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SN THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM SATURDAY EDITION | JANUARY 5, 2019 T IME O UT By Lloyd Little Retired teacher, coach and game offi cial Sports & Recreation With more than55 years as an athlete, coach, parent and spectator, Lloyd Little has gained some insights and perspectives regarding athletics. Each week, he shares what he's learned about sports from his multiple points of view. Calendar Scholar Athletes Jan. 5 • SHS wrestling at Bend Inv. 8 a.m. • SHS girls Basketball at Mazama HS Sky-Em Crossover Inv. • SHS boys Basketball at Cottage Grove HS Sky-Em Crossover Inv. Jan. 8 • MHS Basketball hosts Alsea Boys: 5:30 p.m. Girls: 7 p.m. Jan. 10 NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Siuslaw senior guard Alyssa Richards guards the key. Richards and the rest of the Lady Viks will host Cottage Grove to begin the Sky-Em League season this Friday. S IUSLAW TO BEGIN LEAGUE AFTER ‘C ROSSOVER ’ B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News After what has been a busy non-league season heading into the beginning of Sky-Em League play next week, the Lady Vikings will wrap up pre-season play today during the annual Sky- Em/Skyline Crossover Tournament today at Mazama High School in Klamath Falls. The official schedule has been in flux since Wednesday of last week, when tournament coordi- nators had Siuslaw scheduled to play Phoenix High School tomorrow, according to the tour- nament website as well as the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) website. That apparently changed as of Thursday night, with Sunday's match-up between Siuslaw and Phoenix moved to today at 12:30 p.m. Last night, Siuslaw took on North Valley (4-7), after press deadlines, in hopes of improving the Lady Vikings’ record to 5-8. Results from that game and today's game against Phoenix will be available in Wednesday's edition. Friday, Siuslaw will officially kick off league play against Cottage Grove (5-6) at Glenn Butler Court. The Lady Vikings tip off at 7:15 p.m., with the boys’ game being played first at 5:45 p.m. • MHS Basketball Hosts Siletz Valley Boys at 5:30p.m. Girls at 7 p.m. Jan. 11 • SHS Basketball Hosts C. Grove League season starts Boys at 5:45p.m. Girls at 7:15 p.m. Th e term “dumb Jock” has been around for de- cades. I heard it in the halls of Warrenton High School when I was a student there in the 1960s. I also heard it in the halls of Siuslaw High School while teaching there for 32 years. My son-in-law some- times heard it in the halls of Mapleton High School while teaching and coach- ing there. It is a stereotyp- ing term, associated pri- marily with male athletes, in the same way “Nerds” is a stereotyping term as- sociated with high intelli- gence. So what do you call an intelligent athlete? I call them scholar ath- letes. Unlike years ago, today’s athlete has to meet increas- ing grade responsibilities to remain eligible for their sport. Th ey also must meet college entrance standards if they hope to continue their athletic careers. Athletes today realize the importance of high- er education, particular- ly due to the fact that the likelihood of becoming a See LITTLE 2B ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING R EPORT www.dfw.state.or.us/RR Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide Jan. 5 12:05am / 6.4 11:02am / 8.2 5:14am / 3.4 6:07pm / -0.6 Jan. 6 12:43am / 6.5 11:39pm / 8.0 5:55am / 3.4 6:43pm / -0.5 Jan. 7 1:18am / 6.5 12:15pm / 7.8 6:34am / 3.4 7:17pm / -0.4 Jan. 8 1:53am / 6.5 12:51pm / 7.6 NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Freshman guard Braydon Thornton brings the ball around the key for the Vikings, who open league play this Friday at home against Cottage Grove. 7:13am /3.4 7:51pm / -0.2 Viks to open league against Lions Jan. 9 2:28am / 6.5 1:28pm / 7.2 7:52am / 3.3 8:25pm /-0.1 Jan. 10 3:04am / 6.5 2:07pm/ 6.8 11:20am/2.9 9:00pm/ 0.5 Jan. 11 5:42am / 6.9 6:07pm / 5.1 12:27am / 2.4 11:48pm / 2.6 B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News The Siuslaw boys basketball team will get a taste of league play today as they continue in the S k y - E m - S k y l i n e C ro s s ov e r Tournament, facing North Valley at 12:30 today. Though neither of those teams are members of the Sky-Em League, tournament host Cottage Grove is, and will likely be scout- & SHEET METAL, INC. “Your Local Independent Trane Dealer” Florence’s Oldest & Largest Heating Contractor ing Siuslaw, who the Lions will face this Friday in Florence for the Sky-Em League opener. In the meantime, the Vikings (5-7) will finish the non-league season this weekend after playing Hidden Valley (7-4) last night after press deadlines. Other Sky-Em teams compet- ing in the Crossover Tournament — but not against each other — are Marist (6-5), Junction City (4-8), Elmira (2-6) and Marshfield (7-3) high schools. Look for full results from this weekend’s tournament in this Wednesday’s edition. Friday, Siuslaw will officially start the league season when it hosts the Lions at Glenn Butler Court, beginning at 5:45 p.m. The girls’ game will follow, with the lady Vikings tipping off at 7:15 p.m. MID COAST LAKES: Stocking of mid coast lakes stopped in early June, but fishing for warmwater species can still be good in several area lakes, including Ollala Reservoir, Mercer Lake, Siltcoos Lake and Tahkenitch Lake. SIUSLAW RIVER: Fall Chinook, winter steelhead Winter steelhead are showing up on the Siuslaw. Fishing has been slow in December but the recent rains will bring in more fish as the river drops into shape later this week. Hatchery fish in the Siuslaw sys- tem return to Whitaker Creek (Siuslaw) and Green Creek (Lake Creek). Bobber fishing with bait/jigs, drift fish- ing, and casting lures are good techniques to catch a Siuslaw winter steel- head. Trout fishing in streams will reopen May 22, 2019. 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