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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ FEBRUARY 21, 2018 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation On the Bite A WEEKLY FISHING REPORT FOR THE LOCAL REGION www.dfw.state.or.us/RR W INTER STEELHEAD : WATER DEPENDENT This time of year, water conditions for winter steel- head fishing can vacillate between too low and clear, and too high and muddy. Successful anglers will: 1) adjust their gear and tackle for current condi- tions, and/or 2) be ready to hit the water when water See FISHING XB H UFF PINS SECOND AT STATE Siuslaw senior Richard Huff finished the season at 42-6 and second place at 120 lbs. at the 4A state meet. B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News While Viking senior Richard Huff was winning his semifinals wrestling match at 120 lbs. by a major decision during Saturday’s Oregon Schools Activities Association’s (OSAA) 4A state wrestling tournament, Crook County senior Pacer Quire was doing the same on the other side of the brack- et. Both steadily worked stheir way through the bracket toward the title round. After Huff defeated No. 3 seed Alex Duran 16-2 to earn his spot in the championship round, he found himself facing Quire, a wrestler who had defeated Huff by technical fall earlier NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS in the season at the North Bend Classic in 1:19. This time, Huff lasted a bit longer, Feb. 21 3:24am / 7.3 3:54pm / 5.9 9:57am / 1.3 9:45pm / 2.0 Feb. 22 4:08am / 7.4 5:06pm / 5.5 11:00am / 1.2 10:36pm / 2.6 Feb. 23 5:01am / 7.4 6:32pm / 5.3 12:11am / 1.0 11:44pm / 3.1 Feb. 24 6:05am / 7.4 7:58pm / 5.5 B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News Feb. 25 7:14am / 7.6 9:09pm / 5.9 SHS: 48 SUHS: 45 The Siuslaw Youth Soccer program is gearing up for its spring 2018 season. Regular registration is open now through March 12. The registration fee is $55 and scholarships are avail- able. Late registration will be March 13-19, with an addi- tional $20 late fee; no schol- arships will be available dur- ing the late registration peri- od. No registrations will be accepted after March 19. The Youth Soccer Program’s annual general meeting will be held Thursday, Feb. 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Siuslaw Middle School Commons. All voting members of the soccer association are encouraged to attend. Voting members are all adults who have registered with the club as parents/guardians or coaches. The annual general meet- ing will include a club update and voting for three board positions and two bylaws amendments. The Viking boys basketball team fin- ished the season at 12-12 and 4-6 in the Far West League after defeating the Lancers at South Umpqua High School last Friday. The win capped a 3-0 win- ning streak that began with a victory at home against Douglas the week before during Senior Night, followed by an upset win in overtime on the road at North Bend during the Bulldogs’ own Senior Night. Friday, senior Jake Hickson, who had scored 29 points two nights earlier at North Bend, teamed up with fellow senior Jared Brandt to post a combined 22 points to lead the Viks over the Lancers — Hickson with 12 points and Brandt with 10. At halftime, the Vikings had a 25-20 1:25pm / 0.6 See VIKS 2B Siuslaw senior Jared Brandt had 10 points for the Vikings in his final outting on the hardwood for the Vikings last Friday. 1:04am / 3.4 2:33pm / 0.1 NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Feb. 26 8:22am / 7.9 10:06pm/ 6.3 Feb. 27 9:25am / 8.2 10:53pm / 6.8 2:22pm / 3.2 3:32pm/ -0.4 Lady Viking wrap up season on road at Tri City 3:29am / 2.8 4:24pm / -0.9 S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 TRIATHLON 2B Siuslaw Youth Soccer registration continues Viks end season with 3-0 run Entrance Siuslaw River Low Tide Dunes City is getting ready to host the sixth annual Oregon Dunes Triathlon and Duathlon on Saturday, May 12. Even though the city’s sig- nature event is still weeks away, organizers are already recruiting volunteers to help staff the event. Volunteers help ensure that the races run smoothly and See T IDE T ABLE High Tide emerging into the second round before being pinned by Quire some 53 sec- onds later, finishing second in the state overall. Huff, who won the 113-lb. state crown last year, went 42-6 this season, including claiming the district title. Along with Huff, freshmen Brady Libby, wrestling at 106 lbs., and Elijah LaCossee, wrestling at 120 lbs., were on the mats at Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Both went 1-2 and were elmi- nated during the second round of con- solation matches at last Friday’s OSAA state tournament. Volunteers needed for annual DC triathlon See B Y N ED H ICKSON SOCCER 2B L EAGUE Siuslaw News STANDINGS FINAL SHS 37 SUHS: 55 B ASKETBALL The Lady Vikings finished their season last Friday on the road at Tri City, where that took on South Umpqua with offense generated almost entirely by underclassmen led by freshman point guard Lindsey Long. Of the 37 points scored by the Lady Vikings, 30 came from underclassmen, including 16 of those points from Long, who went 6-of-9 from the field and had a pair of 3-pointers. Fellow freshmen Brea Blankenship and Gracie Freudenthal also scored for Siuslaw, including a See SIUSLAW XB Siuslaw freshman point guard Lindsey Long led scoring against the Lady Lancers with 16 points last Friday night. F AR W EST GIRLS M. W EST GIRLS MARSHFIELD 10-0 ALSEA 10-2 BROOKINGS 8-2 LOWELL 9-3 DOUGLAS 6-4 MCKENZIE 8-4 S. UMPQUA 4-6 MOHAWK 5-7 N. BEND 1-9 T. LAKE 3-9 SIUSLAW 1-9 MAPLETON 0-12 F AR W EST BOYS M. W EST BOYS MARSHFIELD 10-0 T. LAKE 11-1 N. BEND 7-3 LOWELL 10-2 BROOKINGS 6-4 SILETZ 8-4 SIUSLAW 4-6 EDDYVILLE 7-5 DOUGLAS 3-7 MOHAWK 3-9 S. UMPQUA 0-10 MAPLETON 3-9 88219 1ST AVE All squared away & ready to go. 0.14 acre lot one block from beach. 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