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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
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when you play in the Northwest
League, and you throw one ev-
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The Loggers had thrown
four no-hitters coming into Fri-
day’s 11-0, 10-0 doubleheader
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they tossed another in Game 2,
and they’ll likely throw several
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It was Tyson Burnard’s turn
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tossed a one-hitter in Game
1, Burnard struck out 10 and
walked one in the second game,
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The games were played at
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ria and to Howard (Rub) for
opening up that facility for us,”
said Knappa coach Jeff Miller,
whose team has yet to be chal-
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ably could have made it through
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The Loggers are 12-0 in
league, with all 12 games last-
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(averaging 17 runs per game,
to less than one for their op-
ponent) has outscored the rest
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11-0 and 10-0 wins were by far
Knappa’s closest league games
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Both pitchers threw just 64
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fensive teams we’ve ever had,
but they’re just not getting a lot
of chances when the pitching
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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
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novich struck out 11 batters,
while Knappa built a 9-0 lead
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Justin Dragoo was 2-for-2
with a double and drove in two
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Nate Truax belted a home
run with three RBIs in Game
2, while Burnard, Jason Miller
and Noah Kinney both had two
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scored three runs, while Dragoo
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Burnard walked a batter in
the fourth inning, for Nestucca’s
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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-
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After their three-game series
with Vernonia, Knappa plays
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strongest teams in the league,”
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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
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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,
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ton pitcher Joe Little tossed
a no-hitter in a 7-0 shutout
at Catlin Gabel Friday, in
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Little struck out 11 batters
and walked three in seven in-
nings, and helped his cause
with three hits and three
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who scored four runs in the
second inning for a quick 5-0
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Little threw 100 pitches,
and needed two big catches
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Kory Thomas to keep the
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SOFTBALL
Seaside 13, Warrenton 2
Seaside jumped out to an
early lead and held on for a
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day in nonleague softball ac-
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The Gulls built an 11-0
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A bases-loaded walk to
Allison Bussert, another walk
to Shelby Miller, a home run
by Bryre Babbitt and a two-
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Bryre Babbitt added a
run-scoring triple, and an
RBI single by Brianna Bab-
bit highlighted the second in-
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RBIs on a home run and a
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Jetta Ideue got the win in
the circle, allowing six hits
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Knappa 22,
Portland Christian 1
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two-hitter with seven strike-
outs, and went 4-for-4 at the
plate to help Knappa defeat
winless Portland Christian, 22-
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a triple, while teammate Kait-
lyn Truax was 4-for-5 with a
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Seaside boys third at Crook County golf invite
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PRINEVILLE — Sea-
side went up against the big
schools and other state title
contenders Friday, and left
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The Gulls showed that
they are still the state favorites
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a 320 team score to take third
overall in the 11-team Crook
County Invitational, held at
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Bend — the defending 5A
state champion — won the
team championship with a
306 team score, followed by
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The rest of the competitive
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(329), Hermiston (333), Rid-
geview (352), Crook County
(356), Molalla (428), Red-
mond (435) and incomplete
teams from La Pine and Sis-
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Seaside had four players
in the top 17, joining Bend as
the only teams to accomplish
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mate Aaron Richardson was
14th (81), followed by Shane
Fritter (16th, 82), Trenten
Meyer (17th, 83) and Kevin
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ment for us to see where we
stack up against some of the
better teams in the state,” said
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“Bend won the 5A title last
year and will be in the thick of
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sixth and seventh last year
and returned all of their play-
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in 4A last year before moving
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us a boost as we head into the
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Hinton “played very well
today and showed he can
compete with the best play-
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“Aaron Richardson played
with the runner-up at 5A state
last year and was even with
him through 17 holes before
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some very good teams to this
tournament and this is the best
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Hinton said, “Today was
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played ball with some of the
big-time schools and held our
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type of momentum we needed
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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
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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
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At the Banks Invitation-
al Saturday, the Astoria girls
showed that they are quickly
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er at the Class 4A level, as the
Lady Fishermen won 10 of
the 17 events on the girls’ side
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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-
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Sophomore teammate Na-
talie Cummings swept the
sprints, taking the 100 me-
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Kaylee Mitchell captured the
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Johnson placed second in the
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More victories for Halie
Korff in the throwing events,
as the junior tossed the shot
put 38 feet, 1 inch (personal
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the discus (season-best 112-
4) and second in the javelin
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ria senior Nick Ketcham was
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and sophomore Lucas Carua-
na placed third in both the 400
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won the javelin (158-0) as
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second in the triple jump (37-
11) and third in the 100 meters
Seaside competed in the
large-school Centennial Invi-
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was second out of 45 compet-
itors in the triple jump, soar-
ing to a personal best 36 feet,
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ranked 1-2 in the state at the
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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.
