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Currently, razor clamming is closed
on popular Clatsop beaches due to toxin
levels, but is open from the south jetty of
the Siuslaw River, in Florence, to the Cal-
ifornia border.
The MyODFW.com crabbing and clam-
ming page has lots of information about
how to and where to, myodfw.com/crab-
bing-clamming. Always call the ODA
Shellfish safety hotline at1-800-448-2474
or check ODA’s Recreational Shellfish
page at www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs
/FoodSafety/Shellfish/Pages/Shellfish-
Closures.aspx, before you go shellfishing
to make sure the area is not closed due
to toxins.
Keep in mind there are still recreation
areas closed after last year’s fires. “Know
before you go” and check the Oregon
Recreation Site Status Map for details on
closures; the site includes a boat ramp
status map.
Oregon will have one more Free Fish-
ing Weekend in 2021 on the two days
after Thanksgiving, Friday and Saturday,
Nov. 26 and 27.
All fishing, crabbing and clamming is free statewide in Oregon on June 5-6, 2021, during Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife’s Free Fishing Weekend.
of big attacks to win the
match.”
Also coming out on top
was Elijah LaCosse in the
152 lb. weight class, who
pinned David Griffith
in 4:52, as well as Mason
Buss in the 182 lb. weight
class, who pinned Jacob
Williams in 1:31.
Wartnik opted for a pos-
itive outlook on the expe-
rience.
“When you lose, it gives
you food for thought,”
he said. “One thing I’ve
learned over time is you
can’t get better unless you
get beaten. So, as I come
away from that match, I
know we need to work
harder if we’re going to
catch up to the Philomath
Warriors.”
In the next dual meet,
the Viks beat Elmira/Crow
decisively.
Petterson took anoth-
er win over Ian Drago by
decision 12-7, as did La-
Cosse, who beat Reuben
Fox by decision 6-2.
The Vikings also had
2 wins by forfeit, and 3
by pin. Michael Schick
pinned Wade Walton in
2:00, Christian Newlan
pinned Brett Highburger
at 220 pounds in 2:58 and
JC Gentry pinned Luke
Wolgamott at 285 pounds
in 3:19.
On the women’s side, the
Vikings had strong per-
formances from Arrianna
Brown, who finished with
two wins and no losses,
as well as Hayden Muller,
who came away with a de-
cisive victory. “Hayden is
looking really strong,” said
Wartnik. “We have a num-
ber of wrestlers who just
are looking really strong at
this point in that season;
they’ve trained hard and
are technically sound, and
Hayden is one of those.”
Next week is the final
week of scheduled league
matches, with regional
qualifying events taking
place the following week.
Wartnik hopes to have as
many students qualify for
state this year as last year,
if not more, but never lets
the big picture stray far.
“Right now, I just feel re-
ally good about the year,”
he said. “We’ve worked so
hard, and there’s such a
strong team bond. I know
that we’re having a posi-
tive experience. I’m proud
of my kids, they’re doing
a great job. They are sup-
portive of one another and
the rest of the coaching
staff, and we couldn’t be
more pleased with them.
We have work to do, but
that’s always the way it is.”
The Vikings have their
final home meet on Tues-
day, June 8, at 5 p.m.,
which will be Senior
Night, and their final away
meet of the regular season
is on Thursday at Philo-
math starting at 4 p.m.
“One of the exciting
conversations we’re hav-
ing now with our wrestlers
is, let’s train through the
summer,” said Wartnik.
“There is an interest there
that hasn’t been there in
the past, and I think that’s
the byproduct of build-
ing relationships as we’re
growing more and more
tight knit. So, from that
standpoint, I feel really
positive about the year.”
this game, and Elmira re-
turned their best player
from last year, a 6’7” senior
all-league post.”
Elmira battled hard
through the first half of
the game, keep the pace
slow and working the ball
inside to their posts.
According to Perry, “At
half-time we communi-
cated about the need to
increase our energy and
pressure in the second
half. We came out with a
full-court pressure and up-
in-your-face man-to-man
defense, which caused El-
mira to increase their pace
of play.”
This tactic turned the
momentum in favor of the
Viks, allowing them to se-
cure a double-digit win.
“Brody
Terry
real-
ly stepped up for us that
game offensively, and shot
us to the win,” Perry said.
Terry had 6 three-point-
ers and led the team in
scoring with 22 points.
“My mindset was to just
come out with energy and
pressure,” Terry said. “We
tend to come out flat in
the second half of games,
so I just went out there
and played hard, hoping
it would rub off on others,
and we all stepped up on
the defensive end.”
Then on June 1, the Viks
hosted Junction City.
“This was our chance to
take the reins and claim
sole possession of 1st place
in our league, which would
give us a path to the state
tournament,” said Perry.
“In the first half we exe-
cuted our game plan really
well, which limited Junc-
tion City to run their of-
fense and do what they do
best.”
Hart dominated in the
first half, finishing layups
and crashing the boards
for rebounds.
“When Avery plays that
way inside for us, we are
the best Siuslaw basket-
ball team we can be,” Perry
said. “It will be a concert-
ed effort going forward to
continue to try and estab-
lish Avery inside.”
The Viks led 18-16 at the
half but knew the Tigers
would come out fighting
harder in the second half
of the game, and they did.
“Offensively, we just
never really got in a good
rhythm during the second
half,” admitted Perry. “We
weren’t being as patient
offensively to get our best
shot for the team each time
down.”
On defense, Junction
City found matchups they
wanted to attack, and ex-
ploited those matchups for
a 14-0 run to take the lead,
then keep it for the win.
“We are still working on
the ability to remain disci-
plined as a team, contin-
ue to run our offense and
look for high quality shots
even when we are down by
6-10 points,” said Perry.
“We look forward to the
rematch!”
The Viks took on Cot-
tage Grove away on Thurs-
day, June 3, after printing
deadlines, and they play
today at home against
Marist Catholic at 3 p.m.
following the girls’ game
at 1:30 p.m. Their next
game is Tuesday, June 8,
at Marshfield at 7:15 p.m.
following the girls’ game at
5:45 p.m.
MAPLETON from page 1B want and need to be suc- ing on the boys team when
cessful,” said Wolgamott, Mapleton’s girls team does
According to Wolga- explaining that his sense not have scheduled games.
“I don’t think she’s had
mott, as a shooter, Moso of calm and poise with
has been thriving both in- decision-making has been a bad pass yet, she doesn’t
side and outside this sea- a major asset to the team force anything. She gets
the game of basketball,”
this year.
son.
Joe Shepherd had 5 said Wolgamott. “She’s
“I tell him his three-
point shots are going to points, and Keevyn Walk- very sound fundamental-
come when he starts do- er picked up 4, with both ly and doesn’t seem to get
demonstrating rattled. She played all four
ing well inside; it’s going to players
open up the whole game,” prowess beyond their years quarters and really con-
tributed! She was out there
said Wolgamott. “And he’s for the Sailors.
Both Phillip Burnett and because she earned it, and
really embraced that, his
inside game is the best Opal Burruss scored their she had a very solid game
I’ve ever seen in his four first baskets of the season — one of the better games
years playing with me. I’ve as well, with Burruss play- on the team.”
been really pleased to see
his growth, especially this
year; he’s become a leader
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some very strong wins.
First was Hunter Petterson
in the 138 lb. weight class,
who defeated his oppo-
nent Caleb Blackburn by
decision 7-6.
“Caleb actually beat
Hunter in a key match-
up last year at the end of
the season that prevent-
ed Hunter from going to
state,” Wartnik said. “So,
last night was the rematch,
and Hunter looked great.
He wrestled a very strate-
gic match, kept the score
close the first two peri-
ods, and in the last period
was able to make a couple
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I can dominate inside, I just
have to step up and do it.
“It felt amazing beating
them,” he admitted. “We
have been battling since 6th
grade, sometimes coming
within a few points of beat-
ing them, sometimes them
winning by a lot, so to beat
them felt really good.”
The win was an import-
ant one, as it put the Viks
back in the driver’s seat to
control league title chanc-
es.
Junior Brody Terry also
had 17 points against the
Pirates.
On May 29 at Elmira,
the Viks won 46-33.
“This very well could
have been a trap game for
us,” Perry said. “We were
missing a key player for
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