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SPORTS 4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015 Loggers going ‘home’ to seek another title By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian KNAPPA — There was a time not too long ago when Pendleton was the “home DZD\IURPKRPH´IRU.QDSSD Logger basketball. Every year in early March, WKH/RJJHUVDQGKDOIRI.QDS- pa-Svenson would pack up DQGPRYHHDVWIRUDZHHNHQG WKHQ XVXDOO\ UHWXUQ KRPH with a trophy, bringing back their last three state title tro- SKLHV LQ DQG ¶ WKHQ DJDLQLQ $QG QRZ IROORZLQJ D WKUHH\HDUDEVHQFHIURP3HQG- leton, the Loggers are headed EDFN ³KRPH´ DIWHU FOLQFKLQJ D VSRW LQ WKH ¿QDO HLJKW ZLWK D ZLQ RYHU 8QLRQ )UL- day night, in a Class 2A state SOD\RII Knappa will be matched up against Heppner in a quarter- ¿QDO JDPH DW 3HQGOHWRQ +LJK 6FKRRO7KXUVGD\SP 7KHZLQQHUZLOOIDFHHLWKHU Western Mennonite or Toledo at the Pendleton Convention &HQWHUSP)ULGD\ And the way they’re play- ing, “Somebody’s going to KDYHWRSOD\DKHOORIDJDPH WR EHDW XV´ VDLG .QDSSD coach Chris Spencer, whose team may be a No. 6 seed, but they’re playing like the No. 1. The Bobcats never had a chance in the Logger Den, where Knappa took advantage RIDFKDUJHGXSDWPRVSKHUHWR EXLOGDOHDGHDUO\LQWKH second quarter. *DPHRYHU ³7KH\UDQLQWRDEX]]VDZ WRQLJKW´ 6SHQFHU VDLG RI WKH %REFDWV³:HKDGDJUHDW¿UVW KDOI :H ZDQWHG WR FRPH RXW and absolutely swarm ’em, DQG PDNH LW UHDOO\ KDUG IRU them to score on every posses- VLRQ´ Knappa senior guard Tyson Burnard added, “We wanted to come out and play the most in- WHQVHµ'¶DVZHFRXOG²IXOO court, the whole game — and WKDW¶VZKDWKHOSHGXVZLQ´ Dakota Severson “spear- KHDGHG WKDW´ 6SHQFHU VDLG “He doesn’t show up a lot in the box score, but what he Above: Blake Bartels of Crook County, No. 3, finds his path to the hoop blocked by Seaside’s Austin Eagon. JEFF TER HAR — For The Daily Astorian Left: Knappa’s Tyson Burnard, No. 21, puts up a shot around Union’s Wade Rynearson, No. 23, during the first half of their basketball game at Knappa High School Friday. See more photos online at www.dailyastorian.com JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian does to other teams is phe- nomenal. ³:KDW-XVWLQ'UDJRRGLG XQGHUQHDWKDJDLQVWDEXQFKRI WUHHVZDVDOVRRQHRIKLVEHVW HIIRUWV´ Union not only had trouble scoring, but just holding on to the ball, as the Bobcats had 13 WXUQRYHUVLQWKH¿UVWKDOIQLQH more in the third quarter. 2IIHQVLYHO\ .QDSSD¶V JR to guy — as it has been all season — was Burnard. &RPLQJRIIDSRLQWSHU- IRUPDQFH LQ D OHDJXH SOD\RII ZLQ RYHU 9HUQRQLD %XUQDUG poured in 32 Friday, making WKDWSRLQWVLQWZRJDPHV “That’s Tyson being Ty- VRQ´6SHQFHUVDLG³,IKHFDQ PDNHVRPHPRUHIUHHWKURZV LWZRXOGPDNHWKHFRDFKIHHOD little better. “He’s a senior who’s hitting on all cylinders, and he’s got DOOWKHFRQ¿GHQFHLQWKHZRUOG I don’t know what to call it — swagger, energy —it’s just QRQVWRS +H PLJKW PLVV IRXU RU ¿YH LQ D URZ EXW RQFH KH gets going, there’s nobody in WKHVWDWHWKDWFDQJXDUGKLP´ $IWHU D SDLU RI SRLQWHUV RII WKH EHQFK IURP .QDSSD IUHVKPDQ&ROWRQ:HLUXSIRXU straight hoops by Burnard JDYH.QDSSDWKHOHDG Weirup added another WUH\ MXVW EHIRUH KDOIWLPH DV KH VFRUHG QLQH SRLQWV RII WKH EHQFK LQ WKH ¿UVW KDOI GXH WR IRXOWURXEOHIRU6HYHUVRQ “We bring Colton in, and WKDW¶V ZKDW &ROWRQ GRHV´ Spencer said. “He hits big shots. The moment doesn’t matter to him. He shoots ’em like he does in practice. He’s MXVWDMR\WRFRDFKDQGZDWFK´ Burnard said, “Colton usu- ally does that. He’s always in the gym shooting. During practice, that kid hits 20 in a URZVRPHWLPHV,W¶VLQVDQH´ Meanwhile, Knappa’s homecourt advantage was in IXOOIRUFH Seaside 61, Crook County 52 SEASIDE — The Seaside *XOOV DUH QRZ RQH ZLQ DZD\ IURP WKHLU WKLUG VWDWH WRXUQD- PHQWDSSHDUDQFHLQIRXU\HDUV IROORZLQJDGHFLVLYHZLQ over Crook County Friday QLJKWDWWKH*XOOV¶1HVW 7KH*XOOVEXLOWDOHDG through three quarters, then SOD\HG ZHOO HQRXJK LQ D IDVW SDFHGIRXUWKTXDUWHUWRKROGRII WKH &RZER\V LQ WKH &ODVV $ boys basketball Regional Play- In game. 6HDVLGH²D¿QDOHLJKWWHDP LQERWKDQG²LP- proves to 16-10 overall, and will play at No. 3-ranked North 9DOOH\)ULGD\ Four players scored in dou- EOH ¿JXUHV IRU WKH *XOOV ZKR RSHQHG XS D KDOIWLPH lead. Jackson Januik led the way ZLWK SRLQWV IROORZHG E\ -D[VRQ 6PLWK ZLWK $XVWLQ Eagon scored 11, and Hunter 7KRPSVRQ¿QLVKHGZLWKIRU Seaside. Girls Basketball Wahkiakum 54, Ilwaco 38 &+(+$/,6 ² 7KHLU ¿UVW year back at the 2B level re- sulted in 23 wins and a league FKDPSLRQVKLS IRU WKH ,OZDFR girls basketball team, but the Lady Fishermen ended up one ZLQ VKRUW RI WKH VWDWH TXDUWHU- ¿QDOV LQ 6SRNDQH IROORZLQJ D ORVVWR:DKNLDNXP6DW- XUGD\ DIWHUQRRQ DW :) :HVW High School in Chehalis, Wash. Wahkiakum senior Kaylee %U\DQW FRQQHFWHG RQ RI VKRWVIURPWKH¿HOGDQGVFRUHG SRLQWV WR OHDG WKH 0XOHV 23-2 overall. 'HIHQVLYHO\ :DKNLDNXP held Ilwaco’s high-scoring IUHVKPDQ0DNHQ]LH.DHFKWR MXVWIRXUSRLQWV ,OZDFR ZDV MXVW IRU IURP WKH SRLQW OLQH \HW WKH Lady Fishermen still led 13-11 early in the second quarter. From there, the Mules went RQDQUXQDQGEXLOWDQHYHQ- WXDOOHDG -DVPLQH &RI¿Q OHG ,OZDFR ZLWK SRLQWV ZKLOH %U\DQW VFRUHGRIKHUSRLQWVLQWKH ¿QDOHLJKWPLQXWHV Golden days 6SHDNLQJ RI 3HQGOHWRQ DQG the old championship days, WKHUH ZDV D WRXFK RI in Knappa’s old gym Friday, with standing room only, and IDQVRQWKHVWDJHDQGXSLQWKH balcony. Knappa’s leading scorer MXVW KDSSHQV WR EH IRRW QRZQRWIRRW ³, KHDU DERXW WKH JROGHQ GD\VHYHU\GD\´6SHQFHUVDLG “I have to think that this is the W\SH RI FURZG WKDW WKH\ KDG The community rallies around WKHVH JURXS RI NLGV 7KH\ GLG LW GXULQJ WKH IRRWEDOO VHDVRQ DQG WKH\ VKRZHG XS LQ IRUFH tonight. “We’re going to pick up ev- erybody who was here and just transport it over to Pendleton High School. I know the sup- SRUWZLOOEHWKHUH´ +HSSQHU GHIHDWHG .QDSSD 'HF LQ :DUUHQWRQ¶V basketball tournament, but the Mustangs will undoubtedly be the underdog when the two teams meet Thursday night. ³2K ZH¶OO EHDW +HSSQHU´ Burnard said. “They got us on DEDGGD\´ ³7KH\ EHDW XV WZLFH IRRW- EDOO DQG EDVNHWEDOO KRSHIXO- ly the third time will be the FKDUP´ 6SHQFHU VDLG ³:H know what we’re going to bring, and they’re going to have to match whatever we’re doing. We’re not adjusting to how other people are playing — they’ll have to adjust to ZKDWZH¶UHGRLQJ´ What’s more, Knappa could also have Andy Miller back in the starting lineup, as the senior has missed the last two weeks. ³:HNQHZLIZHZHUHJRLQJ to make it to Pendleton, we’d KDYHWRVWHSLWXSDQRWFK´%XU- nard said. “Without Andy, we have to really step it up. ³,¶YH EHHQ ZDLWLQJ IRU WKLV IRUIRXU\HDUV,¶YHEHHQZRUN- LQJKDUGWRJHWKHUHDQGZH¿- QDOO\PDGHLW´ There’s no shame and no regret about going out and giving ev- HU\WKLQJ\RXKDGWRWKHEDWWOH´ :DONHU ³GLG D VXSHUE MRE´ coach Bergerson said. “I was XS RQ P\ IHHW VWDUWLQJ WR FHOH- EUDWHZLWKVHFRQGVOHIWDQG nobody told Kerr that the match was done. It’s a real power- IXO OHVVRQ +H¶V D SKHQRPHQDO ZUHVWOHU´ While Nyssa won the 3A WHDPWLWOH:DUUHQWRQ¿QLVKHGLQ DWLHIRUWKLQWKHWHDPVWDQG- ings. Bergerson a runner-up At 113 pounds, Rogue Berg- HUVRQ RSHQHG ZLWK D ¿UVW URXQG E\HWKHQVFRUHGDTXLFNIDOO VHFRQGVRYHU+DUULVEXUJ¶V*UDQW /DLEOLQLQWKHTXDUWHU¿QDOV Unseeded in the champion- ship bracket, Bergerson made LW IRU LQ 6DWXUGD\¶V VHPL- ¿QDOURXQGZKHUHKHSLOHGXS SRLQWVLQDGHFLVLRQRYHU -HIIHUVRQ MXQLRU -DFRE 6REHO the No. 2-seed. In the championship match DJDLQVW+HDWK+DUWOH\RI1\VVD ZKR GHIHDWHG %HUJHUVRQ LQ WKH GLVWULFW ¿QDOV +DUWOH\ scored an escape and a take- GRZQWREXLOGDOHDGLQWKH second period. %HUJHUVRQWULPPHGWKHGH¿- FLWWRZLWKMXVWRYHUDPLQXWH UHPDLQLQJ LQ WKH ¿QDO SHULRG EHIRUH +DUWOH\ VFRUHG D WDNH- GRZQ DQG D QHDUIDOO SXVKLQJ KLVOHDGWRDQGHYHQWXDO decision. “Rogue and Colton both KDGWUXO\JUHDWRSSRQHQWV´VDLG 5RJXH¶VIDWKHUDQGFRDFK7UDVN Bergerson. “Rogue had a tough VHPL¿QDOPDWFKZLWK-DFRE6R- bel, another really tough guy. He really had to battle to beat him. ³+DUWOH\ ZDV UHDOO\ RQ´ KH said. “When you go into the VWDWH ¿QDOV ZLWK D VWDWH FKDP- SLRQ +DUWOH\ ZRQ DW ODVW \HDULWDOOFRPHVGRZQWRWKDW six minutes. Hartley brought his very best game, and Rogue was right there with him. It was really close going into the last round. We had a good strategy, and Hartley just outwrestled KLP´ 7KH :DUULRUV VXIIHUHG WKHLU ¿UVWORVVRI'D\DWSRXQGV ZKHUH0LFKDHO6XSSDKDGD¿UVW round bye, then dropped a tech- QLFDOIDOOWR*OLGHVHQLRU'HYLQ )UHHPDQ LQ WKH TXDUWHU¿QDOV Suppa rebounded in consola- WLRQZLWKIDOOVRYHU:\DWW<DWHV RI &RTXLOOH DQG .HHJDQ 'DYLV RI:LOODPLQD EH- IRUHDORVVWR1\VVD¶V-RVKXD Bongiorno. Suppa pinned Steven Hed- OXQGRI/DNHYLHZLQWKH ¿IWKSODFHPDWFK ³+H ¿QLVKHG KLV ZUHVWOLQJ career the only way Michael 6XSSDFRXOG´FRDFK%HUJHUVRQ said. “This is a guy who will go GRZQLQWKHKLVWRU\RI:DUUHQ- ton wrestling as somebody you never count out. He’s the Babe 5XWKRI:DUUHQWRQZUHVWOLQJ ³,W EHFDPH D IXQ MRNH WKDW Suppa would have to be down by an almost insurmountable DPRXQW RI SRLQWV WR ZLQ +H KDGWRGRWKDWWRKLPVHOIWRLJ- QLWH KLPVHOI LQ WKH ODVW URXQG DQG FRPH IURP DEVROXWHO\ QR- ZKHUHDQGZLQE\IDOOZLWK VHFRQGVOHIW´ Elsewhere, Warrenton junior -XVWLFH:DWVRQKDGD¿UVWURXQG bye, but then lost two matches at SRXQGVDQGMXQLRU(OL3H- WHUVHQZDVDW Truax third in 2A meet Nathan Truax had the high- HVW ¿QLVK RXW RI IRXU .QDSSD ZUHVWOHUV SODFLQJ WKLUG DW pounds. 7UXD[KDGDTXDUWHU¿QDOIDOO RYHU 5\DQ *RGIUH\ RI 0\UWOH 3RLQWEHIRUH:DOORZD¶V Micah Fuller pinned Truax LQDVHPL¿QDOPDWFK Truax rebounded in con- VRODWLRQ ZLWK IDOOV RYHU /HYL &DUSHU RI (OJLQ DQG Culver’s MacKyle Little 7HDPPDWH$QGUHZ*RR]HH DOVRKDGDTXDUWHU¿QDOZLQEXW ORVWLQWKHVHPL¿QDOVHYHQWXDO- O\ORVWE\IDOOWR6DP:LOOLDPV RI &UDQH LQ WKH WKLUGSODFH PDWFKWR¿QLVKIRXUWKDW Ryan Simpson went 1-2 at 132 pounds, with a 10-2 major GHFLVLRQRYHU(YDQ*XQGHUVRQ RI %XUQV LQ FRQVRODWLRQ DQG &KULV&UX]ZDVDW ley 165.5, Marshfield 124.5, Scap- poose 121.5, McLoughlin 100.5, Cascade 89, Banks 84, Sweet Home 74, Tillamook 61.5, Elmira 61, North Marion 47, Cottage Grove 45, Gladstone 42, Phoenix 39, Douglas 35, Hidden Valley 30, Klamath Union 30, Sutherlin 30, Ontario 29, Corbett 28, La Grande 25, Newport 19, Ma- zama 16, Baker 15, Molalla 14, Phi- lomath 14, Astoria 12, Estacada 10, Madras 10, Sisters 7, Siuslaw 7, Stay- ton 6, North Bend 5, North Valley 3, South Umpqua 2, Brookings-Harbor, Junction City, Yamhill-Carlton. Class 3A: Nyssa 185, Vale 164, Glide 159.5, Scio 122, Riverside 108, Rainier 94.5, Willamina 94.5, Harrisburg 73.5, Illinois Valley 60, La Pine 57, Warrenton 57, Jefferson 56, Pleasant Hill 40, Gervais 38, Sheri- dan 37, Colton 36, Santiam Christian 36, Lakeview 34, Coquille 24.5, Cas- cade Christian 23, Dayton 19, Rogue River 17, Clatskanie 10, Creswell 5, De La Salle 3, Taft 3, Amity 2. Class 2A/1A: Culver 147.5, Low- ell 127, Monroe 98, Gold Beach 73, Crane 69, Oakridge 48, Heppner 39, Burns 38.5, Central Linn 36, El- gin 32, Knappa 27, Myrtle Point 26, Wallowa 24, Riddle 23, Union 22, Pine Eagle 18, Chiloquin 14, Grant Union 14, Nestucca 14, North Lake 9, Imbler 8, Reedsport 7, Bonanza 4, Crow 3, Neah-Kah-Nie 3, Joseph 2, Oakland 2, Siletz Valley 1, Adrian, Glendale, Hosanna Christian, Ver- nonia. :DUULRUPDWPHQEDWWOHIRUWKSODFH¿QLVK Knappa’s Truax, Astoria Raichl SODFHWKLUG¿IWK By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian PORTLAND — The War- renton Warriors were on the YHUJH RI WKHLU ¿UVW LQGLYLGXDO state titles since 2002. But — in the triumph and disappointment that only the state tournament can bring — WKH:DUULRUVVXIIHUHGWZRKHDUW- breaking losses in the champi- onship round. In back-to-back title match- es in the 3A meet, Warrenton’s Colton Walker and Rogue Berg- erson both came up short in championship bouts Saturday night at Portland’s Memorial &ROLVHXPERWK¿QLVKLQJVHFRQG at their respective weights. Still, Walker and Bergerson ZHQW ZKHUH IHZ:DUULRUV KDYH gone over the last 13 years, ad- YDQFLQJWRWKH¿QDOV Warrenton’s last two state ti- tles remain those won in 2002, ZKHQ-HII3LNHDQG.\OH -RKQVRQSODFHG¿UVW ,Q:HV%DOHQVLIHUDQG Ryan Johnson brought home VWDWH WLWOHV IROORZHG E\ %DOHQ- VLIHU DQG 'XVW\ 0F*URUW\ LQ DQG -HII 3LNH DQG 5LFN Walter in 2001. In Saturday’s championship round, sophomore No. 2 seed 'DYLG.HUURI/D3LQHVFRUHGD GUDPDWLFFRPHIURPEHKLQG win over the No. 1 seed Walker in the title match at 106 pounds. Walker began his tournament ZLWKDIDOORYHUIUHVKPDQ 'DYLG (OZRRG RI :LOODPLQD Submitted Photo From left to right, Isaiah Vazquez of Rainier, Warrenton’s Rogue Bergerson, Heath Hartley of Nyssa, and Jordan Combs of Willamina stand atop the podium as the top wrestlers at 113 pounds for the Class 3A level. WKHQSLQQHGIUHVKPDQ0D[9DO- OHRI&DVFDGH&KULVWLDQLQ He opened Saturday’s action ZLWKDIDOORYHU6KHULGDQVRSKR- PRUH5HP\7DSLD%UDYR setting up the showdown with Kerr. A combination reversal and takedown by Walker in the clos- LQJVHFRQGVRIWKHVHFRQGSHULRG JDYH:DONHUDQOHDG ,WZDVVWLOOZLWKOHIW and with time running out, Kerr VFRUHG D UHYHUVDO IROORZHG LQ quick succession by a takedown DQG D QHDUIDOO DV WLPH H[SLUHG IRUDZLQ ³,¶YH EHHQ RQ ERWK VWHSV RI WKH SRGLXP P\VHOI´ VDLG:DU- renton coach Trask Bergerson. “As a champion you get this un- EHOLHYDEOHVXUJHRIDI¿UPDWLRQ you don’t have to pick up all the VFDWWHUHGUHPDLQVRI\RXUKRSHV DQGGUHDPV7KHUH¶VWKURQJVRI ZHOOZLVKHUV´ $IWHUDORVVKRZHYHU³LVWKH PRVW SRZHUIXO H[SHULHQFH ² picking up the pieces. You have to acknowledge that you lost, and your opponent beat you. ³,W¶V KHDUWEUHDNLQJ´ KH said. “But that’s probably the single most valuable lesson that WKHVH\RXQJPHQJHWWRWDNHIRU WKHUHVWRIWKHLUOLYHV,W¶VDSRZ- HUIXO SRZHUIXO WKLQJ *RLQJ WR battle, there’s two ways you can come back — being carried on your shield, or you can come back with your shield. “There’s honor both ways. 5DLFKOWDNHV¿IWK $VWRULD¶V -RVK 5DLFKO ¿Q- LVKHG¿IWKLQWKHGLVWULFWPHHWWZR ZHHNVHDUOLHUDQGSODFHG¿IWKDW SRXQGVLQWKH&ODVV$VWDWH tournament over the weekend. Raichl capped his tourna- PHQW DQG KLV FDUHHU ZLWK D decision over Twister McComas RI%DQNVLQWKH¿IWKSODFHPDWFK Saturday at Memorial Coliseum. 5DLFKO ORVW D ¿UVW URXQG match to Crook County’s Trevor 5DVPXVVHQ EXW ERXQFHG EDFN LQ FRQVRODWLRQ ZLWK IDOOV RYHU %UDG\ 9LHUUD RI 3KRHQL[ DQG 6KDZQ )DUUHOO &RW- WDJH *URYH D VXGGHQ GHDWKYLFWRU\RYHU-HIIUH6FKDH- IHURI&DVFDGH69EHIRUH DQORVVWR-DFRE3RGROVNLRI McLoughlin in the consolation VHPL¿QDOV SCOREBOARD BASKETBALL HIGH SCHOOLS Boys Knappa 70, Union 45 UNI (45): Jacob Wright 12, C.Houck 9, Evans 7, Rynearson 6, Graves 4, L.Houck 3, Kennon 2, Scantling 2. KNA (70): Tyson Burnard 32, Dra- goo 10, Takalo 10, Weirup 9, Sever- son 7, J.Miller 2, Rubus, Rusinovich. Union 9 8 10 18—45 Knappa 19 14 17 20—70 Seaside 61, Crook County 52 CC (52): Blake Bartels 17, Kessi 8, Harper 7, Kilthau 7, Jones 5, Hernan- dez 5, Kee 3. SEA (61): Jackson Januik 20, Smith 14, Eagon 11, Thompson 10, Marston 6, Lewis. Crook County 10 14 5 23—52 Seaside 15 16 10 20—61 Girls Wahkiakum 54, Ilwaco 38 ILW (38): Jasmine Coffin 19, Mc- Millan 6, Kaech 4, Tapio 3, Ellsworth 2, Bannister 2, Jacobson 2, Lind- strom, Kulm, Bentley. WAH (54): Kaylee Bryant 24, Sou- venir 8, Boyce 7, Wegdahl 6, Olsen 5, Peacock 4. Ilwaco 11 2 11 14—38 Wahkiakum 11 9 14 20—54 WRESTLING HIGH SCHOOLS OSAA State Championships Class 4A: Crook County 327, Hen-