THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2015
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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.
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50-yard freestyle, and third,
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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
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else over the weekend.
half, and held a 21-19 lead
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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
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took the lead for good.
lamook.
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ished 10th and 11th, respec-
Fishermen within 42-38 with
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Astoria’s
tively, in the 11-team tourna- Bronson Holthusen placed
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lead with 3:39 remaining.
senior Josh Long suffered
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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
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and Strange added nine for
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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
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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
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ished with seven rebounds, game of the Southwest 1B a Seaside sweep in Cowapa
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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the Gulls, who held a 34-32
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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.
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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-
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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
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another perfect league record
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came to an unexpected end the league standings (fourth
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
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Knappa 88,
Neah-Kah-Nie 38
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The league’s last-place team
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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-
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in Forest Grove for a home
game in the Sweet 16.
In Friday’s win, Knappa
had three players score more
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Pirates had for the entire game.
Tyson Burnard had 16 of
his game-high 23 points in
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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
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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
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the season 2-20 overall.