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Scappoose tops Astoria in four games
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Astoria falls to 0-8 in the league
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volleyball team Wednesday night at standings, but still has hopes of a league
playoff spot, with two matches remain-
Scappoose.
The Lady Fishermen won the ing. Scappoose improves to 4-4.
The Lady Fishermen take part in
opener, but the Indians rallied for a
four-game victory, 23-25, 26-24, 25- the Seaside Tournament Saturday,
then return to league play Tuesday at
23, 25-16.
Astoria “played solid for most of Seaside.
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The Gulls lost at Valley Catholic
Wednesday, as the Valiants scored a
three-game sweep, 25-14, 25-10, 26-
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of the middle school division of Neah-
Kah-Nie’s Bigfoot Classic cross coun-
try meet, held Tuesday in Nehalem
Bay State Park.
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points to place ahead of Broadway
Cross Country
Middle School (76) and Rainier (83).
Fishermen win
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girls took second in the team standings seconds. Broadway’s Beau Johnson
was second in 10:58.
In the girls’ middle school race, As-
toria seventh-grader Sophie Long was
second overall in 12:01, followed by
teammate Makena Mitchell (12:03).
In the high school race, Neah-Kah-
Nie took the boys’ team title, followed
by Rainier, Faith Bible, Clatskanie and
Knappa.
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Astoria teams take a stand against domestic violence
By SUE CODY
For The Daily Astorian
Astoria High School foot-
ball players and cross coun-
try runners showed support
for domestic violence aware-
ness at the Healthy Homes
event Saturday. The run/walk
along the Astoria Riverwalk
was sponsored by Clatsop
County Domestic Violence
Council and Astoria Parks
and Recreation.
“It’s important to bring
awareness to the problem”
of domestic violence, said
Astoria High School Athletic
Director and football coach
Howard Rub.
At the beginning of the
football season, the team set
core values, Rub said. That
included teaching the young
men to show respect for
women. “This ties into that.
We want to be part of this and
support the cause.”
The Healthy Homes –
Taking a Stand Against Do-
mestic Violence 5K Fun Run/
Walk attracted people of all
ages.
Astoria Mayor Arline
LaMear read a proclamation
announcing October as Do-
mestic Violence Awareness
Month.
LaMear said during 13
years of working as a Court
Appointed Special Advocate
(CASA) for neglected and
abused children, she and her
husband saw “some pretty
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has made me very aware that
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tion against it.”
“I urge all Astoria res-
idents to work together to
eliminate domestic violence
in our town and to become
aware of the resources and
programs available to do-
mestic violence victims,”
LaMear said.
Don’t just talk about do-
mestic violence, but “do
something about it,” said
Clatsop County Deputy Dis-
Sue Cody/For The Daily Astorian
Students from Astoria High School joined many others in the Healthy Homes walk to raise awareness about domestic violence.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SCHEDULE
TODAY
Football — Tillamook at Astoria, 7 p.m.; Banks at Seaside, 7 p.m.
Volleyball — Knappa at Neah-Kah-Nie, 6 p.m.; Jewell at Crosshill Chr-
sitian, 5:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Football — Corbett at Warrenton, 7 p.m.; Gaston at Knappa, 7 p.m.;
Ocosta at Ilwaco, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Football — Naselle at Mary M. Knight, 1 p.m.
Volleyball — Seaside Tournament, 8:30 a.m.
Cross Country — George Fox Classic, 11:30 a.m.
relationships on the table,”
Andrew Fick said. He is
the chairman of the Clatsop
The Harbor offers
County Domestic Violence
resources
The event was free, but Council, a counselor at AHS
donations were accepted for and a cross country coach.
“It is important to have the
The Harbor, the local non-
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victims of domestic violence violence,” Fick said. “We can
and sexual assault. A new talk about the issues and make
location for The Harbor is the resources accessible.
“The Harbor is the most
being renovated at 10th and
important resource. We want
Duane streets.
“It is nice to have healthy to let people know it’s there.”
trict Attorney Ron Brown.
Sue Cody/For The Daily Astorian
Astoria Mayor Arline LaMear proclaimed October Domestic Violence Awareness Month, then
joined the 3-mile walk along the Riverwalk. “You have to walk the talk,” she said. notforsale
The Harbor can connect
people to other resources in
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NFL has some little-known rules and regulations
By ARNIE STAPLETON
AP Pro Football Writer
Thanks to Seattle line-
backer K.J. Wright and back
judge Greg Wilson, football
fans now know all about the
obscure NFL rule known as
the “illegal bat.”
The Seahawks received a
big break when a flag wasn’t
thrown on Wright for batting
Calvin Johnson’s fumble out
of the back of the end zone
for a touchback after Kam
Chancellor knocked it loose
just shy of the goal line.
The Lions (0-4) nev-
er got the ball at the 1 like
they should have and went
home still the league’s only
winless team. The Seahawks
(2-2) might have saved their
season with the 13-10 win
that could have ramifica-
tions deep into the winter.
Pete Carroll and Wright
both admitted they didn’t
know the rule. NFL VP of
Officiating Dean Blandino
said the back judge didn’t
feel it was an “overt act,” but
the league’s thick rule book
doesn’t mention any leeway
for an inadvertent violation,
stating: It is an illegal bat if:
• a. any player bats or
punches a loose ball in the
field of play toward his op-
ponent’s goal line
• b. any player bats or
punches a loose ball (that
has touched the ground) in
any direction, if it is in either
end zone
• c. an offensive play-
Scott Eklund/AP Photo
Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker K.J. Wright celebrates after a play late in the fourth
quarter of an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Detroit Lions that
was ruled a touchback after Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson fumbled and the ball went
out of bounds in the end zone Monday in Seattle. The Seahawks beat the Lions 13-10.
er bats a backward pass in
flight toward his opponent’s
goal line
There are several other
obscure NFL rules that many
people — and maybe even
some officials — might not
be aware of, such as “No
player may deliberately kick
a loose ball.”
Here are some others:
HEADS UP: Every fan
knows if a kickoff goes
out of bounds before being
touched by the receiving
team, that team gets the ball
at the 40-yard line instead
of the 20. But how many
know the returner can step
out of bounds, reach back
on the field of play and grab
the ball to prevent a touch-
back? Randall Cobb of the
Packers did. On Dec. 23,
2012, he made the heads-up
play when the Titans’ kick-
off stopped just inside his
5-yard line. Instead of trying
to return it, Cobb stepped
out of bounds and reached
back to grab the ball at the
4, giving the Packers posses-
sion at their 40. That’s be-
cause if any part of the play-
er’s body is out of bounds
when he makes contact with
the ball, the ball is ruled out
of bounds.
SAME SIDE: “At the
option of the home team,
both the players’ benches
may be located on the same
side of the field.” Nobody
does this anymore but the
Packers used to when they
split their home schedule
between Green Bay and
Milwaukee until they aban-
doned the old County Stadi-
um 20 years ago. This made
for interesting substitutions
and some winded players.
One time, former Lions
coach Wayne Fontes was so
caught up in the action he
didn’t realize he had mean-
dered all the way down in
front of the Packers’ bench
and was grabbing the wrong
players to send into the
game.
DELAY OF GAME:
Teams can get flagged even
before the game begins.
They’ll lose the coin toss for
both halves and any over-
time and be assessed a 15-
yard penalty from the spot of
the kickoff for the first half
if they’re not on the field at
least 10 minutes before the
scheduled start of the game
or if they don’t send the
captains out in time for the
pregame coin toss, which
occurs three minutes before
kickoff.
HIPSTERS: While all
players must wear shoulder,
thigh and knee pads, hip
pads aren’t required. “It is
recommended that all play-
ers wear hip pads designed to
reasonably avoid the risk of
injury,” the rule book says.
“Unless otherwise provided
by individual team policy, it
is the players’ responsibili-
ty and decision whether to
follow this recommendation
and use such pads. If worn,
such pads must be covered
by the outer uniform.”
ROGER THAT: In addi-
tion to the tightened pregame
protocol for the two dozen
primary game balls to pre-
vent another “Deflategate”
scandal, there are other rules
pertaining to the pigskins.
Among them: “The Ball
must be a ‘Wilson,’ hand se-
lected, bearing the signature
of the Commissioner of the
League, Roger Goodell.”
AP NFL website: http://
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