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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2016 SPORTS 7A Seaside Kids: Learning the game, for free By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian “We usually have a lot of red out here, so I fi gured we’d wear the blue shirts,” said Chad Smith, as he watched dozens of youngsters wearing Columbia Blue shirts, playing football on Broad- way Field Wednesday afternoon. “We brought back the Columbia Blue, so we have a sea of blue out here.” And for the most part, that “sea of blue” is the future of Seaside football. They will all pay to play later on, but it always helps to have an organization that makes it free when they’re growing up. Seaside Kids staged its annual Youth Camp this week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday . Taught and coached by members and coaching staff of the Seaside High foot- ball team, young players entering grades three through eight were all learning the skills of the game. “This is one of my big goals, to get with the youth,” said Smith, who is entering his fi rst year as varsity head coach of the Gulls. “It’s nice to have Seaside Kids, an organization that makes these events free for the kids,” he said. “This camp is free, and we try to get as many as we can. Today, the count was 81, and (Tues- day) was around 90. That’s for third- through eighth -graders, so those are pretty good numbers.” The big Gulls will officially start practice Monday, as the fall high school sports season kicks into full gear. Smith is excited about the upcoming season, and at the same time is pleased to be teaching future Gulls in large numbers. “Our incoming freshmen, we have about 16 kids this year, and that’s a pretty good class for a school our size,” he said. “Everything’s coming together, and it’s great to see 90, almost 100 kids out here.” Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian A few (future) Seaside quarterbacks warm up their arms in Wednesday’s youth camp at Broadway Field. More photos online at http://bit.ly/2aRuxvz. Biles, Phelps power their way to more gold in Rio By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO — Michael Phelps and Simone Biles powered their way to more gold medals with rous- ing routs at the Rio Games on Thursday. Sauntering to the sounds of Latin music befi tting the beaches and boulevards of Rio de Janeiro, Biles soared to the women’s all-around gymnas- tics title. Hours later, Phelps blew away rival Ryan Lochte — and everyone else, for that matter — to win his fourth gold medal of the Rio Olympics and 22nd overall with a victory in the 200-meter individual medley. This was touted as the last showdown between two of America’s greatest swimmers, though there’s never been any question about which one had the upper hand. Lochte didn’t even reach the podium this time, fading to fi fth after lead- ing at the midway point. Simone Manuel of the United States and 16-year-old Penny Oleksiak of Canada tied for the gold medal in the wom- en’s 100-meter freestyle, upset- ting world-record holder Cate Campbell. Manuel became the fi rst African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming. Putting the gulf between herself and the rest of the world on full display , the 19-year-old Biles became the fourth straight American woman to win the Olympic all-around title and fi fth overall while cementing her reputation as the best of her generation and perhaps ever. Biles has spent the last three years dominating her sport, win- ning 15 world championships. The pair’s powerful perfor- mances came on a day the Rio Games turned aside the discon- certing lime-like waters at the aquatics center and toward the emerald green fairways as golf returned to the Olympics for the fi rst time in 112 years. Adilson da Silva of Bra- zil hit the fi rst Olympic golf shot since 1904 with the open- ing tee shot. Justin Rose made what is believed to be the fi rst hole-in-one. The Pacifi c Island nation of Fiji erupted into celebra- tion after its rugby sevens team defeated Britain 43-7 to cap- ture the country’s fi rst Olym- pic medal. Rugby is back in the Olym- pics for the fi rst time since 1924. Golf is back after an even longer absence. Da Silva smiled and removed his cap to wave to the sparse crowd that included more golf offi cials than fans after his tee shot. Growing up in golf-starved Brazil with lit- As of Friday morning, Aug. 12 TOP 10 MEDAL WINNERS AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky United States’ Simone Biles performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women’s individual all-around final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday. tle equipment, Da Silva used to make golf clubs out of tree branches as a child. Marcus Fraser of Austra- lia had the fi rst that mattered the most on the Olympic Golf Course — the fi rst-round lead. Fraser shot an 8-under 63 that stood for a three-shot advan- tage over Henrik Stenson of Sweden and Graham DeLaet of Canada. The only one of four Amer- icans in the 60-man fi eld to break par was Matt Kuchar (69). Rickie Fowler started with a double bogey and shot 75, beating only two players. Pat- rick Reed shot 72 and Bubba Watson had a 73. The world’s top four players September 10, 2016 www.racetothebar.com Who: You (walker or runner) What: 5K walk/run or 10K run, followed by a bonire on the beach When: 5:00 p.m., Sept. 10, 2016 Where: Peter Iredale Shipwreck at Fort Stevens State Park, Warrenton, Oregon How: Cost: Register online at www.RaceToheBar.com. $40 before Aug. 26, includes a shirt. $45 on Aug. 26 or later, shirt not guaranteed after Sept. 5. Help to provide hospice care for those in need. 2111 Exchange Street, Astoria, Oregon • (503) 325-4321 www.columbiamemorial.org • A Planetree Designated ® Hospital — Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIl- roy — skipped the Rio Game s because of Zika fears and safety concerns. Pervasive violence is an everyday part of Rio, and a police offi cer died hours after getting shot in the head when he and two others got lost near a slum, the Justice Ministry said in an offi cial Facebook post. The incident was the blood- iest of several at the start of South America’s fi rst Olympic Games. Muggings have been reported among Olympic ath- letes, offi cials and journalists. A total of 21 gold med- als were earned in 11 sports Thursday. G S B 1. United States 16 12 11 2. China 11 8 12 3. Japan 7 2 13 4. Russia 4 8 8 5. 6. United Kingdom 6 5 Australia 6 5 6 6 7. Italy 3 6 4 8. South Korea 5 3 4 9. France 3 4 5 Germany 5 3 10. 1 AP Other highlights from Day 6 of the Rio Games: EXOTIC ANIMALS: The course where Olympic golf made its return features all the normal pratfalls like bun- kers and sloping greens. There are also native animals such as capybaras, caimans and coru- jas. The capybara is the world’s largest rodent, albeit an herbi- vore. The caiman, a small croc- odile, and the corujas are bur- rowing owls, some of whom have taken up residence in the course’s bunkers. HANGING ON: Venus Williams’ Rio Olympics is still going — just barely. Upset in the fi rst round in singles and doubles while battling a virus, the four-time gold medalist was a late entrant into mixed dou- bles. She and teammate Rajeev Ram faced two match points Thursday and saved both in ral- lying from a set down for a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 10-8 tiebreak win over Kiki Bertens and Jean-Ju- lien Rojer of the Netherlands. SICK SAILOR: A Bel- gian woman who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics has become sick after racing on polluted Guanabara Bay, the fi rst sailor to fall ill from the waters that were heavily scrutinized leading to the Rio Games. Evi Van Acker reported feeling sick after Wednesday’s races . Her poor performances have put her at risk of miss- ing out on a medal in the Laser Radial class. Her coach said he believes Van Acker contracted a severe intestinal infection while training in Rio in July that sapped her energy. OH NO, NEYMAR: In a scary scene for Brazilian fans at the team’s arrival in Sao Paulo for the quarterfi nals of the Olympic soccer tourna- ment, superstar Neymar limped heavily with his ankle wrapped up. But the Brazilian foot- ball confederation said exams conducted on the star striker’s right foot on Thursday showed no serious injuries. Neymar is expected to practice on Friday and be fully fi t to play in Satur- day’s match against Colombia.