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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ MAY 24, 2017 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation O LIVER CLAIMS SHOT PUT STATE CROWN Siuslaw senior Carissa Oliver threw the shot put 41-7.75 to claim the 4A state title on Saturday. B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News At last weekend’s OSAA Class 4A state track and field meet at Hayward Field in Eugene, Siuslaw senior thrower Carissa Oliver launched the shot put for a personal record and the state title with her mark of 41 feet, 7.75 inches. Oliver also threw a PR in the dis- cus at 132-11 for the 4A’s second- best mark of the day. Meanwhile, junior Trent Reavis set a school record in the javelin with a throw of 181-11, which earned Reavis a second-place medal at state. It also topped Siuslaw’s IAAF javelin record of 177-9 set by Kody Reavis in 2008. The Vikings girls finished 11th overall in team scoring with a tally of 23 points; Oliver accounted for 18 of those points. Senior distance runner Celie Mans, who endured a battle with ten- donitis at the meet, ran fourth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:39.93 to claim 5 team points. A The Vikings boys team finished 14th in team scoring with a total of 20 points. Reavis contributed 13 points with his second-place finish in the javelin and a fourth-place throw in the shot put (50-07.5). Senior hurdler Clark Hooper ran 15.59 in the 110-meter hurdles for fifth place and was sixth in the 300 hurdles with a time of 41.48. Hooper came into Saturday’s finals after setting personal bests in both hurdles races during Friday’s preliminaries with times of 15.59 in the high hurdles and 41.42 in the intermediates. Three Lady Vikings qualified for state individually, including senior Destinie Tatum in the 800 meters, junior Kaylee Graham in both hur- dles events and freshman Hannah Rannow in the 3,000 meters and the See SIUSLAW 2B NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River May 24 12:02am / 6.4 11:41pm / 8.4 Sailors land three top-10 marks at state May 25 12:56am / 6.6 6:34am / -1.7 6:28pm / 1.5 May 26 12:26am / 8.5 1:48pm / 6.7 7:22pm/ -2.1 7:17pm / 1.7 May 27 1:12am / 8.5 2:41pm/ 6.7 8:10am / -2.3 8:08pm / 2.0 May 28 2:00am / 8.4 3:35pm/ 6.7 8:59am / -2.1 9:02pm/ 2.2 FISHING REPORT FOR THE LOCAL REGION www.dfw.state.or.us/RR NORTH COAST LAKES: Most of the North Coast lakes were stocked with trout recently. Water temps are great and fish should be hungry, so go catch them. MID COAST LAKES: Mid coast lakes are being stocked and are fishing well. The 2017 trout stock- ing schedule is available online. ALSEA RIVER BAY: Steelhead The Alsea River and list- ed tributaries closed for hatchery steelhead on May 1 to protect spawning wild steelhead. May 30 3:46am / 7.2 5:27pm / 6.5 WILSON S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 Fore! Kids Golf Classic to celebrate 20 years Steelhead The Yaquina River and Big Elk Cr. closed for steel- head on April 1 to protect spawning wild steelhead. Seniors Tyler Packebush (left) and Josi Hays each finished among the top 10 in one or more events at last week’s 1A state track and field meet. javelin at 127-05. Roane was 12th with a mark of 123- 05 for a personal record. Hays had a pair of top-10 finishes at The 20th annual Fore! Kids Golf Classic will tee off Saturday, June 3, at Ocean Dunes Golf Links in Florence. Sponsored by Three Rivers Casino Resort, the tournament’s proceeds will help fund after-school programs and educational programs that give posi- tive guidance and real-life skills for youth. The event hosts golfers and typical- ly sells out several days in advance. For those wishing to register individu- ally, as a pair or as a foursome, organ- izers recommend signing up right away. The $89 per-player entry fee includes golf cart, hot dogs, beverages, awards, barbecue, and more. Check-in for pre-registered partici- pants, and on-site registration for Participants in last year’s Fore! Kids Golf Classic begin a shot- gun start, which gets underway at 10:30 a.m. remaining slots, begins at 9 a.m., with a shotgun start at 10:30 a.m. Two of the Hole-in-One prizes include a Pebble Beach Golf Vacation and a 2017 Ford F150. Entrants can also participate in a Million Dollar Shoot Out Challenge and a $5,000 putting contest. Entry forms are available at Ocean Dunes Golf Links, 3345 Munsel Lake Rd., and also at Florence Area Chamber of See GOLF 3B NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Hope you all had a fantastic Rhody Days! Susan and I enjoyed the Rhody Run and Alvaro, Rotary’s exchange student from Bolivia was enjoying the parade. Th e weather was great and a good time was had by all!! Enjoy this weekend’s Memorial Day and WOW! the weather should be good again. Be Safe and enjoy! 100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR • 541.997.7777 “We’re next to the Bridge.” COAST REAL ESTATE RIVER: state, beginning with seventh place in the shot put at 31-01.5. She went on to finish ninth in the discus (86-05) and 11th in the javelin at 81-05. PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS 9:50am / -1.7 10:02pm / 2.4 10:43am /-1.2 11:08pm / 2.5 RIVER: Steelhead The Wilson is in decent shape, but is starting to get pretty clear. Steelhead should be winding down, and the catch definitely dropped off last week. On the up side, summer steelhead should be show- ing up by the end of the month. YAQUINA May 29 2:50am / 7.9 4:30pm / 6.6 RIVER: Steelhead The Salmon River closed for wild and hatchery steel- head on March 31 to protect spawning wild steelhead. SILETZ Four Sailors were on hand for last week’s two-day 1A state track and field meet at Hayward Field in Eugene, May 18 and 19. Senior Tyler Packebush, junior Tanner Wilson and freshman Nathan Roane represented the Sailor boys while senior Josi Hays was the lone Lady Sailors representative, competing in three events. Hays, who sept the throws at the Mountain West District meet, compet- ed in the discus, shot put and javelin. For the boys, Packebush competed in both the pole vault and 110 hurdles, with Wilson competing in the discus and javelin. Roan joined Wilson in the javelin. Packebush ran the 110 hurdles with a personal best time of 18.30 for 11th place. He also cleared 11-0 in the pole vault for eighth place overall. In the discus, Wilson threw 106-02 for 12th place, then landed 11th in the AND Steelhead, Chinook The Siletz River opened for wild Chinook on April 1 (1 per day and 2 per sea- son). A few summer steel- head are starting to be caught in the lower river. Drift boaters are having success from Moonshine Park to Siletz and bank anglers are catching hatch- ery fish in the Siletz gorge. Casting spinners, drifting bait or using a bobber and jig can be effective. B Y N ED H ICKSON Low Tide 5:47pm/ -1.1 5:39pm / 1.4 WEEKLY SALMON Siuslaw News High Tide On the Bite Lynnette Wikstrom Broker Cell: 541.999.0786 lynnette@cbcoast.com RIVER: COOS COUNTY LAKES PONDS: Trout AND Trout were recently stocked in Bradley Lake, Empire Lakes, Butterfield Lake, Eel Lake, Saunders Lake, Tenmile Lakes, Powers Pond and Sru Lake. The road to Bluebill Lake is closed due to flood- ing and the lake has not been stocked. Anglers are having success catching trout using small spinners or Powerbait. Trout have been stocked in the Millicoma Pond See FISHING 3B
