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Senior Dual
at Siuslaw H.S.
6 p.m.
Calendar
• MHS basketball
• SHS wrestling
at Alsea H.S.
Boys: 5:30 p.m.
Girls: 7 p.m.
• SBSA meeting
Public library
6 p.m.
4A OSAA state meet
Finals — TBA
• SBSA Assessments
at Siuslaw H.S.
9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Jan. 4
6:44am / 6.9
7:28pm / 5.0
12:03am / 2.5
1:43pm / 2.2
Jan. 5
7:27am / 7.1
8:43pm / 5.1
12:56am / 2.9
2:37pm / 1.5
Jan. 6
8:10am / 7.4
9:46pm / 5.5
1:52am / 3.3
3:24pm / 0.9
at Cottage Grove
Girls: 5:45 p.m.
Boys: 7:15 p.m.
Feb. 2
• SHS wrestling
at Philomath H.S.
10 a.m.
hosts Marist H.S.
Girls: 5:45 p.m.
Boys: 7:15 p.m.
• MHS basketball
at Siletz H.S.
Boys: 5:30 p.m.
Girls: 7 p.m.
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PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Siuslaw's Clay Kramer (above) was named District 4 All-Star MVP and Lady Vikings’ Faith Coday was named to the All-Star team.
S IUSLAW SWEEPS DISTRICT TITLES
T
he regular season for the
Lady Vikings and Vikings
bowling team came to an
exciting finish over the weekend as
they both competed at the Holiday
Bowl in the District 4 champion-
ship tournament.
The Lady Vikings started things
off on Saturday, bowling to defend
their 2018 district tournament title.
Siuslaw started out slow, but as the
20-game qualifying round went on,
the Vikings improved their position
to the second seed for the semifi-
nals behind Cottage Grove, fol-
lowed by North Bend in third place.
During the qualifying round,
district regular-season MVP Faith
Coday suffered a thumb injury while releas-
ing the ball, but after evaluation continued to
bowl.
In the semifinals, there were 10 baker-style
games, where each team consists of five play-
ers who bowl two frames each. After eight
games, Siuslaw held the top seed but fell to
second in the 10th game and took the No. 2
seed heading into the finals. The finals round
consisted of the top three teams after the
10-game stepladder qualifier, with the third-
seed team bowling against the second seed
— and the winner facing the number one
seed for the championship.
Cottage Grove won the first match against
the Lady Vikings, 140-153. With
the chance to head into the cham-
pionship, the Vikings out-bowled
the Lions 155-135 in the second
game to win the match with an
overall pin count of 295-288.
This set up the match against
North Bend for the District 4 title.
The Lady Vikings started out
strong, this time winning the first
game 152-109, taking a 43-pin lead
heading into the final game. The
deficit proved too much for the
Lady Bulldogs as they fell 300-246
— with the Lady Vikings defending
their district title.
Tournament All-Stars included
MVP Kari Kendrick of Cottage
Grove. Runner-up went to Siuslaw’s Faith
Coday, third place went to Regan Foxworthy
of North Bend, fourth place was Jordan
Nelson of North Bend, and fifth place went to
Aileenah Thanhardt of Willamette.
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2:47am / 3.5
4:08pm / 0.2
High Tide
Low Tide
Jan. 30
Viks scratched by Tigers
B Y C RISTIAN L UNA -H ERNANDEZ
for the Siuslaw News
Siuslaw: 39
J. City: 54
Jan. 31
2:28am / 3.5
3:48pm / 0.3
8:32am / 7.6
10:25pm / 5.9
Feb. 1
3:27am/ 3.6
4:33pm/ -0.1
9:22am / 7.7
11:10pm/ 6.0
Feb. 2
4:18am / 3.4
5:13am / -0.1
10:07am / 7.7
11:47pm / 6.3
Feb. 3
5:01am / 3.3
5:48pm / -0.2
10:48am / 7.6
After a three-game road trip, the Siuslaw
Vikings returned to their home court to host
the Junction City Tigers in a Sky-Em League
matchup last Friday night at Glenn Butler
Court. The Tigers came into the game with an
even 2-2 league rec-ord while the Vikings
were looking for their first league win.
Junction City got off to a good start with
seniors Maxx Thielman and Trae Knabe
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
5:41am / 3.1
6:22pm / -0.3
Feb. 5
6:18am / 2.9
6:53pm / -0.2
12:50am / 6.5
12:02pm / 7.7
combing for 10 points to give them a 10-4 lead
with 1:47 left in the first quarter. That’s when
Vikings freshman Braydon Thornton scored 5
of his 7 points in the quarter — including a
3-pointer — to go along with a layup from
junior Caleb Hennessee to end the quarter on
a 7-0 run that gave Siuslaw an 11-10 lead
heading into the second period.
With a close first quarter, the Tigers struck
back, scoring 17 points led by junior Estifanos
Gerdes and senior Cameron Gibson with 4
points each. Meanwhile, the Tigers were able
to hold Siuslaw to just 9 points in the quarter,
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L ADY V IKINGS JAMMED BY J. C ITY
Feb. 4
12:19am / 6.4
11:26pm / 7.7
Siuslaw: 27
J. City: 65
In the opening minute on Glenn Butler
court last Friday night between the Lady
Vikings and Tigers, Junction City opened with
a quick 2-point bucket and was immediately
answered by Siuslaw sophomore post Gracie
Freudenthal to tie the game at 2-2.
But for the remaining 6 minutes, Siuslaw's
only additional basket came from sophomore
Brea Blankenship as Junction City’s full-court
pressure created turnovers and a 20-4 lead by
the end of the first period.
A long 3-pointer from sophomore Savannah
Morris and 2-point jumper from fellow soph-
omore Lindsey Long were the only contribu-
tions to the scoreboard for the Viks in the
second period, leaving Junction City with a
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V IK WRESTLERS SHOW
WELL AT CG I NVITE
Siuslaw News
“We had a phenomenal Saturday,”
Siuslaw wrestling coach Neil
Wartnik said of his team’s perfor-
mance during last weekend’s Cottage
Grove Invitational, where the
Siuslaw boys placed 14th out of 26
teams, and the girls’ team landed
second among 24 teams.
The Lady Vikings’ four-member
team was narrowly edged out of first
place by Cottage Grove’s 24-member
team.
Freshmen Bailey Overton (115
lbs.) and Hayden Muller (135 lbs.)
each won titles on Saturday, with
junior Adriana Edwards (135 lbs.)
placing second and junior Kinga
Bugajska (145 lbs.) finishing third
overall.
Muller had three wins on the day,
defeating McKenzie Haden of
Ashland (3:17), Barbara Caudillo of
North Eugene (1:49) and teammate
Edwards (2:57). Overtone also had
three wins, all within the second
round or sooner — including a win
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Viks Bowling shines at district
“Siuslaw Sweeps District Titles”
Jan. 30, 2019 — The regular season for
the Lady Vikings and Vikings bowling
team came to an exciting finish over the
weekend as they both competed at the
Holiday Bowl in the District 4 champion-
ship tournament.
The Lady Vikings started things off on
Saturday, bowling to defend their 2018
district tournament title. Siuslaw started
out slow, but improved its position to the
second seed, making its way to the finals
against Cottage Grove. The Viks lost the
first match but rallied in the second with
the overall pin-count, advancing to the
championship match.
The Lady Vikings started out strong,
this time winning the first game 152-109,
taking a 43-pin lead heading into the final
game against North Bend. The deficit
proved too much for the Lady Bulldogs as
they fell 300-246 — with the Lady Vikings
defending their district title.
In the boys’ tournament, 11 teams com-
peted for the district championship on
Sunday. Siuslaw was looking to get back to
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A THLETES OF THE Y EAR
2019
Sports &
Recreation
• SHS baseball
at Harrisburg H.S.
4:30 p.m.
• SHS softball
at Harrisburg H.S.
4:30 p.m.
B Y N ED H ICKSON
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Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
8:57am / 0.8
9:03pm / 0.9
Feb. 24
3:22am / 7.9
3:55pm / 6.2
9:54am / 0.8
9:49am / 1.7
Feb. 25
4:08am / 7.6
5:04pm / 5.7
10:56am / 1.0
10:40pm / 2.4
Feb. 26
4:59am / 7.3
6:25pm / 5.3
12:04am / 1.1
11:43pm / 3.2
1:16pm/ 1.1
12:57am / 3.6
2:23pm / 0.9
March 1
2:12am/ 3.6
3:20pm/ 0.7
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
John “JJ” Neece
Hannah Rannow
June 15-16
• SBSA All-Star
Baseball Tourney
at Miller Park
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
June 8
3:51am / 6.8
5:45am / 6.2
10:56am / -1.1
11:22am / 2.7
June 9
4:56am / 6.3
11:51am / -0.6
6:41pm / 6.4
June 10
6:10am / 5.8
7:35pm / 6.7
12:38am / 2.3
12:49pm / 0.0
June 11
7:31am / 5.4
8:26pm / 7.0
5:12am/ 3.4
6:12pm/ -1.2
CLAIMS THREE
STATE TITLES
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
CONLEE 2B
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Registration has already be-
gun, with an entry fee of $65
through March 15 and $75 the
day of the race.
Race time is 9 a.m.
Runners age 60 and older, or
17 and under, can pre-register
for $60 prior to March 16.
Runners must be age 15 or
older.
Register online at www.pink-
buffaloracing.com/fhm-regis-
ter.html.
1:54am / 1.7
1:48pm / 0.6
• B&G Club
'Fore Kids Golf
Tourney'
at Ocean Dunes
10 a.m.
June 4
• SBSA Closing
Ceremonies
6 p.m.
SMS gym
Ryan Rendon-Padilla — Javelin
June 8
• D.C. Triathlon
9 a.m.
Woahink Lake
June 15-16
• SBSA All-Star
Baseball Tourney
at Miller Park
Tide Tables
3:03am / 1.0
2:47pm / 1.1
June 13
10:05am / 5.4
9:59pm/ 7.7
4:03am/ 0.2
3:43pm/ 1.5
June 14
11:10am / 5.6
10:43pm / 7.9
4:56am / -0.6
4:35pm / 1.9
Gracie Freudenthal — 300-meter hurdles
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The 22nd anniversary of the
Boys & Girls Club Fore Kids
Golf Tournament happens Sat-
urday, June 1, at Ocean Dunes
Golf Links in Florence.
The $89-per-player entry fee
for the annual golf tournament
fundrasier includes golf cart,
hot dogs, beverages, awards
barbecue, Hole-In-One Chal-
lenges and more.
Check-in for pre-registered
participants, and on-site regis-
tration for remaining slots be-
gins at 8 a.m., with the start of
the tournament set for 10 a.m.
The scramble-style tourney
will feature hole-in-one chal-
lenges, closest-to-the-pin priz-
es on par-3 holes and a $5,000
putting contest.
Entry forms are available at
Ocean Dunes Golf Links, 3345
Munsel Lake Road, the Boys &
Girls Club (1501 Airport Road)
or online at www.BGCWLC.
org.
In addition to golfing, there
will also be the annual heli-
copter golf ball drop fundraiser
at around 3:30 p.m. at Ocean
Dunes on tournament day.
The grand prize for the ball
closest to (or in the hole) is
$1,500; second prize is $800 for
the ball farthest away from the
hole.
Numbered golf balls are $5
each.
All proceeds from these two
events will go to support the
Summer Brain Gain Program,
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MID COAST LAKES:
Stocking of the mid-coast
lakes will begin the first week
of February. Check the stock-
ing schedule online for dates
and locations of stockings.
These early stockings
include: Alder and Dune Lake,
Cleawox, Lost Lake, Munsel
Lake, Thissel Pond, Mercer
Lake, Big Creek Reservoirs,
Ollala Reservoir and Devils
Lake.
Warmwater fisheries are
improving in several lakes
around the Florence area
including:
Siltcoos,
Tahkenitch, Mercer and
Munsel.
SIUSLAW
RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Trout fishing in streams will
reopen May 22. Winter steel-
head fishing closed on the
Siuslaw and Lake Creek on
March 31 for the remainder of
the season.
SALMON
RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Trout fishing in streams will
reopen May 22, time to get the
trout gear ready for the 2019
season.
SILETZ RIVER: Summer
steelhead, spring Chinook, cut-
throat trout
The Siletz River is open
year-round for steelhead and
we have reports of the first few
summer steelhead being
caught. The summer steelhead
fishery will pick up in May and
peak in June and July.
Summer steelhead in the
Siletz River offers a great warm
weather steel-heading experi-
ence. Hatchery fish are released
at
Twin
Bridges
and
Moonshine Park. Many anglers
fish the upper “gorge” area for
these hard-fighting fish.
STATE XB
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
9:30am/ -1.0
9:30pm/ 3.1
May 23
3:07am / 6.8
5:02pm / 5.8
10:15am / -0.5
10:22pm / 3.3
May 24
3:52am / 6.2
5:55pm/ 5.7
11:02am/ 0.0
11:22pm/ 3.4
May 25
4:45am / 5.8
6:49pm / 5.6
11:52am / 0.4
May 26
5:48am / 5.3
7:40pm / 5.7
12:32am / 3.3
12:45pm / 0.8
May 27
7:00am / 5.0
8:26pm / 6.0
1:44am / 2.9
1:40pm / 1.1
May 28
8:13am / 4.9
9:06pm / 6.2
Neece places among top 10 in four state track events
Mapleton's JJ Neece placed fourth in both the 100 meters and javelin
May 22
2:26am / 7.3
4:12pm/ 6.0
2:47am / 2.4
2:32pm / 1.3
By Ned Hickson
Siuslaw News
During last weekend's
OSAA 1A State Track & Field
meet at Western oregon Uni-
versity in Monmouth, JJ Neece
was Mapleton's lone represen-
tative competing among ath-
letes from 55 schools.
The Mapleton junior had
earned his way into four indi-
vidual events — the 100 me-
ters, javelin, triple jump and
long jump, where he landed in
the top 10 in all four events.
On the track, Neece ran a
time of 11.62 in the 100-me-
ter dash, finishing fourth after
a fifth-place finish during the
preliminaries (11.78).
Neece went on to land a
throw of 153 feet, 7 inches in
the javelin, picking up another
fourth-place medal.
In the jumps, Neece opened
with a leap of 18-01.75 in the
long jump, earning 10th place
overall. He then went on to
clear 39-10.25 in the triple
jump to place seventh in the
state.
Free sports physicals being offered to Siuslaw, Mapleton
On Tuesday June 4, Peace-
Health Medical Group in
Florence will be partnering
with Florence and Maple-
ton schools to provide free
sports physicals to students.
PeaceHealth
Medical
Group will contribute med-
ical supplies along with the
time and expertise of five
providers and several Med-
ical Assistants for the sports
physicals, which can be ob-
tained during the Sports
Physical Day being held at
Siuslaw Middle School.
Sports physicals are re-
quired in order to participate
in extracurricular sports in
grades 6 through 12, and in
some youth sports leagues.
This pre-participation physi-
cal exam is an important part
of safe sports participation.
The exam can help screen
athletes for potential illness
or conditions that may lim-
it or restrict their ability to
participate in a school sport.
It helps ensure that students
who play sports are physical-
ly capable of meeting the de-
mands of the sport in which
they choose to participate,
and don’t have any condi-
tions that may be aggravated
by intense exercise.
Sports physicals are re-
quired prior to the student
starting any type of practice
related to their chosen sport.
During the Sports Phys-
ical Day, students receive a
“Sports
Pre-Participation
Examination.” This exam-
ination includes height,
weight, blood pressure, pulse
check, eye chart exam and
examination by a provider.
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as a coach and mentor has become legend-
ary. By 1995, she had already coached
squads to three state championships — in
1991, 1992 and 1993 — and taken teams to
the Aloha Bowl and Pro Bowl.
Over the years, her squads placed sec-
ond at state competition three times, had
three third-place finishes at state and made
two trips to national competition.
“Cheerleaders represent Siuslaw High
School in and out of uniform at games,
assemblies, community service events, and
as role models while interacting with stu-
dents at the elementary school,” Conlee
said. “Every team is different with different
talents, skills and personalities and work
ethic. What we achieve is directly related to
the goals each team sets. I feel like it has
been my job to provide them with the
opportunity, material, support and time.
“But ultimately, they are the ones who
make it happen.”
For that reason, Conlee said she sees the
opportunity to coach cheerleading as more
than just teaching performance funda-
mentals related to competition; it is also
about character building for future success.
“I truly believe that cheerleading, like all
sports, gives athletes a chance to gain
self-confidence, leadership skills, responsi-
bility and how to work together with oth-
ers to accomplish goals,” said Conlee.
“Many of the cheerleaders I’ve coached
have gone on to professions that teach and
help others in schools and communities.
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Viks to host community BBQ, football jamboree
The Siuslaw Vikings will
host a full day of football along
with a community barbecue
during the Siuslaw Football
Jamboree on Friday, Aug. 30, at
Hans Petersen Memorial Field.
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Siu-
slaw will participate in foot-
ball action with scrimmages
against Bandon, Marshfield
and Pleasant Hill.
Spectators can see the Viks
in action and also purchase
Lutero Burgers and Dodson
Dogs, as well as other conces-
sion items, from 11 a.m. to 2
p.m.
Burgers will be $5 and hot
dogs will be $3.
Admission to the jamboree
is $5 for adults and $3 for stu-
dents, with free admission for
those with a Siuslaw ASB card.
In addition to football and
barbecue, there will also be
tickets available to use for face
painting (1 ticket), games (1
ticket), a bouncy house (2 tick-
ets) and Dutch Bros. (2 tick-
ets).
Tickets can be purchased at
the admission booth (6 tickets
for $5 or 1 ticket for $2).
Siuslaw's first football game
is the following Friday, Sept. 6,
at Elmira, beginning at 7 p.m.
ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING
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• Florence Softball
5:30 p.m.
Lofy vs Beachcomber
(North)
ACC vs Welton (South)
7 p.m.
Welton vs Lofy
(North)
ACC vs Beachcomber
(South)
By Ned Hickson
Athletes of the Week 2018-19
Siuslaw News
T
hursday night’s Athletic
Excellence Awards Dinner
hosted by KCST at Siuslaw
High School recognized 26
athletes from Siuslaw and Mapleton for
their commitment, contributions and
achievments during the 2018-19 school
year. While surrounded by friends and
family, athletes had been recognized at
some point throughout the year —
some more than once — as KCST’s
Athlete of the Week.
Over the course of the fall, winter
and spring sports seasons, Mapleton
and Siuslaw athletes contributed to a
total of 14 new school records and won
11 individual district and state titles.
Among those athletes, 16 finalists
were announced earlier in the week.
Finalists for the girls included Hannah
Rannow, Gracie Freudenthal, Brea
Blankenship, Erin Michael, Bailey
Overton, Hayden Muller, Alyssa Richards
Brea Blankenship
Erin Michael
Gracie Freudenthal
Bailey Overton
Hayden Muller
Alyssa Richards
Makenzie York
Andrea Osbon
Mia Collins
Adreana Edwards
Nina Aaron
Dalton Stinger
Braydon Thornton
Ryan Rendon-Padilla
Elijah Blankenship
Ryan Jennings
Evan Moso
Riley Jennings
Jacob Foskett
Dylan Winn
Skyler Loomis
Brendon Jensen
Matthew Horrillo
Nate Neece
and Andrea Osbon; boys finalists includ-
ed Ryan Rendon-Padilla, Elijah
Blankenship, John “JJ” Neece, Ryan
Jennings, Skyler Loomis, Nate Neece,
Brendon Jensen and Matthew Horillo.
It was a very tough group to select from,”
said KCST news director George Henry.
“We had a lot of outstanding student
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Nov. 9
• MHS football
1A state play-offs
at Camas Valley
1 p.m.
• SHS cross country
4A state meet
LCC-Eugene
Girls: 11:45 a.m.
Boys: 12:20 p.m.
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The Sailors have been holding evening practices this week under the lights in preparation for Saturday’s play-off game.
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SHS Hall of Fame Class of 2019 inductees
Along with the announcement of this
year’s Athletes of the Year, the Siuslaw
High School Hall of Fame committee’s
selection for the Class of 2019 induction
ceremony, which was announced in mid-
May, was read again in anticipation of the
Aug. 9 ceremony at the Florence Events
Center.
Tickets will be soon be available for
those wishing to attend the ceremony,
which will also include a full dinner.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
Selection to the Hall of Fame is based on
at least one of four criteria, including ath-
letic accomplishment during and/or
beyond high school; team success or
achievement; contribution to the athletic
program and its success as a private citi-
zen; as an outstanding district employee;
or academic achievement beyond high
school.
Those being inducted Aug. 9:
• Girls 4x100-meter state champion
relay teams for 1996 and 1997: Teola
Wilkins, Kirsten Daniel, McKenzie
McMullen and Alisa Worley.
• Both boys’ teams relay teams still hold
school records. The state champion 4x100
relay team (1996) was: Jeremy Long,
Tristan Hartzell, David Richmond and
Matt Pearson. The state champion 4x400
team (1997) was: Jon Jensen, Matt Pearson,
Aaron Long and David Richmond.
• Jesse Schutte (2006) won three indi-
vidual 3A state golf championships, one of
only two high school golfers in Oregon to
achieve that distinction. Schutte was also a
four-time district champion who led his
team to a state title, averaging a score of
70.2 his senior year.
• Scott Parker (1983) was a standout on
Siuslaw’s 1981 state 2A championship
football team. Parker led the Viks in rush-
ing that season, including 1,085 yards on
115 carries during league play, scoring 16
touchdowns and 102 points to lead Siuslaw
to a tie for the state 2A title in 1981.
• Andy Rodet (1992) won state titles in
both the long jump (21-8.5) and triple
jump (45-1) his senior year 1992.
• Bruce Plaep (1972) still holds the
school record in the shot put (52-1) set in
1972, and once held the school’s discus
record (154-6), which is still Siuslaw’s
fourth-longest throw in school history.
• Raelyn Robinson (2012) won state
titles in cross country and the 1500-meter
race in track and field. She was also on
three state championship cross country
teams for Siuslaw. At one time, she held
the school record in the 800, 1500, 3000
and mile.
• Caley Nordahl (2001) was a three-
sport athlete who excelled volleyball, bas-
ketball and track. In track, Nordahl com-
peted in four events at the state meet her
senior year: the high jump, triple jump,
400 meters and as a member of the
4x400-meter relay team.
Note: Ben Voogd, a 2005 graduate and
all-state basketball player for the Vikings,
had been slated to be inducted this year
but asked to have his induction postponed
until his return to the U.S. in 2020.
Voogd will be inducted in August 2020.
8:08am / 6.3
7:45pm / 5.7
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1:23am / 1.2
2:17pm / 2.9
Nov. 7
8:48am / 6.6
8:45pm/ 5.8
2:15am/1.4
3:06pm/ 2.3
Nov. 8
9:21am / 6.9
9:37pm / 6.0
Viks prepare to face Mustangs
Nov. 9
9:52am / 7.2
10:23pm / 6.1
3:40am / 1.7
4:25pm / 1.1
Nov. 10
10:21am / 7.5
11:06pm / 6.3
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be judged on Sunday. Each day they will
also have 90 minutes to complete a Quick
Carve. These pieces are auctioned off at
the end of each day to the highest bidder.
Auctions are held at 5:30 p.m. on Thurs-
day, Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. on
Sunday.
Admission is $5 daily, children age 6
and under are admitted free. For $15, at-
tendees can get a pass for all four days of
the event; please leave your pets at home.
Come see unique art being created
throughout the four-day event. There are
food and craft vendors as well as raffle
items donated by community members
and businesses.
On Sunday, June 16, there will be an ice
carving demonstration by Chris Foltz and
Ryan Anderson followed immediately by
the awards ceremony.
For more information, visit www.ore-
gonccc.com or call the Reedsport/Win-
chester Bay Chamber of Commerce at
541-271-3495.
4:16am / 1.8
5:00pm / 0.6
Nov. 11
10:50am / 7.7
11:47pm / 5.4
4:50am /2.1
5:34pm / 0.1
Nov. 12
11:19m / 7.9
• Fall sports season
Practices begin
At the SHS and MHS
Aug. 24
• Vik football
Blue & Gold game
Hans Petersen Field
Noon
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Aug. 14
1:01pm / 6.0
6:31am / -0.7
6:27pm / 2.3
Aug. 15
12:13am / 7.2
1:33pm/ 6.0
7:06am/ -0.7
7:05pm/ 2.1
3:00am / 1.5
3:48pm / 1.6
20th annual Chainsaw Carving Championships in Reedsport June 13-16
The Reedsport/Winchester Bay Cham-
ber of Commerce will be hosting the
20th Annual Oregon Divisional Chain-
saw Carving Championship in Reedsport
during Father’s Day weekend.
The event will be taking place at 313
Rainbow Plaza starting Thursday, June 13
and will continue through Sunday, June
16.
Gates open at 8 a.m. every morning.
During the four-day event, Carvers
will work on their main show pieces to
“This is a big deal for them,
and we’re going to make it a
big deal for them in Mapleton.”
e haven’t practiced
“We’ve overcome so much sick-
ness and injury with our kids,”
under the lights for
Greene added. “They made it over
17 years,” Mapleton
football coach Jeff Greene said.
the hump we’ve been waiting to get
“This is the first opportunity we
over all these years. We made it to
state as a large berth. All the stuff
get, practicing with the lights on.”
For the past 17 years, the Sailors
they’ve overcome — it’s been
practiced during the months of
— Sailors head coach Jeff Greene, speaking about the the incredible. Most teams would have
September and October, just before
been done. With us, we man-up.
team’s first November game in nearly two decades
Daylight Savings Time. They ran
That’s what I’m proud about.”
The adversity has been catching
plays into the early evening, where
up to the Sailors recently. After a
cracks of sunlight make their way
you know? You want to make it to
through the hill and the November. We made it. We’re in the sweet 6-0 win streak, they’ve lost the last three
games on the road, most recently to
fog, illuminating the 16. Anything can happen.”
By Jared
secluded football field
Anderson
Greene believes the players haven’t real- Perrydale, 40-70.
above the Mapleton ly grasped the magnitude of the moment.
“We started off really good,” Greene
Siuslaw
School District.
News
“This is a big deal for them, and we’re said. “We scored within a minute in the
By the time November going to make it a big deal for them in first quarter, going up 8-0 on them.
hits, along with early Mapleton,” he said. “We’re going to get a Everything was looking good.”
black skies brought on by the time change, banner up for them in the gym. I’m really
Until it wasn’t. The Sailors’ bench was
the Sailors are benched as other teams con- proud of our kids and just how hard they short from the get-go when Kody Soverns,
tinue into the playoffs.
fought all year. It never goes the way you the team’s starting running back and cor-
But not this year.
plan it, but it’s a hell of an accomplish- ner, had to call out due to sickness.
Last week, Coach Greene was turning ment.”
“So, we were short again,” Greene said,
the lights on for a night-time practice.
And it’s an accomplishment that’s been an issue that has been plaguing the Sailors
“It’s the first time we’ve been to state in difficult to achieve for the rag-tag group of the latter half of the season.
17 years,” he said. “That was a cool thing players. The team has battled injuries, con-
for our kids. It’s the little things like that, cussions, two blown-out knees.
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June 12
8:52am / 5.3
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Hannah Rannow — 3,000 meters
June 1
Seven Siuslaw athletes stepped center-
stage at last weekend's 4A State Track &
Field meet at Mt. Hood Community
College in Gresham, where three Vikings
brought home individual state titles —
and six others placed among the top 10 in
seven other events.
Two of Siuslaw's athletes, juniors Ryan
Rendon-Padilla and Hannah Rannow
were each defending state titles, in the
javelin and 800 meters, respectively.
While Rendon-Padilla was able to
hold his 4A boys javelin title with a throw
of 186-11, Rannow placed second in the
800-meter race (21:21.43). However, that
didn't mean she didn't come home with
gold. Rannow, who also ran a leg on the
fouth-place 4x400-meter relay team,
smoked the competition in the 3,000-
meter race, running a personal record of
10:14.30 for the individual state title.
In the 300-meter hurdles, sophomore
Gracie Freudenthal continued her
dominion in the event, winning the state
title with a PR time of 45.64, which
earned her the gold and also a new
school record. Freudenthal also ran a
season-best time of 15.74 in the 100 hur-
dles for fourth place, and joined senior
Naomi Shoji, sophomore Brea
Blankenship and Rannow for the state
meet's fourth-fastest time at 4:07.89.
In addition, Blankenship placed fifth
in the 800 meters in 2:25.40. Sophomore
Andrea Osbon threw for third place in th
shot put (38 feet, 1 inch) and was 10th in
the discus at 96-04.
For the boys, sophomore hurdler Ryan
Jennings ran a fourth-place time in the
300-meter hurdles in 41.58.
Overall, the Siuslaw girls placed fifth
as a team and just 1 point away from
fourth-place North Valley. Hidden Valley
won the team title (97), followed by
Philomath (69.5), Marshfield (51.5),
North Valley (49) ad Siuslaw (48).
The boys placed 18th in team scoring.
Newport (65) took the team trophy, fol-
lowed Mazama (59), Gladstone (49.5)
and Sweet Home (46) rounding out the
top four.
All-State all seven Siuslaw athletes
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Kids golf tourney
the state championship after missing out
last year. In the 20-game qualifiers, the
Vikings kept a steady pace by bowling very
consistently throughout, finishing the
fourth seed.
For the semifinals, after the 10-game
seeding round, Siuslaw managed to make
the top three, finishing as the No. 2 seed
heading into the semifinals behind rival
North Bend, and third-place Marshfield.
The Vikings faced Marshfield in a two-
game series in the opening match of the
championship round. Siuslaw took the
first, Marshfield the second. In the
tie-breaking match, the Vikings claimed
the District 4 title to complete a Siuslaw
sweep.
At state, Vik bowlers finished eighth
overall.
Cheerleading coach Diane Conlee retir-
ees, Teri Straley steps in
“One last cheer/SHS cheerleaders aim
high for new season”
Feb. 23, 2019 — During Siuslaw High
School’s final home basketball game, one
individual whose presence and influence
within Siuslaw’s athletics programs has
spanned more than three decades made
her final appearance. For many in the
stands, Vikings cheerleading coach Diane
Conlee has been the silent but constant
embodiment of Siuslaw spirit for their
entire lives — in some cases, in the lives of
their children as well.
For someone whose beginnings with the
program occurred by mere happenstance
back in the mid 1980s, Conlee’s dedication
Nov. 6
Jan. 10
See
Appropriately enough, the next Flor-
ence Half Marathon will be taking place
in just half the time since the last mara-
thon. The annual event, usually held at
Miller Park each September, will be re-
turning less than six months since the
previous marathon when it gets under
way on March 16.
Organized by Pink Buffalo Racing and
coordinated with Eclectic Edge Racing,
the 13.1-mile course will once again be-
gin and end at the north end of the Miller
Park parking lot.
Feb. 28
8:05am / 6.8
10:02pm/ 5.8
from.”
By 1995, Conlee had
already coached squads to
three state championships —
in 1991, 1992 and 1993 —
and taken teams to the
Aloha Bowl and Pro Bowl.
Over the years, her
squads placed second at
state three times, had three
third-place finishes at state
and made two trips to
national competition.
“I didn’t have a back-
ground in cheer but did
have some dance and cho-
reography experience from
my years as a baton twirler,”
said Conlee, who said her
initial goal was a simple one.
“I just wanted to survive,”
she said. “I wanted to make
changes quickly in an effort
to help the cheerleaders be
better crowd leaders, support
the teams they cheered for
and promote spirit and
sportsmanship — and not all
of those changes were popu-
lar at first.”
Conlee said she stumbled
through that first season as
MID COAST LAKES:
Stocking of the mid-coast
lakes will begin the first
week of February. Check
the stocking schedule
online for dates and loca-
tions of stockings. These
early stockings include:
Alder and Dune Lake,
Cleawox, Lost Lake,
Munsel Lake, Thissel
Pond, Munsel Lake, Big
Creek Reservoirs and
Olalla Creek Reservoir.
SIUSLAW
RIVER:
Winter steelhead
Winter steelhead fishing
has still been good on the
Siuslaw with the lower
water. The Siuslaw holds a
little bit of color even when
it gets low which helps the
fishing conditions. The
numbers of fish returning
to the Whitaker Creek trap
have increased for the end
of January and now into
February.
Fish are being caught
every day with the best
fishing around Whitaker
Creek for both the bank
and boat anglers.
Lake Creek steelhead
fishing has been fair this
year so far. Currently, Lake
Creek is low and clear cre-
ating tough conditions and
could benefit from some
rain and a bump in the
river level.
Hatchery fish in the
Siuslaw system return to
Whitaker Creek (Siuslaw)
and Green Creek (Lake
Creek).
Bobber fishing with
Florence Half Marathon set to run again in March
Feb. 27
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7:01am / 6.9
9:08pm / 5.5
COURTESY PHOTO
Diane Conlee’s final cheer squad includes freshmen
Arianna Brown, Brooke Olson and Kelly Phillips, soph-
omores Leana Jagoe and Adria Sandusky, and seniors
Danielle Goldblatt, Grace Hammonds and Desteny John-
son.
uring Siuslaw High
occurred by mere happen-
School’s final home
stance back in the mid 1980s,
basketball game of
Conlee’s dedication as a
the season on Feb. 12,
coach and mentor has
Vikings fans, players and
become legendary and, in the
families said goodbye to
this year’s seniors.
Senior class members
“I will walk away with
of both basketball teams,
as well as band and the
so many memories... I
cheerleading squad, each
hope that the future of
had a moment of recog-
nition as they took to the cheerleading at Siuslaw
hardwood, tuned their
will
continue to grow.”
instruments or raised
their pom-poms for the
— Diane Conlee
last time at Glenn Butler
Siuslaw HOF cheerleading coach
Court.
However, the evening
was also the final appearance words of SHS athletic direc-
of one individual whose
tor Chris Johnson, a prime
presence and influence with- example of coaching at its
in Siuslaw’s athletics pro-
best.
grams has spanned more
“When I arrived in 1995, I
than three decades. For many saw the discipline and dedi-
in the stands, Vikings cheer-
cation in her cheerleading
leading coach Diane Conlee
squad and was immediately
has been the silent but con-
impressed with her as a
stant embodiment of Siuslaw coach,” Johnson said of
spirit for their entire lives —
Conlee during her induction
in some cases, in the lives of
into the Siuslaw Hall of Fame
their children as well.
last year. “I recognized
For someone whose begin- immediately that she was a
nings with the program
coach to watch and learn
• SHS track & field
Siuslaw Icebreaker
at Siuslaw H.S.
4 p.m.
LITTLE 3B
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After more than three decades,
Siuslaw cheerleading coach
Diane Conlee hangs up her
pom poms.
March 21
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F ISHING R EPORT
Nov. 8
• SHS football
3A state play-offs
TBA
FISHING 3B
Tide Tables
4:25am / 3.6
5:31pm / -1.0
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Recreation
Calendar
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www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
MID COAST LAKES
Stocking of the mid-coast lakes
began the first week of February
and will continue into June.
Check the stocking schedule
online for dates and locations of
stockings. These early stockings
include: Alder and Dune Lake,
Cleawox, Lost Lake, Munsel
Lake, Thissel Pond, Mercer
Lake, Big Creek Reservoirs,
Ollala Reservoir and Devils
Lake.
Warmwater fisheries are
improving in several lakes around
June 22
12:07am / 6.4
11:01pm/ 8.6
March 13
WRESTLING 2B
B Y J ARED A NDERSON
• Kiwanis Golf
Tourney
10 a.m.
Ocean Dunes G.L.
10:18am / 8.4
SHS spring
sports openers
2:39am / 8.0
2:54pm / 7.0
A look back through the
calendar as we revisit the
top sports stories from 2019
• D.C. Triathlon
9 a.m.
Woahink Lake
Jan. 9
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NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
June 8
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NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
One
last
Cheer
Feb. 23
B Y N ED H ICKSON
LADY VIKS 2B
Calendar
9:35am / 8.1
11:24pm/ 6.1
• SBSA Assessments
at Siuslaw H.S.
1 to 3:15 p.m.
Tide Tables
1:21am/ 3.2
2:55pm/ 0.7
7:38am / 7.6
9:28pm/ 5.6
See
Jan. 8
(Part I)
SIUSLAW 2B
Entrance Siuslaw River
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
8:52am / 7.8
10:38pm / 5.9
My Role Models
Before I even realized
what a role model was, I
watched professional foot-
ball on TV. As with most
early learners of football,
I watched the quarter-
back. He is, aft er all, the
one player who gets the
ball nearly every play and,
naturally, quarterback be-
came my favorite position
to watch. My role mod-
els were Bart Starr of the
Green Bay Packers, Fran
Tarkenton of the
Feb. 24
• SHS basketball
ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING
R EPORT
Jan. 7
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.
Feb. 23
Feb. 1
• SHS basketball
Jan. 9
• MHS basketball
Hosts Crow
Girls: 5:30 p.m.
Boys: 7 p.m.
By Lloyd Little
Retired teacher, coach
and game offi cial
THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM
• SHS wrestling
Feb. 5
Jan. 7
• SHS basketball
hosts Taft HS
Girls: 5:45 p.m.
Boys: 7:15 p.m.
• MHS basketball
hosts Mohawk
Girls: 5:30 p.m.
Boys: 7 p.m.
T IME
O UT
Sports &
Recreation
Calendar
Jan. 31
Jan. 4
• SHS basketball
Bandon Dunes
Day 2 — TBD
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Though Siuslaw fell to Sutherin, their playoff run continues
By Jared Anderson
Siuslaw News
Siuslaw football closed out
its regular season with a loss
on Friday night, with the Viks
falling to the Sutherlin Bull-
dogs 18-56 — due in large part
to a string of injuries that had
beset the team.
Going into the game, the
Viks had high hopes.
“We were thinking it would
be really nice to win the game,
but we had already earned
a playoff spot,” quarterback
Elijah Blankenship said. “We
still had to play our cards, but
knowing Camp [Lacouture]
would be out was a bummer.”
Runningback Skyler Loomis
added to the lament over La-
couture, who will be out for
the rest of the season. “Usual-
ly, Camp has about 200 yards a
game on our offense, and usu-
ally has five or six tackles on
defense. So, it did impact our
game a lot.”
In addition, safety Beau
Erickson was also out for the
season and, for Friday night, a
host of other players had inju-
ries that prevented them from
being on the field — including
senior lineman Matthew Hor-
rillo and wide-receiver and
safety Brady Libby.
Despite that, the Viks came
out fighting in the first quar-
ter, with Blankenship making
a 50-yard pass to Braydon
Thornton for 6 points just a
minute into the game.
“That definitely boosted our
confidence,” Blankenship said.
“It was definitely an uplifting
moment.”
But then Sutherlin answered
back halfway through the first
quarter, crossing the end zone
twice in a two-minute period.
“It was kind of a punch in
the face,” Loomis said. “But
you gotta come back and keep
playing your game.”
They did come back when
Blankenship again passed to
Thronton for a touchdown
with three minutes left in the
quarter, but the Bulldogs
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SIUSLAW 3B
Aug. 16
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R EPORT
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2:02pm / 6.1
7:39am / -0.6
7:41pm / 1.9
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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.
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FISHING 3B
Aug. 17
1:28am / 6.9
2:32pm / 6.2
8:10am / -0.4
8:18pm / 1.8
Aug. 18
2:04am / 6.6
3:01pm / 6.2
8:40am / 0.0
8:56pm / 1.7
9:10am / 0.4
9:36pm / 1.6
Aug. 20
3:23am / 6.0
4:02pm / 6.3
H ALL OF F AME INDUCTS NEW CLASS
B Y J ARED A NDERSON
Siuslaw News
T
he Siuslaw High
School Hall of
Fame held its
ninth-annual induction
ceremony last Friday
night, where five indi-
viduals and four teams
received honors: Scott
Parker (1981), Andy
Rodet (1992), Bruce
Plaep (1972), Raelyn
Robinson (2010), Caley
Nordahl (2001), the
boys 4x100-meter relay
teams for 1996 and 1997
and the 1997 girls 4x100
relay state championship
team.
“If this was the very first
year of the Siuslaw Hall of
Fame, and you look at the
inductees we have tonight,
it’s unbelievable,” said
Siuslaw’s Athletic Director
and Hall of Fame Chairman
Chris Johnson. “We have the
best shot putter in school
history, arguably the best
football player in school his-
tory, the only person to win
two horizontal jumps in
school history, one of the
greatest athletes that I’ve ever
seen coached, probably the
greatest distance runner in
school history and four
unbelievable relay teams …
The fact that it took nine
years to get you here has
nothing to do with how great
you are — it just has to do
with the rich tradition of
Siuslaw Athletics. It’s unbe-
lievable.”
Current shot put coach
Max Perry introduced 1972
alumni Bruce Plaep, the
three-sport athlete who
played football, basketball
and track, in which he still
holds the record for shot put
(51-1).
“As a young thrower grow-
ing up in Florence, I remem-
ber hearing the legend of the
Siuslaw boys shot put record.
People wanted it broken,”
Perry said. “Chris Johnson’s
first year as a track coach
offered any thrower who
broke the school record a
steak dinner, and I really
wanted that steak dinner …
Hundreds of people attempt-
ed this challenge, but
they all failed. In the
years since Bruce set that
record of 52 feet, 1 1/2
inches, Siuslaw has
thrown its strongest ath-
letes at it. We’ve had
numerous all-state foot-
ball players, future colle-
giate all-Americans, all
comers doing their best
to break the record for
that steak dinner. It’s
withstood so many
assaults over the years
and remains unbroken.”
As Plaep came up to
give his speech, Perry hand-
ed him a gift certificate for a
steak dinner as the crowd
laughed.
“Forty-seven years ago —
17,250 days ago — I threw
that throw,” Plaep said. “I’m
really shocked to see that it’s
still standing, especially with
some of these bigger kids
that have gone through. ...
I’m honored and thank you
very much.”
Former football coach
Steve Galbraith introduced
Scott Parker, who was a
standout on Siuslaw’s 1981
2A championship football
team.
“His sophomore year, I
thought to myself, ‘This kid
is going to be something
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Tomorrow last day boat anglers can keep cabezon
Aug. 19
2:42am / 6.3
3:31pm / 6.3
PHOTOS BY JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Siuslaw 2010 graduate and state championship runner Raelyn Robinson gives a speech
during last Friday’s ninth-annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony; 1972 graduate and
state champion shot put thrower Bruce Plaep (below) was also among those inducted.
NOTE: Temporary regs for
wild Chinook in coastal riv-
ers — Due to low forecasted
returns this year, wild Chinook
fishing will be restricted in
most coastal rivers. Most of
these temporary regulations
will be in effect from Aug.
1-Dec. 31, though a few don’t
start until Sept. 16 or Oct. 1.
Before planning your fish-
ing trip, be sure the check the
regulation updates.
MID COAST LAKES:
Stocking of the mid-coast
lakes
ended
in
June.
Warmwater fisheries are
improving in several lakes
around the Florence area
including Siltcoos,
Tahkenitch, Mercer and
Munsel lakes.
ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat
trout
Trout fishing in streams is
open. Check regulations for
open areas and gear restric-
tions.
SALMON RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Trout fishing is open in riv-
ers and streams. Check the
regulations for open areas and
gear restrictions.
SILETZ RIVER: Summer
steelhead, spring Chinook, cut-
throat trout The Siletz River is
open year-round for steelhead.
Summer steelhead fishing con-
tinues to be slow so far this
season but did pick up last
week with some better fishing.
Although it has been a slow
year so far, anglers are catching
summer steelhead everyday
primarily in the gorge area and
pressure continues to be light.
The 4.0 mile bridge (aka
Steel Bridge) in the Siletz gorge
is open to motorized vehicles,
but is only open to public vehi-
cles on the weekend.
Anglers can walk/bike in
the road during the weekdays.
If anglers do walk in they can
park at the one mile gate and
start from there.
Trout fishing is open. Check
the regulations for open areas
and gear restrictions.
S I LT C O O S
&
TAHKENITCH
LAKES:
Warmwater species
Warmwater fishing has been
good on Siltcoos and
Tahkenitch lakes as well as
many other lakes in the
Florence area. Water tempera-
tures are warm and fish can be
found throughout the lake in a
variety of habitats. Warmwater
fishing will continue to be
good through the summer and
into the fall.
9:41am / 0.9
10:20pm / 1.5
Sport anglers fishing from
boats can no longer retain
cabezon effective 12:01 a.m. on
Friday, Aug. 16. This restriction
does not impact shore-based
fishing.
The boat-based recreational
harvest of cabezon is approach-
ing the quota, so prohibiting
retention of this species is nec-
essary to keep total year-end
impacts within the 16.1-mt
quota.
Anglers have been encoun-
tering more cabezon this sum-
mer and the average weight is
up again this year. Those fish-
ing from shore may still retain
a 1-fish sub-bag limit of legal
sized cabezon (16 inches or
greater).
Sport anglers fishing from
boats who catch a cabezon after
Aug. 15 need to release it.
Cabezon have an excellent
survival rate (93 percent) when
released. Unlike rockfish, cabe-
zon do not have a swim bladder,
and therefore do not suffer from
barotrauma (expansion or rup-
ture of the swim bladder when
fish are brought up from deep
waters) that can cause stress, in-
jury and sometimes death.
Most released cabezon sur-
vive and even reproduce again.
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• Heat Pumps
• Sales / Service
• Ductless Heat Pumps
1645 Kingwood ~ Florence • www.trane.com
(541)
997-2422
(L-R) Matteo Cocciolo,
Owners Krystal & Steve Wolford,
Abbie Kimble
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