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SPORTS THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 7A Cowapa All-League football team announced GLDQV DOVR FRPELQHG IRU ¿UVWWHDPVHOHFWLRQV It was a senior-heavy all- Astoria and Seaside also league team this year in Cow- KDG¿UVWWHDPSOD\HUV apa League football. Astoria senior running Of the 37 members who back Carter Wallace and se- PDGH WKH ¿UVW WHDP ZHUH nior center Clay Williams seniors. The all-league team PDGH WKH ¿UVW WHDP RIIHQVH was voted on by the league’s seniors Wyatt Dietrich and FRDFKHV ZLWK SOD\HUV IURP &OD\(QJOXQGZHUH¿UVWWHDP Banks and Scappoose taking OLQHEDFNHUVDQGVHQLRU5\NHU up most of the selections. Helmersen and junior Kyle Donny McClean of Banks 6WUDQJHZHUHVHOHFWHGDV¿UVW and Braden Clark of Scap- team defensive backs. poose shared the Offensive :DOODFH ZDV DOVR WKH ¿UVW 3OD\HU RI WKH <HDU DZDUG team punter. while Twister McComas of 7KH *XOOV KDG WZR ¿UVW the Braves was the Defensive team offensive players (senior Player of the Year. tight end Zach Marston and Coaches of the Year were VHQLRU WDFNOH $XVWLQ (DJRQ Ben Buchanan of Banks and DQG WZR ¿UVW WHDP GHIHQG- Sean McNabb of Scappoose. ers (senior linebackers Alex The Braves (eight) and In- Barker and Nathanael Ward). The Daily Astorian Astoria’s Carter Wallace, No. 21, was a two-time selection to the Cowapa All- League team, as a first team running back and first team punter. Daily Astorian File Photo SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL Cowapa All-League Offensive Players of the Year: Donny Mc- Clean, Banks; Braden Clark, Scappoose Defensive Player of the Year: Twister Mc- Comas, Banks Coaches of the Year: Ben Buchanan, Banks; Sean McNabb, Scappoose First Team Offense WR: Brennen McNabb, Sr., Scappoose WR: Jaron Malcom, Sr., Banks WR: Jaxsen Johnson, Jr., Tillamook WR: Riley Maloney, Sr., Tillamook C: Clay Williams, Sr., Astoria C: Matt Bennett, Sr., Scappoose G: Twister McComas, Sr., Banks G: Jeremy Schriber, Sr., Tillamook T: Joel Smtih, Sr., Scappoose T: Austin Eagon, Sr., Seaside TE: Zach Marston, Sr., Seaside RB: Donny McClean, Sr., Banks RB: Braden Clark, Sr., Scappoose RB: Carter Wallace, Sr., Astoria RB: Kaler Moore, Sr., Tillamook QB: Robert Lohman, Sr., Scappoose K: Eleanor Jones, Sr., Scappoose First Team Defense DL: Boogie Davis, Jr., Scappoose DL: Dylan Shafer, Sr., Banks DL: Hunter Copley, Sr., Banks DL: Jakob Pruitt, Sr., Valley C. DL: Twister McComas, Sr., Banks LB: Trevor Thiessen, Jr., Banks LB: Donny McClean, Sr., Banks LB: Avery Jones, Sr., Valley C. LB: Colton Bird, Sr., Scappoose LB: Cody Erhardt, Sr., Scappoose LB: Alex Barker, Sr., Seaside LB: Nathanael Ward, Sr., Seaside LB: Wyatt Dietrich, Sr., Astoria LB: Clay Englund, Sr., Astoria DB: Owen Parsons, Sr., Scappoose DB: Michael Gift, Jr., Scappoose DB: Kyle Strange, Jr., Astoria DB: Ryker Helmersen, Sr., Astoria DB: Calder Pruhliere, Jr., Tillamook P: Carter Wallace, Sr., Astoria Honorable Mention WR: Milo Applebee, Sr., Banks WR: Alex Hyland, Sr., Valley C. WR: Mason Reardon, Sr., Scappoose C: Skylor Africa-Barnes, Sr., Banks T: Noah Jenck, Sr., Tillamook QB: Fridtjof Fremstad, Jr., Astoria QB: Tilor Hurliman, Jr., Tillamook DL: Michael Bailey, So., Seaside DL: Ian Birrell, Jr., Valley Catholic LB: Samboy Tuimato, Jr., Astoria DB: Jaxson Smith, Sr., Seaside DB: J.D. Wack, Sr., Scappoose PATRICK WEBB/EO Media Group Comets can fly! Coaches Kim Eaton, left, and Marie Green display the District IV Championship trophy in the gym at Black Hills School in Tumwater as the volleyball team celebrates two wins Saturday night that secured a place in the WIAA state tournament and won their 1B district. Left to right are Taylor Gudmundsen, Raja Estes, Kelly Langston, Amelia Tutu’u, Ashley Muessig, Kendra Leeland, Haley Footh, Taylor Eaton, Ellie Chapman and Lily Harman. Naselle: Volleyball makes return trip to state Continued from Page 1A )RU+HDG&RDFK.LP(DWRQ selecting them as captains was a VODPGXQN%XWLQSDUWEHFDXVH VKHLV7D\ORU¶VPRWKHUVKHVWLOO went through a preseason pro- cess charting all her players’ positive attributes. It produced the same top girls the last two years. When asked for words to GHVFULEH WKHP WKHLU FRDFK FRPHV XS ZLWK ³FRQVLVWHQF\´ ³PHOORZQHVV´DQG³TXLHWFRQ¿- GHQFH´+HUWHDUVVSHOOSULGH Role models The pair’s leadership traits go back ages. Eaton and Lee- ODQG¶V PRWKHU .ULVWL /HHODQG have coached and supported their girls in sports and activities IURP NLQGHUJDUWHQ XS ,Q WXUQ the girls have helped others. “I saw that in them from a YHU\ \RXQJ DJH´ VDLG (DWRQ ³,I,QHHGDUROHPRGHOWKH\¶UH the girls that the rest of the team will look to. They have always been competitive with each oth- er — in a positive way — on the volleyball and basketball FRXUWVDQGRQWKHVRIWEDOO¿HOG 7KH\¶UH FRPSHWLWLYH EDVHG RQ the knowledge that pushing HDFKRWKHUPDNHVWKHPEHWWHU´ But their style is positive. “They are always going out of their way to encourage the \RXQJHUSOD\HUVWKHLUSHHUVDQG WHDPPHPEHUV´VDLGWKHFRDFK “They both lead by example. 7KH\ DUH QRW RYHU]HDORXV µLQ \RXU IDFH¶ DW DOO7KH\ DUH QRW obnoxious or anything like that. 7KH\DUHVORZDQGVWHDG\ZLWK consistency in their emotions and leadership. The other girls ZLOOORRNWRWKHP²µ+RZGR, QHHGWRDFW"¶´ )RU .HQGUD /HHODQG WKDW¶V crucial. She and Taylor Eaton have played alongside the other girls even before they became WHHQDJHUV WKH\ NQRZ WKHLU strengths and weaknesses. “I like to give constructive FULWLFLVP´ /HHODQG VDLG ³,I people are just bossy and arro- JDQW«ZHOO,GRQ¶WOLNHWREH that kind of person. That’s my philosophy of life — being pos- LWLYH´ Taylor Eaton agrees. Help WHDPPDWHV EXW VHW DQ H[DPSOH with your own performance. “Whatever attitude we walk RQWRWKHFRXUWZLWKLWVWD\VZLWK XV´VKHVDLG³,IZHPDNHPLV- WDNHVGXULQJWKHZDUPXSVWKHQ that’s very negative. Our job as captains is to keep everybody in D SRVLWLYH PLQGVHW µ,W¶V 2. WR mess up. You can get the next SRLQWEDFN¶´ Excelled Volleyball coaches like Ea- ton and her accomplished assis- WDQW0DULH*UHHQNHHSVWDWLVWLFV WRDVVHVVSOD\HUSHUIRUPDQFHLQ- FOXGLQJNLOOVEORFNVDFHVGLJV DQG DVVLVWV :HHN DIWHU ZHHN Taylor Eaton and Leeland have excelled in most categories. Leeland said she doesn’t care DERXW KHU VWDWV EHFDXVH LW¶V DOO DERXW WKH WHDP EXW VKH QRGV as Taylor Eaton highlights a viewpoint they obviously share. ³,I , FDQ¶W GR LW P\VHOI WKHQ , championship bracket so she FRXOG UHVHDUFK 1DVHOOH¶V ¿UVW opponent and focus her team’s remaining practices. While delighted about ad- vancing to state after the spec- WDFXODUZLQVVKHVWLOOZDQWHGWR stress the team aspect — min- utes after she had made a sea- VRQKLJKDVVLVWVLQWKHFKDP- pionship game. “We just had an µRQ¶ QLJKW´ 7D\ORU (DWRQ VDLG ³:H ZHUH µRQ¶ DOO HYHQLQJ « We’ve won this trophy working IRUDFRPPRQJRDO´ Patrick Webb/For EO Media Group Naselle High School volleyball senior co-captains Kendra Leeland, left, and Taylor Eaton share a fun moment with junior Ellie Chapman, right, during a break in the action Saturday at the Black Hills High School gym in Tumwater, Wash. The two leaders stress teamwork above all else as the reason for their success this year. ‘Our job as captains is to keep everybody in a positive mindset.’ — Taylor Eaton NHS volleyball co-captain shouldn’t really be put in that OHDGHUVKLSSRVLWLRQ´(DWRQVDLG ³,PDNHDSHUFHQWHIIRUWVR if I have to give some correction ,IHHOFRQ¿GHQW´ Junior Ellie Chapman’s own VWDWV DUH FRPPHQGDEOH LQ WKH Comets’ last game she made NLOOV 6KH LV LQVSLUHG E\ KHU FDSWDLQVSUDLVLQJWKHLUFRQVWDQW SRVLWLYH UHLQIRUFHPHQW HYHQ when facing adversity. “They DUH YHU\ LPSRUWDQW´ VKH VDLG “They are like the backbone of WKHWHDP´ At Black Hills High School LQ 7XPZDWHU 6DWXUGD\ QLJKW the Comets defeated Columbia Adventist in three sets to secure their place at state. Without any EUHDN WKH\ EHDW 7KUHH 5LYHUV Christian of Longview for the District IV trophy. That game ZHQW WR IRXU VHWV RQH RI RQO\ WKUHHZLQVLQWKH&RPHWV¶ record that wasn’t a three-set sweep. As the younger team mem- bers were still posing for photos with their district champions KDUGZDUH 7D\ORU (DWRQ ZDV DOUHDG\FKD¿QJWRVHHWKHVWDWH Last time $WWKH6XQ'RPHPLOHV IURPWKHLU3DFL¿F&RXQW\KRPH the Comets will begin their state journey against nine Eastern Washington girls wearing the silver and blue of Oakesdale. 7KHLUVFKRROGLGQRWTXDOLI\ODVW \HDUEXWZDVVWDWH%FKDPSL- RQVLQDQG,Q WKHLU PDWFKHV DW VWDWH RQO\ RQH D VHPL¿QDO ZHQW WR ¿YH VHWV PRVW ZLQV ZHUH DFFRP- plished in three. This year’s lone senior is a survivor from those ZLQQLQJ1LJKWKDZNVVTXDGV /DVW \HDU 1DVHOOH¶V WULS WR state had no fairytale ending. On WKH ¿UVW PRUQLQJ WKH &RPHWV came up against Almira Coulee +DUWOLQH DQG RQO\ VFRUHG ¿YH SRLQWV LQ WKH ¿UVW VHW ORVLQJ the match in three. The next HQFRXQWHU DJDLQVW 5LYHUVLGH &KULVWLDQRI<DNLPDDOVRHQGHG LQ WKUHH VHWV )RU 1DVHOOH VWDWH ZDVRYHUUDWKHUWRRVZLIWO\ One consolation was that Almira Coulee Hartline’s girls reached the championship NASELLE VOLLEYBALL Head Coach Kim Eaton Asst. coach Marie Green Varsity squad 2. Taylor Gudmundsen (F) 3. Taylor Eaton (S) * 7. Kendra Leeland (S) * 10. Ellie Chapman (J) 12. Tayler Ford (J) 14. Ashley Muessig (J) 17. Amelia Tutu’u (J) 18. Lily Harman (F) 22. Kyryn Jacot (J) 23. Haley Footh (S) 24. Raja Estes (J) 25. Kelly Langston (J) 26. Hailey Weston (F) 28. Emma Fauver (S) F=freshman; J=junior; S=senior * captains JDPHWKRXJKWKH\ORVWWR3RPH- roy. Both schools are drawn in the opposite half of the bracket WKLV\HDU2DNHVGDOHMXVWORVWWR 3RPHUR\LQWKHLUGLVWULFW¿QDOVLQ ¿YHVHWV (DWRQ /HHODQG DQG IHOORZ seniors Haley Footh and Emma Fauver have been playing to- gether since seventh grade. They will walk into the Yakima stadium this weekend wearing their blue and gold uniforms for the last time. All four were beaming Sat- XUGD\QLJKW)ULGD\PRUQLQJLW will be all business. “I’m proud of us for mak- ing it to state. That’s a huge ac- FRPSOLVKPHQW´ VDLG /HHODQG not even considering where her team might place. “I just want us WRSOD\SHUFHQW,IZHSOD\ RXUKDUGHVW«´