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JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Astoria’s Libby DiBartolomeo, No. 12, is greeted by teammate after hitting a home run in the third inning. Astoria’s Rylee DeMander, No. 1, reaches first base safely in the first inning of the softball game against Seaside at Broadway Field Tuesday. SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Boys Golf — Astoria at Valley Catholic, 2 p.m. THURSDAY Baseball — Tillamook at Astoria, 5 p.m.; Banks at Seaside, 5 p.m. Softball — R.A. Long at Astoria, 3:30 p.m. Track — Warrenton at Scappoose, 3:30 p.m.; Northwest League Meet, TBA Boys Golf — Astoria at Valley Catholic, 2 p.m.; Banks at Seaside, 2 p.m. FRIDAY Baseball — Rainier at Warrenton, 4:30 p.m.; Knappa at Neah-Kah- Nie (2), 3 p.m. Softball — Valley Catholic at Astoria (2), 4 p.m.; Tillamook at Sea- side (2), 4 p.m.; Rainier at Warrenton, 4:30 p.m.; Knappa at Neah- Kah-Nie (2), 3 p.m. SATURDAY Baseball — Horizon Christian at Astoria, 1 p.m. Softball — Knappa at Warrenton, 1 p.m. Track — Daily Astorian Invitational (at Astoria HS), 10 a.m. SOFTBALL HIGH SCHOOLS Astoria 15, Seaside 2 W: Libby DiBartolomeo (3 K’s, 1 walk). L: Jetta Ideue (2 K’s, 2 walks). RBI: Ast, Lertora 4, Dietrichs 3, Abrahams 2, DiBartolomeo 2, Danen, Wullger; Sea, Bodner. 2B: Ast, DiBartolomeo, Danen, Abra- hams; Sea, West. LOB: Astoria 5, Seaside 5. 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We stayed focused and kept the intensity going the whole game.’ — Libby DiBartolomeo Astoria softball player JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Astoria’s Sarah Lertora, No. 6, goes airborne after being tripped up by Whitney Wester- holm’s tag while running the bases in the fifth inning.