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2B | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2020 | SIUSLAW NEWS Sailors from 1B Mapleton team had ever experienced one overtime period. And Thursday was not expected to be close. The last time the Sailors battled the Warriors was in January, and the Sailors were just gaining confidence as they won their first two games of the season to break a 10-game losing streak. The momentum quickly ended the next game, when the Warriors defeated Mapleton, 30-52. The Sailors went on to lose the next three games. “Our record was already horrible to that point,” Duffy said, and the loss against Siletz was heartbreaking. Still, the Sailors battled back, winning four straight games and securing a spot in the playoffs, a miracle in its own right. Going into Thursday night’s game — the final of the regular sea- son — the Sailor’s really had nothing to lose, nor any- thing to gain sin ce the team had already locked-in a play- off appearance. But still. “It doesn’t matter if the game doesn’t mean anything for the standings,” Duffy said. “Our philosophy is that we’re not giving up until the final buzzer. Basketball is only part of what we’re doing here. We’re trying to teach them things they can use in life. And in life, when you get knocked down it doesn’t mean you give up. You keep going. The girls are getting some good lessons this year about persevering.” The Sailors took that atti- Free from 1B Find out more at https:// myodfw.com/fishing/spe- cies/trout/stocking-schedule A few locations received larger 3-pound broodstock trout (Henry Hagg Lake- 500, St Louis Pond-500, E.E. Wilson Pond-500, Sheridan Fishing from 1B ALSEA RIVER: Winter steelhead Winter steelhead fishing has slowed down on the Alsea River as of late. The popular bank fishery on the tude and came out strong in the first quarter, winning 13-4. The second quarter saw the points dry up for Mapleton, but the Lady Sailors kept their defense strong and aggressive — where jump-ball calls were as frequent as the turnovers. The Sailors ended the half ahead 14-7. A win still seemed assured, even if not by a large margin. “It looked like we were going to walk away with it, but Siletz is a strong sec- ond-half team,” Duffy said. “Last year, we had the same situation and they came back and ended up with a big lead in the fourth quar- ter. I told the girls in the locker room that we need to remember that. Even though we usually do better in the second half, so does Siletz. We have to watch that.” The goal was to play tight defense, “like we normally do, but try not to foul,” Duffy said. “We had some girls miss that memo, and it hap- pened.” Between foul points and well-placed shots, the Warriors went on a streak, scoring 10 points to take the lead at the end of the third period, 14-17. It remained that way for the first half of the fourth quarter, until the Sailor’s began to chip away at the Warriors’ lead — first with a free throw shot, followed by a 2-pointer — then again from the free throw line for 2 more points to tie the game at 19-19 with two minutes left. It became a grudge match at that point as each team turned up its defensive pressure. Duffy praised Gray for keeping the team together. “He’s been such a great mentor to me and a great coach for the girls,” she said. “I really don’t know if we would have gotten this far without his leadership abili- ties. Coach Gray helped me keep their heads in the game every time Siletz would pull ahead a couple of points. He would tell them what to do and where to be. He kept reminding them to play good defense and only take good shots.” The fourth quarter ended dead-locked with no addi- tional points made. For the first time in more than a decade, the Sailors went into overtime. “I thought ‘This is excit- ing, this should be fun,’” Duffy said. “We’ve got four more minutes. Let’s get this done.” The first overtime remained tied until Roni Granger made a 2-pointer. The crowd erupted in applause and chants, but the Warriors fought back with a layup, tying the Sailors at 21. Mapleton dug in as point guard Opal Burruss held tight control and Trinity Holmes wrestled the ball away from Siletz. Still, the score remained tied, push- ing them into a second over- time — which was a repeat of the first OT. Again, Granger scored a basket, fol- lowed by the Warriors for 2 points. The home team crowd began vollying “Let’s go Sailors” against the away’s crowd “Let’s go Warriors.” Meanwhile, the boys bas- ketball team, their game postponed due to the over- times, pumped up the crowds even more by lead- ing cheers, stomping their feet and jumping high with every blocked shot or turn- over. The second overtime ended tied at 23. It wasn’t until the third overtime that there was a moment of panic for Mapleton. The Warriors sank a 3-pointer within the first 40 seconds to take a 23-26 lead. Briena Jensen got fouled and was sent to the line, where she drained both charity shots to bring Mapleton within 1 point. Jensen then hit another 2-pointer, giving the Sailors a slim 27-26 lead until a foul put Siletz on the line, tying the third overtime at 27-27 with a minute remaining — where it stayed until the end of the third overtime. By this point, the aggres- siveness of the play began to take its toll. “It was a knock down drag out. And girls actually got knocked down and dragged out,” Duffy said. “It was their last regular season game at home, our girls didn’t want to lose that. That was always in the back of their minds.” Mapleton’s Heather Wierichs took a bad fall and nursed a slight limp. At first, she refused to get off the court, limping her way back into position before eventu- ally being sat down. However, the junior point guard was back in the game soon after. The players from Siletz weren’t so lucky. As time wore on and the game became more physical, ankles began to sprain. Coaches knelt by multiple Pond-150, Willamina Pond- 150). As of Feb. 13, crabbing is open along the entire Oregon coast. Razor clamming is closed from Tillamook Head south to the California border. Bay clamming and mus- sel harvesting are open along the entire coast. Always call the ODA Shellfish safety hotline at 1-800-448-2474 or check ODA’s recreational shellfish page before going crabbing or clamming. The Oregon Department of Agriculture regularly tests shellfish and closes areas when naturally occurring biotoxins get to levels that make crabs and clams unsafe to eat. Take safety precautions when clamming during the winter. Watch out for rough ocean conditions and sneak- er waves and don’t turn your back on the ocean. For tips on how to fish, crab or clam and where to go, visit www.MyODFW. com. 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 fish- ing has been fair for the drift boaters on those sec- tions. The later returning wild broodstock fish are beginning to show up and they will continue to pro- vide opportunity through March. The Alsea River receives two different stocks of hatchery steelhead, one “traditional” stock that is an early returner and peaks in December/January and a later returning wild brood- stock that peaks January- March. These two stocks combine to provide winter steelhead fishing opportuni- ties from late November through March. Get Results...List With Jan. ing. The girls were going over to get iced while free throws were being shot. That shows a lot of character and determination.” As the final buzzer rang, the cheers in the room became deafening as players from both teams hugged for a well-fought game, Wolgamott, whose boys team played 20 minutes later in a game that, itself, went into one overtime, said the evening as a whole was important for Mapleton. “What a night it was,” he said. “I saw a lot of pride out here tonight. It got loud and it was packed. I think the big winner tonight is the school and the community. I grew up here, and tonight makes you proud to be from here.” As for Duffy, she was somewhat speechless at the end of the game. When asked what her thoughts were on the last home game, she simply said, “It was a great season. And I cannot wait to see what the playoffs bring — because they girls are just beginning to hit their stride. The sky’s the limit.” Do you part and volunteer today to help support these organizations in our community. Florence Food Share provides food to those who are hungry in our community. If you have four hours a week available, we are in need of volunteers to staff our Front Desk and also act as Guides as cli- ents walk through the pantry. Please call our volunteer coordinator, Sarah Lovejoy, @ 541-997-9110 (Monday – Friday, before noon) to learn more about volunteering. info@lorencefoodshare.org 2190 Spruce Street. ReStore processing volunteer needed to help with donation sorting process. For more information contact Floyd at 541-997-5834 Assisting those in need in our Community. Free Hot Meals Mon-Wed-Fri 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM HELPING HANDS COALITION New Location:Community Baptist Church 4590 Hwy. 101, Florence (Across from Fred Meyer) Call 541-997-5057 to Volunteer Let me Showcase your property. relies heavily on volunteers. Jan Jagoe Broker 541 999-0879 New Listing players as Wolgamott kept bringing out ice. The Warriors numbers began to dwindle as players were either too injured or simply fouled out. It’s the fouls that put the Warriors away in the end. Burruss sank 1 point from the foul line, Brier Shird just missed her shot after her strong performance for the night. But Jensen sealed the deal with two more baskets from the line, putting the Sailors up 30-27 with 1:00 left in the game. By this time, the Warriors were down to just three play- ers compared to Mapleton’s five. The three didn’t give up, almost tying the game up yet again with a failed 2-pointer. In the final seconds, as Mapleton was running the clock, Warriors Zoey Davis, Johannah Wolf and Emily Simmons still tried to steal the ball back. “I’m really impressed with how hard they worked,” Duffy said of Siletz. “Even though they were injured, even in the last minute and- a-half, there were only three girls on the floor, they didn’t give up. 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