SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016
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Sandboard
speed
record
holder
Vik ball clubs
scouts
Florence
to
set
new
mark
finish season
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
The Viking baseball and
softball teams finished out
their seasons yesterday
around the diamonds (after
press deadlines), with the
Lady Viks at home against
South Umpqua, and the
boys on the road.
Friday’s doubleheader
losses ended any post-sea-
son hopes for either team,
along with a loss to league-
leading Douglas on Monday
for the girls.
Friday, the Siuslaw boys
lost 17-2, 14-0 to first place
North Bend (now 13-1, 18-
4), with the Bulldogs clinch-
ing the Far West title.
At 5-9, the Vikings are
tied for fourth place with
Douglas and is 8-14 overall.
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On Friday, senior short
stop Kenneth Thrall had the
Viks only 3 hits, all singles.
In both games, junior
Michale Larson pitched
complete games and was the
losing pitcher in both.
In softball, the Lady Viks
(3-11) were swept by North
Bend 4-0, 12-0 on Friday,
then fell to Douglas in a
make-up game on Monday,
6-0.
The win nabbed the Far
West League title for the
Lady Trojans.
Last night (after press
deadlines), the Vikings host-
ed South Umpqua for their
final game of the season,
with the team recognizing
seniors Hannah Bartlett,
Taylor Dotson, Nicole
Gordon, Anna Petras and
Anna Stonelake.
Venomous Sandboard
team rider, 39-year-old Erik
Johnson of Tahoe City,
Calif., set a Guinness Book
world sandboard speed
record at Dumont Dunes,
Calif. on April 12, 1999.
That record run of 51
mph (82 kmh) is still stand-
ing 17 years later. Johnson
came to Florence last week-
end to scout the Oregon
dunes for a suitable location
for setting a new speed
record.
Unofficially, Johnson has
sandboarded in the upper
50-mph range and is ready
to attempt a run of 60 mph
for the official record. This
will be held in conjunction
with the annual Sand Master
Jam, July 16, at Sand
Master Park north of
Florence.
LON BEALE PHOTO
Guiness Book record holder Erik Johnson hopes to set a new sandboard speed record in
the dunes near Florence this July.
CLINICS TO TEACH HARVESTING CRAB , CLAMS ON COAST
LINCOLN CITY — The
Oregon Coast is teeming with
life all year-round. And during
the summer, you can learn how
to harvest the coastal bounty
with crabbing and clamming
clinics in Lincoln City.
Led by local expert Bill
Lackner, these clinics are a
great way to learn how to catch
fresh Dungeness crab and pur-
ple varnish clams.
This will be Lackner’s fourth
season hosting the crabbing
and clamming clinics, and he is
prepared for another fun and
educational program.
“This is my passion. I love
teaching visitors of all ages
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Tatum also placed third in the
high jump (4 feet, 10 inches) and
anchored the second-place
4x400-meter relay team.
In the throws, Oliver won both
the shot put and discus, setting
how to do this, espe-
District of Lincoln City.
cially the kids,” says
Each participant over
Lackner. “At first,
the age of 12 will need
they are a little
a five-gallon bucket, a
intimidated by it.
large package of chick-
But after I show
en legs for bait, a pair
them how fun and
of rubber gloves, and a
easy it is, then their
valid shellfish license.
faces light up.
Crab
traps
and
“There is nothing
gauges can be pur-
more
rewarding
chased from Lackner at
than watching a kid
the clinic. Prior to crab-
COURTESY PHOTO
feel a sense of
bing, participants will
accomplishment. Learn how to catch Dungeness crab.
meet for a brief orienta-
These clinics are
tion on crabbing regula-
great
character
tions, harvest methods,
be Wednesday, June 8, at 9
building exercises for kids and a.m., at the SW 51st Street identification, and cleaning and
kids at heart.”
beach access (near Mo’s cooking techniques.
The first crabbing clinic will Restaurant) in the Historic Taft
The first clamming clinic is
personal bests in both with
throws of 38 feet, 6 inches and
129 feet, 9 inches, respectively.
Oliver’s marks this season
rank her second in the 4A and
fifth in the shot put.
In the hurdles, defending state
100-meter hurdles champion
Mikaela Siegel, a senior, won the
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event in Cottage Grove (16.31)
and was fifth in the 300-meter
hurdles (48.77) and landed sixth
in the triple jump at 31 feet, 9
inches.
Siegel’s winning 100-meter
time was nearly two seconds off
her season best time of 15.75,
which is the time to beat in the 4A
this season.
Junior sprinter and leaper
Annmarie Precht won the long
jump with a mark of 17 feet, then
went on to place second in both
the 100-meter dash (13.14) and
200 meters (26.77).
Fellow
junior
Morgan
Bingham placed second in the
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Thursday, June 9, at 10:30
a.m., beginning with a presen-
tation at Driftwood Public
Library, 801 SW Highway 101,
on the second floor of City
Hall.
Talks last approximately 45
minutes, followed by clam dig-
ging on Siletz Bay. Participants
will need a five-gallon bucket,
a pair of gloves and a shellfish
license.
Clam bags and shovels will
be available for purchase on
site.
Looking back on four years
of hosting the crabbing and
clamming clinics, Lackner
thanked the city for its suppor
of the clinics.
“Lincoln City is a leader in
supporting recreational oppor-
tunities like crabbing and clam-
ming,” says Lackner. “When
we started these clinics, we
wanted to show off the wonder-
ful bay-front here in town and
all of the great things you can
do on it. Now it has taken on a
life of its own, and I am thank-
ful that the city continues to
support it.”
For the full clinic schedule
and more information on the
crabbing and clamming clinics,
call 800-452- 2151 or visit
www.oregoncoast.org.
1,500 meters (4:58.10) and was
fifth in the 800 meters with a PR
time of 2:23.92.
The Viking girls also got scor-
ing from junior Celie Mans, who
placed fourth in the 800 meters
with a personal best of 2:22.76
and was third in the 3,000 meters
at 11:10.35.
In the relays, freshman Kaeli
Ramos teamed up with Precht,
Bingham and Tatum for the day’s
second-fastest 4x400-meter time
(4:09.03), which is also the sec-
ond-fastest time in the 4A so far
this season. North Valley, which
won the event on Friday, set the
state’s best time this season to
win it at 4:07.74.
For the boys, freshman Murray
Bingham won the 3,000 meters
well ahead of Far West League
rival Michael Brown of North
Bend, crossing the finish in
9:04.81 — more than 2 seconds
ahead of Brown, and enough to
post the 4A’s fifth-fastest time of
the season. It was also a 14-sec-
ond improvement off of his pre-
vious best time.
Reavis, a sophomore who has
dominated the throws all season,
placed second in the shot put at
48 feet, 9.75 inches. He was also
fourth in the discus at 149 feet, 2
inches, a mark that was more than
a 7-foot improvement, bumping
him up to No. 4 on Siuslaw’s all-
time list.
In the shot put, Reavis is No. 4
this season in the 4A and No. 3 in
the discus.
The Viks will take this week to
prepare for district competition,
which begins Friday, May 13, at
Douglas High School and contin-
ues through Saturday.
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