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WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ DECEMBER 21, 2016 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
S PORTS
Calendar
OSAA plan would mean extra miles for Viks
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Dec. 28
• MHS BB
R EEDSPORT HS
AT
GIRLS :
5:30 P . M .
BOYS : 7 P . M .
Dec. 29
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AT
As the Oregon School Activities
Association (OSAA) redistricting con-
versation continues, during it’s latest
meeting Dec. 12, the board offered
new six-classification, five-classifica-
tion and “football-only” proposals.
Under the latest six-classification
system, Siuslaw would be part of a
Class 4A Far West League that
includes: Cottage Grove, Creswell,
Douglas, Elmira, South Umpqua and
Sutherlin.
“We aren’t happy
with a model that has
us going to Medford
four times and
Brookings once each
league season.”
— Chris Johnson,
SHS athletic director
However, should the OSAA decide
to go with its most recent five-classifi-
cation model, Siuslaw would become
part of a Class 3A Southern Cascade
League that includes Medford area
schools St. Mary’s and Cascade
Christian, as well as Grants Pass area
schools Hidden Valley and North
Valley.
In short, the Vikings’ new league
map would nearly double the miles the
school already travels during a typical
league season.
It’s a proposal that Siuslaw High
School athletic director Chris Johnson
intends to oppose.
“We aren’t happy with a model that
has us going to Medford four times
and Brookings once each league sea-
son,” said Johnson, who pointed out
that there are nine schools in that clas-
sification closer to Siuslaw than the
closest in that proposed league.
“Plus, it adds roughly $30,000 to
our travel budget,” he said. “We plan
to be at the next meeting to voice our
concerns.”
The OSAA is also considering a
“football-only” classification that
would create a Special District 4 that
includes teams from Cottage Grove,
Elmira, Junction City, Marshfield,
See
OSAA 2B
P ERRYDALE HS
GIRLS :
4 P . M .
BOYS : 5:30 P . M .
On the
Bite
Dec. 30
• SHS BB
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C ORBETT HS
A
GIRLS :
4 P . M .
BOYS : 5:30 P . M .
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
T IDE T ABLE
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 are open for wild
coho until Dec. 31. 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.
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Dec. 21
6:51am / 6.3
6:57pm/ 4.8
12:13am / 1.1
1:28pm/ 2.0
Dec. 22
7:41am / 6.4
8:14pm/ 4.7
1:08am / 1.7
2:35pm/ 1.7
Dec. 23
8:28am / 6.5
2:59pm/ 4.7
2:04am / 2.1
3:32pm/ 1.3
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Dec. 24
9:12am / 6.6
10:28pm/ 5.0
Dec. 25
9:53am / 6.8
11:18am/ 5.2
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.
2:59am / 2.4
4:20pm/ 1.0
NED HICKSON FILE PHOTO/SIUSLAW NEWS
3:51am / 2.6
5:02pm/ 0.5
Dec. 26
10:31am / 7.0 4:38am / 2.6
5:40pm / 1.0
Siuslaw’s Trent Reavis scored 19 points and was one of three Vikings to score in double digits Monday night.
V IKS
PUT SKIDS ON
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Dec. 27
12:01am / 5.4 5:21am / 2.7
11:09am/ 7.0 6:16pm/ -0.1
The Vikings ended their five-game
losing streak with a solid performance
on the road at Sweet Home Monday
night, nudging the Huskies in a narrow
49-46 win.
Siuslaw opened with a quick 6-0
lead off a pair of freethrows and
rebound from junior forward Jake
Hickson, which was followed up by a
rebound from junior post Trent Reavis.
The Huskies scored the next two
points unanswered, with Hickson nab-
bing a bucket off the glass to make it
8-4. However, by the end of the quar-
ter, Sweet Home had gained enough
H USKIES
ALSEA RIVER AND
BAY: Chinook, steelhead
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 is
momentum to stay within one point of
Siuslaw to start the second period, 10-
9.
With just over four minutes remain-
ing before the half, a pair of charity
shots gave the Huskies their first lead
of the game, 14-12, with 6-foot-6
See
VIKS 3B
See
FISHING 4B
Siuslaw girls squelch Sweet Home, 60-31
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B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
The Lady Viks hammered out a lop-
sided win on the hardwood at Sweet
Home Monday night, with senior
Brittany Long scoring a team-high 16
points in a 60-31 win that makes
Siuslaw 2-5 in preseason play.
The Vikings had strong play across
the bench and throughout its starting
lineup, rotating a total of 11 players
against the Huskies and getting scor-
ing from nine Lady Vikings.
Sophomore Annabell Tupua had a
season-high 11 points against Sweet
Home, along with 9 points and 7 steals
from senior guard Abby Watkins.
Many of Siuslaw’s points came
from fast hands and even faster steals
— 20 in all — as well as 37 rebounds.
Senior forward Clair Waggoner had
6 points and 7 rebounds to go with 3
steals, and sophomore post Alyssa
Richards scored 6 points, nabbed 6
rebounds and blocked 2 shots. Senior
Destinie Tatum fould out in the third
period but still managed 6 rebounds
and 4 points.
Last Night, the Viks hosted
Sutherlin (after press deadlines) and
will play again Dec. 30 at Corbett.
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