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T IME
O UT
By Lloyd Little
Retired teacher, coach and
game offi cial
Sports &
Recreation
Feb. 29
• SHS wrestling
State meet
Day two
Session two:
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Semi-finals:
10 a.m.
Championships
7 to 10:30 p.m.
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
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.
In The Zone
COURTESY PHOTO
Girls team members include Trista Torres, Destiny Teel, Elissa Hurley, Faith Coday, Winnie
Zehn, Jessica South, Makenna Mammerberg and Bailey Overton, along with coaches Dusty
Anderson (far left) and Maxine Jones (second from right).
L ADY V IKS ROLL THIRD AT STATE
Last weekend, the Siuslaw
Lady Vikings bowling team
recently competed at the
Oregon State bowling tourna-
ment against 15 of the state’s
best teams.
Unlike most other high
school athletics competition,
bowling is not classified by
size of school, meaning that
all qualifying schools, regard-
less of size, compete together
for the state title.
This year, three teams from
District 4 qualified for the
state tournament this year,
includng Siuslaw, Cottage
Grove and Marshfield.
After 30 baker games of
qualifying rounds — 24 on
Saturday and six more early
Sunday morning — the Lady
Vikings came away with the
No. 6 seed advancing into the
head-to-head portion of the
tournament.
In that round, any team los-
ing two matches was eliminat-
ed.
Cottage Grove earned the
second seed, with Marshfield
earning the No. 3 seed — giv-
ing District 4 three of the top
six qualifying positions.
In the double elimination
tournament Sunday, the Lady
Vikings squared off against
Oregon City in the opening
game. In a close two-game
match, Siuslaw went on to
defeat Oregon City 287-267.
Unfortunately in the next
match, the Vikings had to face
District 4’s Marshfield, which
defeated Siuslaw 355-277.
The loss sent Siuslaw into
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STATE 2B
Feb. 29
3:11am / 6.8
3:47pm / 5.5
9:49am / 1.6
9:27pm / 2.6
March 1
3:45am / 6.7
4:52pm / 5.1
10:43am / 1.6
10:06pm / 3.2
March 2
4:29am / 6.7
6:13pm / 4.9
11:47am / 1.4
11:01pm / 3.6
March 3
5:24am / 6.7
7:41pm / 5.0
12:58pm / 1.2
March 4
6:32am / 6.8
8:54pm / 5.3
12:21am / 3.8
2:06pm / 0.8
March 5
7:42am / 7.1
9:47pm/ 5.8
1:45am/ 3.8
3:05pm/ 0.2
March 6
8:46am / 7.5
10:30pm / 6.2
2:55am / 3.5
3:56pm / -0.4
JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
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 sched-
uled 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 slow-
ing 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 winter
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FISHING 2B
Siuslaw’s Brody Terry has been one of the Vikings’ top scorers this season.
V IKS SEE FIRST POST - SEASON SINCE 2017
B Y J ARED A NDERSON
Siuslaw News
After a season filled with
close wins and multiple over-
time nailbiters, it was last
Tuesday night in front of the
computer that was among the
most suspenseful for the
Viking boys’ basketball team.
Following overtime games,
Siuslaw coach Dylan Perry
often laughs and says “It was a
fun game.”
On Wednesday morning,
just hours after learning the
Viks had made it into the
playoffs for the first time since
2017, Perry laughed again.
“It was a pretty fun night
— watching the computer,” he
said.
After the Feb. 21 loss in OT
to Junction City, Siuslaw’s
chances of making it to the
state playoffs appeared slim.
“ On Monday, we were kind
of disappointed about the
Junction City game, losing
control of our own fate of
making the playoffs,” Perry
said. “We had a team meeting
and a light practice with a
shootaround. We cancelled
practice on Tuesday. There
were some kids who were
kind of down, not knowing if
our season was over and wish-
ing to do some stuff over
again.
“Now, we had to rely on
other teams helping us get in,
waiting to see how things
played out.”
No. 21-ranked Siuslaw was
poised just one spot away
from a state playoff appear-
ance, pending a loss by a high-
er-ranked team — and elevat-
ing the Viks into the top 20.
Perry’s eyes were focused
on No. 20-ranked Newport,
which had lost games last
week to Woodburn and
Philomath, both of which
were ranked higher.
“But the points just didn’t
change like we thought they
would, and the rank stayed
the same,” Perry said. “We
didn’t really know how the
calculations worked or how
much it was going to drop,
depending on how other
teams do.”
Newport had one more
game to play Tuesday night,
which was also when the state
ranking froze. But with the
small point drops the week
before, it didn’t seem like
there was much of a chance.
Then came Monday night,
when
Marshfield
beat
Junction City.
“In that same ranking
where we needed to jump
Newport, Junction City had
dropped 18 points from their
loss,” Perry said. “We roughly
needed a 10-point drop from
Newport. When I saw that, I
knew we had a chance.”
Right before Newport start-
ed its final league game
against Sweet Home, Perry sat
down in front of his comput-
er.
See
VIKS 3B
“In the Zone” moments oc-
cur during a dominant perfor-
mance by a player who steps
up to take over or lead a game,
for either a short time or ex-
tended period. Depending on
your perspective, the criteria
for being “In the Zone” varies.
Two Super Bowl “In the
Zone” moments for me are
Joe Montana in Super Bowl
XXXII, when he drove the
San Francisco 49ers 96 yards
for the winning score against
Cincinnati. Until this drive,
the Bengals had shut down the
49ers — yet Montana moved
the team methodically down
the fi eld and the winning
touchdown with less than 30
seconds left .
My second “In the Zone”
example covers nearly an en-
tire second half of one particu-
lar football game. Th e Atlanta
Falcons led the New England
Patriots by 25 points midway
through the third quarter of
the 51st Super Bowl.
Tom Brady proceeded to
bring the Patriots back from
this huge defi cit, successful-
ly lead the Patriots to three
touchdowns, — including a
pair of 2-point conversions to
tie the score in regulation. Th e
Patriots then won the coin toss
and Brady led his team to the
winning touchdown in over-
time.
So, are all undefeated teams
playing “In the Zone” for an
entire season?
In 1965, my Fort Stevens Ju-
nior High football team went
5-0. Add to that no one scored
against that team. In the 1966-
67 season, my Warrenton
High School JV basketball
team went undefeated. Th en,
in 1976, I scored 57 points in
a Spray City League basketball
game. I would defi nitely say I
was “In the Zone” that night.
As a parent, I have witnesses
at least one occasion for each
of my children I would qual-
ify as being “In the Zone.” In
1992, my son Brandon who
was 8 years old at the time,
made 29 of 30 free throws in
the local Elks free throw com-
petition; in 1999, our daughter
Charnae served 25 consecu-
tive serves in a volleyball game
at the Reedsport JV tourna-
ment; in 1999, our daughter
Alaura, who was then age
10, fi elded all 31 chances in a
soft ball tournament. She was
awarded a special umpire’s de-
fensive plaque; lastly, in 2006,
our youngest daughter, Mi-
randa, reached bases 17 times
in a row over a period of fi ve
soft ball games as a senior for
Siuslaw.
In the movie “Tomb Raid-
er,” Laura Croft was trying
to pawn a jade medallion for
money to fi nd her father. Th e
pawn shop owner asked for
proof it was worth the mon-
ey being off ered. Croft had no
proof, so she received far less
than desired.
It is the same sometimes
when parents relive their chil-
dren’s athletic achievements.
Th is is why all the above “In
the Zone” moments have ei-
ther been in the newspaper, in
a scorebook or immortalized
with an award.
Sometimes I even get “In
the Zone” while writing this
column!