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SN THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM SATURDAY EDITION | AUGUST 31, 2019 T IME O UT O UT By Lloyd Little Sports & Recreation Retired teacher, coach and game offi cial Calendar Fantasy Football With more than55 years as an athlete, coach, parent and specta- tor, 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. Sept. 5 • SHS volleyball at Pleasant Hill 6 p.m. Sept. 6 • Vik football at Elmira 7 p.m. • MHS volleyball hosts Pacific (3 p.m.) Waldport (5 p.m.) • MHS football hosts Riddle 7 p.m. Sept. 7 Sept. 10 • MHS volleyball at Siletz 6 p.m. Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River Low Tide Aug. 31 12:51am / 8.2 1:47pm / 7.4 7:29am / -1.4 7:45pm / 0.5 Sept. 1 1:43am / 8.0 2:28pm / 7.6 8:12am / -1.0 8:36pm / 0.2 Sept. 2 2:36am / 7.5 3:09pm / 7.7 8:54am / -0.4 9:29pm / 0.0 Sept. 3 3:31am / 6.8 3:52pm / 7.7 9:38am / 0.5 10:25pm / 0.0 Sept. 4 4:32am / 6.2 4:39pm/ 7.4 Sophomore Roni Granger enters the court for Mapleton’s first game of the season. S AILORS HIT THE COURT B Y J ARED A NDERSON Siuslaw News Myrtle Point d Mapleton: 8-25, 11-25, 10-25 Falls City d Mapleton 13-25, 19-25, 18-25 • Vik cross country at Marist 9:15 a.m. High Tide PHOTOSO BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS 10:25am/ 1.3 11:26pm/ 0.2 Though Mapleton lost its first two games of the volley- ball season, the Sailors felt far from disappointed following a pair of non-league home match-ups on Thursday. “It was definitely a learn- ing experience. It’s the very first time [this season] we’ve played together as a team,” senior Briena Jensen said, pointing out that the team only had a few practices before Thursday’s matches. “None of us have ever played together as a team before. We’re a really young team — we have one senior. The teams we played today were all juniors and seniors.” Mapleton sophomore Roni Granger echoed Jensen, pointing out the majority of Sophomore Summer Flansberg (right) goes in for junior Heather Wierichs. their opponents were season upperclassmen, “But for our second game, we did really good. We played together more as a team. I think we just need a little bit more playing time.” Jensen agreed. “We defi- nitely pulled it together toward the end … I think it should go up from here.” Sailors head coach Molly Dooley agreed with that assesment, saying, “I think it was a great learning experi- ence. Most teams have maybe three or four starters that they still have every year. We’re basically starting with a brand new slate, which could be great for us in the long run.” The Sailor’s inexperience was evident from the get-go in the first game against Myrtle Point. See SAILORS 2B Lady Viks lose close one to Bulldogs By Jared Anderson Siuslaw News The Siuslaw Vikings vol- leyball team lost in a tight, five-set match in the season opener Thursday night. The game, held at North Bend, was almost a win for the Viks, but an unexpected injury rattled the team, which eventually saw a 3-2 set loss against the Bulldogs. However, the Viks dominat- ed the first set, winning 25-16. “The girls were just click- ing,” coach Jonathan Hor- nung said. “We played really well. Desi Tupua, a freshman, played crazy good. It was her first high school game ever, her first match on varsity, and she played really, really well. She just got plugged in and she’s crushing balls, digging and blocking everything. It’s “Mia’s a four-year varsity player,” He said. “She’s dom- inant. Definitely with the absence of [Makenzie York], our four-year play- er from last year, Mia is expected to fill that power vacuum. She’s do- ing great, but it’s difficult being the secondary option to ‘It’s your team.’ SIUSLAW NEWS FILE PHOTO We’re looking to Senior and four-year starter Mia her to take over as Collins will be a key component to the leader of the Siuslaw’s success this season. program.” The first set also cool to see when you don’t know how a player is going to saw good effort from senior Elissa Hurley, another varsity react to the situation.” Another standout in the first starter from last year. “But then, in the off set was Mia Collins though, according to Hornung, that See VIKS 3B was to be expected. Sept. 5 5:40pm / 5.6 5:31pm / 7.1 11:17am / 2.1 Sept. 6 6:59am / 5.3 6:30pm/ 6.8 12:33am/ 0.4 12:20pm/ 2.8 S ECOND SEASON OPENS TODAY FOR OCEAN COHO The first open coho salmon retention date for the area between Cape Falcon and Humbug Mountain is today, Aug. 31. Coho salmon (hatchery or wild) may be retained as part of the two salmon daily bag limit beginning ttoday and tomorrow, Sept. 1. Thereafter, the fishery is open each Friday through Sunday period through the end of September, or until the quota is met (whichever comes first). The fishery is closed to the retention of coho salmon on Mondays through Thursdays in September, but remains open to the retention of Chinook salmon on those days. Check MyODFW.com for the latest updates. All across the country, groups of individuals are gath- ering to form fantasy football leagues. Even if you have few friends, there are opportu- nities for you to play fantasy football online. NFL fantasy is the offi cial football game of the NFL. Federal Judge Amy E. Feldman, a Judge of Tech- nology Solutions, declared fantasy football as a game of skill. Since gambling is a game of chance, this allowed fantasy football to fl ourish. Millions of dollars are won or lost on the performances of an individual NFL players’ sta- tistics each game. For those of you less informed about fanta- sy football it is: A team select- ed by an individual of diff er- ent NFL players. Th e team is usually comprised of a quar- terback, running back, tight end, wide receiver, slot receiv- er and a kicker. Some leagues may add diff erent positions or a defense, but the primary goal is to select an NFL player to score points for you as you compete against the statistics of your fantasy team against other fantasy teams. In the late 1970s and into the ’80s, the most common form of betting was to pick the winner of a team against an- other team. A list of games was posted in the Siuslaw High See LITTLE 2B ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING R EPORT www.dfw.state.or.us/RR MID COAST LAKES: Stocking of the mid-coast lakes ended in June. Check the stocking schedule online for dates and locations of stockings. Warmwater fisher- ies is still good in several lakes around the Florence area including: Siltcoos, Tahkenitch, Mercer and Munsel lakes. SIUSLAW RIVER: Fall Chinook, cutthroat trout Fall Chinook fishing is typically slow in August but expect fishing to pick up in the next couple weeks as we head into September. Due to low forecasted fall Chinook returns, this year’s daily bag limit has been reduced to 1 wild Chinook per day and 5 per year for the mid-coast aggregate (Siletz River to Siuslaw River). Lake Creek (a tributary of the Siuslaw River) will be closed for the fall Chinook season to protect the fore- casted low number of return- ing fish. No wild coho retention for the 2019 season. Trout fishing in streams is open until Oct. 31. Late sum- mer and fall are typically good times to target sea-run cutthroat in the Siuslaw River. Check the regulations for open areas and gear restrictions. SILTCOOS & TAHKENITCH LAKES: warmwater species, cutthroat and rainbow trout Warmwater fishing has been good on Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes as well as many other lakes in the See FISHING 3B