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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2015 AHS PREVIEW 11A JEFF TER HAR — For the Daily Astorian Chloee Hunt is the lone returner for Astoria girls golf. Astoria golf: Young but experienced last season, but they’re also one of the few teams with most of their district competitors return- The Astoria boys golf team ing. has an odd mix of experience The three seniors are Tucker and youth, as the Fishermen Johnson, Will Keeran and Joey head into the 2015 season. Voeller; a promising sophomore Astoria returns seven play- class features returners Arthur ers with varsity experience Clark, Henry Meiners and Syd- — yet they’re still young, as ney Morris, with newcomers head coach Dan Foss has three Trevor Altheide-Nielson, Kirk seniors, six sophomores and a Fausett and Ron Schumacher; freshman in the lineup. and the lone freshman is Tim “We’re coming back with Schumacher. all the experience — it will just Foss said Keeran should be fun to see how much they’ve help provide some of the senior improved in the offseason and leadership. last summer,” Foss said. “The “He’s a sound player and kids are taller, stronger and a brings some poise and unity to golf-motivated group.” the team,” Foss said. “He’s not There’s no telling where that afraid to speak up. will put the Fishermen in the “Tucker Johnson is a good District 1/4A standings. They athlete, and is ready to tran- ¿QLVKHG¿IWKRXWRI¿YHWHDPV sition into golf; it’s the senior By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian year for Joey Voeller, and he’s willing to keep working on his game. He’s been real deter- mined.” And look out for the fresh- man, Foss said. “Tim Schumacher has a real sound swing and good fundamentals. He may sur- prise us,” he said. “The other guys will get better as we get going.” Leaguewise — and state- wide for that matter — every- one may be chasing Seaside, the defending 4A state champi- ons who return all of their scor- ing golfers from last season’s state tournament. “You don’t see this opportu- nity very often when you have a chance to go back-to-back state champions,” Foss said of the Gulls. “They practice real- ly hard and they’re very, very good. “I hope they repeat — that would be really nice.” Astoria Girls Golf The Astoria girls golf team has just one returner with any experience (junior Chloee Hunt), with four others in WKHLU¿UVW\HDU Karla Mandujano is the lone senior, and will be joined by Hunt and junior Lisa Wür- ful; sophomore Kira Barela; and freshman Sadie Wool- dridge. “Except for Chloee, they are all beginners,” said coach Chris Hunt. “So we are going through the learning process of swinging a golf club and all the rules and situations that may come up.” KYRA GRAFTON — For the Daily Astorian Henry Meiners is looking to have a strong sopho- more season for the Fishermen. Lady Fishermen looking to move up in the standings By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian The Astoria softball team is way ahead of where it was last year at this time — es- pecially with five (maybe six) all-league players on the roster. A year ago, the Lady Fishermen were headed into the league season with some injuries to key players, pre- paring to battle in the tough- est league in the state. This year, there are still some question marks around the health of the team, but at least the Cowapa League is a lot less competitive than it was, with the defending champion no longer in the league. All of which should result in a long-awaited state play- off spot for the Lady Fisher- men. THE LADY FISH There’s still a lot of youth on the Astoria roster, but last year’s experience and the return of two key players could make the dif- ference this season. Senior Bailey Haskell missed the 2014 season be- cause of shoulder problems, SOFTBALL Coaches: Lou Marconeri, (7th year), Renee Wells (1st year) 2014: 12-15 (6-9 Cowapa) Playoffs: Lost Region- al-Play-in at Elmira, 2-4 All-League Losses: Noelle Lund, Kennedy Rub All-League Returners: Mykka Abrahams, Jr.; Rylee DeMander, So.; Caitlyn Hougham, So.; Taylor Mickle, Jr., Kelsey Wullger, Jr. JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Astoria’s Libby DiBartolomeo, No. 12, pitches in the fourth inning of the softball game against Gladstone on March 16. and junior Libby DiBar- tolomeo was out with a knee injury. While Haskell continues her recovery, DiBartolomeo is back and seeing plenty of action. A third player — ju- nior infielder Taylor Mick- le — could miss the season because of repeated concus- sions in other sports. “The potential is there,” said Lou Marconeri, who will co-coach Astoria this year, along with Renee Wells. “We’ll have to see how it comes together. If we had Taylor and Bailey both healthy, we’d be solid. “We’ve got most of our starting lineup back. Mi- randa Dietrichs will anchor the outfield for us in center, and the rest of the infield is back. If Bailey is healthy, that will be big.” Dietrichs and Haskell are the only seniors, while the junior class includes Myk- ka Abrahams (all-league), DiBartolomeo and Kelsey Wullger (all-league). Returning sophomores ! O G AN M R E FISH KLEMP FAMILY DENTISTRY Dr. Dennis Klemp, DMD, FAGD 1006 West Marine Dr. Astoria, OR (503) 468-0116 klempfamilydentistry.com include Rylee DeMander (all-league), Abi Danen, Caitlyn Hougham (all- league) and Victoria Rob- erts. Newcomers to the var- sity are sophomore pitcher Jessica Preston, and fresh- men outfielders Sarah Ler- tora and Hailey Ranta. DeMander and DiBar- tolomeo will handle the pitching, and both will play the infield when not in the circle. Hougham is the all- league catcher. Wells is in her first year teaching health and physical education at Astoria High School, and previously coached girls basketball and softball at Clatskanie. She was named the Lew- is & Clark League Coach of the Year (softball) for her efforts in 2011. THE COWAPA Longtime Cowapa League power Yamhill-Carlton has moved to the Oregon West Conference, and the Tigers take the league’s Player of the Year (Emily Drevdahl) and Coach of the Year (John Kuehnel) with them. Replacing the Tigers will be Valley Catholic, a team that went 3-18 at the 3A level last season. Yamhill’s absence alone should result in a state playoff appearance for Astoria, which ¿QLVKHG IRXUWK LQ WKH OHDJXH standings last year, three JDPHV DKHDG RI ¿IWKSODFH Tillamook. The Fishermen lost a close play-in game at Elmira. “Banks and Scappoose will be tough, and the rest RI XV ZLOO EH ¿JKWLQJ IRU WKH third spot,” Marconeri said. “For us, if our pitching comes through, we can be a decent team.” Also on the Astoria coach- ing staff will be Lisa Hank- witz and Melissa Martin. A S T ORIA Y OUT H A T H L ET I C S would like to thank M C DONA L DS, FUL T A NOS P IZZA , VA N DUSEN BEVERA G ES, & the Astoria community for their continued support of youth athletics. AYA is a non-profit athletic booster club committed to supporting and promoting youth sports, k-12 in Astoria, through volunteer service and financial assistance. “ G row ing C om m unity through Y outh Athletic s ”