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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