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❘ MAY 13, 2017 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
Sissel pins historic triple crown
L EAGUE
STANDINGS
Final
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Joel Sissel stands out in a crowd.
whether walking the sixth-grade
hallway of Siuslaw Middle School
or while making his way around the
Siuslaw Middle School sixth-
grader Joel Sissel shows his
three championship plaques
and trophy after sweeping all
three events earlier this month.
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mats during the Oregon Wrestling
Association’s freestyle and Greco
competition in Roseburg last week-
end (May 6).
And while it’s his gold-colored
hair that may distinguish him in the
school hallways, it’s his historic
triple crown achievement of sweep-
ing the OWA’s Folk, Freestyle and
Greco competitions that have made
him a standout in wrestling circles.
According to coach Stecher Buss,
he’s believed to be the first wrestler
in Siuslaw history — at any level —
to claim the championship in all
three wrestling styles.
“I talked with (Siuslaw High
School coach) Neil Wartnik about it,
and neither of us can recall anyone
getting a triple crown,” said Buss.
“So it’s a pretty big deal.”
Sissel, who wrestles in th 103-
pound bracket, first won the Folk-
style title last January at the Oregon
Classic, where he competed against
wrestlers from all over the
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FWL B OYS
N. BEND
S. UMP.
DOUGLAS
BROOKINGS
MARSHFIELD
SIUSLAW
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N. BEND
MARSHFIELD
DOUGLAS
BROOKINGS
SIUSLAW
13-2
11-4
9-6
8-7
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FWL G IRLS
13-2
10-5
10-5
7-8
4-11
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WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
• MAY 12-13
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
SHS TRACK
FWL
DISTRICTS
NORTH COAST
LAKES:
N. B END
10:30 A . M .
AT
Most of the North Coast
lakes were stocked with
trout this week. Water
temps are great and fish
should be hungry.
So far this season, Town
Lake near Pacific City has
been stocked with nearly
200 surplus summer steel-
head from Cedar Creek
Hatchery. In addition, 66
early run winter steelhead
were released there on Jan.
11. 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.
The 2017 trout stocking
schedule is available
online.
MHS TRACK
MWL
DISTRICTS
M C K ENZIE
10:30 A . M .
AT
• MAY 18-19
MHS TRACK
S TATE
AT
MEET
H AYWARD F IELD
TBA
• MAY 19-20
SHS TRACK
S TATE
AT
MEET
H AYWARD F IELD
TBA
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
May 13
1:42am / 7.1
3:08pm /6.0
8:37am / -0.5
8:31pm / 2.8
MID COAST LAKES:
May 14
2:14am / 6.9
3:50pm/ 5.8
9:14am / -0.4
9:10pm/ 3.0
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Siuslaw senior Brogan Cornish shares a laugh whil leading off from second base during the season’s final game.
May 15
2:49am / 6.6
4:36pm /5.7
9:53am / -0.2
9:53pm / 3.2
V IKS
WRAP UP
B Y N ED H ICKSON
May 16
3:28am / 6.3
5:26pm / 5.6
May 17
4:16am / 6.0
6:19pm /5.6
May 18
5:16am / 5.7
7:12am / 5.8
May 19
6:28am / 5.4
8:03pm / 6.0
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10:36am / 0.1
10:46pm / 3.3
11:24am / 0.3
11:50pm / 3.3
12:18pm/ 5.8
T
he Viking baseball team
wrapped up its season
Wednesday in a game that was
moved from Thursday due to the threat
of rain. In addition to marking the end
of the season for Siuslaw, it also repre-
sented the final game of their career
for seven seniors on the team: Nick
Steinman, Kyle Rose, Kelby White,
Brogan Cornish, Drew Rannow, and
Marcos Reyna-Ayala. It also was the
final appearance of Mapleton senior
Hunter Simington, who played catcher
F AR W EST
SEASON
Siuslaw senior Claire Waggoner was
one of three seniors who played
the final game for Siuslaw on
Wednesday at North Bend.
and outfielder for the Vikings this sea-
son.
It was a tough draw for Siuslaw to
end the season with, taking on the first-
place 13-2 Bulldogs, who clinched the
Far West League title on Monday with
a 12-3 win over Siuslaw in North
Bend.
In Wednesday’s doubleheader
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VIKS 3B
Mid coast lakes have
been stocked and are fish-
ing well. The 2017 trout
stocking schedule is avail-
able online.
ALSEA RIVER AND
BAY: Steelhead
Steelhead fishing is open
on the Alsea River and list-
ed tributaries until April
30. Casting spinners, drift-
ing bait or using a bobber
and jig can be effective.
SALMON RIVER:
Steelhead
The Salmon River
closed for wild and hatch-
ery steelhead on March 31
to protect spawning wild
steelhead
WILSON RIVER:
Steelhead
The Wilson is in decent
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FISHING 4B
1:03am / 3.0
1:15pm / 0.8
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Siuslaw grad Dotson now two-time All-CCC Decathlete
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Siuslaw High School graduate (2014) Joseph
Dotson recently qualified for the National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletes (NAIA)
Championships and became a two-time All-
Cascade Conference decathlete after posting three
personal bests at the CCC Multi-Event
Championships in April.
In fourth place following the previous day’s
events, Dotson turned in a stellar performance on
day two, eventually finishing second with 6,695
points — just 71 points short of defending champi-
on Seth Gretz of Oregon Tech.
Dotson, currently a sophomore at SOU, entered
the championships with the NAIA’s second-best
point total at 6,304.
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DOTSON 3B
Southern Oregon University sophomore and
2014 Siuslaw graduate Joseph Dotson is com-
peting in the nationals this weekend. Last
year, Dotson finished 5th overall.
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