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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2015 SPORTS 9A Freeman hired as new Warrior coach +RHSÀWDNHV athletic director post for 2015 The Daily Astorian Photos by Jeff Ter Har/For The Daily Astorian Matt Lebourdais, right, tries to stuff a kill attempt in the Men’s Open Championship Saturday in the Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament. Volleyballers hit Seaside sands The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — With Regatta activities taking place in the northern part of the county, south Clatsop County was hosting the 34th annual Sea- side Beach Volleyball Tour- nament. The annual gathering took place on the sands of Seaside Friday, Saturday and Sunday, near the Turnaround. Last year’s tournament had 143 courts and drew over 1,400 total teams (doubles, quads and six’s), after a turn- out of 1,363 teams on 120 courts in 2013. Divisions ranged from par- ent-and-child to Masters 55+, along with Men, Women and Co-ed Open Divisions that featured current and retired Associated of Volleyball Pro- fessional ranked players. Local teams always have a large presence (Astoria’s No- elle Lund and Danielle Moyer ¿QLVKHGLQWKHWRS6DWXUGD\ (out of 43 teams) in the Wom- en’s BB doubles division), while the tournament draws players from around the state, WKH 3DFL¿F 1RUWKZHVW DQG usually a number of compet- itors from Canada. The team of Ramsey-Hin- kley won the Women’s Open Championship Saturday, fol- lowed by a victory for Matt Lebourdais and Jonny Wiskar in the Men’s Open title match. ABOVE: The doubles team of Matt Lebourdais, left, and Jonny Wiskar celebrate following the final point in the Men’s Open title match. LEFT: A member of the Casey-Ca- sey team tries to save a ball in Saturday’s championship match. Vikings top Steelers 14-3 in Hall of Fame game By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer CANTON, Ohio — Ted- dy Bridgewater didn’t want to talk about the completions. Last the Minnesota quarter- back checked, getting the ball where it needs to go is the main part of his job. It’s that one miss, however, that will stick with the reigning Rookie of the Year. Bridgewater’s only series in a 14-3 victory over Pitts- burgh in the Hall of Fame game Sunday ended up with the Vikings getting stuffed on fourth down after Bridgewater IDLOHGWRFRPSOHWHDVLPSOHÀLS to Mike Wallace on third down that would have given Minne- VRWD¿UVWDQGJRDO “It’s one of those deals where it’s good to stay within the system,” Bridgewater said. “If I hit Mike, we avoid fourth down.” Maybe Bridgewater is be- ing picky after going 5 of 6 for 44 yards during his cameo, but with an extra preseason game this summer, the Vikings and their emerging leader have plenty of time to work on it. Backup quarterback Mike Kafka threw a touchdown pass and running back Joe Banyard ran for another score long af- ter Bridgewater exited as the Vikings improved to 5-0 in Tom E. Puskar/AP Photo Former NFL player Jerome Bettis waves a Terrible Towel at the conclusion of his speech during inductions at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday in Canton, Ohio. exhibitions under second-year coach Mike Zimmer. “Wish I was 5-0 in the reg- ular season,” he said, laughing. Both teams have a month before things start to count for real, giving the annual exhibi- tion opener an even more pe- destrian feel. Hall of Famer Jerome Bet- tis waved a “Terrible Towel” during pregame introductions, with the decidedly pro-Pitts- burgh crowd roaring its ap- proval, the only moment of true star power on a night the bold-faced names still in uni- form didn’t break a sweat if they even bothered to suit up at all. Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson’s return from a lengthy suspension will have to wait at least one more week, if not decidedly longer. He hung out on the sideline while the backups did the heavy lift- ing. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger stuck to attire more appropriate for the gym. All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell and All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown put together a full dress rehearsal, even going through warm-ups then spent four quarters as spectators, the only exercise the notoriously hard-working Brown enjoyed coming while he absentmind- edly worked the exercise bike. Bridgewater deftly guided the Vikings on a 10-play, 51- \DUG GULYH LQ WKH ¿UVW TXDUWHU hitting tight end Kyle Rudolph for a pair of 11-yard gains. Rather than attempt a short ¿HOG JRDO RQ IRXUWKDQG from the 10, Zimmer opted to go for it only to see Jeri- ck McKinnon stopped for no gain by nose tackle Steve Mc- Lendon, one of the handful of Pittsburgh regulars to actually WDNHWKH¿HOG With Roethlisberger given the night off and usual back- up Bruce Gradkowski dealing with a sore arm, the Steelers gave third-stringer Jones an extensive look. The leading passer in Oklahoma history is trying to convince the team to keep three quarterbacks on the roster. While coach Mike Tomlin said early in camp Jones was on the “incline” he was going to reserve judg- ment until after seeing Jones face guys in different-color jerseys. WARRENTON — Travis Freeman is the new varsity football coach, and Robert Hoepfl has been hired as athlet- ic director, as Warrenton High School athletics moves forward into an- other school year. )UHHPDQ DQG +RHSÀ replace Ian O’Brien, who departed Warrenton to be- come athletic director at Lakeridge High School. O’Brien was both var- sity football coach and A.D. at Warrenton, leav- ing principal Rod Heyen with a couple key spots to ¿OO “There’s kind of a snowball effect and a chain reaction,” Heyen said. “It’s been a real challenging summer for hiring, but we’re real excited about some of the hires we’ve made.” Freeman, a sev- enth-grade social studies teacher at Astoria Middle School, played football at Whitworth College in Spokane, Wash., after graduating from Royal High School in Royal City, Wash. He becomes just the third Warrenton football coach in the last 41 years. John Mattila won 15 league championships and had a career record of 252 wins, 129 losses from 1974 to 2011, and O’Brien was 15-14 in his three years, 2012-14. Freeman served as an assistant coach under O’Brien, while Heyen said two of Freeman’s assis- tants will be Mike Larsen and Jake Mullins, who Travis Freeman were both assistants last season. “We’re real excited — Travis has been a great in- ÀXHQFHRQRXUNLGV´+H\- HQ VDLG ³7KLV LV KLV ¿UVW head coaching gig, but he has good football pedigree. He’s been around the game and played a little bit.” 0HDQZKLOH +RHSÀ was new to the Warren- ton district last year, “and is real excited about the position,” Heyen said of +RHSÀ ZKR LV FXUUHQWO\ in Pennsylvania. “He was an assistant coach in sev- eral sports last year, so he has a taste of a little bit of everything. He has a good background, and he’s great with kids.” +RHSÀ WHDFKHV 86 history and global studies at Warrenton High School, and last year served as an assistant coach in football, girls basketball and base- ball. He attended Junction City High School, where he played football, bas- ketball and baseball. He caught two touchdown passes in a 20-0 state play- off win over Astoria in 2004. +RHSÀUHFHLYHGDEDFK- elor’s degree in history from Northwest Christian College in Eugene, where he played basketball for the Beacons. John Lindsay/AP File New York Giants halfback Frank Gifford cocks his pass- ing arm as he stands in front of photo mural of the Polo Grounds at the offices of the New York Giants in New York’s Coliseum in 1962. On football field, in the booth, Frank Gifford was a winner terpiece of a Giants offense that ZHQWWR¿YH1)/WLWOHJDPHVLQ the 1950s and ‘60s. NEW YORK — An NFL Beginning in 1971, he championship with the New worked for ABC’s “Monday York Giants. An Emmy award 1LJKW )RRWEDOO´ DW ¿UVW DV D as television’s “outstanding play-by-play announcer and sports personality.” Induction in then an analyst, winning his Emmy in 1976-77. the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “Frank’s talent and charis- Frank Gifford, as well known for being a buffer for fel- PD RQ WKH ¿HOG DQG RQ WKH DLU low announcers Don Meredith were important elements in the and Howard Cosell on “Mon- growth and popularity of the day Night Football” as for his modern NFL,” Commissioner versatility as a player, died Sun- Roger Goodell said. Later in life, Gifford stayed day. He was 84. In a statement released by in the spotlight through his mar- NBC News, his family said Gif- riage to Kathie Lee Gifford, who ford died suddenly at his Con- famously called him a “human necticut home of natural causes. love machine” and “lamb-chop” His wife, Kathie Lee Gifford, is to her millions of viewers. “He was a great friend to ev- a host for NBC’s “Today.” “We rejoice in the extraor- eryone in the league, a special dinary life he was privileged to adviser to NFL commissioners, live, and we feel grateful and and served NFL fans with enor- blessed to have been loved by mous distinction for so many such an amazing human being,” decades,” Goodell added. Gifford hosted “Wide World his family said in the statement. “We ask that our privacy be re- of Sports,” covered several VSHFWHGDWWKLVGLI¿FXOWWLPHDQG Olympics — his call of Franz we thank you for your prayers.” Klammer’s downhill gold med- A running back, defensive al run in 1976 is considered a back, wide receiver and spe- broadcasting masterpiece — cial teams player in his career, and announced 588 consecutive Gifford was the NFL’s MVP in NFL games for ABC, not even 1956, when the Giants won the taking time off after the death title. He went to the Pro Bowl at of his mother shortly before a three positions and was the cen- broadcast in 1986. By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer
