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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ OCTOBER 24, 2015 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
Viks to
host state
play-in
game
On the
Bite
A
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
The Vikings volleyball
team will host the Cottage
Grove Lions at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 27, in a state
4A play-in match at Glenn
Butler Court.
It will be the second meet-
ing of the season between the
schools. Cottage Grove beat
Siuslaw on Sept. 26 at
Hidden Valley High School
in Grants Pass, 3-1 (25-13,
19-25, 25-19, 25-18).
That meeting was at the
end of a long week that saw
the Vikings play league road
matches at Myrtle Point
(South
Umpqua)
and
Winston (Douglas).
Siuslaw had three long
road trips in five days, and
also
was
shorthanded
because of injuries.
The Vikings (11-8) are the
Far West League’s No. 2
team, rated No. 14 among 4A
schools by the Oregon
School Activities
Association.
The Lions (8-12) are the
Sky-Em League’s No. 3
team, rated No. 18 by the
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VIKS 3B
F AR W EST
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Siuslaw junior Morgan Bingham embraces exhausted senior teammate Sierra Potter at the district meet finish line.
REIGN CONTINUES
11-1
10-2
8-4
7-5
3-9
2-10
Low Tide
Oct. 24
10:07am / 7.4 3:46am / 0.7
10:27pm/ 6.9 4:29pm/ 0.9
Oct. 25
10:50pm / 8.0 4:37am / 0.7
11:25pm / 7.2 5:19pm / 0.0
Oct. 26
11:32am / 8.4 5:24am / 0.8
6:08pm / -0.8
Oct. 27
12:19am / 7.4 6:11am / 1.1
12:14am / 8.7 6:55pm / -1.2
6:57am / 1.3
7:42pm / -1.4
Oct. 29
2:03pm / 7.3
1:39pm / 8.7
7:43am / 1.7
8:30pm / -1.4
Oct. 30
2:56am / 7.1
2:24pm/ 8.4
8:31am / 2.2
9:18pm / -1.1
“T
here’s no state without
district, everything else
is
just
practice,”
Siuslaw coach Chris Johnson said
after Thursday’s Far West League
district meet. “This is where you
have to make it all happen.”
For the Viking girls, what “hap-
pened” was the school’s 13th con-
secutive league title — an achieve-
ment that two-time district winner
and Viking junior Celie Mans called
“Super cool to be a part of in
Siuslaw history, and something that
never gets old.”
Mans finished the race a full 42
seconds ahead of Marshfield fresh-
man Jazmin Chavez (19:18), and
more than 30 seconds better than last
year’s district-title winning time.
“I’m feeling way stronger this
year,” said Mans, who spent last sea-
son plagued with injury and off pace
for a state title — a prospect that she
plans to pursue this year with post
haste.
“There’s definitely going to be
competition, but I’m going to give it
my best shot,” said Mans.
Also pacing Siuslaw on Thursday
was junior transfer Morgan
Bingham who has come onto the
scene and had an immediate impact.
At district, Bingham ran a personal
best time of 19:30, placing third
overall, with senior Sierra Potter
also running a PR in 20:25 for fifth.
At the end of the race, the two
Chinook, coho, cutthroat
trout
Trolling, casting lures or
bobber fishing are all pro-
ducing depending on the
section and conditions.
Bank fishing near the
Hwy. 101 bridge or up at
the newly opened Don
Lindly Park (MP 7 on
Hwy. 34) can be good for
both Chinook and coho.
Cutthroat trout fishing is
fair in the lower mainstem
below the confluence with
Five Rivers.
With the low and warm
river conditions the best
opportunities will be in the
early morning when water
temperatures are the
coolest. Small spinners are
typically productive as
wells as small spoons or
fly fishing with nymphs or
streamers.
SALMON RIVER:
Chinook, cutthroat trout
Cutthroat trout fishing
from upper tide water
through the lower river can
be effective during the
early mornings with sea
runs moving through this
time of year.
SILETZ RIVER:
Chinook, coho, steelhead,
cutthroat trout
The fall Chinook fishery
has been producing fair to
runners’ exhausted embrace was
shortlived, turning to celebration as
the Viks’ four top-five finishes
clinched the title a full 17 points
ahead of second-place south
Umpqua, 33-50.
“Sierra is a championship type of
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S PORTS
REIGN 3B
Calendar
Siuslaw junior Celie Mans
(above) led the race from start
to finish en route to her second
consecutive Far West District
title; freshman Murray Bingham
gets a high-five from his father
after leading the Viking boys to
a second-place finish and trip to
state Oct. 31.
Oct. 24
• MHS VOLLEYBALL
MWL PLAYOFF
VS M C K ENZIE
AT M OHAWK
11 A . M .
Sailors rally, advance
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
S S IUSLAW
IUSLAW
N EWS
It wasn’t exactly the start the
Sailors had hoped for Thursday
night with a playoff spot hanging in
the balance. But things still had a
storybook ending for Mapleton
when the final whistle blew.
In all three out of five sets, the
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The Sailors celebrate after a
coming behind from a two-set
deficit to beat the Wolverines.
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FISHING 3B
Sailors took the first lead, getting as
far ahead as 9-2 in the opening set,
only to have the visiting Wolverines
edge out a win, 26-24.
In game two, the Sailors fell
behind 0-6 but tied things at 11, then
13 and 20 before falling 26-24
again.
But in game three, the momen-
tum began to change.
“We really focused on where we
wanted to be instead of where we
were,” said Mapleton freshman
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SAILORS 2B
Oct. 27
• SHS VOLLEYBALL
C. G ROVE
S TATE PLAY - IN
6 P . M .
HOSTS
Oct. 31
• SHS XC
4A S TATE MEET
LCC E UGENE
11 A . M .
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
ALSEA RIVER:
M. W EST
T. LAKE
LOWELL
SILETZ
MCKENZIE
MAPLETON
ALSEA
Entrance Siuslaw River
Oct. 28
1:12am / 7.4
12:56pm/ 8.8
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Chinook, coho, cutthroat
trout
The cutthroat trout fish-
ery is fair for sea runs in
the lower reaches of the
river and in upper tide
water. Fishing during the
early mornings or near the
larger tributaries is the
most productive.
Siuslaw News
T IDE T ABLE
High Tide
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.
B Y N ED H ICKSON
V OLLEYBALL
MARSHFIELD 10-0
SIUSLAW
6-4
S. UMP.
6-4
N. BEND
4-6
DOUGLAS
4-6
BROOKINGS 0-10
MID COAST LAKES:
V IKS ’
L EAGUE
STANDINGS
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