NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ APRIL 7, 2018 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
Time
Out
On the
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B Y L LOYD L ITTLE
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WEEKLY
Retired teacher, coach
and game official
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
(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.)
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PHOTOS BY CHANTELLE MEYER AND MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS
April 7
5:05am / 6.2
7:04pm / 5.3
April 8
6:06am / 6.0
8:15pm/ 5.3
12:18pm / 1.1
12:22am /3.6
1:23pm/ 1.2
Wednesday, the final remnants of the original Hans Petersen Memorial Field off of Quince Street were demol-
ished as excavators from Earth Works Excavation brought down the iconic bleachers structure.
Going... going... gone
Saying goodbeye to the last signs of the first Hans Petersen Field
April 9
7:17am / 5.8
10:01pm / 5.8
1:41am / 3.6
3:25pm / 1.1
March 10
8:28am / 5.8
10:01pm /5.8
2:54am / 3.3
3:25pm / 1.1
s you might imag-
ine, wind and rain
can have an impact
on sports. In the fall football
and cross country seasons,
individual performances are
hindered by either.
Other than team travel,
winter sports are seldom
affected by weather. In
1980, at Myrtle Point High
School, there was a change
of gyms due to the varsity
gym leaking during a rain
storm. The game was com-
pleted in its middle school
gym.
The spring is when rain
creates havoc with baseball
and softball games due to
rain delays and rain-outs
that require rescheduling.
Some individual events
in track, such as pole vault-
ing, can be cancelled for the
safety of the athletes.
Wind can change the
direction of flight for base-
balls, softballs and golf
balls.
In contrast, events in
track can either benefit or
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April 11
9:30am / 6.0 3:51am / 2.8
10:39pm / 6.1 4:12pm / 0.9
LITTLE 3B
S PORTS
Calendar
April 12
10:23am / 6.2 4:38am / 2.2
11:12pm / 6.5 4:54pm / 0.8
• APRIL 7
• SHS TRACK & FIELD
April 13
11:11am / 6.5 5:19am / 1.5
11:44pm / 6.9 5:31pm / 0.7
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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY NED HICKSON IN 2001/SIUSLAW NEWS
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On Oct. 5, 2001, the original Hans Petersen Field celebrated its 50th anniversary. It also marked the final sea-
son of the iconic field. A special section celebrating the field’s history included this photo-illustration showing
the very first group of seniors to play on the field in 1951, and the final group of seniors in 2001.
10 A.M.
• APRIL 10
• SHS TRACK & FIELD
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
I
t’s been some 17 years since any
cheers have echoed across the
original Hans Petersen Field
located off of Quince Street,
below the Florence Events Center.
With its official opening on Oct. 5,
1951, the first group of seniors to take
the field included (back row from left)
James Faulkner, Dean Small, Jim
Wilson, Jack Dante, Richard Swigert,
Ronald Harmon, Leon Coit, Bud
Miles and Laurie Walker.
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its cleat-pocked earth absorbing the
sweat, blood and tears of generations
of Siuslaw fans and players as they
shared moments of both elation and
disappointment, defeat and triumph.
In 2001, the final group of seniors
— (from left) Brandon Little, John
Sims, J. Sandman, Sean Lang and
Jordan Stone — gathered on the field
the morning of Oct. 5 to commemo-
rate both the field’s 50th anniversary
and its final season.
The next fall, the field re-opened at
its new location, behind Siuslaw
Middle School on Oak Street.
Since 2002, remnants of the original
field have slowly been relocated,
removed or torn down, leaving the
iconic structure that once housed the
bleachers as the only reminder of the
field’s long history.
Wednesday, that reminder disap-
peared as excavators turned the struc-
ture into a pile of twisted metal and
old lumber.
What follows is a look back at the
50th anniversary special section that
appeared in the Oct. 10, 2001 edition
of the Siuslaw News...
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