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Fremstad on the receiving end of scholarship
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The Oregon Chapter of the National
Football Foundation awarded $1,000
scholarships to 16 scholar-athlete final-
ists Feb. 26, at the 56th annual Oregon
banquet.
Among the athletes was Astoria senior
all-state quarterback Fridtjof Fremstad,
SPORTS
IN BRIEF
who was chosen from among 89 appli-
cants who met eligibility requirements
for the award.
Each scholar-athlete must apply the
scholarship to their tuition bill at the col-
lege of their choice.
Four of the 16 football scholar-ath-
letes were honored with the top schol-
ar-athlete awards. They were 6A/5A
Back of the Year Cole Sipos of Leba-
non High School; 6A/5A Lineman of the
Year Nick Wiley of Sunset High School;
4A/3A/2A Back of the Year Brett Traeger
of Kennedy High School; and 4A/3A/2A
Lineman of the Year Jack Suing, also of
Kennedy High School.
The other finalists, in addition to Fem-
stad to received a $1,000 scholarship
were Tanner Earhart of Dallas, Domi-
nic Federico of Cascade, Eric Gustin of
Regis, Tyler Hargis of Lebanon, Bran-
don Leitgeb of Lincoln, Tyler Miller of
Lebanon, Conner Morris of Newberg,
Lukas Nixon of Sherwood, Jackson
Platt of Beaverton, Tanner Scanlon of
North Marion and Tim Tawa of West
Linn.
Fridjtof
Fremstad
NCAA WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT
Aboushi signs
with Seattle
Associated Press
RENTON, Wash. — The Seat-
tle Seahawks added depth on the
offensive line by signing former
Houston guard Oday Aboushi.
Seattle announced the deal with
Aboushi on Monday. Aboushi
spent his first two seasons with
the New York Jets and the past
two years with Houston. Aboushi
made eight starts and appeared in
11 games during his time with the
Texans. He started 10 games in his
two seasons with the Jets.
Aboushi joins former Jack-
sonville offensive lineman Luke
Joeckel as Seattle’s two signings
this offseason looking to bolster a
line that was among the worst in
the league last season. Aboushi’s
strength has been in pass pro-
tection, and he’s had only four
accepted penalties against him the
past two seasons.
Puerto Rico ekes
by Netherlands to
reach WBC final
By BETH HARRIS
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Carlos Cor-
rea was 17 and watching the World
Baseball Classic on television four
years ago, too young to participate.
When his chance came around
this time, the Houston Astros’ star
shortstop was up to the task.
Correa hit a two-run homer in
the first inning and scored the win-
ning run in the 11th to give Puerto
Rico a dramatic 4-3 victory over
the Netherlands on Monday night.
Next up is a spot in the champi-
onship game.
“When I feel that I’m all
excited, I try to calm down, breathe
deep and concentrate on what
we’re doing,” Correa said. “This is
something that we rehearse every
day, so we will be able to do it well
at the end.”
Eddie Rosario, who went 0 for
4, hit a sacrifice fly to center field
in the 11th that drove in Correa,
triggering a massive celebration on
the field and in the stands from red,
white and blue-clad fans pounding
cow bells and tooting horns and
whistles.
T.J. Rivera’s solo shot in the
second put Puerto Rico ahead 3-2.
Puerto Rico will play either two-
time champion Japan or the United
States for the title on Wednes-
day night at Dodger Stadium. The
Puerto Ricans also reached the
final in 2013, losing to the Domini-
can Republic 3-0.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SCHEDULE
TODAY
Baseball — St. Helens at Astoria
(Tapiola), 4 p.m.; Estacada at Seaside,
5 p.m.; Knappa at Arizona Tournament,
TBA
Softball — Yamhill-Carlton at Astoria
(CMH), 5:30 p.m.; Seaside at Estacada,
4:30 p.m.
Boys Golf — Astoria at Scappoose, 1
p.m.; Valley Catholic at Seaside (Gear-
hart).
Girls Golf — Tillamook Invitational,
12:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Softball — Astoria at Mark Morris, 4
p.m.
Baseball — Knappa at Arizona Tour-
nament, TBA
Track — Warrenton at Ilwaco, 3:30
p.m.; NWL Relays, at Columbia Chris-
tian, 4 p.m.
FRIDAY
Baseball — Astoria at Stayton, 4:30
p.m.; Cascade at Seaside, 4:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Baseball — Regis at Warrenton (2),
1 p.m.
Softball — Seaside at Warrenton (2),
Noon
AP Photo/Gerry Broome
Duke’s Crystal Primm (13) drives to the basket while Oregon’s Mallory McGwire defends during the first half of a second-round
game in the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament in Durham, N.C., Monday.
Ducks dunk No. 2 seed Duke
Oregon women reach
Sweet 16 with win
By JOEDY MCCREARY
Associated Press
DURHAM, N.C. — When it comes to
NCAA Tournament experience, all of the Ore-
gon Ducks are like freshmen — because they’d
never been here until now.
Fortunately for the Ducks, their actual
freshmen are playing far beyond their ages.
Freshman Ruthy Hebard had 20 points and
15 rebounds, and Oregon earned its first Sweet
16 berth by upsetting Duke 74-65 on Monday
night in the second round of the tournament.
“It’s funny, we never really put a goal on
how far we can go, just because we didn’t
know what we had,” Oregon coach Kelly
Graves said. “We’ve kind of attacked the entire
season as a work in progress. ... With a young
team, you kind of have to do that.
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“House money, that’s a good way to put it,”
he added. “We’re playing with house money.”
Maite Cazorla added 17 points and Lexi
Bando finished with 14 points to help Ore-
gon (22-13) become the first No. 10 seed in a
decade to reach the round of 16.
The Ducks, in their first tournament since
2005, had never advanced past the second
round in their 12 previous appearances. Now
they’re on to Bridgeport, Connecticut, to take
on third-seeded Maryland (32-2) in a regional
semifinal.
“I think what we’re all going to take is just,
we’ve got to play our hardest,” Hebard said.
“No one’s guaranteed a spot. Seeds don’t mean
anything ... and hopefully, we’ll keep winning.”
Lexie Brown scored 25 points for the sec-
ond-seeded Blue Devils (28-6), who have
been upset at home in the tournament’s second
round twice since 2014. They played without
guard Kyra Lambert, who tore her left ante-
rior cruciate ligament in the first round against
Hampton.
“I thought Lexie played extremely hard, and
did many, many things out there that needed to
be done, and at times needed to be done by two
people, not just one,” coach Joanne P. McCal-
lie said.
Oregon was in control all night — never
trailing after the first 3 minutes, methodically
stretching its lead to 15 on back-to-back 3s by
Bando and Cazorla early in the fourth quarter
and holding off Duke’s last-gasp push to get
back in the game.
Brown pulled Duke to 68-63 with three free
throws with 26.7 seconds left before fresh-
man Sabrina Ionescu iced it by hitting six free
throws in the final 24.5 seconds. Ionescu fin-
ished with 13 points.
Beavers coach Pat Casey even
surprised by pitching prowess
By ERIC OLSON
Associated Press
Another week of dominant pitch-
ing has Oregon State off to a 17-1 start.
The Beavers, who own the best
ERA in the country by far, will find
out how good their arms really are
this week when Arizona (15-4) visits
Corvallis.
They’re coming off their first road
sweep against Arizona State since
1966, holding the Sun Devils to one
run and striking out 31 over 27 innings.
“Well, we certainly have pitched
very well and our defense had been
a big part of that,” Beavers coach Pat
Casey wrote in a text message to The
Associated Press on Monday. “I’m not
sure if I’ve seen a staff be this consis-
tent over that many games.”
Oregon State leads the nation with
its 1.06 ERA (Louisville is second at
1.75) and 5.3 hits allowed per nine
innings. The Beavers are second with
six shutouts, third with 2.0 walks per
nine innings, and fourth with a 4.2-
to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
No. 1 starter Luke Heimlich (4-0)
has allowed one earned run in 36 2/3
innings (0.25 ERA) and No. 3 starter
Jake Thompson has given up just four
in 33 1/3 (1.08). No. 2 starter Bryce
Fehmel, 10-1 with a 2.31 ERA as a
freshman last season, is 3-1 with a 2.00
Labs extend
their purebred
popularity record;
Rottweilers rise
By JENNIFER PELTZ
Associated Press
NEW YORK — America’s
most popular dog breed is taking
yet another victory Lab.
Labrador retrievers extended
their record run last year in the top
spot, leading the American Ken-
nel Club’s new rankings today for a
26th straight year. But Rottweilers
are enjoying renewed favor, and
some other dogs have been striding
up the popularity ladder. A closer
look at some of the rungs:
The Top 10
Godofredo Vasquez/The Gazette Times
Oregon State coach Pat Casey, center, disagrees with a call during the
third inning against Central Arkansas in Corvallis in April. Oregon State
posted its first road sweep against Arizona State since 1966 largely be-
cause of a pitching staff that held the Sun Devils to one run in 27 in-
nings and struck out 31. The task gets tougher this week when the Bea-
vers play a home series against Arizona, the nation’s top offensive team.
ERA. The Beavers’ other starter, Sam
Tweedt, is 3-1 with a 2.14 ERA after
missing 21 months because of Tommy
John surgery.
Returning closer Max Engelbrekt
has five saves, and the bullpen has
combined to give up three runs over
44 1/3 innings (0.61).
Arizona, the national runner-up to
Coastal Carolina in 2016, is first in the
country with a .355 batting average
and 10.4 runs per game. The Wildcats
have four players batting .405 or bet-
ter. Alfonso Rivas is batting .436, and
Jared Oliva and JJ Matijevic share the
national lead with 12 doubles.
In 2013, Labs grabbed the
record for the longest stretch at No.
1, and they haven’t let go. Affable,
relatively easy to train and eager
to please, they’re popular partly
because “you don’t have to be an
expert dog owner to own a Lab,”
says AKC Vice President Gina
DiNardo. But for those seeking
more than a family pet, the breed
has proved itself at everything from
bomb sniffing to guiding the blind.
The rest of the Top 10, in order:
German shepherds, golden retriev-
ers, bulldogs, beagles, French bull-
dogs, poodles, Rottweilers, York-
shire terriers and boxers.