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SATURDAY EDITION | MARCH 16, 2019
V IKS OPEN PRE - SEASON AT HOME
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
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Senior outfielder Angela Bartlett connects against
Sutherlin in game one of Thursday’s doubleheader.
The Lady Vikings opened the softball
season with a pair of home stands,
beginning Wednesday with a match-up
against Harrisburg originally scheduled
as a road game in the Eagles’ nest.
A combination of a fiery Harrisburg
offense and a series of Siuslaw errors
that resulted in the Lady Eagles picking
up their second win of the week after
slamming 12 hits and 13 runs against
Siuslaw.
In the meantime, the Vikings battled,
led at the plate by freshman Bailey
Overton, who had two RBIs, 2 runs
scored and a double. Senior catcher Lexi
Smith also crossed the plate for the Viks
after stealing a base.
From the pitcher’s circle, junior Nina
Aaron struck out 6 Eagles batters and
gave up only 5 earned runs — with
Siuslaw’s 7 team errors contributing to
Harrisburg’s scoring run.
“We have to work at not beating our-
selves and staying present with the play
that’s in front of us,” said coach Sean
March 16
• MHS track
at McKenzie
10 a.m.
By Lloyd Little
Retired teacher, coach
and game offi cial
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.
March 19
• SHS baseball
at Pleasant Hill
4:30 p.m.
• SHS softball
at Pleasant Hill
4:30 p.m.
The importance
of season-related
sports
March 21
• SHS track &
field
SHS Icebreaker
at Siuslaw H.S.
4 p.m.
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Low Tide
Siuslaw sophomore Clay Kramer releases a fastball against Sutherlin on Thursday.
March 16
8:10am / 7.1
10:10pm / 5.9
2:11am / 3.6
3:29pm / 0.1
S IUSLAW LANDS E AGLES IN SEASON OPENER
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
March 17
9:22am / 7.4
11:00pm / 6.4
3:29am / 3.2
4:27pm / -0.4
March 18
10:26am / 7.8
11:43pm / 6.9
4:33am / 2.5
5:18am / -0.7
March 19
11:24am / 8.1
5:29am / 1.7
6:04pm / -0.9
March 20
12:24am / 7.5
12:18pm / 8.2
6:20am / 1.0
6:48pm / -0.8
The Vikings baseball team
took advantage of good weather
and a change in venue to host
two games at John “Jiggs”
Dodson Stadium last week,
beginning with Harrisburg on
Wednesday.
With three games scheduled
over two days, Siuslaw coach
Tom Shinn described his pitch-
ing rotation as “pitcher by com-
mittee,” adding that he didn’t
want to stretch anyone too thin.
Against the Eagles, Siuslaw
rotated five pitchers, including
Tim Lowder, Jared Northrop,
Clay Kramer, Zach Stinger, Caleb
Hennessee and Dalton Stinger,
who threw a scoreless seventh
inning to preserve the win, 8-5.
Mapleton
senior
Gabe
Simington and Siuslaw sopho-
more Chayton James had 2 RBIs
each. James, along with Northrop
and
sophomore
Elijah
Blankenship, scored 2 runs each.
“We had focused on some spe-
cific offensive ideas during the
first two weeks — things that
B Y N ED H ICKSON
1:03am / 7.9
1:09pm/ 8.1
7:09am/ 0.3
7:29pm/ -0.4
March 22
1:41am / 8.1
2:00pm / 7.8
7:57am / -0.1
8:10pm / 0.2
really hurt us last season,” said
Shinn. “I hope the kids see how
that work had been successful.”
Shinn added that he felt the
team got away from that focus a
little in the third, fourth and fifth
innings, “but got refocused in the
sixth to close it out.”
The next day, the Vikings
hosted Sutherlin for a double-
header that included a total of
just 11 innings due to darkness.
In game one, Blankenship led
Siuslaw offensively, going 3-for-3
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BASEBALL 2B
MHS tracksters finish among top six at Waldport
Siuslaw News
March 21
SOFTBALL 3B
T IME
O UT
Calendar
High Tide
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The Mapleton track team had a strong showing
during last week’s Run for the Clover track and field
meet in Waldport on Wednesday, with the boys’
team finishing sixth out of nine teams and the girls
claiming fourth out of eight.
Sophomore Emily Stevens had the day’s highest
individual finish for Mapleton with a win in the
100-meter hurdles (20.37). Stevens also placed sev-
enth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 15.24.
Right behind her was freshman Jahala Blake, who
ran it in 15.57 for ninth place.
Other top finishes for the Mapleton girls included
third place for junior Trinity Holmes in the 400 me-
ters with a personal record of 1:13.94. Holmes also
placed 10th in the shot put at 21-02.
Meanwhile, senior Brittany Wilson landed sev-
enth in the shot put with a throw of 21-07.75.
Holmes, Blake and Stevens joined freshman Brier
Shird in the 4x100 relay for fourth place with a time
of 1:00.12.
In other races, Shird was eighth in the 200 me-
ters (33.40) and junior Daleena Bender was 12th
(35.62.). In the 800-meter race, Shird took second
(2:58.73) and Blake was fifth in 3:17.95.
Wilson and Holmes each competed in the javelin,
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TRACK 2B
Th e Oregon School
Activities
Association
(OSAA) has designated
seasons for sports and
other extracurricular ac-
tivities. Th ese seasons
govern the participation
of schools around Ore-
gon to provide equitable
opportunities for athletes
compet-ing in more than
one sport. Although Siu-
slaw is not too small, it is
less competitive without
the quality athletes playing
multiple sports. Th ese des-
ignations prevent the high
school coach from extra
out-of-season
practices
and games.
Th e spring sports gov-
erned by the OSAA are
tennis, golf, track and
fi eld, baseball, and soft -
ball. Other OSAA compe-
titions that are year-round
include speech, dance/
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LITTLE 2B
ODFW R EGIONAL
F ISHING R EPORT
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
MID
COAST
LAKES:
Stocking of the mid-
coast lakes will began
the first week of
February. Check the
stocking schedule online
for dates and locations
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.
Note: Olalla Reservoir
is operated and owned
by Georgia Pacific and is
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FISHING 3B
Beachgoers: Time to share beaches with nesting snowy plover
Beachgoers and residents along
the Oregon coast are urged to help
recovery efforts of the threatened
western snowy plover by respecting
nesting areas and beach restrictions
during nesting season now through
Sept. 15. Beachgoers will see signs
and ropes that identify sensitive
plover nesting areas and list re-
strictions, including dogs (even
on a leash), vehicles, kites, drones,
camping and fires.
“We’re making great strides in re-
versing the downward slide of this
species,” said Cindy Burns, Siuslaw
Na-tional Forest wildlife biologist.
“But it takes all of us, so we urge
people to do their part to under-
stand nesting season rules and to
share the beach this spring and
summer.”
These small birds nest on open
sand along Oregon’s beaches. Nests,
and especially chicks, are well-cam-
ouflaged. During nesting season,
human disturbances can flush adult
plovers away from their nests as
they attempt to defend their young
from the perceived predator. Left
alone too long, eggs or chicks can
die from exposure, predators or
people.
Recreation restrictions occur in
designated plover management ar-
eas, small stretches of beach along
the entire coastline where plovers
are nesting or could potentially
nest. These areas comprise about 40
miles of Oregon’s 362 miles of shore-
line. Detailed maps can be found on
the Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department website (http://bit.ly/
wsplover) and on the Siuslaw
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PLOVER 3B