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SN THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM SATURDAY EDITION | SEPTEMBER 21, 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. Exercise to be ‘FIT’ Calendar Sept. 21 • MHS volleyball hosts Lewis Acady. noon hosts E. Linn 3 p.m. • SHS volleyball at Sisters Tourney TBD NICK SNYDER/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Sept. 24 • SHS volleyball hosts Marist 6:30 p.m. • MHS volleyball at Crow 6 p.m. vs Oak Hill 7 p.m. Sept. 26 • SHS volleyball at Marshfield 6:30 p.m. • MHS volleyball hosts T. Lake 6 p.m. Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide Siuslaw’s Elissa Hurley leaps for a kill against the Lions at Cottage Grove on Thursday V IKS NARROWLY NIPPED BY L IONS B Y J ARED A NDERSON Siuslaw News C. Grove d Siuslaw: 21-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-10, 15-10 It was another close loss for the Siuslaw volleyball team Thursday night as the Vikings lost a five-set match to the Cottage Grove Lions during the Sky-Em League opener. But despite the loss, the team is nowhere near discouraged. “This was nothing to hang our heads about,” Viks head coach Jonathan Hornung said. “We just kept swinging. We played hard and forced them to be us. In other games, there were times when we got tired or just got psychologically beat. But in this game, we played hard to the last point.” The Viks knew it was going to be a battle going in. Cottage Grove is ranked as one of the best teams in the league, being the runner up the year prior after a 9-1 league record. And then there’s the height. “Three of their girls were listed at six feet or taller, but we still got four stuffs,” said Horning, adding that the team maintained a heavy focus on defense throughout the game. The match was grueling, with the Viks trailing from the beginning. “But they had the belief that they could do it,” said Hornung, and the Viks fought back for dramatic 25-21 win to open the match. The second set was equally tough, with the Lions eeking out a 25-21 win. The Viks answered back with a 25-19 win in the third set. “The fourth set, we came out flat,” Hornung said, with the Lions dominating for a 10-25 to once again even the match at 2-2 and force a deci- sive fifth set. Though the Viks kept things closer during a tight game, Cottage Grove man- aged to secure a narrow win, 15-10. The lesson of the game for Honung wasn’t that they lost, but that the young team is ready for the season. “If you’re going to lose, you go downplaying hard, and we did that,” said Hornung. “It was fun to watch because both teams battled. After that game, we know that if we keep playing at that level, we’ll take games. We can hang with any team.” Mia Collins led scoring with 17 kills, followed by Kya Black with 5, 4 kills each from Elissa Hurley and Desi Tupua, 3 points from Zoe See VIKS 2B Sept. 21 6:01am / 5.1 5:14pm / 6.5 11:06am / 3.2 Sept. 22 7:21am / 5.0 6:22pm / 6.5 12:37am / 0.8 12:18pm / 3.5 1:49am / 0.5 1:44pm / 3.5 Sept. 24 9:40am / 5.7 8:52pm / 6.9 2:57am / 0.2 3:03pm / 3.1 Sept. 25 10:30am / 6.2 9:57pm / 7.3 3:55am / -0.2 4:07pm / 2.4 Sept. 26 11:13am / 6.7 10:56pm/ 7.7 4:47am/ -0.6 5:02pm/ 1.5 Sept. 27 11:53am / 7.3 11:51pm / 7.9 B Y J ARED A NDERSON Siuslaw News McKenzie d Mapleton 25-19, 25-15, 25-18 Sept. 23 8:38am / 5.3 7:38pm / 6.6 W INLESS S AILORS HAVE WINNING ATTITUDE 5:34am / -0.7 5:53pm / 0.8 It was a hard-fought game for the Mapleton Sailors last Tuesday night as they hosted the McKenzie Eagles. Even though they suffered losses in all three sets, the Sailors kept fighting to the end. “We did really good,” Mapleton volleyball head coach Molly Dooley said. “Honestly, they’re improving so much every single game, which is great. They showed that [Tuesday].” Even though Tuesday marked the 10th-straight loss for the young team, the play- ers have refused to get dis- couraged. Last week, the team had some steep losses during a UVC tournament, JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Mapleton junior Briena Jensen makes a diving dig against McKenzie during last Tuesday's home match. with one set against Umpqua Valley Christian High School resulting in a 25-2 loss. “We were playing some really tough teams, so they had a tough time keeping their heads up. But today, they just brought it back like it never happened,” Dooley said. “There were some great saves tonight where I didn’t think the ball would be saved See MAPLETON 2B Come Jan. 1, many of you will make a New Year’s resolu- tion about your health and fi t- ness. You’re going to eat better. Reduce stress. Exercise more and pick up your cell phone less. It’s one thing to make a mental or verbal promise about changes you intend to make to improve your health. But if you write them down, it increas- es the possibility of successful changes. Also, talking to your family and friends about your intentions will gain support in your eff orts. When it comes to exercise goals, one way to accomplish- ing them is to establish a “FIT” schedule — Frequency, Inten- sity and Time — that you can stick to. Frequency is the num- ber of days per week you will devote to your goal; Intensity is the eff ort you will put forth during the days you are exercis- ing; and Time is the actual min- utes you will be actively work- ing on your goal each day. Once you have made a de- cision for your specifi c fi tness goal, consider researching the best methods available to attain that goal and the questions you might need answered should include which muscle groups you need to make improve- ments on. Skeletal muscles are respon- sible for movement. Th e slow- twitch muscles need more time for change to occur; the fast- twitch muscles benefi t from short bursts of movement. Lon- ger time is needed for improv- ing slow-twitch muscles than is needed for fast-twitch muscles. Using the same location, you can actually improve either set of muscle fi bers by changing the workout. To improve slow- twitch muscles endurance, muscles used in climbing stairs can be strengthened by running up and down the stairs for 10 minutes or more. To improve fast-twitch mus- cles — or your power mus- cles — use the same stairs you would run up and down fast. Take a 30-second break and re- peat at least fi ve times. One of the most common methods of strength and en- durance training is a circuit. During your circuits, you devise a new FIT schedule to apply to each station. For endurance, use weight you can lift 10 to 15 times easily. For power, use heavier weights and lift them quickly — but no more than fi ve times. Rotating stations will provide rest for just-used mus- cles and resistance for a new muscle group. Th e number of stations can be as few as eight and as many as 15. Your available time will infl uence the number of sta- tions you have. Make sure you allow for upper and lower body training. If you neglect a bal- anced circuit you might just See LITTLE 2B As soccer gains foothold at SHS, fans discover ‘It’s not boring’ B Y J ARED A NDERSON Siuslaw News “Okay, I have a comment on this one,” Siuslaw School District’s Assistant JV Soccer coach Nyra Campbell said. She was discuss- ing American’s views on soccer along with Siuslaw’s head coach, Londi Tomaro. The anti-soccer backlash in America has been strong for decades. A quick websearch of the phrase “Why is soccer so bor- ing” gets thousands of results, including National Review article titled “Against Soccer: Hyper- regulated, low scoring, boring to watch.” Voting website “The Top Tens” listed soccer as the third-most boring sport in the world, just below baseball and golf — but more interesting than cricket, curling and gardening. Cambpell had something to say about these sentiments. “I can’t tell you who the biggest star is at all in Europe right now,” she said, admitting that she’s not a fervent watcher. “But I will play a pickup game with anyone, any- time, anywhere because I love it. A friend from work disdains watching soccer. I said you don’t have to watch it — but play it. It’s tons of fun to play.” And it’s through playing the game that a person can gain a real appreciation for what is going on, even if it ends in a 0-0 tie. “The score does not reflect the pace of the game,” Tomaro said. “You’re constantly moving the ball, running here, running there. The other team is constantly try- ing to get the ball from you. See SOCCER 3B
