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SPORTS THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2016 7A Knappa Loggers hammer Delphian in 73-38 blowout The Daily Astorian KNAPPA — The Knappa Loggers are ready to take on the Northwest League’s top team, following another decisive win Thursday night at home. Dale Takalo scored 34 points in a 73-38 win over Delphian, helping the Loggers improve to 8-3 in league play. Fresh off a 28-point victory over Gaston (1-10), the Loggers built a 45-17 halftime lead against Delphian, which falls to 1-9. Jason Miller added 16 points, nine UHERXQGV VL[ VWHDOV DQG ¿YH DVVLVWV IRU Knappa, which is alone in second place behind ¿UVWSODFH9HUQRQLDZKHUHWKH/RJJHUVSOD\ Saturday. “We had a good run to open the game, and we were able to take our starters out early to get rested up for Saturday,” said Knappa coach Chris Spencer, whose team topped the 70-point mark for the fourth time this year. “We were aggressive on defense with 16 steals, and most of those led to layups,” he said. “Jason Miller played a great all-around game, and Dale was Dale.” PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Boys Basketball — Seaside at Astoria, 6 p.m.; Warrenton at Oregon Episcopal, 7:45 p.m.; Jewell at C.S. Lewis, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball — Seaside at Astoria, 7:45 p.m.; Warrenton at Oregon Episcopal, 6 p.m.; Jewell at C.S. Lewis, 5:30 p.m. Swimming — Seaside at Rainier, 3:15 p.m. SATURDAY Girls Basketball — Knappa at Vernonia, 4 p.m. Boys Basketball — Knappa at Vernonia, 6 p.m. Wrestling — Ilwaco Beach Brawl, 10 a.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Standings Cowapa League League Overall Astoria 2-1 11-5 Scappoose 2-1 12-4 Seaside 2-1 14-2 Valley Catholic 2-1 11-5 Banks 1-2 9-8 Tillamook 0-3 5-10 De La Salle Portland Adv Catlin Gabel Rainier Riverdale Clatskanie OR Episcopal Portland Chr Warrenton Lewis & Clark League 10-2 16-4 10-3 14-8 8-4 13-6 7-5 8-11 6-4 10-8 5-7 9-10 4-7 9-8 1-10 4-16 1-10 4-15 Northwest League Vernonia 11-0 17-1 Knappa 8-3 13-7 Life Christian 7-3 11-5 City Christian 7-4 12-7 Nestucca 6-4 10-7 Faith Bible 5-6 9-10 Neah-Kah-Nie 2-9 4-14 Delphian 1-9 3-11 Gaston 1-10 2-15 Warriors split with Pirates WARRENTON — The Warrenton basketball teams hosted a makeup double- header with Neah-Kah-Nie Wednesday night, and split the two games with the Pirates. The Warrenton girls snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 39-26 nonleague win over Neah-Kah-Nie, while the Pirates topped the Warriors in the boys’ game, 44-38. Both Warrenton teams play tonight at Oregon Episcopal. Knappa 73, Delphian 38 DEL (38): Yahya Abulohoum 11, Klevit 8, B.Wang 7, Yang 6, L.Wang 4, Hung 2. KNA (73): Dale Takalo 34, Miller 16, Engblom 6, Rubus 6, Hendrickson 3, Severson 2, Hunt 2, Goodman 2. Delphian 11 6 8 13—38 Knappa 21 24 15 13—73 GIRLS BASKETBALL Swimming Fish sweep Scappoose The Astoria swim teams hosted a Cowapa League dual meet with Scappoose Thursday at the Aquatic Center, where the Fishermen pulled off the sweep as they prepare for the post-season. Astoria won nine of the 11 events on the boys’ side in a 98-71 victory, while the Lady Fish won 10 of 11 events in a lop-sided 104-66 win. For the girls, Astoria’s foursome of Megan Sparks, Kendal Gustafson, Ashley Schacher and Olivia Paul opened with a win in the 200-yard medley relay (2 minutes, 8.82 VHFRQGVWKH¿UVWRIDVZHHSLQWKHUHOD\VIRU the Lady Fish. Individually, Ashley Schacher was the only double-winner (50-yard freestyle, 28.58 DQG WKH \DUG EXWWHUÀ\ ZKLOH Kendal Gustafson (100-yard breaststroke), SCOREBOARD Krissy Barendse-Goodman/For the Daily Astorian Knappa’s Jason Miller, No. 3, drives to the hoop for two in his big night for the Loggers in the win over Delphian. Olivia Paul (100-yard freestyle), Morgan Postlewait (500-yard freestyle), Megan Schacher (200-yard individual medley) and Megan Sparks (100-yard backstroke) each picked up wins. On the boys’ side, Thayne Covert (200 IUHHVW\OH IUHHVW\OH -DFRE+XOWLIUHHVW\OHIUHHVW\OH DQG-RVK6KLSOH\PHGOH\ EXWWHUÀ\ZRQWZRHYHQWVDSLHFH Cowapa League 14-3 14-3 9-8 12-4 4-11 2-13 Banks Valley Catholic Astoria Seaside Scappoose Tillamook 3-0 3-0 2-1 1-2 0-3 0-3 Portland Chr Portland Adv Rainier Catlin Gabel OR Episcopal De La Salle Riverdale Clatskanie Warrenton Lewis & Clark League 11-0 16-4 12-1 18-3 7-5 10-10 7-5 11-8 6-5 9-6 4-8 6-14 3-7 10-8 2-10 5-14 0-11 6-13 Vernonia Faith Bible Neah-Kah-Nie City Christian Knappa Gaston Life Christian Nestucca Northwest League 9-0 16-2 8-2 13-6 8-2 10-7 5-5 7-11 3-6 3-15 3-7 5-14 1-8 1-13 1-8 4-13 Colorado tight end Nick Kasa watches from the sideline as Colorado trails Washington during an NCAA college football game in Boulder, Colo. Kasa was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad Monday,, after tight end Dan Light was waived from the team as it heads to Super Bowl 50. David Zalubowski AP Photo Broncos fan makes the team .DVD¿QGVKRPH with Broncos just before the big game come in at the end here, is just kind of an out-of-the-ordinary event. I’m honored to be here and ready to do whatever I can to help.” That includes playing the part of Panthers tight end Greg Olsen in practice. He’s been VWXG\LQJ ¿OP RI WKH 3UR %RZO By PAT GRAHAM tight end to give Denver’s AP Sports Writer top-ranked defense an accurate ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — portrayal. “My role is to be the best Last Sunday, Nick Kasa was like any other fan of the Denver Greg Olsen that I can,” said Kasa, who went to high school Broncos. On Super Bowl Sunday, he’ll LQ %URRP¿HOG &RORUDGR DQG played at the University of be one of the Denver Broncos. The tight end, out of football Colorado. “I didn’t see this since the spring, got a phone call coming. I thought the season while sitting in the stands last was drawing to an end. I was weekend, watching the Broncos ready to move on to the next beat New England in the AFC year. Surprised me with this call. I’m ready to go.” title game. Kasa was drafted in the sixth He dropped his phone and cracked the screen — that’s round by Oakland in 2013, and another story — but when he played in all 16 games his rookie ¿QDOO\ UHVWRUHG KLV VHUYLFH KH season. The only catch of his learned the Broncos wanted to FDUHHUZDVLQWKH¿QDOZHHNRI sign him to the practice squad that season, when he hauled in a to help them get ready for the \DUG7'SDVVDJDLQVW¿WWLQJO\ enough, the Broncos. Super Bowl against Carolina. He missed 2014 after being “It’s been pretty crazy. Kind of indescribable,” said Kasa, placed on injured reserve with who was signed Monday and a torn ACL. Last spring, the would have to be activated from Raiders let him go and he’s been the practice squad in order to looking for an NFL job ever play in the game. “These guys since. To stay in tip-top tight-end have been working hard toward this for a long time. For me to shape, Kasa worked out just a few blocks away from Denver’s practice facility. “Still pretty much the same start to my day,” Kasa cracked. Only now he’s making around $6,600 per week on the practice squad and will be going with the team to Santa Clara, California, for the big game. He gets Super Bowl tickets, too, even if he won’t be suiting up. “It’s a freaking dream come true, for sure,” the 25-year-old Kasa said. “I don’t know how to describe it. ... It’s just good to be here. I don’t want to distract from this team at all. They’ve been working hard for a long time.” To think, he initially missed a call he’s been waiting so long to receive. While attending the AFC championship game, the phone dropped out of his hand and the screen broke. As he was taking in Denver’s 20-18 win over Tom Brady and the Patriots, the team was trying to get in touch with him. It wasn’t until the next day, when he picked up a new phone, that he saw the messages. His heart sank. “I was freaking out, for sure,” Kasa said. “But got it all turned around in enough time and made it over here. Now, I’m just on to however I can help.” AP NFL website: http://www. pro32.ap.org/dailyastorian Your partner in Health & Wellness What are your goals this year? .L[-P[ t $BSEJBD1VMNPOBSZ3FIBC t ".BUUFSPG#BMBODFDMBTT t 4USPOH8PNFO4USPOH#POFTDMBTT t 5BJ$IJ 4HUHNL7HPU t 1IZTJDBMɨFSBQZ4FSWJDFT t $ISPOJD1BJO.BOBHFNFOUDMBTT ,H[/LHS[OPLY t %JBCFUFT&EVDBUJPO t -JWJOH8FMMXJUI%JBCFUFTDMBTT t )FBMUIZ&BUJOHGPS4VDDFTTGVM-JWJOHDMBTT 8\P[;VIHJJV t 5PCBDDP$FTTBUJPO /LSW6[OLYZ t 7PMVOUFFS t %POBUF ;HP*OP PZIHJR &YDIBOHF4USFFU"TUPSJB0SFHPOt www.columbiamemorial.org
