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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ DECEMBER 3, 2016 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
Vik grapplers split duel meet in opener
S PORTS
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At 120 pounds, Siuslaw’s Ricky
Huff also won by forfeit but went on to
defeat Reedsport’s River Lichte by pin
in the first round.
Meanwhile, against North Bend,
126-pounder Eyza Carrasco pinned the
Bulldogs’ Adonai Zfranco in 1:26 to
put Siuslaw’s first real points on the
scoreboard. At 145 pounds, Scott
Simmons pinned North Bend’s Ashton
Blondell in just 51 seconds.
The Vikings lost at 132 pounds and
152 pounds, but still secured an easy
victory in team scoring.
Against Reedsport, the Vikings
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Siuslaw’s wrestling team opened its
season Thursday night at home, taking
on North Bend and Reedsport in a duel
meet that the Viks ended up splitting.
In the first match-up, Siuslaw had
little trouble with the Bulldogs,
outscoring them 36-9, due in part to
forfeits in the upper weight classes to
Vikings Jesus Sierra (160 pounds),
Nick Steinman (170 pounds) and
Kainan Lane (285 pounds).
Siuslaw’s Ricky Huff, wrestling at
120 pounds, had two wins,
including a pin during Thursday
night’s dual meet against North
Bend and Reedsport.
found the mats not as forgiving as the
Braves battled point-for-point, match
by match in nearly every weight class.
The Viks started strong, winning
their first two matches, first by forfeit
to Mystic Debary (126 pounds), then
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Low Tide
Dec. 4
04:15am / 5.7 9:42am / 2.9
10:17pm/ 0.2
3:09pm/ 6.2
Dec. 5
05:50am / 5.9 10:38am / 2.9
04:01am/ 5.8 11:03pm/ 0.5
Dec. 6
05:50am / 5.9 11:46am / 2.7
05:06pm /5.4 11:55pm / 0.8
12:59am / 2.4
12:52am / 1.1
2:09pm/ 1.8
Dec. 9
8:21am / 6.9
9:03pm/ 5.2
1:52am / 1.4
3:12pm/ 1.0
Dec. 10
9:10am / 7.3
10:11pm/ 5.5
2:53am / 1.6
4:08pm/ 0.3
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WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
The Viking boys basketball
team got off to a promising start
Wednesday under new coach
Dylan Perry, with Siuslaw
securing an impressive 65-48
nonleague win at home against
Creswell — a team the Vikings
will likely be playing on a regu-
lar basis once the OSAA shifts
the leagues and classifications
around next year.
The Vikings got into foul
trouble early, with all five of
their starters — Brogan
Cornish, Jared Brandt, Marcos
Reyna-Ayala, Kyle King and
Trent Reavis — each chalking
up a pair of fouls in the first
half. Fortunately, Perry was able
to turn to his bench. In particu-
lar, junior forward Jake
Hickson, who came in to post
11 points in the second quarter
and 15 points overall to lead
Siuslaw in scoring.
In fact, 31 of the team’s 65
points came from the bench,
with Ricky Jones and Hickson
contributing 25 of those points.
Jones sank 10 points, includ-
ing a pair of 3-pointers and four
freethrows, to help the Vikings
come from behind to tie the
game at 25-25 entering the half.
With 17 of its eventual 26
personal fouls already on the
board by halftime, Siuslaw’s
starting lineup came into the
second half playing heavy on
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S IUSLAW : 07 18 12 11 — 48
C RESWELL : 06 19 16 24 — 65
T IDE T ABLE
Dec.7
06:41am / 6.1
6:23pm / 5.1
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WINS OPENER ,
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THE LOCAL REGION
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MID COAST LAKES
Holdover trout will be
available in most lakes.
Fishing for the various
warm water fish species
will slow as water tempera-
tures cool. There are
numerous lakes in the
Florence area that can pro-
vide good opportunity.
Siltcoos and Tahkenitch
lakes have closed to wild
coho. Other fishing has
been fair to slow. Casting
spinners near the weed
lines and trolling plugs or
spinners can be effective
on fish that recently
entered the lake.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Chinook
The Siuslaw River and
bay is open for Chinook
salmon. Fishing is slow.
Trolling herring in the
lower bay is an effective
technique. Eggs and bob-
ber can be productive in
the upper bay and river.
ALSEA RIVER AND
BAY: Chinook, steelhead
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Viking forward Jake Hickson led Siuslaw with 15 points, including 11 in the
second quarter in Wednesday night’s opener against Creswell.
Lady Vikings open with loss to Creswell
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The Lady Vikings basketball team
tipped off against Creswell at Glenn
Butler Court Wednesday night in a
nonleague matchup that officially
kicked off the season.
Though the Vikings were able to
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Viking point guard Abby Watkins
had three steals against Creswell
on Wednesday.
get scoring from Abby Watkins,
Alyssa Richards, Madison Reynolds,
Nikki Launius, Brittany Long,
Annabel Tupua, Claire Waggoner
and Destinie Tatum, who led with 9
points, it wasn’t enough to stop the
Bulldogs’ run.
Creswell left with a 10-point victo-
ry, 39-29.
Tupua led in rebounding with 7 off
the glass, Watkins had 3 steals, and
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The Alsea River and bay
is open for Chinook
salmon. Fishing is slow.
Fish are throughout the bay
and river. Eggs and bobber
can be productive in the
upper bay and river as the
season progresses.
Steelhead fishing opened
on the Alsea River on Nov.
1. Fish are entering the
mainstem with the first
entering steelhead near the
town of Alsea. Casting
spinners, drifting bait or
using a bobber and jig can
be effective.
The lake closedto hatch-
ery fishing Dec. 1 but will
reopen Jan 1 through Apr.
30.
• No fishing from a
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