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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015
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Cowapa All-League football team announced
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It was a senior-heavy all-
Astoria and Seaside also
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apa League football.
Astoria senior running
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was voted on by the league’s seniors Wyatt Dietrich and
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Banks and Scappoose taking OLQHEDFNHUVDQGVHQLRU5\NHU
up most of the selections.
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and Braden Clark of Scap- team defensive backs.
poose shared the Offensive
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while Twister McComas of
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the Braves was the Defensive team offensive players (senior
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Sean McNabb of Scappoose.
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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
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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
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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
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selecting them as captains was a
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went through a preseason pro-
cess charting all her players’
positive attributes.
It produced the same top
girls the last two years.
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The pair’s leadership traits
go back ages. Eaton and Lee-
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have coached and supported
their girls in sports and activities
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the girls have helped others.
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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
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the knowledge that pushing
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consistency in their emotions
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crucial. She and Taylor Eaton
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strengths and weaknesses.
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people are just bossy and arro-
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with your own performance.
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Taylor Eaton and Leeland have
excelled in most categories.
Leeland said she doesn’t care
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as Taylor Eaton highlights a
viewpoint they obviously share.
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championship bracket so she
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opponent and focus her team’s
remaining practices.
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stress the team aspect — min-
utes after she had made a sea-
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pionship game. “We just had an
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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
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Comets’ last game she made
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when facing adversity. “They
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At Black Hills High School
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the Comets defeated Columbia
Adventist in three sets to secure
their place at state. Without any
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Christian of Longview for the
District IV trophy. That game
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record that wasn’t a three-set
sweep.
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bers were still posing for photos
with their district champions
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Last time
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the Comets will begin their state
journey against nine Eastern
Washington girls wearing the
silver and blue of Oakesdale.
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plished in three. This year’s lone
senior is a survivor from those
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state had no fairytale ending. On
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the match in three. The next
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One consolation was that
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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)
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roy. Both schools are drawn in
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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-
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will be all business.
“I’m proud of us for mak-
ing it to state. That’s a huge ac-
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not even considering where her
team might place. “I just want us
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