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SPORTS THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016 Two Loggers make all-state softball team The Daily Astorian The 2016 Class 2A all- state softball team — always a little late in being announced — was fi nally released this week, and the list includes two Knappa Lady Loggers. Sophomore catcher Kait- lyn Truax was named fi rst- team all-state, while sopho- more Paris Vanderburg was selected as a utility player on the second team. Northwest League Player of the Year Kassidy Fetch of Vernonia was named second team all-state. US women gymnasts, Phelps, Ledecky all earn gold medals again By GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO — Good old Michael Phelps, golden again. For teenagers Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles, their star turns in the Sum- mer Olympics might be just beginning. From the pool to the gymnastics fl oor, Team USA had nice day at the Rio de Janeiro Games. Not all the American stars were winners Tues- day, though. Serena Wil- liams lost on the tennis court and the U.S. women’s soc- cer team gave up a late goal and ended up in a draw with Colombia. But a new generation of U.S. athletes is ready to take up the banner of Olym- pic standard-bearer from Phelps, a grizzled veteran at 31. Phelps earned his 20th career gold medal after tak- ing the 200-meter butterfl y. He erased the bad memories from his loss in the same race in London to South African Chad le Clos. Phelps got off to a rous- ing start at the Rio Games by leading his 4x100 free- style team to the gold medal on Sunday. On Tuesday, Phelps’ face bared a familiar scowl as he walked out on to the deck. He held off Japan’s Masato Sakai by four-hundredths of a second, with Hungary’s Tamas Kenderesi taking the bronze. His 21st gold came later Tuesday night after swim- ming the anchor leg on the 4x200-meter relay. Ledecky strode atop the medal podium again with a bright smile after taking gold for winning the 200- meter freestyle. Sarah Sjos- trom of Sweden claimed the silver and Emma McKeon of Australia took the bronze. Ledecky, just 19, won her second gold. At this pace, she could challenge Phelps’ medal haul someday. At the other end of Olym- pic Park, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team captured a second straight gold with a high-fl ying and dominating performance. The triumph was never in doubt, their score of 184.897 at the Rio Games was more than eight points clear of the fi eld. The day was capped by the 19-year-old Biles, a As of Wednesday morning, Aug. 10 TOP 10 MEDAL WINNERS S B 1. United States 10 8 9 2. China 8 3 6 3. Japan 3 1 10 4. Russia 3 7 3 5. Australia 6. Italy 4 3 0 4 5 2 7. South Korea 4 2 1 8. United Kingdom 1 3 3 9. Hungary 4 1 1 France 2 3 10. G 1 AP fan favorite, whose bound- ary-pushing fl oor exercise showed just how far ahead they are of everyone else. Biles, Lauren Hernandez, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian and Aly Raisman also gave retiring national team coordinator Martha Karolyi a fi tting send off with powerful performances on all the apparatuses. The golden girls dubbed themselves “The Final Five” in honor of Karolyi’s retire- ment at the end of the Olym- pics and the fact that the for- mat is changing for Tokyo in 2020 so that only four team members will take part in the team competition. The normally stern Kar- olyi broke down in tears when she was told of the nickname the team adopted. “I think at this moment we can say that that the United States dominates the world of gymnastics,” Kar- olyi said. Russia took the silver medal and China earned bronze. 7A With no clear favorite, Pac-12 promises memorable fall race By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES — Stan- ford coach David Shaw only needed a few words to epito- mize why his Cardinal are the Pac-12 football favorites this fall — and also why that dis- tinction doesn’t mean much. “I think we have a chance to be a good team, but we’re a team in fl ux,” Shaw said after learning his Cardinal had won the preseason media poll. The West Coast’s top league is wide open head- ing into the fall, with a half- dozen legitimate title con- tenders and no overwhelming favorite. Every team has major questions at key positions, but nobody seems better pre- pared to answer them than the ever-resourceful Cardinal. Stanford is the defending champion of the conference and the Rose Bowl, and run- ning back Christian McCaf- frey might be the nation’s top player. It’s still not enough to make them prohibitive favor- ites to repeat in a conference that could end up without a playoff representative again despite several quality teams. Parity is the enemy of excellence, and the Pac-12 is full of teams with big posi- tives and big question marks. Two-thirds of the league began training camps with uncer- tainty at quarterback, and the league doesn’t appear to pos- sess any dominant defenses. It could be a recipe for tight division races, memorable Sat- urday fi nishes and a cracker- jack conference title game. AP Photo/Reed Saxon Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey speaks at the Pac-12 NCAA college football media day in July, in Los Angeles. a serious contender, the divi- sion race could come down to the annual crosstown show- down between UCLA and USC at the Rose Bowl on Nov. 19. The Bruins had too many injuries on defense to con- tend last season, but quarter- back Josh Rosen is ready to blossom into a national star. They could be ready to knock off the talented Trojans, who must play Alabama, Stanford and Utah away from home in September. most spectacular individual seasons in conference history, the do-everything Heisman Trophy fi nalist is back to doing everything again. UCLA QB Jake Rosen. A new offensive scheme should mean bigger plays and more chances for Chosen Rosen to shine. USC WR JuJu Smith-Schuster. The Trojans’ annual turmoil has obscured the career of the next brilliant pass-catcher in USC’s long lin- eage, but he has a chance to get everybody’s attention this fall. Oregon RB Royce Free- man. After setting the Ducks’ single-season rushing record last year, he will shoulder a heavy load during a possible transition season. Utah DL Lowell Lotulelei. The consummate space-eat- ing lineman from a powerful football family is back to clog lanes on one of the nation’s top defensive fronts. Washington QB Jake Browning. The Huskies’ pre- season popularity hinges partly on the gifted sophomore, who appears poised to break out with an improved offense. Washington State QB Luke Falk. The big-armed passer might be the man who can lead coach Mike Leach’s offense into title contention. TOP PLAYERS NEW FACES Stanford RB Christian McCaffrey. After one of the Oregon QB Dakota Pru- kop. The Montana State trans- fer is the favorite to follow Marcus Mariota and Vernon Adams, but he has two capable competitors for the job at the controls of the Ducks’ remark- able offense. Arizona defensive coor- dinator Marcel Yates. Rich Rodriguez is rebuilding his defense with the former Boise State coordinator, but he could need more than one season to fi x everything. USC coach Clay Helton. He’s far from new, but the vet- eran assistant is in his fi rst full season in charge of the Tro- jans, with a roster in fl ux and a sadistic schedule. ON THE HOT SEAT Sonny Dykes, California. No coach in the Pac-12 is in imminent trouble as the sea- son begins, but Dykes cer- tainly could use a strong year after Jared Goff’s departure to solidify his rebuilding pro- gram with the Golden Bears. Mike MacIntyre, Colo- rado. Likewise, the Buffa- loes coach’s rebuilding project probably would benefi t greatly from a .500 season — or heck, even three Pac-12 victories in the same season for the fi rst time since 2007. PICKS North: Stanford. South: UCLA. League champion: Stanford. THE FAVORITES NORTH: Stanford has McCaffrey, but less than 10 other returning starters, including no tested quarter- backs. The Cardinal also must fi ght through a brutal schedule while fending off challenges from Oregon and Washing- ton, who both could contend with just a few breaks. The Huskies are the popular pick to surge in their third season under Chris Petersen, while the Ducks always have enough talent despite no clear starting quarterback. 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