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SN THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY EDITION | DECEMBER 4, 2019 | $1.00 ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING R EPORT www.dfw.state.or.us/RR Sports & Recreation Calendar 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 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 PHOTOS BY JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Siuslaw wrestling coach Neil Wartnik talks about proper form during practice Monday. G RAPPLERS SEE SOLID GROWTH AT S IUSLAW B Y J ARED A NDERSON Siuslaw News “W restling is a sport of mas- tery,” Siuslaw Wrestling coach Neil Wartnik said. “It’s the mastering of one person against the other. Who’s going to be the more dominant person? There’s nowhere to hide. We’re not dressed in shoulder pads and helmets. People see our face. They see our bodies. That’s a lot of pressure.” As the crowd watches, before the whistle blows, the questions begin to swirl in the wrestler’s mind. “What’s this guy going to do? You can’t control what the other person is going to do,” Wartnik said. “You can’t control their strengths and weaknesses, and you don’t know how good they are. Or maybe you do, and you pre- pare for those strengths — but then you get on the mat and they developed a new strength you’re unaware of. You’re always battling that sense of, ‘I don’t know what’s going to happen.’” Wartnik likens wrestling to gymnastics, “only the bar is attacking you, and it has the ability to make you really look bad,” he said. To prepare for that, wres- tlers have to be well-trained, “and so knowledgeable in in Siuslaw wrestlers will hit the mats for the first time this season this Friday at the Harrisburg Invitational. their own skin, so clear on what their game plan is and how they’re going to attack situations, that they don’t have to think about it. Because you don’t have time to think about it.” Monday night, Wartnik was sitting on a mat at Siuslaw High School and talking about the intricacies of wres- tling. The team was packing its bags and streaming out, periodically asking Wartnik about scheduling. They were finishing up the first practice since the Thanksgiving break and the pressure of was on. “Over the break, it’s always weird. People are traveling, people get sick,” Wartnik said. “We had practices, but we only had a fragment of the group.” On Friday, they’ll be com- peting in their first tourna- ment of the season at the Deven Dawson Harrisburg Invitational at Harrisburg High School. “As a coach, I’m thinking, ‘Friday, we wrestle our first tournament. How can we get ready when we’re not togeth- er?” He knows that it’s some- thing that other teams in the state are dealing with the same issues, but it still feels like a rush at the last minute to prepare. But from what Wartnik saw on Monday, the See SHS 3B Dec. 6 7:50am / 6.8 8:08pm / 5.3 1:12am / 2.0 2:30pm / 5.3 Dec. 7 8:27am / 7.1 9:09pm / 5.5 2:02am / 2.3 3:15pm / 1.6 Dec. 8 9:02am / 7.4 10:03pm / 5.8 Surfperch fishing to be topic of STEP meeting tonight The Florence Salmon Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) meeting tonight, Dec. 4, will feature local fishing expert Bill Mumpower, who will show how to — and where to go — to catch Surfperch. The ocean waves out our back doors are home to many different varieties of Surfperch and the season is open all year. Mumpower knows all the different ways and places to catch these tasty fish. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Florence Elks Club, lo- cated at 12th Street and High- way 101. All Florence STEP meetings are open to the public. 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 slowing down for the year as water temperatures cool down. SIUSLAW RIVER: Fall Chinook Fall Chinook fishing con- tinues to be fair on the Siuslaw River. The river is low and clear and there are still some fish in the estuary, but it has been slow. Fish are still holding in the upper tidewa- ter areas waiting for the next big rain event. Expect more of the same until we get some more rain. Reminder: Lake Creek (a tributary of the Siuslaw River) is closed for the fall salmon season to protect the forecast- ed low number of returning Chinook. 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). No wild Coho retention for the 2019 season. ALSEA RIVER: Fall Chinook Fall Chinook fishing on the Alsea River continues to be slow with the low and clear conditions. There are still being some fish caught in the estuary as fish start to stage and wait for the next big rain event. With little rain in the 10-day forecast expect more of the same for the next few weeks. 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). No wild coho retention for the 2019 season. Trout fishing in streams closed Oct. 31. SALMON RIVER: fall Chinook Fall Chinook fishing has slowed down on the Salmon River with the low and clear conditions. Most of the fish have moved up and out of the estuary headed for the spawn- ing grounds and the run is almost done for the year. A few fish are still being caught in the estuary and the pressure has been light. Due to low forecasted fall Chinook returns, this year’s daily bag limit has been reduced to 1 wild Chinook See FISHING 2B 2:48am / 2.5 3:56pm / 1.0 KCST ANNOUNCES HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL BROADCAST SCHEDULE Dec. 9 9:37am / 7.8 10:51pm / 6.0 3:31am / 2.7 4:34pm / 0.3 Nov. 10 10:11m / 8.0 11:35pm / 6.3 4:12am / 2.9 5:11pm / -0.2 Coast Radio released its 2019-20 high school basketball broadcast schedule this week as the Siuslaw Vikings get ready for their first games of the season. The station will use a combination of four broadcasters to cover 16 doubleheaders, includ- ing all Far West League games featuring both boys and girls. Former Siuslaw Boys junior varsity coach Ryan Stahel will join vet- eran broadcasters Bob Sneddon, Wayne Sharpe and Randy Paredes to help cover the majority of the Viking’s boys and girls games. “We’re very pleased to add Ryan to the sports broadcast staff, KCST General Manager Jon Thompson said. “It’s a chance to bring in some- one who knows basket- ball and knows our local athletes. It’s a three month season and his addition helps spread the workload.” The schedule also lists two Mapleton double- headers that the station hopes to carry. Thompson said the station still working through the logistics and sales efforts to cover the Mapleton games. The scheduled air- time for games is 15 minutes prior to tip off. I hope you all had a fabulous Turkey Day and enjoyed getting together with families and friends! I know I did....thanks Pam and Jeanette for hosting a great get together! Now we’re on to Christmas festivities with the tree lighting ceremony this Saturday from 3:30 to 6:30pm in Old Town. Don’t forget to Shop Local. Also at this time of year, we need to think about those in need. Food Share and SOS are just a few that need us to support them. Lynnette Wikstrom I hope you’ll have a great Holiday! Broker 100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR • 541.997.7777 Cell: 541.999.0786 lynnette@cbcoast.com “We’re next to the Bridge.” COAST REAL ESTATE
