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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ OCTOBER 13, 2018 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
T IME
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S PORTS
Calendar
Oct. 13
• SHS XC
at Portland
10 a.m.
• SHS volleyball
at Marshfiled
Inv.
9 a.m.
By Lloyd Little
Retired teacher, coach
and game offi cial
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.
Oct. 16
• SHS volleyball
at J. City
6:30 p.m.
Play by Play
Oct. 18
• SHS XC
Run for the
Brownies
at Florence Golf
Links
5 p.m.
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Seniors (from left) Alyssa Richards, Falon Borgnino and Makenzie York leave Glenn Butler Court for the last time.
L ADY V IKS NAB S ENIOR N IGHT SWEEP
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Oct. 19
• SHS football
at LaPine
7 p.m.
• MHS football
at Elkton
7 p.m.
Marshfield d Siuslaw:
25-20, 25-21, 21-25, 21-25, 16-14
Siuslaw d Elmira
25-17, 25-14, 25-11
The Lady Vikings volleyball team
came into a must-win week of compe-
tition with clear determination after
managing an upset over Marist the
previous week that moved them a step
closer to a post season appearance.
The win over the Spartans bumped
them from No. 22 to No. 21 in the
rankings, and one sport away from the
top 20 — and a spot in the playoffs.
The team's determination was evi-
dent in its play against No. 9-ranked
Marshfield last Tuesday. Less than a
month earlier, the Pirates had swept
the Siuslaw (25-23, 25-11, 26-24).
Tuesday, Siuslaw dug deep, coming
back from losing the first two sets,
25-20, 25-21, to even the match by
winning the next two sets, 25-21, 25-21
and force a fifth set.
Siuslaw senior Makenzie York ham-
mered away, eventually accounting for
18 kills, 16 digs, 4 blocks and a trio of
See
SIUSLAW 3B
Siuslaw soccer team wraps up debut season
T IDE T ABLE
Siuslaw junior goalkeeper Caleb
Hennessee leaps to protect the goal.
Taft d Siuslaw: 2-0
Waldport d Siuslaw: 3-1
In 1989 Jon Th ompson
became the fi rst play by
play announcer for a Siu-
slaw High School football
game. Since that fi rst sea-
son, KCST has maintained
a steady team of commen-
tators for the Vikings and
an occasional Mapleton
Sailor football game.
Some of the short-time
color commentators in-
cluded Casey Farm, Ethan
Dougherty, Karl Jennings
(Mapleton games), Jer-
ry Affi nito, Wayne Sharp,
Lance Haberly and myself.
Th e play-by-play voices
usually lasted much longer.
Following Jon was Mike
Hill behind the mic, but
by far the longest-running
“Voice of the Vikings” be-
longs to Bob Sneddon, now
in his 13th season.
Th e play-by-play person
requires keen eyesight and
a good memory. Th eir re-
sponsibilities include
See
LITTLE 3B
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Oct. 13
3:50am / 6.3
3:17pm / 7.2
9:24am / 2.6
10:13pm / 0.1
Oct. 14
4:44am / 6.0
3:59pm / 6.8
10:11am / 3.1
11:04pm / 0.5
Oct. 15
5:45am / 5.7
4:49pm / 6.3
11:06am / 3.6
12:01am / 0.9
12:17pm / 3.7
1:05am / 1.2
1:37pm / 3.6
Oct. 18
8:59am / 5.8
8:15pm / 5.8
2:09am / 1.2
2:48pm / 3.4
Oct. 19
9:44am / 6.0
9:18pm / 6.0
See
SOCCER 3B
Mapleton seniors land Eagles as season ends
By Ned Hickson
Oct. 17
8:02am / 5.6
7:04pm / 5.8
changes to its line-up with the hope of
catching Taft off guard.
“It didn’t have the effect we were
hoping for,” said co-coach Londi
Tomaro, who admitted it left the team
“unsettled,” even after switching back
to its primary line-up.
Tomaro said Taft was able to move
the ball well, but there were flashes of
promise offensively by Siuslaw and
strong defense by the team's back line.
Several attempts to score by Taft
On the
Bite
A WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR THE
LOCAL REGION
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COURTESY PHOTO
Oct. 16
6:54am / 5.5
5:51pm / 6.0
For seniors Zoe Leech, Kaeli Ramos
and Hannah Freudenthal, it was both
the inaugural and final season for them
as members of Siuslaw’s 14-member
co-ed junior varsity soccer team — the
school’s first.
Though the team went 0-4-1 in its
first season, its final week showed its
competitiveness in back-to-back
matches between Wednesday and
Thursday on the road at Taft High
School and Waldort High School,
respectively.
Against Taft, the Vikings made some
3:06am / 1.2
3:43pm / 2.8
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Mohawk d Mapleton: 25-11, 25-12, 25-18
T. Lake d Mapleton: 25-14, 16-25, 25-13, 25-14, 15-3
Mapleton d Eddyville: 25-18, 21-25, 25-14, 25-20
The Lady Sailors volleyball season ended its season
with a win this past Thursday on the road at Eddyville.
The welcome victory came two nights after the Sailors
fell to third-place Mohawk and sixth-place Triangle Lake
in Mountain West League play during the Sailors' Senior
Recognition Night of Heather McMaster-Wills, Erin
Michael and Brittany Wilson.
Thursday, the Sailors were on the road for their final
game of the season, taking on Eddyville for a re-match
from earlier in the season,
when the Sailors swept the
Eagles in three sets.
This time, the Eagles put
up a bigger fight, with
Mapleton winning the first
set 25-18, then losing to
Eddyville 21-25 in game two
to even the match at 1-1.
But the Sailors dominated
Eddyville for the final two
PHOTO BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
sets, 25-14, 25-20, to pick up
their fifth win to end the sea- Seniors (from left) Brittany Wilson, Erin Michael and Heather McMaster-Wills play in their
final volleyball game at Mapleton.
son.
MID COAST LAKES:
Stocking of mid coast lakes
stopped in early June, but
fishing for warmwater spe-
cies can still be good in
several area lakes, includ-
ing Ollala Reservoir,
Mercer Lake, Siltcoos Lake
and Tahkenitch Lake.
SIUSLAW
RIVER:
Cutthroat
trout,
fall
Chinook
Fall Chinook fishing on
the Siuslaw river/bay
remains open. A few fish
are being caught low in the
system but overall fishing
has been slow. Expect num-
bers of fall Chinook enter-
ing the bays and estuaries
to increase later in the
month and into October.
Best techniques include
trolling herring/spinners
and bobber fishing with
bait.
Sea-run cutthroat will
begin entering the lower
river later this month and
into the fall. These fish are
very aggressive, respond
well to flies and lures, and
can be up to 20-inches.
See
FISHING 2B