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Sports &
Recreation
Calendar
Winter Sports
openers:
Dec. 4
• SHS boys BB
hosts Newport
7:15 p.m.
• SHS girls BB
hosts Newport
5:45 p.m.
• MHS boys BB
hosts Lowell
7 p.m.
• SHS girls BB
hosts Lowell
5:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
Dec. 6
• SHS wrestling
at Harrisburg
Noon
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Nov. 30
2:54m / 6.6
1:50pm / 7.6
8:11am / 3.5
8:57pm / -0.3
Dec. 1
3:45am / 6.4
1:50pm / 7.6
9:04am / 3.6
9:44pm / 0.2
Dec. 2
4:37am / 6.3
3:28pm / 6.3
10:05am / 3.7
10:33pm / 0.8
Dec. 3
5:30am / 6.2
4:30pm / 5.9
11:15am / 3.6
11:25pm / 1.2
Dec. 4
6:21am / 6.3
5:42pm / 5.5
12:29pm / 3.4
Dec. 5
7:08am / 6.5
6:58pm/ 5.3
12:19am/ 1.6
1:35pm/ 2.9
Dec. 6
7:50am / 6.8
8:08pm / 5.3
1:12am / 2.0
2:30pm / 5.3
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. 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
See
FISHING 3B
THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM
SATURDAY EDITION |NOVEMBER 30, 2019 | $1.00
Vik football to remain 3A through 2021
Siuslaw was one of three schools the OSAA didn’t move up for 2020
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
By Lloyd Little
D
espite finishing third
in the Special Dis-
trict 2-north league
and going 6-4 overall (3-2
in league), Siuslaw’s overall
two-season win percentage of
.300 was well short of the .667
percentage required for the
Oregon School Activities As-
sociation (OSAA) to bump a
team up a classification.
The decision was made
earlier this month on Nov. 18
during the OSAA’s Football
Ad Hoc Committee meeting.
It was the committee’s 11th
meeting on the subject, with
the committee voting to move
Hidden Valley back into the
4A classification beginning in
fall 2020 football season.
The Mustangs were the last
team Siuslaw played this past
season, during the opening
round of the 3A state playoffs
— with the Vikings falling to
the undefeated (12-0) Mus-
tangs 40-12.
Siuslaw was one of three
4A schools, along with Cor-
bett (.286) and Madras (.588),
which failed to meet the
two-year winning percentage
needed to restore their foot-
ball programs back to 4A clas-
sification.
Retired teacher, coach and
game offi cial
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.
Underdogs (Part II)
JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Though the Vikings football team more than tripled its win
percentage from 2018 this season, it will need another
solid year in 2020 to qualify for a chance to move back up
into the 4A classification.
By comparison, Hidden
Valley’s two-year winning
percentage was .765.
Six current 4A schools will
have to decide by Dec. 2 if
they want to have their foot-
ball programs play down a
classification in 2020, based
on their two-year winning
percentage. Among them
are Junction City (.067),
McLoughlin (.091), Molal-
la (.200), Philomath (.143),
Phoenix (.143) and Sisters
(.214).
This past season, Siuslaw
beat both Philomath (28-19)
and McLoughlin (48-46) en
route to a 6-4 record overall.
In 2018, Siuslaw was winless
at 0-5, 0-8).
Depending on what the six
teams on the OSAA classifica-
tion bubble decide next week,
the Special District 2-north
League could see some chang-
es next fall.
N EW F ISHING , BIG GAME HUNT REGS ANNOUNCED
SALEM — The
2020 Sport Fishing
and
Big
Game
Hunting Regulations
are now available in
stores, ODFW offices
and online at www.
eregulations.com.
Changes from 2019
are listed in the What’s
New section under the
table of contents and
are identified by yel-
low highlighted text
throughout the regu-
lations.
There are few major
changes to the sport
fishing regulations.
One change is that in
2020,
recreational
crabbers will be
required to mark all floating
surface buoys with the own-
er’s full name or business
name and at least one of the
following: phone number,
permanent address, ODFW
Angler ID number or a boat
identification number, such
as Oregon boat registration
number.
As part of efforts to
improve protections for
mature spawning-size stur-
geon, seasonal Columbia
River no-fishing sanctuaries
for these fish have been
expanded and closure time
extended.
Finally, anglers who pur-
chase a two-rod validation
areas and/or have
longer seasons and
boundaries of many
controlled hunts were
expanded or made
simpler. Maps for
these hunts will be
available
on
MyODFW.com in
2020.
Hunters should
note that hunts that
were formally called
“centerfire” seasons
or commonly referred
to as “rifle” seasons,
are now “Any Legal
Weapon Seasons.”
This change was
made to make it more
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
clear to hunters that
they are not limited
will be able to use two rods in
the Sandy River and Snake to only using a rifle for these
hunts; it is legal for hunters to
River below Brownlee Dam.
Big game hunters face use any legal shotgun, bow,
more significant changes, as muzzleloader, or handgun.
For example, most hunters
improvements to the regula-
tions come into effect for with a Western Oregon Deer
2020. A multi-year effort has tag typically hunt with a rifle,
been underway to improve but if they prefer they can use
and simplify big game regula- this tag to hunt the season
tions to make them more with a bow instead of hunting
consistent, simpler where the regular archery season.
New for 2020, hunters with
possible, and in tune with
current populations and access to private land in areas
of chronic elk damage (see
issues.
This year more than ever, map) can choose the new
hunters who apply for con- General Season Antlerless
trolled hunts need to careful- Elk Damage tag as their elk
ly check their hunt number. hunt.
Many controlled hunts have
See REGS 3B
been consolidated into larger
LCSR offers safety tips for hunters, hikers
Hunting, hiking, and mush-
room picking are popular out-
door activities in Lane County.
Each year, Lane County
Sheriff ’s Office Search and
Rescue teams are called to
assist in finding lost or injured
people when something on
their outdoor trip didn’t go as
planned.
Below are a few tips to help
you plan a great trip and enjoy
the beautiful outdoors with
safety in mind.
1. Know your skill level and
research the area you plan to
hunt, hike, or mushroom pick
to ensure you have the neces-
sary skills and equipment.
2. Tell someone where you
T IME
O UT
are going and when you plan
to return. Leave them a map
with your route and stick to
the planned route.
3. Hunt or hike with a
buddy, and stay with one
another while you are out and
about.
4. Carry a pack with the
following supplies, even for
short trips:
• Fully charged cell phone
and battery backup
• Map
• An emergency light source
in case you end up being out-
doors after the sun sets
• Extra clothing
• First aid kit
• Extra food and water
• Compass
• Fire starter
5. Regularly scan your sur-
roundings to keep yourself
oriented. This is especially
true for mushroom picking
which involves looking down
at the ground for long periods
of time which can contribute
to losing your way.
Remember: Look down,
and then look around.
Lastly, if you find yourself
lost or injured, call 9-1-1 if
you have cell service.
If you are unable to call for
help, Search and Rescue
experts advise you stay put to
conserve energy and allow
search teams to locate you.
My alma mater, Warrenton
High School, was the school
that Cowapa League teams
pointed to on their schedule
for the homecoming game.
In my three years of varsity
football, we were the home-
coming opponent no less than
nine times. We were able to
spoil two particularly satisfy-
ing events.
Th e fi rst occurred in 1968
against. Th e offi cials mistak-
enly spotted the football just
short of the mud smeared goal
line, according to an impar-
tial Chic Hammond, for the
Scappoose victory. We were
the perennial “underdogs” of
our league. But enough was
enough as we defeated the
Scappoose Indians on their
homecoming night.
Th ree years later, the Indians
moved up a classifi cation and
the Warriors moved down.
In 1969, we were also the
spoilers to another homecom-
ing game. Th is victory was so
sweet because it was against
our rivals, the Seaside Seagulls.
Seaside entered the game 5-1
in league and we were 1-5 in
league. A victory would assure
Seaside of at least a tie for the
Cowapa League title — and
Seaside was the decided favor-
ite to win the game.
Using deceptive formations
and plays, we scored three
fi rst-half touchdowns. For-
tunately for us, two long Sea-
side scores were called back by
penalties. If either score had
counted, we would have lost.
Aft er the fi nal buzzer, the
offi cials were escorted off the
fi eld by the Seaside police as
angry fans yelled at them.
In 1979, the No. 1-ranked
5-0 Taft Tigers baseball team
were in town for an early
pre-season game against the
0-5 Siuslaw Vikings baseball
team. My varsity team was off
to a slow start. On Taft ’s roster
was a pro-prospect pitcher.
When I met their coach,
I asked if we would see him
pitch today. He said “Yes” and
explained that he “needed
some tune-up work for league
starting next week.” Th anks to
a home run by Anthony (now
Dr.) Dodson, we led 2-1 in the
seventh inning. An error by us
and Taft scored the tying run.
We eventually lost 4-2 in 12
innings. Th eir ace threw all 12
innings (big mistake) striking
out 27 Viking batters.
I used three pitchers in the
game. We then played a night
cap game and won it 5-1. Th e
confi dence we gained pro-
pelled us to a third-place fi nish
in a tough Far West League.
In 2002, the Siuslaw High
School girls basketball team
traveled to Klamath Falls to
take on the Henley Hornets
girls team in a state play-off
game. Henley was undefeated
on its home court. Th e long
drive my wife and I took was
rewarded with an upset victory
over the Henley team.
Th e “underdog” Viking
girls, led by Haley Hunt, qual-
ifi ed for the state tournament
game in Corvallis.
In 2004, the Siuslaw varsity
girls basketball team ended the
longest winning streak in the
Sky-Em League. Th e Marist
varsity girls’ basketball team
had recorded more than 100
consecutive Sky-Em
See
LITTLE 3B