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H IGH MARKS
T IME
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By Lloyd Little
Retired teacher, coach and
game offi cial
Sports &
Recreation
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.
Motivation
Calendar
Season Openers
March 17
• SHS baseball
at Sutherlin (DH)
3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
• SHS softball
at Sutherlin (DH)
3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
COURTESY PHOTOS
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Two Florence-area middle school gymnasts competed at the Rose City Challenge Meet at
the Beaverton HOOP in Portland Oregon this past weekend (Feb. 29). Both athletes
placed well at the regional meet, including first place for Kaylee Stinger (above) for the All
Around title in the Xcel Gold division. Meanwhile, Jane Wilks (inset) placed sixth in the
Excel Platinum All Around division.
Low Tide
March 7
9:44am / 7.9
11:09pm / 6.7
3:53am / 2.8
4:42pm / -0.8
March 8
11:38am / 8.3
5:45am / 2.1
6:25pm / -1.0
March 9
12:47am / 7.2
12:29pm / 8.4
6:34am / 1.3
7:07pm / -1.0
COURTESY PHOTO
March 10
1:24am / 7.7
1:20pm / 8.3
7:22am / 0.8
7:37pm / -0.7
March 11
2:01am / 8.1
2:12pm/ 7.9
8:11am/ 0.2
8:28pm/ -0.1
Members of this year’s Viking boys basketball team, all but one of whom could be back next year.
A season of strides
After a winless league season a year ago, Siuslaw found its stride to the post season this year
March 12
2:40am / 8.2
3:06pm / 7.4
9:02am / -0.1
9:09pm / 0.7
March 13
3:20am / 8.3
4:03pm/ 6.7
9:55am/ -0.1
9:53pm/ 1.5
ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING
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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
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FISHING 3B
Siuslaw’s Avery Hart (above left) nabs an offensive rebound; Liam McLellan (above right)
blocks a Marshfield defender for point guard Terry Brody (above left).
B Y J ARED A NDERSON
Siuslaw News
“T
he smiles and jubi-
lation on the kids’
faces is pretty spe-
cial,” Siuslaw boys basketball
coach Dylan Perry said. “It
makes coaching very reward-
ing when you see that kind of
excitement and satisfaction on
the kids face after you’ve seen
how much blood, sweat and
tears they put into practice.”
It was moments like that, in
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the locker rooms after a hard-
fought game throughout the
season, that made the 2019/20
basketball season special for
Perry. He reflected on the sea-
son after the team had its final
game last week against
Woodburn, which they even-
tually lost, 39-60.
Pre-game, Perry kept the
talk focused on the little things
— taking care of the ball, not
turning it over, playing solid
defense.
“Just try to keep it as simple
as possible. I didn’t want to put
too much on their plate and
get stressed out. This wasn’t
bigger than just playing a bas-
ketball game.”
Woodburn’s energy was
high from the start, the lights
out as they ran out with music
playing.
“Everyone was hootin’ and
hollerin’. It was a great atmo-
sphere. We came out and
matched their intensity.”
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VIKS 2B
Much has been written
about Sabrina Ionesco, the
talented point guard of the
University of Oregon’s wom-
en’ basketball team, and her
last-season decision to return
to school for a chance to win
a national title. Th is is the mo-
tivating factor for her and her
team.
Many individuals and teams
also aspire to win national ti-
tles. How do coaches motivate
teams or individuals when no
such chance for the title ex-
ists? How do players, parents,
coaches and even spectators
maintain their enthusiasm for
the games when their goal be-
comes unachievable?
Th at is the “$64 Question.”
Coaches are forever trying to
motivate their teams in the
hope to add a level of intensity
for the game.
Teams are made up of in-
dividuals with diff erent mo-
tivating factors in their own
heads. One tried — but not
always successful method — is
to dedicate a game in the name
of someone known and close
to the team. Th is has been por-
trayed on many sports movies.
“Brian’s Song,” the original,
has Gale Sayers, Hall of Fame
Halfb ack of the Chicago Bears,
dedicating a game for team-
mate Brian Piccolo, has lung
cancer. When they visit the
hospital to present the game
ball to Brian, in typical Hol-
lywood fashion, Brian from
his hospital bed looks at Gale
and says, “When you dedicate
a game to someone aren’t you
supposed to win?”
In 1975, I ran full steam into
a wall before our game against
Monument. Th e purpose was
to demonstrate how hard I ex-
pected them to hit in the game.
All but two players were play-
ing in their fi rst football game
and they seemed unsure as to
the protective quality of their
pads. I broke my glasses and
cut my forehead but the mes-
sage was made and we hit hard
that game and for the season.
In 1978, I took my winless
Siuslaw JV girls’ basketball
team to my classroom before
the return game against Myr-
tle Point. We lost the fi rst game
by 47 points and I knew we
needed a better eff ort at home.
I played a pre-game motiva-
tional tape from the coach of
the Baylor Bears football team.
Th e key message was about
self-motivation. Our girls then
went out to play in front of the
largest JV crowd of the year.
We lost by eight points but also
fouled more than 50 times. It
was good that I had 16 players
and the Myrtle Point players
were poor free-throw shooters.
Personally, I used music to
get pumped up for football at
Pacifi c University. I played the
same two songs before every
home game. I would lay on my
fl oor and place speakers
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