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SN Sports & Recreation THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM SATURDAY EDITION | OCTOBER 26, 2019 Siuslaw set for run at Sky-Em League titles, return to state B Y J ARED A NDERSON Siuslaw News The Siuslaw Vikings took to the golfing field on Tuesday night as the annual Run for the Brownies, a 3,000-meter run at Florence Golf Links. The meet finds runners from Siu- slaw, Waldport and Pacific running in co-ed teams for the grand prize of… a plate of expertly cooked brownies. JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS “It’s pretty low key, which is kind Siuslaw sophomore Julia Shoji approaches the of nice,” Johnson said. “I know there’s finish at last Thursday’s Run for the Brownies at some teams out there at big invita- Florence Golf Links, the final race before districts. tionals, but I just found that some- Calendar • SHS cross country Sky-Em League District Meet at LCC-Eugene Girls—Noon Boys—12:45 p.m. Retired teacher, coach and game offi cial 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. • SHS volleyball at Astoria 5:15 p.m. Champagne Celebrations Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River Low Tide Oct. 26 5:03am / 0.4 5:42pm / 0.0 Oct. 27 11:57am / 8.4 5:49am / 0.6 6:29pm / -0.7 Oct. 28 12:39am / 7.4 12:35pm / 8.6 6:32am / 1.0 7:15pm / -1.2 Oct. 29 1:32am / 7.3 1:14pm / 8.6 7:15am / 1.5 8:01pm / -1.2 Oct. 30 2:33am / 7.1 1:54pm / 8.4 7:59am / 2.0 8:47m / -1.2 Oct. 31 3:16am / 6.8 2:35pm/ 8.1 8:44am/ 2.6 9:35pm/ -0.8 NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Nov. 1 4:11am / 6.5 3:19pm / 7.6 9:33am / 3.1 10:25m / -0.3 ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING R EPORT Siuslaw junior Lindsey Long serves for the Viks, who will travel to Astoria Tuesday. V IKS LAND PLAYOFF SPOT B Y J ARED A NDERSON Siuslaw News 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. Some of the bigger lakes have “hold-over” trout and the fishing typically picks up in the fall when these trout are feeding to prepare for the winter months ahead. In the mid-coast these lakes include: Olalla, Big Creek reservoirs, Cleawox, Mercer, Munsel, and Siltcoos. Warmwater fisheries are slow- ing down for the year as water temperatures cool down. SIUSLAW RIVER: Fall Chinook, cutthroat trout Fall Chinook fishing has been See FISHING XB SIUSLAW 2B By Lloyd Little Oct. 29 11:18am / 8.0 11:46pm / 7.3 See T IME O UT Oct. 31 High Tide thing low key, at home, and with a shorter distance with some novelty is just what the doctor ordered.” The event kept both boys and girls Vikings limber enough for this Thursday big Sky-Em District Championship, which will deter- mine whether or Siuslaw will make it to state. And the competition is brutal; out of six teams, only the top two make it state — and only the top five runners qualify for the individual competition. “If all five of the top people are on When the Viking’s volley- ball team lost to Junction City on Tuesday night, the mood was dour. “They were in the locker room crying,” coach Jon Hornung recalled. “I was like, ‘Guys, we have practice tomorrow. We don’t know if we’re done yet.’ It was a bizarre feeling.” Since that night, the Viks have secured a spot in the playoffs and will be on the road to face Astoria this Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. But going into last Tuesday’s game, the chances of getting into the playoffs were in continual flux. Ranked 18th in the Sky- Em League, the Viks knew the game was a must-win to clinch a playoff berth — so Siuslaw came out fighting. “The first two sets were great,” Hornung said. “It’s exactly how we were hoping to play all season. Realistically, the first two sets were the best sets we played all year. It just sucks that it was against the best team in the leauge and one of the best teams in the state.” The first two sets were a continual back-and-forth, the crowd cheering “BOOM” and “WOOSH” every time a player made a thunderous kill or saved a ball with an aggressive dig. But despite the hard play, the Viks came up short, losing the first two sets, 25-21 and 25-22, respectively. By the time the third set rolled around, the energy was lost — the hill too tall to climb. “It wasn’t super surprising we came out flat,” Hornung said, which led to a bitter- sweet moment at the buzzer when Hornung came out to the court and all the players raised their fists in a circle. It could have very well been their last game of the season. That night, Siuslaw’s rank- ing sank to 19, then rose to 16, then back down to 18, dangerously close to falling out of the top 20 that would secure them a playoff spot. When Hornung talked about their chances on Wednesday, after the team had played what could have been its last game, the mood was cau- tious. “It’s still on the bubble,” he said. “It was a bizarre way to end last night. All the sea- sons we’ve done so far, there’s been a definitive end. Last See VIKS 3B Th e recent Houston Astros out of control locker room cel- ebration leaves me wondering what they could possibly do to celebrate a victory in the World Series? If the fans in Houston or Washington match wild behavior of the players for a citywide celebration, it is no wonder there will be violence, looting and destruction in those victorious cities. Th e players should be held accountable for their behavior and the poten- tial damage their examples may create. It is better to be humble in victory with dignity as exhib- ited by the Green Bay Packers in their locker room celebration following their win over the Raiders on Sunday.) I have seen enough cham- pagne celebrations in the month of October to last a lifetime. Th e wild cork-pop- ping locker rooms now provide goggles and raincoats for the celebrants to prevent potential eye injuries from fl ying corks and strong streams of alcohol. It has become common prac- tice for individuals and teams to use champagne when they have accomplished a signifi cant victory. It seems teams are fi nd- ing more and more reasons for celebrating. Th is October alone, we have seen MLB teams have champagne locker room parties for just making the play-off s, winning a mini-series and win- ning the National League title. Using champagne to com- memorate special occasions has been around since the nine- teenth century. It has been used for the launching of a ship on its maiden voyage and common- ly used for toasts at weddings. It was not until the winner of the French Formula Grand Prix race was presented a bottle of the bubbly that champagne was used on the sports scene (Al- though using alcohol as a cele- bration drink aft er an automo- bile race seems to send a mixed message.) Dan Guerney is credited with shaking and spraying onlook- ers with champagne follow- ing his formula one victory in 1967; and the Pittsburg Pirates brought the practice to the baseball arena. Major league baseball teams may have the most celebrations, but the Golden State Warriors carried their celebrations to an extreme two years ago when they spent over $200,000 on champagne. Even though they won, I am quite sure the losers in a game-seven contest also had champagne on ice in antici- pation of a victory. See LITTLE 2B
