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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2015 SPORTS 7A Gulls come up short in race for team title By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian The same two schools fin- ished 1-2 in the team stand- ings for the second straight year on the boys’ side of the District 1/4A swim meet. The finals wrapped up Saturday afternoon at the As- toria Aquatic Center, where the Newport boys (with 304 points) scored another team championship, edging sec- ond-place Seaside (218) for the second year in a row. And Valley Catholic defi- nitely made a splash in its first year in its new district, as the Lady Valiants won the girls’ title with 252 points, over Tillamook (229). Individually, Seaside will send a handful of athletes to the state meet, Friday and Saturday at Mt. Hood Com- munity College. Teamwise, Seaside coach Alex Reed knew it would be tough for his boys to catch a deep and talented Newport team. “We had a pretty solid idea,” he said. “Newport was a little too deep for us on the boys’ side this year, and we’ve had a couple of team subtractions for the girls.” Still, the Seaside boys will have entrants in eight of the 11 events at state. “Our goal was to qual- ify three relays for state,” said Reed, which they did. “We’re definitely in the medley relay — we won by a good margin, and that one’s looking good going into state.” Seaside’s other two re- lays qualified as wild cards. The Gulls had one auto- matic state qualifier, as Will Garvin, Brad Rzewnicki, Sam Beaudoin and Dylan Townsend teamed up to win the first event of the day, the 200-yard medley relay. Seaside won in 1 minute, 48.43 seconds, which puts the Gulls as the No. 4 seed in the state meet. Other wild card quali- fiers included Rzewnicki (second, 200-yard freestyle, and third, 100-yard breast- JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Astoria’s 200-yard medley relay team members pose for a photo with their second-place ribbons during the District 1/4A swim meet at the Astoria Aquatic Center Saturday. JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Seaside’s Sam Beaudoin competes during the boys 200-yard medley relay at the District 1/4A swim meet at the Astoria Aquatic Center Saturday. Seaside’s team placed first in the event and earned an automatic bid to state. JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Astoria’s Jacob Hulti flashes the money sign in celebra- tion after the Astoria boys 200-yard freestyle team won the consolation heat. JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Astoria’s Bryce Nurding won the boys 500-yard freestyle event at the District 1/4A meet. See more photos at www.dailyastorian.com VWURNH %HDXGRLQ VHFRQG 50-yard freestyle, and third, \DUG IUHHVW\OH /XNH Liljenwall (fourth, 100 free- VW\OH DQG *DUYLQ IRXUWK 100-yard backstroke). “Brad Rzewnicki did an awesome job, dropping four full seconds off his 200 free to get second place,” Reed said. And Seaside’s 200-yard freestyle relay placed sec- ond in 1:37.90 to qualify for state, as did their 400-yard freestyle relay, taking sec- ond in 3:42.41. Astoria’s lone automatic qualifier was junior Bryce Nurding, who won the 500- yard freestyle in 5:36.58. Nurding was second last year behind teammate Nick Janda. On the girls’ side, Val- ley Catholic, Tillamook and Newport dominated most of the events. Astoria had one auto- matic state qualifier, with junior Megan Sparks swim- ming a 1:07.44 to win the 100 backstroke. She will be a No. 7 seed at the state meet. “Bryce is going in the 500, and Megan in the back- stroke,” said Astoria coach Amy Emmett. “And we only JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Seaside’s Brad Rzewnicki competes in the 200-yard freestyle during the District 1/4A swim meet. Rzewnicki placed second in the event. have one senior, so I’m look- ing forward to next year.” Meanwhile, Emmett’s former team was celebrat- ing its second straight boys’ championship. “I coached at Newport for nine years, so I know what their program is,” Em- mett said. “Angie (Sremba) was my assistant coach, and she’s taken the ball and run with it. It’s exciting to watch.” fourth quarter Friday night, then made eight in a row to help pull away for a 54-41 TILLAMOOK — With League meet the week be- win over Astoria, in Cowapa Crook County competing in fore, as Long injured the League boys basketball ac- District 1/4A wrestling, wins knee in the championship tion at the Brick House. and points were hard to come match, which he won. The Fishermen overcame by for the Cowapa League DQ HDUO\ GH¿FLW ZLWK DQ Instead, senior Josh Raichl schools, as well as everyone was Astoria’s highest placer, UXQPLGZD\WKURXJKWKH¿UVW else over the weekend. half, and held a 21-19 lead ¿QLVKLQJ¿IWKDWSRXQGV With 11 individual cham- following baskets by Morgan $IWHU D ¿UVWURXQG E\H pions, Crook County racked Raichl lost a 3-2 decision in Fruiht, Kyle Strange and Der- up 507.5 points to run away D TXDUWHU¿QDO PDWFK DJDLQVW ek Jarrett. with the team title, well Tillamook’s Luke Martin. Tied 25-25 early in the ahead of Scappoose (235.5), third quarter, Scappoose se- Raichl bounced back Tillamook (205) and Banks with two straight consolation nior Jacob Wendschafer hit (183.5). The meet was held wins, and after a loss, won a 3-pointer, and the Indians Friday and Saturday at Til- WKH¿IWKSODFHPDWFKZLWKD took the lead for good. lamook. A trey from Astoria’s pin (:17) over Wyatt Sigmen $VWRULD DQG 6HDVLGH ¿Q- of Crook County. Fridtjof Fremstad had the ished 10th and 11th, respec- Fishermen within 42-38 with Elsewhere, Astoria’s tively, in the 11-team tourna- Bronson Holthusen placed MXVW XQGHU ¿YH PLQXWHV OHIW ment. but Scappoose answered with sixth at 195, winning a pair Astoria was missing its of consolation matches, be- a 6-0 run to build a 10-point top state title hopeful, as IRUHDORVVLQWKHVHPL¿QDOV lead with 3:39 remaining. senior Josh Long suffered Wendelschafer led the Raiden Bowles placed a torn ACL in the Cowapa eighth at 180 for the Gulls. Indians with 14 points, fol- lowed by Brennen McNabb with 13. Chase Johnson was SODFH DQG ZLOO KRVW ¿IWK age scored eight points with held to just six points through place Neah-Kah-Nie in four steals for Jewell. Gabi three quarters, before making a league playoff rematch 0RUDOHV DGGHG ¿YH SRLQWV IRXU IUHH WKURZV LQ WKH ¿QDO Thursday. The winner ad- and 10 rebounds, and Ashley period. Fremstad had 10 points vances to play the loser of Thurston pulled down nine and Strange added nine for Faith Bible and City Chris- boards for the Lady Jays. WLDQ 6DWXUGD\ DW 3DFL¿F 8QL- Jewell begins action in the Astoria, which drops to 2-6 in the league standings, with versity in Forest Grove. league playoffs Wednesday. games against Seaside and Chloe Little led Knappa Valley Catholic this week. with 13 points and six steals Lake Quinault 47, in Friday’s loss, while Shail- Naselle 42 Seaside 48, ei Wright added eight points CASTLE ROCK, Wash. Valley Catholic 33 with 10 rebounds and three — Lake Quinault’s Romey SEASIDE — The Seaside assists before fouling out in Begay scored 21 points to the fourth quarter. lead the Elks to a 47-42 win boys basketball team is one .DLWO\Q /DQGZHKU ¿Q- RYHU 1DVHOOH LQ D VHPL¿QDO big step closer to making it ished with seven rebounds, game of the Southwest 1B a Seaside sweep in Cowapa ¿YH DVVLVWV DQG IRXU VWHDOV District Tournament Satur- League basketball. With the Lady Gulls in for Knappa, which held a 24- day. 23 lead going into the fourth Ellie Chapman had 20 charge of the Cowapa girls quarter. points for the Comets, who standings, the Seaside boys still have two more chances knocked off Valley Catholic Falls City 28, Jewell 27 to make the state tournament. 48-33 Friday night, to take JEWELL — Jewell closed Naselle will play either Ta- RYHU VROH SRVVHVVLRQ RI ¿UVW out the regular season with a holah or Mary M. Knight to- place with two games left. Jackson Januik scored close 28-27 loss to Falls City day in the third/fourth-place 18 points and Austin Eagon Friday. game in Castle Rock. added 11, as Seaside opened Falls City made two free throws with 10 seconds left BOYS BASKETBALL up a big lead with a 16-7 run Scappoose 54, Astoria 41 in the third quarter in Fri- for the victory. Scappoose did not shoot day’s win. Rachel Stahly had eight Zach Marston added eight points, and Alyscia Littlep- a single free throw until the points for the Gulls, who play at Astoria Tuesday. Astoria, Seaside tune up for Clatsop Clash Friday night for the Seaside girls basketball team. Valley Catholic stunned Scappoose opened the the Lady Gulls and their fourth quarter with a 7-0 run, home fans by beating Seaside and that sparked the Indians WKH ¿UVW ORVV IRU WKH to a 46-41 win Friday night Gulls in league play in over at the Brick House, in a key two years. fourth-place showdown in Seaside still has a one- Cowapa League girls basket- game lead with two games ball. remaining, with the Gulls With the victory, Scap- facing the league’s last-place poose (3-5 in league) takes teams (Astoria and Tilla- a one-game lead on the Lady mook, a combined 3-13) this Fish (2-6) with two games week to close out the regular left. season. Astoria is still playing Maddi Utti scored 16 shorthanded, with Kaisa Is- points, with seven rebounds, rael and Taylor Mickle side- ¿YHDVVLVWVDQGIRXUVWHDOVIRU lined. the Gulls, who held a 34-32 Yet the Lady Fish still put halftime lead. XSDJRRG¿JKWDVVRSKRPRUH Seaside took a 45-43 lead Rylee DeMander knocked in the fourth quarter, where down a pair of 3-pointers the Valiants outscored the (including one at the buzzer Gulls 24-11. WR HQG WKH ¿UVW TXDUWHU DQG Seaside coach Wally Ham- freshman Kaylee Mitchell er wanted “to give Valley added another, helping Asto- Catholic all the credit. They ria to a 19-15 lead in the sec- played a great game and just ond period. outplayed us. They shot well Astoria’s Libby DiBar- and we didn’t play very good tolomeo hit back-to-back defense tonight. treys in the third quarter, “These things happen and teammates Chloee Hunt, along the path where we Alexis Wallace and Mitchell didn’t reach our goal,” he all scored from close range in said. “Playing good defense the period. and rebounding are essential Still, the teams went to if you are going to be suc- the fourth quarter tied 31- cessful.” 31, when Scappoose senior Haylee Dundas and Whit- 6DUD 7LQQLQJ RSHQHG WKH ¿- ney Westerholm scored 11 nal frame with a jumper, and points apiece for Seaside, minutes later hit a 3-pointer to which plays at Astoria Tues- give the Indians a 38-31 lead. day. Hunt led Astoria with 14 points, which included a pair Neah-Kah-Nie 43, of 3-pointers in the fourth Knappa 41 quarter, the second pulling ROCKAWAY BEACH — the Lady Fish to within 44-41, Neah-Kah-Nie and Knappa before Tinning made two free battled through four quarters throws with 45 seconds left. and two overtimes before Mitchell had 10 rebounds, coming up with a winner Fri- three steals and two assists day night. for Astoria, which hosts Sea- Despite making just 3-of- side Tuesday. 21 foul shots, the Pirates eventually posted a 43-41 Valley Catholic 69, win over the Lady Loggers, Seaside 56 who were 12-of-34 at the SEASIDE — Their bid for line. another perfect league record .QDSSD ¿QLVKHV LQ came to an unexpected end the league standings (fourth By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian 5DLFKO¿IWKIRU$VWRULD Knappa 88, Neah-Kah-Nie 38 ROCKAWAY BEACH — The league’s last-place team KRVWHGWKHOHDJXH¶V¿UVWSODFH team Friday night, and the re- sult was predictable: Knappa 88, Neah-Kah-Nie 38. Having already clinched the league title, the Loggers had all the points they would need midway through the second quarter on the way to their 19th win of the season. Knappa will play either Nestucca or Vernonia Sat- XUGD\ DW 3DFL¿F 8QLYHUVLW\ in Forest Grove for a home game in the Sweet 16. In Friday’s win, Knappa had three players score more SRLQWVLQWKH¿UVWKDOIWKDQWKH Pirates had for the entire game. Tyson Burnard had 16 of his game-high 23 points in WKH ¿UVW KDOI IUHVKPDQ 'DOH 7DNDORKDGLQWKH¿UVWKDOI RQ KLV ZD\ WR SRLQWV DQG freshman Colton Weirup had IRXUSRLQWHUVLQWKH¿UVWKDOI when he scored 14 of his 18. “We just came out and played like the No. 1 team in our league,” said Knappa coach Chris Spencer. “We played extremely well. We only had four turnovers in the ¿UVW KDOI ZKLFK ZDV JRRG because we were playing ex- tremely fast.” Knappa had a 55-22 lead by halftime. The 88 points was the most in a single game for the Loggers since a 103-58 win over Gaston, Feb. 9, 2010. Falls City 44, Jewell 29 JEWELL — Tristan Yea- ger had 15 points to pace Falls City past Jewell in Cas- co League boys basketball action Friday, 44-29. Victor Berg had nine points, Ben Stahly added eight points and six rebounds IRUWKH%OXH-D\VZKR¿QLVK the season 2-20 overall.
