NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
❘ 541-902-3523 ❘
SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM
FRIDAY EDITION
❘ NOVEMBER 10, 2017 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
Time
Out
B Y L LOYD L ITTLE
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.)
Parking fee to be waived at state park on ‘Green Friday’
Oregon State Parks invites the pub-
lic to play for free on Friday, Nov. 24,
in celebration of “Green Friday,” the
day after Thanksgiving. The agency
will waive day-use parking fees in 26
Oregon State Parks that day.
“We started this tradition three years
ago to encourage people to opt out-
side,” said OPRD director Lisa
Sumption. “Why not get some fresh air
with your family and create a new hol-
iday tradition?”
To help celebrate, the nonprofit
Oregon State Parks Foundation is
offering free hot drinks and snacks at
Tryon Creek State Natural Area, Fort
Stevens State Park, Rooster Rock State
Park, Silver Falls State Park and Cape
Blanco State Park.
In addition, refreshments — donat-
ed by Starbucks Coffee, Nossa Familia
Coffee, Smith Tea, Stevens Cocoa and
R EADY ,
SET
...
KIND Bars — will be served by vol-
unteers from the local Friends Groups.
Parking is free year-round at almost
all state parks; the waiver applies to
the 26 parks that charge $5 daily for
parking.
The waiver applies from open to
close on Nov. 24, except at Shore
Acres State Park, where it expires at 3
p.m. for the Holiday Lights event that
runs Thanksgiving through New
WRESTLE
“Teamwork”
(Part II)
Calendar
• NOV. 10
F
WINTER SPORTS
OPENERS
• NOV. 29
SHS BASKETBALL
AT C RESWELL
GIRLS : 6 P . M .
BOYS : 7:30 P . M .
• DEC. 1
SHS WRESTLING
AT H ARRISBURG
10 A . M .
• DEC. 5
MHS BASKETBALL
AT R EEDSPORT
GIRLS : 5:30 P . M .
BOYS : 7 P . M .
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
LITTLE 2B
Nov. 10
5:21am / 6.6
4:40pm/ 6.7
On the
Bite
A
S PORTS
LI’L TOAD WRESTLING
TOURNAMENT
AT S IUSLAW HS
6 TO 8:30 P . M .
irst, congratulations
to the Siuslaw boys
and girls cross coun-
try teams for finishing in
the top 10 at the 4A state
cross country meet last
week. It is a testament to all
their work not just during
the season but throughout
the year.
Coaches have a variety of
ways to facilitate team-
work. Winning happens
with mutual respect and
cooperation between play-
ers and coaches.
It is earned with ethical
behavior on and off the field
or court. A coach supports
his players and works as
long and hard as they do.
Some coaches use team
bonding experiences away
from their sport. It may be
as simple as attending a
motivational movie, having
a guest speaker or a team
breakfast.
In 1979, I was an assis-
tant coach for the Vikings.
As a single male, my laun-
dry did not always get sort-
ed or folded. I constantly
See
Year’s Eve.
A list of parks that require day-use
parking permits is at OregonState
ParksParking.
Daily parking permits can be pur-
chased on site, but one- and two-year
passes are also available online at
store.oregonstateparks.org.
Visit the Oregon State Parks website
at oregonstateparks.org. for directions
to each park.
Nov. 11
6:26am / 6.7
5:59pm / 6.3
WEEKLY
Low Tide
11:00pm / 3.2
11:37pm/ 0.3
12:22am / 2.9
Nov. 12
7:26am / 7.0
7:18pm / 6.1
12:42am / 0.7
1:39pm / 2.4
Nov. 13
8:17am/ 7.3
8:31pm/ 6.1
1:44am / 1.0
2:43pm/ 1.7
Nov. 14
9:02am/ 7.6
9:33pm/ 6.2
2:39am/ 1.3
3:55pm/ 1.1
Nov. 15
9:41am / 7.8
10:26pm / 6.4
3:28am/ 1.6
4:20pm/ 0.5
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
W ARMWATER F ISHING
— South Coast
The south coast area
extends along the Oregon
coast from Yachats south to
the Oregon-California bor-
der. The area offers some
of the most productive and
scenic warmwater fishing
in the state with excellent
fishing for bass and panfish
available in large waters
such as Mercer Lake,
Siltcoos Lake, and
Tahkenitch Lake.
Tenmile Lakes located
north of Coos Bay is
renowned for its crappie
and trophy bass fisheries,
and the site of bass tourna-
ments. Anglers should also
try one of the many smaller
lakes scattered along
Highway 101 and through-
out the coastal dunes area,
or Triangle Lake closer to
the Willamette Valley.
The warmwater fish
available in the south coast
area include: Largemouth
See
FISHING 3B
All this week, dozens of boys and girls from Siuslaw Elementary School have been participating
in a Li’l Toads wrestling clinic after school from 3:15 to 5 p.m. each day. Coaches from the
Siuslaw High School wrestling program, middle school program as well as past Viking wrestlers
have been working with participants in preparation for a tournament tonight in the high school
gym. The public is invited, and admission is $5 for adults or $3 for students grades K-12. All
proceeds will go to support local wrestling programs. The tournament will be from 6 to 8:30
p.m. For more information, contact Neil Wartnik at 541-991-6033.
Free educational presentations continue
tomorrow at Cape Perpetua visitors Center
Educational presentations and
events that began in October are con-
tinuing at the at Cape Perpetua
Visitors Center. In addition to the
hiking, tidepooling and exploring
always available, visitors can enjoy a
variety of speakers and topics every
Saturday Dec. 16 during the Cape
Perpetua Speaker Series as well as
other special events.
All events are free and held at the
Cape Perpetua Visitor Center unless
otherwise noted.
• Saturday, Nov. 11:
Mushrooms
and
Lichens
Presentation
with
BioBlitz
Mushroom Hike, 1 p.m. Anna Moore
is an amateur mycologist and photog-
rapher who will share her knowledge
from over 30 years of foraging.
Moore’s presentation will include
a slide show of the fantastic habitat of
the Oregon Dunes National
Recreation Area and she will empha-
size the diversity of fungi found in
the dunes and forests from Reedsport
to Cape Perpetua.
This presentation will be followed
by a BioBlitz walk through the forest
where visitors can help locate, identi-
fy, and record different species of
fungus using the iNaturalist app.
• Thursday, Nov. 16:
5th Annual Cape Perpetua Land-
Sea Symposium, 5 to 8 p.m. at
Yachats Commons Building, in
Yachats. The Cape Perpetua Land-
Sea Symposium is a community
event aimed at promoting local stew-
ardship efforts and raising awareness
about current research being con-
ducted within Cape Perpetua
nearshore and adjacent watersheds.
This year’s event will feature
keynote speaker William Pearcy, of
Oregon State University, sharing his
See
CAPE 2B
Nov. 16
10:17am / 7.9 4:11pm / 1.9
11:14pm/ 6.5 5:00pm/ 0.1
S IUSLAW
N EWS
148 Maple St.
Florence
541-997-3441