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SPORTS 4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015 6HDJXOOVLQ¿UVWSODFHµ7RWDOO\&RRO¶ and having all the scores be- low 85 is awesome. But we’re not even close to being done.” BANKS — On the 40th But they are in good anniversary of their 1975 shape. Very good. The 301 state championship (and the would have the Gulls second second anniversary of last behind Lake Oswego in the year’s title), the Seaside boys 6A tournament. Seaside shot golf team is well on its way to DLQWKH¿UVWURXQGRIODVW another championship. year’s state championship. After one round of play After Hinton, Seaside ju- in the 2015 state tournament, nior Aaron Richardson sits in the Gulls have a comfortable a tie for third, with a 2-over OHDGRQWKH¿HOGRIWHDPV par 74. Shane Fritter is tied with 18 holes still to play at for sixth at 76, and Seaside’s Quail Valley Golf Course in fourth-best score of the day Banks. was recorded by Trenten Seaside posted a team Meyer (13th, 82), with Kevin score of 301 in Monday’s La Coste 19th with an 84. round, well ahead of sec- Hinton had just one bogey ond-place Valley Catholic on the day, on the seventh DQG0DUVK¿HOG hole, but followed with bird- In addition, Seaside senior ies on No. 8, 10, 13 and 17. Sam Hinton is running a close “On 17, I had a 204 (yards) second on the individual lea- to the hole, and hooked a derboard. 4-iron around all the trees to Mazama’s Bryce Wortman about eight feet,” Hinton said. shot a 5-under par 67 in the “I lipped out my Eagle putt, race for Medalist, with Hin- but it was a really solid birdie. ton carding a 3-under 69. Totally cool. “It’s been my goal since “That was highlight of my my freshman year to win this day, for sure,” he said. “It was thing,” Hinton said following kind of cool to coast through 0RQGD\¶V URXQG ³,¶P GH¿- the last two holes to shoot nitely going to try and better 69.” it tomorrow.” 5LFKDUGVRQFRXQWHUHG¿YH Teamwise, the 301 is an bogeys with three birdies, XQRI¿FLDO 6HDVLGH UHFRUG on the sixth, ninth and 10th They can do even better in holes. 7XHVGD\¶V¿QDOURXQG+LQWRQ 7KH *XOOV ¿QLVKHG 'D\ said. with 45 pars (Valley Catholic “Hopefully we can build was next, with 37). Seaside ourselves a pretty decent had 14 birdies, to seven for lead, and make it even bigger 0DUVK¿HOG tomorrow,” he said. “With “We played some real- just one tiny adjustment, we ly good golf today,” Sea- could shoot 298 or even 295. side coach Jim Poetsch said. Our goal from the beginning “There is still a lot of golf left of this season was to set out to be played, but it is nice to to be the best sports team in KDYHDOHDGJRLQJLQWR'D\ the history of our high school. “We got a big boost from Right now we have a very the community today,” he good chance. said. “The support they “A really big contributing showed really helped us factor was how many people play our best golf of the we had out to watch us,” Hin- season.” ton said. “We had girlfriends, Hinton “had a great day parents, grandparents (and a and is right in the running for member of the ’75 champi- an individual title,” Poetsch onship team, Jeff Ter Har) … added. “Aaron and Shane By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian JEFF TER HAR — For The Daily Astorian Senior Sam Hinton is just two strokes off the individual lead, as the Gulls close in on a 4A state golf championship following Monday’s first round. both played well enough to be among the leaders. Then Trenten and Kevin are close enough that a good day to- morrow might get them into the top 10. Hopefully we can go out tomorrow and put up ¿YHPRUHJRRGVFRUHV´ Final round action contin- ues today at Quail Valley. Seaside’s Shane Fritter shot a 4-over par 76 in Monday’s round, helping the Gulls to a 301 team score. JEFF TER HAR — For The Daily Astorian Seven Warrior athletes headed for state track in Eugene The Daily Astorian Submitted Photo Warrenton throwers placed 1-2-3 in the shot put in last week’s district meet. From left to right, Eli Petersen (2nd), Bryton Kyme (1st), coach Josh Hollaway, and Juan Salcedo (3rd). 3257/$1' ² 7KH :DUUHQ- ton boys took second place in the team standings of the Lewis & Clark League championships, and qualified seven athletes for the state track meet later this week. Catlin Gabel topped the field of eight teams with 188 points, followed by Warrenton (143) and Clatskanie (98). Catlin Gabel also won the girls’ title with 149 points, with Warrenton (76.5) fourth. The Warrenton boys had two individual winners — and, as al- ways, scored most of their points in the throwing events. Bryton Kyme had a victory in the shot put (45 feet, 4.25 inch- es), and took second in the discus (117-1). Teammate Chris Ocana won the javelin with a throw of 161-9, and Eli Petersen was second in the shot put (42-8) and third in the discus (113-5). Juan Salcedo was third in the shot (40-8 ¼), for a 1-2-3 War- rior sweep. Ocana scored a second-place finish in the high jump (5-6), and Tyler Whitaker added points with third in the long jump (19-5) and triple jump (38-9 ½). Libby Biel had a field event win for the Warrenton girls, soar- ing 32-3 to win the triple jump. She also placed second in the long jump (15-1 ¾). The future of Lewis & Clark League hurdles belongs to War- renton freshman Macie Fritz, who won the 300-meter hurdles in 51.67 seconds, and took second in the 100 hurdles (18.66), qualifying for state in both events. Warrenton’s 1,600-meter re- lay (Biel, Sophia Thomas, Sarah Stein, Fritz) took third in 4:34.61. Thomas was third in the high jump (4-6). swept the team championships. Knappa’s big point-scorer for WKH PHHW ZDV VHQLRU 'HYLQ /HZ- is Allen, who could be scoring big points in the three different events at the state meet later this week. Lewis Allen swept the sprints, running 11.78 seconds to win the 100 meters and posting a 23.22 to win the 200 meters; and the defending state champion in the 400 meters ran 50.42 to win that event. Teammate Samuel Nauha was second in the 800 meters (2:15.55) and third in the 400 (55.18). Chris Montano was second in the triple jump, leaping 37 feet, 4.75 inches to qualify for state. 6RSKRPRUH 'HYLQ 9DQGHUJULII was busy scoring points for the 6HYHQ/RJJHUVTXDOLI\ 3257/$1'²6HYHQ.QDS- Lady Loggers, taking second in the pa athletes qualified for the 200 (28.30); and fourth in the 100 state meet, and one Logger won and 400. Knappa’s 400-meter relay team WKUHHHYHQWVDWWKH'LVWULFW$ track championships Friday and placed second to qualify, as the Saturday, hosted by Portland foursome of Chelsea Sapp, Al- isha Geisler, Meranda Godwin Christian. The Knappa boys finished fifth and Vandergriff finished behind out of six teams, with the Lady Nestucca in 53.58. Geisler was third in the 100. Loggers placing sixth. Nestucca Seattle sends Medina to Cubs for Castillo The Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Se- attle Mariners have acquired catcher Wellington Castillo from the Chicago Cubs in for right-handed relief pitch- er Yoervis Medina. The teams swapped the players on Tuesday. Castil- lo likely will back up Se- attle’s Mike Zunino, while Medina will report to Tri- ple-A Iowa with the Cubs organization. Castillo played parts of six seasons with the Cubs and appeared in 223 games during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Castillo is a .252 hitter with 29 home runs and 110 RBIs in 310 career games with the Cubs. Castillo has appeared in 24 games with eight starts this season serving as one of two backups to Miguel Montero. Medina was 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in 12 relief ap- pearances with Seattle be- fore being optioned to Tri- ple-A Tacoma on May 3. Medina has made 141 relief appearances with the Mari- ners the past three seasons. SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball — Sandy at Astoria, 4:30 p.m.; L&C Playoff: Catlin Gabel at Warrenton, 4:30 p.m. Softball — L&C Playoff: Portland Adventist at Warrenton, 4:30 p.m. THURSDAY Baseball — Clatskanie at Astoria, 4:30 p.m. Track — 3A/2A/1A OSAA State Meet, Hayward Field, Eugene, TBA FRIDAY Track — 4A, 3A/2A/1A OSAA State Meet, Hayward Field, Eugene, TBA SATURDAY Track — 4A OSAA State Meet, Hayward Field, Eugene, TBA BOYS GOLF HIGH SCHOOLS Class 4A State Tournament (After 1 round) Team: Seaside 301, Valley Catho- lic 324, Marshfield 333, Scappoose 349, Hidden Valley 355, Stayton 370, Cottage Grove 375, Baker/ Powder Valley 388, La Grande 389, Junction City 391. Individual (Top10) Bryce Wortman, Mazama, 67 Sam Hinton, Seaside, 69 Aaron Richardson, Seaside, 74 Nick Tranquil, Valley Catholic, 74 Craig Ronne, Klamath Union, 75 Shane Fritter, Seaside, 76 Ryan Schmidlin, Valley Cath., 76 Austin Johnson, Hidden Valley, 77 Carter Lee, Tillamook, 77 Nathan Mapes, Scappoose, 79 Aidan Hill, Stayton, 79 Seaside (301) Sam Hinton 36-33—69 Aaron Richardson 37-37—74 Shane Fritter 36-40—76 Trenten Meyer 42-40—82 Kevin La Coste 43-41—84 NOW HIRING PART TIME SALES & CASHIERS We offer: • Terrific Work Enviroment • Product Training • Flexible Scheduling • Merchandise Discounts For career-minded individuals, we offer a fully outlined MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM. Apply online at www.big5sportinggoods.com/careers Contact the store for more details. 180 SE Neptune Drive, 503-861-0722. BIG 5 CORP IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER