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SHS PREVIEWS THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2016 9A Photos by Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Seaside’s Kendy Lin competes in the 200-yard free- style event at the District 1 swimming championship. Gulls return with state swimmers, new coach Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian Freshman Luke Nelson takes part in a preseason practice for the Gulls. Young Gulls battle in tough district Seaside builds wrestling program By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian There will be lots of youth on the mat this season in the Seaside wrestling room. Second-year coach Dan Taylor had a solid turnout, with 19 the second week of practice … but of those 19, 11 are freshman and five are sophomores, as the Gulls continue to build their high school program. Seaside performed well in local tournaments and invita- tionals, but the Gulls found themselves outmatched (as did most teams) in the Special District 1 4A regional tournament. Crook County dominated the meet, while the Gulls man- aged just 32 points to finish 11th out of 11 teams. As young as the Gulls are, they’re hoping to climb the ladder this year, with returning placers from past Cowapa League meets. Junior Donald LaTourette qualified for regionals two years ago at 120 pounds, and will be competing at either 126 or 132 this year; while the team’s only senior — Shane Smith — placed third at 120 in last year’s Cowapa League meet. Others with varsity experience include sophomore Alfonso Alcantar, while sophomore Gio Ramirez is coming off an all-league football season. Third coach in three years The Seaside swim team made the most of their num- bers last season. With their second coach in two years, the Gulls still had one dis- trict champion and sent eight swimmers to the state meet. And now the Gulls are back for more, and hoping to do it again with their third coach in three years. Shane Spell replaces Mike Kadi as the Seaside coach, a year after Kadi replaced Alex Reed. Some of the names of the past have graduated (Beau- doin, Coventry, Tadei, etc.), but Spell brings back some of last year’s talent, along with a few promising new- comers as the Gulls get set to jump in the pool and a new season. THE DISTRICT Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian Freshman Alex Luna goes through the drills during a presea- son Seaside wrestling practice. Swimmers from New- port and Tillamook scored most of the victories in last year’s District 1/4A cham- pionships. Of the 22 total events, the Cubs and Chee- semakers won 15, while the Tillamook girls and New- port boys swam off with the team championships. The Seaside girls placed fourth, and the boys sixth. Alyssa Harkins posted THE SWIMMERS Girls Cadyn Carr, Sr. Kendy Lin, So. Maya McGill, So. Kimberly Mella, So. Riley Mitchell, Fr. Lisette Santiago, Fr. Kara Spell, Fr. Summer Spell, Sr. Boys Dawson Blanchard, Jr. Isaiah Collins, Jr. Wesley Corliss, So. Will Garvin, Sr. James Kennedy, Sr. Nick Konyha, So. Luke Liljenwall, Sr. Lucas Nagle, Jr. Bradley Rzewnicki, Sr. Coach: Shane Spell Seaside’s lone district win, as she took first in the 100- yard butterfly. The Gulls sent more swimmers to state as wild cards, including the girls’ 200 medley relay (the four- some of Kendy Lin, Har- kins, Maya McGill and Cla- risse Coventry took second); the boys’ 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays (Alex Tadei, Brad Rzewnicki, Luke Lil- jenwall and Sam Beaudoin placed second in both); and the girls’ 200-yard freestyle relay (third). Lin and McGill are back for the girls, while Liljen- wall and Rzewnicki return for the Seaside boys, along with seniors Will Garvin and James Kennedy. THE WRESTLERS Alfonso Alcantar, So. Jake Black, Fr. Alan Brockmunn, Fr. Levi Card, Fr. Duncan Fenison, So. Andrew Gastelum, Fr. Will Kautz, Jr. Cyrus Knox, So. Zachary Kuzakin, Fr. Donald LaTourette, Jr. Seaside’s Brad Rze- wnicki competes in the 200-yard freestyle event at the District 1 swimming champion- ship. Alex Luna, Fr. Nick Mace, Fr. Luke Nelson, Fr. Giovanni Ortega, So. Ethan Phillips, Fr. Gio Ramirez, So. Shane Smith, Sr. Tyler Tackitt, Fr. David Toyooka, Fr. Coach: Dan Taylor Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian Jake Black is one of 11 freshmen on Seaside’s wrestling roster. Carter is co-Player of the Year; Birge GK of the Year The Daily Astorian The Seaside boys soccer team came up short of a sec- ond straight Cowapa League title this fall, but the Gulls were still rewarded for another fine season on the field. For the second year in a row, Seaside junior Colton Carter was named the league’s Player of the Year, sharing the award this season with Tilla- mook senior Seth Rumage. And the North Coast’s fine tradition of outstanding goal- keepers continued, as Astoria senior Kyle Birge was selected as the Cowapa League’s Goal- keeper of the Year. Tillmook’s Brian Reynolds was named Coach of the Year, after leading the Cheesemak- ers to a league title. In all, the Gulls landed seven players on the all-league squad, to Tillamook’s eight. BOYS SOCCER Players of the Year: Colton Car- ter, Seaside; Seth Rumage, Tilla- mook Goalkeeper of the Year: Kyle Birge, Astoria Coach of the Year: Brian Reyn- olds, Tillamook First Team Colton Carter, Jr., Seaside Seth Rumage, Sr., Tillamook Rafael Alcantar, Sr., Astoria Kevin Bachman, Sr., Scappoose Tyler Cooper, Sr., Scappoose Garrett Gilbert, Jr., Valley Catholic Jose Gonzalez, Jr., Astoria Cristian Hernandez, Sr., Tillamook Jorge Herrejon, Sr., Astoria J.J. Hugo, Jr., Scappoose Jackson Januik, Sr., Seaside Oscar Lozano, So., Tillamook Ryland Pampush, Sr., Tillamook Irving Peon, So., Seaside Cameron Reeves, Sr., Tillamook Hunter Thompson, Sr., Seaside Rylan Torres, Jr., Valley Catholic Oscar Valencia, So., Tillamook Caden Verzino, Jr., Scappoose Brent Walsh, Sr., Seaside GK: Kyle Birge, Sr., Astoria Honorable Mention Paul Donant, Sr., Tillamook Cody Early, Jr., Astoria Luis Herrejon, Sr., Astoria Binh Luu, Sr., Valley Catholic Lorenzo Mazzolari, Sr., Tillamook Noah Olson, Sr., Valley Catholic Rafi Sibony, Jr., Seaside Jimmy Vanek, Sr., Scappoose Mason Wadington, Sr., Scap- poose Dylan Wallis, Sr., Seaside • 2 LOCATIONS • Easy & Convenient CELEBRATING OVER 50 YEARS OF MAKING SWEET MEMORIES! Downtown Cannon Beach 256 N. Hemlock & Seaside Outlet Mall Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian Seaside junior soccer play- er Colton Carter shared the Cowapa’s Player of the Year award with Tillamook senior Seth Rumage. 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