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THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM SATURDAY EDITION | FEBRUARY 8, 2020 | $1.00 Siuslaw wins one, loses one to Cottage Grove Both Siuslaw basketball teams began a three-game road series last night By Ned Hickson Siuslaw News Siuslaw boys d C. Grove: 50-26 Sports & Recreation C. Grove girls d Siuslaw: 46-25 The Viking boys’ basketball team had little trouble caging the Lions last Tuesday at Glenn But- ler Court, where Siuslaw held a double-digit lead throughout the second half against Cottage Grove before claiming a 50-36 victory. The win put Siuslaw at 3-3 in the Sky-Em (9-11 overall) heading into last night’s match- up at Marist (after press dead- lines) and holding on to a share of third place — and a poten- tial playoff spot. However, last night’s game against the No. 1-ranked Spartans was the first of three road matchups for the Viks as the second half of the season is well underway, leaving the Feb. 18 game with Junction City marking the last game of the regular season — and final scheduled home game for Siu- slaw. To make the post season, the Viks will likely need to secure wins in three of its four remain- ing games, which also include Calendar Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide 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. Remember that time...? My daughter once asked me, while I was sharing a sto- ry about one of her or her sibling’s games, how I remem- bered all those games? Th e truth is I do not remember all the games; it’s the games that have special moments in them that I remember. When you are as sports minded as I have been in my life, there has to be a part of the brain reserved for sports memories. Today, I thought I’d share See 4:57am / 3.0 5:52pm / -1.3 Briena Jensen makes a fastbreak against McKenzie; Jensen scored 7 points for Mapleton L ADY S AILORS NAB PLAYOFF SPOT B Y J ARED A NDERSON Siuslaw News MHS girls d McKenzie: 31-7 It was a historic evening for the Mapleton girls basketball team, which hosted McKenzie on Thursday night in a 31-7 win that opened with a first-quarter 7-0 Sailors lead. It was a lead the Sailors never relinquished. For the first time since at least 2015, the Sailors won three games in a row. The previous record was two games, set in January 2016, when the girls team won back-to-back games against Eddyville Charter and Mohawk. The Sailors latest winning streak started with McKenzie on Feb. 1, followed by a win over Crow on Feb. 4, then McKenzie again last Thursday. In addition to the three- game win streak, the season also marks the first time in more than five years that the team has won five games in a season; the previous record was three wins during the 2015-16 season, which was followed by two seasons where the Lady Sailors didn’t win a single game. And there was one more historic moment on Thursday. See MHS 2B M APLETON ’ S MOMENTUM CONTINUES AFTER CLIPPING E AGLES B Y J ARED A NDERSON Siuslaw News MHS d McKenzie: 46-24 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 7:25am / 1.6 7:55pm / -0.8 Feb. 12 2:19am / 7.8 2:10pm/ 7.7 8:18am/ 1.3 8:37pm/ -0.1 Feb. 13 3:00am / 7.9 3:07pm / 6.9 9:15am / 1.2 9:20pm / 1.6 Feb. 14 3:44am / 7.9 4:13pm/ 6.1 10:16am/ 1.1 10:07pm/ 1.6 LITTLE 2B JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Low Tide Feb. 8 10:49am / 8.5 VIKS 2B By Lloyd Little Feb. 11 • MHS basketball At Alsea Girls: 5:30 p.m. Boys: 7 p.m. • SHS basketball At Marshfield Girls: 5:45 p.m. Boys: 7:15 p.m. Feb. 14 • SHS basketball At Elmira Girls: 5:30 p.m. Boys: 7 p.m. See T IME O UT Feb. 8 • SHS wrestling Girls regionals Day 2 Feb. 13 • MHS basketball Hosts Siletz Girls: 5:30 p.m. Boys: 7 p.m. • SHS Wrestling At Philomath 6 p.m. facing off with Marshfield and Elmira. Last Tuesday night, Siuslaw took an early 9-2 lead against the Lions in the first quarter and extended its lead to 15-8 heading into the second period. By halftime, the Vikings were ahead by 11 and led by as many as 18 points on two occasions in For the Mapleton boys bas- ketball team, third place is the best sweet spot. “Obviously, you want to be the best you can be, one or two, but I don’t think that’s a possibility,” Coach Eric Wolgamott said. “If we win [this] Tuesday night, we lock third in. Third is where we want to be.” The third-place team gets two chances to win one game to go to state; a third-place team will play the sec- ond-place team at that team’s home court. “And if you win that, you play that Saturday for the championship game for the league,” Wolgamott explained. “So, if you’re third, you still have a chance to win the whole thing.” Last Thursday night, the Sailors won their third game in a row after defeating McKenzie, holding a league record of eight wins and four losses. Wolgamott mapped out the possibilities of post league play, and third place was looking better and better. JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Mapleton junior AJ Moso puts the moves on a McKenzie defender in Thursday night’s win over the Eagles. “The loser of the two-three games will then play the win- ner of the four-five game, and that match-up will still go to state if you win,” he contin- ued. “If you play in the cham- pionship game, you’re going to state, regardless of out- come. But if you’re in the third-place game, you have to win that game to go.” From the beginning of the season, Wolgamott has been cautiously optimistic about getting to this point. Now that it’s here, he said it was exciting to think about. “We haven’t been in that situation since I’ve been coaching, and this is my third year here,” said Wolgamott. “The past two years, I think See MAPLETON 3B ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING R EPORT www.dfw.state.or.us/RR 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 fishing has picked up on the Siuslaw as the river is finally back in shape after high water and tough conditions for the last few weeks. Expect the fishing to remain fair to good through February as more fish move into the system each day. The best fishing has been around the Whitaker Creek area. Lake Creek opened for win- ter steelhead fishing on Dec. 1. Fishing has been fair so far on Lake Creek and there are fish out there to be caught through the month of February. ALSEA RIVER: Winter steelhead Winter steelhead fishing has slowed down on the Alsea River as of late. The popular bank fishery on the NF Alsea is still producing fish but it has slowed down considerably over the last week. The mainstem Alsea is back in shape and the fishing has been fair for the drift boaters on those sections. The later See FISHING 3B
