NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ APRIL 22, 2017 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
Vik teams
fall to
Douglas
L EAGUE
STANDINGS
As of
4/18/17
B ASEBALL /S OFTBALL
FWL B OYS
MARSHFIELD
DOUGLAS
N. BEND
BROOKINGS
S. UMP.
SIUSLAW
FWL G IRLS
3-0
2-1
1-0
1-2
0-1
0-3
DOUGLAS
S. UMP.
MARSHFIELD
N. BEND
SIUSLAW
BROOKINGS
2-0
2-1
2-1
1-2
1-2
0-2
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
S PORTS
Calendar
• APRIL 22
SOCCER
AT
M ILLER P ARK
9 A . M .
• APRIL 25
SHS BASEBALL
HOSTS
S. U MPQUA
5 A . M .
SHS SOFTBALL
AT
S. U MPQUA
5 A . M .
SHS TRACK
F AR W EST JV MEET
AT S IUSLAW
4 P . M .
• APRIL 27
MHS TRACK
AT
O AKRIDGE
4 P . M .
N OTE : A LL
GAMES ARE
WEATHER PERMITTING
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
April 22
9:29am / 6.0
10:22pm/ 6.6
3:44am / 2.2
3:59pm/ 0.7
April 23
10:27am / 6.4 4:34am / 1.4
11:00pm /7.1 4:45pm / 0.6
April 23
11:21am / 6.7
11:37pm / 7.7
5:21am / 0.6
5:28pm / 0.7
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Mapleton senior Josi Hays won all four throwing events at Thursday’s Mapleton 300.
S AILORS
SWEEP HOME MEET
Mapleton junior Tanner Wilson
won the javelin with a season-
record throw of 150-04.
B Y N ED H ICKSON
April 24
12:13am / 7.0 6:06am / -0.3
6:11pm / 0.8
April 25
5:24am / 7.2
7:12pm/ 5.8
12:31pm / 0.1
April 26
6:35am / 6.8
8:27pm/ 6.0
12:39am / 3.1
1:43pm/ 0.3
April 27
7:53am / 6.6
9:32pm/ 6.2
2:03am / 3.0
2:52pm/ 0.3
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It wasn’t your typical meet as ath-
letes from Eddyville, Alsea and
Mapleton competed at the first — and
if all goes well, the last — Mapleton
Lack of Lane Lines Spectacular, a.k.a
Mapleton 300 on Tuesday.
Since having the track resurfaced
back in September, Mapleton High
School athletic director Aaron Longo
has needed three consecutive days of
sunshine in order for the resurfacing to
be dry enough to paint.
“And we’re still waiting,” said
Longo, who renamed the event and
moved forward with the meet — minus
any track events accept for the 1,500
meters and 3,000 meters.
Something else made Thursday’s
meet one-of-a-kind: The hammer
throw, which is a field event that hasn’t
occurred in Mapleton for more than
two decades.
Fittingly, the Sailors swept the event,
as well as the entire meet, with Sailor
boys and girls teams scoring 50 points
each.
Alsea was second for the boys with
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SAILORS 3B
Aquarium hosting Kids’ Dash today
NEWPORT — Otters, sharks and
puffins are among the main attractions
at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, but this
morning humans will take center stage
as they compete in the fifth annual
Oregon Coast Aquarium 5K and Kids’
Dash.
The 5K is open to all runners
whether they are speedy, slow or some-
where in-between.
The Kids’ Dash is for aspiring little
athletes ages two to nine years old.
Parents are invited to accompany
their children on this closed-course 1K
run through the aquarium’s grounds.
Oregon Coast Aquarium 5K and
Kids’ Dash runners and walkers receive
a race bib, photo and free admission to
the aquarium for the day.
All proceeds benefit the animal care
fund at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
Race entry is $35 for the 5K, and $20
for the Kids’ Dash.
Discounts are also available for
aquarium members.
Race T-shirts are available to pre-
order for $5.
Shirts will also be available for sale
on race day, but size availability may be
limited.
The Oregon Coast Aquarium is
located at 2820 S.E. Ferry Slip Rd. in
Newport.
For more information, visit
www.aquarium.org or call 541-867-
3474.
In the new round-robin
format adopted by the Far
West League this season,
teams face each other multi-
ple times in one week, with
one game scheduled for
Tuesdays, followed by a dou-
bleheader on Fridays.
Last week, the Vikings got
three looks at Douglas, with
Siuslaw’s softball team host-
ing the Trojans on Tuesday
and the baseball team on the
road at Winston.
At home, the Lady Viks
struggled with a series of
errors, six in all, against a
hard-hitting Douglas rotation
that connected for 9 hits in
the game.
Meanwhile, Siuslaw senior
catcher Nikki Launius went
2-for-3 at the plate, including
a double and an RBI to lead
Siuslaw’s offense.
The Lady Viks left a run-
ner stranded in scoring posi-
tion on third base in four out
of the first five innings before
finally scoring 2 runs in the
sixth off of batting from
Launius.
It wasn’t enough to
squelch the Trojans, who
went on to win, 8-2. The win
moved Douglas into the Far
West’s No. 1 spot at 3-0 (4-4)
in league.
The Lady Vikings are 1-3
in league (4-9).
From the pitcher’s circle,
Lady Viks senior Heidi Jones
struck out 8 and walked 1.
In games around the Far
West on Tuesday, South
Umpqua
defeated
Marshfield, 7-2, and North
Bend
overwhelmed
Brookings-Harbor, 13-0 in
just two innings.
That same day in Winston,
the Viking baseball team did-
n’t fare much better, with the
Trojans knocking home 13
runs in the first two innings.
Vikings first baseman
Gabe Simington, a sopho-
more at Mapleton, smacked a
screamer for a 2-run home
run in the top of the fourth
inning that cut the Trojans’
lead to 13-2.
Siuslaw then managed to
bring home 3 more runs in
the top of the fifth to avoid
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SIUSLAW 3B
Dunes City
Triathlon seeks
volunteers
Dunes City is gearing up to
host its 5th annual Oregon
Dunes
Triathlon
and
Duathlon on Saturday, May
13. Even though the Dunes
City’s signature event is two
months away, organizers are
already seeking volunteers to
help staff the event.
Volunteers help ensure that
the races run smoothly and
safely while also playing a
vital support role for all of
the participating athletes by
providing encouragement
and hospitality. Most volun-
teers work only half a day
and all volunteers will
receive a free event T-shirt.
Volunteers are needed
between about 6 a.m. and 1
p.m. on race day, May 13.
Anyone wants to be part of
this exciting and fun event
can call Dunes City Hall at
541-997-3338.