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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ APRIL 13, 2016 ❘ SECTION C Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation Lady Viks swept by defending FWL champs On the Bite A B Y N ED H ICKSON FISHING REPORT FOR Siuslaw News THE LOCAL REGION S IUSLAW : 1 M ARSHFIELD : 11 S IUSLAW : 1 M ARSHFIELD : 17 Heading into last Friday’s Far West League opener, a doubleheader on the road at defending district champion Marshfield, Viking coach Sean O’Mara knew the Pirates were going to be the team to beat this season. “We’ll be facing our toughest opponent early, on the road,” O’Mara said before Friday’s matchup. “I’m actually kind of glad we’re getting that one over right away.” Against Pirates lead pitch- er Mackenzie Johnson, the Vikings struck out 18 times in the doubleheader, includ- ing 12 strikeouts in the open- er. In the nightcap, six batters went down in five innings of play, in a game called early due to the mercy rule, 17-1. See SOFTBALL 3C 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 chance See Siuslaw sophomore third baseman Jared Brandt connected for a 3-run double Friday against Marshfield. V IKINGS SPLIT Siuslaw News L EAGUE STANDINGS As of 4/11/16 S IUSLAW : 8 M ARSHFIELD : 1 S IUSLAW : 5 M ARSHFIELD : 12 B ASEBALL AND S OFTBALL BASEBALL SIUSLAW N. BEND BROOKINGS S. UMPQUA DOUGLAS MARSHFIELD 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 FWL SOFTBALL DOUGLAS 2-0 MARSHFIELD 2-0 S. UMPQUA 1-1 N. BEND 1-1 SIUSLAW 0-2 BROOKINGS 0-2 The Vikings opened the Far West League season Friday by squaring off at home in a doubleheader against Marshfield, with junior pitcher Michael Larson leading from the mound in the opener. Larson, a junior right-hander, threw 79 pitches in four innings before FWL handing the mound over to senior shortstop Kenneth Thrall, who inher- ited a comfortable 8-1 lead to close with. Still, it was anything but an easy win for the Vikings, who avoided a few shots across the bow from the Pirates, who loaded the base in both the second and fourth innings, and also had runners poised to score in the third inning. Larson ended the threat in the sec- ond and third innings with strikeouts, then managed to illicit a weak flyout OPENER to end the threat with bases loaded in the fourth inning before Thrall came in to close. The senior hurler went to work striking out five batters over the next three scoreless innings. At the plate, sophomore Jared Brandt was the piston driving the Viks’ offensive machine, smacking a double to bring in three of Siuslaw’s five runs in the second inning, then holding out for a walk to score See April 14 • MHS TRACK AT T AFT H.S. 3:45 P . M . April 15 • SHS SOFTBALL H OSTS D OUGLAS 3 P . M . (DH) Reavis, Oliver land top marks in Roseburg B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News Junior thrower Carissa Olver PRd in the discus to win the event Saturday by more than 11 feet. It was a select group of Viking ath- letes that made its way onto the field for the Jim Robinson Bigfoot Pepsi Twilight Invitational at Roseburg High School on Saturday, and all seven made their presence known. In the throws, junior Carissa Oliver and sophomore Trent Reavis each brought home first-place medals for the Viks’ top marks of the day. Oliver landed a personal best in the discus at 124 feet, 6 inches, bettering the second-place mark by more than 11 feet. Reavis, competing in the shot put, literally inched out Tyler Sconce of Roseburg with a throw of 48 feet, 11 inches, nabbing first place by 2 inch- es. Reavis went on to place fourth among 19 throwers in the discuss with a mark of 133 feet, 2 inches. See TRACK 3C NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS • SHS BASEBALL A T D OUGLAS 3 P . M . (DH) • SHS TRACK AT C OOS B AY P REFONTAINE T RACK 4 P . M . April 16 • SHS TRACK AT O REGON R ELAYS H AYWARD F IELD 11 A . M . T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide April 13 5:06pm / 7.0 6:49pm / 6.0 12:08pm / 7.0 April 14 12:25am / 3.0 6:14am / 6.5 8:00pm/ 6.0 1:15pm/ 0.4 BASEBALL 3C S PORTS Calendar FISHING 2C NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS B Y N ED H ICKSON FWL WEEKLY April 15 1:46am / 2.9 2:22pm/ 0.7 7:29am / 6.1 9:03pm / 6.0 April 16 8:43am / 6.0 9:54pm/ 6.3 3:00am / 2.6 3:22pm/ 0.9 April 17 9:48am / 6.0 10:36pm/ 6.5 4:01am / 2.0 4:13pm/ 1.0 April 18 10:42am / 6.1 4:50am / 1.5 11:11pm / 6.8 4:57pm / 1.1 April 19 11:29am / 6.2 11:43pm/ 7.0 S IUSLAW N EWS Mapleton makes good marks at McKenzie B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News A total of 10 teams were on hand for Friday’s invitational, which included 1A athletes from Lowell, McKenzie and Siletz Valley as well as 4A Seaside and 5A Mountain View. The Sailors had three winning marks at the multi-divisional invita- tional. For the boys, sophomore Tanner Wilson and junior Hunter !!! g n i t s i L N ew Simington had the day’s top marks in the javelin (135 feet, 7 inches) and pole vault (10 feet, 6 inches), respec- tively. For the girls, junior Josi Hays threw the steel ball 31 feet, 6 inches, for first place in the shot put. Hays was also third in the discus (75 feet, 2 inches) and eighth in the javelin (66 feet, 1 inch). Joining Hays in the throws was freshman Erin Michael, who was fifth in the shot put (26 feet, 6 inches), fourth in the discus (74 feet, 9 inches) and third in the javelin (91 feet, 3 inches). Other top finishes for the Lady Sailors came from freshman Alyssa Richards, who landed fourth in the javelin (76 feet, 11 inches) and fin- ished 11th in the 1,500 meters (6:48); sophomore Clarissa Triebskron, who was sixth in the 400 meters (1:14.142) See 5:31am / 1.1 5:35pm/ 1.2 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 MAPLETON 2C 1512 MYRTLE LOOP TRADITIONAL 2-story home close to shopping & golf. 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