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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2017
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Coaches of the Week
(FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 6-11)
MIKE
HAWES
Seaside
BILL
WESTERHOLM
Seaside
awes took over the Seaside varsity basketball program following the retire-
H
ment of Wally Hamer in the off -season, and promptly led the Lady Gulls to
their best fi nish ever.
n his 19th year as the Gulls’ coach, Westerholm led Seaside to its fourth
I championship
appearance in the state tournament in six years, and the fi rst state basketball
in school history.
Seaside was 20-5 overall (the Gulls’ fi fth straight 20-win season), and shared
the Cowapa League title with Banks at 9-1.
In the post-season, Seaside won a play-in game against Junction City (57-33),
won a Sweet 16 game at Molalla (38-31), then defeated No. 1-ranked and previ-
ously unbeaten Cascade in a fi rst -round game at the state tournament, 47-42.
Eventual state champion Sutherlin beat Seaside in the semifi nals, 57-44,
before the Gulls bounced back with a 53-40 win over Marshfi eld in the third-
place game, for Seaside’s highest-placing ever.
Hawes was co-Coach of the Year in the Cowapa League, with Brendan Beg-
ley of Banks.
The Gulls began the season with 17 straight wins, with Seaside topping the
80-point mark seven times.
After a regular season loss at Valley Catholic Feb. 10, the Gulls closed
out the league season with two wins to share the league title with the Valiants
at 9-1.
Seaside defeated Cascade 68-49 in a Sweet 16 game, then advanced to the
state tournament won three more, knocking off Gladstone (46-43), North Bend
(67-55) and Valley Catholic (71-63) in the state championship game.
Westerholm was co-Coach of the Year in the Cowapa League, with Valley
Catholic’s Joel Sobotka.
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Locals shine in Lower-Columbia All-Star games
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LONGVIEW, Wash. — The
recently-fi nished OSAA state tourna-
ment — three games in three days —
had no effect on a few Seaside players,
in the annual Lower Columbia region
All-Star basketball series.
Two all-star games took place
in Myklebust Gymnasium Tuesday,
on the campus of Lower Columbia
College.
The games showcase the top seniors
from the Lower Columbia region, from
Longview-Kelso, Wash., to the coast.
In the girls’ game, won by the
‘White’ team, 107-63, over the ‘Red’
team, Seaside’s Maddi Utti led the
Reds with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
The White team was coached by
USC, UC
Davis move
on from
First Four
Southern Cal
Bennie Boatwright scored a
career-high 24 points as Southern
Cal rallied from a 17-point defi -
cit in the second half to beat Prov-
idence 75-71 in a First Four game
Wednesday night.
The comeback victory was
revenge for the Trojans, who lost
to Providence by one point in the
opening round of the NCAA Tour-
nament last year. They move on
to play 6th-seeded SMU at Tulsa,
Oklahoma, on Friday.
US Davis
Chima Moneke had 18 points
and 12 rebounds as UC Davis
won in its fi rst NCAA Tournament
appearance, beating North Caro-
lina Central 67-63 in a First Four
game on Wednesday night.
The 16th-seeded Aggies ral-
lied in the second half and held
off North Carolina Central down
the stretch to earn a trip to Tulsa to
play No. 1 seed Kansas on Friday.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SCHEDULE
TODAY
— Gladstone at Astoria (at CMH Field),
5:15 p.m.; Knappa at Kennedy, 4:30 p.m.
Softball — Gladstone at Astoria (at
CMH Field), 3 p.m.
FRIDAY
Baseball — Sandy at Astoria, 4:30
p.m.
SATURDAY
Baseball — Blanchet Catholic at War-
renton, 3 p.m.
Ilwaco, Wash., coach Ned Bittner,
while the Reds were coached by Wah-
kiakum’s Rob Garrett and assisted by
Kaitlin Lewis, the Seaside graduate
and current LCC player.
Also playing for the Red team were
Astoria’s Rylee DeMander and Alexis
Wallace, and Warrenton’s Landree
Miethe (who will play softball at LCC
next year).
In the boys’ game, the White team
defeated the Reds, 115-81.
Fresh off leading Seaside to a
state title, Jackson Januik scored 14
points for the White team, with seven
rebounds and four assists.
Januik’s
all-star
teammates
included Seaside teammate Attikin
Babb (10 points, four rebounds, three
assists) and Ilwaco’s Zac Tapio.
Huskies top
Fishermen on
the diamond
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Submitted Photo
From left to right, Landree Miethe, Alexis Wallace, Rylee DeMander
and Maddi Utti all competed for the Red team in Tuesday night’s all-
star game at Lower Columbia College.
Lillard’s 36 spoil Aldridge’s
return as Blazers top Spurs
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ
Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO — The Port-
land Trail Blazers did not have
a team meeting or scream at one
another after suffering their “worst
loss” of the season.
The compacted NBA schedule
makes it necessary to forget quickly.
Portland understood that and it led to
their “best win of the year” just 24
hours after a blowout loss.
Damian Lillard scored 36 points
and the Trail Blazers defeated the
San Antonio Spurs 110-106 on
Wednesday night, spoiling LaMar-
cus Aldridge’s return from a health
scare.
C.J. McCollum added 26 points
for Portland, which was coming off
a 23-point loss in New Orleans on
Tuesday.
“That had to be probably our
best win of the year,” Blazers coach
Terry Stotts said. “To beat a team
like San Antonio on the road. Not
only that, but how we won. I thought
it was one of our better games as far
as staying focused throughout the
game.”
Portland needed that focus in an
emotional game for San Antonio.
Aldridge returned after miss-
ing two games with a minor heart
arrhythmia. He was cleared Wednes-
day morning and does not have any
playing restrictions.
“I feel good,” Aldridge said. “It
felt good to be back out there. We
didn’t get a win, so that’s kind of
tough to deal with. (But) happy to be
SPORTS
IN BRIEF
Astoria hosted the fi rst local
baseball game of the year Wednes-
day, as the Fishermen and North
Marion played on the slick, arti-
fi cial surface at CMH Field, in a
nonleague season-opener.
And the Huskies avenged an
8-2 loss to the Fishermen last year,
as they managed to escape Astoria
with the win, scoring a 14-9 victory
over the Fishermen.
Astoria had 12 hits, which
included doubles for Ole Englund
and Jasyn Gohl, and a triple by
Kyle Strange.
North Marion scored seven runs
in the second inning to help build
an 11-1 run through three innings.
The Fishermen answered with
fi ve runs in the fourth and two in
the sixth to pull within 11-8, before
the Huskies tacked on three runs in
the top of the seventh.
Poyer’s deal
with Bills worth
$13 million
The Daily Astorian
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) drives around San
Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green (14) during the second half of
an NBA basketball game on Wednesday in San Antonio.
UP NEXT: TRAIL BLAZERS
• Portland Trail Blazers (30-37) at Atlanta Hawks (37-30)
• Saturday, 3 p.m. TV: FSSE, CSNW
out there with the teammates, just be
playing again.”
Kawhi Leonard had 34 points
to lead San Antonio (52-15), which
had won 11 of 12 entering the game
but fell one game behind Golden
State for the league’s best record.
Aldridge had 19 points and seven
rebounds, including nine points in
the fi nal quarter.
“I felt like my rhythm was good
early and then I think my touch was
off around the rim. That kind of
bothered me,” Aldridge said. “I defi -
nitely played better at the end. It’s
the fi rst game back. I’ll get better.”
ESPN is reporting the details of
the contract signed by Jordan Poyer
last week.
The Astoria High School Class
of 2009 graduate signed a free
agent deal with the Buffalo Bills,
following four years in Cleveland.
ESPN staff writer Mike Rodak
reported that Poyer signed a four-
year deal with the Bills worth $13
million, with $6 million guaranteed.
He will have cap numbers of
$2.475 million (2017), $3.375 mil-
lion (2018), $3.575 million (2019)
and $3.575 million (2020).
A starting safety with the
Browns last season before a sea-
son-ending injury, Poyer will earn
base salaries of $1.5 million (2017),
$2.25 million (2018), $2.45 million
(2019) and $2.45 million (2020).
Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian
Jordan Poyer lets out a laugh as
he takes the field to start a game
against the Seahawks at Centu-
rylink Field in Seattle in 2015.