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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM SATURDAY EDITION ❘ APRIL 2, 2016 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation V IK On the Bite A RALLY LANDS SHORT VS F ALCONS B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News S IUSLAW : 10 E LMIRA : 6 S IUSLAW : 0 S UTHERLIN : 17 WEEKLY It may not have been the final score the Vikings were looking for in their home opener last Tuesday, with the Falcons edging them out 10-6, but fans and players alike left Dodson Field feel- ing good about the team’s overall per- formance. “We never quit and kept a winning attitude,” said Viking head coach Tony Castro. Although the Vikings found them- selves trailing 6-1 heading into the bot- tom of the third inning, they managed to battle back to within one run in the bot- tom of the sixth inning with rally hitting from Scott Gordon, Darren Stinnett, Jared Brandt and Kenneth Thrall; Gordon, Thrall and Stinnett accounted for five of the Viks’ six runs in the game. Evan Teeter provided the team’s final run during the Viks’ 3-run rally. Brandt, who batted in the cleanup slot for Siuslaw, lead the day with 2 hits and 2 RBIs. In the top of the seventh, Elmira, which won five of its last six games heading into Tuesday’s matchup, drove home three more runs to leave Siuslaw trailing by 4 heading into the bottom of the inning. The Viks’ rally ended there as the Falcons held on for the win, 10-6. Gordon was 1-for-3 with a double and THE LOCAL REGION www.dfw.state.or.us/RR MID COAST LAKES: Rainbow trout stocking is underway in many loca- tions along the mid coast. Look at the stocking report to see the full stocking sea- son. Fishing for the various warm water fish species tends to be slower during the winter month but can pick up quickly as spring nears and fish move to the shallows for spawning. There are numerous lakes in the Florence area that can provide good opportu- nity and have both boat See FISHING 3B T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River See High Tide SIUSLAW 4B NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Kyle Rose (right) gives an assist to Brogan Cornish in the final inning against Elmira Tuesday night. Low Tide April 2 8:03am / 6.3 9:37pm/ 6.0 2:14am / 3.2 3:03pm/ 0.7 April 3 9:12am / 6.6 10:23pm/ 6.4 3:23am / 2.6 3:58pm/ 0.4 Viks collar Bulldogs in home opener Siuslaw’s Claire Waggoner had 4 runs, 4 hits amd 2 RBIs in the Viks’ win over Sutherlin Thursday. B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News April 4 10:14am / 7.0 4:21am / 1.8 11:05pm/ 7.0 4:47pm/ 0.1 April 5 11:10am / 7.3 11:45pm / 7.6 S IUSLAW : 0 E LMIRA : 7 S IUSLAW : 15 S UTHERLIN : 8 big stick to the third pot in the lineup this week. “That seemed to work pret- ty well for us.” That, and shifting Claire Waggoner to the leadoff spot could be the explo- sive combination Siuslaw has been looking for. Waggoner was 4-for-5 with 4 runs scored and 2 RBIs on Thursday. With Anna Stonelake batting second, fol- lowed by Dotson in the cleanup posi- tion, Siuslaw’s offense was nonstop Thursday. Meanwhile, in the pitcher’s circle, After being shut out 7-0 by state- title contender Elmira on Tuesday, the Vikings’ offense proved to be anything but quiet Thursday during Siuslaw’s home game against visiting Sutherlin. With 14 hits and 15 runs, the Vikings scored in five out of seven innings, including six runs in the bot- tom of the third that put Siuslaw ahead 11-2 and threatened to invoke the 10- run “mercy” rule. “We’re trying to maximize our offense, particularly at the top of our order,” said Siuslaw head coach Sean O’Mara, who moved Taylor Dodson’s 5:12am / 1.0 5:33pm / 0.0 April 6 12:04am / 7.6 6:01pm / 0.2 6:17pm/ 0.1 April 7 12:25am / 8.1 6:48am / -0.5 12:56pm/ 7.6 7:00pm / 0.3 See VIKS 3B NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS S PORTS Calendar April 2 • SHS SOFTBALL HOSTS • SHS BASEBALL J. C ITY NOON (DH) AT • SHS TRACK AT 7:36am / -1.0 7:44pm/ 0.7 J. C ITY I NV . 10 A . M . April 5 • SHS SOFTBALL AT April 8 1:05am / 8.4 1:48pm/ 7.5 J. C ITY 2 P . M . T ILLAMOOK 3 P . M . • MHS TRACK Sailor tracksters nab five wins at MWL meet S IUSLAW N EWS Mapleton’s Josi Hays won the discus event and was second in the javelin and shot put Thursday. B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News In their second home meet of the season, the Sailors nabbed five indi- vidual wins and a team win in the 4x100-meter relay during Thursday’s five-team Mountain West League meet. For the girls, Alyssa Richards won the 1,500-meter race in 7:54. Richards was also third in the javelin (73-07), second in the high jump (4-0) and ninth in the long jump (9-06). Clarissa Triebskorn began her day 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 winning the 300-meter hurdles in 1:03, then went on to place second in the 400 meters (1:14.96) and seventh in the long jump (11-05). 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