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WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ DECEMBER 16, 2015 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
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H UFF , T UPUA
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Dec. 17
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S ILETZ
5:30 P . M .
AT
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AT
S ILETZ
7 P . M .
Churchill may have edged out
Thurston in team scoring, 243-241, at
the Springfield WrestlingInvitational
over the weekend, but for Vikings
Ricky Huff and Talamoa Tupua, the
victories in their respective weight
classes were decisive.
At 113 pounds, Huff, a sophomore,
pinned his way to the championship,
going 3-0 on the day. In the title round
against Springfield’s Jeremy Smith,
Huff spent 65 seconds on the mat
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before pinning his opponent.
Meanwhile, Tupua, a senior
wrestling at 160 pounds, went 4-0 on
Saturday and beat Churchill’s Justin
Kearney 2-1 for the championship.
As a team, the Vikings finished sev-
enth overall in a field of 14 schools
from different classifications.
At 106 pounds, freshman Matthew
Morales placed third with two wins
and one loss.
Viking junior Scott Simmons,
wrestling at 138 pounds, placed sec-
ond after going 3-1 with wins over
Churchill’s Evan Powell (fall),
Pleasant Hill’s Cody McKee (fall) and
Springfield’s Akayen Dalton (fall).
Nick Steinman, a junior, was 2-2 at
the meet in the 160-pound division,
defeating Wyatt Seidel of Sheldon (6-
2) and Spencer Christian of South
Salem (by fall).
Heavyweight
senior
Dylan
Jennings was 1-2, defeating Eduardo
Montes of South Salem decisively,
12-1.
Fellow heavyweight Kainan Lane,
a junior, was also 1-2, with a win in
double overtime against Ruben Rojas
of South Salem, 7-5.
Siuslaw (115) finished in the mid-
dle of the pack and three points ahead
of eighth-place South Salem (112),
followed by Corvallis (104), Siletz
Valley (80.5), Ashland (80), Pleasant
Hill (75), North Eugene (70) and
Lakeridge (56).
Summit (155.5), Sheldon (143),
Springfield (131) and Elmira (125)
finished third through sixth, respec-
tively.
This Saturday, Siuslaw will be on
the road again for the Myrtle Point
Invitational, beginning at 9 a.m.
Dec. 18
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HOST
C. G ROVE
6 P . M .
On the
Bite
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HOST
C. G ROVE
7:30 P . M .
A
Dec. 19
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
• WRESTLING
SHS
AT
WEEKLY
M. P OINT
9 A . M .
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
MID COAST LAKES
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Dec. 16
3:39am / 6.9
2:56pm / 6.9
9:21am / 3.0
9:44pm / 0.2
Dec. 17
4:28am / 7.1
4:00pm/ 6.4
10:27am / 2.8
10:35pm/ 0.7
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Siuslaw’s Abby Coday delivers the first of three consecutive strikes in the 10th frame of a qualifying round
game Saturday at Holiday Bowl.
Dec. 18
5:20am / 7.3
5:16pm / 6.0
Dec. 19
6:13am / 7.6
6:40pm/ 5.7
Dec. 20
7:07pm / 6.8
8:01pm / 5.8
Dec. 21
8:00am / 8.3
9:14pm/ 6.0
Dec. 22
8:52pm / 8.5
10:17pm / 6.3
11:40am / 2.4
11:32pm / 1.2
12:53am / 1.7
12:33am / 1.8
2:01pm / 1.1
1:37am / 2.2
3:01pm/ 0.3
2:39am / 2.5
3:55pm / -0.5
Viking girls fifth at home tourney
This past Sunday, the Siuslaw Lady
Vikings bowling team held its annual
home tournament at Holiday Bowl,
where Siuslaw competed agains teams
from North Bend, Willamette, Cottage
Grove, Springfield, Reedsport and two
Marshfield teams.
In the qualifying round, the Viks
bowled 24 Baker games, with each
team member bowling two frames per
10-frame game. After the qualifying
round, Siuslaw bowled eight more
games in the semi-finals to reach the
V IKINGS
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N EWS
Maxine Jones sends a strike down
the alley during Saturday’s seven-
team tournament.
finals.
To do that, Siuslaw had to finish
among the top four teams.
Unfortunately, the Vikings narrowly
missed reaching the finals, finishing
fifth overall.
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JUST SHORT OF LANDING
B Y N ED H ICKSON
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S IUSLAW : 46
E LMIRA : 56
It was Siuslaw’s best performance
of the season Friday night, with anoth-
er evolution in the starting lineup and
growing confidence translating into
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Siuslaw’s John Rollins drives
toward the baseline late in the
fourth period against Elmira
Friday night.
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BOWLERS 3B
F ALCONS
positive preseason strides.
Trailing by just four points, 8-12,
heading into the second period, the
Viking’s 2-3-zone offense kept the
Falcons nearly scoreless for the first
three minutes of the quarter.
Meanwhile, a pair of free throws from
6-foot-5 senior post Reese Siegel
brought the Viks within a single bas-
ket, 12-14.
Elmira moved ahead 19-12, only to
have senior guard Preston Mitchell
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VIKINGS 3B
The coho salmon fish-
eries in S ILTCOOS and
T AHKENITCH lakes are
slow to fair. This time of
year is typically the most
productive. Recent rains
and big tide should help to
move new fish into the
lakes.
The West Lake Boat
Ramp at Siltcoos has been
close for repairs but there
is a neighboring private
ramp that can be utilized.
Look to fish near the lake
outlet and by the major
tributaries that enter the
lakes. Casting or trolling
spinners or various plugs
can be effective.
Fishing for the various
warm water fish species
tends to be slower during
the winter months. There
are numerous lakes in the
Florence area that can pro-
vide good opportunity and
have both boat and bank
access.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Chinook, steelhead
The fall Chinook fishery
is very slow and basically
over for the season. Any
remaining fish are in
spawning condition.
December is considered
to be the start of the winter
steelhead run. Look for
small numbers of fish to be
in the lower river above the
head of tide this early in
the season. Casting lures or
bobber fishing can be pro-
ductive during low clear
flows.
ALSEA RIVER:
Chinook, steelhead
The fall Chinook fishery
is very slow. Most remain-
ing fish are actively spawn-
ing. A small number of
new fish may enter the
basin over the next couple
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FISHING 3B