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THE DAILY ASTORIAN THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016
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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,
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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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