NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ JULY 15, 2017 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
S PORTS
M AKING
Calendar
‘Time
Out’
WAVES
• JULY 15
SAND MASTER JAM
B Y L LOYD L ITTLE
S ANDBOARDING EVENT
AT S AND M ASTER P ARK
2 TO 5 P . M .
Retired teacher, coach
and game official
(With more than 55
years as an athlete, coach,
official, parent and specta-
tor, I’ve gained some
insights and perspectives
regarding athletics. In this
weekly column, I share
what I’ve learned about
sports from these multiple
points of view.)
UPCOMING
• AUG. 7-10
SHS FOOTBALL
A NNUAL KIDS CAMP
H ANS P ETERSEN F IELD
K THRU 4 TH GRADE :
NOON TO 1:30 P . M .
5 TH THRU 8 TH GRADE
3 TO 5 P . M .
I
• AUG. 18
SHS HALL OF FAME
I NDUCTION
CEREMONY
5:30 P . M .
T HREE R IVERS C ASINO
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
July 15
4:32am / 5.07
5:40pm/ 6.5
11:00am /0.4
July 16
5:38am /5.2
6:27pm/ 6.7
STAN PUSIESKI PHOTO
12:00am /1.7
11:48am/ 1.0
Participants in Wednesday’s Youth Surf Camp hosted by Warm Current and the Surfrider Foundation learn the
basics of catching some waves on the Oregon coast.
S TUDENTS
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
July 7
6:56am/ 4.29
7:19pm / 7.0
1:08am / 1.2
12:44pm /1.4
July 18
8:19am / 4.8
8:14pm / 7.4
2:17am / 0.6
1:48pm / 1.9
July 19
9:37am /5.1
9:10pm/ 7.7
3:22am /-0.1
2:55pm / 2.2
In 2009, a small group of friends
began organizing donations of wetsuits
to organizations in Peru, Chile and
Mexico as a way to support programs
providing youth with opportunities to
experience and appreciate the ocean.
This past Wednesday, the Warm
Current program brought that opportu-
nity to Florence during a special Youth
Surf Camp at the end of the South Jetty.
Nearly a dozen young surfers, most
with little or no experience on a surf-
board, got practically one-on-one
OF THE SURF
attention from volunteers, who spent
time teaching technique and the basic
fundamentals of surfing.
The event, free and open to youth
ages 8 and older, also provided all gear,
including handmade surfboards and
wetsuits — a necessity in the more
chilly Oregon surf.
Over the last four years, the organi-
zation has been holding youth camps
along the West Coast, primarily in
Washington and Oregon. Since 2009,
more than 300 wetsuits have been
donated to organizations that provide
underserved youth with access to the
ocean, both locally and around the
world.
The goal is to help youth build self-
esteem, self-confidence and leadership
skills, as well as teach stewardship,
appreciation and education about
ocean ecosystems.
The day began at 10 a.m. with youth
getting geared up and learning basic
technique before an hour of surfing
from 11 a.m. to noon, with a pizza
lunch provided by the Siuslaw
Surfrider Chapter.
The next Youth Surf Camp will be
Friday, July 21, at Devil’s Punchbowl
State Park in Otter Rock, from 1 to 4
p.m.
July 20
10:45am /5.5 4:20am /-0.9
10:06pm/ 8.1 4:00pm / 2.2
July 21
11:43am / 5.9 5:14am/ -1.4
11:00pm / 8.3 5:00pm/ 2.1
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B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
For nearly a decade, fifth- and sixth-graders have been
slipping into their first set of shoulder pads and football hel-
mets at the Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County
each fall, moving from flag football into the realm of full-
contact tackle. And until recently, it was believed that the
hits players often take to the head were less impactful on
younger, developing brains.
However, research now shows that the brains of children
and teens are even more vulnerable than the adult brain to
the long-term effects of repeated impacts to the head. It was
this revelation that prompted B&G Club Athletic Director
Tracy Aaron to recommend the suspension of the club’s
the water this summer.
“Positive voluntary efforts may
reduce the necessity for future manda-
tory regulations,” said Tucker Jones,
ODFW’s manager of Ocean Salmon
and Columbia River fisheries. “If a
person happens to intercept a wild
steelhead, or any steelhead during a
retention closure period for that mat-
ter, it is imperative that they do their
utmost to ensure its survival by using
best handling practices.”
ODFW lists best handling practices
LITTLE 3B
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
FLAG 2B
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Seventy percent of all football players in the U.S. are
under the age of 14.
ASKS ANGLERS TO GIVE REGIONAL STEELHEAD A HELPING HAND
Facing some of the lowest steelhead
returns on record, the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife
(ODFW) has already curtailed steel-
head fishing seasons throughout the
Columbia River basin by adopting
rolling season closures, reduced bag
limits and a night angling closure for
all species.
Additionally, ODFW is asking
anglers to further help the region’s
steelhead by adopting ODFW’s best
handling practices when they’re out on
See
On the
Bite
Tackle football
sacked at B&G Club
See
ODFW
t’s been 15 years since
we last heard the clatter
of football cleats on the
sidewalk leading down to
the old Hans Petersen
Memorial Field on Quince
Street, where the shell of
the old bleachers still over-
looks the grassy field.
From the stands, fans
caught glimpses of the play-
ers hidden from view by
trees and shrubs as they
made their way down the
sidewalk — but you could
hear them approach, the
home crowd preparing to
roar its support as it waited
for the Vikings to appear at
the gate.
That night in 2001 was
just one of many league
games played by the
Vikings, with the title on the
line. Siuslaw’s opponents
were its rivals from the
south (We know who they
were...)
It is the last league game
of the season, and without a
victory it will be the last
Siuslaw varsity football
game played on the historic
50-year-old field.
Lining up opposite the
home crowd, the Vikings
were ready. As players
removed their helmets,
“America the Beautiful”
began echoing from the
stands.
on Page 13 of the 2017 Oregon Sport
Fishing Regulations. These practices
include:
• Use barbless hooks (even where
not required)
• Use tackle strong enough to bring
your fish in quickly
• Land fish as quickly and carefully
as possible
• Avoid removing the fish from the
water
• If taking a photo, cradle the fish at
water level and quickly take the pic-
ture
• Remove hooks quickly and gently
while keeping the fish under water
• Use long-nosed pliers or hemo-
stats to back out a hook
• If a fish is hooked deeply, cut the
line near the hook
• Revive fish (point them into slow
current or move them back and forth
until gills are working)
• When possible, let the fish swim
See
ODFW 2B
SIUSLAW RIVER: Trout
Trout season opened
May 22, and there should
be some nice cutthroat
around.
Remember the limit on
streams and rivers is two
per day over 8-inches.
MID 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.
Stocking of Mid Coast
lakes has ended for the
year. The 2017 trout stock-
ing schedule is available
online.
ALSEA RIVER: Trout
Trout season opened
May 22, and there should
be some nice cutthroat
around. Remember the
limit on streams and rivers
is two per day over 8-inch-
es.
See
FISHING 3B