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SN THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM SATURDAY EDITION | APRIL 13, 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 Rainouts April 13 • SHS track & field at Prefontaine Inv. 10 a.m. April 16 COURTESY PHOTO BY MARCIA NORTHROP • SHS track & field at Mapleton HS 4:30 p.m. • SHS baseball hosts Cottage Grove 5 p.m. • SHS softball hosts Cottage Grove 5 p.m. April 18 • SHS track & field hosts SHS Invite 3:30 p.m. April 19 • SHS baseball at Elmira (DH) 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. • SHS softball at Elmira (DH) 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Tide Tables Mapleton senior Gabe Simington looks for the pitching sign against Marist on Tuesday. S IUSLAW OPENS LEAGUE WITH LOSSES B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News In spite of nearly a week of constant rain threatening to postpone last week’s Sky-Em league openers at Marist High School, the Vikings were able to dodge enough rain to take on the Spartans in baseball and softball last Tuesday. In baseball, Marist was able to get out to a quick 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, then added another run in the bottom of the second while keeping Siuslaw scoreless. Meanwhile, Marist pitcher Will Bullock, a senior, held the Viks to just three hits during the first four innings, retiring 8 Siuslaw batters with strikeouts along the way. The Vikings rotated four bat- ters against the Spartans, with Mapleton senior Gabe Simington throwing the first 2 1/2 innings, until Marist began stringing together a series of hits in the bottom of the third. Siuslaw sophomore Clay Kramer and junior Jared Northrop each came to the mound in the third inning, but were unable to stop the Spartans before 9 more runs had crossed the plate. See www.dfw.state.or.us/RR MID COAST LAKES/ RIVERS: NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Senior Alyssa Richards crouches near first base for the Lady Vikings. Trailing 14-0 to start the fifth inning, the Vikings sent sopho- more Elijah Blankenship to the mound, where he finished the 6-inning match-up for Siuslaw in a 14- shutout. Offensively, the Vikings were led by junior Caleb Hennessee, See SHS 2B Siuslaw teams sweep home JV Sky-Em meet Low Tide April 13 6:32am / 6.5 8:42pm / 5.8 12:43am / 3.5 1:51pm / 0.2 B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News April 14 7:54am / 6.5 9:39pm / 6.2 2:10am / 3.2 2:58pm / 0.1 April 15 9:11am / 6.7 10:27pm / 6.7 3:25am / 2.5 3:56am / -0.1 SIUSLAW NEWS FILE PHOTO BY ZACH SILVA April 16 10:18am / 6.9 11:09pm / 7.3 4:26am / 1.6 4:48pm / -0.1 Siuslaw junior Ryan Rendon-Padilla (top) watch- es his state-title-winning throw in the javelin last year; senior Madison Reynolds (bottom) throws a season-best to win the shot put during Tuesday’s meet. April 17 11:17am / 7.2 11:49pm / 7.8 5:20am / 0.8 5:35pm / 0.0 April 18 12:12pm / 7.3 6:09am/ -0.1 6:19pm/ 0.3 April 19 12:27am / 8.1 1:04pm / 7.2 LITTLE 3B ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING R EPORT Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide April showers bring May fl owers. Th ey also bring cancellations of many area soft ball and baseball games. Th e impact on high school baseball is great- er than the rain impact on soft ball games. Th e reason is centered on the pitching mound. Baseball has restric- tions on the number of pitches and or innings the pitcher may throw; soft ball can use the same pitcher for every inning of every game of the sea- son. When games are re- scheduled it may cause baseball coaches to 6:55am / -0.7 7:01pm / 0.7 NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Siuslaw junior Ryan Rendon-Padilla continued his march toward defending his current 4A state title in the javelin, throwing a new school record during last Tuesday’s Sky-Em JV track meet at Siu- slaw High School. Rendon-Padilla bested what had previously been the school record of 181 feet, 11 inches, set by Trent Reavis in 2017. Tuesday, Rendon-Padilla cleared 191-7, improv- ing on Reavis’ throw by more than 10 feet. It was also a personal best for Rendon-Padilla by more than 10 feet. The Viking junior went on to win the discus on Tuesday with a season-best mark of 119-10. It was a strong day all around for Siuslaw’s junior boys, with wins for Isaiah Jones in the 200 me- ters with a PR time of 24.94; Kiger Johnson in the 400-meter race in a PR time of 55.76; and Brendon Jensen running a PR at 2:05.74 in the 800 meters for the win. Siuslaw sophomore Ryan Jennings also had a standout day, setting PRs and winning both the 1,500-meter race (4:38.11) and 300 hurdles (43.24). For the Lady Vikings, it was a mixture of soph- omores, juniors and seniors landing the day’s top marks. Sophomores Andrea Osbon and Brea Blanken- ship each claimed wins, beginning with a PR for Blankenship in the 3,000-meter race in 11:20.59. Osbon won the discus with a throw of 94-3.5. In the 400 meters, junior Hannah Rannow ran a PR time of 1:04.84 for the win, then went on to win the 800 meters in 2:27.93. In the shot put, senior Madison Reynolds threw a season-best mark of 32.6 for the win. See TRACK 3B Stocking of the mid- coast lakes will begin the first week of February. Check the stocking sched- ule online for dates and locations of stockings. These early stockings include: Alder and Dune Lake, Cleawox, Lost Lake, Munsel Lake, Thissel Pond, Mercer Lake, Big Creek Reservoirs, and Devils Lake. SILTCOOS and TAHKENITCH LAKES : Warmwater fishing is starting to get going on Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes. The recent warm weather is warming up the water and getting the warmwater fish more active. These fish will start heading into the shallows for the spring spawn creat- ing good fishing opportu- nities. SIUSLAW RIVER: Winter steelhead Winter steelhead fishing closed on the Siuslaw and Lake Creek on March 31 for the remainder of the season. Trout fishing in streams will reopen May 22. ALSEA RIVER: Winter steelhead Winter steelhead fishing has been slow on the Alsea River. Low and clear con- ditions combined with sunny blue skies have cre- ated tough conditions. The warmer weather is warm- ing up the water tempera- tures and making the fish more active and they are starting to move around in the basin. The popular NF Alsea fishery is very low and clear and has been slow and will benefit from the forecasted rain. The lower river has been in good shape and the drift boaters See FISHING 3B
