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Harlem Ambassadors Ambassadors defeat Habitat Hammers 106-84 in fundraising game By Jef Hatch Pilot staff writer The Habitat Hammers put up a good fight but in the end were overwhelmed by the high-flying, slamdunking antics of the visiting Harlem Ambassadors, 106-84. Curry County Habitat for Humanity arranged for the Harlem Ambassadors to make a stop in Brookings during their early fall tour as a fundraiser for the organization. Habitat is raising funds to build another home in Brookings on land that was donated for the purpose. “Most of the homes are two to three bedrooms with two baths,” event coordinator Darlene Thomas said. “We had property donated and now we’re trying to raise the money to get the house built.” Thomas is not only the event coordinator for the game, but is also treasurer and fundraising chair. Turnout this year is a little bit lower than it was the last time they came, she said. We’ve got a lot of people here and it’s a lot of fun. “We probably made between $500 and $750 dollars,” Thomas said following the game. “It’s tough to know exactly right now but every dollar helps.” Members of the Habitat Hammers are chosen from among community members and organizations that Habitat partners with. “We tried to get known people in the community,” Thomas said. “People from the paper and radio and businesses like Les Schwab. We also have some members of the Coast Guard.” Members of the Hammers included: Kevin Bane, Charlie Blozinski, Matthew Curl, Mike Davis, Lupe Florez, Chris Hart, Dustin Gribble, Kahi Kaaua, Dave Mahan, Dave Marino, Sean Port, Steven Scruggs,
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Ambassador Krystal Jackson sits in the lap of Travis and Alice Sandusky as they wave at a player shooting a free throw. Erik Rogers, Randy Scruggs, Suzanna Stoike, Josh Owens, Stephanie Webb and Derek Wood. The Harlem Ambassador members, Quintin Mitchell, Nigel HaleBryant, Leon Sewell, Krystal Jackson, Tiffara Steward, Daniel Hudson and Phill Kaplan (announcer) are part of a larger organization that has two traveling teams. “We’re on the road from now until May,” Hale-Bryant said. “We get a break for Thanksgiving and Christmas but then we’re traveling until we’re done in May.” The team’s travel schedule is demanding and the team doesn’t have much time while traveling to spend with family. “It’s tough being on the road,” Hale-Bryant said. “But it is a lot of fun. Most of us haven’t ever been on the West Coast before so it’s fun to see the land.” The Ambassadors dominated the game and when they weren’t putting the ball in the hoop, they were dancing, “kung-fu fighting” and instructing the Hammers on how to dance, shoot the ball and dress. The final score may reflect that
the game was close but in reality the Ambassadors spotted the Hammers 45 points at the end of the second quarter after obtaining the audience’s roaring approval. The ambassadors hosted a number of interlude games between quarters as well as a raffle for an autographed basketball. Alana Hart and Eli Mills won the pass contest between quarters and received an autographed picture of the team. Christopher Hart had the winning ticket from the raffle to take home the basketball. Hart’s father, Chris, was a player on the floor who was in his second year of playing against the Ambassadors. “These guys are really good. It’s really tough to play against them,” Hart said. “They got a lot more dunks this year than they did last time.” Dunks weren’t limited to the Ambassadors though as Derek Wood and Josh Owens, co-workers at Les Schwab, had a carefully laid plan for a dunk on a break away play. Owens made his way to the Ham-
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Ambassador Quintin Mitchell prepares to dunk on a fast break during Friday night’s fundraiser. mers’ basket and got down on all fours as Wood waited to get the ball. Wood took off running as soon as he made a steal, planted his foot on Owens’ back and launched for the dunk and two points. Wood’s dunk elicited roars of approval from the crowd as well as the grudging admiration of the Ambas-
sador players who quickly answered with assisted dunks of their own, lifting 4-foot, 6-inch Tiffara Steward skyward to throw the ball down. The Ambassadors will be in Klamath Falls tonight (Nov. 13) and then at Eastern Oregon University Monday before heading to Arizona later in the week.
Derek Wood leaps off the back of Josh Owens to throw down a dunk during Friday night’s fundraising basketball game against the Harlem Ambassadors.
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Registration for the Bruin Youth Volleyball League was held Monday, but applications are still being accepted. Sign-ups will be accepted at the first event, Nov. 14. The league is for all interested fourth, fifth and sixth graders who aspire to play volleyball. Coaches include high school and middle school coaches as well as BrookingsHarbor High volleyball players. League dates: •Nov. 14, 1-3 p.m., practice in the CFCU Pavilion. •Nov. 21, 1-3 p.m. Gold Beach at Brookings •Dec. 5, 1-3 p.m., practice in the CFCU Pavilion. •Dec. 11, 9 a.m.-noon, Brookings at Gold Beach. •Dec. 18, 9-11 a.m., practice at Azalea Middle School gym. Cost is $45 at the door. For more information call Lori Cooper, 541-469-9612 or Vanessa Nidiffer, 541-469-5801.
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The Salmon Run Men’s Club is holding their 10th annual “Turkey Shoot” golf tournament, Nov. 17 with over $1,200 in prizes being given away. The tournament is open to Men’s Club members and invited guests only and each entrant will take home a turkey. There will be a raffle featuring over $1200 in prizes provided by the Men’s club, including a driver, head covers and other golf equipment. Lunch will be provided for all members entered in the tournament. Tee time is set for 9 a.m. Check Saturday’s Golf News in the sports section of the Curry Coastal Pilot results. Far West League All-League teams announced
The Far West League has announced their all-league teams selections for the 2010 fall sports season.
A number of BrookingsHarbor High School athletes were selected to the teams including: •Dustin Paradis, firstteam offense, running back and first-team defense, defensive back. •Alex Pate, second-team offense, tight end and secondteam defense, defensive lineman. •Brandon Foley, second team defense, linebacker. •Tim DuFour, honorable mention offense, offensive line. •Dylan Habiger, honorable mention offense, offensive line. •Jesse Ashley, honorable mention offense, offensive line and honorable mention defense, defensive line. •Tyler Lueckfeld, honorable mention offense, running back. •Justin Schultz, honorable mention defense, defensive back. Check next week’s issues of the Pilot for more information.
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Record-setting autumn? Fishermen think so Fishing Report LARRY ELLIS
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Mitch Yulibarri from Paso Robles, Calif., caught this 40-plus-pound Chinook Wednesday on the Chetco River while fishing with guide Harold Hanson from Harold Hanson Fishing. would expect the Chetco is going to keep on dropping and clearing. Anglers pulling Kwikfish and MagLips wrapped with sardine fillets will probably score the most fish, but when the river clears you might think about using fluorocarbon leaders. The hot lures have been sil-
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There is little doubt that the autumn of 2010 will go down in history as one of the best big-fish salmon seasons in over 30 years on the Chetco River. The amount of 40 pounders that I have personally witnessed being caught by recreational anglers this year blows the last three decades off the water. Once again, last week was great for big-fish warriors. The forties kept rolling in faster than Art Tatum could tickle the ivories. Even if you haven’t yet caught a Chinook exceeding 30 pounds, you no doubt have seen people around you who have. Many fishermen think, or rather, dread, that when a big run enters the Chetco, anglers only have one shot at them before the run starts petering out. That’s a superstition based more on fear than reality. Historically, and I’m talking only the 30 years that I’ve lived here, October has always produced 40- and 50-pound fish, and November has always been the month of the 30 pounders. This year has been quite different. More and more anglers are tagging out and fishermen are canning a lot more fish than usual. But what has been truly amazing this November is that instead of 30-pound kings, 40-pound chromers seemed to have been taking their place. Catching these trophy fish involves thinking outside the box. First of all, your mainline should be no less than 20 pound test. Anything less than that and you’re asking for trouble. Although the last seven days have provided several inches of rain, most of the water has soaked into the ground fairly rapidly, keeping the Chetco fishable for most days. On Wednesday, rainfall kept the river climbing over 4,000 cfs. Even with a rising river, there were many upper 30- and 40-pound Chinook brought to the scales. On Thursday the river dropped and fished well, but Friday was a real killer day. There is not a lot of rain in the forecast for this weekend, so I
Anglers back-bouncing roe should also be picking up their fair share of kings, and if the river gets low enough, bobbers and eggs or bobbers with eggs and sand shrimp combinations should be your ticket to King City. Bank anglers drifting Corkies and roe, or just drifting plain old fluorescent-orange Okie Drifters in the deeper holes behind tail-outs should also be picking up some nice kings. In addition to the river, anglers have also had some fair moments fishing in the estuary. This is a phenomenon that is not very common in November, but Bill Frisch called me on Thursday evening to tell me he had three big ones in the box and that he had lost two monsters. He was trolling sardine-wrapped Kwikfish and Krocodiles. If you’re going to troll with Kwikfish or Krocodile spoons in the estuary, you want to make sure that your lures are right on the bottom. To do that you might have to use a Kwikfish on a leader behind an egg sinker, or use a diver to get your Krocodile down to the bottom. Besides Bill Frisch, Jack Hanson from Jack’s Guide Service also had a good week on the river. On Wednesday, he was one of the only people who had five fish in the boat. Troy Whittaker from Troy’s Guide Service also put his clients on some dandy Chinook and so did Harold Hanson from Harold Hanson Fishing, who put his client Mitch Yulibarri from Paso Robles on a 44-pound king. Last week, we touched a little bit on using Japanese water stones to sharpen your knives. I was particularly drawn to this type of sharpening when I saw Master Bladesmith Murray Carter of Carter Cutlery shave the beard off his face with a camp knife, an axe and then a machete. I was officially impressed. When I expressed my interest in his sharpening techniques, Carter invited me to his home in Vernonia, where he taught me how to forgeweld three pieces of metal into one cohesive unit which later became the first knife I ever made. This week, I’d like to discuss one of the most important things about knife sharpening: leaving it with a needle-sharp point, which is absolutely critical when cleaning fish or gutting game. Ideally, you want a
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