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Titans bury Seagulls 49-0
Smith scores 5 TDs, explodes for 154 yds rushing By GEORGE KUNKE MENLO – Pe Ell-Willapa Valley's defense did not allow Raymond much of anything and Max Smith provided the brunt of the offense behind a brutal Titans offensive line during a 49-0 homecoming shellacking Friday night at Crogstad Field in Menlo. Smith rushed for 4 touchdowns and scored another on defense and galloped for 154 yards on 11 carries (14 ypc). The Titans mashed their way to 356 yards rushing and averaged nearly 9 yards per carry. Pe Ell-Will apa Valley's (PWV) defense recovered 4 fumbles. “We played well in all facets,” Titans Assistant Football Coach John Peterson told the Herald. “The kids were focused and ready to play. We had a good week of preparation. We did a good job. We had a good week ofn practice. With homecoming, sometimes you lose focus.” Landin Isaksen netted 105 yards running the ball on 7 attempts and Kollin Jurek added another 60 yds on 10 rushed and a touchdown. Jurek had a kickoff return for 27 yards and a punt re-
turn for 24 yds. “We've got some pretty good running backs,” Peterson said. “The lines blocked well,” Peterson said. “The other backs are blocking well. When things are going well, it's a fun game. It was very enjoyable for us. I've been on the other side of that kind of game. It's nice to see a gameplan that you put a lot of time into work so well.” The Titan defense provided a stone wall for Raymond halfback McCartney Maden to try and run through. “We were very cognizant of the fact that Raymond has the fastest guy in the league,” Peterson said. “We had him with 10 carries for minus four yards. We did a terrific job on him. He's like a video game, scary, every time he touches the ball.” “McCartney Maden had a tough night offensively,” RHS Assistant Football Coach Mike Tully told the Herald. “PWV was really swarming him wherever he went. He was able to make a bit of an impact on defense with an interception and a fumble forced (and) recovered.”
Forks Creek Hatchery is currently under construction.
Tackle leaders for the Titans were Luke Gerow with 8, Jurek with 7, Smith with 6, and Andrew Minton with 5. Also recovvering fumbles were Tyler Adkins, Landin Isaksen and Adam
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Locals fear decrease in future salmon returns Forks Creek Hatchery fish ladder is presently closed By Pat Myers The Forks Creek Hatchery is presently under a large construction project, and local fishers and retailers are concerned about whether or not it will be collecting fish this year. Losing a spawning season would result in lower future salmon returns which, in turn, would affect the local commercial fishing industry, sports fishing, and the local retail economy. The effects on the local retailers would be losses in the sales of fuel, gear, groceries, restaurants, and such. All in-water construction is required by Federal and State regulations to be finished by October 1. These regulations set the dates that construction can begin and end for all in-water projects. In this
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Titan running back Landin Isaksen (31) rumbles for yardage.
case, the new weir is due to be completed by that date, and the spawning salmon will enter the ponds once the weir is complete. The final concrete pours for the weir were done on September 19. The site construction manager remarked that they will be finished with the weir well ahead of the October 1 deadline. Once the weir and all in-water construction work are complete, the project will continue with the remaining out-ofwater work. This phase is scheduled for completion in December. This portion of the project does not affect the hatchery's ability to conduct its duties regarding this year’s spawning season. That phase will include a new, more efficient fish ladder.
Smaciarz. “Kayden Miller in the defensive line and Adam Smaciarz in the defensive line and Luke Gerow at linebacker was amazing,” Peterson noted. “Kollin
Jurek played really well on defense. Max is Max, he made some plays on defense and scored a touchdown on defense. Max was great.” For the second straight
week, placekicker Garrett Keeton did a good job on extra points, punting and kicking off. Against Raymond he made 5 of 6 extra point attempts. “Our little
By Jeff Clemens The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) held public meetings on Tuesday, September 10 and Wednesday, September 18 to discuss current policies for managing Willapa Bay and its tributaries for proper salmon recovery. According to WDFW Policy Analyst Chad Herring, the management policy was designed to help natural salmon runs, particularly Chinook, in Willapa Bay and its surrounding tributaries. It has aided in better monitoring and control, bringing a balance between detrimental impacts from recreational and commercial fishing on the sensitive fishery, Herring points out. In recent months the state awarded local hatcheries major increases in salmon broods to help restore chinook salmon populations that have been hit hard in recent years. 2018
marked the first time in recent memory the entire fishery in Willapa Bay and its tributaries were shut down due to low chinook runs. “What we’re doing right now is working on Willapa Bay Salmon Management Policy that was ratified by the commission in 2015,” Herring said. “Within the adaptive management section of that policy, it implements management, conservation, actions, and policy guidance from the commission in two phases.” Phase one of the policies was implemented from 2015 to 2018, and phase two will be from 2019 on. The commission called for a comprehensive review at the end of phase one, and both public meetings reviewed the findings. “We will go to the commission in December with the finalized document,” Herring said. “What we are doing is reviewing where we are at in regards to
where we thought we would be with policy implementation. In December the commission will decide either to stick with the policy or not. There are three possible outcomes based on the review: stay with the policy as written, make a few small tweaks or a more robust tweaking.” The policy will continue to affect the entire fishery in Willapa Bay and data thus far has given WDFW more insight than ever before. Before 2015, the salmon fishery was unmonitored except for recreational catch record cards. “The catch record card system doesn’t give us results for around 18 months,” Herring said. “Just last week I received the 2018 catch record card data for the 2018 fishery. It is what it is. One of the main things that have come of implementation of this policy is we did receive funding to do recreational monitoring
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Raymond Council approves WVHS Homecoming Court Pacific County contract
By Allie Bair The regularly scheduled Raymond City Council meeting was held on Monday, September 16, at 6:00 p.m. at Raymond City Hall. Both Mayor Tony Nordin and Mayor Pro Tempore Ian Farrell were absent from this meeting, so City Clerk and Treasurer Gretchen Sagen headed the eight-minute meeting. Kicking off the meeting with comments from the community, Walt Mitchell, developer of the Willapa Island Riverfront Cottages, updated the council on how the project is progressing. “[The] water line is going in. PUD is going in. Comcast is going in.” According to Mitchell, they will be running power across the bridge in the next two weeks. Moving into the regular agenda, the council discussed a new contract for boarding prisoners with Pacific County. This is the same contract that South Bend City Council recently passed. Raymond Police Chief Chuck Spoor recommended approving the contract as-written. He said that the rates per prisoner per day would increase under the new contract but changes otherwise were minimal. “We didn’t have any raises for quite some time,” he Photo by Larry Bale said. “It’s $75 currently [per prisoner per day]… after the The 2019 Homecoming Court was presented after the Titans and Seagull game Friday night under the lights at Crogstad Field in Menlo. See council Page B3
From left are Princess Britney Patrick, Prince Chad Flemetis, Princess Olivia Betrozoff, Prince Carter Pearson, Queen Katie Adkins, King Adam Smaciarz, Princess Kaitlyn Clements, Prince Luke Gerow, Princess Katelyn McGough and Prince Allen Deniston.