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Siuslaw News
By Lloyd Little
Retired teacher, coach and
game offi cial
Sports
&
Leisure
With more than 55 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.
Cornhole makes ESPN
Sports Calendar
March 20
• SHS Cross Country
at Marist 9 am
March 23
• SHS Volleyball
at Marshfield 6:45 pm
• SHS Soccer hosts
Marshfield 6:30 pm
• MHS Volleyball
hosts Alsea 6 pm
ODFW REGIONAL
FISHING REPORT
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
Lakes, Ponds, Reservoirs:
Mid-coast lakes were stocked
the first couple weeks of
February. The lakes that have
been stocked include: Cleawox,
Munsel, Lost, Carter, Dune and
Alder lakes. All these lakes are
full of trout and are scheduled to
be stocked again in March.
Additional lakes are being
stocked during the first two
weeks of March: Siltcoos, Lost,
Woahink and Mercer lakes.
SIUSLAW RIVER: Winter steel-
head
Winter steelhead fishing con-
tinues to be slow on the Siuslaw.
The river is now low and clear
making it tougher to catch these
fish, but there are still some fish
being caught. The Siuslaw typi-
cally peaks in February and starts
to slow down in March.
Whitaker Creek area is the best
place to catch returning hatchery
fish.
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
March 20
4:39am / 6.5
6:37pm / 4.9
11:59am / 1.2
11:21pm / 3.7
March 21
5:30am / 6.3
8:02pm / 4.9
1:06am / 1.2
March 22
6:37am 6.2
9:19pm / 5.1
12:37am / 4.0
2:18pm / 1.1
March 23
7:54am / 6.3
10:12pm / 5.5
2:08am / 4.0
3:22pm / 0.8
3:22am / 3.6
4:14pm / 0.3
March 25
10:04am / 6.9
11:27pm / 6.3
4:19am / 3.0
4:59pm / 0.0
March 26
10:58am / 7.3
Lady Sailors senior Emily Richards scores a tip-kill against Triangle Lake. Richards had 3
kills, 1 block and 2 aces for Mapleton on Wednesday night.
Sailors on course for growth
By Zeahna Young
Siuslaw News
Triangle Lake d Mapleton:
25-21, 25-18, 22-25, 25-12
Triangle Lake d Mapleton:
27-25, 25-14, 25-12
After several schedule
changes due to fluctuat-
ing risk levels in competing
counties, Mapleton’s volley-
ball team was finally able to
get back on the court for two
games against Triangle Lake
last week.
On Tuesday (March 16),
the Sailors played the Lakers
on the road. The game went
See
SAILORS 2B
Mapleton senior Briena Jensen puts a bump into motion
during Wednesday's match against Triangle Lake.
5:08am / 2.2
5:40pm / -0.3
See
LITTLE 2B
Siuslaw soccer powers on through first varsity season
By Zeahna Young
Siuslaw News
This past week, the Siuslaw
soccer team played two hard-
fought matches that offered
valuable learning experiences for
the first-year varsity team.
On Saturday (March 13), the
Vikings took on Marist at home.
The Spartans were able to take
the win 4-0, however Siuslaw
coach Londi Tomaro had many
positive notes about the match.
“I was happy with Saturday’s
game for the most part,” said To-
maro. “We knew Marist would
be a very strong opponent and
that we would have to work hard
to even get chances in front of
the net.”
Tomaro was also grateful for
the opportunity to play a stron-
NED HICKSON /SIUSLAW NEWS
Siusaw junior goalkeeper Kayden Lane (96) thwarts a scor-
ing attempt by Marist. Lane had 7 saves for the Vikings.
ger team, as it would allow her as
well as her players the chance for
growth as a unit.
“It is always good to play a
team that is at a higher level be-
cause it makes you step up your
game,” said Tomaro, “and it gives
you a visual of what you can as-
pire to be so every person on the
team can see what we are work-
ing toward.”
In the first half, Marist was
able to secure three goals, with
Kayden Lane saving four addi-
tional shots taken by the Spar-
tans.
“We managed to get the ball
into their end and in front of
the goal several times in the first
half,” with the Vikings getting off
seven shots — including a nice
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SOCCER 3B
Viks lose close one in Cottage Grove, Sweep Spartans
The Lady Viks played three
consecutive,
hard-fought
road games, including a win
at Marist Thursday night.
By Zeahna Young
Siuslaw News
March 24
9:03am / 6.5
10:52pm / 5.9
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Cornhole is a game played
more and more in the back-
yards of America. I was in-tro-
duced to the game about fi ve
years ago by my son Brandon.
We were having a barbeque in
his backyard and out came two
wooden platforms and eight
bean bags. Th e game is similar
to horseshoes — but safer.
Th e object is to throw the
bean bags into a hole of an an-
gled landing board, with play-
ers alternating throws. A bean
bag going into the hole scores
three points. Your opponent
has an opportunity to cancel
your points by also throwing a
bag through the hole.
Bags landing on the board
count one point but can also be
cancelled by opponents land-
ing on the board. Th e games
can be played to any score you
agree to before players begin;
typically, the games goes to 21
points.
How popular is the game
of cornhole? While channel
surfi ng the ESPN sports chan-
nels, I came across the World
Championship
Cornhole
Tournament sponsored by the
American Cornhole League.
I watched as the women and
then the men battled for the
championships in their re-
spectful categories.
Th ere are no diff erences in
rules or distances or bean bag
dimensions for male or female
competitors. Th ey did not tele-
vise the mixed pairs champi-
onship.
Th e game resembles horse-
shoes in many components.
Th e primary diff erences are the
length of the throws, weight,
portability of playing arena,
Cottage Grove d Siuslaw:
25-19, 23-25, 25-16, 19-25, 15-12
Siuslaw d Marist:
25-20, 25-23, 25-14
On Tuesday (March 16), Siu-
slaw’s volleyball team took on
the Lady Lions at Cottage Grove
in what was this season’s closest
game to date. Both teams were
relentless, and the match went
to five sets, but the Lady Lions
came away victorious this time
around.
In the first set, the Lions eked
out the win 25-19. This was the
second consecutive away game
for the Lady Vikings, which
coach Ashlee Cole said factored
into the team’s momentum and
rhythm as a unit.
NED HICKSON /SIUSLAW NEWS
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VIKS 3B