ned hickson, sports editor
wednesday edition ❘ OCTOBER 31, 2018 ❘ section b
❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ sports@thesiuslawnews.com
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
SVC TO HOST
On the
Bite
TRYOUTS FOR
UPCOMING SEASON
A WEEKLY
The Siuslaw Volleyball
Club will be hosting tryouts
for players age 14 and
under on Thursday, Nov. 8.
All girls between age 9-14
are eligible to participate,
and teams will be formed
for 12U and14U.
Siuslaw Volleyball Club
teams practice twice per
week, on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, from 6 to 8 p.m.
All teams will play approxi-
mately six or more tourna-
ments
from
January
through May.
Tryouts and practices
will be held at the Siuslaw
Middle School gym. The
Nov. 8 tryouts will begin at
6:30 p.m. All athletes must
pre-register online with
www.cevaregion.org and
pay a $10 tryout/deposit
fee. The $10 fee is due at
time of online registration,
but only players making
team will be required pay
fees to club.
Bring a copy of your
online registration and
proof of $10 CEVA
FISHING REPORT FOR THE
LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
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, including
Ollala Reservoir, Mercer
Lake, Siltcoos Lake and
Tahkenitch Lake.
SIUSLAW
RIVER:
Cutthroat trout, fall Chinook
Fall Chinook fishing on
See
FISHING 5B
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Oct. 31
6:40am / 6.1
5:46pm / 6.7
12:05pm / 3.5
See
SVC 2B
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Siuslaw sophomore runningback Skyler Loomis slips through the Sutherlin defense to score in the fourth period.
Nov. 1
7:47am / 6.3
7:09pm / 6.4
12:55am / 0.2
1:31pm / 3.2
Nov. 2
V IKS BATTLE UNTIL END IN TOUGH SEASON
B Y N ED H ICKSON
8:46am / 6.7
8:29pm / 6.4
2:02am / 0.4
2:48pm / 2.5
Siuslaw News
Siuslaw: 00 00 00 16 — 16
Sutherlin: 17 28 15 00 — 60
Nov. 3
9:37am / 7.2
9:40pm / 6.5
3:04am / 0.6
3:52pm / 1.7
Nov. 4
9:21am / 7.6
9:43pm / 6.7
2:58am / 0.7
3:46pm / 0.9
Nov. 5
10:02am / 8.0 3:48am / 1.0
10:39pm / 6.9 4:33pm / 0.2
Nov. 6
10:40am / 8.3
11:30pm / 7.0
4:33am / 1.2
5:18pm / -0.4
S IUSLAW
N EWS
148 Maple St.
Florence
541-997-3441
Fans, parents and players said good-
bye to Siuslaw’s five senior members of
the Vikings football team on Friday,
when Siuslaw hosted Sutherlin for the
Viks’ final game of the season.
The five seniors — Riley Jennings,
Tim Lowder, Jordan Taniguchi, Sam
Testa and Eryk Rottman — stood in
stark contrast to the The Bulldogs,
whose senior roster outnumbered
Siuslaw’s 3-to-1 with 15.
In addition, the Vikings were being
led from the pocket by freshman
Camp LaCouture, who left the game
with an injury by halftime and was
replaced by fellow freshman Beau
Erickson.
Starting quarterback sophomore
Elijah Blankenship was unable to start
due to an injury the previous week at
LaPine.
Meanwhile, the Bulldogs took an
early 45-0 lead by the end of the sec-
ond period on the arm of senior QB
Cade Meisner and senior runningback
Bryce Anderson, as well as junior wide
receiver Mason Gill.
But as the Vikings have done all
season, they continued to battle.
Play by play.
Yard by yard.
Start to finish. Eventually, it culmi-
nated in two touchdowns late in the
fourth quarter — first on a 22-yard
breakaway run by sophomore run-
ningback Skyler Loomis.
Then, on the ensuing kick-off, the
Vikings recovered a fumble that put
them on the 50-yard line. From there,
Siuslaw moved the ball on five plays to
the 1-yard line, where sophomore run-
ningback Hector Garcia plowed his
way into the end zone with just 30
seconds on the clock.
Erickson found Loomis on a pass
for the conversion and final score,
ending the game — and season —
with a solid sign that the spirit of
Viking football is alive and well in this
group of young players.
Sunday, another sign of Siuslaw’s
future potential was given with the
announcement of four all-league hon-
ors for Siuslaw. LaCouture was given
honorable mention as both a running-
back and linebacker by coaches in the
3A Special District 2 North. Garcia
was given honorable mention at line-
backer, Blankenship was named sec-
ond team at defensive back, and
Jennings also made second team, as a
defensive lineman.
The Viks finished the season at 0-5.
Sailors end football season on high note against Mohawk
By Ned Hickson
Siuslaw News
Mapleton: 50
Mohawk: 8
Though Mapleton's football season
officially ended a week earlier at Elkton,
the Sailors were back on the gridiron at
home last Friday for a non-league
match-up with the Special District
1-North’s fifth-place Mustangs of
Mohawk.
The game between the two fifth-
place teams had no impact on stand-
ings and was essentially an exhibition
contest, which the Sailors dominated
from start to finish in a 50-8 victory.
Mapleton, 1-4 in the Special District
1-South, will not advance into the post
season.
Lowell went undefeated (5-0), fol-
lowed by Elkton (4-1), North Douglas
(3-2), Yoncalla (2-3), Mapleton (1-4)
and Oakridge (0-5).
St. Paul won the Special District
1-North at 6-0, followed by Falls City/
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Kings Valley Charter (5-1), Siletz
Mapleton
sophomore
JJ Neece runs
Valley (4-2), Perrydale (3-3), Mohawk
into
the
end
zone
for
the
Sailors.
(2-4), Waldport (1-5) and Crow (0-6).
S PORTS
Calendar
Nov. 3
• SHS XC
4A State Meet
at LCC-Eugene
Times TBA
Winter Sports
Openers
Nov. 3
• SHS girls BB
at Mapleton
7 p.m.
• MHS girls BB
hosts Siuslaw
7 p.m.
• SHS boys BB
at Mapleton
7 p.m.
• MHS boys BB
hosts Siuslaw
7 p.m.
Nov. 30
• SHS wresting
at Harrisburg
TBD
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THE NEW OWNERS OF HOMEGROWN PUBLIC HOUSE.
They saw my ad in the Siuslaw News and called me, and
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time to go see them and congratulate them, and enjoy the
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