THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015
SPORTS
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Gulls punish Astoria in soccer clash
Girls team falls
to Seaside in
defensive struggle
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
Their possible Cowapa League
championship next week? Yes, that
will be big for the Seaside boys soc-
cer program.
But two wins over Astoria in the
same season? Now that is something
the Gulls will hang their hat on.
And it doesn’t happen very often.
Seaside’s 3-1 win over the Fish-
ermen Thursday night at CMH Field
their ¿rst of¿cial visit to Astoria’s
new stadium marked the ¿rst time
since 2010 that the Gulls made a
clean sweep of Astoria.
Before that, you have to go back
to 1 to ¿nd the last time the Gulls
swept the season series with the
Fishermen.
With the exception of a few mo-
ments in the second half, Seaside
was in command from start to ¿n-
ish in Thursday’s game, unlike the
Gulls’ last meeting with Astoria, in
which Seaside had to rally from a
1-0 de¿cit to win, 2-1.
“We had better discipline with
the ball this time, better movement
with the ball, and our touch with the
ball was better,” Seaside coach John
Chapman said. “As the season goes
on, you expect that continuity to
grow. We de¿nitely had good, solid
continuity tonight.”
And all it took was a 53-second
span early in the ¿rst half.
Nine minutes, 59 seconds into the
contest, Seaside’s William Garvin
sent a short crossing pass from the
right side near the end line, and
Hunter Thompson knocked in the
short-range shot for the ¿rst score.
Seaside fans did not have to wait
long for the next one.
In the 10th minute, the Astoria
defense failed to clear a ball, and
Thompson made them pay, scoring
from 15 yards out for a 2-0 lead.
The Fishermen managed four
shots on goal in the ¿rst half, but
nothing that threatened to get past
Seaside goalkeeper Jarrett Coughlin.
“We got pressure on the ball early
tonight, which put (the Fishermen)
behind the eight ball,” Chapman
said. “Coughlin had a great game in
goal. He was solid back there and
made some nice saves on the few
attempts that Astoria had. And our
defensive line was just solid.”
Seaside’s third goal of the ¿rst
half basically put the game on ice, as
Garvin gained control of a ball near
mid¿eld, raced down the right side-
line and scored past Astoria keeper
Elijah Hirsch.
“We were looking for that third
goal, right before the half,” Chap-
man said. “And Garvin’s been on ¿re
all week. His running and his speed
came just at the right time, and was a
Photos by Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian
Seaside’s Rafael Sabony, No. 10, and Astoria’s Jacob Hulti, No. 12, both go for a header during their soccer
game at CMH Field Thursday.
Astoria’s Jenna Rudolph, No. 5, fights for pos-
session with Seaside’s Lizzy Barnes, No. 4, at
CMH Field Thursday.
Seaside’s Wiliam Garvin, No. 13, collides with Astoria’s
Elijah Hirsch, No. 00, during their soccer game at CMH
Field Thursday.
little too much for the back two (de-
fenders) for Astoria.”
Astoria’s offense found a rhythm
in the second half.
The ¿rst two shots on goal from
Rafael Alcantar were saved by
Coughlin, but Alcantar’s third shot
found the upper part of the net, from
nearly 40 yards out.
The Fishermen limited Seaside to
just two shots on goal in the second
half.
“Astoria came back with some
good spirit near the end of the game,
when we were starting to sub play-
ers,” Chapman said. “And the goal
Astoria’s Megan Bergeron, No. 13, fights for
possession with Seaside’s Lizzy Barnes, No. 4.
that they scored, they took advan-
tage of some sloppy play by us. And
it was a beautiful shot (by Alcantar),
too.”
Girls Soccer
Seaside 1, Astoria 0
Seaside won a defensive girls
soccer Clatsop Clash Thursday night
at CMH Field, as the Gulls scored
early in the second half, then relied
on their defense to do the rest in a
1-0 win over Astoria.
“We knew we were going to be
battling a resilient Astoria team that
was emotionally amped,” Seaside
coach Matt Johnson said. “The girls
were excited for the game and fed off
the energy of the boys’ win earlier in
the evening.”
Astoria coach Sarah von Colditz
said, “The thing with these games is
it usually comes down to one goal.
The team that gets on the board ¿rst
has the advantage. That team was not
us.”
She added, “As I’ve always said,
it’s a totally different game when
these two teams are together. Nerves
run high. Very high.”
Neither team could generate
much offense.
Astoria drops hard-fought match at home
The Daily Astorian
The Astoria volleyball team went
down swinging, literally.
Hosting No. 3-ranked Valley Cath-
olic, the Lady Fishermen rallied from
a two-game de¿cit only to lose in ¿ve
in a Cowapa League ¿nale at the Brick
House.
The Valiants survived the volley-
ball marathon, 25-21, 25-22, 21-25,
21-25, 15-12. Astoria led 12-8 in
Game 5.
“We made them earn it,” Astoria
coach Angee Hunt said of the Valiants.
“That’s the third-ranked team in the
state, and we gave ourselves a chance.
It was Senior Night, and all the girls
came out and played well.”
Despite Valley Catholic’s tri-
ple-block on Astoria senior Chloee
Hunt, Hunt still ¿nished with 16 kills.
Darian Hageman added six kills and
two ace serves.
In other Cowapa action, Seaside
had big hopes for an upset after win-
ning Game 1 Thursday night, but Til-
lamook rallied for a four-set victory
over the Gulls, 22-25, 25-15, 25-12,
25-16
Warrenton def.
Portland Christian
PORTLAND — Warrenton tuned
up for the postseason with a three-
game sweep at Portland Christian
Thursday, 25-23, 25-19, 25-22.
Libby Biel led the Warriors with
seven kills and four ace serves, while
Ally Bentley had three kills with solid
Seaside ¿nished with 10 shots on
goal for the game, to just two for the
Lady Fish.
Astoria goalkeeper Lexi Law was
able to stop the ¿rst three Seaside at-
tempts, broke up a breakaway in the
33rd minute, then grabbed two long
shots by Seaside’s Whitney Wester-
holm in the ¿nal four minutes of the
¿rst half.
But Law was not able to stop Sea-
side’s ¿rst shot on goal of the second
half.
Taking a pass up the middle from
Westerholm, Seaside’s Sophia Trev-
ino dribbled past a pair of defenders,
then placed a shot into the far right
side of the net, just out of Law’s
reach for the game’s only goal, with
36:50 left.
“Whitney has a knack for as-
sists,” Johnson said. “She is so good
at setting up her teammates for scor-
ing opportunities.”
Law made saves on Seaside’s
other three shots in the second half,
two by Trevino and another attempt
by Brenda Lopez.
Jenna Rudolph had Astoria’s only
serious shot attempt of the second
half, but the ball sailed wide left of
the net.
“We played our game, but
couldn’t put the ball in the back of
the net,” von Colditz said. “You have
to shoot to score, and unfortunately
we did not have numbers up when
we needed it.”
Johnson said, “We looked good
when we settled the ball and played
our passing game, but Astoria was
winning most of the 50-50 balls.
During halftime, the team talked
about what was working and what
needed to be ¿xed.
“I loved the dialogue the girls had
during the halftime break. Every-
thing was ‘we,’ not ‘I.’ We need to
go hard to the ball, we need to stay
composed, we need to pass to the
open girls, we need to have patience
on defense … they were all on the
same page.”
Von Colditz was equally pleased
with her team’s effort.
“I felt as though the teams were
evenly matched,” she said. “Seaside
plays more long balls, while I prefer
we play the ball on the ground with
what I call ‘pretty soccer.’
“Our back line was strong, solid
and backed each other up,” she add-
ed. “Lexi Law had several amazing
saves. Jen Rudolph won the center
several times with her Àick on head-
ers.”
While Seaside’s Jesse Trott
picked up the win in goal, it turned
out to be a good week after all for
Law.
The sophomore goalkeeper
missed the last 20 minutes of Tues-
day’s game against Scappoose af-
ter picking up a red card, but then
had the red card overturned before
Thursday’s match. She was also
named Athlete of the Week by sta-
tion KOIN 6 in Portland (will air
Oct. 30).
SCOREBOARD
serve-receive.
Sophia Thomas added three aces,
and Landree Miethe had aggressive
play in the back row.
Knappa def. City Christian
PORTLAND — Knappa recovered
from a Game 1 loss to defeat winless
City Christian Thursday night, 20-25,
25-11, 25-16, 25-16.
Kaitlyn Landwehr led Knappa with
eight ace serves, to go with nine digs,
six assists and ¿ve kills. Bailey Corder
added four aces and 10 digs.
PREP SCHEDULE
TODAY
Football — Astoria at Seaside,
7 p.m.; Clatskanie at Warrenton, 7
p.m.; Knappa at Nestucca, 7 p.m.;
Ilwaco at Raymond, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Football — Naselle at Twin Valley,
1 p.m.
Volleyball — Astoria at Corbett
Tournament, TBA; Seaside at Phi-
lomath Tournament, 8:30 a.m.; Life
Christian at Knappa, 6 p.m.
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