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SHS PREVIEWS THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2016 9A Seaside boys look for a golf three-peat Connor 0errell, Fr. Berkley Posalski, Sr. Aaron Richardson, Sr. 0ason Shamian, Fr. Samson Sibony, Fr. Dalton Smith, Fr. Christian Solberg, Jr. John Whittle, Fr. “We are very young and inex- perienced this year,” Poetsch said. “Right now we have Aaron, Jack- son, Josef and Berkley playing var- sity with the other positions up for grabs. “We plan on working hard and trying to complete the goals we have for the year.” By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian With two of their top golfers from a year ago now competing at the col- legiate level, a three-peat will be a tall task for the Seaside boys golf team. The Gulls have won back-to-back state titles, but will be ¿ghting the odds to win a third straight, which has never been done at the Class 4A level. La Grande won two straight (2011 and 2012). Things will be tough enough in their own league, but don’t count the Gulls out when it comes to a three-peat. THE LADY GULLS THE COWAPA “The league should also be wide open this year,” said Seaside coach Jim Poetsch. “Of the top play- ers from last year, only (Seaside’s) Aaron Richardson, Carter Lee from Tillamook and Nathan 0apes from Scappoose will be back. Tillamook and Scappoose, and Astoria had some younger guys who played var- sity last year, and we had some JV players that were pretty good.” Richardson “will be one of the top players in the state, so that should help the team be competi- tive,” Poetsch said of the Gulls. “He should be up on the leaderboard of every tournament we enter. If we can Submitted Photo The Seaside boys golf team, following their win in the Fish Invitational. From left to right: Chase Januik, Berkley Posalski, Aaron Richardson, Josef Barbic, Jackson Kunde, Connor Merrell. get the other three to score in the 80s, we will be able to compete against most teams this year.” Statewide, Poetsch said, “the state should be wide open this year. Scappoose will come in as the favor- ites, having ¿nished fourth last year and only losing one player.” But, “they are far from an over- whelming favorite, as they only shot around 350 last season. 0arsh¿eld returns a couple of players off their third place team and should also be among the top teams. “Cottage Grove is the only team I know of that returns all their play- ers from last year’s state tournament team, and we will see them at the Seaside Invitational this year.” THE GULLS If there’s one strong point for the Gulls, it’s in the numbers. The Sea- side boys currently have 16 players on the roster: Josef Barbic, Sr. Wesley Corliss, Fr. 0ason Crawford, Fr. Parker Davis, Fr. Skye Higdon, Fr. Chase Januik, Fr. Jackson Kunde, So. Colby Lupfer, Jr. The Seaside girls have just four golfers, and “we’ve got a long ways to go,” said coach Zdravko Barbic. “It’s just a matter of putting the time in. We’ll be ¿ne.” Samantha Wozniak is the only senior, and is joined by juniors Car- oline Kotson and Diana Tinoco, and freshman 0adi Brown. League-wise, Scappoose had the top three golfers (Syrina Revis, Baylee 0aloney, 0organ Hall) in the district tournament, followed by Astoria’s Chloee Hunt and Kotson, tied at 106. Seaside’s next golfer was Wozniak (13th at 120), and Tinoco placed 18th (153). Seagull batters are young but experienced By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian There was promise early on, in 2015. The Seaside base- ball Weam won Wwo oI iWs ¿rsW three games in April, and had a 1-1 record in league play. Unfortunately, Seaside’s 5-3 win at Tillamook April would be the *ulls’ ¿nal league victory of 2015. Sea- side added a nonleague win at :arrenton, but the *ulls ¿n- ished the season with a 3-21 record, 1-14 in league play. The only way to go is up for Seaside, which recently returned from a spring break tournament in Arizona. If the Gulls are to improve in 2016, at least they’ll have fun trying. Seaside’s Jacob Bassett, No. 11, watches a fly ball which scored a run against Elma during their baseball game. THE COWAPA “There’s three Cowapa League teams in the top 10 already,” said Seaside coach Joel Dierickx, of the annual battle in arguably the state’s toughest league. “Scappoose (currently ranked No. 2), Asto- ria (17th, but certain to rise in the polls) and Banks (No. 7) are all right there. Valley Cath- olic (No. 6) is a strong baseball program in our league now, as is Tillamook. All we can do is go out and hope to compete. That’s our goal.” The most improved may be the Braves — who were good last year. “Everybody is back from Banks, and they’ve got a good freshman class coming in,” Dierickx said. “And how many seniors did Astoria have last year? Not many. And Scap- poose, with three teams, they can replace players. It’s just always going to be tough.” Seaside’s Brent Walsh pitches against Elma during a game. Photos by Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Seaside’s Scott Plampin makes a catch during the baseball game Saturday at Broadway Field. SEASIDE BASEBALL Coach: Joel Dierickx, 19th year 2015: 3-21 (1-14 Cowapa) All-League Loss: Zach Quicke THE GULLS Seaside lost catcher (and the Gulls’ only all-league player) Zach Quicke to grad- uation, but Seaside returns a load of experience. Losing Quicke was a tough loss, Dierickx said, “but at the same time, you can’t replace experience,” which Seaside has plenty of in 2016. “It’s just a bonus.” The Gulls only have two seniors on the current roster, but most of their players have varsity experience — the result of playing when Seaside didn’t have experience. The seniors are pitcher/ out¿elder Jake Bassett and in¿elder 0ichael Lewis. The juniors — who all played varsity as sophomores — include Otto Hoekstre (P/ OF), Scotty Plampin (P/Inf), Carson Schulte (OF), Dylan Wallis (P/OF) and Brent Walsh (P/Inf). Seaside has three sopho- mores (Dawson Blanchard, Ashton Boyd and Astor Landwehr — also all varsity returners), with ¿ve fresh- men Gage 0cFadden, Dylan 0eyer, Alex Teubner, Dun- • 2 LOCATIONS • Easy & Convenient CELEBRATING OVER 50 YEARS OF MAKING SWEET MEMORIES! Downtown Cannon Beach 256 N. 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