NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ DECEMBER 16, 2017 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
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B Y L LOYD L ITTLE
• DEC. 16
Retired teacher, coach
and game official
SHS WRESTLING
G RANTS P ASS I NV .
10 A . 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.)
• DEC. 18
SHS GIRLS B-BALL
HOSTS
S WEET H OME
6 P . M .
SHS BOYS B-BALL
HOSTS
S WEET H OME
7:30 P . M .
• DEC. 19
Technical Fouls
B
asketball officials
use technical fouls
to maintain their
control of the game. The
use of a technical foul is at
the discretion of individual
officials.
In 1970, my basketball
referee certification training
instructed us to use a tech-
nical sparingly. My class
consisted of eight hours of
rulebook study and four
hours of on-court mechan-
ics and court positioning.
Some referee associations
take short cuts in their certi-
fication process.
The first technical I gave
to an eighth-grade Hillsboro
coach who was using
SHS GIRLS B-BALL
HOSTS
R EEDSPORT
6 P . M .
SHS BOYS B-BALL
HOSTS
R EEDSPORT
7:30 P . M .
• DEC. 20
MHS GIRLS B-BALL
AT
Y ONCALLA
6 P . M .
MHS BOYS B-BALL
AT
Y ONCALLA
7:30 P . M .
• DEC. 21
MHS GIRLS B-BALL
HOSTS
P OWERS
3 P . M .
See
LITTLE 2B
MHS BOYS B-BALL
HOSTS
P OWERS
On the
Bite
4:30 P . M .
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Dec. 16
10:20am / 8.0 4:24pm / 3.0
11:47pm / 6.3 5:20pm / -0.2
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Siuslaw sophomore post Mia Collins had six rebounds for the Lady Vikings against Cottage Grove on Tuesday.
L ADY V IKS
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
S IUSLAW : 20 C. G ROVE : 40
Dec. 17
10:55am / 8.0
Dec. 18
12:25am / 6.4
11:28pm / 7.9
Dec. 19
1:02am / 6.5
12:02pm /7.8
5:04am / 3.1
5:55pm / -0.3
5:42am / 3.2
6:29pm / -0.4
6:20am / 3.3
7:03pm / -0.4
The Siuslaw girls basketball team (0-
7) took to its home hardwood for the
first time this season on Tuesday, tak-
ing on Cottage Grove (1-2).
The Lady Lions’ high-pressure
defense was able to create multiple
Dec. 21
2:15am / 6.5
1:11pm/ 7.3
7:36am / 3.5
8:12pm/ -0.1
Dec. 22
2:53am / 6.5
1:49pm / 7.0
8:17am / 3.5
8:49pm / 0.2
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N EWS
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L IONS
Freudenthal, junior Alyssa Richards
and Long each nabbed 6 rebounds.
Freudenthal and freshman Brea
Blankenship each had a bucket against
Cottage Grove, which went on to win
it, 40-20.
The game kicked off a five-game
home stand, which continues Monday
night against Sweet Home. Tuesday,
Siuslaw hosts Reedsport.
Tip-off for both games is at 6 p.m.
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
THE LOCAL REGION
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.
Siuslaw comes up short against Cottage Grove
Siuslaw junior Dylan Wynn looks for
an opening against Cottage Grove on
Tuesday.
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Dec. 20
1:38am / 6.5 6:57am / 3.4
12:36pm / 7.6 7:38pm / -0.3
Siuslaw News
SIUSLAW RIVER:
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.
S IUSLAW : 51 C. G ROVE : 70
But Siuslaw mounted a quick rally,
beginning with some work inside the
paint by senior Jake Hickson, followed
by a pair of hard-fought rebounds from
Rollin — who nabbed a steal on the
return and lobbed it to senior Kyle King
to tie the game at 10-10.
Two trips to the charity line for the
After keeping things close through
the first quarter against Cottage Grove
on Tuesday night, the Viking boys bas-
ketball team fell behind by 15 points
heading into the half and couldn’t over-
come the deficit.
In the opening quarter, senior guard
John Rollin sank Siuslaw’s first basket
moments before a 3-pointer put the
Lions ahead 10-2.
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
SCRATCHED BY
turnovers and scoring opportunities
that led to a 14-2 lead by the end of the
first period, with freshman point guard
Lindsey Long scoring the Lady Viks’
only bucket of the quarter.
Junior forward Madison Reynolds
added scoring in the second period, but
not enough to catch up to the Lions’ 26-
9 lead at halftime.
Off the glass, sophomore Mia
Collins, along freshman Gracie
A
See
SIUSLAW 4B
See
FISHING 4B
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
M APLETON
TAMES
M USTANGS
IN LEAGUE OPENER , FALLS TO
L OWELL
Lady Sailors still looking for first win as season enters league play
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Mapleton opened the league season
Tuesday night at home against
Mohawk, with the boys’ team landing
a 46-36 win over the Mustangs.
Junior post Gabe Simington domi-
nated the paint to lead the Sailors in
scoring with 13 points, helping secure
the team’s first win of the season and
put Mapleton (1-3) at 1-0 to open the
Mountain West League.
The Lady Sailors (0-4) fell to
Mohawk that night, 49-15, with soph-
omore Heather McMaster-Willis scor-
ing 9 points for Mapleton.
Thursday, Mapleton was back on its
home court to host Lowell. The Red
Devils won both match-ups, beginning
with the girls’ game.
Mapleton junior Erin Michael led
the Lady Sailors, scoring 11 of the
team’s 15 points, with Lowell getting
the win, 40-15.
Afterward, the Mapleton boys team
fell to the Red Devils, 48-33.
Last night, Mapleton hosted its third
game of the week, taking on Reedsport
(after press deadlines), in non-league
competition.
The Sailors will get a short break
before returning to the hardwood on
Wednesday, Dec. 20, when they’ll be
on the road at Yoncalla, beginning
with the girls game at 6 p.m.