NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ OCTOBER 14, 2017 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
Time
Out
L EAGUE
STANDINGS
As of
10/13/17
V OLLEYBALL
F AR W EST
MARSHFIELD
S. UMPQUA
N. BEND
SIUSLAW
DOUGLAS
BROOKINGS
M OUNTAIN W EST
8-2
8-2
7-3
5-5
2-8
0-10
MCKENZIE
ALSEA
SILETZ
LOWELL
MOHAWK
MAPLETON
B Y L LOYD L ITTLE
14-0
12-2
9-4
9-5
6-7
1-12
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.)
S PORTS
Calendar
• OCT. 14
Choosing All-Stars
MHS FOOTBALL
HOSTS
Y
outh league all-
stars are chosen to
represent
theiur
cities, towns or leagues in
tournaments.
Coaches
select players from their
own teams to be all-stars,
and there are efforts made
to have one player from
each team.
Do coaches always select
the best players?
H ORIZON C HR .
1 P . M .
MHS VOLLEYBALL
HOSTS
:
S ILETZ V ALLEY
2 P . M .
M C K ENZIE
6 P . M .
• OCT. 19
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LITTLE 3B
SHS XC
AT
B ROWNIES R UN
S ANDPINES G.L.
4 P . M .
On the
Bite
MHS VOLLEYBALL
MWL
PLAY - OFFS
BEGIN
A
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
T IDE T ABLE
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Oct. 14
8:57am / 6.3
8:33pm / 6.6
2:14am / 0.3
2:47pm / 2.7
Mapleton junior Erin Michael enters the court at the start of Tuesday’s home match against Eddyville.
Sailors wrap up season today
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Oct. 15
9:51am / 6.7
9:41pm / 6.7
3:18am / 0.4
3:53pm / 2.0
Oct. 16
10:36am/ 7.1
10:41pm/ 6.8
4:12am / 0.4
4:471pm/ 1.3
Oct. 17
11:16am/ 7.4
11:33pm/ 6.9
5:00am/ 0.6
5:34pm/ 0.8
Oct. 18
11:52am / 7.7 5:42am / 0.8
6:16pm/ 0.3
E DDYVILLE d M APLETON : 21-25, 25-21,
26-24, 25-21
M C K ENZIE d M APLETON :
25-15, 25-5, 25-13
After falling to two pairs of Eagles
earlier this week — Eddyville and
McKenzie — the Sailors will finish the
season today by hosting Siletz Valley
and a rematch with McKenzie.
Tuesday, Mapleton came out strong
in search of its second win of the sea-
son, taking a quick 11-5 lead that
included aces from freshmen Trinity
Peterson and Emily Stevens, as well as
kills from junior Erin Michael.
Michael went on to deliver a series
of aces later in the game to give the
Lady Sailors a 19-7 advantage that
prompted an Eddyville timeout.
From there, the Eagles rallied, clos-
ing the gap to within four, 20-24,
before the Lady Sailors were able to
take the first set, 25-21.
In the second set, Mapleton was able
Oct. 20
1:04am / 6.9
12:57pm/ 7.8
6:21am/ 1.1
6:55pm/ 0.0
6:57pm / 1.4
7:32pm/ -0.2
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SAILORS 2B
Vikings’ fate for post season awaits rankings
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Sophomore setter Ayleene Vazquez
puts the ball up for a kill shot for the
Lady Vikings.
Siuslaw News
Oct. 19
12:20am / 6.9
12:55pm / 7.8
to establish a late lead on six service
points from Peterson to go ahead 20-
14. But once again, the Eagles rallied
— this time to tie the match by win-
ning the set, 25-21.
From there, Eddyville took a one-
game lead in a narrow 26-24 win of the
third set.
Mapleton took control of the fourth
set as Stevens served up 8 straight
points, including three aces, and a kill
from Peterson for an 8-0 lead.
N. B END d S IUSLAW :
25-15, 25-20, 25-20
League and fourth place overall, the
Viks could still reach the OSAA 4A
state playoffs, depending on how the
final rankings play out this Tuesday.
While the Pirates and Lancers will
battle it out this Tuesday for the league
title on neutral ground in Coquille, the
final rankings will be determined after
The Lady Vikings volleyball team
had a tough time on the road last week,
traveling to North Bend (7-3) and
South Umpqua (8-2), where they were
swept in three sets by the third-place
Bulldogs, then the Lancers, who are
tied for first place with Marshfield.
Though at 5-5 in the Far West
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VIKINGS 2B
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
New camping rate at Oregon state parks begins Nov. 1
SALEM — The Oregon Parks and
Recreation Department (OPRD) is rais-
ing state park camping rates by $2 for
some types of campsites effective Nov.
1. The Oregon Legislature approved the
$2 increase as part of the 2017-19
Oregon
Parks
and
Recreation
Department budget.
After a public comment period in
August and September, the Oregon
State Parks and Recreation Commission
approved the rate increase at its
September 2017 meeting.
The rate for a typical full hookup RV
site at the state’s most popular camp-
grounds will rise to $30 per night, and
basic yurts will go from $40 to $42.
Rates will also rise by the same $2
amount for deluxe yurts, basic and
deluxe cabins, electric sites, and hiker-
biker camping areas.
Tent camping rates, currently $17-
$19 per night, will not change.
More information is available at
bit.ly/OregonStateParks rates.
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CAMPING 3B
MID COAST LAKES:
Olalla Reservoir has
been stocked with about
100 surplus summer steel-
head from the Siletz Falls
trap, this season. These fish
get fairly active in the lake
and offer a unique fishing
experience.
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 inches may be retained,
and these fish will almost
all be in that size range.
Mid Coast lakes been
stocked with trout through-
out the spring. Trout stock-
ing is over until the fall but
there still should be fish
around to catch. Water
temps are great and fish
should be hungry.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Chinook, trout
Fall Chinook angling
continues and fishing is
picking up in tidewater.
Trout season continues
with some nice cutthroat
around. Remember the
limit on streams and rivers
is two per day over 8-inch-
es.
Anglers are reminded
the two-rod validation is
only valid while angling in
standing water bodies
excluding coastal lakes
with wild coho seasons.
Two rods are prohibited
on all coastal rivers, tide-
water, estuaries and bays.
ALSEA RIVER:
Chinook, trout
Fall Chinook ishing is
starting to pick up in tide-
water. Trout season contin-
ues and there should be
some nice cutthroat
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FISHING 2B