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Vik grapplers have solid showing at Grove
Tough performances bode well for upcoming regionals
By Jared Anderson
Siuslaw News
Sports &
Recreation
Calendar
Feb. 6
• MHS Basketball
Hosts McKenzie
Girls: 5:30 p.m.
Boys: 7 p.m.
• SHS wrestling
at Newport
TBD
Feb. 7
• SHS Basketball
At Marist
Girls: 5:45 p.m.
Boys: 7:15 p.m.
• SHS wrestling
OSAA South Div.
Girls regionals
TBA
Feb. 8
• SHS wrestling
Girls regionals
Day 2
Tide Tables
It was a tough weekend for
Siuslaw wrestling at the highly
competitive Cottage Grove In-
vitational, with the team tak-
ing ninth overall in the tour-
nament.
“But in many ways, it was
a very good weekend,” coach
Neil Wartnik said, pointing
out that the competition was
expected to be hard.
B Y J ARED A NDERSON
J. City d Siuslaw boys: 52-47
2:10am / 3.8
3:38pm / 0.2
J. City d Siuslaw girls: 48-35
Feb. 6
3:12am/ 3.6
3:38pm/ 0.2
Feb. 7
9:59am / 8.3
11:43pm / 6.5
4:07am / 3.4
4:25pm / -0.5
Feb. 8
10:49am / 8.5
4:57am / 3.0
5:52pm / -1.3
Feb. 9
12:22am / 6.9
11:38pm / 8.7
5:46am / 2.5
6:33pm / -1.4
Feb. 10
1:00am / 7.3
12:27pm / 8.6
6:35am / 2.0
7:14pm / -1.2
Feb. 11
1:39am / 7.6
1:17pm / 8.3
VIKS 2B
T
he high school district
bowling tournament
concluded Sunday,
Jan. 26, at Firs Bowl in
Eugene.
The tournament consisted
of 20 baker games of qualify-
ing, with the field cut to the
top six teams for 10 addition-
al baker games for the semifi-
nals — with the scores from
the previous 20 qualifier
games erased and all six teams
back at zero. From there, the
top three teams for boys and
girls qualify to advance to the
state championships.
With the regular season
over, next comes the regular
season All-Stars. For the
Siuslaw girls, Elissa Hurley
and Faith Coday were named
to the All-Star team, with
Clay Kramer named to the
boys’ team. Coday was also
named the regular season
MVP.
The Lady Vikings started
the tournament very slow. But
after 20 baker games, the
team worked its way back to
be the second seed for the
semifinals round.
Meanwhile, the Viking
boys, unlike the Lady Vikings,
came out strong in the quali-
fying round. The team kept
Low Tide
Feb. 5
9:08am / 7.9
10:17pm/ 5.8
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L ADY V IKS ADVANCE TO STATE TOURNEY
Siuslaw News
8:14am / 7.5
10:17pm / 5.8
The lone champion of the
meet was Hayden Muller, who
placed first in her bracket,
scoring 26 points for the team.
“She was dominant and
impressive in all three of her
matches — all won by pin,”
Wartnik said.
Yoskar De la Mora’s sec-
ond-place win in the 106-lb.
division was an achievement
in its own right, considering
7:25am / 1.6
7:55pm / -0.8
It was a double loss for the
Siuslaw basketball teams this
weekend as both boys and
girls teams fell to the Junction
City Tigers last Friday night.
On the boys’ side, the
Vikings took the lead early
with a 16-13 run in the first
half. The lead was short lived,
however, with the Tigers claw-
ing back for 40-27 lead head-
ing into the final period.
In the fourth quarter, the
Vikings rallied on an 11-point
run, cutting their deficit to a
single basket, two, 40-38.
From there it was a back and
forth battle on the hardwood
with six lead changes between
the two teams in the second
The
Florence
Salmon
Trout Enhancement Program
(STEP) meeting tonight, Feb
5, will feature Davia Palmeri,
who will talk about the Oregon
Conservation & Recreation
Fund.
The fund is a new way to
support fish and wildlife con-
servation projects that was cre-
ated by the legislature in 2019.
The presentation will cover
ODFW’s approach to generat-
ing private revenue for the new
fund and potential projects
that could be supported in the
next two years.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m.
at the Elks Lodge, located at
12th Street and Highway 101.
All Florence STEP meetings
are open to the public.
ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING
R EPORT
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
COURTESY PHOTO
Siuslaw’s Faith Coday received the district’s MVP award for
her performance at district, helping the Lady Viks advance
to the state tournament later this month.
bowling well through all 20
games of qualifying, taking a
second seed into the semifi-
nals.
“In the semifinals, the Lady
Vikings were off their games
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LADY VIKS 2B
SHS teams scratched by Tigers
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
“Some of our top wrestlers
were in highly competitive
weight brackets,” he contin-
ued. “They may not have
achieved high placements, but
they wrestled against some
of the toughest competitors
in the region and came away
learning a lot about what they
need to do to improve as they
prepare for regionals.”
Wartnik added, “Still, to
place ninth out of 30 teams
isn’t bad.”
New ODFW
fund topic of
tonight’s STEP
meeting
half of the period.
But a 6-point run by the
Tiger’s in the last few minutes
of play blocked the Vikings
from a win, finishing the
game with a 52-47 victory.
Brody Terry led in scoring
for the Vikings with 12 points,
followed by Liam McClelland
and Jacob Foskett with 10
points each.
With the first half of league
play over, the Viks are at 2-3
in league play and 8-11 over-
all. Ranked 24th overall, the
playoff chances for the Viks is
on shaky ground at this point
as Siuslaw walks into a couple
of must-win games in the next
two weeks to reach the top 20
— and a chance to make the
post season.
The first matchup was last
night (after press deadlines)
against 29th-ranked Cottage
Grove. A win would help keep
the Viks in the top 24, but to
move up in the field the Viks
will have to show well at No.
2-ranked Marist this Friday,
and No. 12-ranked Marshfield
next week to gain momentum
for a playoff bid.
As with the boys, the Lady
Viks started off against
Junction City strong, estab-
lishing a 6-point run in the
first minutes of play, then fin-
ishing out the quarter with an
11-8 lead over the Tigers.
But Junction City dominat-
ed the Viks in the second
quarter, scoring 21 points to
Siuslaw’s 8 and taking 29-19
halftime lead. Scoring cooled
for both teams in the third
quarter, which left Junction
City holding a 37-25 lead
entering the fourth quarter.
The Vikings rallied early in
the period, cutting the deficit
down to eight just three
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MID COAST LAKES
Stocking of the mid-coast
lakes will start up again the
first week of February. Check
the stocking schedule online
for dates and locations. Lakes
that are scheduled to be
stocked in February include:
Alder, Dune, Carter, Lost,
Elbow, Cleawox, Munsel,
Siltcoos, Thissel Pond, Big
Creek Reservoirs, Olalla
Reservoir and Devils Lake.
Warmwater fisheries are
slowing down for the year as
water temperatures cool
down.
SIUSLAW RIVER: Winter
steelhead
Winter steelhead typically
show up on the Siuslaw River
in December and peak
January through March.
Fishing has been fair so far
this year but should get better
as the season progresses into
January.
The river will be high and
off color after this week’s rain-
storms but will be dropping
back into shape next week.
There will be good opportuni-
ties for boat and bank anglers
around the popular Whitaker
Creek area. Steelhead fishing
has been slow so far this sea-
son but should pick up with
forecasted rainstorms.
SILTCOOS &
TAHKENITCH LAKES: Coho
Coho fishing closed Dec. 31
in Siltcoos and Tahkenitch
lakes but both will be stocked
with trout in February. Check
the ODFW website online for
stocking dates and locations.
TENMILE LAKES: Trout,
warmwater species, large-
mouth bass bass anglers will
need to slow down their pre-
sentation as the water tem-
peratures continue to drop.
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SHS 2B
FISHING 4B
Signups open for hunter education classes
It’s a good time of year to
sign up for a hunter education
class or field day because many
classes and field days are cur-
rently available.
For a list of upcoming classes
and field days, visit https://
myodfw.com/articles/upcom-
ing-hunter-education-class-
es-field-days
Students have two options to
complete a hunter ed class:
1) A “conventional” class
which takes place mostly in a
classroom setting in a series of
classes (14-16 hours of total
class time), or
2) By completing a “field
day” after taking most of the
class via independent study
(either online or by workbook).
The field day includes handling
of firearms and a live fire exer-
cise.
Once students have selected
a field day or conventional
class, they should login to
ODFW’s Licensing System and
register for the class from their
own account.
The cost is $10.
Students who have never
logged into their account but
have purchased an ODFW doc-
ument since 2016 should use
the Verify/Look up Your
Account feature to find their
profile in the system.
Students who have never had
an ODFW license or other
product before should choose
Create an Account.
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HUNTER 3B
BRRRRR! Boy is it cold outside. We just returned from the islands and
had good times with friends and enjoyed the balmy weather.
But it will warm up and the fl owers will start blooming.
Spring is just around the corner and the time for sprucing up your house to put it on the market.
Give me a call, I’ll be glad to help your sell or buy a home.
Lynnette Wikstrom
Broker
Cell: 541.999.0786
CBC#11839 MLS#19013331
lynnette@cbcoast.com
100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR • 541.997.7777
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