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SN THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY EDITION | JANUARY 23, 2019 Sports & Recreation Calendar Jan. 24 • MHS basketball at Crow Boys: 5:30 p.m. Girls: 7 p.m. Jan. 25 • SHS basketball hosts J. City H.S. Boys: 5:45 p.m. Girls: 7:15 p.m. • SHS wrestling at C. Grove Inv. Day one 4 p.m. Siuslaw fourth at 18-team home meet The Viking boys and girls teams had several top-three finishes. By Ned Hickson Siuslaw News Jan. 26 • SHS wrestling at C. Grove Inv. Day two 10 a.m. Jan. 29 • MHS basketball hosts McKenzie H.S. Boys: 5:45 p.m. Girls: 7:15 p.m. Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide PHOTOSO BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Siuslaw junior Matthew Horrillo won the 220-pound bracket during Siuslaw's annual Nick Lutz Memorial Invitational on Saturday. Low Tide Siuslaw hosted teams from throughout the region and from all classification levels during its annual Nick Lutz Memorial Invi- tational on Saturday, with the Viking boys claiming several upset-wins to secure fourth place overall — and the highest 4A finish at the 18-team meet. “The level of wrestling was outstanding,” said Siuslaw coach Neil Wartnik. “So many of the matches went down to the wire, with nu- merous upsets throughout the day — and our Vikings participated in a number of them. “We came out on the upper hand several times.” Siuslaw junior heavyweight Matthew Hor- rillo had the day's highest individual finish for the Viking boys team as well as the biggest upset. Coming into the tournament ranked as the fourth seed, Horrillo went on to up- end top seed 6A wrestler Benjamin Lutz of Sheldon, 6-5, in the semi-finals match at 220 pounds. Down by 1 point in the final sec- onds of the match, Horrillo turned the tables by scoring a takedown for a 6-5 win. He then went on to pin No. 2 seed Mike Montgomery, nik. “His championship was impressive giv- en that he defeated the second-, third- and fourth-place finishers in the tournament — a feat that is rare.” Finishing second for the Viks was senior 170-pounder Riley Jennings, who won a pair of tough matches — by pin and 15-12 deci- sion — in order to reach the finals and face Drew Swenson of Cottage Grove. Jennings held the lead until the final seconds, when Swenson tied the match with a penalty and an escape, send it into overtime where he won in sudden victory. “Riley’s performance at 170 was outstand- ing. He handled himself with great compo- sure,” said Wartnik. “His development over the season has been impressive.” Siuslaw also got third-place finishes from sophomores Brady Libby (120 lbs.), Elijah LaCosse (132 lbs.) and Hector Garcia (160 lbs.) Siuslaw sophomore Adrianna Edwards At 152 lbs., sophomore Ryan Jennings had placed third overall in the girls 130- three wins on the day to place fifth overall. pound division. In the girls’ division, Siuslaw had outstand- ing performances from its three wrestlers, a senior from Elmira, in 4 minutes, 23 sec- onds for the tournament title round. See SIUSLAW 2B “Matthew had an amazing day,” said Wart- Jan. 23 7:24am / 2.2 8:03pm / -1.3 1:49am / 7.5 1:13pm / 8.6 Jan. 24 2:33am / 7.7 2:07pm/ 8.0 8:19am/ 2.0 8:48pm/ -0.7 10:22am / 1.7 10:22pm / 1.1 Jan. 27 4:55am / 7.7 5:21pm / 5.8 11:31am / 1.5 11:15pm / 1.9 Jan. 28 5:47am / 7.7 6:45pm / 5.4 12:43pm / 1.3 Jan. 29 6:42am / 7.6 8:12pm / 5.3 www.dfw.state.or.us/RR Siuslaw News 9:18am / 1.8 9:34pm / 0.1 Jan. 26 4:06am / 7.7 4:08pm / 6.4 ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING R EPORT B Y N ED H ICKSON Jan. 25 3:19am / 7.7 3:04pm / 7.2 V IKING BOYS , GIRLS SUNK BY P IRATES 12:15am / 2.7 1:53pm / 1.1 Siuslaw girls: 29 Marshfield girls: 79 Siuslaw boys: 31 Marshfield boys: 68 With both Marshfield teams ranked among the top 3 in the state at the 4A division by the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) — include No. 1 for the Lady Pirates — Siuslaw knew it would have its hands full in both instances. And it was right. The girls were the first to tip off at Marshfield, where the top-ranked Lady Pirates wasted no time in getting the upper hand, securing a 53-point lead by halftime (63-10). Though the Lady Viks were able to nearly double their first-half scoring in the third and fourth quarters with 19 points, Marshfield easily held on for the win, 79-29. Sophomore Gracie Freudenthal led the Lady NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Siuslaw senior guard Jordan Taniguchi nabs a rebound. Taniguchi had the game's final pos- session and basket for the Viks on Friday. Viks in scoring with 10 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocked shots. Fellow sophomores Lindsey Long, Brea Blankenship and Lizbeth Garcia-Galvan See VIKS 2B 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. 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