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SPORTS 4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2015 Just like old times: A home playoff win for Astoria Both Knappa teams advance By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian Welcome back to the quarter- ¿QDOV$VWRULDEDVHEDOO,W¶VEHHQD ZKLOH 7REHH[DFWWKHODVWWLPHWKH )LVKHUPHQZHUHDSDUWRIWKH(OLWH (LJKWZDVWKHLUODVWFKDP- SLRQVKLSVHDVRQ $QGDIRXU\HDUDEVHQFHIURP WKH TXDUWHU¿QDOV ² E\ $VWRULD EDVHEDOOVWDQGDUGV²LVZD\WRR ORQJ 7KH )LVKHUPHQ WRRN FDUH RI WKDW :HGQHVGD\ QLJKW ZLWK DQ ZLQ RYHU (VWDFDGD DW$LN- HQ)LHOGLQWKH¿UVWURXQGRIWKH &ODVV$VWDWHSOD\RIIV ,W ZDV $VWRULD¶V ¿UVW VWDWH SOD\RIIYLFWRU\VLQFHWKHGH- FLVLRQ RYHU 1RUWK 9DOOH\ LQ WKH VWDWH FKDPSLRQVKLS 6LQFH WKHQ$VWRULD KDG D SOD\LQ ORVV WR *ODGVWRQH LQ IROORZHG E\¿UVWURXQGH[LWVLQDQG ³,W IHHOV DPD]LQJ WR ZLQ D VWDWHSOD\RIIJDPH´VDLGVHQLRU SLWFKHU .DL %URZQ ³0\ IUHVK- PDQ \HDU , UHPHPEHU FRPLQJ KHUHDQGZDWFKLQJWKH*ODGVWRQH JDPHZKHQZHJRWXSVHW7KHQ P\ VRSKRPRUH \HDU ZH ORVW WR 6LVWHUV DQG ODVW \HDU DW 3KLOR- PDWK7KLVEHLQJP\VHQLRU\HDU ²LW¶VDJUHDWWLPHWRJHWRQH´ %URZQ WKUHZ VL[ VWURQJ LQ- QLQJVWRSLFNXSWKHZLQVWULNLQJ RXWZLWKIRXUZDONV ³, IHOW FRQ¿GHQW´ KH VDLG ³$QG,IHOWUHDOO\JRRGDERXWRXU GHIHQVH+RQHVWO\,IHHOOLNHRXU GHIHQVH FDQ RXWPDWFK D ORW RI WHDPV,NQRZWKH\¶YHDOZD\VJRW P\EDFN´ ,QDGGLWLRQWREHLQJ%URZQ¶V ¿UVWSOD\RIIYLFWRU\LWZDVWKH¿UVW VWDWHSOD\RIIZLQIRUHYHU\VLQJOH $VWRULDSOD\HUZLWKWKHH[FHSWLRQ RI5\DQ3DOHNZKRZRQDSOD\RII JDPHZLWK.QDSSDODVWVHDVRQ ³,W¶V EHHQ D ORQJ WLPH´ VDLG $VWRULD FRDFK 'DYH *DVVHU ZKRVH ODVW VWDWH SOD\RII ZLQ DV )LVKHUPHQFRDFKFDPHLQ $QGQRZ²KDYLQJZRQ RIWKHLUODVW²WKH)LVKHUPHQ DUHEDFNWRORRNLQJOLNHWKHWUDGL- WLRQDO $ SRZHU WKH\¶UH NQRZQ IRU $VWRULDWUDYHOVWR+LGGHQ9DO- OH\)ULGD\IRUDTXDUWHU¿QDOJDPH DJDLQVW WKH 0XVWDQJV ZKR DUH DJDLQVWWKH)LVKHUPHQLQVWDWH SOD\RIIJDPHV :HGQHVGD\¶V ZLQ ORRNHG OLNH PRVW$VWRULD YLFWRULHV RYHU WKHODVWPRQWK²WKH)LVKHUPHQ SOD\HGVWHOODUGHIHQVHKLWWKHEDOO ZHOO %URZQ JDYH XS YHU\ OLWWOH RQWKHPRXQGDQG6DPER\³0U +%3´7XLPDWRZDVKLWE\DSLWFK IRUWKHWKWLPHWKLVVHDVRQ %URZQ UHWLUHG WKH ¿UVW HLJKW EDWWHUVLQRUGHUDQGKDGIDFHGMXVW EDWWHUV WKURXJK IRXU LQQLQJV +H JDYH XS RQH KLW D VLQJOH LQ WKH VL[WK LQQLQJ &DUWHU :DOODFH SLWFKHGWKHVHYHQWK 2IIHQVLYHO\$VWRULDKDGHLJKW KLWVLQFOXGLQJWZRHDFKIRU.\OH 6WUDQJH 1LFN 6FRWW DQG &DGH 2¶%ULHQ$VWRULD¶VDQGKLW- WHUVFRPELQHGIRU¿YHKLWV6FRWW DQG2¶%ULHQERWKGURYHLQDSDLU RIUXQV ³:KHQWKHERWWRPRIWKHRU- GHULVKHOSLQJ\RXZLQDSOD\RII JDPHWKDW¶VDJRRGVLJQ´*DVVHU VDLG $IWHUDVFRUHOHVV¿UVWLQQLQJ WKH)LVKHUPHQSXWXSVL[UXQVLQ WKHVHFRQGDQGRQHLQWKHWKLUGIRU DOHDGPRUHWKDQHQRXJKIRU %URZQ ³.DL ZDV WRXJK ² KH ZDV SRXQGLQJ WKH ]RQH DQG KDG D RQHKLWWHU WKURXJK VL[´ *DVVHU VDLG 7KH5DQJHUVDOVRFRPPLWWHG ¿YH HUURUV LQFOXGLQJ EDFNWR EDFN PLVFXHV WR VWDUW $VWRULD¶V VL[UXQVHFRQGLQQLQJ 7KH )LVKHUPHQ PHDQZKLOH ZHUH SOD\LQJ JUHDW GHIHQVH ² ZKLFKFRXOGXOWLPDWHO\JHWWKHP EDFNWR9ROFDQRHV6WDGLXP ³:HFDQKROGSHRSOH´%URZQ VDLG³,IZHFDQKROGWHDPVDQG VFRUHDIHZUXQVZHFDQNHHSRQ JRLQJ´ *DVVHU VWDWHG ³:H¶YH JLYHQ XSUXQVDQGWKDW¶VWKHIHZHVW LQ$EDVHEDOO1RUWK%HQGKDV JLYHQ XS WKH QH[WIHZHVW ZLWK 6RWKHZD\ZHSLWFKDQGSOD\ GHIHQVHLVREYLRXVO\GHFHQW ³,IHOWUHDOO\JRRGFRPLQJLQ´ KHDGGHG³:H¶YHZRQRIRXU ODVWDQGWKDW¶VDSUHWW\JRRG UXQ$QGDORWRIWKRVHZLQVKDYH EHHQDJDLQVWFOXEVWKDWDUHLQWKH SOD\RIIV ³+LGGHQ 9DOOH\ KDV EHHQ UDQNHGLQWKH7RSDOO\HDUEXW ,IHHOJRRGDERXWRXUFKDQFHVWR EHDW¶HP´ JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Astoria’s Cade O’Brien, No. 4, slides across the plate in the second inning of their baseball game against Estacada Wednesday. :HGQHVGD\¶VJDPHZDVDOVRD UDUHVWDWHSOD\RIIDW$LNHQ)LHOG :KLOH$VWRULDKDV³RI¿FLDOO\´ KDGKRPHVWDWHSOD\RIIJDPHVDOO RIWKHLUKRPHSOD\RIIVVLQFH EHFDXVHRIZHDWKHUKDYHEHHQDW +LOOVERURRU:HVW/LQQ ³7KLVLVWKH¿UVWWLPHZHDFWX- DOO\SOD\HGDKRPHSOD\RIIJDPH RQ RXU KRPH ¿HOG VLQFH ´ *DVVHU VDLG UHIHUULQJ WR D 0D\ ZLQRYHU1RUWK0DULRQ ³7KH ODVW SOD\RII JDPH , FRDFKHG DW $LNHQ ZDV -RUGDQ 3R\HU¶V VHQLRU \HDU´ KH VDLG ³$QG ,¶P JODG ZH ZRQ WRGD\ :H¶YHEHHQJHWWLQJDOLWWOHEHWWHU HYHU\\HDU´ Knappa 19, Lost River 2 .1$33$ ² 6DPH WHDPV GLIIHUHQW¿HOGVDPHUHVXOW )RUWKHVHFRQG\HDULQDURZ /RVW 5LYHU IRXQG LWVHOI IDFLQJ .QDSSD LQ D ¿UVWURXQG JDPH RIWKH26$$&ODVV$EDVHEDOO Astoria’s Kai Brown, No. 10, pitches in the fifth inning. 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