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SPORTS THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015 7A Knappa Loggers take top spots in league awards AP Photo/File Baseball pitchers Homer Bailey, Kevin Brown, Matt Cain, Zack Greinke, Cole Hamels, Mike Hampton, Felix Hernandez, Clayton Kershaw, Cliff Lee, Jon Lester, CC Sabathia and Johan Santana. Max Scherzer and Jon Lester reported to spring training with new teams, swelling the $100 million pitcher club to 16 members. $100 million pitchers must produce results quickly of these in the game, and they give you something that no one else has,” said agent Scott Bo- Max Scherzer and Jon ras, who negotiated the deals Lester might as well have ne- for Kevin Brown, Barry Zito on-green dollar signs stamped and Scherzer. “A lot of teams all over their uniforms and have a lot of pitchers, but few caps. teams have a true No. 1.” Their careers were rede- Only three pitchers have ¿QHG LQ WKH RIIVHDVRQ ZKHQ won World Series rings after they joined baseball’s elite VLJQLQJ QLQH¿JXUH FRQWUDFWV echelon of $100 million arms, CC Sabathia with the New a sweet 16 whose salaries total York Yankees, and Zito and an even sweeter $2.42 billion. 0DWW&DLQZLWKWKH6DQ)UDQ- Every game they start and ev- FLVFR*LDQWV7KHUHVW¿QGWKHLU ery pitch they throw will be ¿QDQFHV VDWHG EXW WKHLU DPEL- viewed through the prism of tions starved. their 1 percenter incomes. The $100 million pitchers Judging by history, they have combined to average a had better succeed swiftly with 12-9 record and 3.39 ERA their new teams. Wins and GXULQJ WKH ¿UVW IRXU VHDVRQV innings pitched are likely to of their deals, according to dwindle with age. STATS. During the remaining Theo Epstein, the Chicago years, they fell to a 7-7 record Cubs’ president of baseball and 4.43 ERA. operations who signed Les- Durability decreases dra- ter, likens these megadeals to matically, with the group aver- a “splurge on a luxury item,” DJLQJLQQLQJVLQ¿UVWVHD- baseball’s equivalent of a Bir- sons, 178 by the third year and NLQEDJRUYLQWDJH)HUUDUL E\WKH¿IWK Is the roster candy worth Justin Verlander was 124- it to their teams? Or merely a 65 and 30 years old when he status symbol? signed his big deal with Detroit “They are difference-mak- in March 2013. He is 28-24 ers. They are special talents. since, slowed by core muscle Usually there are only 10 to 12 surgery before the 2014 season. By RONALD BLUM The Associated Press “I don’t think that there’s anyone that looks at long-term contracts for pitchers that are older and thinks that all of them are going to be years of investment that are at the high- est rate,” Detroit Tigers presi- dent Dave Dombrowski said. “You expect some type of de- cline and adjustment that takes place.” Pitchers and catchers start workouts with the World Se- ULHV FKDPSLRQ 6DQ )UDQFLVFR Giants on Thursday, and posi- WLRQSOD\HUVMRLQ¿YHGD\VODW- er. Among the players making fresh starts are Pablo Sando- val and Hanley Ramirez with Boston; Matt Kemp, Justin Upton and James Shields with San Diego; and David Robert- son with the Chicago White Sox. And Alex Rodriguez re- turns to the New York Yankees at age 39 following his year- long suspension. 6HHNLQJ WKH ¿UVW FKDPSL- onship in franchise history, Washington gave the 30-year- old Scherzer a $210 million, seven-year contract, $5 million shy of the record for pitchers set by the Los Angeles Dodg- ers’ Clayton Kershaw. Northwest League boys basket- ball belonged to the Knappa Log- gers this season, and so did the big awards announced in last week’s league tournament. Knappa’s Chris Spencer was named Coach of the Year, and se- nior Tyson Burnard (backed by his 50-point performance in the seed- ing game) earned Player of the Year honors. Logger seniors Justin Dragoo and Andy Miller were selected to the sec- ond team, and freshman Dale Takalo was named honorable mention. Knappa is preparing to host its ¿UVW VWDWH SOD\RII JDPH VLQFH )HE 26, 2011 (an 86-47 win over Yon- calla). Union (16-8 overall) will visit .QDSSDDWSP)ULGD\ZLWK WKH ZLQQHU DGYDQFLQJ WR WKH ¿QDO eight in Pendleton. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for students. The Northwest League girls Player of the Year was Vernonia senior Meghan Sullivan, and Bill 6WHSKHQVRI)DLWK%LEOHZDVQDPHG Coach of the Year. Knappa senior Shailei Wright ED ELLIOTT — For the Daily Astorian PDGHWKH¿UVWWHDPVHQLRUWHDPPDWH Kacie Cameron was second team, Knappa senior Tyson Burnard tosses in two of his and junior Chloe Little earned hon- 50 points in last week’s win over Vernonia. Burnard was named the NWL Player of the Year. orable mention. SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE FRIDAY Boys Basketball — Crook Coun- ty at Seaside, 7 p.m.; Union at Knappa, 6 p.m. Wrestling — OSAA State Tourna- ment, Portland Memorial Coliseum, All Day. SATURDAY Girls Basketball — Wahkiakum at Ilwaco, 2 p.m., at WF West HS, Chehalis Wrestling — OSAA State Tourna- ment, Portland Memorial Coliseum, All Day. BASKETBALL HIGH SCHOOLS Northwest All-League Boys Player of the Year: Tyson Bur- nard, Knappa Coach of the Year: Chris Spen- cer, Knappa First Team Tyson Burnard, Sr., Knappa Tom Chiang, Sr., Delphian Brett Elder, Jr., Nestucca DeMonte Malloy, So., City Chr. Clay Sullivan, Fr., Vernonia Cole Waibel, Sr., Gaston Russell Walker, Sr., Faith Bible Second Team Justin Dragoo, Sr., Knappa Brett Elliot, So., Vernonia Max Halverson, So., NeahKahNie Andy Miller, Sr., Knappa Guillermo Pimienta, Sr., Nestucca Honorable Mention Tristan Adams, So., Vernonia Jack Evans, Sr., City Christian J.J. Gonzalez, Sr., Delphian Cameron Hofer, Sr., Faith Bible Brandon Luey, Sr., Faith Bible Dale Takalo, Fr., Knappa Quentin Tomak, Jr., Delphian Keenan Wenrick, Sr., Nestucca Sportsmanship: City Christian Girls Player of the Year: Meghan Sulli- van, Vernonia Coach of the Year: Bill Stephens, Faith Bible First Team Meghan Sullivan, Sr., Vernonia Sierra Falcon, Sr., Faith Bible Julia Fletcher, Sr., Vernonia Piper Lewellen, Sr., City Christian Sue Traver, Sr., City Christian Shailei Wright, Sr., Knappa Second Team Kacie Cameron, Sr., Knappa Jaycie Endicott, Sr., Gaston Alaina Holm, Jr., Neah-Kah-Nie Mara Irving, Sr., Faith Bible Kycie Richwine, Sr., Nestucca Ma’Ca Veselkova, Jr., Vernonia Honorable Mention Monica Chatelain, Sr., Nestucca Haylie Davis, Sr., Gaston Traci Fleming, Sr., Faith Bible Jessica Irving, So., Faith Bible Annie Kelly, Sr., Neah-Kah-Nie Chloe Little, Jr., Knappa Lisa Paje, So., Vernonia Annie Romig, Jr., Neah-Kah-Nie Felicia Vong, Fr., City Christian Sportsmanship: Nestucca Blazers beat slumping Spurs PORTLAND (AP) — Wes- ley Matthews and the Port- land Trail Blazers hope they put their recent fourth-quarter woes behind them Wednesday night. Matthews scored 31 points, LaMarcus Aldridge had 11 points and 13 rebounds, and Portland beat the slumping San Antonio Spurs 111-95 for LWV ¿UVW YLFWRU\ VLQFH WKH$OO Star break. The Trail Blazers are 25-4 when leading after three quar- ters, but all four losses have come in the past 10 games. 7KH PRVW JODULQJ ÀRS ZDV Sunday, when Portland blew a 13-point lead as Memphis outscored the Blazers 34-15 during the fourth period. Portland had an 81-71 lead heading into the fourth quarter against the Spurs, and the home crowd had reason to gasp when San Antonio opened the period with con- secutive 3-pointers by Danny Green and Tony Parker that sliced the margin to four. But in a matter of 3 min- utes, Portland ended the dra- ma by blitzing San Antonio with a 14-2 run that made it 95-79. “Tonight, everyone was locked in,” Blazers guard Da- mian Lillard said. “We know how it felt ... last game against Memphis when we played so well to let it slip away. 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