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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR | 541-902-3523 | SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM SATURDAY EDITION | JULY 14, 2018 | SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation Radio flyer S PORTS Calendar T IME O UT July 14-15 By Lloyd Little Retired teacher, coach and game offi cial • Florence City Championship Golf Tournament at Florence Golf Links 10 a.m. Sat. 9 a.m. Sun. With more than55 years as an athlete, coach, parent and spectator, Lloyd Little has gained some insights and perspectives regarding ath- letics. In this weekly column, he shares what he's learned about sports from his multiple points of view. July 19-21 • SHS Mini Football Camp at SHS TBA Slow-Pitch Softball A July 21 • Sand Master Jam Sandbording Sand Master park 2-5 p.m. Upcoming: Aug. 4 PHOTOS BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS Above, Florence Area Radio Control Aircraft Association President Lou Morales tests the wiring of his plane at Wings & Wheels Fly-In and Car Show on July 7. Below, Vice President Mike Spinner launches one of his helicopters. • Rotary "Cool at the Coast" golf tourney B Y C HANTELLE M EYER Siuslaw News Florence Municipal Airport is home to more than just the full-size and classic airplanes that land there. Twice a week, members of the Florence Area Radio Control Aircraft Association (FARCAA) bring their radio-controlled aircraft to a special flying field at the north end of the airport. “We normally fly on Sunday and Monday mornings before the winds pick up, which is usually around 11 a.m.,” the group’s official Facebook said. During the summer, flyers may bring their planes on other days as well. The club is actively involved in many aspects of the radio-controlled model air- Aug. 6-10 SHS XC Dunes Camp East Woahink Day Use Area 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 7-10 • Viking Youth Football Camp 3 to 5 p.m. H. Petersen Field Aug. 10 • SHS Hall of Fame Induction cermemony at the FEC 5:30 p.m. craft hobby, including electric and glow power systems, slope soaring, float and scale flying and helicopters. Members, who are required to hold a valid Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) number and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) num- ber, also sometimes fly at Woahink Lake, and some of the RC planes are equipped for water landing. FARCAA is a chartered club of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (Charter No. 4634) and a nonprofit organi- zation. It also offers an active training program for people wishing to join the hobby. For more information, or directions on how to get to a flying day, visit www.facebook. com/FARCAA. FISHING REPORT FOR THE LOCAL REGION www.dfw.state.or.us/RR Beat the heat with high lakes trout fishing Legal-size trout are still being stocked in lakes at high elevations — and cool- er temperatures. In addition, ODFW stocks hundreds of hike-in lakes for backcoun- try anglers. Learn more about high lakes fishing. See FISHING 2B LITTLE 3B T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide July 14 12:55am / 8.4 7:55am / -2.4 2:27pm / 6.7 7:56pm / 1.7 July 15 1:47am / 8.3 3:14pm / 6.9 8:42am / -2.1 8:52pm / 1.6 July 16 9:28am / -1.6 9:50pm / 1.5 July 17 3:36am / 7.0 4:49pm / 7.0 • Falls sports practices begin at SHS and MHS A WEEKLY See 2:40am / 7.7 4:01pm / 6.9 Aug. 13 On the Bite nother term for slow-pitch soft ball might be “every- body-hits soft ball.” In all the years and games I have played slow pitch soft ball, the number of strikeouts I have seen I could count on both hands. It happens so infrequently players have to stifl e their laughs. When it does happen, it might be that the hitter had a few too many beers before the game. Yes, beer is oft en 10:16am /-1.0 10:52pm / 1.4 July 18 4:36am / 6.3 5:39pm / 7.0 11:04am / -0.2 11:58pm / 1.3 July 19 5:42am / 5.6 6:29pm / 6.9 — Traveling Texans — On July 10, about 3:30 p.m., the Texas 4000 Bicyclists arrived in Florence. No — not 4000 bicyclists, but 24 bicy- clists representing the University of Texas — Austin, Texas 4000 Ride For The Cure organiza- tion. This is the 13th year that Florence has been able to host this wonder- ful group of young peo- ple as they pedal their way from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska. This stop represents day 39 on their 70-day schedule. As in years past, the riders were guests in the homes of many hosts in the Florence area, where they enjoyed the fun of doing their laundry, interacting with our com- munity, and having a good night’s rest. But prior to this, all of the riders, hosts, cooks and crew gath- ered at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church for a huge “Thanksgiving In July Feast” of turkey, COURTESY PHOTO See CYCLISTS 3B 11:55am / 0.7 July 20 6:58am / 5.0 7:22pm/ 6.9 1:08am / 1.1 12:50pm/ 1.4 S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441