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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ FEBRUARY 18, 2017 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
SHS alumni accepts coaching position with Vik track program
Siuslaw News
By the time Collin Cram
graduated from Siuslaw High
School in 2004, he had etched
his name into the school and
state record books as a state
pole vault champion, and con-
tinues to hold the record in the
2004 Siuslaw graduate
Collin Cram will return as a
coach for the Viking track
and field program this
spring.
110 high hurdles (14.57) and
pole vault (15 feet, 6.5 inches)
And though he was also a
First Team All-State wide
receiver with 20 touchdowns
and Third Team All-State
defensive back, his heart
remained on the track.
After graduation, Cram
became a decorated decathlete
OSU PHOTO
for both Lane Community
College and Long Beach
University. Along the way, he
was a two-time Northwest
Association of Community
Colleges Decathlon Champion
(2006 and 2007) while at LCC
in Eugene.
In 2015, Cram was recog-
nized by his high school alma
mater by being inducted into
the Siuslaw High School Hall
of Fame.
Now, after spending the last
B ASKETBALL
MWL B OYS
FWL B OYS
N. BEND
SIUSLAW
MARSHFIELD
DOUGLAS
BROOKINGS
S. UMP.
9-0
5-4
4-5
4-5
3-6
2-7
T. LAKE
SILETZ
LOWELL
EDDYVILLE
MOHAWK
MAPLETON
Saying
goodbye to
Garrison
8-1
8-1
5-4
4-5
1-8
1-8
LOWELL
ALSEA
MCKENZIE
MOHAWK
SILETZ
MAPLETON
6-0
4-0
3-3
3-3
2-2
0-4
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Calendar
CRAM 3B
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Siuslaw News
M APLETON : 52
S ILETZ : 64
Thursday
night,
the
Mapleton boys basketball
team was on the road for
post-season play at Siletz
High School, where the
Sailors and Warriors battled
for Mountain West League
seeding and a ticket to the 1A
state tournament next week.
The winner would nab the
No. 2 seed from the MWL,
with the loser facing off
today for the third — and
final — seed to state from the
Mountain West.
MWL G IRLS
FWL G IRLS
MARSHFIELD
DOUGLAS
N. BEND
BROOKINGS
SIUSLAW
S. UMP.
6-0
5-1
4-2
4-2
2-4
2-4
See
Sailors play
for state
seed today
L EAGUE
STANDINGS
As of
2/17/17
few years as a jumps and multi-
event assistant at Oregon State
University, Cram will bring his
talents back home to Siuslaw to
fill the vacancy left by long-
time jumps coach Mary
Dodson.
In a statement sent by head
Following the death of
past Viking football and
track coach Erv
Garrison, an upcoming
book revisits his
contribution to Siuslaw
athletics history.
Feb. 18
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SAILORS 3B
• MHS B-BALL
MWL
PLAYOFFS
VS L OWELL
AT NCU
11 A . M .
On the
Bite
Feb. 24-25
• SHS WRESTLING
4A
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STATE MEET
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Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Feb. 18
4:52am / 6.7
5:57pm/ 5.0
11:52am / 1.8
11:21pm/ 3.2
Feb. 19
5:44am / 6.6
7:19pm /4.9
12:59am / 1.7
Feb. 20
6:42am / 6.6
8:35pm/ 5.1
12:28am / 3.6
2:03pm/ 1.4
Feb. 21
7:42am / 6.7
9:33pm/ 5.5
1:41am / 3.6
2:59pm/ 1.1
Feb. 22
8:37am / 7.0
10:17pm/ 5.9
2:44am / 3.5
3:46pm/ 0.6
Feb. 23
9:27am / 7.3
10:54pm/ 6.2
3:37am / 3.2
4:27pm/ 0.2
Feb. 24
10:13am / 7.6
11:28pm/ 6.5
Siuslaw News
K
nown for his aggressive style
and
formidable
Wing-T
offense, Erv Garrison chalked
up 185 wins before retiring in 1990
after 32 years coaching football at the
high school level. He headed up pro-
grams at five different schools in those
years, the last 12 of which were spent at
Canby High School.
Garrison died Feb. 6, in Milwaukie,
Ore.
But from 1961 to 1964, he was cred-
ited for sparking a culture of hard work
and a winning attitude that helped
transform Siuslaw football into one of
the state’s most consistently successful
programs over the next 50 years under
coaches Len Lutero and Tim Dodson.
Garrison, who took the Vikings to
the semi-finals in 1963, also coached
the track and field team to a fourth-
place finish at state in 1964, highlight-
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ed by individual champiosnhip medals
for Siuslaw Hall-of-Famers Les Conley
(100-yard dash) and Tooey Emery
(220).
In his upcoming book, “The History
of Siuslaw Football: A Tradition of
Excellence,” Don Hunt, a 1971 gradu-
ate of Siuslaw and starting quarterback
in 1969 and 1970, reminisces about the
early days of Garrison’s career at
Siuslaw — and a style that has become
a hallmark in the Siuslaw tradition.
What follows is an excerpt from
Hunt’s book recalling those early days
in Garrison’s career as Siuslaw...
The Siuslaw High School football
team arrived in Brookings in the early
afternoon of Nov. 9, 1963, to square off
against the previously unbeaten and
No. 2-ranked Bruins.
It marked the first postseason game
in school history and third-year head
coach Erv Garrison had the Vikings
T OJANS ,
ready. An hour before kickoff, he led
them to a dark room under the gym
floor. As part of their pre-game ritual,
the players lie silently together for
about 10 minutes, collecting their
thoughts and thinking about their
assignments on the gridiron.
Above, in the Brookings locker
room, the Vikings could hear loud
music, laughter and reveling.
Suddenly, Garrison burst into the
downstairs room and flipped on the
lights. A scowl occupied his face.
According to Siuslaw quarterback
Jim Weber, Garrison declared, “boys,
there’s no need for us to play this game
because Brookings has already won it!
They’re up there celebrating! They’re
dancing on your grave!”
Garrison knew football. He also
knew how to motivate.
Breathing fire, Siuslaw romped to a
42-14 victory behind a
Siuslaw News
S IUSLAW : 59
D OUGLAS : 48
According to Siuslaw boys
basketball coach Dylan Perry,
the Vikings came into Tuesday
night’s road game at Douglas
with one goal: secure a playoff
spot.
When the final buzzer erupt-
ed, it announced the end of the
game and also the continuation
of Siuslaw into the Far West
League playoffs for the first
time in seven years with a 59-
48 win.
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Senior guard Brogan
Cornish had 4 points and 7
rebounds against Douglas.
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“We were focused and moti-
vated to do whatever was nec-
essary
to
win
against
Douglas,” said Perry. “The
intensity of the game was the
highest of any game this sea-
son.
“Everyone on the team
stepped up and did their jobs
very well.”
Leading the team in scoring
was junior post Trent Reavis,
who claimed 23 points, along
with 11 points from junior
Kyle King, 8 points each from
juniors Jared Brandt and Jake
Hickson, along with 5 points
from freshman Sam Myers and
4 points from senior point
guard Brogan Cornish.
The Vikings came out
strong, nabbed an early lead
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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
bay is closed to Chinook
salmon.
Fishing is slow.
The Siuslaw River and
Lake Cr. are open for steel-
head fishing. Casting spin-
ners, drifting bait or using a
bobber and jig can be effec-
tive.
ALSEA RIVER: Chinook,
steelhead
Steelhead fishing opened
on the Alsea River and list-
ed tributaries. Fishing is fair
when river conditions are
favorable.
Casting spinners, drifting
bait or using a bobber and
jig can be effective.
SALMON
RIVER:
Steelhead
The
Salmon
River
opened for wild and hatch-
ery steelhead is open. Wild
winter steelhead can be
retained on the Salmon
River.
Daily and annual bag
limit on wild winter steel-
head are 1/day and 3/year.
Casting spinners, drifting
bait or using a bobber and
jig can be effective.
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FISHING 3B
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
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