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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015
GLADIATORS VICTORIOUS ON
OPENING DAY AT CMH FIELD
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Astoria’s Kelsey Wullger, No. 28, hits a pitch in the seventh inning of the softball game against Gladstone Monday. Astoria lost 6-0.
By GARY HENLEY
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Monday afternoon, as the
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at Columbia Memorial Field.
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Breshears had a triple, two
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in 2014 (15-0 in the Tri-Valley
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the Class 4A state tournament,
played Saturday in Hillsboro.
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the Gladiators, and Breshears
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at second.
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Astoria’s Rylee DeMander, No. 1, attempts to turn a double play in the fifth inning against
Gladstone. View more photos online at www.dailyastorian.com
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Astoria’s Caitlyn Hougham, No. 20, swings at a pitch in
the first inning.
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Astoria’s Libby DiBartolomeo, No. 12, pitches to Glad-
stone’s Kinzie McLeod, No. 33, in the third inning.
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the 17 batters she faced in
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Warrenton 13, Ilwaco 0
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SCOREBOARD
PREP SCHEDULE
TODAY
Baseball — Seaside at Molal-
la, 4:30 p.m.; Nestucca at War-
renton, 4:30 p.m.
Track — Lewis & Clark
League Ice-Breaker, at Clats-
kanie, 3:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Baseball — Corbett at Astoria,
4:30 p.m.; Clatskanie at Knap-
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place at Aiken Field.
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care of by the Astoria Baseball
Foundation.
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baseball season opener.
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Saltares,
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can be much more for Astoria,
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for us. Once it’s established and
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poose, 12:30 p.m.
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ments that we could play at both
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