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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM SATURDAY EDITION ❘ DECEMBER 2, 2017 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation Time Out S PORTS Calendar B Y L LOYD L ITTLE • DEC. 5 Retired teacher, coach and game official SHS BOYS B-BALL HOSTS N EWPORT 7 P . M . (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.) SHS GIRLS B-BALL AT N EWPORT 7 P . M . MHS BASKETBALL AT R EEDSPORT GIRLS : 5:30 P . M . BOYS : 7 P . M . • DEC. 7 T HE L ONGEST S EASON A ll three Siuslaw and Mapleton sport sea- sons are usually of similar length in days, weeks and months. They are divided by pre-season practices, non-league tune up contests, league contests and, if good enough, oost- season state competitions for teams or individuals. Although similar in length of time, the winter season seems much longer. Why? The first thing involves school holiday breaks. While many of the students at Siuslaw and Mapleton are taking Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks, win- ter athletes, including cheerleaders, are in the gym practicing. SHS BOYS B-BALL P. HILL 4:15 P . M . HOSTS SHS GIRLS B-BALL AT HARRISBUURG VS . P-H ILL 5:15 P . M . T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide Dec. 2 10:16am / 8.8 11:33pm / 6.9 4:13am / 2.1 5:12pm / -1.1 Dec. 3 10:59am/ 9.1 See LITTLE 2B 5:01am / 2.3 5:58pm/ -1.5 Dec. 4 12:24am / 7.1 5:49am / 2.4 11:44pm / 9.2 6:44pm / -1.8 SIUSLAW NEWS FILE PHOTO Viking senior Kyle King was one of two top scorers against Creswell on Wednesday with 9 points. Dec. 5 1:15am / 7.2 6:39am / 2.5 12:31pm / 9.0 7:32pm / -1.7 V IKS SHOW PROMISE IN OPENER On the Bite A WEEKLY FISHING REPORT FOR Dec. 6 2:07am / 7.2 1:21pm / 8.6 B Y N ED H ICKSON 7:32am / 2.7 8:22pm / -1.4 Siuslaw News S IUSLAW : 42 C RESWELL : 52 Dec. 7 3:00am / 7.2 2:15pm/ 8.1 8:30pm / 2.8 9:13pm/ -1.0 Dec. 8 3:55am / 7.1 3:14pm / 7.4 9:34am / 2.9 10:07pm /-0.3 Though it wasn’t the final outcome the Siuslaw boys basketball team had hoped for in its 2017 debut in Creswell Wednesday night, the 10-point loss to the Bulldogs still showcased the team’s ly ranked in the division’s top 10. Full results were unavailable at press time. Last night, Siuslaw was on the road at Elmira for a non-league game with the Falcons (after press deadlines). Tuesday, the Vikings face Newport in their home opener at Glenn Butler Court Tipoff is 7 p.m. Siuslaw girls open with solid performance S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 potential with a senior-dominated line- up that includes four all-league return- ers — Jared Brandt, Trent Reavis, Jake Hickson and Kyle King — from last season. King and Hickson led scoring with 9 points apiece in the match-up against the Bulldogs, a team ranked 8th in the OSAA 3A division and the only Mountain Valley League team current- Lady Vikings junior Madison Reynolds is one of three captains on this year’s team and a top scorer. B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News S IUSLAW : 30 C RESWELL : 42 With four freshmen (Lindsey Long, Savannah Morris, Brea Blankenship and Gracie Freudenthal) and four soph- omores (Nina Aaron, Mia Collins, Kelsey Larson and Breann Vergara) making up eight of 13 players on this season’s roster, Reynolds said he expects a bit of a learning curve as its Following his first game at the helm of the Lady Vikings, new head coach Greg Reynolds said he was pleased with what he saw and the potential the team has in the weeks ahead. “We definitely had some of those first-game jitters, particularly for our younger players,” said Reynolds, “but they played hard and battled all the way.” See SIUSLAW 2B THE LOCAL REGION www.dfw.state.or.us/RR Weather has not been very cooperative for ocean fishing the last couple of weeks. When anglers have been able to get out, there has been success in both the flatfish and longleader fisheries. In the flatfish fishery, creels included sanddabs, sand sole and Petrale sole. The creels from long- leader trips consisted of yellowtail, widow, red- stripe and silvergray rock- fishes, plus a handful of jack mackerel (which has a separate daily bag limit, under Offshore Pelagic Species, of 25 fish in aggregate). From now through the end of the year, limited bottomfish fishing See FISHING 3B SIUSLAW NEWS FILE PHOTO & SHEET METAL, INC. “Your Local Independent Trane Dealer” Florence’s Oldest & Largest Heating Contractor • Heating Systems • Heat Pumps • Sales / Service • Ductless Heat Pumps 1645 Kingwood ~ Florence (541) 997-2422 www.trane.com Steve and Krystal Wolford, Matteo Cocciolo CCB#64
