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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ JANUARY 17, 2018 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation Sailors fall to Warriors, Eagles On the Bite A WEEKLY B Y N ED H ICKSON FISHING REPORT FOR Siuslaw News THE LOCAL REGION It was a week on the road for Mapleton as its girls and boys basketball team traveled to Siletz, Alsea and Eddyville, with both Sailors teams returning empty-hand- ed in spite of solid efforts. For the boys, Tuesday night had them on the road at Siletz Valley, where they put themselves in a position to catch the Warriors, who held a small 9-point lead entering the half. “We came in with a game plan to make them beat us from the outside,” said Mapleton boys coach Eric Wolgamott, now in his first season at the Sailors’ helm. “Our plan, along with great defense, put us in a position www.dfw.state.or.us/RR WINTER TROUT FISHING Don’t let your trout fish- ing season end just because the cold weather has arrived. Here are just some of the weekend opportuni- ties from the latest week’s Rec Report: • Several ponds and lakes in the Willamette Zone just took delivery of large brood trout. • In the Southeast Zone, the Ana River has been kicking out trout in the 12- to 16-inch range. The FISHING 4B See See SAILORS 4B L EAGUE STANDINGS As of 1/16/18 T IDE T ABLE B ASKETBALL F AR W EST MARSHFIELD S. UMPQUA BROOKINGS SIUSLAW DOUGLAS N. BEND F AR W EST MARSHFIELD N. BEND BROOKINGS SIUSLAW DOUGLAS S. UMPQUA Entrance Siuslaw River M. W EST GIRLS 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 LOWELL MCKENZIE ALSEA MOHAWK SILETZ T. LAKE M. W EST BOYS 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 T. LAKE EDDYVILLE LOWELL MAPLETON MOHAWK MCKENZIE GIRLS 4-0 4-1 3-1 3-2 2-4 1-4 High Tide Jan. 17 12:42am / 6.4 6:01am / 3.2 11:45pm/ 7.9 6:44pm/ -0.4 BOYS Jan. 18 1:15am / 6.5 6:38am / 3.1 12:20pm / 7.7 7:17pm / -0.3 5-0 4-1 3-2 2-3 1-5 0-5 S PORTS Calendar • JAN. 17 MHS GIRLS B-BALL AT M OHAWK 5:30 P . M . PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS M OHAWK 7 P . M . • JAN. 18 SHS GIRLS B-BALL AT D OUGLAS 6 P . M . SHS BOYS B-BALL AT V IKS FIFTH AT B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News E ighteen teams from as far south as Gold Beach and Sutherlin, as well as schools as large as Churchill and as small as Crow, were on hand for last weekend’s annual Nick Lutz Invitational at Siuslaw High School. AT Hosted by the Viking wrestling team, matches began at 9 a.m. and con- tinued nearly non-stop throughout the day until the championship rounds late that afternoon. When the final medals were handed out and scores were tabu- lated, seven Viking wrestlers had placed, including a tournament title at 126 lbs. for senior Richard Huff. Huff pinned all four of his oppo- nents to sweep the bracket. Siuslaw had a strong showing from its underclassman-dominated line-up, with freshman Elijah LaCosse placing second at 120 lbs. for the Viks, along with fourth-place finishes for fellow freshmen Brady Libby (113 lbs.) and Ryan Jennings (138 lbs). See WRESTLING 2B Siuslaw teams lose league opener to Pirates 7 P . M . The Viking girls, boys teams are on the road this week as league play heads into week two. B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News SHS WRESTLING FWL L UTZ I NV . D OUGLAS • JAN. 19 DUAL MEET S. U MPQUA 6:30 P . M . Jan. 19 1:48am / 6.6 12:56pm/ 7.5 7:15am / 3.0 7:49pm/ -0.2 Jan. 20 2:22am / 6.7 1:34pm / 7.2 7:55am / 2.9 8:22pm / 0.1 Jan. 21 2:56am / 6.7 2:15pm / 6.8 8:39am / 2.8 8:56pm / 0.5 Jan. 22 3:32am / 6.8 3:04pm / 6.3 9:29am / 2.7 9:34pm / 1.1 Jan. 23 4:11am / 7.0 4:03pm /5.9 10:26am / 2.4 10:16pm / 1.6 Clockwise from top: Freshman Brady Libby, senior Jay Goldblatt and junior Riley Jennings each placed fourth at Saturday’s 18-team Nick Lutz Invitational at Siuslaw High School. MHS BOYS B-BALL AT Low Tide SHS GIRLS : 27 MHS GIRLS : 67 SHS BOYS : 31 MHS BOYS : 53 The girls opened the Far West League season on Glenn Butler Court Friday night, keeping things close for most of the first quarter as junior Alyssa Richards nabbed a rebound to tie the game at 6-6 with 3:12 remaining. The Lady Viks then moved ahead on a bucket from freshman Lindsey Long and a freethrow from junior Madison Reynolds for a 9-6 lead. But over the next 2 minutes, Marshfield grabbed four steals on a 16-2 run that put the Lady Pirates up 22-11 to start the sec- ond period. From there, Marshfield continued to build on its lead to an eventual 67-27 win. In the boys’ game, Siuslaw kept things within a basket throughout most See S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 VIKS 4B 6252 SKUNK HOLLOW RD Funky, cool, 1889 2-story home in Skunk Hollow. This 1280 sq ft home has great bones with solid foundation and a garage with a shop. 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