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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM SATURDAY EDITION ❘ AUGUST 27, 2016 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation Viking fall sports season tickets on sale Monday S PORTS Calendar Aug. 27 Season tickets for the upcoming Viking football and volleyball seasons go on sale Monday, Aug. 29, at Siuslaw High School. For football, a total of three home games are scheduled for the fall: Sept. 16, in a preseason game against Newport Sept. 30, in a regular-season game against North Bend Oct. 21, against Brookings for homecoming and final game of the regular season Volleyball will host eight home matches, beginning Thursday, Sept. 1, against Junction City in preseason play. Family passes for both the football and volleyball seasons is $50, or get individual reserved tickets for all three football contests for $20. Tickets will be available for advanced purchase at the high school office Monday, Aug. 29, through Thursday, Sept. 1, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. For more information, call the school office at 541-997-3448. • SALMON RUN 5K TRACK Special Olympics seeks bowlers Setting the pace 9 A . M . S EASON O PENERS Special Olympics Florence is looking for interested bowlers for the bowling sea- son beginning Tuesday, Aug. 30, at Holiday Bowl. Practices are Tuesdays, from 4 to 6 p.m., through October, followed by a regional competition in Bend in November. Anyone who has been identified as having an intel- lectual (or cognitive) disabil- ity by a medical professional is eligible to be involved in Special Olympics. Athletes must be at least 8 years old to compete in regional competi- tions. Athletes may participate in practices at age 6. There is no upper age limit. There is no cost to join Special Olympics, nor is there a cost to train or com- pete. Special Olympics rais- es funds through sponsor- ships, private donations and special events. For more information, contact head coach Linda Stent at 541-991-3161 or email her at lstent@charter.net. Aug. 30 • MHS V-BALL S ILETZ , M C K ENZIE 4 P . M . HOST Sept. 1 • SHS V-BALL AT P HILOMATH 4 P . M . • MHS XC AT T OLEDO C HALLENGE TBA Sept. 2 • MHS F-BALL H OSTS W ASCO C O . 5 P . M . • SHS F-BALL AT E LMIRA 7 P . M . T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Aug. 27 9:21am / 5.4 8:46pm/ 7.2 On the Bite Low Tide 2:49am / 0.0 2:42am/ 2.7 A Aug. 28 10:24pm / 5.8 3:52am / -0.3 3:51pm/ 2.5 9:48pm/ 7.3 WEEKLY FISHING REPORT FOR THE LOCAL REGION NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Aug. 29 11:15am/ 6.1 10:44pm/ 7.4 Aug. 30 11:58am / 6.4 11:34pm/ 7.4 4:47am/ -0.5 4:50pm/ 2.1 5:34am / -0.6 5:40pm/ 1.7 Mapleton’s (from left) Cole Spencer and Richie Gastelun are hoping to start a new cross country tradition. S AILORS B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News Aug. 31 12:36am/ 6.6 Sept. 1 12:19am / 7.4 1:10pm / 6.8 Sept. 2 1:01am/ 7.2 1:43pm/ 6.9 6:15am/ -0.6 6:25pm/ 1.3 6:53am / -0.5 7:06pm / 1.1 It’s been nearly 30 years since the trails winding through the woods in and around Mapleton High School carried the footfalls of cross country runners. But this past Thursday morning, Mapleton junior Cole Spencer and freshman Richie Gastelun were climbing the trail woven between old logging roads before eventually emerging onto the main campus and looping back up BLAZE NEW TRAIL the steep hill leading to the mesa of Bill Bowerman Field. Until he went in to register as a freshman Wednesday, Gastelun did- n’t even know there was a cross country program at the high school. “That’s mostly because we haven’t had one since as far back as 1987,” says Aaron Longo, the school’s ath- letic director as well as its track and field coach and, now, cross country coach. “Cole and I talked about it at the end of last football season, and he was committed to doing it if it was a possibility. “So we made it happen. We start- ed with one runner and, thanks to Richie signing up yesterday, the pro- gram has already doubled in size.” Spencer attended running camps over the summer to prepare, includ- ing the Tillamook Running Camp. Also a track athlete, Spencer says he wants to improve his times in the distance races and pace his 5K time at 17:00 this cross country season. See TRAIL 3B 7:29am/ -0.2 7:45pm/ 1.0 Local man nabs fourth archery ‘triple crown’ 148 Maple St. Florence, OR 97439 541-997-3441 www.thesiuslawnews.com He’s about as close as Florence has to a real-life “Hawkeye.” Jim Campbell competed in the Oregon Bowhunters 3D State Archery Tournament this past July in La Grand, Ore., where his archery skills earned him a first-place trophy in the Oregon State Championship in his class. The win was the bullseye that com- pleted Campbell’s own triple crown by accumulating the top total of points in all three state archery tournaments in his designated class of “Bowhunter Freestyle,” which is five fixed pins and release. Jim Campbell is a multiple state archery triple crown winner. The competition included indoor shooting at 20 yards; NFAA (National Field Archery Association) marked yardage anywhere from 20 feet to 80 yards; and finally a 3D trail shoot with unmarked yardage anywhere from 3 to 50 yards. During that same tournament, Campbell also won a trophy for the See COURTESY PHOTO ARCHER 2B www.dfw.state.or.us/RR MID COAST LAKES: Rainbow trout stocking is complete along the mid coast. Holdover trout will be available in most lakes through the summer. Fishing for the various warm water fish species is good this time of year as fish move to the shallows for spawning. There are numerous lakes in the Florence area that can pro- vide good opportunity. SIUSLAW RIVER: Cutthroat For cutthroat trout, cast- ing small spinners, spoons or fly fishing streamers or dry flies can be very effec- tive. Angling for all species in streams above tidewater is restricted to artificial flies and lures until Sept. 1. Casting small spinners, spoons or fly fishing streamers or dry flies can be very effective. ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat The Alsea River is open for cutthroat trout, casting small spinners, spoons or fly fishing streamers or dry flies can be very effective. Bait is not allowed above the head of tide until Sept. 1. See FISHING 3B CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK MHS