NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ APRIL 27, 2016 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
SHS alumni
sets records
at NCU
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
It wasn’t long ago that
Ashlee Cole was smacking
home runs for the Vikings, a
relatively rare feat in high
school softball.
But as
a catcher
a n d
cleanup
hitter for
t h e
Vi k i n g s
between
2011 and
2 0 1 4 ,
Ashlee Cole
Cole was
known
throughout the Far West
League for her ability to clear
the fence.
Now, as a sophomore
catcher on the Northwest
Christian
University’s
Beacons, Cole is continuing
her big swing and, on April
22, hit a pair of home runs
that brought home four RBIs
in the game — breaking the
school’s single-season RBI
record with 37.
See
Longo named AD of the Year
coach of the high school’s track and
field team, Longo is well known
within the 1A division for his dedi-
cation to athletics.
However, it was his commitment
as the school’s Leadership adviser,
metals and woodshop teacher, small
engines and geometry teacher, and
Electric Car Program adviser that
brought his name up for a third time:
For the OADA’s prestigious
Leadership Award.
Heading into last week’s four-day
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
When members of the Oregon
Athletic
Directors
Association
(OADA) sat down to decide who
would receive the Athletic Director of
the Year for 2016, Aaron Longo’s name
came up.
Three times, actually.
First, as a recipient for the Mountain
West League Award of Merit — a pool
from which the Athletic Director of the
Year is chosen for each division.
As AD for both Mapleton Middle
School and High School, as well as
See
Athletic Director Aaron Longo
LONGO 3B
On the
Bite
A
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
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 4B
T IDE T ABLE
COLE 3B
Entrance Siuslaw River
L EAGUE
STANDINGS
As of
4/25/16
B ASEBALL AND S OFTBALL
FWL
BASEBALL
N. BEND
S. UMPQUA
BROOKINGS
DOUGLAS
SIUSLAW
MARSHFIELD
7-1
6-2
5-3
3-5
2-6
1-7
FWL
DOUGLAS
S. UMPQUA
N. BEND
MARSHFIELD
SIUSLAW
BROOKINGS
8-0
6-2
5-3
4-4
1-7
0-8
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Viking junior Destinie Tatum clears 4 feet, 10 inches to meet her personal best and win the high jump Friday.
April 28
• MHS TRACK
M ONROE I NV .
4 P . M .
V IKS
TUNING UP FOR DISTRICT
Siuslaw sophomore Trent Reavis won
both the shot put and discus on
Friday, setting a personal record in
the discus at 138 feet, 4 inches.
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
April 29
• SHS SOFTBALL
B ROOKINGS
3 P . M . (DH)
• SHS BASEBALL
HOSTS
B ROOKINGS
3 P . M . (DH)
April 30
• SHS TRACK
AT
April 27
3:19am / 6.7
5:03pm/ 5.6
10:23am / 0.1
10:21pm/ 3.2
April 28
4:04am / 6.4
6:01pm/ 5.6
11:14am / 0.3
11:22pm/ 3.3
April 29
5:02am / 6.1
7:02pm/ 5.6
Calendar
AT
Low Tide
SOFTBALL
S PORTS
AT
High Tide
G RANTS P ASS
R OTARY I NV .
10 A . M .
With the Far West League district
championships a little more than two
weeks away, the Viking track and
field team is gathering steam in its
bid for league titles.
During Friday’s Central Coast
Invitational hosted by Siuslaw, it
was clear sophomore Trent Reavis
and junior Destinie Tatum will be
part those Vikings providing steam.
Tatum won the 800-meter race
with a personal best time of 25.16,
as well as the high jump by meeting
her previous best mark of 4 feet, 10
inches.
Tatum also joined Kaeli Ramos,
Morgan Bingham and Annmarie
Precht to provide the final leg of the
winning girls 4x400-meter relay team,
which set a new field record with its
time of 4:10.75 — the fastest time in
the 4A this season.
Reavis, who has dominated the
throws this season, threw a personal
best in the discus for a winning mark
of 138 feet, 4 inches. He then went on
to win the shot put with a throw of 48
feet, 10.5 inches.
The Vikings had several other out-
standing performances during what
was the final home meet of the season
for Siuslaw.
Precht, a junior, set a PR in the 200-
meter race, winning in 26.69 for the
4A’s second-fastest time of the season.
Ramos, a freshman, won the 400
meters with room to spare, clocking in
at 1:03.55 for a personal record.
See
12:11am / 0.5
April 30
6:13am / 5.9
8:00pm/ 5.9
12:37am / 3.2
1:13pm/ 0.6
May 1
7:33am / 5.9
8:53pm/ 6.3
1:54am / 2.7
2:16pm/ 0.6
May 2
8:48am / 6.0
9:41pm / 6.9
3:03am / 2.0
3:14pm / 0.6
May 3
9:56am / 6.2
10:25pm/ 7.4
4:02am / 1.1
4:08pm/ 0.7
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