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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM SATURDAY EDITION ❘ MAY 5, 2018 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation Time Out L EAGUE STANDINGS As of 5/4/18 B ASEBALL /S OFTBALL F AR W EST N. BEND DOUGLAS S. UMPQUA BROOKINGS SIUSLAW MARSHFIELD F AR W EST 9-0 7-3 5-4 5-5 2-8 1-9 S. UMPQUA N. BEND MARSHFIELD BROOKINGS SIUSLAW DOUGLAS B Y L LOYD L ITTLE 9-1 8-2 4-6 4-6 4-6 1-9 Retired teacher, coach and game official (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.) S PORTS Calendar • MAY 7 M ORE THAN ONE COACH • SHS SOFTBALL I HOSTS S. UMPQ. 5 P.M. • SHS BASEBALL AT S. UMPQ. 5 P.M. T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide May 5 3:34am / 6.4 5:28pm / 5.5 Low Tide 10:41am / 0.2 10:46pm / 3.4 PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Siuslaw freshman Elijah Blankenship guards the plate and gets the tag against a high-jumping Bulldog. May 6 4:20am / 6.0 6:25pm/ 5.4 May 7 5:16am / 5.7 7:24pm / 5.5 11:31am / 0.6 11:50pm/ 3.5 Siuslaw unable to nudge N. Bend Sophomore starting pitcher Nina Aaron goes into her windup for the Lady Vikings. B Y N ED H ICKSON 12:27pm / 0.8 Siuslaw News n the summer of 1977, I was hired as the head coach of Siuslaw High School baseball. Truth be told, I was not ready to be a head baseball coach. Yes, I played three years of baseball at Pacific University but I was a pitcher. Most college pitch- ers only pitch. I had no at bats, and my fielding was limited to cov- ering first base and fielding bunts. When we were fin- ished with that phase of practice, we ran and ran, And ran. There were times I felt like a long distance track runner. Our pitching coach- es’ motto was “As the legs go, so does the heart.” So when the rest of the team practiced, the pitchers ran or had strength and condi- tioning drills in the weight room. I set the school record for a season Earned Run L ADY V IKS : 2 L ADY B ULLDOGS : 22 May 8 6:26am / 5.4 8:18pm / 5.7 1:05am / 3.4 1:26pm / 1.0 May 9 7:40am / 5.3 9:04pm / 6.0 2:16am / 3.0 2:23pm / 1.1 May 10 8:50am / 5.4 9:44pm / 6.3 See “The kids were resilient,” said Siuslaw coach Tom Shinn. “In the third inning where North Bend put up six runs, it would have been easy to kind of roll over — but our kids continued to scrap and work hard.” Heading into the third inning, Siuslaw was only trailing 2-1 until North Bend struck with a two-out, 6- run series that left the Viks down by 7. Both teams went scoreless in the V IKINGS : 2 B ULLDOGS : 13 3:16am / 2.4 3:15pm / 1.2 Siuslaw had its hands full on the dia- monds both at home and away Tuesday, with the Lady Vikings (4-6) on the road at North Bend (4-2), and the Viking boys (2-8) at home against the Bulldogs (9-1). Ranked No. 6 in the OSAA’s 4A division, North Bend came to John “Jiggs” Dodson Field with strong pitching and senior experience — both of which gave Siuslaw trouble. See SIUSLAW 3B LITTLE 3B On the Bite A WEEKLY FISHING REPORT FOR THE LOCAL REGION www.dfw.state.or.us/RR May 11 9:51am / 5.6 4:06am / 1.6 10:20pm / 6.7 4:01pm / 1.2 S ALMON Vik tracksters claim seven wins at North Bend S IUSLAW N EWS B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News As Siuslaw’s track and field season approaches the finish with district competition next weekend (May 11 and 12), the Vikings spent Tuesday honing their technique at Frank Shriver Field in North Bend, where team mem- bers claimed a total of seven wins. Among them was senior Trent Reavis, in his first appearance following knee surgery prior to the start of track sea- son. 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 & SHEET METAL, INC. “Your Local Independent Trane Dealer” Florence’s Oldest & Largest Heating Contractor Reavis, a 6-foot-7 senior who holds the school record in both the javelin (181 feet, 11 inches IAAF) and discus (160-12), received a medical release a week earlier and power-threw the shot 47-2.75 for his first event of the season — and the win. Other victories on the day for the Viking boys included fellow seniors KC Tatum in the discus (127-01) and Kyle King in the triple jump (39.11.5), as well as freshmen Ryan Jennings in the 400-meter race (58.28) and Skylar Loomis in the javelin (143-01). Jennings was also third in the 300 hurdles (47.99); Reavis was third in the javelin (134-0); Tatum was second in the shot put (42-7); junior Korbin English landed second in the long jump at 18-9; sophomore Ricky Loza- Sanchez was fourth in both the 1,500 meters (4:58.49) and 3,000 meters (11:05.48); and senior Jake Hickson cleared 5-2 in the high jump for fourth place. For the girls, freshman Gracie See TRACK 2B May/June means spring Chinook in rivers and basins from Tillamook south to the Siletz. By August attention turns to fall Chinook and coho. There is a rare opportunity to fish for chum salmon (catch-and-release only) on the Kilchis and Miami rivers beginning in mid- September. S TEELHEAD These ocean-going rain- bow trout are divided into See FISHING 2B • Heating Systems • Heat Pumps • Sales / Service • Ductless Heat Pumps 1645 Kingwood ~ Florence (541) 997-2422 www.trane.com (L-R) Matteo Cocciolo, Owners Krystal & Steve Wolford, Abbie Kimble CCB#64
