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2D • THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2017 DAILYASTORIAN.COM • FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2017 • SEASIDE AT STATE | 2017 SPECIAL SECTION 3D ‘WELCOME TO BASKETBALL TOWN, USA’ BOYS ROSTER GIRLS ROSTER # Player Pos. Grade Hgt. # Player 0 2 3 4 5 10 12 13 14 15 22 33 34 G G G G P/F G P F G P/G W W P 5 10 11 12 14 20 21 24 25 32 40 50 Jetta Ideue Anesha Smart Corrie Falleur Emy Kiser Bryre Babbitt Sydney Villegas* Annaka Garhofer Anna Huddleston Maddi Utti* Lucy Bodner Trinity Turner Gretchen Hoekstre Chase Januik Payton Westerholm Jackson Januik* Ryan Hague Attikin Babb* Rafi Sibony Colton Carter Duncan Thompson Hunter Thompson* Otto Hoekstre Astor Landwehr Beau Johnson Dylan Meyer 10 10 12 9 12 11 11 10 12 12 11 9 10 5-10 6-0 5-9 6-1 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-1 Pos. Grade G P G G G W G G G P P P 11 11 11 10 11 12 10 10 12 12 10 10 *Captain *Captain 24-1 (9-1) Seaside fans cheer as the Seagulls face off against the Valley Catholic Valiants in the state championship game on March 11, at Forest Grove High School. The boys won 71-63 to claim the OSAA 4A boys basketball state tournament title. Meanwhile the girls took home third place in their respective tournament. SCHEDULE SCHEDULE W, 71-55 W, 83-65 Canceled 12/2/16 12/6/16 12/10/16 BOYS RULE THE COURT, GIRLS MAKE THEIR MARK vs. Gladstone @ Yamhill-Carlton @ Corbett SEASIDE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT W, 97-40 12/15/16 vs. Elma (WA) W, 70-58 12/16/16 vs. Madras W, 87-54 12/17/16 vs. Newport W, 82-62 W, 56-46 W, 93-63 Canceled Canceled W, 83-67 W, 78-54 Canceled W, 89-52 W, 73-54 W, 65-42 W, 74-53 W, 73-63 W, 68-46 W, 73-53 L, 50-68 W, 84-53 W, 70-68 12/20/16 12/21/16 12/28/16 1/7/17 1/10/17 1/12/17 1/13/17 1/13/17 1/19/17 1/21/17 1/24/17 1/27/17 1/31/17 2/3/17 2/8/17 2/10/17 2/14/17 2/16/17 @ North Bend @ Marshfield vs. St. Helens @ Newport vs. Cascade vs. Newport @ Knappa @ North Marion @ Scappoose vs. Astoria vs. Valley Catholic @ Tillamook vs. Banks vs. Scappoose @ Astoria @ Valley Catholic vs. Tillamook @ Banks Story by GARY HENLEY Photos by DANNY MILLER The Daily Astorian Jackson Januik hugs his Seagulls teammates after defeating Valley Catholic in the 4A state championship on March 11 in Forest Grove. LEAGUE PLAYOFF NEUTRAL SITE W, 71-59 2/21/17 vs. Valley Catholic OSAA 4A STATE PLAYOFF W, 68-49 3/3/17 W, 46-43 3/9/17 W, 67-55 3/10/17 W, 71-63 3/11/17 vs. Cascade vs. Gladstone vs. North Bend vs. Valley Catholic 20-5 (9-1) Payton Westerholm goes up for a rebound against Valley Catholic. Chase Januik goes up for a layup in the 4A State Championship game. A mong other things, Seaside is known for beach volleyball, the Hood-to-Coast, and as a spring break destination. Now, it’s “Welcome to Basketball Town, USA.” The hoops teams at Seaside High School cer- tainly made it a memorable winter, as the Gulls (both boys and girls) had their best seasons. Ever. The Lady Gulls beat Marshfield 53-40 the afternoon of March 11, to finish third in the 4A state tournament in Forest Grove. Later that night, the Seaside boys topped Cowapa League rival Valley Catholic, 71-63, to win their first-ever state championship. The two teams had a combined record of 44 wins, six losses, and did not lost a single game at home (23-0). Under head coach (and Seaside High alum) Bill Westerholm, in his 19th year with the Gulls, Seaside was ranked No. 1 for most of the season, and lost just once, Feb. 10 at Valley Catholic. The Gulls got even with the Valiants and then some, defeating Valley Catholic in a league playoff tie-breaker, then again in the state championship game. The Seaside girls, coached by Mike Hawes, highlighted their season with an 11-game win streak after losing a nonleague game at Marshfield Dec. 21. Seaside tied with Banks for the Cowapa League co-champion- ship, then won three straight playoff games before a loss in the Final Four to eventual state champion Sutherlin. The Gulls avenged their loss to Marshfield with a 53-40 win over the Pirates in the third-place game. L, 31-32 W, 52-25 Canceled @ Gladstone vs. Yamhill-Carlton vs. Corbett SEASIDE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT W, 70-48 12/15/16 vs. Elma W, 50-30 12/16/16 vs. Cottage Grove W, 51-32 12/17/16 vs. South Whidbey CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY The Astoria Fishermen dominated the Oregon prep basketball scene throughout the 1930s, winning four state titles from 1930- 35, and two more in the ’40s; Knappa had its mini-dynasty with two state championships in the late 1990s; and Warrenton won a State B title, in 1943. And now, the boys (and girls) in the South County showed that they can “ball” a little bit, too. The Gulls have had great teams in the past, but “This is our first (state championship),” said Wester- holm, who knows the history of Clatsop County basketball as well as anyone. “There’s been a lot of history. There’s been some good basket- ball teams at Seaside,” he said. “We’ve had some good teams the last five years. This run that we have right now started with that group in 2011 and 2012, with Potter, Chesnut, Pfund and Hawes … a lot of those guys were here tonight. “That group kind of started it, because when these seniors were sixth- or seventh-graders, and Payton’s group was in the fourth or fifth grade, they were hanging all over those guys. They looked up to them. “We used to have a shirt that we put together for camp when they were third- or fourth-graders,” Westerholm said. “The camp shirt was ‘Go Hard.’ That’s what these kids have done throughout their whole career. They go harder than any kids that we play. They go four quarters. Other kids come out of the game. Our kids do that for four straight quarters.” “And when they saw them get that third place, and go on a 22-game win streak … this year’s group wanted to be like that. Last year we made that run, and this year we made another spec- tacular run … 24-1. That’s a damn good run.” 12/2/16 12/6/16 12/12/16 Maddi Utti is all smiles after the Lady Gulls defeated Marshfield 53-40 to claim third place in the Oregon OSAA 4A state tournament March 11 in Forest Grove.. W, 63-41 L ,51-56 W, 82-46 Canceled W, 37-31 Canceled Canceled W, 59-40 W, 60-42 W, 56-47 W, 62-47 W, 62-58 W, 65-31 W, 63-35 W, 47-45 W, 63-37 L, 30-39 12/20/16 12/21/16 12/28/16 1/5/17 1/6/17 1/10/17 1/13/17 1/19/17 1/21/17 1/24/17 1/27/17 1/31/17 2/3/17 2/8/17 2/10/17 2/14/17 2/16/17 @ North Bend @ Marshfield @ St. Helens vs. Newport vs. Newport vs. Cascade @ North Marion @ Scappoose vs. Astoria vs. Valley Catholic @ Tillamook vs. Banks vs. Scappoose @ Astoria @ Valley Catholic vs. Tillamook @ Banks LEAGUE PLAYOFF NEUTRAL SITE L, 46-60 2/21/17 vs. Banks Sydney Villegas takes a shot against Marshfield on March 11. Jetta Ideue collides with Marsh- field’s Mallory Heyer on a rebound. OSAA 4A STATE PLAY-IN W, 57-33 2/25/17 OSAA 4A STATE PLAYOFF W, 38-31 3/4/17 W, 47-42 3/9/17 L, 44-57 3/10/17 W, 53-40 3/11/17 vs. Junction City @ Molalla @ Cascade @ Sutherlin @ Marshfield AWARDS AWARDS COWAPA ALL-LEAGUE Player of the Year: Jackson Januik Coaches of the Year: Bill Westerholm, Seaside; Joel Sobotka, Valley Catholic COWAPA ALL-LEAGUE Player of the Year: Maddi Utti Defensive Player of the Year: Maddi Utti Coaches of the Year: Brandon Begley, Banks; Mike Hawes, Seaside FIRST TEAM • Jackson Januik (senior) • Attikin Babb (senior) • Chase Januik (sophomore) • Hunter Thompson (senior) FIRST TEAM • Maddi Utti (senior) • Bryre Babbitt (junior) • Sydney Villegas (senior) HONORABLE MENTION • Payton Westerholm (sophomore) HONORABLE MENTION Jetta Ideue (junior) ALL-STATE TOURNAMENT TEAM FIRST TEAM • Jackson Januik (senior) ALL-STATE TOURNAMENT TEAMS FIRST TEAM • Maddi Utti (senior) SECOND TEAM • Attikin Babb (senior) • Chase Januik (sophomore) Seaside players and coaches smile for a photo after winning the OSAA 4A boy basketball state championship game on March 11 in Forest Grove. 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