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SPORTS
CALENDAR
June 19
• MHS boys BB at Alsea,
5:30 pm
June 24
• SHS girls wrestling
• State Match at Cottage
Grove (time TBA)
June 25
• SHS boys wrestling
• State Match at Cascade
(time TBA)
June 26
• SHS boys wrestling
• State Match at Cascade
(time TBA)
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
June 22
5:54 a.m. / -1.0
12:13 p.m. / 5.0
5:29 p.m. / 1.9
11:28 p.m. / 7.5
June 23
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Lady Sailors play final games of the season
By Zeahna Young/Siuslaw News
Mapleton’s girls’ basketball team played
their final games of the season this past week.
On Thursday, June 10, they faced Yoncalla
away for a non-league game, where the Eagles
won 43-14.
“I think it was a hard game for them over-
all,” said Coach Melissa Duffy. “They were
tired from two hard games with tough com-
petitors on Monday and Tuesday. And Yon-
calla is a team that’s doing very well this year;
they’re beating teams that are playoff-level
teams, so I don’t think there was enough con-
fidence going into it.”
The girls returned home to play on Mon-
day, June 14, against Triangle Lake, where the
Lakers won 43-24.
“Last night, we were actually only down by
two at the end of the first quarter, and 10 at
the half, which was perfectly manageable,”
said Duffy. “But it can be difficult to compete
when the other team can put a whole new
team on the floor.
“So, my girls were getting a little exhausted
and not wanting to play through with the press
and things like that, but that’s what we have to
do to win,” she said. “They still came out and
tried. The last few minutes of the fourth quar-
ter, they started to shine again and had more
confidence within themselves. They made up
quite a few points in that fourth quarter, just
not enough to win.”
The girls have fought through a diffi-
See LADY page 2B
Emily Stevens swings the ball around to Opal Burruss.
Siuslaw ‘shoots’ and scores big
in Clay Target League
By Zeahna Young/Siuslaw News
By Lloyd Little
Last weekend, Siuslaw’s Clay
Target team hosted their first
home meet and final meet of the
season, where they defeated New-
port’s LC4H team by one point,
385-384.
“It was our inaugural [home]
meet, so that was special in itself,”
said Coach Sean Grundon. “We
had 25 kids show up, the weather
cooperated and, all in all, it was a
good day and a good showing of
people were there. We barbecued
and it was just a good communi-
ty event with sportsmanship all
around.”
Local people and organizations
played a large part in helping the
team put the event together in
their inaugural season.
“The community came together
and threw down,” said Grundon.
“I was able to get nine shot guns
donated, a space donated, and I
had donations to help offset costs.
See SHOOTS page 2B
Retired teacher, coach
& game official
With more than 55 years as
an athlete, coach, parent and
spectator, Lloyd Little shares what
he's learned about sports from his
multiple points of view.
The Big “L’s” in Sports
Madeliene Dannielson took fourth place for the girls
competing in Siuslaw’s Clay Target Tournament.
6:45 a.m. -1.6
1:12 p.m. 5.3
6:24 p.m. 2.0
June 24
12:17 a.m. / 7.7
7:34 a.m. / -1.9
2:05 p.m. / 5.5
7:18 p.m. / 2.1
June 25
1:06 a.m. / 7.7
8:22 a.m. / -2.1
2:56 p.m. / 5.7
8:11 p.m. / 2.1
June 26
1:56 a.m. / 7.5
9:10 a.m. / -2.0
3:46 p.m. / 5.7
9:05 p.m. / 2.1
June 27
2:46 a.m. / 7.2
09:57 a.m. / -1.7
4:34 p.m. / 5.7
10:00 p.m. / 2.1
Senior JJ Neece makes a fast break.
June 28
3:37 a.m. / 6.7
10:44 a.m. / -1.2
5:22 p.m. / 5.7
10:58 p.m. / 2.1
June 29
4:31 a.m. / 6.0
11:31 a.m. / -0.7
6:09 p.m. 5.6
June 30
5:28 a.m. / 5.4
12:00 a.m. / 2.0
6:56 p.m. / 5.6
12:17 p.m. / -0.1
Sailors on winning streak
Mapleton confidently heads into final game of season
By Zeahna Young
Siuslaw News
Mapleton’s boys’ basketball
team, currently on a four-
game winning streak, has had
a fantastic week. After defeat-
ing Yoncalla away on Thursday,
June 10, 44-34, they returned
home to play Triangle Lake on
Tuesday, June 15, and beat the
Lakers 47-32.
Time
Out
“Since I was in high school,
we’ll have streaks of doing really
well against them, then they’ll
have streaks of doing really well
against us,” said Coach Eric
Wolgamott. “So, anytime you
get a chance to go 2-0 against
your rival for a year, you defi-
nitely don’t take that for grant-
ed, and that’s what we got to do
yesterday.”
The first quarter started out a
bit slow, according to the coach,
and “a lot of it was just not being
patient passing the ball, forcing
passes and being lazy on the
swing.”
The Sailors finished the quar-
ter ahead 11-6 and went into
halftime ahead 21-14.
See WINNING page 3B
Liability and litigation in our so-
ciety have become common.
Ask any plaintiff of a lawsuit if
they are at fault and we will hear
excuses and blamed placed on oth-
ers for their situation. The sports
world has joined in the prolifera-
tion of lawsuits placing blame on
injuries on anyone but themselves.
It has changed the manner in which
we have fun and excitement in our
lives. There are fewer participants,
volunteer coaches, officials, and
parents willing to accept responsi-
bility for activities.
When I played sports in the
1960s, my mother would sign a
permission slip so my brother and
I could play. For our physical, a
doctor would come into the lock-
er room one day. He would have
us form a line, drop our shorts,
turn and cough as he checked for
a hernia. He would then have us
bend at the waist while he checked
our spine for alignment. He would
complete an entire team’s physi-
cals in less than an hour. Today it
is necessary to make appointments
for a much more thorough physical
exam.
Football gear was issued accord-
ing to experience level. The older
players got the best helmets and
pads. By the time the freshman
players were issued helmets, some
players could turn their helmets
and look out an ear hole. As for
shoulder pads, they could be so
loose a tight jersey was needed to
keep them in place. Now all players
are issued gear specifically mea-
sured for safety.
When our teams traveled to
games, sometimes players would
be transported by parents on a “get
on in here” mentality. Today any
parent wanting to transport play-
ers had better have extra insurance
and a liability waiver signed by the
other parents.
Often officials are given the re-
sponsibility of ensuring the playing
conditions are safe and the equip-
ment used is approved.
As I watched my grandchildren
play T-ball and Rookies this spring,
there was not an umpire in sight.
Parent coaches took on the re-
sponsibility of player safety. When
a player was hit by a line drive, it
See LITTLE page 3B