SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2015 Reign 3 B from 1B runner,” Johnson said of Potter, who has scored in three district meets and two state appear- ances for Siuslaw. “When it matters most, she always comes through.” The Viks also got scoring from freshman standout Kaeli Ramos with a personal best of 20:45 to finish 10th individually. Junior Destinie Tatum was 14th with a time of 21:24. Senior Mikaela Siegel was 18th (21:45) and freshman Trinity Ramos finished 21st in 22:12. “Toward the end, it got hard but I just told myself I can do it,” said Ramos, sister to Kaeli. “My sister was the first person I looked for at the finish line — I knew she’d be there first.” The Viking girls, currently ranked No. 1 by the OSAA in the 4A division, will advance to the state 4A meet Oct. 31. North Bend was third in team scoring with 60 points, followed by Marshfield with 84 points. With the girls race’ complete, all attention was on Siuslaw’s underclassman-dominated boys NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS team lead by freshman Murray Bingham and sophomore Isaac Siuslaw sophomore Isaac Griffes approaches the final stretch at district to finish seventh overall; freshman Kaeli Ramos push- Griffes — both of whom finished es herself to a 10th-place finish. in the top seven Thursday. Sophomore Kyle King was North Bend (65) — and enough a shot at the state title on In the final tally, only 12 points could come down to who our 15th in 18:10, with senior Tyler for a trip to state as the Far West’s Halloween, Oct. 31, at Lane separated the top four teams, with sixth-place guy is.” Community College in Eugene. Bingham’s personal best of Williams providing the fifth scor- No. 2 seed to state. Brookings-Harbor taking the 16:43 earned him fourth place ing position and finishing with a Marshfield was fourth (68) “They are genuinely a great league crown with 57 points. and South Umpqua was fifth group of kids,” said Johnson. “If The Viking boys went on to individually, followed by Griffes PR of 18:30. they stick to the plan and run Junior Andrew Rannow (89). post four personal bests and three in seventh with a PR time of 17:25, and junior Jack Pickell (18:35, a season’s best) and sen- “I felt great the whole way,” smart, they could reach the top runners in the top 10. “When you have teams run- placing 10th with a season’s best ior Sean Burns (18:37, a PR) Bingham said afterward. “My rung of the ladder.” ning that closely, it comes down time of 17:42 and five-second were 25th and 26th, respectively. goal was to get into the 16-point The Viking boys’ score of 59 range and I beat it.” to a place here and a place there,” improvement over his district put them six points ahead of The boys will join the girls for time as a sophomore. said Johnson. “I told them it Viks from 1B OSAA rating system. Other play-in games include: • North Marion (Oregon West 3/OSAA 26) at Hidden Valley (Skyline 2/OSAA 6) • Douglas (Far West 4/OSAA 22) at Tillamook (Cowapa 3/OSAA 8) • Scappoose (Cowapa 4/OSAA 21) at North Valley (Skyline 3/OSAA 9) • Estacada (Tri-Valley 3/OSAA 20) at Sutherlin (Sky- Fishing from 1B good results in the lower bay up to the Chinook Bend area. Chinook can be found through the head of tide but still in small numbers. Trolling or bobber fishing through the high slack seems to be the most productive. The wild coho fishery con- tinues 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). Em 2/OSAA 10) • Mazama (Skyline 4/OSAA 19) at Philomath (Oregon West 2/OSAA 12) • South Umpqua (Far West 3/OSAA 17) at Corbett (Tri- Valley 2/OSAA 16) • Junction City (Sky-Em 4/OSAA 13) at Ontario (Greater Oregon 2/OSAA 29) Drawing byes into the first round of the state playoffs are seven league champions: OSAA No. 1 Banks (Cowapa), No. 2 Sisters (Sky-Em), No. 3 Marshfield (Far West), No. 4 Crook County (Tri-Valley), No. 7 Henley (Skyline), No. 11 Cascade (Oregon West) and No. 15 LaGrande (Greater Oregon). Rounding out Group A is Valley Catholic of Beaverton (OSAA No. 5) of the Cowapa League, which received a bye as the top-rated league runner- up. The eight Group B teams host the eight Group C teams in the play-in round. Winners of play-in round games will be reseeded for the first round of the state playoffs. Each of the seven leagues is guaranteed a home play-in game. So the Cowapa No 3, which is No. 8-rated Tillamook, will host a game. Also hosting is the highest- seeded No. 3 team remaining, which this season is North Valley. First-round pairings for games Saturday, Oct. 31, would include: No. 16 seed at Banks No. 15 seed at Sisters No. 14 seed at Marshfield (current No. 14 seed is Siuslaw) No. 13 seed at Crook County No. 12 seed at Valley Catholic No. 11 seed at Henley No. 10 seed at Cascade No. 9 seed at LaGrande The state 4A and 3A champi- onships are Nov. 6 and 7 at Forest Grove High School, 1401 Nichols Lane, Forest Grove. The lower bay up to Coyote Rock typically produces the best results early in the season. WILSON RIVER: Steelhead, Chinook, cutthroat Summer steelhead fishing is slow. Fishing for cutthroat trout should be fair. Use lighter gear for best results as the water is extremely low and clear. Fall Chinook angling in tidewater will improve over the coming weeks as more fish arrive. YAQUINA RIVER: Chinook, coho, cutthroat trout Anglers are having fair to good results for fall Chinook from the lower bay up to the Canyon Quarry boat launch area. Trolling herring or spin- ners during the incoming tide through the high slack typical- ly produces the best results. Small numbers of Chinook are also up near Elk City. The wild coho fishery is open 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 lower bay up to the airport boat ramp typically produces the best results for coho. being caught in the ocean off of Winchester Bay and in the lower Umpqua River. COOS COUNTY LAKES/PONDS: Largemouth bass, bluegills Fishing for largemouth bass and bluegills has been good in many of the Coos County lakes. Fishing for bass will be best in the very early mornings and late evenings. Fish for bluegills around structure like submerged logs and weed lines. UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH: The South Umpqua is cur- rently closed to all fishing until Dec. 1. WINCHESTER BAY: Siuslaw News Photo Gallery Coming Soon Boomer & Senior Expo FAHS Wine & Chocolate Gala Oktoberfest Bottomfish, perch Fishing for bottomfish in the Triangle and South jetty has been successful. Perch fishing has been productive in the bay, and it was reported that good size striped perch were being caught along the jetty. Crabbing has been improv- ing, and Chinook are still PACIFIC OCEAN and BEACHES: Bottomfish, salmon, Dungeness crab, surf perch The ocean is open for har- vest of Dungeness crab and crabbing has been good out- side of Coos Bay and Winchester Bay. Anglers are catching surf perch on the area beaches like Horsefall Beach. Fishing the incoming tides with sand shrimp usually works the best to catch surf perch. Recreational ocean salmon season from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. is open for Chinook salmon. The non- selective coho season closed Sept. 30. 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