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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2015
Just like old times: A home playoff win for Astoria
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PREP SCHEDULE
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Baseball — 4A Quarterfi-
nal: Astoria at Hidden Valley,
TBA; 2A Quarterfinal: Dufur
at Knappa, TBA
Softball — Knappa at Pilot
Rock, TBA
BASEBALL
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HIGH SCHOOLS
4A State Playoffs
Astoria 11, Estacada 2
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2; Ast, O’Brien 2, Scott 2,
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