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WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ APRIL 6, 2016 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
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April 7
FISHING REPORT FOR
• SHS BASEBALL
THE LOCAL REGION
H OSTS P. H ILL
4:30 P . M .
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
April 8
MID COAST LAKES:
• SHS SOFTBALL
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
H OSTS M ARSHFIELD
3 P . M . (DH)
• SHS BASEBALL
A T M ARSHFIELD
3 P . M . (DH)
• MHS TRACK
AT
M C K ENZIE
4 P . M .
April 9
• SHS TRACK
AT
R OSEBURG I NV .
4 P . M . (DH)
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
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
April 8
1:05am / 8.4
1:48pm/ 7.5
7:36am / -1.0
7:44pm/ 0.7
April 9
1:47am / 8.5
2:40pm/ 7.3
8:24am / -1.2
8:29pm/ 1.2
April 10
2:30am / 8.4
3:35pm / 6.9
9:15am / -1.2
9:17pm / 1.7
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
10:08am /-0.9
10:10pm/ 2.2
April 12
4:08am / 7.6
5:39pm/ 6.1
11:05am /-0.5
11:12pm/ 2.7
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B Y N ED H ICKSON
According
to
senior Anna
Stonelake, if you were in the Viking
dugout before Saturday’s game against
Junction City, you would’ve heard the
kind of music that gets you motivated.
“We were listening to pump-up
music,” she said following Saturday’s
4-3 win over the visiting Tigers. “We
came out energized and really focused
on keeping each other ‘up’ and
focused.”
Whatever the reason, the Lady
Vikings played one of the best games
of the preseason, picking up their third
See
VIKS 3B
Vikings land multiple medals in J. City
set by Bruce Plaep.
After throwing the event-winning
mark, Reavis went on to win the discus
with a personal best of 133 feet, 5 inch-
es. Reavis’ wins were just two of sev-
eral for the Vikings, with freshman
Murray Bingham winning the 3,000-
meter race (9:47.46) and junior Jack
Pickell finishing just two seconds
behind for second place (9:50.14).
In the girls division, Morgan
Bingham won both the 800 meters
(2:25.41) and 3,000 meters (11:21.42),
with junior Celie Mans completing the
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When the steel ball hurled by Trent
Reavis during Saturday’s Junction City
Track Invitational landed in the sand,
the Viking junior was literally less than
1 foot away from a new school record.
At 51-feet-2.5-inches, the Viking
junior is just a little more than 10 inch-
es away from breaking the 1972 record
Siuslaw sophomore thrower Trent
Reavis is closing in on a new
school record in the shot put with
his latest winning mark at 51-2.5.
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VIKINGS 3B
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Siuslaw sweeps Junction City in doubleheader
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Saturday was a big day for the
Siuslaw baseball team, with the
Vikings completing an impressive
sweep of Junction City in the Tiger’s
den.
On the mound for Siuslaw was
Mapleton freshman Gabe Simington,
who struck out 10 and allowed only
four hits in six innings as the Vikings
opened the doubleheader with a 12-2
win.
Junior hurler Michael Larson started
on the mound in game two, where he
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FISHING 3B
Surf perch
fishing tips at
STEP tonight
win to go 3-3 heading into this week.
“We’ve already matched the number
of wins we had last season,” said
Siuslaw coach Sean O’Mara. “The
girls are feeling pretty good about the
potential they have this season.”
With five games scrapped from the
preseason due to weather, the team has
made the most of its limited number
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Senior third baseman Taylor Dotson
snags a grounder before relaying it
to first base for the final out against
the Tigers.
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The Siuslaw dugout is alive with chatter as Heidi Jones warms up in the on-deck circle Saturday.
B Y N ED H ICKSON
April 11
3:17am / 8.1
4:34pm/ 6.5
WEEKLY
got the win, with senior relief pitcher
Kenneth Thrall coming in for the save
to preserve a 7-5 win over the Tigers.
Thursday, Siuslaw will wrap up non-
league play by hosting Pleasant Hill at
4:30 p.m., then open the Far West sea-
son Friday in a doubleheader at home
against Marshfield, beginning at 3 p.m.
Effective ways of catching
surf perch on the Oregon
coast will be the highlight of
tonight’s meeting of the
Salmon Trout Enhancement
Program (STEP) group.
The group meets at the
Elks Lodge on 12th Street
beginning at 7 p.m.
The public is invited to
attend.
Bill Mumpower, a long-
time area resident and veter-
an angler, will share tips for
catching the tasty ocean
perch. Mumpower will talk
about safety, types of bait to
use and how to set up a rod.
He will also share some of
the prime spots to go to fish
for the surf perch and how to
read the waters for the best
places to cast.
There will be time for
questions and answers and
opportunities to examine the
rod setups he brings to the
meeting.
Prior to his talk, there will
be a short business meeting.
Included in the meeting will
be an update on the hatchery
operations, the upcoming
schedule at the Whittaker
Trap in preparation for
release of the steelhead smolt
and fishing reports.
The annual fundraiser,
which culminates with a
donation ticket drawing on
Memorial Day, is kicking off
with members picking up
their raffle tickets to sell to
family, friends and neigh-
bors.
The fundraiser features a
long list of prizes, including
fishing gear, charter fishing
trips, clothing, wine,
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