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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2016
Seaside boys running to win with strong group
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
Coach Jeff Kilday and the
Seaside track team has a good
mix of athletes in the starting
blocks for the 2016 season.
On the boys’ side, the Gulls
have a strong group of runners,
with several talented jumpers
and throwers; while the Seaside
girls are faced with replacing
some major points lost to grad-
uation in 2015.
“We have a very strong
men’s team and a very young
women’s team,” said Kilday,
whose teams both placed sec-
ond in the Cowapa League team
standings last year.
“We have a lot of freshmen
coming in for the girls, and for
the boys, we have that junior
class that won the cross country
state championship — they’re
a great group. We have other
seniors who came out, who we
weren’t expecting.”
And like every track coach,
Kilday is hoping that it all comes
together in May.
Photos by Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian
ABOVE: Jackson Januik won the 800 meter event at the OSAA 2015 Track and Field State
Championships. RIGHT: Seaside’s Josephine Smith competed in the 3000-meter race at
the OSAA 2015 Track and Field State Championships.
to say, “The boys will contend
for the district title. With Jack-
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in the distances, we have Juneau
Meyer running the 200 and the
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400 (district champion); Tay-
But, “to win a district title,
lor Barnes and Jaxson Smith
you can’t just win everything —
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you have to have some seconds
points to be scored for the Sea-
and thirds. Astoria has some great
side boys.
guys and gal throwers, so they
“Hunter will also be long
will be super hard competition.
jumping,” Kilday said. “We
“Sprinter-wise, judging by
haven’t seen those marks yet, four in districts in both the 1,500
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but I think everyone will be and 3,000 meters.
clearly Tillamook has THE
shocked when they him.”
Senior Bridgett Malone
sprinter in the league (junior
Coach Jeff Kilday
Rory Coon). Scappoose always
returns in the hurdles, and the
Lady Gulls still have juniors
has a contingent of sprinters, so
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“We have a couple interna- Lizzy Barnes and Cadyn Carr,
do there. In our relays, we’ll do bers of the 2015 state cham- couple jumpers who have come tional students,” Kilday said. “and a lot of freshmen,” Kilday
well.”
pion cross country team lead- forward, like Jaxson Smith. He “Klara Bedrnova (from the said.
“Trinity Turner (hurdles),
ing the way, including juniors will certainly do big things for Czech Republic) is a great 100-
Jackson Januik, Bradley Rze- us; Raiden Bowles (state qual- and 200-meter runner, but really Audrey Kunde (middle dis-
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she leads all three on our team as
team, but “now we have every- Whittle. District hurdles cham- Beaudoin is throwing the shot, even have spikes.”
Freshman Kathryn Zagata a freshman, and she’s still learn-
body, and they’re all healthy,” pion, junior Will Garvin, also discus and javelin, and doing
great.”
returns.
will add to the distance depth, ing how to throw.”
Kilday said this week.
League-wise, “Astoria has a
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In addition to his talent on
“For the boys, our distance
‘We have
a very
strong
men’s team
and a very
young
women’s
team.’
really good group of seven ladies.
I can never say a state title is cer-
tain. First you have to get peo-
ple through district. But certainly
Astoria has some outstanding ath-
letes, and if they’re going to win
another state title, this is probably
the year for Astoria to do so.”
Astoria is “going to do great,
girls-wise, and we’ll do great
boys-wise,” he said. “Maybe we
can both sweep the district this
year.”
The district meet this season
will be held at St. Helens, hosted
by Scappoose.
Lady Gulls softball team still learning, improving
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
Seaside softball took a
major step forward in 2015.
True, the 6-9 league record
wasn’t earth-shattering. But it
was better than the 0-15 records
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2009, 2012 and 2014.
Co-coaches Jon Hotch-
kiss and Bill Westerholm took
Seaside into the post-season
in 2015, and they’re hoping to
take it a little further in ’16.
“I expect us to compete,”
Hotchkiss said. “We’re going
to battle. I would be surprised
if we didn’t at least get to where
we got last year.”
Whitney Westerholm throws out a runner during a softball
game against Naselle at Broadway Field.
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Seaside has six varsity
returners, and Hotchkiss spent
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gaps in the defensive lineup.
Despite the loss of catcher
Allison Bussert, the Gulls are
still fairly strong up the middle,
with sophomore pitcher Jetta
Ideue, senior shortstop Whit-
ney Westerholm and senior
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ter-of-intent signee to Centralia
College.
Seaside had key losses with
the graduation of Brianna Bab-
bitt, Shelby Miller and Bussert,
while junior Lucy Bodner suf-
fered a knee injury in basketball
and will miss the season.
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said the third week. “Not hav-
ing Lucy here is going to hurt
us a little, but we have some
other girls ready to step up and
take on that role.
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Photos by Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian
Seaside’s Jetta Ideue, right, meets with teammates on the mound.
SEASIDE SOFTBALL
Coaches: Jon Hotchkiss, Bill Westerholm, 2nd year
2015: 9-16 (6-9 Cowapa)
Playoff: Lost at Douglas, 1-14
All-League Loss: Allison Bussert
Key Returners: Jetta Ideue, Paige Ideue, Brittany West, Whitney Westerholm
in center, Whitney at short,
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for the most part, with Jetta
pitching.”
Junior Emma Dutcher will
take over the catching duties,
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Sequoia Shand is the sixth var-
sity returner.
Freshman pitcher Tori Tom-
lin saw action in the circle in
the Seaside Tournament, while
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second, and sophomore Geri-
Ann Klaffke at third.
“We’ll see,” Hotchkiss said.
“We have a couple we’ll try
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playing (in the season opener)
who had never played before.
“With Jetta back in the cir-
cle, Whitney and Brittany both
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expect us to be competitive, Seaside’s Jetta Ideue pitches during a softball game
just like last year.”
against Naselle.