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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017 3 B COURTESY PHOTOS Members of the Siuslaw girls bowling team (left) and boys team, which finished ninth and third, respectively, at last weekend’s state tournament in Portland. Bowling from 1B the Viking boys team was the No. 12 seed and the girls team landed the No. 4 seed headed into the finals. The lady Vikings started the double elimination tournament by bowling 12th-seeded McKay High School. A narrow, 2-pin loss by Siuslaw put the girls team into the consolation bracket for a chance at third place. Meanwhile, the boys opened the double elimination round against district rival North Bend. The Vikings were able to avenge a tough district loss to the Bulldogs by defeating them in the finals. In the second round of com- petition for the Lady Vikings decisively defeated Oregon City by 19 pins, earning them a chance back into the finals. To do that, they first needed to beat No. 1 seed Henley. Unfortunately, Siuslaw was stung by the Hornets, who went on to win the state title. The Lady Viks finished 9th overall. On the boys side, after defeating the Bulldogs, the ATHLETE State OF THE WEEK Fri-Sat 3/3-3/4 9am-3pm 5742 Nicholson Rd Moving Sale! Many household items, exercise equipment. “PICC-A-DILLY” Flea Market THIS SUNDAY, 10am-4pm fairgrounds, Eugene, 541-683-5589. HUGE SAVINGS CLOSING 3-31-17 INDOOR MARKETPLACE FREE Richard Huff from 1B Ramirez of North Marion (3:51). Both wrestlers advanced to the semifinals, where Huff earned a spot in the championship round with a major 13-3 decision over Robert Watkins of Sweet Home. Lane, however, picked up his first loss of the tournament after being pinned by Dylan Porter of Elmira in 1:31. The loss moved Lane into the consolation semifinals, where he Fishing See Jim for your auto sales needs! from 1B Coast lakes, but there are still hold over trout available and winter can be a great time to fish for them as these trout will be larger now, and getting hungry. The trout stocking schedule for 2017 is available online, and printed versions will be out soon. SIUSLAW RIVER: Chinook, steelhead The Siuslaw River and Lake Cr. are open for hatchery winter steelhead. Fishing is slow. Casting spinners, drift- ing bait or using a bobber and jig can be effective. MID COAST LAKES: Central Coast Disposal Alan Twombly-H & R Block River House & Old Town Inns J.L. Walker & Sons Wind Drift Kites Bridgewater Restaurant Full Spectrum Computers Best For Hearing Dutch Bros. County Transfer & Recycling Foglio Drop Box Service Pavilion Catering Old Town Barber Shop Florence RV & Automotive Specialist Leisure Excavating Shervin's Automotive Regency Florence Cascade Title Co. The Salvation Army Randy's Riverview Market & Deli lost by decision to Caleb Parrott of Crook County, 6-1. From there, Lane faced Donnie Clark of McLoughlin, who came into the meet ranked at No. 2. Lane hammered Clark, pinning him in just 1:40 for fifth place overall. In the championship match at 113 pounds, Huff squared off against Molalla freshman Maximus Tate, who had beaten Marshfield sophomore Frankie Harlow in the semifinals, 10-6. In this match, Tate quickly found himself in trouble as Huff took him to the mat within the first minute then pinned him in 1:42 for the 113-pound 4A state title. Huff went undefeated at state, 4-0, and was 40-3 for the season — and undefeated at 18-0 in the 113-pound bracket. Sweet Home won the 4A team title by just one-half point over Crook County, 181 to 181.5. Marshfield was fourth (147), and Siuslaw was 12th in team scoring with 49 points. some lakes. Fishing for the various warm water fish species will slow as water temperatures cool. There are numerous lakes in the Florence area that can provide good opportunity. Wild winter steelhead can be retained on the Salmon River. Daily and annual bag limit on wild winter steelhead are 1/day and 3/year. Casting spinners, drifting bait or using a bobber and jig can be effective. SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead The river is shaping up after last week’s rain. Steelhead fishing is fair. Drift boaters are having fair success from Moonshine Park to Siletz and bank anglers are catching hatchery fish in the Siletz gorge. Casting spinners, drifting bait or using a bobber and jig can be effective. WILSON RIVER: Steelhead Fishing was slow on the Wilson last weekend due to high water and marginal con- ditions. It should be dropping into prime shape by the end of the week and through the weekend. There should be plenty of broodstock hatchery and wild steelhead around, and there have been some big fish coming off the Wilson this year. All the usual techniques such as side drifting, float fishing, drift fishing, or pulling plugs or divers and bait should be effective. During high water use brighter colors and larger pre- sentations. with your ad The junior 113 pound wrestler went into the OSAA 4A State finals as the number one seed in his weight class and came away with the championship trophy. Huff won his first two matches by fall, pinning his opponents in 1:40 and 5:01, then claimed his third win by a major decision, 13-3. In his final match, he pinned his opponent in 1:42. Sponsored By: The Siuslaw News , KCST and The Sports Club and season for both the boys and girls teams,” said bowling coordinator and girls team coach Dusty Anderson. “With no seniors on the tournament teams, the Vikings will be strong again next year. “There will also be some middle school bowlers adding to the teams next season.” 541-997-3441 Wrestling Honorable mention goes to 285 pound Viking wrestler Kainan Lane. The senior heavyweight came away from the state tournament with a fifth place finish, rebounding from a pair of losses to pin his final opponent in 1:40. come a deficit for the win and a rematch with rival McNary for third place. Again the Vikings had to overcome a deficit after the first game but made a big charge in the game two to bring home the third place trophy. Mazama was the defending champion winning for the sec- ond straight year. “This was a great tournament garage sale signs Siusla w H.S . Honorable Mention Kainen Lane Vikings went on to beat Molalla before falling to McNary — which dropped Siuslaw into a consolation rematch with North Bend. Siuslaw managed a second consecutive win over the Bulldogs, which advanced Siuslaw into a two-game matchup with South Medford. 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