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SPORTS THE DAILY ASTORIAN THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016 7A Fishermen defeat Vikings, 6-2 The Daily Astorian HILLSBORO — Astoria pitchers Carter Wallace and Tyler Lyngstad limited Forest Grove to just four hits, and the Fishermen overcame four errors of their own in a 6-2 win over the 9iNings Wednesday, on the ¿nal day of the Glencoe Spring Break Tournament. Astoria’s early-morning win at Hillsboro Stadium concluded three games in three days for the Fisher- men, who ¿nished the tournament 1-2. Wallace started and allowed four hits in three innings, before giving way to Lyngstad in the fourth inning. Astoria held a 3-2 lead by then, as Wallace led off the top of the sec- ond with a single, and later scored on a steal of home. Olaf Englund had a single later in the inning that brought in Jared Lucore. Trey Hageman had two of Asto- ria’s seven hits, and Englund drove in a pair of runs. Softball Loggers drop two IRRIGON — The Knappa soft- ball team continued to see tough competition on its road trip through eastern Oregon, as the Loggers lost their third and fourth games in two days Wednesday. Riverside rallied from an early de¿cit for a 1- win in Game 1 (played at Riverside High School), despite a triple from Knappa’s Paris Vanderburg, and a home run for teammate Kaitlyn Truax. Moving on to Irrigon High School for Game 2, Irrigon defeated Knappa 11-1. The Loggers (1- overall) are scheduled to play two games today at Heppner. SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball — Rainier at Knappa, 2 p.m. Softball — Knappa at Heppner/Ione, Noon; Ilwaco at Chief Leschi, 3 p.m. SATURDAY Baseball — Warrenton at Creswell (2), Noon Softball — Warrenton at Creswell (2), Noon BASEBALL Astoria 6, Forest Grove 2 Astoria 030 012 0—6 7 4 F. Grove 002 000 x—2 4 0 Wallace, Lyngstad (4) and Helmerson, Gohl (5); Heikes, Andresen (6) and Crawford. W: Wal- lace. L: Heikes. RBI: Ast, Englund 2, Fremstad, O’Brien; FG, Hansen 2. 2B: Ast, O’Brien. HBP: Ast, Tuimato, Gohl. LOB: Astoria 5, Forest Grove 7. Ryan Kang/The Register-Guard Participants fight for the ball during Foos and Brews 2016, a human foosball tournament, at Oakshire Public House on March 13 in Eugene. Foosballers frolic at inaugural tournament By JUNNELLE HOGEN The Register-Guard EUGENE (AP) — Teams wearing blue, gray, white and yellow kicked off Lane Coun- ty’s ¿rst human foosball tour- nament, during a lively life- size version of the popular tabletop game. The “Foos and Brews” Inaugural Human Foosball Tournament took place at Oakshire Public House. The competition was instigated by Playground Sports, in col- laboration with Lane United Football Club and other sponsors. “It’s very similar to reg- ular foosball,” said Bec Wil- liams, founder and CEO of Playground Sports. “It’s just life size.” Human foosball was inspired by tabletop foos- ball, where players manipu- late rows of soccer player ¿g- urines attached to poles by sliding them from side to side to get control of a ping pong ball and twisting the poles to make a player kick the ball past a goalie. In the human version on March 13, each team was composed of six or eight play- ers who stood two or three in a row. Each row of players held on to a long pole that extended horizontally from one side of the court to the other. The poles are encased in plastic pipe, which slides over the wooden poles and makes it easy for players to move from side-to-side and try and kick a soccer-sized nerf ball. A key point — hands must stay on the poles, and not touch the ball. “It’s a lot more hand-eye coordination than normal foosball,” Playground Sports team member Amanda Atkins said. The tournament, which was held on a specially made court on the second Àoor of the Oakshire brewpub, 2 Mad- ison St., featured six teams with such names as We Pity the Foos, Ballsagna and Red Aces Ultra. “We play a lot of differ- ent leagues,” Ballsagna mem- ber Justus McCann said. “This was fun.” By the ¿rst half of the after- noon, Ballsagna wasn’t doing too well, having been defeated. Leslie Prieto, a team mem- ber, said the game was enjoy- able, though not always safe. “I’m a lot more worried about a foot in the face than a ball in the face,” she laughed. Playground Sports switched the initial soccer ball to a bright yellow nerf ball to keep players from getting hurt, but participants still had to sign an injury liability waiver. Each team got the chance to play three times, leading to an evening championship. The games combined a fair amount of hilarity with com- petition, as several of the more inexperienced teams kicked the nerf ball out of the court. Some teams were compet- itive, including the Red Aces Ultra, which defeated another team to during the ¿rst round of games. The Red Aces had sideline supporters who chanted, “We are, we are, we are the Reds” when the team scored. Team members also belong to the Red Aces, the of¿cial fan club of the Lane United Football Club. Several of the Red Aces Ultra players helped construct the foosball court, including Adam Smith, the team captain and the foosball court project manager. “Bec (Williams) came to us two years ago with the idea,” Smith said. Due to our changing industry, WE HAVE CONSOLIDATED T W O STORES INTO ONE Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo Iowa State forward Georges Niang (31) celebrates with teammate Abdel Nader (2) at the end of a college basketball game against Kansas in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State plays Virginia on Friday in the NCAA tournament. Sweet 16: Here’s what to watch comer from the West. What’s not to like? Virginia vs. Iowa State, Friday, Midwest Region. A head-butting of strength (Virgin- ia’s defense) against strength (Iowa State’s offense). Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma, Thursday, West Region. Former Big 12 rivals and the Sooners have that Hield guy. By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer The NCAA Tournament started about as expected, the upsets, buzzer beaters and extraordinary performances coming at nearly every turn. Now that the ¿rst week is over and the pixie dust has settled, the bracket is down to a Sweet 16 that includes 1 teams from college basketball’s Power Seven conferences and Gonzaga. Considering the Zags are already a basketball powerhouse, this is a Sweet 16 for the big boys. Apparently, Cinderella is sitting this one out. Regardless of the Sweet 16 makeup, the regional weekend of the NCAA Tournament always produces great games, a few surprises and plenty of tension with a trip to the Final Four on the line. Here’s what to look for: TOP TEAMS Kansas. Tournament’s top seed won its ¿rst two NCAA games by a combined 3 points and has won 16 straight. Come knock the Jayhawks off the hill. North Carolina. Make their 3-pointers and the Tar Heels could be unbeatable. Virginia. Finding offense always the key; Cavs can defend anyone, anywhere. Oregon. Doubt the Ducks all you want. The least-respected No. 1 seed will Ày right past if you do. Oklahoma. They have Buddy Hield and are favored over Oregon to win the West as a No. 2 seed. TOP PLAYERS Hield, Oklahoma. Hey, buddy, watch this guy EVERY time he touches the ball. Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia. Stat-sheet ¿ller could have the Cavaliers headed toward the Final Four. Brice Johnson, North Carolina. Need a NUMBERS Gerry Broome/AP Photo North Carolina forward Brice John- son (11) reacts after dunking the ball against Providence during the second half of a second-round men’s college basketball game in the NCAA Tourna- ment, in Raleigh, N.C. Kansas plays Maryland on Thursday in Louisville. basket, a rebound, a blocked shot – anything, really – Johnson is your guy. Angel Rodriguez, Miami. Need someone to will a team to victory, fewer are better than the Canes’ no-shot-is-a-bad-shot point guard. Georges Niang, Iowa State. One of the nation’s most ef¿cient offensive players, he can score inside, outside, probably even from the bus. MARQUEE GAMES Indiana vs. North Carolina, Friday, East Region. Among the bluest of blue bloods, the Hoosiers and Tar Heels have 10 combined national titles. Kansas vs. Maryland, Thursday, South Region. May be the two most talented teams left, would have been a great title game. Duke vs. Oregon, Thursday, West Region. An East Coast stalwart against an up-and- – No. 1 seeds in the Sweet 16, a ¿rst since 2012. 8 – Sweet 16 coaches who have led teams to at least one Final Four. 11 – NCAA Tournament victories by Wis- consin the past three seasons. 12 – Number of teams in the Sweet 16 that were ranked in the preseason AP Top 2. 30 – Wins by Oregon this season, match- ing the school record set in 1. 0.3 – Iowa State’s shooting percentage, which was third nationally in Division I. . – Points per game allowed Virginia, second in Division I during the regular sea- son. The Cavaliers have allowed an average of in two NCAA games. 0. – Shooting percentage of Notre Dame’s Zach Augustine in seven NCAA Tournament games. CONFERENCE RACE The NCAA Tournament has turned into an expanded version of ACC Tournament. The conference went 12-1 during the ¿rst two rounds of the NCAA Tournament and has six teams that advanced to the Sweet 16: North Carolina, Virginia, Notre Dame, Duke, Miami and Syracuse. Pittsburgh was the only ACC team in the tournament that didn’t advance. Sorry, Panthers. The Big Ten and Big 12 each got three through to the regional week, with one each from the Big East, Pac-12, SEC and WCC. The Pac-12 set a conference record with seven teams in the ¿eld of 68, but is down to just Oregon after an ugly ¿rst week. 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