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SHS PREVIEWS THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2015 9A Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Senior Sam Beaudoin qualified for state in four different events last year. Kadi takes the helm for Seaside swim team HYHQWRXJKHU¿JKWIRUWKLV\HDU¶VWLWOH Seaside brings back some fast swimmers from a year ago, in which The successful Seaside swim pro- WKH ER\V¶ WHDP ¿QLVKHG HLJKWK LQ WKH gram is under new management, as team standings at the state meet. 0LNH.DGLWDNHVRYHUIRU$OH[5HHGDV “Everything’s going great,” Kadi the Gulls’ varsity coach. said after one week of practice. “I’m And with Kadi now at the helm, ORRNLQJIRUZDUGWRRXU¿UVWPHHW,¶P you can consider the Gulls in good also looking to do a round of every hands. single school around here. I coached in Kadi is a member of U.S. Masters 1HYDGD,QFOLQH+6DQG,¶PJHWWLQJ Swimming, having competed most re- a feel of what’s going on around here. cently for the Mountain View Masters I’d like to see what this area has.” club. He is also a USA Swimming cer- He already knows what the Gulls WL¿HGFRDFK have, even before he took over. Which makes the Seaside swim- “I had the pleasure of working with PHUVFHUWL¿HGFKDOOHQJHUVLQWKH'LV- $OH[DOLWWOH´KHVDLG³,VWDUWHGDFRX- trict 1/4A. ple home meets here and got to see the The Seaside boys took second in team, and it’s good to see those kids GLVWULFWV ODVW \HDU ¿QLVKLQJ SRLQWV back. I think they’re receptive of my behind a strong Newport team. training. We just try to make it fun and The Cubs are always challenging get ‘em fast quick. for the top spot, and they will face an “If you know swimming, you have By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian to get them in the water and up to speed really quickly.” 2QWKHSOXVVLGH³6DP%HDXGRLQ is coming back,” Kadi said, referring WRWKHVHQLRUVWDWHTXDOL¿HULQIRXUGLI- ferent events. %UDGOH\5]HZQLFNLLVDQRWKHUNH\ VZLPPHUZLWKVWDWHH[SHULHQFH “We also have a real strong girls state relay team, in medley and free- style,” Kadi said. “I’m really stoked about that.” Kadi is retired U.S. Coast Guard, and was stationed in Astoria from “I was living in Tahoe, and dealing with 40 feet of snow every year gets kind of old,” he said. Seaside “is a good place to be. “When you look at it, the way to a good swimming program is having a swim club,” which drove Kadi to cre- ate the Seaside Swim Team. “Astoria has North Coast (Swim &OXE DQG WKH\¶YH JRW JRRG QXP- bers,” he said. “I started Seaside Swim Team back in January, and our numbers are at 30. You have to have numbers to have a healthy program, so we’re building.” THE SWIMMERS Girls Elizabeth Barnes, Jr. Cadyn Carr, Jr. Clarisse Coventry, Sr. Alyssa Harkins, So. Kendy Lin, Fr. Morgan Matthews, Sr. Maya McGill, Fr. Kimberly Mella, Fr. Holly Wood, Fr. Boys Sam Beaudoin, Sr. Isaiah Collins, So. Nicholas Konyha, Fr. Michael Matthews, Jr. Adam Morse, Jr. Lucas Nagle, So. Bradley Rzewnicki, Jr. Thaddeaus Stapleton, Jr. Alex Tadei, Sr. Gulls have a tough battle in District 1/4A wrestling By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian Dan Taylor has taken over the head coaching duties for Seaside wrestling, replacing Trent Rollins. The one thing you need to know about the Gulls — they compete in Special District 1/4A — one of the toughest in the state, at any level. Any district with Crook County has got to be good. And it’s not just Crook Coun- ty that the Cowapa schools compete with when it comes to Regionals. Of the 38 scoring teams in the state tournament, Special District 1 had four teams in the top 10, including Crook &RXQW\ ¿UVW 6FDSSRRVH IRXUWK%DQNVVHYHQWKDQG 7LOODPRRNQLQWK The team title was no contest, as Crook Coun- ty scored a whopping 327 SRLQWVZLWK+HQOH\ second. The district is much the same this season, with tradi- tional powers Crook County, THE WRESTLERS Gannon Abernathy Alfonso Alcantar Christopher Avery Raiden Bowles Jacob Brien Brandon Campuzano Travis Fenton Marcus Gomez Logan Griffin Jake Herold Donald La Tourette Danyle Lombardi Alex Martinez Gavin Meyer Shane Smith SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Girls Basketball — Liberty at Seaside, 7:30 p.m.; Waldport at Warrenton, 3 p.m.; Clatskanie at Knappa, 6 p.m.; Ilwaco at North Beach, 5:45 p.m. Boys Basketball — Liberty at Seaside, 7:30 p.m.; Waldport at Warrenton, 4:45 p.m.; Clatskanie at Knappa, 7:45 p.m.; Ilwaco at North Beach, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Basketball — Warrenton at Vernonia Tournament, TBA Boys Basketball — Naselle at Ilwaco, 7 p.m. Swimming — Tillamook Invitational, 10 a.m. Wrestling — Astoria, Warrenton at Estacada Tournament, 10 a.m.; Knappa at Ocosta Tournament, TBA Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian (VWDFDGD *ODGVWRQH %DQNV and Scappoose. 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