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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2017 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Athletes of the Week (FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 3- 8) NATALIE CUMMINGS Astoria TYLER WHITAKER Warrenton he Astoria senior had a fi eld day on the track in the annual Daily Asto- T rian Invitational April 8. Cummings won the 100 meters in 13.33 sec- onds; took fi rst in the 200 meters in 28.42; then ran legs on both winning relay he Warrenton senior had a busy day in the Daily Astorian Invitational, T just running back and forth between events. Competing against mostly athletes from the Class 4A level, he won two fi eld events, leaping 19 feet, 1 squads. The week before, Cummings accepted a full-ride scholarship to run track at Portland State University. ¾ inches to take the long jump, and 39-7 for fi rst place in the triple jump. In between, Whitaker fi nished second in the 400 meters in a personal best 56.97 seconds, fi nishing just behind Seaside’s Juneau Meyer (56.22); and took third in the 200, in 25.30. Astoria tops Knappa in Babe Ruth Baseball The Daily Astorian Astoria (J.J. Neikes) scored a 4-3 win over Knappa in Babe Ruth Baseball Wednesday at CMH Field, running their sea- son record to 2-0. Tied 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth with the bases loaded, Astoria catcher Isaak Dunaway put the ball in play and man- aged to drive in the winning run. Pitchers were backed up by stellar defense. Astoria opened the season with a 7-4 win over Naselle, Washington, last week, allow- ing just one hit through fi ve innings, before Naselle rallied in the top of the sixth with a ground rule double and a two- run throwing error. Submitted Photo Astoria’s Babe Ruth Baseball team (J.J. Neikes), following a 4-3 win over Knappa Wednesday at CMH Field. Stutznegger wins fi rst drag-racing event Greyhounds outlast the Warriors, 10-6 The Daily Astorian WOODBURN — Asto- ria’s Jeff Stutznegger took fi rst place in the High School Division in a drag racing event April 1 at the Woodburn Dragstrip. Stutznegger faced Devon Dixon of Sweet Home in the fi nal round. Not only was it the fi rst event of the season for the high school class, but it was the fi rst time Stutznegger had ever raced. Earlier, Stutznegger defeated Jake Meithoff and Caleb Winn, while Dixon eliminated Austin Varner and earned a single in Round 2. In the fi nals, both drivers broke out and Dixon turned on the dreaded red light (left the start line before the green light was given), giving the win to Stutznegger. Driving a 1978 Sunbird, Stutznegger ran a .353 RT, 12.33 dial, 12.360 estimated time at 106.90 miles per hour. The Daily Astorian Submitted Photo Jeff Stutznegger in his 1978 Sunbird. Athletes receive Westerholm scholarships Other area athletes sign letters of intent imum cumulative GPA of 3.50, and having earned at least one all- league honor in varsity athletics in the Cowapa League. The Daily Astorian College signings Three student-athletes received scholar- ships at the Westerholm Scholarship Ban- quet, held April 5 at the Astoria Elks Lodge. The awards are named in honor of long- time Seaside High School teacher, coach and Athletic Director Jerry Westerholm . The 2017 recipients — Olaf Englund of Astoria, Anna Klein of Banks and Hunter Thompson of Seaside — each received a $500 scholarship. Minimum requirements to be con- sidered for the scholarship are a min- Other senior athletes signed with col- leges or universities last week to continue their athletic careers. Astoria sprinter Natalie Cummings received a full-ride scholarship to com- pete in track at Portland State; Astoria’s Tyler Lyngstad signed to play baseball at Lower Columbia College; and Seaside senior Juneau Meyer (soccer and track) will attend Northwest Christian University in Eugene, a popular destination for past Seaside student-athletes. LETTERS OF INTENT LOCAL SIGNEES Astoria Jackson Arnsdorf, Corban baseball Natalie Cummings, Portland State track Abi Danen, Highline softball Fridtjof Fremstad, Linn-Benton baseball Keldon Littell, Western Oregon football Tyler Lyngstad, Lower Columbia baseball Seaside Lizzy Barnes, Guilford soccer Juneau Meyer, NW Christian track Warrenton Landree Miethe, Lower Columbia softball Ilwaco Zac Tapio, George Fox baseball WARRENTON — The Warrenton Warriors cut a 7-0 defi cit to 7-5 with a chance to tie, but the Gas- ton Greyhounds managed to get themselves out of a jam, then tacked on three runs in a 10-6 win at Huddleston Field Wednesday. Both teams had six hits, while six pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts and 15 walks in the nonleague base- ball contest. Gaston’s three pitchers struck out nine batters and walked seven, with starter Dylan Duckworth picking up the win. Three Warrenton pitchers had control issues at times, walking eight and hitting four batters. Starter Kale’o Kapua took the loss. Devin Jackson struck out four bat- ters with one walk in two innings of relief. “Kale’o did what he had to do,” said Warrenton coach Lennie Wolfe, “we just gave up more than we could afford. (Kapua) ate up some innings for us, but we had some errors and didn’t make some plays that we needed to,” part of that being that it was only Warrenton’s fourth game of the season. Both teams also had plenty of base runners — the Greyhounds had batters reach base in every inning except the fourth, and the Warriors had base runners in every inning except the fi fth and seventh. Gaston stranded eight, and Warrenton left seven runners on base. The Greyhounds scored twice in their fi rst at-bat, then added fi ve in the third inning, scoring two runs on hit bat- ters with the bases loaded. Kaleb Adkinson had a two-run single to highlight the big rally that gave Gas- ton a 7-0 advantage. Warrenton chipped away at the lead, scoring twice on bases-loaded walks in the bottom of the third, and Austin Little lined a single to center fi eld in the fourth, scoring Alec Herrera and Derek Ham to cut Gaston’s lead to 7-5. The Warriors had run- ners at second and third with no outs, but the Greyhounds managed an 8-2 double play on a fl y-out to center fi eld, then got out of the inning without any further damage. Little had a run-scoring single in the sixth inning for Warrenton’s last run, as he fi nished with three of War- renton’s six hits, to go with three RBI s. SCOREBOARD Submitted Photos LEFT: With family members standing behind them, Astoria High seniors Natalie Cummings, left, and Tyler Lyngstad sign letters of intent at a school assembly. Cummings will attend Portland State. Lyngstad will attend Lower Columbia College. RIGHT: Coaches including Jeff Kilday (second from left), Neil Branson (second from right) and Frank Januik, right, stand behind Seaside senior Juneau Meyer, who signed a letter of intent to attend Northwest Christian University in Eugene. PREP SCHEDULE BASEBALL TODAY Baseball — Valley Catholic at Astoria, 4 p.m.; Seaside at Tilla- mook, 5 p.m.; South Bend at Ilwa- co, 4 p.m. Softball — Astoria at Scap- poose (2), 4 p.m.; Seaside at Val- ley Catholic (2), 4 p.m. Boys Golf — Valley Catholic at Astoria, 1 p.m. Girls Golf — Seaside at Scap- poose, 12:30 p.m. Gaston 10, Warrenton 6 Gaston 205 003 0—10 6 1 Warrenton 003 201 0—6 6 2 Duckworth, Losey (3), Cullers (5) and Anderson; Kapua, Jackson (4), Little (6) and Morrow. W: Duckworth. L: Kapua. S: Cullers. RBI: Adkinson 2, Losey 2, Lowery 2, Talent, Rich- ardson; War, Little 3, Jackson, Alc- obendas. 2B: War, Morrow. HBP: Gas, Richardson 2, Anderson, Low- ery; War, Jackson, Morrow. LOB: Gaston 8, Warrenton 7.
