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SPORTS THE DAILY ASTORIAN THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016 7A HOMETOWN REPORT Seaside’s Kilday makes successful debut Other athletes score wins in college, pros and area events By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian Courtesy Occidental College Seaside’s Allison Kilday, a freshman on the Occidental (Calif.) College track team, is already making some waves for the Tigers. Kilday was one of Occi- dental’s standout performers at the Rossi Relays, hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps last Saturday. The former Gull just missed the school’s top 10 list by just LQKHU¿UVWFDUHHUPHWHU hurdles, running 67.01. Occidental begins Southern California Intercollegiate Ath- letic Conference Multi-Dual competition March 5 at Bill Henry Track in a meet hosted by Chapman. Collier to Nationals Warrenton’s Emmi Collier, a senior at Western Oregon Uni- versity, will be competing in the shot put March 12 at the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championship meet in Pitts- burg, Kansas. She is currently seeded 15th nationally in the shot put for Division II athletes. Collier announced on her Facebook page, “I’m VXSHUH[FLWHGWKDW,DP¿QDOO\ accomplishing a goal that I set four years ago. Thank you to Former Seaside track star Al- lison Kilday is off to a great start in her collegiate career. Submitted Photo Warrenton graduate Emmi Collier will be competing in a national indoor track meet March 12 in Kansas. everyone who has supported me.” Willamette’s Chase LaM- othe won the individual title ZLWKDXQGHUSDU Benthin now with the KISS Three golfers, including Wil- Knappa graduate Gustave lamette’s Clark Wilson, a junior “John” Benthin now belongs from Ilwaco, tied for sixth over- to the Los Angeles KISS of the all at 158. Arena Football League. Also competing for the Bear- Benthin played in one game cats were Kenneth Sheldon from last year for the San Jose Saber- Ilwaco, and Seaside’s Sam Hin- Cats of the AFL, and ended the ton and Shane Fritter. All three season on the SaberCats’ Injured are freshmen. Reserve. San Jose went on to 6KHOGRQ ¿QLVKHG DW win ArenaBowl XXVIII. while Hinton shot a 165 and 2Q 'HF %HQWKLQ ZDV Fritter a 169. assigned to the Los Angeles Up next for Willamette is the KISS, when owners of San Jose UPS Invitational, this weekend announced the SaberCats would at Gold Mountain Golf Club in QRW¿HOGDWHDPWKLVVHDVRQ Bremerton, Washington. Locals golf for Bearcats It was a Who’s Who of Lower Columbia region golf- ers competing in the Willamette Cup last weekend, held Sat- urday at Michelbook Country Club in McMinnville, and Sun- day at Chehalem Glenn Golf Course in Newberg. The Willamette University men’s team shot a 36-hole team score of 601 to win the team title for the third straight season. Astoria’s Joey Dursse scored a Unanimous Decision over Jus- tin Zabroski, in the “Rumble at the Roseland 85.” With his victory, Dursee is the new Full Contact Fight- ing Federation Lightweight Champion. Fishermen get head start Members of the Astoria track team are already getting a “jump” on the spring season. Seven Astoria athletes (four boys, three girls) competed in the Hub City Last Chance Indoor Meet, Feb. 20 in Centra- lia, Washington. 7KHPHHWZDVQRWDQRI¿FLDO school event, and athletes had Stuart wins National title to provide their own transporta- Astoria High graduate Ami tion and pay their own entrance 6WXDUW WRRN ¿UVW SODFH LQ WKH fees. 2016 USA Cycling Fat Bike Highlighting the meet was Nationals in Ogden, Utah, Feb. sophomore Darian Hageman, 27. who won the long jump and tri- Now living in Park City, ple jump events. 8WDK6WXDUW¿QLVKHGLQDWLPHRI She had a winning mark of 56 minutes, 11 seconds. 5.18 meters (17 feet, 0 inches) in the long jump, and soared Dursse wins FCFF title 11.62 meters (38-1½) in the tri- In the Lightweight Champi- ple jump. onship bout Jan. 23 in Portland, The triple jump mark Courtesy Photo Astoria’s Joey Dursse, following his Jan. 23 champion- ship win in Portland. Submitted Photo Ami Stuart stands atop the awards stand following her recent national championship victory in Utah. H[FHHGHG WKH RI¿FLDO $VWRULD High School record, which she set at the state meet last spring (the 38-1 ½ will not be rec- ognized as the school record, because it did not take place in DQ RI¿FLDO VFKRRO HYHQW 6WLOO Hageman will likely exceed the mark this spring. Other athletes who partici- pated in Centralia included Tim Barnett, Daisy Gayral, Halie Korff, Keldon Littel, Nain Gar- cia Rojas and Arnold Zander. Seaside partnership looks for Broadway Field funds Sports facility more costly than anticipated By KATHERINE LACAZE EO Media Group SEASIDE — The three entities responsible for Broad- way Field are in the process try- ing to more equally share costs. Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District main- tains Broadway Field as part of a 2012 agreement — which involves the city of Seaside and Seaside School District 10 — and incurs the coast of rou- tine maintenance and repair of WKH ¿HOGV IDFLOLWLHV DQG HTXLS- ment. So far, this cost has not been covered by revenue made E\WKH¿HOG Each of the recreation dis- trict’s past three budgets con- tained a transfer from the city’s general fund to the Broadway Field Fund to offset projected RSHUDWLRQDO GH¿FLWV IURP ODFN of rentals and underperforming concessions. “If you were just to look at WKH¿HOGE\LWVHOILW¶VQRWDSURI- itable service or facility for us,” district Executive Director Sky- ler Archibald said. Since last summer, recre- ation district staff worked with the city and school district to review the agreement and pro- pose updates. Under an amendment, approved by the school dis- trict’s board of directors in Feburary, the school district will pay the park district an annual contribution toward WKH ¿HOG¶V PDLQWHQDQFH FRVWV The payment, beginning with football, softball and baseball ¿HOGVDVORQJDVWKH\VFKHGXOH their events by a certain dead- line. Other than that, the rec- reation district uses the facil- ity for some of its programs, and Seaside Kids Inc. and other local groups use it, as well. Archibald said making the ¿HOGDPRUHDWWUDFWLYHDQGUHQW- DEOHVSDFHLVDVLJQL¿FDQWFKDO- lenge, because it is no longer RQH RI WKH IHZ WXUI ¿HOGV LQ WKHUHJLRQDVLWZDVZKHQ¿UVW R.J. Marx/The Daily Astorian Broadway Field is proving costly as government agencies installed. “It’s a different dynamic at seek to share expenses. play right now,” he said. Since Broadway Field was 0DLQWHQDQFH RI WKH ¿HOG the next school year, will be $10,900, with the contribu- completed about four years ago, DQG WKH DUWL¿FLDO WXUI LV PRUH tion to be adjusted annually, on it has not been rented as much expensive and time-consum- agreement of the parties, based as anticipated. The school dis- ing than originally anticipate, trict remains the primary user he added. on maintenance costs. Archibald said the recre- The parties will determine RIWKH¿HOGIRULWVPLGGOHVFKRRO each year what equipment and and high school athletic pro- ation district is committed to facilities need replacement or grams. The local schools have keeping Broadway Field as an ¿UVWGLEVRQXVLQJWKHIDFLOLW\¶V asset to the community and he improvement. Oregon youth now need a license at age to ¿sh hunt hunting/fishing/shellfishing license costs just $10. For just As families venture out into $5 more, youngsters can also the outdoors this spring, the purchase a tag that will allow Oregon Department of Fish them to catch salmon, steel- and Wildlife reminds parents head, sturgeon and halibut. that youths aged 12 to 17 need The $15 combined cost of a a license if they plan to hunt, youth license and tag in 2016 ¿VKRUVKHOO¿VK FRPSDUHV WR D FRVW RI $OWKRXJK ¿VKLQJ QRZ ODVW\HDUDFRVWUHGXFWLRQRI requires a license two years percent. earlier than in the past — at The youth license was DJHLQVWHDGRIDJH²WKH developed to simplify the FRVW RI WKH OLFHQVH LV VLJQL¿- youth license requirements cantly less than it was before. IRU KXQWLQJ DQG ¿VKLQJ Now a combination youth “There was way too much The Daily Astorian complexity involved for par- HQWV WR JHW KXQWLQJ DQG ¿VK- ing licenses for their kids,” Rick Hargrave, administrator of ODFW’s Information and Education Division said. “We removed those barriers and came up with a single, sig- QL¿FDQWO\ GLVFRXQWHG \RXWK combination license for kids 12-17.” There is no distinction in the fee structure between res- ident and nonresident youths; they pay the same for hunting/ ¿VKLQJOLFHQVHVDQGWDJV appreciates the other two part- ners being willing to adjust the cost distribution. “Our district wants to be a partner in the community,” he said. “We also really want to promote the opportunity to play in outdoor spaces for youth and adults alike. And the ¿HOGLVRQHRIWKHEHVWYHQXHV in Seaside to promote year- round play.” Even though the investment has not panned out as expected, and there “have been some hur- dles and speed bumps along the way,” Archibald said the dis- trict is “really happy to have the ¿HOGWRRIIHUDVDYHQXH´ The recreation district’s board of directors plans to approve the amendment. The recreation district then will present the amendment before Seaside City Council, likely at a meeting in March, for approval. Three Warriors earn all-league honors The Daily Astorian Players from the private schools dominated the all- league selections this year, for Lewis & Clark League basketball. 2I WKH ¿UVWWHDP DOO league players, 11 were from the private schools. The list included the girls Player of the Year, junior Demi Guild of Portland Christian; and the boys Player of the Year, De La Salle senior Javary Christmas. Coaches of the Year were Jim Hill of Portland Christian (girls), and James Broadus of De La Salle (boys). Warrenton had three all- league honorable mention selections: junior Landree Miethe and sophomore Tyla Little for the girls; and junior Christian Holt for the boys. For complete L&C All-League teams, see Scoreboard. SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE FRIDAY Girls Basketball — Class 4A State Playoff: North Marion at Seaside, 6:30 p.m. (KSWB 840 AM) SATURDAY Boys Basketball — Class 4A State Playoffs: Cascade at Astoria, 6:30 p.m.; La Grande at Seaside, 6:30 p.m. (KSWB 840 AM) ALL-LEAGUE BASKETBALL Lewis & Clark All-League Girls Player of the Year: Demi Guild, Portland Christian Coach of the Year: Jim Hill, Portland Christian First Team Demi Guild, Jr., Portland Christian Hannah Courtney, Sr., Catlin Gabel Sarah Halversen, Jr., Portland Adv Desirae Hansen, So., Rainier Rachael Haugh, Sr., OES Serena Remington, Sr., Portland Christian Second Team Sophie Adler, Fr., Catlin Gabel Ebony Boyd, Jr., De La Salle Krystian Brownell, Jr., Portland Christian Tori Johnson, Jr., Portland Adv Kira La Sage, Jr., Portland Adv Katherine Pelz, Sr., Riverdale Honorable Mention (Warrenton) Tyle Little, So. Landree Miethe, Jr. Boys Player of the Year: Javary Christmas, De La Salle Coach of the Year: James Broadus, De La Salle First Team Javary Christmas, Sr., De La Salle Jacob Adler, Jr., Catlin Gabel Meartu Aschalew, Sr., De La Salle Derek Irvine, Sr., Portland Adv Noah Jacobson, Sr., Riverdale Trent Torkelsen, Sr., Portland Adv Second Team Donicio Glenn, Sr., De La Salle Patrick Hansen, Jr., Rainier Emerson Lamb, Jr., OES Cooper Starkel, Jr., Clatskanie Stuart Tonack, Sr., Portland Adv Vishal Vanka, Sr., Catlin Gabel Honorable Mention (Warrenton) Christian Holt, Jr. Columbia Memorial Hospital tXXXDPMVNCJBNFNPSJBMPSH