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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM SATURDAY EDITION ❘ MAY 7, 2016 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation Siuslaw gets drop on Douglas, 14-8 Siuslaw News S IUSLAW : 030 506 X — 14 6 2 D OUGLAS : 000 062 0 — 8 7 6 Tuesday was a great night for Siuslaw baseball in many ways, from dodging the threat of rain and nabbing a win and keeping their play-off hopes alive, to cele- brating the final home diamond appearance of its seniors. Before the first pitch, seniors Scott Gordon, Kenneth Thrall, Ryan Denning, Michael Mason and Caleb Paredes lined up on the infield, where they were recog- nized for their contributions before their final game at John A FISHING REPORT FOR THE LOCAL REGION “Jiggs” Dodson Field. Gordon, usually protecting sec- ond base, started on the mound, where he threw four scoreless innings before handing the mound over to freshman Gabe Simington, who struck out four Douglas batters — including the final out. In the first four innings, the Vikings took a decisive 8-0 lead, See WEEKLY www.dfw.state.or.us/RR MID COAST LAKES BASEBALL 3B Siuslaw senior second baseman Scott Gordon can’t help but smile after scoring during the final home game of his Viking baseball career. NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS 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 See Study shows sea star juveniles abundant but still recovering L EAGUE STANDINGS As of 5/5/16 B ASEBALL AND S OFTBALL FWL FWL BASEBALL SOFTBALL N. BEND 11-1 DOUGLAS 11-0 S. UMPQUA 9-3 MARSHFIELD 8-4 BROOKINGS 7-5 S. UMPQUA 7-5 SIUSLAW 5-7 N. BEND 6-6 DOUGLAS 3-9 SIUSLAW 3-8 MARSHFIELD 1-11 BROOKINGS 0-12 CORVALLIS — An unprecedent- ed number of juvenile sea stars have been observed off the Oregon coast over the past several months, just two years after one of the most severe marine ecosystem epidemics in recorded history nearly wiped the population out. The appearance of the juveniles does not mean the threat of “sea star wasting disease” is over, researchers caution. A second round of the dis- ease could be disastrous to the purple ochre (Pisaster ochraceus) and other sea stars, some of which are consid- ered “keystone” species in marine habitats because of their influence on the ecosystem. A team of Oregon State University scientists who have been monitoring the sea stars for years reported on their status this week in the journal PLOS ONE. “When we looked at the settlement of the larval sea stars on rocks in 2014 during the epidemic, it was the same or maybe even a bit lower than previous years,” said Bruce Menge, S PORTS Calendar May 9 • SHS SOFTBALL AT D OUGLAS 5 P . M . May 10 • SHS SOFTBALL HOSTS S. U MPQUA 5 P . M . we’d ever seen — as much as 300 times nor- mal. “It wasn’t a case of high settlement, or more sea stars being born. They just had an extraordinary survival rate into the juvenile stage. Whether they can make it into adult- hood and replenish the population without succumbing to sea star wasting disease is the big question.” Menge and his col- ELIZABETH CERNY-CHIPMAN/OSU leagues believe the rea- The leg of this purple ochre sea star in Oregon son for the high sur- is disintegrating, as it dies from sea star wast- vival rate is the avail- ing syndrome. ability of more food. The young sea stars feed on larval and juve- the Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology at nile mussels and barnacles, compet- Oregon State University and lead ing with adult sea stars for the same author on the study. “But a few food source. The scarcity of adults months later, the number of juveniles was off the charts — higher than See STAR 4B • SHS BASEBALL AT S. U MPQUA 5 P . M . Vik tracksters enter final week before district Viking junior Destinie Tatum set personal records in both the 400 meters and 800 meters Tuesday. B Y N ED H ICKSON May 13 Siuslaw News • MHS TRACK The Vikings had several standout performances from its underclassmen during Tuesday’s Far West League JV meet at Prefontaine Track in Coos Bay, including personal bests and first- place medals. Juniors Destinie Tatum and Annmarie Precht each brought home gold, with Tatum winning the 400 meters in a PR time of 60.40. She also set a PR in the 200-meter race, coming in second after crossing the finish in D ISTRICT MEET AT M C K ENZIE 11 A . M . • SHS TRACK D ISTRICT M EET AT D OUGLAS 11 A . M . 2:21.84. Precht, running the 100 meters, ran a personal best of 13.10 to tie for first place, then leaped into second in the long jump at 16 feet, 9.5 inches. Freshman thrower Annabell Tupua launched the shot put 33 feet, 3.75 inches for a new personal record and See TRACK 5B FISHING 5B T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide May 7 12:34am / 8.5 1:42pm / 7.0 7:21am / -1.8 7:21pm / 1.3 May 8 1:18am / 8.5 2:35pm/ 6.9 8:09am / -1.9 8:09pm/ 1.7 May 9 2:03am / 8.4 3:28pm/ 6.7 8:57am / -1.7 9:00pm/ 2.1 May 10 2:51am / 7.9 4:24pm/ 6.5 9:48am / -1.3 9:56pm/ 2.4 May 11 3:43am / 7.3 5:22pm/ 6.2 10:40am/ -0.9 10:58pm/ 2.7 May 12 4:40am / 6.6 6:22pm/ 6.1 May 13 5:44am / 6.0 7:22pm/ 6.1 11:36am/ -0.3 12:09am/ 2.7 12:35pm/ 0.3 S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 ROB GRIFFES/FOR SIUSLAW NEWS & SHEET METAL, INC. “Your Local Independent Trane Dealer” Florence’s Oldest & Largest Heating Contractor CCB#64 • Heating Systems • Heat Pumps • Sales / Service • Ductless Heat Pumps 1645 Kingwood ~ Florence (541) 997-2422 www.trane.com Preston Green, Carrie Dean, Steve Wolford & Krystal Wolford CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK B Y N ED H ICKSON On the Bite
