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SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
Florence Half Marathon to run Sunday
L EAGUE
STANDINGS
As of
9/23/16
V OLLEYBALL
FWL G IRLS
SIUSLAW
N. BEND
DOUGLAS
MARSHFIELD
S. UMP.
BROOKINGS
MWL G IRLS
4-0
3-1
2-2
2-2
1-3
0-4
LOWELL
MCKENZIE
T. LAKE
ALSEA
SILETZ
MAPLETON
11-0
9-2
9-2
6-4
6-5
2-9
There’s a new race in town, a half
marathon taking runners 13.1 miles
along a scenic route that begins and ends
at Miller Park, taking runners along
Rhododendron Drive and out to the
North Jetty before looping back to the
park.
The newly established Florence Half
Marathon is a fully paved course that
kicks off at 8 a.m. and finishes by noon,
with aid stations set up at miles 1.5, 3,
5.5, 8, 10 and mile 12.
Runners can pick up registration pack-
ets that same morning between 6:15 and
7:45 a.m. at Miller Park, 1651 18th St.
The top three female and male finish-
ers within each age group will receive
medals. All finishers will receive a fin-
isher medallion.
Though no official awards ceremony
is planned, runners can pick up their
medals at the park or have them mailed
for a fee.
Age groups in the race will be broken
up into the following categories: 15-19,
20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-
49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69 and 70
and older.
Chip timing will be provided by
Eclectic Edge Racing.
Parking will be available at any of the
Siuslaw schools along Oak Street.
For anyone wanting to shower after
the race, the Siuslaw Middle School
locker rooms will be available from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m.
The race is being produced by Pink
Buffalo Racing of Eugene.
For more information, visit www.
pinkbuffaloracing.com/fhm.html.
(Editor’s note: In the Sept. 21st issue
of the Sports Section, the race date was
mistakenly reported to be today. We
regret the error.)
S PORTS
Calendar
On the
Bite
• MHS VOLLEYBALL
HOSTS
O AK H ILL
6 P . M .
A
• SHS VOLLEYBALL
AT
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
N. B END
6:30 P . M .
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
Sept. 29
• MHS VOLLEYBALL
HOSTS
ALSEA RIVER:
Cutthroat, Chinook
The Alsea River and bay
is open for Chinook
salmon through Dec. 31.
Fishing is slow but will
pick up over the next sev-
eral weeks. Trolling her-
ring in the lower bay is an
effective technique. Eggs
and bobber or drifting eggs
can be productive in the
upper bay and river as the
season progresses.
T. L AKE
6 P . M .
• SHS VOLLEYBALL
AT
S. U MPQUA
6:30 P . M .
Oct. 1
• MHS XC
AT
W OAHINK I NV .
1:15 P . M .
• SHS XC
HOSTS
SIUSLAW RIVER:
W OAHINK I NV .
12:30 P . M .
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Sept. 24
8:43am / 5.1
8:10pm / 6.4
2:08am / 0.2
2:19pm / 2.5
Sept. 25
9:540am/ 5.3
9:23pm/ 6.0
3:19am/ 0.2
3:38pm/ 2.3
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Sept. 26
10:51am / 5.6 4:23am / 0.2
10:29pm/ 6.0 4:45pm/ 1.9
Sept. 27
11:37am / 5.8 5:17am / 0.2
11:26pm/ 6.1 5:39pm/ 1.5
Senior middle blocker Elyssa Rose leaps for an unstoppable kill-block against Brookings-Harbor on Tuesday night.
S IUSLAW
RISES IN
Siuslaw News
Junior Emma Collins (left) and sen-
ior Abby Watkins head back to the
court after a timeout by the Bruins.
The Vikings emerged from this
week’s round of Far West League vol-
leyball competition the only team
undefeated at 4-0 after downing
Brookings-Harbor and North Bend.
Tuesday night, it only took Siuslaw
three sets to beat the Bruins, a team that
defeated the Viks last season.
“We wanted to come out strong,”
said sophomore middle blocker
Makenzie York. “We knew they were
scrappy and we needed to keep our
heads in the game. It was no time to be
cocky.”
Key to the Viks’ offense was senior
setter Abby Watkins, who had a hand in
nearly every point Siuslaw’s power
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Sept. 28
12:16am/ 6.1
Sept. 29
12:15am/ 5.4
12:51pm/ 6.3
6:02am/ 0.2
6:25pm/ 1.1
6:42am/ 0.3
7:05pm/ 0.8
Sept. 30
12:59am / 6.2 7:18am / 0.5
7:43pm/ 0.5
1:22pm/ 6.4
F AR W EST
See
SIUSLAW 4B
Cutthroat, Chinook
The Siuslaw River and
bay is open for Chinook
salmon through Dec. 31.
Fishing is slow but will
pick up over the next sev-
eral weeks. Trolling her-
ring in the lower bay is an
effective technique. Eggs
and bobber or drifting eggs
can be productive in the
upper bay and river as the
season progresses.
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 now open. Casting small
spinners, spoons or fly
fishing streamers or dry
flies can be very effective.
SALMON RIVER:
Cutthroat, Chinook
The Salmon River and
bay is open for Chinook
salmon through Dec. 31.
Fishing is slow but will
pick up over the next sev-
eral weeks Trolling herring
in the lower bay is an
effective technique. Eggs
and bobber or drifting eggs
can be productive in the
upper bay and river as the
season progresses. Parking
can be limited at Knight
Park during the fall salmon
return.
See
FISHING 6B
Sailors battle, swept by league-leading Lowell
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It’s been a tough couple of weeks for the
Lady Sailors’ volleyball team, which has not
only gone winless for its last five games but
lost three players for various reasons —
including its lead setter, junior Alexis Gierke,
to a concussion.
“It’s definitely been tough having only one
person to rotate off the bench, but the girls are
staying positive and playing hard,” said
Mapleton coach Jesika Crook. “It may not
show on the scoreboard, but they’ve been in
almost every set they’ve played. We just
haven’t been able to finish them off.”
On Tuesday, Mapleton was on the road at
McKenzie, where they were swept by the
Eagles, 8-25, 13-25, 13-25.
“We had some great rallies and continue to
improve against tough teams,” said Crook.
See
SAILORS 4B
Sophomore Erin Michael (right) prepares
for a kill on a set from sophomore
Bailey Messick on Thursday.
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