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SPORTS THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016 5A SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball — Rainier at Astoria, 4:30 p.m.; Warrenton at Clats- kanie, 5 p.m. Softball — Astoria at Rainier, 4:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Softball — NWL Playoff: Neah- Kah-Nie vs. Knappa, 3 p.m., Pa- cific U. THURSDAY Softball — 4A Regional Play-in: Hidden Valley at Astoria, 4 p.m., CMH Field FRIDAY Baseball — 4A Regional Play- in: Sweet Home at Astoria, 4:30 p.m., Aiken Field TRACK Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian Knappa’s Devin Vandergriff, right, took second in the 200 and 400 meter races, and won the 800 meters to qualify for state in all three events. Warriors, Loggers and Jays head to state meet By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian PORTLAND — The Warrenton, Knappa and Jewell track teams will all be sending athletes to the state track meet in Eugene later this week, as the Warriors, Loggers and Blue Jays all found success in weekend district track meets. All three district meets — at the 3A, 2A and 1A levels — took place Friday and Saturday at Portland Christian High School. The OSAA State Track & Field meet begins Thursday at Historic Hayward Field on the University of Oregon cam- pus, with the 3A, 2A and 1A competition. Bowser, a junior, won the discus com- petition with a throw of 121-11. More points in the jumps came from junior Tyler Whitaker, who was second in three events: the high jump (5-4), long jump (20-2½) and triple jump (40-3½). Warrenton’s foreign exchange student from Brazil, Rodrigo Verrisimo, cleared 10-9 to win the pole vault — the irst time Verrisimo had competed in the event in an actual track meet. On the track, the Warriors’ Austin Stein was third in both the 110-meter hurdles (18.04) and the 300-meter hurdles (46.92). The Warrenton girls had one district champ, as junior Taylor Owens won the 300 hurdles in 50.45, and took third in the 100 hurdles (18.02). Lewis & Clark League In the District 1/3A (Lewis & Clark League) meet, the Warrenton boys racked up a boatload of points in the ield events, with three district champions, enough to inish fourth in the team standings. In the throwing events, senior Eli Petersen won the shot put with a toss of 43 feet, 10 inches, just ahead of teammate Devon Bowser, second with a 41-4½. Northwest League Knappa had a few state qualiiers out of the District 1/2A (Northwest League) meet. Logger junior Devin Vandergriff won the 800 meters in 2:43.12; she also had the best time in the 200-meter preliminar- ies (28.55), then took second in the 200 inal in 28.69. Vandergriff added second-place points in the 400 meters, where she ran a 1:03.49 to qualify for state. Knappa junior Chelsea Sapp inished second in the triple jump (28-0), and was third in the long jump (14-0¾). Knappa’s Meranda Godwin was third in the 1,500 meters (5:57.57). On the boys’ side, Logger senior Chris Montano placed second in both the long jump (20-1) and triple jump (39-0). Casco/Valley League The Jewell boys placed third out of 12 schools in the District 1/1A meet. The foursome of Trystan Silva, Sean Hinson, Dallas Ritchie and Ben Stahly placed second in the 400-meter relay (47.66), just behind St. Stephen’s 47.36. Hinson also fared well in the throwing events, inishing second in both the dis- cus (120-10) and javelin (150-4). For the Lady Jays, sophomore Gabi Morales won the 300 hurdles in 51.81, and took second in the 100 hurdles (18.10). She added points with a second place showing in the high jump (4-4). Cowapa League Champion- ships at St. Helens HS Combined Team Points: As- toria 312, Scappoose 288, Til- lamook 200, Banks 187, Valley Catholic 183, Seaside 140. Girls Team: Astoria 234, Scap- poose 143, Valley Catholic 90, Banks 89, Tillamook 67, Seaside 30. Boys Team: Scappoose 145, Til- lamook 133, Seaside 110, Banks 98, Valley Catholic 93, Astoria 78. Girls 100: 1, Natalie Cummings, Ast, 12.53. 2, Gracie Cummings, Ast, 12.83. 200: 1, Natalie Cummings, Ast, 26.22. 2, Gracie Cummings, Ast, 26.31. 400: 1, Lucy Davidson, Scp, 59.33. 2, Julia Clark, VC, 59.78. 800: 1, Kaylee Mitchell, Ast, 2:23.07. 2, Kara Putman, Til, 2:31.73. 1,500: 1, Kaylee Mitchell, Ast, 4:49.83. 2, Linnaea Kavulich, Scp, 4:52.73. 3,000: 1, Linnaea Kavulich, Scp, 11:30.77. 2, Maricela Jaroch, VC, 11:37.61. 100 Hurdles: 1, Eleanor Jones, Scp, 16.45. 2, Victoria Kee, Ast, 16.83. 300 Hurdles: 1, Nara Van De Grift, Ast, 47.50. 2, Eleanor Jones, Scp, 48.40. 400 Relay: 1, Astoria (G.Cum- mings, Kee, Mitchell, N.Cum- mings), 50.13. 2, Valley Catholic, 50.41. 1,600 Relay: 1, Scappoose, 4:09.60. 2, Astoria, 4:09.97. Discus: 1, Skaki Freyr, Ast, 113- 6. 2, Halie Korff, Ast, 113-5. Javelin: 1, Skadi Freyr, Ast, 129- 11. 2, Halie Korff, Ast, 125-2. Shot Put: 1, Skadi Freyr, Ast, 40-7 ½. 2, Halie Korff, Ast, 35-10. High Jump: 1, Darian Hage- man, Ast, 5-7. 2, Kate MacNaugh- ton, VC, 5-4. Long Jump: 1, Darian Hage- man, Ast, 18-3. 2, Kim Jordan, Banks, 16-4 ½. Triple Jump: 1, Darian Hage- man, Ast, 37-6 ½. 2, Daisy Gayral, Ast, 33-10 ½. Pole Vault: 1, Darian Hageman, Ast, 10-6. 2, Shrida Sharma, Ast, 9-6. Boys 100: 1, Rory Coon, Til, 11.00. 2, Jarrett White, Scp, 11.28. 200: 1, Rory Coon, Til, 22.47. 2, Jarrett White, Scp, 23.08. 400: 1, Rory Coon, Til, 51.26. 2, Seancarlos Gonzalez, VC, 51.42. 800: 1, Lucas Caruana, Ast, 1:59.20. 2, Jackson Januik, Sea, 1:59.23. 1,500: 1, Aryton Ledesma, Til, 4:07.63. 2, Hunter Thompson, Sea, 4:09.15. 3,000: 1, Ben Davidson, VC, 8:58.13. 2, John Kavulich, Scp, 8:59.06. 110 Hurdles: 1, Will Garvin, Sea, 16.00. 2, Steven Scheetz, Til, 16.32. 300 Hurdles: 1, Will Garvin, Sea, 41.23. 2, Levi Carreon, Banks, 41.39. 400 Relay: 1, Scappoose, 43.72. 2, Valley Catholic, 44.79. 1,600 Relay: 1, Tillamook, 3:29.11. 2, Seaside (Thompson, Januik, Garvin, Meyer), 3:30.96. Discus: 1, Sawyer Christopher, Scp, 137-2. 2, Tim Barnett, 136-10. Javelin: 1, Sawyer Christopher, Scp, 182-8. 2, Darian Kinney, Til, 171-9. Shot Put: 1, Jacob Cason, 47- 4¼. 2, Zander Arnold, Ast, 46-4¾. High Jump: 1, Tyler Kemper, Banks, 6-1. 2, Jaxson Smith, Sea, 5-10. Long Jump: 1, Jaxson Smith, Sea, 20-11. 2, Emmy Carrizales, Banks, 20-9. Triple Jump: 1, Kaler Moore, Til, 40-8 ½. 2, Emmy Carrizales, Banks, 40-6 ½. Pole Vault: 1, Raiden Bowles, Sea, 14-1. 2, Michael King, Banks, 12-6. Lewis & Clark League Combined Team Points: Port- land Christian 204, Rainier 199, Oregon Episcopal 194, Catlin Gabel 186, Clatskanie 183, War- renton 135, De La Salle 103, Riv- erdale 95. Girls Team: Rainier 144, Port- land Christian 118, Oregon Episcopal 96, De La Salle 77, Riverdale 69, Catlin Gabel 49, Clatskanie 49, Warrenton 42. Boys Team: Catlin Gabel 137, Clatskanie 134, Oregon Episco- pal 98, Warrenton 93, Portland Christian 86, Rainier 55, De La Salle 26, Riverdale 26. Northwest League Combined Team Points: Nestucca 351, Vernonia 238.5, Faith Bible 180, City Christian 173.5, Neah-Kah-Nie 168, Knap- pa 99, Life Christian 35. Girls Team: Nestucca 179, Neah-Kah-Nie 104, Faith Bible 99, Vernonia 84.5, City Christian 68.5, Knappa 57, Life Christian 2. Boys Team: Nestucca 172, Vernonia 154, City Christian 105, Faith Bible 81, Neah-Kah-Nie 64, Knappa 42, Life Christian 33. Seaside’s Richardson sixth after one round in state golf tourney The Daily Astorian CRESWELL — Day 1 of the OSAA state golf tourna- ment is in the books, and while the Seaside boys are not there as a team for the irst time since 2007, the Gulls still have one golfer competing. Seaside senior Aaron Rich- ardson shot an 81 Monday at Emerald Valley Golf Course in Creswell, and inished the day in sixth place overall. The tournament concludes today at Emerald Valley. Richardson made it through the day with nothing worse than a bogey, but had no bird- ies on a day where birdies were very hard to come by, said Sea- side coach Jim Poetsch. “It was a tough course today, even with the wet conditions,” What is TSA’s PreCheck? By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ AP Airlines Writer NEW YORK — Fli- ers facing extremely long airport security lines this spring and summer might want to consider becoming members of the Transpor- tation Security Administra- tion’s PreCheck, an expe- dited screening program that can speed travelers through the checkpoint. Q: What is PreCheck? A: The program allows previously vetted liers to use special lanes at the checkpoint. Shoes, belts and light jackets stay on. Laptops and liquids stay in bags. And these liers go through stan- dard metal detectors rather than the explosive-detect- ing full-body scanners most pass through. Learn more at www.tsa.gov/tsa-precheck Q: How do liers join? A: Travelers get Pre- Check if they are a mem- ber of one of the Customs and Border Protection’s expedited entry programs — Global Entry, Nexus and Sentri — or by join- ing directly with the TSA. Membership in these pro- grams ranges from $50 to $100 for ive years. Travel- ers can ill out an application online and it then takes some time for the government to approve the application and schedule an in-person inter- view, typically at an airport. Those without a passport can just get PreCheck for $85. The nearest IdnentoGo enrollment centers to Clat- sop County are in Portland at 2700 N.E. Sandy Blvd. or in the Kelso (Wash.) Train Station, 501 First St. Q: How do the airlines know who is a member? A: Once approved, trav- elers get a “known traveler number.” If they enter that in frequent lier programs or while making a reservation online, the airline knows of their PreCheck qualiica- tion. Then, when a boarding pass is generated a check is made with the TSA and usu- ally PreCheck is granted and added to the document. Q: Is it good on all airlines? A: Most major carri- ers participate but airlines such as Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines have yet to upgrade their computer systems to allow PreCheck. Here are the airlines cur- rently participating: Alle- giant Airlines, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways, OneJet, South- west Airlines, Sun Coun- try, United Airlines, Virgin America and WestJet. Poetsch said. “Aaron was play- ing with a two-time state cham- pion and Carter Lee from Til- lamook, and between the three very good golfers there was only one putt made outside of ive feet.” That was Bryce Wortman’s 10-foot putt on the very irst hole, for par, for the senior from Mazama. “Aaron probably felt like he wasn’t playing well, but as the scores show he was playing better than most of the ield,” Poetsch said. “I hope he has a great day (today) to inish a great career for Seaside golf.” With over 1,000 holes of golf played by all the compet- itors, there were less than 30 birdies on the day. Wortman, the defending state champion, had ive bird- ies en route to a 1-under par 71 to sit atop the leaderboard after one round. Region 1 champion Mason Tibbs of Crook County was one stroke back, as the only other player at even par or better. Region 1 and Cowapa League golfers were well-rep- resented on the leaderboard, with seven players from the region and ive from the Cow- apa currently in the top 10. Three of the top ive teams were also from Region 1, with Valley Catholic leading the team standings with a 350. Seven teams were within 16 strokes — Klamath Union in second with a 354, followed by Crook County (355), Marsh- ield (359), Scappoose and Baker (364) and McLoughlin (366). Fliers: TSA loses about 100 screeners a week Continued from Page 1A Record numbers Airlines are expecting a record number of liers this summer, meaning more pas- sengers and bags to screen. Johnson said TSA is work- ing with airlines to enforce limits on carry-on bags and their size. Passengers often over-pack carry-ons to avoid paying the $25 checked bag fee most airlines charge. Two U.S. senators last week sug- gested that airlines should drop those fees. But that doesn’t appear to be a solu- tion either. The TSA still scans checked luggage. And even that might not ease check- point problems. On Thurs- day, a video surfaced of giant lines at Chicago’s Midway airport. Southwest Airlines — which is the only U.S. air- line that doesn’t charge for checked bags — is the pre- dominant airline at Midway. In the past three years, the TSA and Congress cut the number of front-line screen- ers by 4,622 — or about 10 percent — on expectations that an expedited screening program called PreCheck would speed up the lines. However, not enough people enrolled for TSA to realize the anticipated eficiencies. Congress this week agreed AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz A Transportation Security Administration K9 unit member attend a news conference on airport security, Friday, at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport. to shift $34 million in TSA funding forward, allowing the agency to pay overtime to its existing staff and hire an extra 768 screeners by June 15 to bring it up to the con- gressionally mandated ceil- ing of 42,525. But that might barely make a dent on the lines. Even as it boosts hiring, the agency loses about 100 screeners a week through attrition. And J. David Cox, the president of the union repre- senting the TSA oficers, this week sent a letter to congres- sional leaders suggesting that 6,000 additional screeners are needed. After the press confer- ence, Rep. John Mica, a Florida Republican who sits on the House Transporta- tion Committee, suggest that TSA should tailor screeners’ schedules to it the volume of passenger trafic in lines, rather than conforming to shift schedules. Airlines and airports have hired extra workers to handle non-security tasks at check- points — such as returning empty bins to the beginning of the line — as part of an effort to free up as many TSA employees to handle passenger screening. Need for relief The help can’t come quickly enough for travelers. Friday morning, Ameri- can Airlines held at least ive lights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport because of passengers stuck at secu- rity lines, according to airline spokesman Ross Feinstein. On the 7:20 a.m. light to Las Vegas, 52 of the 160 pas- sengers were not onboard 10 minutes before departure. American held the plane an extra 13 minutes. That allowed 23 passengers to hop onboard, but 29 still missed the jet and arrived on later lights. At another American hub, Chicago’s O’Hare Interna- tional Airport, security lines peaked at one hour and 45 minutes on Thursday. Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian told The Associated Press Thursday that “the lon- ger lines get the more passen- gers are going to miss lights and there’s not much you can do about that.” The biggest help to ease lines is to have more liers enroll in the PreCheck pro- gram . PreCheck gives previ- ously vetted passengers spe- cial screening. Shoes, belts and light jackets stay on. Lap- tops and liquids stay in bags. And these liers go through standard metal detectors rather than the explosive-detecting full-body scanners most pass through.