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THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM SATURDAY EDITION | APRIL 11, 2020 | $1.00 Academic All-Star Sailors T IME O UT 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. Calendar My Role Models (Originally published Feb. 19, 2019 in the Siuslaw News) All sporting activities at Siuslaw and Mapleton high schools have been cancelled for the rest of spring Before I even realized what a role model was, I watched professional football on TV. As with most early learners of football, I watched the quar- terback. He is, aft er all, the one player who gets the ball nearly every play and, natu- rally, quarterback became my favorite position to watch. My role models were Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers, Fran Tarkenton of the Minnesota Vikings; I watched his ability to scramble, along with Roger Staubach of the Dallas Cow- boys. When my varsity years as quarterback at Warrenton High School ended with only six victories in three years — and throwing 29 interceptions my senior year — I felt like I failed my role models. I need- ed to look elsewhere. Parents, relatives, coaches, Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide See Low Tide April 11 2:43am / 8.3 3:59pm / 6.5 LITTLE 3B ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING R EPORT 9:34am / -1.1 9:30pm / 2.2 www.dfw.state.or.us/RR April 12 3:28am / 7.9 5:01pm / 6.0 10:28am / -0.8 10:22pm / 2.9 COURTESY PHOTOS April 13 4:17am / 7.4 6:11pm / 5.8 11:26am / -0.3 11:25pm / 3.4 April 14 5:15am / 6.8 7:27pm / 5.6 12:32pm / 0.2 OSAA cancels all remaining spring activities April 15 6:25am / 6.2 8:39pm/ 5.7 12:44am/ 3.6 1:41pm/ 0.6 April 16 7:42am / 6.0 9:37pm / 5.9 2:09am / 3.4 2:48pm / 0.7 April 7 8:56am / 5.9 10:21pm/ 6.1 Though the spring sports season has officially been cancalled in Mapleton as well as schools throughout the state, Sailor athletes from three of its four teams this past fall and winter got another kind of achievement last week when the OSAA Academic All State teams were announced. Included on that list were Mapleton’s volleyball, boys basketball and girls basketball teams, which earned team GPA averages of 3.23, 3.25 and 3.31, respectively. “In all that is crazy in the world right now, it is nice to have something like this,” said Mapleton High School Athletic Director Carrie Dean. 3:22am/ 3.0 3:45pm/ 0.8 Per Governor Kate Brown’s announcement earlier this week that Oregon schools will be closed to in-person learning for the remainder of the school year, the Oregon School Activ- ities Association (OSAA) has cancelled all remaining spring sports season activities and state championships. “Today’s heart wrenching de- cision is difficult for all mem- bers of the OSAA family,” said Peter Weber, OSAA Executive Director. “We empathize with students and school commu- nities, especially our graduat- ing seniors, but recognize that these cancellations will allow our collective focus to remain where it’s most needed at this time — on the health and safety of all Oregonians. “We had maintained hope for an abbreviated Spring season to help bring a sense of normal- cy to these uncertain times,” continued Weber. “Now more than ever we need to apply the lessons learned through partic- ipation in education-based ac- tivities — teamwork, sacrifice, resilience — and play our role in adhering to the public health guidelines. We all look forward to the day when we play again.” Current OSAA policies pro- hibiting the use of school facil- ities and coaches from organiz- ing or directing workouts and practices remain in effect until further notice. The OSAA Executive Board will meet in the coming weeks to discuss policies for summer activities, along with academic eligibility concerns for fall 2020 that have been expressed by member schools and families. The OSAA and our member schools are currently awaiting guidance from ODE on credit attainment for 9th-11th grade students through the state’s Distance Learning for All ini- tiative. Lane County Parks urges better social distancing for park visitors Lane County Parks is urging visitors to do bet- ter at physical distancing when they are in County parks. There has been a marked increase in park visitors as the weather has improved, and several vis- itors have been observed not maintaining appropri- ate distance from others. “We know how much people love our parks and love to be outside here,” said Lane County Park Manager Brett Henry. “But it is just as important to observe physical dis- tancing here as it is in the grocery stores.” A few things to keep in mind if you plan to head to a park: • Keep your distance. Pace yourself so that you can maintain at least 6 feet (ideally more) of physical distance between yourself and other hikers. Be polite and take turns at narrow or busy spots. • Parks are not a place to gather right now. Getting outside to exercise and ex- perience the outdoors is important to our physical and mental health, but it is not okay to meet friends or gather in groups to hike together right now. • Stick to members of your own household and See PARKS 2B Oregon closes recreational hunting, fishing to non-residents to limit COVID-19 spread ODFW is closing rec- reational hunting, fishing, crabbing and clamming to non-residents due to con- cerns about travel to Ore- gon to participate in these outdoor activities. Such travel could spread the virus and put more of a burden on Oregon’s ru- ral communities. As of Friday, April 10, beginning at midnight, non-residents may no longer participate in these activities in Oregon. The restriction extends until COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and it is deemed safe to travel into Oregon. This order does not apply to anyone living in Oregon for less than six months who has not yet established residency. Some states, including Washington, have closed hunting and fishing to limit the spread of the vi- rus. While seasons remain open in Oregon (except for Columbia River salm- on/steelhead fishing), res- ident hunters and anglers should not be travelling to participate. ODFW is hearing con- cerns from rural commu- nities about people visit- ing to hunt and fish and placing additional bur- dens on these communi- ties’ limited resources. “Rural communities are concerned about the potential impact of COVID-19 on medical and emergency services, search and rescue and their citizens. Some have asked us to close seasons to reduce travel,” said See CLOSED 2B (Editor’s Note: This will be the last Fishing Report for the time being; the ODFW is dis- continuing its report until fur- ther notice.) COVID-19 precautions • To help protect you and others during the COVID-19 pandemic, take the following precautions when fishing: fol- low social distancing guide- lines when bank fishing, only fish from a boat with other members of your household, carry your own hand sani-tiz- er or soap/water, and, if a place is crowded, go some- where else. • Surfperch fishing usually sees an uptick in spring and early summer. MID COAST LAKES Stocking of mid-coast lakes are scheduled through spring. Warmwater fisheries will start up again when we get some warmer weather later this spring. SIUSLAW RIVER: winter steelhead Winter steelhead fishing has slowed down on the Siuslaw system as well. The river is low and clear, making the conditions tougher for catching steelhead. Anglers are still catching fish around the Whitaker Creek area and things should improve when we get another shot of rain. SALMON RIVER: winter steelhead Winter steelhead fishing is open on the Salmon River. SILETZ RIVER: winter steelhead Winter steelhead fishing has slowed down on the Siletz River as of late. The low clear water has made for tougher conditions and the fishing has slowed. Expect more of the same until we get some more rain. Anglers are still catching See FISHING 3B
