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WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
On the
Bite
A
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
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.
Lady Viks third at Woahink
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
The sight of Siuslaw’s Celie Mans
and Bandon’s Sailor Hutton
approaching the finish well ahead of
the pack in the varsity girls cross
country race has become a familiar
one this season.
Saturday’s Woahink Invitational
meet, which hosted teams from 25
schools, was no exception as Hutton
was the first across the finish in
18:43.6. Mans, who managed to
shave more than a minute off of her
previous time on the difficult course,
placed second in a time of 19:14.7.
Thanks to Mans and the efforts of
newcomers
Morgan
Bingham
(20:44.8), a junior and recent trans-
fer, and freshman Kaeli Ramos
(21:49.3) crossing the finish in sixth
and 15th place, respectively, the Viks
were able to claim third overall with
seniors Mikaela Siegel taking 26th
and Sierra Potter 27th to round out
Siuslaw’s top five.
For Siegel and Potter, their final
Siuslaw’s Sierra Potter was back in
the line-up still nursing an injury
and recent bout with the flu.
run on the unique, multi-terrain
course — which includes everything
from narrow trails to hay bales —
was also the best of their careers at
Woahink, with times of 22:16.5 for
Siegel, and 22:19.7 for Potter.
South Eugene won the team title
with 55 points, followed by West
See
SIUSLAW 4B
KELLY POTTER PHOTO
Vik boys
basketball gets
new coach
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Chinook, coho, cutthroat
trout
B Y S TAN P USIESKI
See
FISHING 6B
Special to Siuslaw News
Retired college basketball
coach Will Biggs has been
named the new boys’ basket-
ball coach at Siuslaw High
School, according to the
school’s athletic director
Jeromy
Graybill,
who
announced the decision
Monday.
Biggs was head basketball
coach at California State
University East Bay for 16
seasons, from 1997 to 2013,
L EAGUE
STANDINGS
As of
9/26/15
F OOTBALL
F AR W EST
MARSHFIELD
SIUSLAW
N. BEND
S. UMP.
DOUGLAS
BROOKINGS
M. W EST
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-1
0-1
0-1
LOWELL
YONCALLA
N. DOUGLAS
SILETZ
MAPLETON
T. LAKE
2-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-1
1-1
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T IDE T ABLE
S PORTS
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Sept. 30
2:10am / 7.5
2:10pm/ 8.4
8:06am / 0.8
8:48pm / -1.0
COACH 3B
Calendar
Oct. 1
• MHS V-BALL
Oct. 1
3:04pm / 7.1
2:54pm / 8.2
Oct. 2
4:01am / 6.6
3:42pm/ 7.8
HOSTS
8:52am / 1.3
9:39pm / -0.8
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
9:41am / 1.9
10:35pm /-0.4
Oct. 3
05:03am / 6.2 10:37am / 2.5
4:36am / 7.3 11:36pm / 0.1
V IKS
Oct. 5
7:25m / 5.8
6:50pm / 6.3
12:42am / 0.5
1:01pm / 3.1
Oct. 6
8:34am / 5.9
8:04am / 6.1
1:51am / 0.8
2:20am / 3.0
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw: 07 07 07 07 — 28
S. Umpq.: 00 00 00 07 — 07
Senior runningback Kenneth Thrall
may have been limping a little after
Friday’s 28-7 win over the Lancers on
Friday night, but he was too happy to
notice.
“We had two goals coming into this
game,” Thrall said amongst the excit-
ed crowd of fans and well-wishers.
“Set the tone early and get a little pay-
back from last year.”
Thrall and the rest of the Vikings
accomplished both in the near shutout
that was Siuslaw’s fourth consecutive
win (4-0) and something special for
Tim Dodson, who tucked away his
150th win as head coach.
“I don’t really keep track of things
like that, but that does make this one a
little special,” Dodson said. “But win
151 would be even better.”
Siuslaw controlled the field from
start to finish, beginning with a pass
interception and 44-yard return by
Thrall in the first quarter that led to a
one-yard quarterback keeper by
Preston Mitchell for the Viks’ first
score just four minutes into the game.
“We came out fired up and stayed
See
Oct. 2
• SHS FOOTBALL
AT
HOSTS
Siuslaw News
148 Maple St.
Florence
541-997-3441
Mapleton continued its long road
series last Friday, making the trip to
McKenzie, where they emerged from
the Eagles’ nest with a decisive 74-32
Mountain West League win.
Junior defensive back and run-
ningback A.J. Foster claimed two
touchdowns on 81 yards, including
six points on three conversions for
the Sailors.
Foster went on to clip the Eagles’
wings when, after receiving a deep,
70-yard kickoff, the junior returned
the ball all the way into the end zone
for a touchdown.
Key to the Sailors’ offensive
momentum was junior runningback
uction
d
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R
Price
F ALLS C ITY
7 P . M .
Oct. 3
VIKS 4B
• SHS XC
Sailors take down Eagles, 74-32
B Y N ED H ICKSON
N. B END
7 P . M .
• MHS FOOTBALL
AT
S IUSLAW
N EWS
S. U MPQUA
6 P . M .
LOWER BOOM ON LANCERS
Siuslaw News
Oct. 4
06:12am / 5.9 11:44am / 3.0
5:39pm/ 6.7
• SHS V-BALL
HOSTS
Siuslaw’s Kenneth Thrall eludes the Lancers defense with help from Scott Gordon (left).
S ILETZ
6 P . M .
and linebacker Tyler Packebush, who
averaged a first down on every carry,
taking the 70 yards on seven carries.
Packebush also had two touch-
downs, including a 50-yard punt
return for a score.
Friday, the Sailors will host their
first home game of the season when
they take on Falls City.
Kickoff is 7 p.m.
P HILOMATH
11:45 A . M .
Oct. 6
• SHS V-BALL
AT
M ARSHFIELD
6 P . M .
• MHS V-BALL
HOSTS
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