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WEDNESDAY EDITION | APRIL 28, 2021 | $1.00
South Slough
offering nature
hikes today, Friday
Siuslaw News
South Slough National
Estuarine and Research Re-
serve is offering a variety of
programming this week. Get
outdoors and add a spring to
your step with some forest
and nature journaling hikes at
the South Slough Reserve.
• Nature Hike—April 28, 1
p.m.
Hike through forest, marsh
and swamp and explore the
local flora and fauna. Learn
about the latest research and
stewardship projects at the
Reserve. This one-mile hike is
of moderate difficulty.
We will meet at South
Slough Visitors Center. The
hike lasts about two hours.
Dress for the weather, wear
sturdy shoes and bring plen-
ty of water and snacks. This
event is free; however,
Sports
&
Leisure
Sports Calendar
April 28
• MHS Track & Field
at Pleasant Hill 4 pm
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April 30
• SHS Baseball hosts
Cottage Grove 3/ 5 pm
• SHS Softball hosts
Cottage Grove 3 / 5 pm
• SHS Track & Field
at Siuslaw HS 4 pm
Vikings land plenty of PRs at home meet
May 4
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• SHS Baseball
at Elmira 5 pm
• SHS Softball at
Elmira 5 pm
• SHS Track & Field
at Newport HS 4 pm
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
April 28
1:04am / 8.5
2:17pm / 6.9
7:54am / -1.7
7:49pm / 1.8
April 29
1:45am / 8.5
3:12pm / 6.6
8:43am / -1.8
8:36pm / 2.3
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Senior thrower Andrea Osbon winds up before delivering her winning throw in the dis-
cus at 103-07 at last Friday's seven-team track invitational at Siuslaw High School.
By Zeahna Young
Siuslaw News
n Friday (April 23),
Siuslaw’s track team
hosted the Central
Coast Invitational at home.
Overall, the girls’ team came
in sixth place with a combined
score of 68.5. The boys team
placed second with a score of
129.
The Vikings had some
impressive individual perfor-
mances that have put some of
their athletes among the top of
4A division marks so far this
season.
On the boys’ side, Chad
Hughes ran a personal record
(PR) of 9:33.10a in the 3000
meters, earning him the 4A
division’s fastest time for that
event.
Another notable perfor-
mance for boys’ team came
from Sam Ulrich and Jaxson
Jensen in the 800-meter race.
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TRACK 2B
Siuslaw sophomore Sam Ulrich ran a PR time of 2:03.38a
to win the 800-meter race last Friday.
Siuslaw baseball, softball swept by Spartans
April 30
2:29am / 8.4
4:11pm / 6.3
9:34am / -1.6
9:27pm / 2.8
May 1
3:18am 7.9
5:15pm / 6.0
10:30am / -1.2
10:27pm / 3.2
May 2
4:14am / 7.3
6:24pm / 5.9
11:30am / -0.7
11:40pm / 3.4
PHOTOS BY ZEAHNA YOUNG/SIUSLAW NEWS
Junior right-hander Jason Garcia winds up on the mound at Marist; junior Brooke Olson
makes a steal to second base for Siuslaw last Friday at Marist.
May 3
5:20am / 6.6
7:34pm / 5.9
12:36am / -0.2
May 4
6:37am / 6.0
8:36pm / 6.0
1:05am / 3.3
1:43pm / 0.2
HIKING 2B
By Zeahna Young
Siuslaw News
On Friday (April 23), Siu-
slaw’s baseball and softball
teams traveled to Marist
High School to play double-
headers.
On the baseball diamond,
the Beau Erickson started
on the mound, pitching to
Jason Garcia, with Erickson
throwing one strikeout in
three innings before Elijah
Blankenship was brought in
for relief. Blankenship went
on to finish on the mound
for Siuslaw.
Offensively,
the
Viks
struggled to get on the score-
board until the fourth in-
ning. Erickson was first to
score for Siuslaw by stealing
home, followed by Garcia. By
the end of Siuslaw’s at bat in
the fourth, they had scored 2
runs to Marist’s 8.
The Spartans then went on
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ODFW REGIONAL
FISHING REPORT
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
MID-COAST LAKES:
Mid-coast lakes are full of
trout and the fishing has been
good. Many of the lakes have
been stocked twice now and
several others received stock-
ings in mid-March. Here is a
list of the lakes that have been
stocked so far this year: Thissel
Pond, Cleawox, Munsel,
Mercer, Alder, Dune, Buck,
Lost, Carter, Devils, Woahink,
Elbow, Siltcoos, Eckman, and
Big Creek Reservoirs #1 and
#2. All of these lakes are
scheduled to receive more
trout stockings in April as well.
SIUSLAW RIVER: Winter
steelhead
Winter steelhead fishing
continues to be slow on the
Siuslaw and is slowing down
for the season which closed
March 31. Trout fishing in
streams opens on May 22.
Hatchery fish are also planted
in Lake Creek and are released
into Green Creek. These
returning hatchery fish will
start to show up in December
and peak in January and
February. Lake Creek closed to
all fishing on March 31 and
will open on May 22 for trout
fishing.
ALSEA RIVER: Winter steel-
head
Winter steelhead fishing
continues to be slow on the
Alsea. The recent rain
improved the conditions and
the fishing picked up a bit.
Overall, it continues to be slow
and the run is winding down
for the year as we head into
April. Although it has been a
slow year there are still fish to
be caught in the system
through the month of March.
The Alsea River remains open
to steelhead fishing through
April and then closes on April
30. Trout fishing in streams
opens on May 22. The later
returning wild broodstock fish
are providing the majority of
the catch now and typically
peak in February and March.
SALMON RIVER: Winter
steelhead
Winter steelhead fishing
closes on the Salmon River on
March 31. Trout fishing in
streams will open on May 22.
The peak for winter steelhead
SIUSLAW 2B
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FISHING 2B
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