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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ JANUARY 24, 2018 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation H OOP L EAGUE STANDINGS As of 1/22/18 SHOOTERS On the Bite B ASKETBALL F AR W EST MARSHFIELD BROOKINGS DOUGLAS S. UMPQUA N. BEND SIUSLAW F AR W EST M. W EST GIRLS 3-0 3-0 2-1 1-2 0-3 0-3 M. W EST BOYS MARSHFIELD BROOKINGS N. BEND DOUGLAS SIUSLAW S. UMPQUA ALSEA MCKENZIE LOWELL MOHAWK SILETZ T. LAKE 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 0-3 0-3 GIRLS 6-1 5-2 4-2 4-3 3-4 2-5 A FISHING REPORT FOR THE LOCAL REGION www.dfw.state.or.us/RR BOYS T. LAKE LOWELL EDDYVILLE SILETZ MOHAWK MAPLETON 7-0 5-2 4-3 4-3 2-5 2-5 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 this 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 S PORTS Calendar • JAN. 25 MHS GIRLS B-BALL HOSTS WEEKLY M C K ENZIE See FISHING 2B CANCELED MHS BOYS B-BALL HOSTS T IDE T ABLE M C K ENZIE 7 P . M . Entrance Siuslaw River SHS WRESTLING HOSTS FWL 3- WAY MEET 5 P . M . High Tide Low Tide Jan. 24 4:55am / 7.2 5:17pm / 5.5 11:33am / 2.1 11:07pm / 2.2 • JAN. 26 Jan. 25 5:44am / 7.4 6:43pm/ 5.3 SHS GIRLS B-BALL HOSTS S. U MPQ UA 6 P . M . SHS BOYS B-BALL HOSTS S. U MPQUA 7:30 P . M . PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Boys and girls from Florence, Mapleton and Reedsport are between ages 8 and 13 years old participated in the annual Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot this past Saturday in the Siuslaw Elementary School gym. Each hoop shooter was given 10 free throws to qualify for the final shoot-off of 15 additional free throws. The top boy and girl finish- ers from each division qualified for the district-wide shoot out in Seaside, Ore., set for Feb. 4. Those who make the finals will advance to the statewide competition in Milwaukee, Ore. on Feb. 11. Final Results were unavail- able at press time. SHS WRESTLING AT C.G ROVE I NV . DAY 1 Viks solid on Sutherlin mats B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News Siuslaw brought six wrestlers to last Saturday’s 15-team Sutherlin Wrestling Classic in Sutherlin, where senior 120-pounder Richard Huff swept his weight bracket for his third-consecutive tournament championship. Along the way, Huff beat Cottage Grove’s Chance Ralston by technical fall, 17-0, and pinned Griffin Gutches of North Medford in the first round (1:23.) From there, Huff went on to edge out North Medford’s 6A wrestler Chase Mitchell, 7-6, for the title. Siuslaw junior 160-pounder Riley Jennings had the team’s sec- ond-highest finish after placing See WRESTLING 3B lar season undefeated after leading the qualifying round. From there, they defeated North Bend in the semi- finals, 329-259. The Lady Viks advanced to the finals and secured an undefeated sea- son at 7-0 with a win over Cottage Jan. 26 6:40am / 7.7 8:08pm / 5.4 12:09am / 2.7 1:52pm / 0.9 Jan. 27 7:39am / 8.0 9:22pm / 5.8 1:19am / 3.1 2:54pm / 0.1 Jan. 28 8:37am / 8.4 10:22pm / 6.2 2:30am / 3.2 3:51pm / -0.6 Jan. 29 9:34am / 8.7 11:14pm /6.7 3:34am / 3.0 4:42pm / -1.2 Sailors lose to T. Lake, Mohawk B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News M APLETON : 18 T. L AKE : 50 M APLETON : 46 M OHAWK : 50 It was a tough week for the Sailor boys basketball team, which kicked off the week with a 18-50 loss at Triangle Lake. “We knew going in that it was going to be a hard one to win on the road,” said Mapleton coach Eric Wolgamott. “We swtiched up our defense to try to take away their two best players and did a pretty good job.” JJ Neece, Tanner Wilson, Cole Spencer and Evan Moso stepped up the pressure, switching off on the Lakers’ guards to keep second- and third-shot See SAILORS 2B Siuslaw bowlers head to district competition Sunday The Viking girls and boys bowling teams finished the regular season over the weekend, competing at Firs Bowl in Eugene, where Siuslaw will return this Sunday for district competition. During last weekend’s tournament, the Lady Vikings finished off the regu- 12:43pm / 1.5 Grove, 381-323. Meanwhile, the boys had both their JV and varsity teams in competition after the JV team qualified the previ- ous week at Cottage Grove. The JV team did well, finishing 10th overall. The varsity team stayed among the top four heading into the the semi0finals, where they defeated Marshfield, 345- 330 before taking the championship over Springfield, 345-313. The district tournament for both teams is this Sunday at Firs Bowl, beginning at 9 a.m. Jan. 30 4:33am / 2.7 10:28am / 8.9 5:30pm / -1.5 S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 88219 1ST AVE All squared away & ready to go. 0.14 acre lot one block from beach. All utilities are in, even comes with 2-story cabin plans so you can get that view of the ocean. $89,000 Lynnette Wikstrom Broker Cell: 541.999.0786 CBC#11274/MLS# 16002568 lynnette@cbcoast.com 100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR • 541.997.7777 “We’re next to the Bridge.” COAST REAL ESTATE