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WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ FEBRUARY 15, 2017 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
F OUR V IKS
L EAGUE
STANDINGS
As of
2/13/17
B ASKETBALL
FWL B OYS
N. BEND
MARSHFIELD
SIUSLAW
DOUGLAS
BROOKINGS
S. UMP.
T. LAKE
SILETZ
LOWELL
EDDYVILLE
MOHAWK
MAPLETON
MARSHFIELD
DOUGLAS
N. BEND
BROOKINGS
SIUSLAW
S. UMP.
6-0
5-1
4-2
4-2
2-4
2-4
MWL G IRLS
FWL G IRLS
7-1
7-1
5-3
3-5
1-7
1-7
Siuslaw News
Siuslaw junior Richard Huff (right)
won the Special District 3 title after
going undefeated last weekend.
When the top wrestlers in the state
take to the mats at Veterans Memorial
Coliseum in Portland on Feb. 24 and
25, among the names being called out
over the echoing loudspeakers will be
four members of Siuslaw’s wrestling
team.
Richard Huff, a junior seeded at No.
1 in the state 4A’s 113-pound bracket,
along with seniors Kainan Lane (285
lbs.) and Nick Steinman (170 lbs.), and
sophomore Riley Jennings (152 lbs.)
will have the chance to compete for a
state title in each of their weight divi-
sions. Members of the group earned
state qualification during last week-
end’s Special District 3 wrestling tour-
nament at South Umpqua High School,
where the top five finishers in each
weight class advanced to state.
Huff had one of his closest matches
of the season during the championship
round, defeating Marshfield’s
B Y N ED H ICKSON
MWL B OYS
8-0
4-4
4-4
4-4
3-5
1-7
HEADED TO STATE MATS
LOWELL
ALSEA
MCKENZIE
MOHAWK
SILETZ
MAPLETON
6-0
4-0
3-3
3-3
2-2
0-4
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STATE 3B
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Calendar
Lady Viks
bounced by
Brookings
Feb. 15
• MHS B-BALL
MWL
PLAYOFFS
BOYS AT S ILETZ
7 P . M .
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Feb. 17
S IUSLAW : 25
B ROOKINGS : 68
• SHS B-BALL
HOSTS N. B END
GIRLS : 5:30 P . M .
BOYS : 7 P . M .
The Siuslaw girls basket-
ball team will wrap up its
season at home this Friday
following a tough loss on the
road at Brookings-Harbor
last Friday.
For the Bruins (11-10, 3-
5), it was a chance to help
secure a post-season appear-
ance, which they did with a
decisive 68-25 win. For the
Lady Viks, it was their sev-
enth-straight loss during a
hard-fought season. Against
the Bruins, Siuslaw got 4
points each from Alyssa
Richards, Madison Reynolds
and Destinie Tatum.
Reynolds, along with Mia
Collins, had 6 rebounds.
Tuesday, the Viks were on
the road at Douglas (after
press deadlines) and will fin-
ish the season at home Friday
against North Bend, begin-
ning at 6 p.m.
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Feb. 11
12:25am / 7.3 6:05am / 1.9
11:57pm/ 8.4 6:40pm/ -0.8
Feb. 12
1:03am / 7.4
12:42pm /8.0
6:50am / 1.7
7:18pm / -0.5
Feb. 13
1:40am / 7.4
1:26pm/ 7.6
7:35am / 1.6
7:55pm/ 0.1
Feb. 14
2:15am / 7.4
2:09pm/ 7.0
8:19am / 1.6
8:31pm/ 0.7
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Mapleton’s Hunter Simington (right) shares a laugh with junior Cole Spencer. Simington had 32 points Monday.
Feb. 15
2:51am / 7.3
2:55pm/ 6.4
9:05am / 1.6
9:07pm/ 1.3
Feb. 16
3:28am / 7.1
3:46pm/ 5.9
9:54am / 1.7
9:45pm/ 2.0
Sailors on course for state
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Feb. 17
4:07am / 6.9
4:45pm/ 5.4
10:49am / 1.8
10:28pm/ 2.7
S IUSLAW
N EWS
148 Maple St.
Florence
541-997-3441
M APLETON : 61
E DDYVILLE : 53
In an all-or-nothing situation on the
road at Eddyville Monday night, the
Mapleton boys basketball team man-
aged an upset win to secure a spot at
the state tournament. Leading the upset
was senior guard Hunter Simington,
who had a career-high 32 points in the
game, along with 6 rebounds, 3 assists,
4 steals and 2 blocked shots.
“Hunter realized it could be his last
night playing high school basketball,
and he delivered the best game of his
career,” said Mapleton coach Will
Crook. “More than that, it was the best
performance of any Mapleton player in
my three years coaching.”
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PLAYOFFS 4B
Viks bag Bruins, keeps playoff bid alive
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
S IUSLAW 55
B ROOKINGS : 39
The Siuslaw boys basketball team
continues to battle for a Far West
League playoff spot and kept those
hopes alive with a crucial road win at
Brookings-Harbor last Friday night.
Juniors Kyle King and Jake
Hickson, along with senior point guard
Brogan Cornish, combined for 32
points against the Bruins. Off the
boards, junior Jared Brandt nabbed 13
rebounds, 10 off the defensive glass,
and contributed 6 assists.
Junior post Trent Reavis, the team’s
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On the
Bite
A
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
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.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Steelhead
The Siuslaw River and
VIKS 2B
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FISHING 3B
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