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THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM
SATURDAY EDITION | AUGUST 31, 2019
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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.
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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
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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 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
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FISHING 3B