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By Lloyd Little
Siuslaw News
Retired teacher, coach and
game offi cial
Sports
&
Leisure
Lloyd Little more than 55 years as
an athlete, coach, parent and spec-
tator, 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.
NCAA and the SCOTUS
Sports Calendar
May 4
• SHS Baseball
at Elmira 5 pm
• SHS Softball at
Elmira 5 pm
• SHS Track & Field
at Newport HS 4 pm
May 5
• MHS Track & Field
at Mapleton 4 pm
May 7
• SHS Baseball
at Marshfield 3/ 5 pm
• SHS Softball at
at Marshfield 3/5 pm
• SHS Track & Field
at C. Grove HS 4 pm
PHOTOS BY ZEAHNA YOUNG
Siuslaw's Ashley Hennessee takes a warm-up swing while stepping to the plate as coach
Sean O'Mara looks on from the third-base line.
Siuslaw teams scratched by Tigers
By Zeahna Young
Siuslaw News
On Tuesday (April 27),
Siuslaw hosted Junction City
for both softball and baseball.
The Lady Viks had one of
their strongest games of the
season, with the Tigers barely
taking the win 6-5.
Said coach Sean O’Mara,
“We dropped a close one to
Junction City for the last game
of the halfway point [in the
season]. The athletes continue
to improve in a wide variety of
softball skills and are gaining
valuable experience to take
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SIUSLAW 2B
From left) Elijah Blankenship talks with Isaac Garza as Henry
Rankin returns to first base.
Mapleton sails with high marks at P. Hill
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
In June, the Supreme Court
of the United States (SCOTUS)
is expected to hear arguments
for and against whether NCAA
Universities can pay athletes.
Th e NCAA has stood fast
in their scholarships-are-ad-
equate-compensation ruling
for student/athletes, contend-
ing that a free college educa-
tion may be valued as high as
$150,000 or more by gradua-
tion.
If the SCOTUS rules in fa-
vor of the athletes, there will
be changes throughout the
athletic off erings of most col-
leges and universities. Many
gains by women through Title
IX will be lost as universities
may be forced to reduce or
eliminate non-revenue sports
programs.
Th ere are so many things
undetermined in this bill. Th e
questions I have asked myself
have already been discussed by
those much more knowledge-
able on the fi nancial aspects of
this law.
It has been determined, in
the bill, the athletes of revenue
sports will be compensated.
Determining who and how
much could be left to the indi-
vidual conferences.
It may be another “the rich
get richer” scenario.
Th e power fi ve conferences
have the most money, so they
could off er perspective athletes
more money; they will get bet-
ter players and win more and
make more money.
If the revenue-producing
sports — football and men’s
basketball — are going to pay
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May 1
3:18am 7.9
5:15pm / 6.0
10:30am / -1.2
10:27pm / 3.2
ODFW REGIONAL
FISHING REPORT
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May 2
4:14am / 7.3
6:24pm / 5.9
11:30am / -0.7
11:40pm / 3.4
PHOTOS BY ZEAHNA YOUNG/SIUSLAW NEWS
Brier Shird (above left) throws for eighth place in the shot put with a PR throw of 21-10.25;
Joe Shepard (above right) leaps for a PR and second place in the triple jump at 39-10.5
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
May 5
7:58am / 5.8
9:27pm / 6.2
2:28am / 2.8
2:45pm / 0.5
By Zeahna Young
Siuslaw News
On Wednesday (April 28),
Mapleton’s track and field
team traveled to Pleasant
Hill to compete against seven
other schools in the 1A, 2A
and 3A divisions.
Although the Sailors have
May 6
3:35am / 2.2
3:39pm / 0.8
May 7
10:15am / 5.7
10:43pm / 6.8
4:28am / 1.5
4:25pm / 1.1
one of the smaller teams
competing this season, they
are making their presence
known while setting a num-
ber of personal records (PRs)
at each meet. Their perfor-
mance was especially strong
last Wednesday considering
they were one of only two
1A schools competing at the
meet.
On the boys’ side, junior
Joe Shepard set a PR in
each of the three events he
competed in, placing sec-
ond in both the 1500 meters
(4:49.68h) and triple jump
(39-10.50), then placed third
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MAPLETON 2B
Vikings field PRs, school records at CG track meet
By Zeahna Young
Siuslaw News
9:12am / 5.7
10:09pm / 6.5
LITTLE 3B
“There's no question that
we had a great week, but her
performance was definitely
the highlight,” said coach and
Athletic Director Chris John-
son of Andrea Osbon’s per-
formance at Tuesday’s (April
27) track meet at Cottage
Grove.
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very well at the meet, with
the boys coming in first over
Cottage Grove and Junction
City while also picking up 39
total personal records (PRs),
and the girls finishing third
with 13 PRs.
Osbon had two of the girls’
team’s PRs, winning both the
shot put (39-06) and discus
(115-01).
“Her shot put is the num-
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is the number 8 of all time,”
said Johnson. “We’ve had
some pretty good throwers
over the years, especially in
the shot put for girls, so for
her to get in the top five is
awesome.
“I hate to talk about mile-
stone marks,” admitted John-
son, “but 40 feet is kind of a
big deal for a female in the
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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
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