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SPORTS 4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2015 Astoria rally falls short at Dulcich Memorial, 65-61 By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian In a thriller that woke up the echoes in the ol’ Brick House, the Sandy Pioneers fought off a ma- jor fourth-quarter rally by the Astoria Fishermen late Wednesday night, and walked away with a 65-61 win to earn the first-place trophy at the 2015 Vince Dulcich Memorial Tourna- ment. Yes, a win would have been nice for the Fishermen — but Astoria head coach Kevin Goin knows how to keep things in perspective. “I’m really happy with where we’re at,” he said fol- lowing the loss. “We grew up a ton in that game.” With his team trailing 50- 30 with 2:30 left in the third quarter, “It would have been easy to hang our heads and not fight through it,” Goin said. “But I was proud of our guys. It shows a lot of change in our (Fishermen basketball) culture, and what we ask our kids to do. “It was nice to the see the crowd stand up at the end of the game and get into it,” he said. “That made our kids feel really good.” Meanwhile, “coming up short” was the story of the night for the Fishermen. Astoria came up short on several close-range shots in the first half, and missed on several key free throw at- tempts down the stretch (As- toria was 6-of-10 at the line in the fourth quarter); and a 3-pointer with two seconds left also fell short. In the end, however, Goin had to call it what it was — a narrow, nonleague loss against a good 5A op- ponent. “We grew up a lot,” he said. “We missed a lot of easy ones early on, and got a little rattled by it. We got down 20 and fought back. “You always want to win, but I couldn’t be prouder with the effort we gave.” The Pioneers, meanwhile, led from start to finish … even if it didn’t feel like it. Sandy held a 22-10 lead early in the second quarter, only to see the Fishermen close the gap with a 9-0 run, sparked by a 3-pointer from Kyle Strange. Sandy’s Matt Stevens Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Astoria’s Chloee Hunt, No. 12, turns to shoot during the basketball game. More photos at www.dailyastorian.com Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Astoria’s Justin Fruiht, No. 23, passes during the basketball game against Sandy at As- toria High School Wednesday. SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE SATURDAY Girls Basketball — Astoria at Cascade, 3:30 p.m.; Warrenton at Gaston, 3 p.m.; Creswell at Knap- pa, 3:30 p.m.; Wahkiakum at Ilwa- co, 7 p.m. Boys Basketball — Astoria at Cascade, 5 p.m.; Warrenton at Gaston, 4:45 p.m.; Creswell at Knappa, 5:30 p.m. Wrestling — Astoria at Scap- poose Tournament, TBA; Warren- ton at Willamina, 10 a.m.; Knappa at North Beach Tournament, TBA BOYS BASKETBALL Sandy 65, Astoria 61 SAN (65): Mason Gorski 15, Floyd 13, Wilson 12, Gilbert 8, Ste- answered with a pair of 3-pointers in the final min- ute of the half for a 32-21 halftime lead. The Pioneers dropped four more 3-point bombs in the third quarter (three by Jadon Floyd), pushing the lead to 50-30. But Astoria kept the heat on defensively, forcing turn- overs and scoring in transi- tion. Ole Englund scored on a three-point play with 1:23 left in the third, and Justin Fruiht scored twice follow- ing offensive rebounds to help the Fishermen close to within 50-43 by the end of the quarter. The Pioneers answered, as Mason Gorski and Cole Wilson both hit 3-pointers to vens 8, Remsburg 4, Kansala 3, Poulin 2. AST (61): Justin Fruiht 17, Jar- rett 13, Englund 8, Fremstad 8, Strange 7, Palek 6, Gohl 2, Arns- dorf. Sandy 17 15 18 15—65 Astoria 8 13 22 18—61 Knappa 58, G.P. Vanier 45 GPV (45): Tyler Knopp 13, Ho- benshield 11, Strachan 7, Leop- key-Johnson 7, Le 3, Wilson 2, Boutin 2. KNA (58): Colton Weirup 22, Takalo 16, Miller 13, Geisler 4, Severson 3, Engblom, Eltagonde, Rubus, Hunt, Goodman. GP Vanier 14 12 10 9—45 Knappa 17 15 11 15—58 push the lead back to 59-50. Back came the Fisher- men. Baskets by Derek Jar- rett, Fruiht and Ryan Palek, and Fritz Fremstad’s layup with 16 seconds left had As- toria within 62-60. Gorski was fouled with nine seconds remaining, but teammate Ben Gilbert — out of frustration — continued to the hoop and grabbed the net, resulting in a technical foul. Gorski made 1-of-2 free throws for a 63-60 lead, and Jarrett made 1-of-2 at the other end to make it 63-61, and Astoria had the ball with nine seconds left. The Fishermen got the look they wanted, but a 3-pointer fell short, and Gor- ski made two free throws Kaylee Mitchell just before halftime. Chloee Hunt had a pair of 3-pointers for the Fishermen in the second half, in which Astoria outscored the Bull- dogs 13-12. Only four players scored for Sutherlin, led by Taylor Stricklin’s 25 points. Mitch- ell had nine for Astoria. GIRLS BASKETBALL Consolation Sutherlin 45, Astoria 22 SUT (45): Taylor Stricklin 25, Mock 9, Baker 6, Klein 5. AST (22): Kaylee Mitchell 9, Hunt 6, DeMander 4, Mickle 2, Hemsley 1, Dalton, Abrahams, Gimre. Sutherlin 17 16 6 6—45 Astoria 2 7 11 2—22 Boys Knappa 58, G.P. Vanier 45 The Knappa boys capped the Dulcich Tournament on a positive note Wednes- day afternoon, with a 58- 45 win over G.P. Vanier of British Columbia, in the seventh-place consolation game. Knappa’s Colton Weirup, Dale Takalo and Jason Mill- er combined for 51 points to outscore the Canadian team. Weirup had 22 points, while Takalo added 16 and Miller 13. The Loggers were down 8-0 to start, before rallying to lead 17-14 after one quar- ter. Knappa led 43-36 enter- ing the final period, when Takalo (6-for-6) and Weirup (2-for-2) combined to make 8-of-8 free throw attempts. Girls Rainier 46, Knappa 20 Sophomore Desirae Han- sen scored 15 points and sophomore teammate Aspen Norman added 11 to help Rainier post a 46-20 win over Knappa Wednesday morning, in the girls’ sev- enth-place consolation game of the Dulcich Tournament. The Columbians led 11-1 after one quarter and 29-9 by halftime. Kaitlyn Landwehr was Knappa’s high scorer with six points, to go with five Rainier 46, Knappa 20 RAI (46): Desirae Hansen 15, Nor- man 11, Crape 6, Schimmel 4, Bush 4, Probasco 2, Earls 2, Walsh 2. KNA (20): Kaitlyn Landwehr 6, Corder 5, Vandergriff 4, Vander- burg 3, Silva 2, Strain, Truax, Mc- Mahan, Inman, Taggart, Miethe. Rainier 11 18 11 6—46 Knappa 1 8 4 7—20 with 0.8 seconds left to se- cure the win. Sandy had three players in double figures, led by Gorski with 15 and Floyd (13). Jarrett scored 13 points for Astoria. Girls Sutherlin 45, Astoria 22 Astoria outscored the defending state champi- ons in the second half, but Sutherlin had the game well in hand by then, as the Bull- dogs won the girls’ Dulcich Tournament title, 45-22 over the Lady Fish. The Bulldogs (28-0 last season) jumped out to a 17-2 lead after one quarter, and Sutherlin’s lead eventu- ally reached 33-5, before a four-point play by Astoria’s steals. Bailey Corder had five points and seven boards. Stayton Holiday Classic While both Astoria teams came up short in the champi- onship games of the Dulcich Tournament, Seaside owned the Stayton Holiday Classic, where both Seaside teams went 3-0 and won champi- onships Wednesday night. On the boys’ side, the No. 3-ranked Gulls overcame a 10-point deficit to start the fourth quarter to beat Glad- stone, 46-45. The Gladiators held a 45-43 lead with 30 seconds left, before Seaside’s Attikin Babb drained a 3-point shot with 15 seconds remaining for the go-ahead points. The Gulls broke up a lob pass as time expired to win the game and the tourna- ment. Jaxson Smith scored 17 points to lead Seaside, which travels to Gladstone Tuesday for a rematch. Girls Seaside 58, Molalla 40 The Seaside girls are now ranked second in the state following a 58-40 win over previous No. 2 Molalla in the championship game of the Stayton Holiday Classic. No details were available. Warriors, St. Paul split basketball doubleheader WARRENTON — The Warrenton basketball teams split a doubleheader with St. Paul, in two nonleague games at Warrenton Wednes- day. The Buckaroos opened with a 49-34 win over the Warriors, while the Warren- ton boys posted a 64-46 vic- tory. Zauner:µ,DOZD\VZDQWHGWRKDYHDKRPHDWWKHEHDFK¶ Continued from Page 1A Center, and as regional di- rector for clinical operations, before taking her current role. She was awarded the position on a permanent basis in Sep- tember Zauner came to nursing after marriage and a family, graduat- ing with an associate’s degree from Clackamas Community College in 1992. After gradua- tion, she went to work as a nurse with Providence Portland, and said with a wink she was “lucky enough to garner the coveted night-shift position.” Zauner liked working at night, and “learned a lot very quickly.” She spent 20 years at Providence Portland, and moved into a variety of roles, becoming a nurse manager for the Providence system of 75,000 employees. “I loved that, but it was a lot of travel,” she said. She visited 30 of Providence’s 35 hospitals, including facilities in Montana and Alaska. “I was poised to move into a system-level position when I was offered the job of chief QXUVLQJ RI¿FHU LQ 6HDVLGH´ Zauner said. She jumped at the opportu- nity. “I really wanted to be in the hospital, dealing with pa- tients,” she said. $IWHU KHU ¿UVW VL[ PRQWKV ³6HDVLGH ¿QDOO\ VDLG µ:H¶OO keep her,’” Zauner said. “It was made permanent and I ZDVPDGHFKLHIRSHUDWLQJRI¿- FHUDQGFKLHIQXUVLQJRI¿FHU¶´ The chief operating of- ¿FHU LV WKH RQH ZKR ³NHHSV things moving” when there are ÀRRGVDQGQRSRZHUVKHVDLG After looking several plac- Flavel: Any major changes to the M&N Building must go before the Astoria Historic Landmarks Commission Continued from Page 1A The M&N Building, con- structed in 1924 and named after the captain’s wife, Mary, and daughter, Nellie, fac- es many maintenance and structural issues, punctuated by a crack running down the southwestern corner. “It’s interesting to me that the published reserve price has generated a lot of inter- est,” Peede said, adding inter- est often wanes once people realize the work needed to refurbish the building and that it cannot easily be torn down. “It could take, depending on what they want to use it for, considerable or quite a bit of capital improvement,” Peede said. “My understand- ing is it has not been occupied for about 20 years.” The last known tenant of the building was Sears, which vacated in 1996 and moved to its current location on Marine Drive. With its historic status, DQ\ VLJQL¿FDQW FKDQJH PXVW go before the Astoria Historic Landmarks Commission. To demolish the building, Community Development Di- rector Kevin Cronin said, the owner would have to submit enough information to prove it is not economically viable to restore. Proof could take the form of a structural or ar- chitectural report, or a com- parison between the cost of restoring versus what can be made in rent. ³2XU¿UVWFKRLFHDVDFRP- munity is to try and save the building,” Cronin said. “The sticking point is the appraised value of the building versus what is economically viable as a redeveloped property.” A representative from Re- alty Marketing was in Asto- ria as recently as Wednesday showing the building off to prospective buyers. Peede said the company would touch base with Flavel early next year to see how to move forward. Flavel struck an agreement with the city last December to sell the Flavel mansion at Franklin Avenue and 15th Street and the M&N Building downtown. In May, Greg Ne- wenhof, the co-owner of City Lumber, bought the house for $221,901. Flavel also agreed to sell or bring up to code her build- ing on the south side of Com- mercial Street. John Good- enberger, a historic buildings consultant with the city, has said Flavel plans to use the proceeds from the M&N Building sale to invest in the other property. Caroline Evans, Flavel’s conservator, did not immedi- ately respond to a request for comment. es, she and her husband chose a condominium on Necanicum Drive “just a few blocks from the beach.” “I have a3-year-old grand- son, and he just loves coming to Grandma’s beach house,” Zauner said. The hospital has 375 care- givers at clinics at Astoria, Seaside, Warrenton and Can- non Beach, she said. A new FKLHI H[HFXWLYH RI¿FHU .HQ- dall Sawa, will start Jan. 7. ³+H¶VDJUHDW¿WEHFDXVHKH¶V got a lot of experience at crit- ical access hospitals, and he really knows our community on the North Coast.” With a nationwide short- DJH¿OOLQJWKHQHHGIRUSULPD- ry care providers is an ongoing concern. “Enticing them here is a challenge, because there are so few of them,” she said. Hospital recruiters will be stressing the region’s ameni- WLHV²¿VKLQJERDWLQJKLNLQJ DQG PRUH ² LQ ¿OOLQJ WKRVH roles, she said. “I am loving the work here,” Zauner said. “I love working with nurses and the support department as well. I R.J. Marx/The Daily Astorian Janiece Zauner, chief oper- ating officer of Providence Seaside Hospital, moved to the coast in April. am loving Seaside. I always wanted to have a home at the beach. I never thought I’d be this close.” For online updates: www.dailyastorian.com W h at a find! I am never comfortable visiting a dental office. Your staff members made me feel at ease. 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