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SN THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM SATURDAY EDITION | FEBRUARY 23, 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 My Role Models (Part I) Feb. 23 Before I even realized what a role model was, I watched professional foot- ball on TV. As with most early learners of football, I watched the quarter- back. He is, aft er all, the one player who gets the ball nearly every play and, naturally, quarterback be- came my favorite position to watch. My role mod- els were Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers, Fran Tarkenton of the • SHS wrestling 4A OSAA state meet Finals — TBA • SBSA Assessments at Siuslaw H.S. 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 24 • SBSA Assessments at Siuslaw H.S. 1 to 3:15 p.m. SHS spring sports openers March 13 • SHS baseball at Harrisburg H.S. 4:30 p.m. • SHS softball at Harrisburg H.S. 4:30 p.m. March 21 • SHS track & field Siuslaw Icebreaker at Siuslaw H.S. 4 p.m. Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide Feb. 23 2:39am / 8.0 2:54pm / 7.0 8:57am / 0.8 9:03pm / 0.9 Feb. 24 3:22am / 7.9 3:55pm / 6.2 9:54am / 0.8 9:49am / 1.7 Feb. 25 4:08am / 7.6 5:04pm / 5.7 10:56am / 1.0 10:40pm / 2.4 Feb. 26 4:59am / 7.3 6:25pm / 5.3 12:04am / 1.1 11:43pm / 3.2 1:16pm/ 1.1 Feb. 28 7:01am / 6.9 9:08pm / 5.5 12:57am / 3.6 2:23pm / 0.9 March 1 8:05am / 6.8 10:02pm/ 5.8 One last Cheer After more than three decades, Siuslaw cheerleading coach Diane Conlee hangs up her pom poms. B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News D See LITTLE 3B ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING R EPORT www.dfw.state.or.us/RR COURTESY PHOTO Diane Conlee’s final cheer squad includes freshmen Arianna Brown, Brooke Olson and Kelly Phillips, soph- omores Leana Jagoe and Adria Sandusky, and seniors Danielle Goldblatt, Grace Hammonds and Desteny John- son. uring Siuslaw High occurred by mere happen- School’s final home stance back in the mid 1980s, basketball game of Conlee’s dedication as a the season on Feb. 12, coach and mentor has Vikings fans, players and become legendary and, in the families said goodbye to this year’s seniors. Senior class members “I will walk away with of both basketball teams, as well as band and the so many memories... I cheerleading squad, each hope that the future of had a moment of recog- nition as they took to the cheerleading at Siuslaw hardwood, tuned their will continue to grow.” instruments or raised their pom-poms for the — Diane Conlee last time at Glenn Butler Siuslaw HOF cheerleading coach Court. However, the evening was also the final appearance words of SHS athletic direc- of one individual whose tor Chris Johnson, a prime presence and influence with- example of coaching at its in Siuslaw’s athletics pro- best. grams has spanned more “When I arrived in 1995, I than three decades. For many saw the discipline and dedi- in the stands, Vikings cheer- cation in her cheerleading leading coach Diane Conlee squad and was immediately has been the silent but con- impressed with her as a stant embodiment of Siuslaw coach,” Johnson said of spirit for their entire lives — Conlee during her induction in some cases, in the lives of into the Siuslaw Hall of Fame their children as well. last year. “I recognized For someone whose begin- immediately that she was a nings with the program coach to watch and learn from.” By 1995, Conlee had already coached squads to three state championships — in 1991, 1992 and 1993 — and taken teams to the Aloha Bowl and Pro Bowl. Over the years, her squads placed second at state three times, had three third-place finishes at state and made two trips to national competition. “I didn’t have a back- ground in cheer but did have some dance and cho- reography experience from my years as a baton twirler,” said Conlee, who said her initial goal was a simple one. “I just wanted to survive,” she said. “I wanted to make changes quickly in an effort to help the cheerleaders be better crowd leaders, support the teams they cheered for and promote spirit and sportsmanship — and not all of those changes were popu- lar at first.” Conlee said she stumbled through that first season as See CONLEE 2B MID COAST LAKES: Stocking of the mid-coast lakes will begin the first week of February. Check the stocking schedule online for dates and loca- tions of stockings. These early stockings include: Alder and Dune Lake, Cleawox, Lost Lake, Munsel Lake, Thissel Pond, Munsel Lake, Big Creek Reservoirs and Olalla Creek Reservoir. SIUSLAW RIVER: Winter steelhead Winter steelhead fishing has still been good on the Siuslaw with the lower water. The Siuslaw holds a little bit of color even when it gets low which helps the fishing conditions. The numbers of fish returning to the Whitaker Creek trap have increased for the end of January and now into February. Fish are being caught every day with the best fishing around Whitaker Creek for both the bank and boat anglers. Lake Creek steelhead fishing has been fair this year so far. Currently, Lake Creek is low and clear cre- ating tough conditions and could benefit from some rain and a bump in the river level. Hatchery fish in the Siuslaw system return to Whitaker Creek (Siuslaw) and Green Creek (Lake Creek). Bobber fishing with See FISHING 3B Florence Half Marathon set to run again in March Feb. 27 5:57am / 7.0 7:53pm/ 5.3 NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS 2:12am/ 3.6 3:20pm/ 0.7 Appropriately enough, the next Flor- ence Half Marathon will be taking place in just half the time since the last mara- thon. The annual event, usually held at Miller Park each September, will be re- turning less than six months since the previous marathon when it gets under way on March 16. Organized by Pink Buffalo Racing and coordinated with Eclectic Edge Racing, the 13.1-mile course will once again be- gin and end at the north end of the Miller Park parking lot. Registration has already be- gun, with an entry fee of $65 through March 15 and $75 the day of the race. Race time is 9 a.m. Runners age 60 and older, or 17 and under, can pre-register for $60 prior to March 16. Runners must be age 15 or older. Register online at www.pink- buffaloracing.com/fhm-regis- ter.html. NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS