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SATURDAY EDITION | JANUARY 26, 2019
V IK WRESTLERS NAB THREE WINS IN LOSS TO W ARRIORS
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Siuslaw’s wrestling was on the mats Tuesday
night for a dual match with the Warriors at
Philomath High School.
Vikings mat men Elijah LaCosse (138 pounds)
and brothers Ryan Jennings (152 lbs.) and Riley
Jennings (170 lbs.) each came away with wins on
the night. LaCosse, a sophomore, pinned oppo-
nent Hunter McCaskill 1 minute and 49 seconds
into the second round. At 152 pounds, sophomore
Ryan Jennings won by a 15-8 decision over Jayden
Jensen.
The final win of the evening for Siuslaw came at
170 lbs., from senior Riley Jennings, who won by a
narrow 6-4 decision against Isaiah Blackburn.
Philomath went on to win brackets at 126 lbs.,
132 lbs. 145 lbs., 160 lbs., 182 lbs. and 220 lbs. and
by forfeit at 285 lbs., winning the team title 66-12.
Last night, Siuslaw began the two-day Cottage
Grove Invitational, which continues through
tomorrow.
The Viks will be back on their home mats this
Thursday when they host the Senior Duals, begin-
ning at 5 p.m.
Calendar
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.
Jan. 31
Senior Duals
at Siuslaw H.S.
5 p.m.
By Lloyd Little
• MHS basketball
Retired teacher, coach
and game offi cial
at Alsea H.S.
Boys: 5:30 p.m.
Girls: 7 p.m.
Feb. 1
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at Cottage Grove
Girls: 5:45 p.m.
Boys: 7:15 p.m.
Mapleton junior Nate Neece battles against an aggressive Mohawk defense last Tuesday night.
Sailors bucked by Mustangs
B Y C HRISTIAN L UNA H ERNANDEZ
For the Siuslaw News
Mapleton: 28
Mohawk: 56
Feb. 2
• SHS wrestling
at Philomath H.S.
10 a.m.
Tide Tables
Last Tuesday night after com-
ing off a short break, the
Mapleton boy’s basketball team
took to the hardwood to host a
conference
game
against
Mohawk.
The Mustangs came into the
game with a 4-1 Mountain West
League record, positioning them
as the league’s second-place team,
with an overall record of 9-8.
The Mustangs had the edge
with an 11-man roster, compared
to The Sailors’ six available play-
ers that night. Mohawk got off to
a quick start, scoring 15 points in
the first quarter while the Sailors
were held to just 4 points.
Mapleton’s struggles contin-
ued in the second quarter, ulti-
mately leading to a lopsided half-
time score of 8-28 in favor of the
Mustangs.
Despite the strong contrast on
the scoreboard, the Sailors fought
hard in the second half, scoring
12 of their 20 points in the third
quarter, with sophomore Jeremy
Bender leading the way with a
pair of 3-pointers, but Mohawk
sophomore Frankie Sanders and
junior Joshua Rowe responded
by combining for 13 points.
Even with a strong second-half
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SAILORS 3B
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Jan. 26
4:06am / 7.7
4:08pm / 6.4
10:22am / 1.7
10:22pm / 1.1
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
M APLETON GIRLS
UNABLE TO MOVE M OHAWK
Mapleton freshman Jahala
Blake meets tough defensive
resistance from the Lady
Mustangs.
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Mapleton: 8
Mohawk: 51
Jan. 27
4:55am / 7.7
5:21pm / 5.8
12:15am / 2.7
1:53pm / 1.1
Going up against the league's
No. 1 girls basketball team from
Mohawk (8-1, 15-4), and against
a roster triple its size, Mapleton’s
Lady Sailors knew they would
have an arduous Mountain West
hill to climb last Tuesday.
And they were right.
Freshman Jahala Blake was the
only scorer in the first quarter as
Mapleton fell behind 25-2, man-
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aging just 7 more points in the
game — with 3 on a 3-pointer
from senior Erin Michael.
Last night, the Sailors were on
the road at Crow (after press
deadlines) to face the Cougars.
Mapleton will return to the
court this Tuesday to host fifth-
place McKenzie.
Girls will tip off at 7 p.m., fol-
lowing the boys game, which
begins at 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 30
7:38am / 7.6
9:28pm/ 5.6
1:21am/ 3.2
2:55pm/ 0.7
Lady Vikings lose heartbreaker
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Jan. 31
8:32am / 7.6
10:25pm / 5.9
2:28am / 3.5
3:48pm / 0.3
Feb. 1
9:22am / 7.7
11:10pm/ 6.0
3:27am/ 3.6
4:33pm/ -0.1
Starting today and con-
tinuing through tomorrow
at Holiday Bowl, Siuslaw's
bowling teams will be
competing in the District
4 state qualifiers, where
10 teams in the boys’ and
girls’ divisions will be vy-
ing for a trip to the state
bowling tournament.
Competition
begins
today at 9 a.m. as teams
bowl a series of baker-style
games to determine seed-
ing into tomor-row's
semi-finals rounds in
route to the Sunday cham-
pionships.
The top three teams
from both the girls’ and
boys’ divisions will ad-
vance to state competition
Feb. 23-24 at AMF Fire-
bird Lanes in Salem.
The Viking boys will be
bowling for a chance to re-
turn to the state lanes for
the first time since 2017.
The girls, meanwhile, will
look to improve on last
year's second-place finish.
Tomorrow's competi-
tion also begins at 9 a.m.,
and admission for specta-
tors is free and open to the
public.
T IME
O UT
• SHS wrestling
• SHS basketball
Vik bowlers host
state qualifiers
today, tomorow
Siuslaw girls: 34
Elmira girls: 36
Siuslaw boys: 44
Elmira boys: 70
In a low-scoring battle between
the Lady Vikings and Falcons last
Tuesday night in Elmira, both
teams were looking to pick up
their first league win.
Siuslaw took an early lead and
moved ahead 8-2, but the Falcons
went on a 12-0 run about halfway
into the first quarter, then con-
tinued that momentum unan-
swered through the first half of
the second period for a 14-8 lead.
Though Viking sophomores
Lindsey Long and Gracie
Freudenthal each scored in dou-
ble digits with 10 points each,
Siuslaw was never quite able to
close the gap, trailing by 7 at the
half (22-15), then coming within
5 points at the end of the third
quarter, 27-22.
Siuslaw posted 12 points in the
fourth period to come within 2
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SIUSLAW 2B
With more than55 years as
an athlete, coach, parent and
spectator, Lloyd Little has
gained some insights and per-
spectives regarding athletics.
Each week, he shares what
he's learned about sports
from his
multiple points of view.
Paralympics
Special Olympics is
open to any person eight
years old or older with
an Intel-lectual Disability
(ID). Paralympic athletes
have categories of physical
disabilities.
Th e categories are:
Amputee, Cerebral Palsy,
Wheelchair, Intellectual
Disability or Visually Im-
paired. In addition, any
athlete not strictly fi tting
into these fi ve but who
possesses a physical dis-
ability such as multiple
sclerosis or a congenital
deformity is also eligible.
Unlike their Special
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LITTLE 3B
ODFW R EGIONAL
F ISHING R EPORT
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, includ-
ing Ollala Reservoir,
Mercer Lake, Siltcoos Lake
and Tahkenitch Lake.
SIUSLAW
RIVER:
Winter steelhead
Winter steelhead has
been fair on the Siuslaw
system to date. A few fish
are being caught every day
when the conditions are
good. The Siuslaw River is
dropping into good shape
this week and conditions
should be good until the
next big rain event hits on
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FISHING 3B