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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2017 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com SPORTS IN BRIEF UConn women win 100th straight game By DOUG FEINBERG Associated Press Lady Jays cage Lions, 42-11 The Daily Astorian JEWELL — Jewell held Liv- ingstone Adventist to four points or less in every quarter Monday night, as the Lady Jays scored an easy 42-11 win over the Lions in Casco League girls basketball action at Jewell. Emma Guillen had 18 points, five rebounds and five steals for the Blue Jays, who won their eighth straight. Jewell will go for win No. 9 in a row tonight against Oregon School for the Deaf, a team the Jays beat earlier this month 35-12. Alyscia Littlepage had six steals and three assists, and Haley Norman finished with five steals for Jewell, which held the Lions to just six points in the second half. The Blue Jays will play a third- place tie-breaker vs. Perrydale Wednesday (4:30 p.m.) at Gaston High School. AP Photo/Jessica Hill Connecticut’s Gabby Williams drives to the basket as South Carolina’s Alaina Coates, right, defends, in the first half of an NCAA col- lege basketball game Monday in Storrs, Conn. STORRS, Conn. — Add 100 consecutive wins to the UConn Huskies’ long list of milestones. Given UConn’s glitzier num- bers linked to national champi- onships, 11 titles and counting, it may seem ho-hum with no added significance. Geno Auriemma’s squad already owns the longest winning streak in Division I col- lege basketball history. UConn beat its own record of 90 consec- utive wins earlier this season with little fanfare. “I hope we can focus on the sea- son and what’s coming up next and whatever’s in store for this team,” Auriemma said. “Let’s get it over with and move onto the next thing which is more important in the big scheme of things for these players anyway. This 100-win streak isn’t theirs, but if they win a national championship — that’s all theirs. “That means a lot more if we’re able to do that down the road.” Getting No. 100 was a little tougher than many of the previ- ous 99, which UConn won by an average 38.7 points. Gabby Wil- liams scored a career-high 26 points and Napheesa Collier added 18 to help the top-ranked Huskies beat No. 6 South Carolina 66-55 on Monday night in front of a sell- out crowd of 10,167 that included past greats Sue Bird, Maya Moore, Tina Charles and Breanna Stewart, who helped the Huskies to the first 75 wins of this streak. “They carried the torch across the finish line to 100,” Auriemma said. “If it’s a relay, they took the last baton to 100. If we win a national championship, it’s all theirs. I want to focus on trying to do that instead of worrying about the other stuff.” Lions defeat Jewell, 67-43 The Daily Astorian JEWELL — Livingstone Adventist jumped out to an 18-7 lead after one quarter, and held off Jewell the rest of the way for a 67-43 win over the Blue Jays Monday in a Casco League boys basketball game. Lee Hermus led the Lions with 15 points, while Ben Stahly scored a game-high 18 for Jewell, with 15 rebounds. The Blue Jays host Oregon School for the Deaf for their sea- son finale tonight. SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Girls Basketball — Banks at Astoria, 6 p.m.; Tillamook at Seaside, 6 p.m.; De La Salle at Warrenton, 7 p.m.; Oregon School for the Deaf at Jewell, 5:30 p.m.; Wahkiakum vs. Ilwaco (at Tumwater), 6:30 p.m. Boys Basketball — Banks at Astoria, 7:30 p.m.; Tillamook at Seaside, 7:30 p.m.; Knappa at Life Christian, 6:30 p.m.; Oregon School for the Deaf at Jewell, 7 p.m. AP Photo/Steve Dykes Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard falls to the court as he drives to the basket during overtime of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks in Portland on Monday. Atlanta won in overtime 109-104. Hawks prevail over Trail Blazers in OT By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press PORTLAND — Paul Millsap thought he’d have a different shot than the floater he made to force overtime. Once there, the Atlanta Hawks scored the final 12 points to beat the Portland Trail Blaz- ers 109-104 on Monday night. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 25 points while Dennis Schroder added 22 for the Hawks. Mill- sap finished with 21, including the basket that sent him sprawling to the floor at the end of regulation. “Initially I wanted to go baseline but I fum- bled the ball and I had to go middle. It’s a good thing,” he said. “I was able to get a good look at it and put it up with my left hand. You’ve just UP NEXT: TRAIL BLAZERS • Portland Trail Blazers (23-32) at Utah Jazz (34-22) • Wednesday, 6 p.m. TV: ROOT, KGW got to be calm and patient in those situations.” CJ McCollum had 26 points for the Blazers, who traded starting center Mason Plumlee to Denver a day earlier. Damian Lillard added 21. Lillard’s 3-pointer and McCollum’s floater gave Portland a 104-97 lead in overtime. Atlanta made free throws to stay close and Schroder’s layup pulled the Hawks to 104-103. Kent Bazemore’s layup gave Atlanta the lead with 40 seconds left. Portland got the ball with 12 seconds left, but Lillard appeared to slip on a drive to the basket. Millsap and Taurean Prince made free throws for the final margin. “When you lose a tough game and you lose a brother in Mason, you know, it’s tough,” said Ed Davis, who had 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Blazers. “And this one hurts especially, because we felt we had this game.” Hardaway, who was averaging 22.0 points in Atlanta’s last five games, hit a 3-pointer with 1:40 left in regulation that closed Atlanta within 95-94. Maurice Harkless’ tip after Davis missed a pair of free throws kept Portland in front 97-94 with 34 seconds left. After Dwight Howard missed the second of a pair of free throws, Atlanta got the ball with 2.2 seconds left and Millsap made the layup to send the game into overtime. SWIMMING District 1/4A Championships (at Astoria AC) Team Scores Girls: Tillamook 318, Newport 245, Taft 168, Astoria 125, Valley Catholic 119, Scappoose 109, Seaside 80, Rain- ier 65, Toledo 30. Boys: Newport 437, Seaside 155.5, Valley Catholic 142, Taft 135, Scap- poose 127.5, Astoria 97, Rainier 80, Til- lamook 70. WRESTLING District 1/4A Championships (at Scappoose) Team Scores Crook County 429.5, Tillamook 363, Banks 229, Scappoose 179.5, Molalla 148, Estacada 139, Gladstone 111.5, Madras 66, Astoria 44, Corbett 42, Sea- side 33. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jewell 42, Livingstone 11 LA (11): Baumgartner 5, Sanchez 4, Clute 2. JWL (42): Emma Guillen 18, Hol- lenbach 9, G.Morales 3, Littlepage 2, Olvera 2, Norman 2, Kaczenski 2, N.Morales 2, DeWees 2, Stapleton, Wammack, Gonzalez, Shaw, Murray. Livingstone 4 1 3 3—11 Jewell 16 6 15 5—42 BOYS BASKETBALL Livingstone 67, Jewell 43 LA (67): Lee Hermus 15, Chavez 10, Kroschel 9, Schreiner 8, Rapozo 7, Mendoza 7, Estrada 4, Villegas 3, Halvorsen 2. JWL (43): Ben Stahly 18, Meehan 7, Lilley 5, Littlepage 3, N.Kane 3, Hin- son 2, Godwin 1, Culp. Livingstone 18 22 17 10—67 Jewell 7 9 11 16—43 Another offseason overhaul as Mariners head to Arizona By TIM BOOTH Associated Press SEATTLE — Seattle man- ager Scott Servais will need to use nametags for the second straight year to kick off spring training. Another flurry of offseason moves have left the Mariners a significantly remodeled club headed to Arizona, but more in the manner of what Jerry Dipoto envisioned when he took over as Seattle’s general manager in Sep- tember 2015. The stars are still there. Robinson Cano, Nelson Cruz, Kyle Seager and Felix Hernandez remain the founda- tion. It’s the pieces around them that have changed significantly with the goal of getting younger and becom- ing more athletic. There are only eight players remaining from the 40-man roster that Dipoto inherited. “Last year we had the oldest position player club in baseball and that’s an irrefutable fact,” Dipoto said. “Effectively, what we’ve done is we’ve tried to incorporate a cou- ple of younger players and fold them in without burdening them too much with having to be the centerpiece to what we’re doing.” Seattle’s biggest offseason splash was acquiring Jean Segura from Arizona, hoping he can replicate last season when he led the National League with 203 hits and successfully make the move back to shortstop after spending most of last sea- son at second base. “To bring Jean Segura in here to stabilize shortstop was too good to pass up especially with the offensive year he had last year,” Ser- vais said. Here are some more things to watch when the Mariners report: NEW LOOK: For the second straight offseason, most of Seattle’s roster has undergone a makeover. The biggest acquisitions were Segura, outfielders Jarrod Dyson and Mitch Haniger, pitchers Yovani Gallardo and Drew Smyly and infielder Danny Valencia. Segura, Dyson and Haniger are expected to be opening day start- ers, Valencia could join them if there is a lefty on the mound, and Gallardo and Smyly will be the biggest keys to whether Seattle has a deep enough rotation to contend. ROOKIES TO WATCH: Haniger and Ben Gamel will have plenty of eyes on them during spring training look- ing at whether they can be a capable outfield duo as part of a four- or five-man rotation that could be among the bet- ter defensive outfield units in base- ball. While Haniger and Gamel are top prospects, both will need to show they can hit and bring more than just their defense. Also watch out for what Tyler O’Neill does in spring training. Seat- tle’s top minor-league prospect is likely to begin the season in Triple-A, but a big spring could set the stage for an appearance in Seattle a bit ear- lier during the regular season than expected. Seahawks sign former Minnesota kicker Walsh Associated Press RENTON, Wash. — The Sea- hawks signed former Minnesota kicker Blair Walsh on Thursday, the strongest sign yet that Seattle may be moving on from Steven Hauschka. Hauschka will be a free agent when the new league year begins next month and after a season of inconsistency the Seahawks are looking at other options. Walsh spent five seasons with the Vikings before being released midway through last season, but is mostly known for a crucial miss. Walsh missed a 27-yard field goal attempt in the closing seconds of a 2015 NFC wild-card game against Seattle that could have given Minnesota the victory. It overshadowed an otherwise standout 2015 season by Walsh when he led the NFL with 34 field goals made.
