Senior quarterback Jr. Helme throws a completion during the Bruins season-opener loss to Hidden Valley. Helme had a 100-percent completion rate from behind the line of scrimmage. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

The win failed to materialize.

With Tuesday night’s victory over McKinleyville High School still fresh in their memories, the members of Brookings-Harbor High School’s volleyball team were looking to carry their winning ways into their second home match of the preseason.

Those hopes were dashed as the visiting Warriors of Del Norte High School asserted their dominance in three of four sets, 15-25, 23-25, 25-21, 17-25.

Byron Bishop of Brookings caught this 25.3-pound Chinook on Saturday while fishing with his grandfather Buddy Cappello, earning him a $300 cash award for both second largest fish and combined total weight for the day. The Pilot/Larry Ellis

August 31-September 6

Today and tomorrow, September 8 and 9 are the last two days of the general ocean salmon season from Humbug Mountain to the California/Oregon border, but that shouldn’t stop salmon aficionados from trolling anchovies and herring in the ocean this weekend. Here’s what the National Weather Service is forecasting as of Friday morning.

Senior Christy Reynolds attacks the ball during the Bruins’ win. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

The Bruins opened the first set with a show of dominating strength before sliding into a steady rhythm that brought them the first-game victory.

Port of Brookings Harbor Director Ted Fitzgerald presents the 2012 Slam’n Salmon Derby winner, Becky Hannen with her check. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

It weighed just 36.4 pounds, but it was enough to garner it’s captor, Becky Hannen of Brookings, a $5,000 check, and a custom gold ring by Harbrook Jewelers as winner of the 2012 Slam’n Salmon Ocean Derby on Sunday. 

The Chinook salmon caught during the second day of the event also – when combined with its sibling – brought Hannen an additional $1,000 for having the highest combined weight for the Derby.

Hannen is the owner of Whale’s Tale Candy and Gifts in the Port shops and was very excited to win the prize. 

This is the inside of a coho salmon’s mouth. The arrows point to the white gums at the base of the teeth on the lower jaw as viewed from above. The Pilot/Larry Ellis

Fishing report for 

August 24-30

There are two things ocean salmon fishermen hope for. One is that there will be plenty of salmon available in the ocean. The other is that the ocean and weather conditions will be favorable on the day they choose to fish. For this weekend’s Slam’n Salmon Ocean Derby, anglers will most likely get both wishes.

Michelle Otis, Ph.D., introduces the Atlas and Athena program to a group of Brookings-Harbor High School leadership members on Thursday. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

Members of the Brookings-Harbor High School Atlas and Athena program leadership team kicked off the program with a half day of training provided by Atlas and Athena Director of Programs Michelle Otis and members of her team. 

Thursday morning at 8 a.m., selected members of various sports teams in the BHHS athletics program met together for brief orientation before splitting into their respective programs: Atlas for boys and Athena for girls.

Larry Vincent works out in his home in December of 2011. Vincent recently set a new record for his age group in the bench press and dead lift. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

Vincent claimed another benchmark on August 12 when he set the Oregon State Power Lifting records for both bench press and deadlift in the 148 pound weight class – qualifying for the world championships in both events.