NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ DECEMBER 13, 2017 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
S TRIKE
S PORTS
Calendar
TEAM
On the
Bite
• DEC. 14
A
MHS GIRLS B-BALL
FISHING REPORT FOR
L OWELL
5:30 P . M .
HOSTS
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
SHS BOYS B-BALL
HOSTS
L OWELL
7 P . M .
Weekend fishing oppor-
tunities:
• Chinook fishing is
open in coastal streams,
and has been slow to fair
recently.
• While Chinook fishing
is winding down, anglers
should keep an eye out for
early-returning winter
steelhead.
• The first winter steel-
head of the season have
been caught on the Alsea.
• Trout fishing is closed
in streams and will reopen
May 22, 2018.
• DEC. 15
MHS GIRLS B-BALL
HOSTS R EEDSPORT
5:30 P . M .
SHS BOYS B-BALL
HOSTS R EEDSPORT
7 P . M .
SHS WRESTLING
G RANTS P ASS I NV .
10 A . M .
• DEC. 16
SHS WRESTLING
SIUSLAW RIVER:
G RANTS P ASS I NV .
10 A . M .
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
COURTESY PHOTO
Champion bowlers (from left): Abby Coday, Neil DeVera, Clay Kramer and Destiny Teel
High Tide
Low Tide
Dec. 13
8:23am / 7.7
9:22pm/ 5.8
2:00pm / 2.1
3:16pm/ 1.0
Dec. 14
9:05am / 7.8 2:53am / 2.5
10:18pm / 6.0 4:02pm / 0.5
Dec. 15
9:44am / 7.9
11:05pm/ 6.1
3:41am / 2.8
4:43pm/ 0.1
Dec. 16
10:20am / 8.0 4:24pm / 3.0
11:47pm / 6.3 5:20pm / -0.2
Dec. 17
10:55am / 8.0
Dec. 18
12:25am / 6.4
11:28pm / 7.9
WEEKLY
S IUSLAW
BOWLERS ON GOOD ROLL
T
he Siuslaw bowling season is in
full swing and the Vikings are
off to a strong start to the sea-
son. Leading the way are a group of
seasoned seniors looking to build on
their success from last season.
Last year, the Viking boys team fin-
ished third at the state tournament
while the girls finished among the top
10 in seventh place.
Senior returners include Patrick Hill,
Evan Johnson, Logan Lindner and Neil
DeVera for the boys, along with Abby
Coday, Maxine Jones an Dixie Dyess
for the girls.
“Now four weeks into the season,
the outlook looks real promising,” said
Siuslaw bowling coordinator Dusty
Anderson.
Through the first four tournaments,
the boys team has one third-place and
three first-place finishes. Meanwhile,
the Lady Vikings are undefeated, with
four first-place finishes.
The Vikings also have a strong JV
boys team. In the first four tournaments
its has finished in the top three in each
tournament, including a first-place fin-
ish in the first home tournament held
last Sunday — earning them the oppor-
tunity to complete at the varsity tourna-
ment scheduled for Jan. 7 at Holiday
Bowl.
The Lady Vikings will be at North
Bend that same day.
“Anyone interested in watching
some great young local bowlers com-
pete should come and watch on Jan. 7,”
Anderson said.
Last April, some of this year’s
bowlers competed at the youth state
tournament at Highland Bowl in
Corvallis, where there were two sets of
doubles champions.
In division 1, Abby Coday and Neil
DeVera each won championships
while, in division 3, Destiny Teel and
Clay Kramer took home championship
honors.
5:04am / 3.1
5:55pm / -0.3
Vikings improve to 4-2, Lady Viks 0-6
5:42am / 3.2
6:29pm / -0.4
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Dec. 19
1:02am / 6.5 6:20am / 3.3
12:02pm / 7.8 7:03pm / -0.4
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Over the weekend, Siuslaw girls and
boys basketball teams were on the hard-
wood for the three-day Les Schwab
Eagle Booster Classic, which took
place at Junction City and Harrisburg
beginning last Thursday.
For the boys, Thursday dealt them a
71-60 loss to Pleasant Hill to open the
tournament. But it proved to be the only
loss for Siuslaw, which went on to a 2-
1 record with wins over Harrisburg (43-
34) and Colton (55-45) in the final
game of the tournament on Saturday.
The wins improved the Viks to 4-2
overall heading into last night’s non-
league OSAA Endowment Game at
home against Cottage grove (after press
deadlines).
The Lady Viks, meanwhile, remain
in the hunt for their first win of the sea-
son after going 0-3 at the tournament
with losses to Pleasant Hill (31-19),
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VIKS 2B
Siuslaw’s Ricky Huff pins third at Coast Classic
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Improving to 12-3 for the season,
Siuslaw senior 126-pounder and return-
ing 4A state champion Richard Huff
emerged from the two-day, multi-divi-
sional Coast Classic wrestling invita-
tional in North Bend with a 5-6 record
and third place overall.
Huff, seeded No. 2 in his weight
division, began the tournament by win-
ning three of his four matches before
defeating No. 7-seed Jordan Petersen of
Canby with a technical fall in the quar-
terfinals. Advancing to the semi-finals
bout, Huff lost to Crook County senior
Pace Quire, seeded at No. 3, after get-
ting pinned midway through the first
round.
The Viking senior then moved on to
the consolation bracket, where he
nabbed a 4-1 decision of North
Medford’s Enrique Jaime, a sophomore
seeded No. 6. Huff’s next opponent,
Jack McEathron of Redmond, forfeited
the third-place match due to an injury.
This weekend, the Vikings will com-
pete in the annual two-day Grants Pass
Wrestling Invitational, Dec. 15-16.
Steelhead, Chinook
A few winter steelhead
are starting to be caught in
the lower river.
Fall Chinook fishing has
been slowing down, but a
few fish are still available.
Anglers are reminded that
there is no wild coho
salmon retention in 2017.
NORTH COAST
LAKES:
Trout stocking is com-
plete for the year. Cape
Meares, Town, Coffenbury,
Lost and Sunset lakes were
stocked with “trophy” rain-
bow trout in late
September.
Cedar Creek Hatchery
has stocked over 160 sur-
plus summer steelhead in
Town Lake near Pacific
City so far this fall.
These fish get fairly
active in the lake and offer
a unique fishing experi-
ence. 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-inch-
es may be retained, and
these fish will all be in that
size range.
MID COAST LAKES:
Olalla Reservoir has
been stocked with about
100 surplus summer steel-
head 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 inch-
es may be retained, and
these fish will all be in that
size range.
Mid coast lakes been
stocked with trout through-
out the spring. Trout stock-
ing has ended for the year
but there still should be
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FISHING 2B
The Holidays are upon us with festive lights, brightly lit trees, parties, gift giving, christmas dinners and
where all is merry and bright. But for some it is not all merry and bright. There are many people that
do not have adequate shelter, food, or warm clothes. If you have a chance to give money, supplies or
volunteer your time, there are many organizations that will help those in need. To name a few, there’s
SOS, Food Share, the Soroptomist Christmas Baskets and Toys, Coats for kids, Helping Hands
Coalition, and you can even give or ring the bell for the Salvation Army. I’m sure I missed organizations
who help, but whatever way you choose to give, let’s put a little cheer in someone else’s life.
Lynnette Wikstrom
Broker
Cell: 541.999.0786
Happy Holidays!
lynnette@cbcoast.com
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