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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ JANUARY 30, 2016 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
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B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
S IUSLAW : 47 D OUGLAS : 45
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
MID COAST LAKES
The coho salmon fish-
eries in Siltcoos and
Tahkenitch lakes are slow
to fair. This time of year is
typically the most produc-
tive. 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
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FISHING 4B
L EAGUE
STANDINGS
As of
1/29/16
It was a longtime coming, with the
Viks getting close with near wins
against Marshfield and Brookings in the
last two weeks, but the Vikings put it all
together Tuesday night on the road at
Douglas.
Though Siuslaw hasn’t fared well
against a man-to-man in the past, the
team’s confidence gained in recent
games translated into smarter passing
and patience in its motion offense.
The Trojans led the entire first period,
due mostly to their ability to drain the
long 3-pointer, with 12 of their 20 points
coming from beyond the arc.
Trailing 20-10 with 40 seconds
remaining in the period, the Vikings got
a boost from senior Preston Mitchell,
who sank his own trey to keep Siuslaw
within seven points heading into the
second quarter.
Sophomore forward Jakob Hickson
sank a quick bucket to begin the period,
kicking off a 6-0 run that brought the
Viks to within one point, 20-19, after an
offensive rebound by sophomore post
Trent Reavis.
With 3:00 remaining before the half,
Douglas sank its first basket of the quar-
D OUGLAS
ter, with Viking sophomore forward
Jared Brandt closing the gap to within
two points, 22-20.
The Trojans were able to edge ahead
on a basket and a pair of free throws to
end the half and keep a narrow 26-20
lead.
Coming back from the break,
Mitchell scored on a short jumper, only
to have Douglas sink a 3-pointer to stay
ahead 29-22. Reavis, who went on to
score 12 points in the game, nabbed his
second offensive rebound, bringing
Siuslaw within five, 29-24.
Mitchell, who eventually closed the
night with 23 points, drained a 3-point-
er, then managed a steal and fastbreak
layup to tie the game at 29.
As the Viks controlled the boards,
limiting the Trojans to single shot
attempts with rebounding from seniors
Reese Siegel and Scott Gordon, as well
as Brandt and Hickson, Siuslaw nabbed
its first lead of the game on an offensive
board from Reavis that made it 31-29.
Douglas answered at the other end to
tie things up. Mitchell struck again with
30 seconds remaining, giving Siuslaw a
33-31 lead to start the final quarter.
The Trojans went back to the outside,
sinking a 3-pointer to move ahead by
one point.
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VIKS 4B
Siuslaw junior Brogan Cornish and senior Kenneth Thrall return to the
court all smiles after a timeout.
B ASKETBALL
FWL G IRLS
BROOKINGS
MARSHFIELD
DOUGLAS
N. BEND
SIUSLAW
S. UMPQUA
MWL G IRLS
4-0
3-1
3-1
1-3
1-3
0-4
LOWELL
SILETZ
T. LAKE
MCKENZIE
ALSEA
MAPLETON
4-0
3-1
2-2
2-2
1-3
0-4
SILETZ
LOWELL
T. LAKE
MOHAWK
EDDYVILLE
MAPLETON
Siuslaw shows well at Sutherlin
FWL B OYS
FWL B OYS
MARSHFIELD
S. UMPQUA
BROOKINGS
N. BEND
SIUSLAW
DOUGLAS
8-1
8-1
7-2
6-3
3-6
2-7
7-0
7-1
5-2
3-5
3-6
2-6
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
S IUSLAW : 34 D OUGLAS : 78
Though the Vikings had
three players score seven
points and managed 11 steals,
it wasn’t enough to overtake
Douglas Tuesday night.
Junior guard Destinie
Tatum, senior post Taylor
Dotson and freshman wing
Annabel Tupua each had
seven points, the Vikings
only shot 25 percent against
the Trojans, making just 11 of
44 attempts from the field.
Douglas, meanwhile, shot
62 percent to take an early
lead and keep it through all
four quarters.
From the charity line, the
Viks had 28 attempts but
sank only 13 buckets.
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Jan. 30
4:04am / 6.9
4:10pm / 5.5
10:31am / 2.4
10:12pm / 2.1
Jan. 31
4:46am / 6.8
5:16pm/ 5.1
11:31am / 2.3
10:57pm/ 2.7
Feb. 1
5:33am / 6.8
6:34pm / 4.9
12:36am / 2.1
11:54pm / 3.2
Lady Viks
unable to
get drop on
Douglas
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PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Siuslaw senior Talamoa Tupua (left) and sophomore Ricky Huff each took home tournament titles from Sutherlin.
Feb. 2
6:25am / 6.9
7:55pm/ 5.0
Feb. 3
8:14am / 7.3
9:58pm / 5.7
Feb. 4
9:06am / 7.7
10:42pm/ 6.1
Feb. 5
2:51am / 7.0
2:31pm / 6.6
1:41am / 1.7
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1:010am / 3.5
3:29pm / 0.6
3:07am / 3.4
4:14pm/ 0.1
Siuslaw
senior
152-pounder
Talamoa Tupua and sophomore 113-
pounder Ricky Huff came away with
tournament titles in their respective
brackets during last weekend’s
Sutherlin Wrestling Classic to lead the
Vikings to a second-place finish at the
12-team invitational.
In the title round for the 113-pound
crown, it took Huff just 1 minute, 29
seconds to pin Trayson Weidman of
cascade Christian. Huff, who was 2-0
on the day, won his previous match by
major decision, 15-5, over Coltyn
Ringen of league rival North Bend.
For Tupua, the 152-pound title came
in a 11-6 decision over Coquille’s
Wyatt McCarthy.
Siuslaw also got scoring from 106-
pound freshman Matthew Morales,
who finished second in his division.
Morales won by fall over Philomath’s
Hunter McCaskill but lost to North
Bend’s Colton West by fall in 3:11.
Wrestling at 138 pounds, junior
Scott Simmons also placed second
after losing 11-7 to Coquille’s Brady
Jarrett.
The Viks got a third-place finish
from senior Dylan Jennings at 220
pounds, along with fourth-place finish-
es from freshman Murray Bingham
(126 pounds) and senior Kainan Lane
(285 pounds).
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Feb. 2
8:550am / 2.3
8:58pm / 1.0
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OSU study focuses on commercial crabbing injuries
CORVALLIS — Commercial
Dungeness crab fishing on the West
Coast is one of the highest risk occupa-
tions in the United States, based on
fatality rates. But nonfatal injuries in
the fishery appear to go largely unre-
ported, a new study from Oregon State
University shows.
“While the fatality rates in the
Dungeness crab fleet have been report-
ed in the past, the incidence of nonfatal
injuries have not been previously stud-
ied,” said Laurel Kincl, an assistant
professor of environmental and occu-
pational health and safety in the OSU
College of Public Health and Human
Sciences.
“The commercial Dungeness fishing
fleet, which operates along the coast of
Oregon, Washington and Northern
California, is a vital economic com-
modity,” she said. “Injuries can be life-
threatening and life-altering, leading to
disability, decreased quality of life and
lost wages.”
Understanding the type and nature of
fatalities and injuries, including
describing and categorizing the types
of injuries, is the first step in identify-
ing safety issues and pinpointing areas
for prevention, she said.
Kincl and a team of researchers
examined 12 years of death and injury
data, and found that 28 people died
while commercially fishing for
Dungeness crab from 2002-2014. In
that same period, 45 injuries were
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