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SPORTS 4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015 Lady Gulls: Perfect and getting better Knappa boys can clinch league title Friday By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — Seaside’s Maddi Utti, Sydney Villegas and Whitney Westerholm combined for 35 points, and that was more than enough as Seaside all but clinched another Cowapa League girls basketball title with a 54-25 win over Banks Tuesday. The Lady Gulls (7-0 in league play) have a safe two- game lead in the standings with three games remaining. Seaside can of¿cially clinch the league championship with a victory over Valley Catholic Friday. For now, no one has even come close to challenging the Gulls, who topped Banks — the Cowapa’s second-place team — by 29 points. Despite going 8-for-29 from the ¿eld in the ¿rst half, Seaside had things well in hand midway through the sec- ond quarter, leading 18-4 fol- lowing a three-point play by Paige Ideue. After a rough ¿rst half, Westerholm drained three 3-pointers in the third quarter, with a 12-0 run by Gulls re- sulting in a 50-19 lead. Westerholm led the Gulls with 13 points (11 in the third quarter), while Utti had 12 points and eight assists, and Villegas ¿nished with 10 points. Haylee Dundas added nine points, eight rebounds, four steals and four assists. It was a “great defensive effort by our girls tonight,” said Seaside coach Wally Hamer. “The coaching staff felt great about what the girls accomplished. “Whitney Westerholm lit it up in the third quarter,” he said. “The third quarter was a pivotal quarter. Unsung heroes tonight were Britta- ny West, Allison Bussert and Paige Ideue. They rebound- ed and chipped in points as well.” Astoria 35, Tillamook 32 TILLAMOOK — The Astoria girls basketball team scored its second three-point win over Tillamook in less than a month, as the Lady Fishermen won on the road Tuesday, 35-32. Chloee Hunt scored 15 points and pulled down nine rebounds for Astoria, which defeated Tillamook 36-33 Jan. 23. After a 7-7 tie in the ¿rst quarter, the Lady Fish out- scored the Cheesemakers 11-5 in a decisive second quarter. Freshman Kaylee Mitchell added nine points and six re- bounds, and sophomore Alex- is Wallace ¿nished with four points and nine rebounds. Rainier 64, Warrenton 17 RAINIER — Rainier jumped out to a 28-7 halftime lead, on its way to a 64-17 win over Warrenton Tuesday night in a Lewis & Clark League girls basketball game. Landree Miethe scored 10 points for the Warriors, but it wasn’t enough to match Rainier’s Shelby Saylors (14 points), Aspen Norman (12) and Julia Taylor (10), as 10 different Columbians reached the scoring column. Knappa 56, City Christian 42 KNAPPA — Knappa pulled to within one game of third place in the league standings Tuesday night, with a 56-42 Northwest League girls basketball win over City Christian on Senior Night at Knappa. Shailei Wright scored 17 points, to go with four re- bounds, three steals and two assists for the Lady Loggers, who led from start to ¿nish. Knappa improves to 6-5 in league play, while City Chris- tian drops to 7-4. The Loggers ¿nish the regular season Friday at Neah-Kah-Nie (3-8), while City takes on Faith Bible (9-2). Kacie Cameron added 11 points for Knappa, which scored 19 points in both the third and fourth quarters. Kaitlyn Landwehr chipped in eight points, with 10 re- bounds and three assists, and Chloe Little ¿nished with eight points, four steals and ¿ve re- bounds. Ilwaco 61, Toledo 44 ILWACO, Wash. — Ilwaco opened the Southwest Wash- ington 2B District girls basket- ball tournament with a 61-44 win over Toledo Monday. Hannah Ellsworth scored 18 points to lead the Lady Fishermen (20-1 overall), who outscored the Indians 25-6 in the ¿rst quarter. Jasmine Cof¿n added 17 points and Makenzie Kaech chipped in 15 for Ilwaco, which will play Adna Saturday (time and place to be deter- mined). Toledo (5-16 overall) advances to play Tacoma Bap- tist Wednesday. Naselle 59, Washington School for the Deaf 22 NASELLE, Wash. — Naselle had 22 points after one quarter, and Washington School for the Deaf had just 22 for the entire game, as the Comets won a Southwest 1B District Tournament game, 59- 22, Monday in Naselle. Kendra Leelend had 10 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for Naselle, which had 21 steals. Tayler Ford led the Com- ets with 14 points, as Naselle advances to face either Lake Quinault or Columbia Adven- tist Saturday. BOYS BASKETBALL Tillamook 41, Astoria 40 TILLAMOOK — Astoria had the lead for most of the fourth quarter Tuesday night at Tillamook, but could not quite close it out, as the Cheesemak- ers rallied for a 41-40 Cowapa League boys basketball win. JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Seaside’s Haylee Dundas, No. 15, puts up a shot while defended by Banks’ Megan Bunn, No. 22, in a basketball game at Seaside Tuesday. See more photos at www.dailyastorian.com After Tillamook scored to take the lead with less than a minute to play, Astoria was un- able to get off an attempt at a game-winner. Morgan Fruiht led the Fish- ermen with 17 points, followed by Kyle Strange with 13. Seaside 63, Banks 53 SEASIDE — It was close through three quarters, but Seaside’s Jackson Januik turned a three-point lead into a late runaway win for the Gulls Tuesday night, 63-53 over Banks. Januik scored 14 of his game-high 18 points in the ¿- nal period, as Seaside reeled off a 13-2 run in the fourth to put away the Braves. Banks was within 43-40 to start the fourth quarter, when Zach Marston convert- ed a three-point play, which sparked the Gulls to a 20-point quarter. Most of the scoring came from the free throw line, where Seaside was 10-of-15 in the fourth quarter, 18-of-28 for the game to 11-of-13 for the Braves. Seaside’s Jaxson Smith hit three 3-pointers in the open- ing quarter, on his way to 17 points. Seaside improves to 5-2 in league play, as the Gulls re- main in a ¿rst-place tie with Tillamook. bined for 44 points, and the Knappa Loggers moved within one more win of the Northwest League boys bas- ketball title, as they pounded City Christian Tuesday, 71- 38. The Loggers (11-2 in league play) ¿nish the reg- ular season Friday at Neah- Kah-Nie (1-12). A win will automatically put Knappa into the Sweet 16. Knappa’s four seniors combined to score 56 points, and the Loggers had all the points they would need by halftime, leading 44-15. Burnard led the way with 24 points, with Miller add- ing 20. Justin Dragoo pulled down 12 rebounds with eight points, and the Loggers con- nected on 9-of-25 3-point- ers. Three Rivers Christian 65, Naselle 24 KELSO, Wash. — Karsten Rentner scored 12 points to lead Three Rivers Christian to a 65-24 win over Naselle Tues- day, in a Southwest 1B District Tournament playoff game in Kelso. Adrian Corona scored eight points to lead the Comets, who ¿nish the season 3-17 overall. JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Seaside’s Jaxson Smith, No. 22, goes up for a shot over Banks’ Colin Burton, No. 33, in their basketball game at Seaside High School Tuesday. Rainier 42, Warrenton 39 RAINIER — Rainier over- came an eight-point de¿cit in the fourth quarter Tues- day night, as the Columbians rallied for a 42-39 win over Warrenton in Lewis & Clark League boys basketball action. Brock Johnson scored a game-high 20 points for the Warriors, who took a 27-26 lead into the ¿nal period. Warrenton hosts Clatskanie Thursday. Knappa 71, City Christian 38 KNAPPA — Tyson Bur- nard and Andy Miller com- SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE THURSDAY Girls Basketball — Clatskanie at Warrenton, 6 p.m. Boys Basketball — Clatskanie at Warrenton, 7:45 p.m. FRIDAY Girls Basketball — Scappoose at Astoria, 5:30 p.m.; Valley Catho- lic at Seaside, 5:30 p.m.; Knappa at Neah-Kah-Nie, 6 p.m.; Falls City at Jewell, 5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball — Scappoose at Astoria, 7:15 p.m.; Valley Catho- lic at Seaside, 7:15 p.m.; Knappa at Neah-Kah-Nie, 7:45 p.m.; Falls City at Jewell, 7:15 p.m. Swimming — District 1/4A, at As- toria Aquatic Center, 3 p.m. Wrestling — District 1/4A Region- als, Tillamook, TBA BASKETBALL HIGH SCHOOLS Girls Astoria 35, Tillamook 32 AST (35): Chloee Hunt 15, Mitch- ell 9, DeMander 5, Wallace 4, DiBartolomeo 1, Abrahams 1. TIL (32): Jordan Zweifel 14, Ham- mond 6, Sherer 6, Kottre 4, Martin 2. Astoria 7 11 8 9—35 Tillamook 7 5 7 13—32 Seaside 54, Banks 25 BAN (25): Megan Bunn 9, Slifka 8, Streblow 4, Klein 2, Wren 1. SEA (54): Whitney Westerholm 13, Utti 12, Villegas 10, Dundas 9, P.Ideue 6, Bussert 4, West. Banks 2 9 8 6—25 Seaside 10 10 21 13—54 JV: Banks 23, Seaside 16 Rainier 64, Warrenton 17 WAR (17): Landree Miethe 10, Blodgett 4, Holdiman 2, Morrill 1. RAI (64): Shelby Saylors 14, Nor- man 12, Taylor 10, Crape 8, Hansen 6, Guisinger 5, Tow 4, Schimmel 2, Gibson 2, Thurston 1. Warrenton 1 6 6 4—17 Rainier 13 15 20 16—64 Knappa 56, City Christian 42 CC (42): Piper Lewellen 18, Traver 16, Vong 3, Swalko 2, Belefski 1. KNA (56): Shailei Wright 17, Cam- eron 11, Little 8, Landwehr 8, Van- derburg 4, Rogers 3, Aho 3, Jones 2, Vandergriff. City Christian 5 7 15 15—42 Knappa 11 7 19 19—56 Ilwaco 61, Toledo 44 TOL (44): Haley Tauscher 12, Ca.Rice 10, Barge 9, Bowen 4, Ch.Rice 4, Tauscher 3, Ewers 2. ILW (61): Hannah Ellsworth 18, Coffin 17, Kaech 15, Lindstrom 7, Bentley 2, Jacobson 2, McMillan, Tapio, Kulm, Benenati. Toledo 6 10 11 17—44 Ilwaco 25 10 14 12—61 Naselle 59, WA School/Deaf 22 WSD (22): Bedolla 10, Lopez 8, Girard 3 Pietsen 1. NAS (59): Tayler Ford 14, Leeland 10, Ridgeway 8, Chapman 7, T.Ea- ton 6, Tutu’u 6, Jacot 6, A.Eaton 2, Footh. WA SchoolDeaf 0 13 5 4—22 Naselle 22 14 13 12—59 Boys Tillamook 41, Astoria 40 AST (40): Morgan Fruiht 17, Strange 13, Jarrett 5, Scroup 3, Fremstad 2, Johnson, Keating, Palek. TIL (41): Trent Meyer 16, Berge 10, Wright 8, Maloney 4, Martindale 2, Moore 1. Astoria 7 6 16 11—40 Tillamook 9 6 11 15—41 Seaside 63, Banks 53 BAN (53): Jake Evans 19, De.Renne 13, Narvaez 8, Shurts 6, Burton 5, Da.Renne 2. SEA (63): Jackson Januik 18, Smith 17, Thompson 8, Marston 7, Babb 5, Eagon 4, Meyer 2, Lewis 2. Banks 12 13 15 13—53 Sea≠≠≠≠side 16 14 13 20—63 Rainier 42, Warrenton 39 WAR (39): Brock Johnson 20, Holt 7, Whitaker 4, Cochran 4, Kyme 4. RAI (42): Jeff Tripp 10, Earls 9, D.Rea 9, Hall 7, C.Tripp 5, C.Rea 2. Warrenton 6 11 10 12—39 Rainier 9 7 10 16—42 Knappa 71, City Christian 38 CC (38): DeMonte Malloy 23, Ev- ans 8, McNack 4, Apretesi 3. KNA (71): Tyson Burnard 24, A.Miller 20, Takalo 11, Dragoo 8, Rusinovich 4, Severson 2, J.Miller 2, Weirup, Goodman, Parks, Hen- drickson. City Christian 11 4 12 11—38 Knappa 17 27 13 14—71 Feb ru ary 25 in The Daily Asto rian an d Chin o o k Ob server O u r an n u al m ag azin e is p ack ed w ith in terestin g articles ab o u t the p lace w e call ho m e. An d the p lace p eo p le lo ve to visit. Check it o u t fo r fo o d an d lo d g in g hig hlig hts, a fo cu s o n the m u sic scen e, b ehin d the scen es at lo cal lan d m ark s an d an o u td o o r activity fo r the n o t-so -fain t at heart.