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THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY EDITION | FEBRUARY 12, 2020 | $1.00 Muller, Overton qualify for state mats For the first time in its history, Siuslaw will send wrestlers to the girls state tournament. By Jared Anderson Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation Calendar Feb. 13 • MHS basketball Hosts Siletz Girls: 5:30 p.m. Boys: 7 p.m. • SHS Wrestling At Philomath 6 p.m. The Siuslaw girls wrestling team qualified for this year’s OSAA Girls State Tournament this weekend, with two Lady Vi- kings grapplers placing fourth at the Southern Girls’ Regional last week. “This is the first time that Siu- slaw has qualified any girl partic- ipants for the state tournament,” said Siuslaw coach Neil Wartnik. Both Bailey Overton (120 lbs.) and Hayden Muller (135 lbs.) placed fourth in their respective weight classes, qualifying them for the state tournament. “Both girls won three straight matches Friday which put them in the semifinals Saturday,” Wartnik said. “Both lost to out- standing opponents in the semis but came back in the consola- tion semifinals with pins which placed them in the consolation finals.” Wartnik described Overton’s Hayden Muller match as a “dog-fight,” a tough back and forth that saw her eventually losing to an opponent from Central, 5-3. “Hayden was pitted against returning state champion Tay- lor Olson from Mountain View in her last match and suffered an elbow injury in the second round,” Wartnik said. Rather than chance worsen- ing the injury, Wartnik chose to accept a loss-by-injury de- fault. “Hayden’s injury seems to Bailey Overton Siuslaw Youth Soccer Association annual meeting set for Feb. 24 S OMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT The Siuslaw Youth Soc- cer Association (SYSA) will be holding its annual general meeting on Monday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. in the Siuslaw Middle School Commons. The meeting is open to the public. All members (people with kids registered Fall 2019 or Spring 2020) will be eligible to vote for officers. The positions of president and treasurer are up for reelec- tion; both incumbents are run- ning again. If any member wishes to run for one of these positions they must notify the SYSA by 5 p.m., seven days prior to the meeting. Feb. 14 • SHS basketball At Elmira Girls: 5:30 p.m. Boys: 7 p.m. Feb. 18 • SHS basketball Hosts J. City Girls: 5:45 p.m. Boys: 7:15 p.m. have been a sprain, and we are hopeful that she will be ready for state.” Muller had approximately 30 girls in her bracket, while Over- ton had around 40. The tourna- ment director stated that partic- ipation in the event was up 300 percent from last year. “Both our girls did a great job, competing against girls from 1A/2A through 6A,” Wartnik said. “Girls wrestling is on the rise, and we are glad to be part of that movement.” COURTESY PHOTO Siuslaw’s cheerleading squad includes Adria Sandusky, Arrianna Brown, Brooke Olson, Destiny Teel, Gillian Norton, Maddie Petterson and Sydney Hilterbrant (not pictured) ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING R EPORT www.dfw.state.or.us/RR S IUSLAW CHEER HEADS TO STATE Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide 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 Feb. 15 4:33am / 7.9 5:29pm / 5.6 11:24am / 1.0 11:02pm / 2.5 B Y J ARED A NDERSON Siuslaw News “What’s special is that we show skills throughout all of our team,” Siuslaw cheerlead- ing coach Teri Straley said about her team. “We don’t use the same flyer for every rou- tine. I’m putting short bases with tall bases, because that’s what I have to do. I show a little bit more variety of the skills that my team can do. “I think that’s special.” It’s those skills that the Vikings will be showing off this Saturday as the cheer squad travels to Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland for state competi- Siuslaw News 5:27am / 7.7 6:58pm / 5.3 Marist d Siuslaw boys: 64-37 12:37pm / 0.8 Feb. 17 6:28am / 7.6 8:28pm / 5.4 12:08am / 3.2 1:50pm / 0.6 Feb. 18 7:32am / 7.5 2:56pm / 0.3 1:25am / 3.6 9:40pm / 4.8 — Siuslaw coach Teri Straley tion, a brutal tournament where the Siuslaw cheer team will have only shot — and just 2 minutes, 15 seconds — to impress the judges. “Competition can be hec- tic,” said Straley, who explained that teams have to be in Portland by 9 a.m. if they’re not performing first. From there, teams have photos taken with the official OSAA photographer and offi- cially check in. There will be some time on the practice floor to run through the See CHEER 2B V IK BASKETBALL ENTERS FINAL MATCHUPS B Y J ARED A NDERSON Feb. 16 “We just get one shot with the routine. What they do on the mat is everything, so they know to just go out there and cheer and dance and stunt their hearts out.” Marist d Siuslaw girls: 44-36 It was a hard night at Marist Friday as both the boys and girls basketball teams lost their matches against the top- ranked Spartans. On the boys side, Marist took an early lead, leading the Viks 17-10 the in first quarter, ultimately creating a deficit that Siuslaw couldn’t over- come. By halftime, Siuslaw trailed 18 (38-20), with the Spartans building on their lead for a 52-30 advantage entering the fourth quarter — and a 64-37 win. Brody Terry led the Viks with 14 points against Marist. At press time on Tuesday, the boys team still has a chance to make the state play- offs, with everything hinging on last night’s battle on the road at Marshfield (after press deadlines). Should they come away with a win over the Pirates, they would still also have to defeat Elmira this Friday at the Falcon’s nest— then win their final home game next Tuesday against Junction City. The girls fared better in their Marist matchup, leading several times in the first quar- ter and trailing by only 4 points at halftime. The Lady Viks came out strong in the second half and scored the first basket of the third quarter to pull within a single basket of the Lady Spartans. But Marist fought back, going on a scoring run that left Siuslaw trailing 38-27 heading into the fourth quar- ter. The Spartans were able to maintain the lead for a 44-36 win. Mia Collins had a game- high 14 points, along with 6 rebounds. Lindsey Long had 8 points for Siuslaw, and Gracie Freudenthal nabbed 15 See 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. 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