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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015 JHS PREVIEWS GIRLS BASKETBALL Blue Jay girls vow to return to playoffs 9A BOYS BASKETBALL By DON ANDERSON For The Daily Astorian Despite their inexperience, the Jewell varsity girls’ basket- EDOO WHDP LV FRQ¿GHQW GXULQJ practice, and growing steadi- ly in their basketball skills. Whether they can make it to the playoffs depends on how much effort they are willing to put in. “It will be harder to make the playoffs this year, because the Casco League has eight WHDPV LQVWHDG RI ¿YH´ VDLG sophomore starter Emma Guil- len. “I think that we will do well considering that we just have one junior (Allycia Littlepage) and one senior (Hanna Littlep- age). We really have a team of VRSKRPRUHV´ Last year the Lady Jays went to the playoffs, but just barely. This year they hope to build on their success with a more experienced squad. They have a new assistant coach, Hailee Smith, to help build on their speed and help develop their shooting skills. Mark Fick is the head coach for both the boys and the girls. “It was really easy for us to get comfortable with our plays this year. Our summer camp at Joseph really helped our young- er players get use to our team FRQ¿JXUDWLRQ´ DGGHG *XLOOHQ “We really need to work on our VKRRWLQJ SHUFHQWDJH WKRXJK´ she said. Besides the two seniors and sophomore Guillen, the Jays have sophomores Serena Had- dock, Ashley Thurston, Gabi Morales, and Niqui Blodgett, and freshmen Sophie Olvera and Lilly Kaczenski in the line- up. The Blue Jay Girls start off their season like the boys with a Jamboree at CS Lewis Acad- emy on Wednesday, followed Don Anderson/For The Daily Astorian Blue Jay sophomore Ben Stahly and senior Nico Chavera-Munk listen as Jewell head coach Mark Fick outlines a play during practice Tuesday. The Jays first game is Thursday against Open Door. Jewell boys team build on experience By DON ANDERSON For The Daily Astorian Photos by Don Anderson/For The Daily Astorian Sophomore Emma Guillen provides speed, ball-handling and a threat close to the basket for the Blue Jays varsity girls. Guillen says she looks forward to a hard fought, but fun season. E\WKHLU¿UVWJDPHRQ6DWXUGD\ DJDLQVW(GG\YLOOHDQGWKHLU¿UVW Casco League came Monday against Oregon School for the Deaf. RIGHT: Sophomore Gabi Morales is the high-scorer for the Jewell Blue Jays as well as being an excellent ball-handler. She uses her speed both with a fast break offense and hazing defense. FAR RIGHT: Junior Allysica Littlepage is one of the best shooters for the Jewell Blue Jays. She also provides a lot of experience, which Jewell badly needs. The Jays have just one junior and one senior on the team. JEWELL — With four seniors on their varsity boys’ basketball team, the Jewell Blue Jays will attempt to get past rivals Country Chris- tian and Perrydale and into the playoffs of the Casco League that they missed last year. While the Jays didn’t have enough bodies to make up a football team this year, they barely have enough, 10, for a solid basketball roster, including three seniors that are starting for the Jays: Dallas Ritchie, Trystan Sil- va and Rylan Murray, along with sophomores Ben Stahly and Thomas Meehan. Tonight the Jays play a Jamboree with C.S. Lewis, Mohawk and Central Chris- tian. Thursday they play WKHLU ¿UVW RI¿FLDO OHDJXH game against Open Door, followed by a trip to Ed- dyville on Saturday. “I have high hopes for our team this year, but we need to work on our shoot- LQJ SHUFHQWDJH´ VDLG MXQLRU Sean Hinson. His teammate, sophomore Corey Lyon add- ed, “Hopefully we will do well this season, but we will VHH DIWHU WKH ¿UVW JDPH:H have experience and we have DORWRIKHLJKWWKLV\HDU´6H- nior Nico Chavera-Munk, and juniors Jon Thompson and Rhett Gerken, round out the Jewell team. Former Astoria High School player and coach Mark Fick is the head coach for the Blue Jay boys and girls varsity teams again this year. Under his tutelage, the Jays have done well despite their small numbers. Clatsop County takes gold in fall Special Olympics soccer The Daily Astorian The Clatsop Green Ma- chine came away with gold at the Special Olympics Oregon Fall State Games soccer cham- pionships, Nov. 21-22. More than 900 athletes across Oregon gathered to compete in soccer, volleyball or swimming. 7KHUH ZHUH VHYHUDO ¿UVWV for the Clatsop County team. The Clatsop Green Machine LV WKH ¿UVW VRFFHU WHDP LQ WKH county established for athletes with intellectual disabilities. Coaches Diana Johnson and 'DYLG0F$ORQH\DUH¿UVWWLPH soccer coaches and few of the athletes have ever played soc- cer before. What ensued were three- hour practices held on several rainy and windy Saturdays in Astoria. Enthusiasm and hard practice paid off. At the Fall State Games, The Green Machine won all four of their matches. The un- defeated Clatsop County took top honors in their division with a gold medal. “I am always amazed how WDOHQWHG WKHVH DWKOHWHV DUH´ said Steve McAloney, volun- Don Anderson/For The Daily Astorian Jewell sophomore Ben Stahly and junior Sean Hinson battle for possession of the ball during practice Thurs- day. The two big men on the team, they will be respon- sible for most rebounds in the paint. Aliina Johnson-Sconiers/Submitted Photo The Clatsop County Green Machine: (Back) Coach Diana Johnson, Stephen Adams, Ben Johnson, Beau Routh, Samuel McAloney, Andrew Kujala, Ryan Breitmeyer and Coach David McAloney; (Middle) Anna Rodriguez, William Heckard, Mahalya Green and William Kelso; (Front) Elizabeth Colson and Julian Whitsett notforsale teer local program coordinator for Special Olympics-Clatsop County. “They work togeth- er as a team and learn how to pass the ball and kick goals. At the beginning of the sea- son, we did not know what kind of team we would have, but, when that whistle blew, our athletes stepped up and CAMP 18 RESTAURANT • Serving Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner • Complete Facilities for Banquets, Meetings & Receptions • Wedding Parties & Rehearsal Dinners Welcome • Gift Shop • Locals favorite stop on the way to Portland or on your way home OPEN DAILY 7 DAYS A WEEK 503.755.1818 showed everyone they are FKDPSLRQV´ Johnson said, “My son has been a part of Special Olym- pics since age 7. Over the past 20 years, we have hung his tournament medals on our Christmas tree. These med- als represent badges of cour- age and honor for Ben and the whole family. On a larger scale, the medals symbolize just how far we have all come LQFHOHEUDWLQJGLYHUVLW\´ Special Olympics Basket- ball is the winter sport for Clat- sop County. Those interested in participating as athletes or volunteers can contact Steve McAloney at 503-298-0633. B es t of luck th is s ea s on! 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