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WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ MARCH 29, 2017 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
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• MARCH 30
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NORTH COAST
LAKES:
• APRIL 4
SHS SOFTBALL
HOSTS T ILLAMOOK
3 P . M .
SHS BASEBALL
AT P LEASANT H ILL
4:30 P . M .
• APRIL 7
MHS TRACK
AT M C K ENZIE
4 P . M .
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS FILE PHOTOS
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
March 29
1:30am / 8.0
2:00pm/ 7.4
7:53am / -0.3
8:03pm/ 0.7
8:40am / -0.6
8:44pm/ 1.2
March 31
2:48am / 8.2
3:46pm/ 6.7
9:29am / -0.6
9:29pm/ 1.7
April 1
3:33am / 8.0
4:47pm/ 6.3
10:23am /-0.5
10:21pm/ 2.3
April 2
4:24am / 7.7
5:56pm / 6.0
11:24am /-0.2
11:23pm / 2.8
April 3
5:24am / 7.2
7:12pm/ 5.8
April 4
6:35am / 6.8
8:27pm / 6.0
Seniors Heidi Jones (left) and Claire Waggoner are all smiles. Saturday, Siuslaw swept Bandon with 23 runs.
V IKS
BLAST PAST
B ANDON
B Y N ED H ICKSON
March 30
2:08am / 8.2
2:51pm/ 7.1
12:31pm / 0.1
Siuslaw News
148 Maple St.
Florence
541-997-3441
Nehalem Hatchery
released 200 surplus winter
steelhead into Vernonia
pond, 57 into Lost Lake
and 60 into Lake Lytle.
These fish get fairly active
in the lake and offer a
unique fishing experience,
especially when the rivers
are blown out. Once in the
lake they are considered
“trout” and do not require a
Combined Angling Tag.
Anglers are reminded,
however, that only one
trout per day over 20 inch-
es may be retained, and
these fish will almost all be
in that size range.
Trout stocking is com-
plete in the other North
Coast lakes, but there are
still hold over trout avail-
able and winter can be a
great time to fish for them
as these trout will be larger
now, and getting hungry.
The trout stocking sched-
ule for 2017 is available
online, and printed ver-
sions will be out soon.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
The combination of seniors Claire
Waggoner and Heidi Jones provided a
one-two punch during the Lady
Vikings’ sweep of Bandon over the
weekend at Siuslaw.
Waggoner was explosive on offense,
going 6-for-7 at the plate and scoring 6
runs in a two-game sweep of the Tigers
that ended early in both games due to
the 10-run rule.
With six of Siuslaw’s nine starters
consisting of seniors, including four of
those players making up the top of the
order — second baseman Jenicah
Ecker, catcher Nikki Launius,
Waggoner at first base and Jones on the
mound — the Vikings tout a plethora
of experience that could pay big divi-
dends in the Far West League this sea- Seniors Nikki Launius, currently batting .625, slides home for a score.
Launius had a pair of doubles Saturday against Bandon.
son.
“Our senior-laden top of the batting
order continues to produce solid results son, Jones is batting .455, Ecker is hit- stolen bases.
From the mound on Saturday, the
for our offense,” said Siuslaw coach ting .333, Waggoner is .714 and
Launius is swinging .625, combining
Sean O’Mara.
See SOFTBALL 3B
Over the first four games of the sea- for 15 RBIs, 31 runs scored and 29
12:39am / 3.1
1:43pm / 0.3
S IUSLAW
N EWS
WEEKLY
Siuslaw 0-5 after tough road series
Siuslaw catcher Hunter Simington
(left) and pitcher Kelby White leave
the field after losing to Sweet Home
Monday.
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
The Viking baseball team spent the
last few days on the road, first for a
doubleheader at Junction City on
Saturday, then two games Monday dur-
ing the opening day of the two-day
Newport Tournament.
Saturday, Siuslaw dropped a double-
header to Junction City, 4-1 and 7-4,
with game two providing a one-hitter
for the No. 14-ranked Tigers (5-1).
Monday, the Vikings opened the
Newport tournament against Dallas,
with the Vikings falling 13-2 to the
Dragons. In game two, Sweet Home
won in a three-run shutout.
Yesterday, Siuslaw faced Philomath
at Newport after press deadlines.
Chinook, steelhead
The Siuslaw River and
Lake Cr. are open for
hatchery winter steelhead.
Fishing is slow. Casting
spinners, drifting bait or
using a bobber and jig can
be effective.
MID COAST LAKES:
The trout stocking
schedule for 2017 is avail-
able online and trout have
been stocked in some
lakes. Fishing for the vari-
ous warm water fish
species will slow as water
temperatures cool. There
are numerous lakes in the
Florence area that can pro-
vide good opportunity.
ALSEA RIVER AND
BAY: Steelhead
Steelhead fishing is open
on the Alsea River and list-
ed tributaries. The river is
shaping up after last
week’s rain. Fishing is
slow. Alsea Hatchery is
having a below average
return to the hatchery.
Casting spinners, drift-
ing bait or using a bobber
and jig can be effective.
SALMON RIVER:
Steelhead
The Salmon River is
open for wild and hatchery
steelhead. Fishing is slow.
Wild winter steelhead
can be retained on the
Salmon River. Daily and
annual bag limit on wild
winter steelhead are 1/day
See
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