Olivia Nicol had a
pair of aces and attacks to go with a
kill and a stuff-block.
Despite their effort, Lowell went on
to sweep the Sailors in three sets.
Thursday, Mapleton was back at
Slow but steady progress is how
Mapleton coach Jesika Crook
described her team’s approach to last
week, which included losses to Lowell
and McKenzie.
“One of our goals is to do better in
the first set of matches,” said Crook,
who lost both opening sets last week.
“We’ve had injuries and other obsta-
cles to overcome this week, and I’m
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SAILORS 2B
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Sept. 26
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Sept. 29
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6 P . M .
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HOSTS
Cape Perpetua day-use
fees waved this weekend
YACHATS — In recognition
of Public Lands Day, the Cape
Perpetua Scenic Area will be
waiving its day-use fees today,
Sept. 26, and Sunday, Sept. 27.
Artist-in-residence Colleen
Caubin also will be available
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today,
Sept. 26, to help visitors explore
Oct. 1
• SHS V-BALL
AT
the Scenic Area through art.
The Cape Perpetua Visitor
Center began its fall operating
hours Monday. The Visitor
Center, located three miles
south of Yachats, will be open
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
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CAPE 3B
T. L AKE
6 P . M .
S. U MPQUA
6 P . M .
• MHS V-BALL
HOSTS
Cape Perpetua is three miles south of Yachats
along Highway 101.
S ILETZ
6 P . M .
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
SIUSLAW RIVER:
VIEW 4B
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