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WHS PREVIEW 10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2015 Warriors hope for big turnaround in 2015 By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian The Warrenton Warriors may not win the Lewis & Clark League, but one thing’s for certain — the Warriors won’t see 5-18 again. That was Warrenton’s overall record in 2014, as the Warriors went the entire season without winning two games in DURZDQG¿QLVKHGLQOHDJXHSOD\ Part of that was a tough schedule WKH :DUULRUV SOD\HG $VWRULD %DQNV DQG 0RQURH LQ QRQOHDJXH SOD\ SDUW RILWZDV\RXWKDQGSDUWRILWZDVWRR PDQ\VWULNHRXWVDWWKHSODWH “One of the big issues for us the last FRXSOH \HDUV KDV EHHQ WKH QXPEHU RI strikeouts offensively,” said Warrenton coach Lennie Wolfe, entering his 24th \HDU³,IZHFDQSXWWKHEDOOLQSOD\WKLV is going to be a very good team. That will be the key.” He added, “The way last summer ZHQWZHKDYHUHDVRQWRIHHOFRQ¿GHQW DQGH[FLWHGDERXWWKLV\HDU$VSRRUDV RXU UHFRUG ZDV ODVW VSULQJ ZH WXUQHGLWDURXQGLQWKHVXPPHU JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian We went back to Warrenton baseball. :HNHSWLWFORVHIRUIRXULQQLQJVWKHQ Warrenton’s Hunter Wilson, No. 7, makes a catch at first to get out Naselle’s Justin Martinez, No. 14, in the sixth inning in of their baseball game March 26. found a way to win in the last three. ³:H VWLOO RQO\ KDYH WKUHH H[SHUL- WKURXJK MXQLRU KLJK EHIRUH PRYLQJ enced seniors, so it’s still a young team. DZD\ EXW KDVQ¶W SOD\HG EDOO VLQFH This is the year that it should really WARRENTON BASEBALL HLJKWKJUDGH+H¶VDJRRGDWKOHWHKRS- click for us.” Coach: Lennie Wolfe, 24th year LQJWKDWKHZLOOSLFNWKLQJVXSTXLFNO\´ 2014: 5-18 (3-12 L&C) THE WARRIORS All-League Loss: Bradd Lundberg All-League Returners: Brock Johnson, Sr.; Hunter Michaelson, Sr. Coach Wolfe’s 2015 roster run- down: Seniors %URFN -RKQVRQ )RXU\HDU OHWWHU- PDQVKRUWVWRSSLWFKHUZLOOKLW1RRU 2. Third-team all-state. ³%URFN KDG D JRRG VXPPHU :H changed his arm motion, and I think LWUHDOO\LPSURYHGKLVDELOLW\WRWKURZ PRUHµRXW¶SLWFKHVZLWKWKDWVLGHDUP angle. It also increased his velocity. It’s PRUHRIDQDWXUDODUPSRVLWLRQIRUKLP DQGLW¶VGH¿QLWHO\PDGHDGLIIHUHQFH ³+H¶VLQWKH1RVSRWMXVWEHFDXVH I’d like to have him get a few more at- bats with someone on base. He’s been a FRQVLVWHQWKLWWHU´ +XQWHU 0LFKDHOVRQ 3LWFKHUWKLUG EDVH³2XUEHVWSRZHUKLWWHUJRRG5%, JX\IRUXVZLOOKLWWKLUGRUIRXUWKKLVEDW Juniors $QWKRQ\ &RFKUDQ :RUNLQJ LQ WKH RXW¿HOGKH¶VDELJVWURQJNLGZKRKDV is always reliable, and we’ll need him to GRQHDJUHDWMREWKHODVWFRXSOH\HDUVLQ be more of a factor for us on the hill.” JHWWLQJKLPVHOILQEHWWHUVKDSH´ 'UDNH )LVFKHU ³:RUNHG KDUG IRU -RH /LWWOH ,Q¿HOGSLWFKHU ³:KHQ IRXU \HDUV HDUQHG RSSRUWXQLW\ WR EH +XQWHUSLWFKHVKHZLOOEHDWWKLUGZKHQ VWDUWLQJOHIW¿HOGHUKH¶VLPSURYHGGH- %URFN SLWFKHV KH¶OO SOD\ VKRUW :H¶UH fensively, and has always been a hard asking him to move around a little. He worker.” GLGDJRRGMRERILWODVW\HDUDQGLW¶VD Kory Thomas: Transferred to War- role he’s returning to. His hitting started UHQWRQIURP6FDSSRRVH³+HZDVKHUH WRLPSURYHRYHUWKHVXPPHU´ /DG\:DUULRUVFRPSHWHLQVRIWHUOHDJXH THE WARRIORS :DUUHQWRQ KDV MXVW WKUHH seniors, and only two have YDUVLW\H[SHULHQFH 6KRUWVWRS %ULDQQD 0DUVFK ZLOO DQFKRU WKH LQ¿HOG DQG $O\VVD &DVWHHO LV VODWHG WR THE LEAGUE “I think Clatskanie will be one of WKHWRSWHDPVLQWKHVWDWH´:ROIHVDLG “They should be. They have eight re- turning starters. They’ve got everyone back. The catcher was good, and they’ll KDYH WR UHSODFH KLP :H KDG D KDUG time getting on base against German George. Clatskanie should feel like this LVWKHLU\HDUWRSXVKIRUDWLWOH´ (OVHZKHUH ³5DLQLHU ORVW D ORW RI NLGVEXW,VXVSHFWWKH\KDYHJRRGDWK- OHWHV EDFN7KH\¶YH VWLOO JRW WKH7ULSS family. I know they felt good about this \HDU¶VVRSKRPRUHFODVV´ $ORQJ ZLWK &DWOLQ *DEHO 3RUWODQG &KULVWLDQDQG5DLQLHUWKH:DUULRUVZLOO FRPSHWHIRURQHRIWKHWZRVWDWHSOD\RII VSRWVIURPWKH/HZLV&ODUN/HDJXH Lots of youth on the track for Warriors By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian The last team from War- renton High School to make WKH VWDWH SOD\RIIV VRIWEDOO FRXOG EH WKH ¿UVW LQ over a year to break that string of bad luck. The Warriors are back with PRUH H[SHULHQFH DW WKH FUX- FLDOSRVLWLRQVWKHOHDJXHLVD little softer and the Warriors are a little tougher following a rough 2014 season. Warrenton lost nine of LWV ¿UVW JDPHV ODVW \HDU then had to deal with a tough league that included eventual VWDWHFKDPSLRQ5DLQLHU Heading into 2015, the Warriors — who are designat- HG³:DUUHQWRQ-HZHOO´E\WKH 26$$ WKLV \HDU ZLOO SODFH D VSHFLDOHPSKDVLVRQWKH³-HZ- HOO´SDUW Warrenton’s starting SLWFKHU LV 1LTXLOOD ³1LTXL´ %ORGJHWW D IUHVKPDQ DW -HZ- HOOZKRZLOOSOD\IRUWKH:DU- ULRUVVLQFHWKH%OXHMD\VKDYH QRVRIWEDOOSURJUDP ³6KH ZLOO EH ¿QH´ VDLG Warrenton coach Staci Mi- HWKH ³6KH SOD\HG VXPPHU EDOO IRU WKH 5DPSDJH EDVHG LQ )RUHVW *URYH DQG EHIRUH that she has some tournament H[SHULHQFH 6KH¶V SUHWW\ VHD- VRQHGDVIDUDVSLWFKLQJJRHV 6KH¶V UHDO PDWXUH DQG SOD\V year-round. ³/DQGUHH 0LHWKH LV DO- ZD\VDYDLODEOHIRUEDFNXSEXW the only issue there is that we don’t have another catcher. “We’re focusing on of- IHQVH´VDLGWKHFRDFK³1LTXL ZLOOEHDEOHWRKROGKHURZQXS WKHUHDQGZH¶OOMXVWKDYHWREH DEOHWRSURGXFHVRPHUXQV´ *DYRQ 0F)DGGHQ &DWFKHU ³+H ZDVDYHU\SOHDVDQWVXUSULVHODVWVXP- PHU GHPRQVWUDWHG WKDW ZH FDQ WKURZ DSLWFKDQ\ZKHUHZHZDQWWRDQGIHHO FRPIRUWDEOHWKDWKH¶VJRLQJWRNHHSLW in front. ³2IIHQVLYHO\*DYRQZLOOQHHGWRSXW WKHEDOOLQSOD\PRUHEHFDXVHKH¶VRQH of our fastest kids, and if he does that, he’s going to be a very effective offen- VLYHSOD\HUIRUXV´ -XVWLFH :DWVRQ 6WDUWHG VLQFH KLV freshman year. “Will be our starting FHQWHU¿HOGHUDQGSRVVLEO\RXUOHDGRII hitter. He’s a very good baserunner, JRRGEXQWHUSXWVWKHEDOOLQWKHSOD\,I KHFDQKDQGOHWKDWOHDGRIIVSRWLWUHDOO\ PDNHVXVWRXJKDWWKHWRSRIWKHRUGHU´ +XQWHU:LOVRQ)LUVWEDVHDOWKRXJK ³KHKDVSOD\HGRXW¿HOG7KHUH¶VDJRRG FKDQFH KH¶OO EH DW ¿UVW +H VKRXOG EH FDSDEOHRIWKDW+HZDQWVWRSOD\WKDW SRVLWLRQDQGZHGRKDYHDQHHGWKHUH´ 5RXQGLQJRXWWKH:DUUHQWRQURVWHU DUHMXQLRU'DYLG)RVWHUDQGVRSKRPRUH SLWFKHUVHFRQG EDVHPDQ -DNH +ROWKX- VHQZKR³GLGDQLQFUHGLEOHMRELQJHW- WLQJKLPVHOILQSK\VLFDOVKDSH+H¶VORVW SRXQGVDQGZRUNHGYHU\KDUG´ By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Warrenton’s Ally Hanna, No. 14, scores in the second in- ning of the softball game against Naselle March 26. WARRENTON SOFTBALL Coach: Staci Miethe, 14th year 2014: 4-18 (2-10 L&C) Playoffs: Lost league playoff at Clatskanie, 2-8 All-League Losses: Hanna Little, Savannah Thomas All-League Returner: Landree Miethe, So. SOD\ WKLUG ,ULH +HUQDQGH] LV the third senior. $ VPDOO MXQLRU FODVV IHD- WXUHV¿UVWEDVHPDQ$OO\+DQQD DQG 6DUDK 1LFKROV ZKLOH WKH VRSKRPRUHV LQFOXGH /DQGUHH Miethe and Heidi Erland. $IWHU WKDW LW¶V DOO IUHVK- PHQ OHG E\ %ORGJHWW ZLWK 5DFKHO'\HU+DLOH\)XUU$O- yssa Herrera, Kiley Holdiman and Tyla Little. The Warriors lost Taylor )RUGWR1DVHOOH THE LEAGUE 7LPH WR DGG XS WKH SRVL- tives and negatives heading LQWROHDJXHSOD\ The bad news — Valley Catholic is no longer in the Lewis & Clark League, hav- LQJPDGHWKHMXPSWRWKH$ &RZDSD 7KH :DUULRUV KDG MXVWWZROHDJXHZLQVODVWVHD- son, both over the Valiants. On the other hand, Corbett VHFRQG SODFH EHKLQG 5DLQLHU ODVWVHDVRQLVDOVRQRORQJHU LQWKH/&KDYLQJPRYHGXS WR WKH $ 7UL9DOOH\ /HDJXH Portland Christian (from the $ 1RUWKZHVW /HDJXH KDV MRLQHGWKHOHDJXH $QG¿QDOO\WKHOHDJXHWLWOH LVEDVLFDOO\UHVHUYHGIRU5DLQ- ier. ³,I 5DLQLHU GRHVQ¶W ZLQ state, I’ll be shocked,” Mi- ethe said. “They hardly lost DQ\ERG\DQGWKH\¶UHMXVWWKDW good. ³7KHUH DUH ¿YH WHDPV LQ the league and four make the OHDJXHSOD\RIIVVR,WKLQNZH VKRXOGEHSOD\RIIERXQG´VKH said. “We beat both Portland $GYHQWLVWDQG3RUWODQG&KULV- WLDQ ODVW \HDU %DUULQJ DQ\- WKLQJFUD]\ZHVKRXOGEHDEOH WRPDNHWKHSOD\RIIV´ -XVW WZR WHDPV IURP WKH Lewis & Clark will have au- WRPDWLFELGVWRWKHVWDWHSOD\- offs. $IWHUWKH&ROXPELDQV³LW¶V JRLQJWREHDGRJ¿JKWIRUWKH rest of the league, and I’m KRSLQJ WKDW ZH¶OO EH LQ LW´ Miethe said. “I think you will see a lot of lead changes — a lot of teams will be beating HDFKRWKHU7KHOHDJXHLVSUHW- W\HYHQDIWHU5DLQLHU´ s ’ d Ro THE WARRIORS Individually, the Warriors KDYH VHQLRUV %U\WRQ .\PH DQG &KULV 2FDQD DQG MXQLRU Eli Petersen as their state re- turners. “Ocana has gotten a lot stronger, and he could do ZHOO LQ TXLWH D IHZ GLIIHUHQW HYHQWV´ -DQQXVFK VDLG ³:H have a freshman hurdler $XVWLQ6WHLQZKR¶VJRLQJWR be a good athlete. ³-HG (PRQGV FDPH IURP 1HDK.DK1LH DQG KH¶V D good, fast kid. Tyler Whitaker LVRXWIRUWUDFNKH¶VDIDVWNLG DQGFDQMXPS´ -HU\G/HZLVLVDUHWXUQLQJ VRSKRPRUH GLVWDQFH UXQQHU MRLQLQJVRSKRPRUH/XNH/LO- MHQZDOO 6RSKRPRUH 5DH $OFR- bendes will be a middle dis- WDQFH UXQQHU DQG FRPSHWH LQ VHYHUDO¿HOGHYHQWV Best E L E C T R I C AUTO, RV & MARINE SERVICE & REPAIR GAS & DIESEL ENGINES • LOF • TUNE-UPS BRAKES • COOLANT & TRANSMISSION FLUSH 230 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 7KH WRS DWKOHWHV RQ WKH Warrenton track team can run, MXPSDQGWKURZZLWKWKHEHVW ²WKH:DUULRUVDUHMXVWKRS- ing there are enough of them WRVFRUHVRPHELJWHDPSRLQWV in the big meets. “If we stay healthy, I think our boys’ team has a good VKRW DW SODFLQJ SUHWW\ KLJK´ VDLG :DUUHQWRQ FRDFK -RVK -DQQXVFK ³:H KDYH VRPH solid athletes returning, and DFRXSOHZKRZHGLGQ¶WKDYH last year. ³, WKLQN ZH¶OO EH SUHWW\ VWURQJ LQ WKH ¿HOG HYHQWV´ KH VDLG ³7KH ER\V WRS WR ERWWRPZLOO¿OOPRVWHYHQWV ZKLFK LV KDOI WKH EDWWOH$QG ZH KDYH VRPH TXDOLW\ VR , think we’ll be all right.” 503-861-2655 of luck JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Warrenton’s Luke Liljenwall runs in the 1500-meter race during the Seaside track meet March 19. Liljen- wall placed first in the race. 6HQLRU /LDP %DNHU DQG VRSKRPRUH$OH[2FDQDKXU- GOHV DUH RWKHU NH\ PHPEHUV for the boys. )RU WKH JLUOV ³.DWKHULQH Carey is back for her fourth \HDU´ -DQQXVFK VDLG ³/LEE\ %LHO-UZLOOEHGRLQJVRPH MXPSLQJ WKH DQG VRPH UHOD\VZHKRSHWRJHW3KRH- QL[+DLQHV6UWRVWDWH²VKH was third in both hurdles last year. ³6RSKLD7KRPDV-ULVD KLJKMXPSHUZLWKDFKDQFHDW JHWWLQJWRVWDWHDQGIUHVKPHQ 0DFHQ)ULW]ZLOOGRVRPHKXU- GOLQJDQGWKHSROHYDXOW´ 6RSKRPRUH.ULVWD0RUULOO DQGMXQLRU6DUDK6WHLQDGGHG GHSWKWRWKHGLVWDQFHHYHQWV THE LEAGUE Valley Catholic is gone, EXW WKHUH¶V DOZD\V SULYDWH VFKRROVFRPSHWLQJDWWKHWRS RI'LVWULFW$WUDFNZKLFK will include Catlin Gabel and Portland Christian this season. ³$ORWRILWLVJRLQJWREH QXPEHUV´ -DQQXVFK VDLG “Portland Christian was al- ZD\V WRXJK DW WKH $ OHYHO so I think Catlin and Port- land Christian will both be strong.” s ’ d Ro C O M M U N I C AT I O N S Cell 503-741-6124 230 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-2655
