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SPORTS 4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015 Burnard throws no-hitter No. 5 for Knappa By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian No-hitters are no big deal IRU WKH .QDSSD /RJJHUV 1RW when you play in the Northwest League, and you throw one ev- HU\ZHHN The Loggers had thrown four no-hitters coming into Fri- day’s 11-0, 10-0 doubleheader EDVHEDOO VZHHS RYHU 1HVWXFFD they tossed another in Game 2, and they’ll likely throw several PRUHEHIRUHWKHVHDVRQ¶VRYHU It was Tyson Burnard’s turn )ULGD\$IWHU&KDVH5XVLQRYLFK tossed a one-hitter in Game 1, Burnard struck out 10 and walked one in the second game, IRU .QDSSD¶V ¿IWK QRKLWWHU RI WKHVHDVRQ The games were played at $VWRULD¶V&0+)LHOG ³:H¶UH WKDQNIXO WR $VWR- ria and to Howard (Rub) for opening up that facility for us,” said Knappa coach Jeff Miller, whose team has yet to be chal- OHQJHGLQOHDJXHSOD\³:HSURE- ably could have made it through WZRJDPHVRQRXURZQ¿HOGEXW WKLVLVUHDOQLFHWRKDYH´ The Loggers are 12-0 in league, with all 12 games last- LQJMXVW¿YHLQQLQJVEHFDXVHRI WKHUXQPHUF\UXOH.QDSSD (averaging 17 runs per game, to less than one for their op- ponent) has outscored the rest RI WKH 1:/ )ULGD\¶V 11-0 and 10-0 wins were by far Knappa’s closest league games RIWKHVHDVRQ Both pitchers threw just 64 SLWFKHV ³:H¶YH MXVW KDG YHU\ HI- ¿FLHQW SLWFKLQJ´ 0LOOHU VDLG ³:H¶YH KDG YHU\ ORZ SLWFK FRXQWV LQ PRVW RI RXU JDPHV :HKDYHRQHRIWKHGHHSHVWGH- fensive teams we’ve ever had, but they’re just not getting a lot of chances when the pitching KDVEHHQVRHI¿FLHQW´ :LWK 5XVLQRYLFK %XUQDUG and Dale Takalo (and Andy Miller working his way back into the rotation), the Loggers will have Class 2A’s deep- est pitching staff entering the state playoffs, less than a PRQWKDZD\ ,Q)ULGD\¶V¿UVWJDPH5XVL- novich struck out 11 batters, while Knappa built a 9-0 lead DIWHUWZRLQQLQJV Justin Dragoo was 2-for-2 with a double and drove in two UXQVDVGLG$QG\0LOOHU Nate Truax belted a home run with three RBIs in Game 2, while Burnard, Jason Miller and Noah Kinney both had two KLWV .LQQH\ KDG D GRXEOH DQG scored three runs, while Dragoo KDGDWULSOH Burnard walked a batter in the fourth inning, for Nestucca’s RQO\EDVHUXQQHU Knappa’s no-hitters and blowout wins should continue this week against Vernonia, a team that lost two games Friday to Faith Bible — the same Faith Bible team that Knappa out- VFRUHGWZRZHHNVHDUOLHU After their three-game series with Vernonia, Knappa plays WKUHH ZLWK *DVWRQ DQG ¿QLVKHV ZLWK3RUWODQG/XWKHUDQ ³:H ¿QLVK ZLWK WKH WKUHH strongest teams in the league,” FRDFK0LOOHUVDLG³$OOWKUHHDUH FDSDEOHRIEHDWLQJXV´ JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Knappa’s Noah Kinney, No. 17, slides into home to score in the second inning of Game 1 of the doubleheader against Nestucca Friday at CMH Field in Astoria. JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Knappa’s Chase Rusinovich, No. 10, pitches in the first inning of the baseball game against Nestucca. JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Knappa’s Nathan Truax, No. 19, connects for a hit in the second inning of Game 1 of the doubleheader against Nestucca. Knappa’s Tyson Burnard, No. 1, pitches in the first inning of Game 2 of the doubleheader against Nestucca Friday at CMH Field. Warrenton 7, Catlin Gabel 0 3257/$1' ² :DUUHQ- ton pitcher Joe Little tossed a no-hitter in a 7-0 shutout at Catlin Gabel Friday, in Lewis & Clark League base- EDOO Little struck out 11 batters and walked three in seven in- nings, and helped his cause with three hits and three 5%,VDWWKHSODWH -XVWLFH:DWVRQDGGHGWZR GRXEOHV IRU WKH :DUULRUV who scored four runs in the second inning for a quick 5-0 OHDG Little threw 100 pitches, and needed two big catches LQULJKW¿HOGIURPWHDPPDWH Kory Thomas to keep the QRKLWWHU 7KH:DUULRUV KRVW D ¿UVW place showdown with Clats- NDQLH7XHVGD\ SOFTBALL Seaside 13, Warrenton 2 Seaside jumped out to an early lead and held on for a ZLQRYHU:DUUHQWRQ)UL- day in nonleague softball ac- WLRQDW%URDGZD\)LHOG The Gulls built an 11-0 OHDGWKURXJKWKUHHLQQLQJV A bases-loaded walk to Allison Bussert, another walk to Shelby Miller, a home run by Bryre Babbitt and a two- UXQ HUURU LQ WKH ¿UVW LQQLQJ JDYHWKH*XOOVWKHLU¿UVWUXQV Bryre Babbitt added a run-scoring triple, and an RBI single by Brianna Bab- bit highlighted the second in- QLQJ %U\UH %DEELWW KDG ¿YH RBIs on a home run and a WULSOH Jetta Ideue got the win in the circle, allowing six hits ZLWK ¿YH VWULNHRXWV DQG WZR ZDONV Knappa 22, Portland Christian 1 PORTLAND — Stacey $KR SLWFKHG D ¿YHLQQLQJ two-hitter with seven strike- outs, and went 4-for-4 at the plate to help Knappa defeat winless Portland Christian, 22- LQDQRQOHDJXHJDPH)ULGD\ Aho had two doubles and a triple, while teammate Kait- lyn Truax was 4-for-5 with a GRXEOH Seaside boys third at Crook County golf invite The Daily Astorian PRINEVILLE — Sea- side went up against the big schools and other state title contenders Friday, and left ZLWKDWRSWKUHH¿QLVK The Gulls showed that they are still the state favorites DW WKH $ OHYHO DV WKH\ ¿UHG a 320 team score to take third overall in the 11-team Crook County Invitational, held at 0HDGRZ/DNHV*ROI&RXUVH Bend — the defending 5A state champion — won the team championship with a 306 team score, followed by 3HQGOHWRQ DQG 6HDVLGH The rest of the competitive ¿HOGLQFOXGHG0RXQWDLQ9LHZ (329), Hermiston (333), Rid- geview (352), Crook County (356), Molalla (428), Red- mond (435) and incomplete teams from La Pine and Sis- WHUV Seaside had four players in the top 17, joining Bend as the only teams to accomplish WKDWIHDW6DP+LQWRQ¿QLVKHG WKLUGRYHUDOOZLWKD7HDP- mate Aaron Richardson was 14th (81), followed by Shane Fritter (16th, 82), Trenten Meyer (17th, 83) and Kevin /D&RVWHWK “This was a great tourna- ment for us to see where we stack up against some of the better teams in the state,” said 6HDVLGH FRDFK -LP 3RHWVFK “Bend won the 5A title last year and will be in the thick of WKLQJV DJDLQ WKLV \HDU 3HQG- OHWRQ DQG +HUPLVWRQ ¿QLVKHG sixth and seventh last year and returned all of their play- HUV 5LGJHYLHZ ¿QLVKHG WKLUG in 4A last year before moving XS WR $ WKLV \HDU 7R FRP- SHWH LQ D ¿HOG RI WKLV FDOLEHU DQG ¿QLVK WKLUG VKRXOG JLYH us a boost as we head into the SRVWVHDVRQ´ Hinton “played very well today and showed he can compete with the best play- HUVLQWKHVWDWH´3RHWVFKVDLG “Aaron Richardson played with the runner-up at 5A state last year and was even with him through 17 holes before HYHQWXDOO\ ¿QLVKLQJ D VWURNH EHKLQG :H KDYH EURXJKW some very good teams to this tournament and this is the best ZHKDYHHYHU¿QLVKHG´ Hinton said, “Today was DQ LPSURYHPHQW IRU XV :H KDG ¿YH SUHWW\ JRRG VFRUHV RQDUDWKHUGLI¿FXOWWUDFN:H played ball with some of the big-time schools and held our RZQ TXLWH ZHOO 7KLV LV WKH type of momentum we needed FRPLQJ LQWR WKH ¿QDO SDUW RI WKLVVHDVRQ´ Fritter added, “I was proud of how my team handled a course that we were not real familiar with, and held our own against the powerhouse teams from Bend, Pendleton DQG+HUPLVWRQ´ TRACK Hageman wins four events BANKS — Track teams from the North Coast continue to score victories in big meets — and it’s all going to result in big points in the upcoming SRVWVHDVRQWUDFNPHHWV At the Banks Invitation- al Saturday, the Astoria girls showed that they are quickly EHFRPLQJDGH¿QLWHFKDOOHQJ- er at the Class 4A level, as the Lady Fishermen won 10 of the 17 events on the girls’ side LQWKHWHDPLQYLWH Freshman Darian Hage- man continued her dominant pace, winning four events: the high jump (clearing a person- al best 5 feet, 1¼ inch), long jump (16-3), triple jump (35- DQGSROHYDXOW Sophomore teammate Na- talie Cummings swept the sprints, taking the 100 me- WHUV VHFRQGV DQG PHWHUV IUHVKPDQ Kaylee Mitchell captured the PHWHUV LQ .DLVD Johnson placed second in the PHWHUV DQG WKH/DG\)LVKUDQWRZLQ WKHPHWHUUHOD\ More victories for Halie Korff in the throwing events, as the junior tossed the shot put 38 feet, 1 inch (personal EHVW DQG DOVR WRRN ¿UVW LQ the discus (season-best 112- 4) and second in the javelin 35 On the boys’ side, Asto- ria senior Nick Ketcham was VHFRQGLQWKHVKRWSXW and sophomore Lucas Carua- na placed third in both the 400 PHWHUVDQGPHWHUV :DUUHQWRQ¶V &KULV 2FDQD won the javelin (158-0) as ZHOODVWKHKLJKMXPS WHDPPDWH7\OHU:KLWDNHUZDV second in the triple jump (37- 11) and third in the 100 meters Seaside competed in the large-school Centennial Invi- WDWLRQDO6DWXUGD\ 6HQLRU 'DQLHOOH :LOO\DUG was second out of 45 compet- itors in the triple jump, soar- ing to a personal best 36 feet, LQFKHV +DJHPDQDQG:LOO\DUGDUH ranked 1-2 in the state at the $OHYHOLQWKHWULSOHMXPS SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Girls Golf — Seaside at Banks, 1:30 p.m. Boys Golf — Seaside Invitational, 10 a.m. Softball — Astoria at Tillamook (2), 4 p.m. TUESDAY Baseball — Banks at Astoria, 5 p.m.; Scappoose at Seaside, 5 p.m.; Clatskanie at Warrenton, 4:30 p.m.; Knappa at Vernonia, 4:30 p.m. Softball — Scappoose at Astoria, 5 p.m.; Clatskanie at Warrenton, 4:30 p.m.; Knappa at Vernonia, 4:30 p.m. Track — Naselle Invitational, TBA Girls Golf — Astoria at Banks, 1:40 p.m. Boys Golf — Seaside at Tilla- mook, 11 a.m. WEDNESDAY Baseball — Astoria at Banks, 5 p.m.; Seaside at Scappoose, 5 p.m. Softball — Valley Catholic at Sea- side, 5 p.m. THURSDAY Track — Warrenton/Knappa at SW Christian, 3:30 p.m. FRIDAY Baseball — Astoria at Scap- poose, 5 p.m.; Seaside at Valley Catholic, 5 p.m.; Vernonia at Knap- pa (2), 3 p.m. Softball — Seaside at Astoria (2), 4 p.m.; Vernonia at Knappa (2), 3 p.m. SATURDAY Track — Dick Baker Invitational (at Gladstone HS), 10 a.m.