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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ JANUARY 25, 2017 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation S PORTS Calendar Siuslaw falls to Brookings, shares fourth place in FWL Siuslaw senior Brittany Long gets triple-teamed by the Lady Bruins on Saturday. B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News Jan. 26 • MHS B-BALL S ILETZ V. GIRLS : 5:30 P . M . BOYS : 7 P . M . AT Jan. 27 • SHS B-BALL N. B END GIRLS : 6 P . M . BOYS : 7:30 P . M . AT S IUSLAW : 53 B ROOKINGS : 70 With four minutes left in the quarter, Siuslaw senior Destinie Tatum tied things at 8-8, which would be the clos- est the Lady Viking would get. Two more 3-pointers in the quarter by the Bruins left Siuslaw trailing by 6 head- ing into the second quarter, with Brookings extending its lead to 34-22 by the half. The Lady Viks got solid scoring and The Vikings were the first to score in Saturday’s basketball game at Glenn Butler Court, with senior Brittany Long snagging a steal for a quick layup. But Brookings-Harbor answered quickly, draining a 3-pointer that would be the first of nine for the Bruins before the final buzzer. rebounding from sophomore Madison Reynolds and junior Marika White in the third quarter, giving Siuslaw more possessions, but the Lady Bruins’ abil- ity to hit 3-pointers negated any momentum Siuslaw was able to build. Although freshman Mia Collins added some spark both offensively and defensively off the bench, the Lady Viks still found themselves down by 20 entering the fourth quarter before falling 53-70. It was the first win for the Bruins, See SIUSLAW 2B NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Mapleton splits with Falls City Jan. 30 • MHS B-BALL M OHAWK GIRLS : 5:30 P . M . BOYS : 7 P . M . HOSTS B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News Feb. 1 • SHS WRESTLING MHS GIRLS : 21 FCHS GIRLS : 27 N. B END 2 P . M . MHS BOYS : 41 FCHS BOYS : 29 AT On Friday, Mapleton host- ed visiting Falls City in a non-league matchup that saw what was arguably one of the best performances of the sea- son from both Sailor teams. In the girls game, the Lady Sailors held the Mountaineers to just 27 points, finishing the game with just four players and holding Falls City in a tie until the final minute. “I was proud of the girls because they never quit, even with only four players on the floor,” said Mapleton coach Mike Murray, whose team fell, 27-21. “Even though we lost on the scoreboard, it was a moral victory.” Sophomore Haley Wells led with 8 points. Earlier in the week, the Lady Sailors lost to Lowell and Triangle Lake, but had season-high scoring, includ- ing 16 points from Wells against Lowell and 13 points from her against the Lakers. In that same game, the T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide Jan. 25 10:43am / 6.9 4:55am / 2.8 5:53pm/ 0.0 Jan. 26 12:18am / 5.5 11:24pm/ 7.1 5:39am / 2.7 6:30pm/ -0.3 Jan. 27 12:54am / 5.8 6:20am / 2.5 12:03pm/ 7.2 7:05pm/ -0.4 Jan. 28 3:41am / 6.3 3:21pm/ 5.9 9:45am / 2.0 9:53pm/ 0.8 Jan. 29 4:17am / 6.2 4:07pm /5.4 10:33am / 2.0 10:29pm / 1.3 Jan. 30 4:54am / 6.2 5:00am/ 4.9 11:25am / 2.0 11:07pm/ 1.8 See SAILORS 4B NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS L EAGUE Viking junior Kyle King looks for an opening while being double-teamed by Brookings in overtime Saturday. Jan. 31 5:36am / 6.2 6:06pm/ 4.6 12:25am / 2.0 11:52pm/ 2.3 S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 V IKS TAKE B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News S IUSLAW : 42 B ROOKINGS : 39 It was a tale of two halves during Saturday’s matchup between Siuslaw and Brookings-Harbor at Glenn Butler Court, where the Vikings and Bruins battled it out in a dramatic overtime finish. However, by halftime it appeared the Bruins were heading to a blowout, B RUINS outscoring Siuslaw 19-4 in the second quarter for a 23-10 lead by the break. “We played very tentative in the first half,” said Siuslaw coach Dylan Perry. “When we don’t play with confidence and an aggressive attitude, we tend to struggle on offense.” During the break, Perry gave his team the goal of getting a shot opportu- nity with every possession, and playing more aggressively on defense. “It wasn’t that Brookings’ defense was anything we hadn’t seen before,” said Perry. “We know what we need to IN STANDINGS As of 1/23/17 OT do against certain defenses. It just came down to getting focused and execut- ing.” Coming into the second half, the Vikings’ more aggressive execution of its 2-3 zone began paying off, holding the Bruins to just 3 points while closing the gap to within 1 point, 25-26, with scoring from juniors Trent Reavis, Kyle King, Jake Hickson and Jared Brandt. “It was quite a comeback,” Perry See B ASKETBALL FWL B OYS N. BEND SIUSLAW MARSHFIELD DOUGLAS BROOKINGS S. UMP. MWL B OYS 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 0-3 0-3 T. LAKE EDDYVILLE LOWELL SILETZ MOHAWK MAPLETON 3-0 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 0-3 LOWELL MOHAWK ALSEA SILETZ MCKENZIE MAPLETON FWL G IRLS FWL G IRLS MARSHFIELD N. BEND DOUGLAS SIUSLAW BROOKINGS S. UMP. 3-0 3-0 3-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 VIKS 4B PRICE REDUCTION N ON N E W H O M E I N GR RE E N T REES Br and Bran d ne new w in i 2016 Go old lden en W est Gold series Energy Star home. Grea Gr e t ki kitc t hen with upgra ade ded appliances and hickory cabinets. 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