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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2017
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SEASIDE AT STATE | 2017 SPECIAL SECTION
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‘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.
The Seaside Lady Gulls team poses for a photos after claiming the third place trophy in the 4A girls state tournament on March 11 in Forest Grove.
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